1886 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders
Every third base fielding board for 1886 on one page, top ten in each.
Art Whitney led qualified third basemen with a .906 fielding percentage in 1886. Frank Hankinson led in assists (316) and double plays (26). George Pinkney led in putouts (184). Arlie Latham made the most errors, 88.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 94 games at third base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
3B FPCT- 1 Art Whitney .906
- 2 Dude Esterbrook .895
- 3 Jerry Denny .895
- 4 Tom Burns .890
- 5 Joe Mulvey .879
- 6 Frank Hankinson .873
- 7 Billy Nash .863
- 8 George Pinkney .858
- 9 Joe Werrick .853
- 10 Deacon White .847
Assists
3B A- 1 Frank Hankinson 316
- 2 Arlie Latham 284
- 3 Jerry Denny 270
- 4 Joe Werrick 257
- 5 Tom Burns 247
- 6 Deacon White 245
- 6 Jim Donnelly 245
- 8 George Pinkney 234
- 9 Hick Carpenter 221
- 10 Dude Esterbrook 219
Putouts
3B PO- 1 George Pinkney 184
- 2 Jerry Denny 182
- 3 Frank Hankinson 181
- 4 Joe Werrick 162
- 5 Jim Donnelly 153
- 6 Tom Burns 149
- 7 Dude Esterbrook 148
- 8 Arlie Latham 138
- 9 Billy Nash 137
- 10 Deacon White 131
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Frank Hankinson 26
- 2 Hick Carpenter 23
- 3 Arlie Latham 22
- 3 Jerry Denny 22
- 5 Jack Gleason 19
- 6 Deacon White 18
- 7 George Pinkney 17
- 7 Art Whitney 17
- 9 Jim Donnelly 13
- 10 Tom Burns 12
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 Jerry Denny 3.86
- 2 Frank Hankinson 3.65
- 3 Tom Burns 3.54
- 4 Jim Donnelly 3.52
- 5 Billy Nash 3.49
- 6 Art Whitney 3.46
- 7 Arlie Latham 3.17
- 8 Hick Carpenter 3.14
- 9 Joe Werrick 3.08
- 10 Deacon White 3.03
Games
3B G- 1 George Pinkney 141
- 2 Frank Hankinson 136
- 2 Joe Werrick 136
- 4 Arlie Latham 133
- 5 Deacon White 124
- 6 Dude Esterbrook 123
- 7 Jerry Denny 117
- 8 Jim Donnelly 113
- 9 Tom Burns 112
- 10 Hick Carpenter 111
Errors
3B E- 1 Arlie Latham 88
- 2 Jim Donnelly 73
- 3 Frank Hankinson 72
- 3 Joe Werrick 72
- 5 George Pinkney 69
- 6 Deacon White 68
- 7 Hick Carpenter 66
- 8 Jack Gleason 60
- 9 Jerry Denny 53
- 10 Billy Nash 50