1887 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders
Every third base fielding board for 1887 on one page, top ten in each.
Art Whitney led qualified third basemen with a .924 fielding percentage in 1887. George Pinkney led in assists (290). Denny Lyons led in putouts (255) and double plays (29). Joe Werrick made the most errors, 89.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 84 games at third base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
3B FPCT- 1 Art Whitney .924
- 2 George Pinkney .890
- 3 Jerry Denny .889
- 4 Billy Nash .884
- 5 Arlie Latham .877
- 6 Tom Burns .872
- 7 Jim Donnelly .867
- 8 Denny Lyons .866
- 9 Joe Mulvey .865
- 10 Frank Hankinson .864
Assists
3B A- 1 George Pinkney 290
- 2 Arlie Latham 288
- 3 Joe Werrick 286
- 4 Frank Hankinson 276
- 5 Jim Donnelly 275
- 6 Jerry Denny 262
- 7 Tom Burns 246
- 8 Hick Carpenter 242
- 8 Billy Nash 242
- 10 Art Whitney 237
Putouts
3B PO- 1 Denny Lyons 255
- 2 Billy Nash 207
- 3 Jerry Denny 201
- 4 George Pinkney 196
- 5 Tom Burns 168
- 6 Art Whitney 166
- 7 Frank Hankinson 161
- 8 Arlie Latham 155
- 9 Joe Werrick 153
- 10 Hick Carpenter 144
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Denny Lyons 29
- 2 George Pinkney 26
- 2 Frank Hankinson 26
- 4 Tom Burns 23
- 5 Jerry Denny 21
- 5 Jim Donnelly 21
- 7 Billy Nash 19
- 8 Joe Mulvey 18
- 8 Deacon White 18
- 8 Phil Reccius 18
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 Jerry Denny 3.99
- 2 Tom Burns 3.87
- 3 Billy Nash 3.84
- 4 Jim Donnelly 3.57
- 5 George Pinkney 3.57
- 6 Frank Hankinson 3.44
- 7 Denny Lyons 3.43
- 8 Art Whitney 3.39
- 9 Deacon White 3.38
- 10 Arlie Latham 3.36
Games
3B G- 1 Denny Lyons 137
- 2 George Pinkney 136
- 2 Joe Werrick 136
- 4 Arlie Latham 132
- 5 Hick Carpenter 127
- 5 Frank Hankinson 127
- 7 Art Whitney 119
- 8 Billy Nash 117
- 9 Jerry Denny 116
- 10 Jim Donnelly 115
Errors
3B E- 1 Joe Werrick 89
- 2 Denny Lyons 73
- 3 Hick Carpenter 70
- 4 Frank Hankinson 69
- 5 Deacon White 64
- 6 Jim Donnelly 63
- 7 Arlie Latham 62
- 8 Tom Burns 61
- 8 Jumbo Davis 61
- 10 George Pinkney 60