1889 MLB Outfield Fielding Leaders
Every outfield fielding board for 1889 on one page, top ten in each.
Charlie Duffee led all outfielders in assists in 1889, with 43. Jim Burns led in putouts (323). Ed Daily made the most errors, 41.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 87 games at outfield, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Assists
OF A- 1 Charlie Duffee 43
- 2 Jim Fogarty 42
- 3 Tommy McCarthy 38
- 3 Harry Stovey 38
- 5 Jack McGeachey 36
- 5 Jimmy Ryan 36
- 7 John Corkhill 35
- 8 Joe Hornung 32
- 9 Curt Welch 30
- 9 Farmer Weaver 30
Putouts
OF PO- 1 Jim Burns 323
- 2 John Corkhill 317
- 3 Jim Fogarty 302
- 4 Charlie Duffee 296
- 5 Harry Stovey 284
- 6 Curt Welch 282
- 7 Ned Hanlon 277
- 8 Dick Johnston 267
- 9 Tip O'Neill 264
- 10 Darby O'Brien 255
Fielding Percentage
OF FPCT- 1 Jim Fogarty .961
- 2 Jimmy McAleer .955
- 3 John Corkhill .949
- 4 Paul Radford .942
- 5 Charlie Duffee .936
- 6 Tip O'Neill .936
- 7 Joe Sommer .929
- 8 Walt Wilmot .927
- 9 Jimmy Ryan .926
- 10 Curt Welch .923
Range Factor
OF RF- 1 Jimmy Ryan 2.72
- 2 Jim Fogarty 2.69
- 3 Charlie Duffee 2.57
- 4 John Corkhill 2.55
- 5 Ned Hanlon 2.54
- 6 Jimmy McAleer 2.51
- 7 Curt Welch 2.50
- 8 Jim Burns 2.49
- 9 Mike Griffin 2.41
- 10 Walt Wilmot 2.35
Games
OF G- 1 Tommy McCarthy 140
- 2 Jim McTamany 139
- 3 John Corkhill 138
- 4 Billy Hamilton 137
- 4 Harry Stovey 137
- 6 Ed Daily 136
- 6 Darby O'Brien 136
- 6 Paul Radford 136
- 9 Bug Holliday 135
- 10 Jim Burns 134
Errors
OF E- 1 Ed Daily 41
- 1 George Gore 41
- 3 Billy Hamilton 37
- 3 Harry Stovey 37
- 5 Billy Hoy 35
- 6 George Tebeau 33
- 7 Tommy McCarthy 32
- 7 Jim Burns 32
- 7 King Kelly 32
- 10 Jim McTamany 30