1893 MLB Shortstop Fielding Leaders
Every shortstop fielding board for 1893 on one page, top ten in each.
Germany Smith led qualified shortstops with a .934 fielding percentage in 1893. Germany Smith also led in assists (500) and double plays (67). Bob Allen led in putouts (302). Joe Sullivan made the most errors, 102.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 88 games at shortstop, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
SS FPCT- 1 Germany Smith .934
- 2 Jack Glasscock .923
- 3 Bob Allen .919
- 4 Shorty Fuller .911
- 5 Tommy Corcoran .907
- 6 Ed McKean .902
- 7 John McGraw .894
- 8 Bill Dahlen .892
- 9 Herman Long .883
- 10 Joe Sullivan .860
Assists
SS A- 1 Germany Smith 500
- 2 Herman Long 469
- 3 Shorty Fuller 464
- 4 Bob Allen 447
- 5 Tommy Corcoran 444
- 6 Ed McKean 431
- 7 Jack Glasscock 398
- 8 Joe Sullivan 396
- 9 John McGraw 350
- 10 Bill Dahlen 306
Putouts
SS PO- 1 Bob Allen 302
- 2 Herman Long 271
- 3 Shorty Fuller 260
- 4 Germany Smith 250
- 5 Ed McKean 247
- 6 Jack Glasscock 240
- 7 Joe Sullivan 233
- 8 Bill Dahlen 229
- 9 John McGraw 218
- 9 Tommy Corcoran 218
Double Plays
SS DP- 1 Germany Smith 67
- 1 Herman Long 67
- 3 Bob Allen 65
- 4 Jack Glasscock 59
- 5 Ed McKean 55
- 6 Shorty Fuller 48
- 7 Tommy Corcoran 44
- 8 John McGraw 40
- 9 Joe Sullivan 34
- 10 Bill Dahlen 33
Range Factor
SS RF- 1 Bill Dahlen 6.08
- 2 Bob Allen 6.04
- 3 Herman Long 6.02
- 4 Germany Smith 5.77
- 5 Tommy Corcoran 5.76
- 6 Jack Glasscock 5.60
- 7 Shorty Fuller 5.57
- 8 Ed McKean 5.42
- 9 Joe Sullivan 4.91
- 10 John McGraw 4.85
Games
SS G- 1 Shorty Fuller 130
- 1 Germany Smith 130
- 3 Joe Sullivan 128
- 4 Ed McKean 125
- 5 Bob Allen 124
- 6 Herman Long 123
- 7 John McGraw 117
- 8 Tommy Corcoran 115
- 9 Jack Glasscock 114
- 10 Bill Dahlen 88
Errors
SS E- 1 Joe Sullivan 102
- 2 Herman Long 98
- 3 Ed McKean 74
- 4 Shorty Fuller 71
- 5 Tommy Corcoran 68
- 6 John McGraw 67
- 7 Bob Allen 66
- 8 Bill Dahlen 65
- 9 Frank Shugart 59
- 10 Germany Smith 53