1896 MLB Outfield Fielding Leaders
Every outfield fielding board for 1896 on one page, top ten in each.
Sam Thompson led all outfielders in assists in 1896, with 28. Steve Brodie led in putouts (320). Fred Clarke made the most errors, 30.
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 Sam Thompson 28
- 2 George Van Haltren 25
- 3 Patsy Donovan 24
- 4 Steve Brodie 22
- 5 Jimmy Ryan 21
- 5 Dusty Miller 21
- 7 Joe Kelley 20
- 7 Willie Keeler 20
- 7 Tom McCreery 20
- 7 Tommy McCarthy 20
Putouts
OF PO- 1 Steve Brodie 320
- 2 Mike Griffin 316
- 3 Bill Lange 313
- 4 Kip Selbach 303
- 4 Billy Hoy 303
- 6 Elmer Smith 302
- 7 Eddie Burke 290
- 8 Joe Kelley 280
- 9 Jimmy McAleer 278
- 10 Fred Clarke 277
Fielding Percentage
OF FPCT- 1 Sam Thompson .974
- 2 Steve Brodie .972
- 3 Mike Tiernan .970
- 4 Willie Keeler .969
- 5 Mike Griffin .961
- 6 Joe Sullivan .959
- 7 Joe Kelley .958
- 8 Jimmy McAleer .958
- 9 Hugh Duffy .957
- 10 Patsy Donovan .954
Range Factor
OF RF- 1 Ed Delahanty 2.83
- 2 Bill Lange 2.74
- 3 Tom Parrott 2.70
- 4 Mike Griffin 2.66
- 5 Billy Hoy 2.64
- 6 Steve Brodie 2.59
- 7 Elmer Smith 2.59
- 8 Jimmy McAleer 2.55
- 9 Kip Selbach 2.51
- 10 Eddie Burke 2.48
Games
OF G- 1 Jesse Burkett 133
- 1 Mike Tiernan 133
- 1 George Van Haltren 133
- 4 Steve Brodie 132
- 5 Fred Clarke 131
- 5 Patsy Donovan 131
- 5 Billy Hamilton 131
- 5 Joe Kelley 131
- 9 Jimmy Ryan 128
- 10 Willie Keeler 126
Errors
OF E- 1 Fred Clarke 30
- 2 Dusty Miller 24
- 2 Bill Lange 24
- 4 Jesse Burkett 23
- 5 Jimmy Ryan 22
- 5 Jake Stenzel 22
- 7 Eddie Burke 21
- 7 Tom Brown 21
- 7 Billy Lush 21
- 10 Billy Hamilton 20