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1896 NL Pitcher Fielding Percentage Leaders

Share of chances handled cleanly at pitcher

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Kid Nichols led the NL in pitcher fielding percentage with 1.000 in 1896, 24 points ahead of Dan Daub (.976). It was one of 2 times Kid Nichols led in pitcher fielding percentage.

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Showing pitchers with at least 132.0 innings — the same bar the ERA title asks for. Show all players

Kid Nichols Led the NL in 1896 Kid Nichols Boston Beaneaters
1.000 Pitcher Fielding Percentage .024 clear of Dan Daub
Showing Pitcher Fielding Percentage and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team P FPCT G PO A E
1 Kid Nichols Kid Nichols BSN 1.000 49 19 92 0
2 Dan Daub Dan Daub BRO .976 32 8 74 2
3 Duke Esper Duke Esper BLN .973 20 4 32 1
4 Adonis Terry Adonis Terry CHN .968 30 18 43 2
5 George Cuppy George Cuppy CL4 .968 46 14 106 4
6 Silver King Silver King WAS .962 22 6 19 1
7 Brickyard Kennedy Brickyard Kennedy BRO .951 42 10 87 5
8 Theodore Breitenstein Theodore Breitenstein SLN .946 44 34 89 7
9 Jack Stivetts Jack Stivetts BSN .946 42 30 57 5
10 Bill Hart Bill Hart SLN .944 42 29 106 8
11 George Hemming George Hemming BLN .941 25 11 37 3
12 Billy Rhines Billy Rhines CIN .935 19 8 35 3
13 Zeke Wilson Zeke Wilson CL4 .931 33 23 85 8
14 Frank Killen Frank Killen PIT .929 52 15 115 10
15 Bobby Wallace Bobby Wallace CL4 .929 22 7 32 3
16 Cy Young Cy Young CL4 .927 51 8 145 12
17 Frank Dwyer Frank Dwyer CIN .927 36 24 52 6
18 Harley Payne Harley Payne BRO .926 34 12 76 7
19 Pink Hawley Pink Hawley PIT .923 49 12 108 10
20 Red Ehret Red Ehret CIN .923 34 15 69 7
21 Chauncey Fisher CIN .922 27 10 37 4
22 Jack Taylor PHI .920 45 19 107 11
23 Clark Griffith Clark Griffith CHN .917 36 20 79 9
24 Bill Hoffer Bill Hoffer BLN .916 35 15 83 9
25 Dad Clarke Dad Clarke NY1 .913 48 12 72 8
26 Frank Foreman Frank Foreman CIN .912 27 8 44 5
27 Sadie McMahon Sadie McMahon BLN .911 22 3 48 5
28 Red Donahue Red Donahue SLN .910 32 13 58 7
29 Jim Sullivan BSN .909 31 7 43 5
30 Jouett Meekin Jouett Meekin NY1 .908 42 17 62 8
31 Kid Carsey Kid Carsey PHI .908 27 9 50 6
32 Arlie Pond Arlie Pond BLN .907 28 3 46 5
33 Bert Abbey BRO .907 25 5 34 4
34 Bill Kissinger SLN .906 20 5 43 5
35 Les German Les German WAS .905 29 11 46 6
36 Jim Hughey Jim Hughey PIT .903 25 5 23 3
37 Al Orth Al Orth PHI .901 25 10 54 7
38 Mike Sullivan NY1 .898 25 8 45 6
39 Buttons Briggs CHN .897 26 6 29 4
40 James McJames James McJames WAS .893 37 9 66 9
41 Bill Hill LS3 .893 43 13 95 13
42 Bert Cunningham Bert Cunningham LS3 .888 27 23 48 9
43 Danny Friend CHN .885 36 18 59 10
44 Win Mercer Win Mercer WAS .856 46 36 89 21
45 Chick Fraser Chick Fraser LS3 .843 43 39 95 25