1897 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1897 on one page, top ten in each.
Heinie Peitz led qualified catchers with a .979 fielding percentage in 1897. Jack Warner led in putouts (523), assists (127) and double plays (17). Jack Warner made the most errors, 32.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 67 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Heinie Peitz .979
- 2 Charles Zimmer .976
- 3 Marty Bergen .963
- 4 Jack Warner .953
- 5 Malachi Kittridge .952
- 6 Deacon McGuire .947
- 7 John Grim .947
- 8 Joe Sugden .941
- 9 Bill Wilson .940
Putouts
C PO- 1 Jack Warner 523
- 2 Marty Bergen 351
- 3 Bill Wilson 341
- 4 Malachi Kittridge 324
- 5 Joe Sugden 317
- 6 Deacon McGuire 290
- 7 Charles Zimmer 278
- 8 Heinie Peitz 260
- 9 John Grim 241
- 10 Duke Farrell 220
Assists
C A- 1 Jack Warner 127
- 2 Bill Wilson 116
- 3 John Grim 98
- 4 Duke Farrell 91
- 5 Deacon McGuire 88
- 6 Joe Sugden 82
- 7 Charles Zimmer 81
- 8 Malachi Kittridge 75
- 9 Ed McFarland 69
- 10 Heinie Peitz 67
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Jack Warner 17
- 2 Charles Zimmer 10
- 2 Duke Farrell 10
- 4 John Grim 8
- 4 Heinie Peitz 8
- 6 Bill Wilson 7
- 6 Aleck Smith 7
- 8 Joe Sugden 6
- 8 Malachi Kittridge 6
- 8 Deacon McGuire 6
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Jack Warner 5.86
- 2 Deacon McGuire 5.18
- 3 Malachi Kittridge 5.05
- 4 Joe Sugden 4.93
- 5 Marty Bergen 4.91
- 6 Heinie Peitz 4.61
- 7 Charles Zimmer 4.49
- 8 John Grim 4.40
- 9 Bill Wilson 4.35
Games
C G- 1 Jack Warner 111
- 2 Bill Wilson 105
- 3 Marty Bergen 85
- 4 Joe Sugden 81
- 5 Charles Zimmer 80
- 6 Malachi Kittridge 79
- 7 John Grim 77
- 8 Deacon McGuire 73
- 9 Heinie Peitz 71
- 10 Duke Farrell 63
Errors
C E- 1 Jack Warner 32
- 2 Bill Wilson 29
- 3 Joe Sugden 25
- 4 Deacon McGuire 21
- 5 Malachi Kittridge 20
- 6 John Grim 19
- 7 Duke Farrell 18
- 8 Aleck Smith 17
- 9 Marty Bergen 16
- 10 William Clarke 15