1898 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1898 on one page, top ten in each.
Jack Clements led qualified catchers with a .971 fielding percentage in 1898. Jack Warner led in putouts (536) and assists (139). Tim Donahue led in double plays (16). Marty Bergen made the most errors, 24.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 77 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Jack Clements .971
- 2 Jack Warner .968
- 3 Deacon McGuire .967
- 4 Wilbert Robinson .965
- 5 Tim Donahue .962
- 6 Marty Bergen .962
- 7 Ed McFarland .960
- 8 Jack Ryan .960
- 9 Lou Criger .957
- 10 Pop Schriver .957
Putouts
C PO- 1 Jack Warner 536
- 2 Marty Bergen 496
- 3 Tim Donahue 450
- 4 Ed McFarland 420
- 5 Deacon McGuire 371
- 6 Heinie Peitz 323
- 7 Lou Criger 322
- 8 Pop Schriver 302
- 9 Jack Ryan 289
- 9 William Clarke 289
Assists
C A- 1 Jack Warner 139
- 2 Ed McFarland 136
- 3 Marty Bergen 109
- 4 Tim Donahue 107
- 5 Lou Criger 105
- 6 Pop Schriver 95
- 7 Deacon McGuire 93
- 7 Jack Ryan 93
- 9 Heinie Peitz 90
- 10 Joe Sugden 88
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Tim Donahue 16
- 2 Jack Ryan 13
- 3 Heinie Peitz 12
- 4 Deacon McGuire 11
- 5 Jack Warner 10
- 5 Malachi Kittridge 10
- 7 Lou Criger 9
- 7 Frank Bowerman 9
- 9 Jack Clements 8
- 9 Joe Sugden 8
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Jack Warner 6.19
- 2 Lou Criger 5.21
- 3 Marty Bergen 5.17
- 4 Deacon McGuire 4.99
- 5 Wilbert Robinson 4.68
- 6 Ed McFarland 4.60
- 7 Tim Donahue 4.57
- 8 Jack Ryan 4.55
- 9 Pop Schriver 4.32
- 10 Jack Clements 4.28
Games
C G- 1 Tim Donahue 122
- 2 Ed McFarland 121
- 3 Marty Bergen 117
- 4 Jack Warner 109
- 5 Heinie Peitz 101
- 6 Deacon McGuire 93
- 7 Pop Schriver 92
- 8 Jack Clements 86
- 8 Malachi Kittridge 86
- 10 Jack Ryan 84
Errors
C E- 1 Marty Bergen 24
- 1 Heinie Peitz 24
- 3 Ed McFarland 23
- 4 Tim Donahue 22
- 4 Jack Warner 22
- 6 Duke Farrell 21
- 7 Malachi Kittridge 20
- 8 Lou Criger 19
- 9 Pop Schriver 18
- 9 Joe Sugden 18