1898 MLB Pitcher Fielding Leaders
Every pitcher fielding board for 1898 on one page, top ten in each.
Jack Taylor led all pitchers in assists in 1898, with 144. Bert Cunningham led in putouts (29). Jack Taylor made the most errors, 22.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 157.0 innings, the ERA-title bar.
Assists
P A- 1 Jack Taylor 144
- 2 Cy Young 122
- 3 Willie Sudhoff 114
- 4 Cy Seymour 112
- 5 Brickyard Kennedy 108
- 6 Joe Yeager 99
- 7 Jesse Tannehill 94
- 8 Theodore Breitenstein 89
- 9 Billy Rhines 88
- 10 Red Donahue 87
Putouts
P PO- 1 Bert Cunningham 29
- 1 Jay Hughes 29
- 3 Jimmy Callahan 27
- 4 Cy Seymour 22
- 4 Jack Dunn 22
- 6 Kid Nichols 21
- 7 Chick Fraser 20
- 8 Vic Willis 19
- 8 Walt Woods 19
- 10 Jack Taylor 18
Fielding Percentage
P FPCT- 1 Bill Hill .986
- 2 Theodore Breitenstein .981
- 3 Al Maul .978
- 4 Cy Young .971
- 5 Billy Rhines .971
- 6 Chick Fraser .969
- 7 Jack Powell .964
- 8 Kid Nichols .961
- 9 Al Orth .959
- 10 Jim Gardner .957
Range Factor
P RF- 1 Jack Taylor 3.24
- 2 Billy Rhines 3.19
- 3 Willie Sudhoff 3.15
- 4 Brickyard Kennedy 3.08
- 5 Joe Yeager 3.03
- 6 Cy Seymour 2.98
- 7 Cy Young 2.91
- 8 Chick Fraser 2.91
- 9 Jimmy Callahan 2.90
- 10 Zeke Wilson 2.85
Games
P G- 1 Kid Nichols 50
- 1 Jack Taylor 50
- 3 Cy Young 46
- 4 James McJames 45
- 4 Cy Seymour 45
- 4 Gus Weyhing 45
- 7 Bert Cunningham 44
- 8 Pink Hawley 43
- 8 Jesse Tannehill 43
- 10 Jack Powell 42
Errors
P E- 1 Jack Taylor 22
- 2 Cy Seymour 17
- 3 Wiley Piatt 15
- 4 Bert Cunningham 13
- 5 Willie Sudhoff 12
- 5 Pete Dowling 12
- 7 Vic Willis 11
- 7 Jay Hughes 11
- 7 Amos Rusie 11
- 7 Joe Yeager 11