1903 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders

Every catcher fielding board for 1903 on one page, top ten in each.

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Harry Bemis led qualified catchers with a .988 fielding percentage in 1903. Johnny Kling led in putouts (565). Pat Moran led in assists (214) and double plays (17). Lew Ritter made the most errors, 25.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 70 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.

Fielding Percentage

C FPCT

1 Harry Bemis .988
2 Jack Warner .986
3 Ed Phelps .980
4 Malachi Kittridge .979
5 Lou Criger .979
6 Ossee Schrecongost .975
7 Jack O'Neill .972
8 Mike Kahoe .971
9 Heinie Peitz .970
10 Johnny Kling .969

Putouts

C PO

1 Johnny Kling 565
2 Ossee Schrecongost 514
3 Pat Moran 500
4 Lou Criger 491
5 Jack Warner 450
6 Malachi Kittridge 398
7 Heinie Peitz 365
8 Doc Powers 349
9 Jack O'Neill 348
10 Fred Abbott 337

Assists

C A

1 Pat Moran 214
2 Johnny Kling 189
3 Lou Criger 156
4 Jack O'Neill 135
5 Jack Warner 123
6 Malachi Kittridge 118
7 Ossee Schrecongost 106
8 Fred Abbott 97
9 Heinie Peitz 93
10 Doc Powers 86

Double Plays

C DP

Range Factor

C RF

1 Ossee Schrecongost 8.05
2 Jack Warner 6.74
3 Lou Criger 6.74
4 Pat Moran 6.67
5 Jack O'Neill 6.53
6 Fred Abbott 6.11
7 Heinie Peitz 5.87
8 Deacon McGuire 5.84
9 Malachi Kittridge 5.73
10 Johnny Kling 5.71

Games

C G

Errors

C E