1915 MLB Shortstop Fielding Leaders
Every shortstop fielding board for 1915 on one page, top ten in each.
George McBride led qualified shortstops with a .968 fielding percentage in 1915. Art Fletcher led in assists (544). Buck Herzog led in putouts (391) and double plays (90). Ollie O'Mara made the most errors, 78.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 104 games at shortstop, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
SS FPCT- 1 George McBride .968
- 2 Honus Wagner .948
- 3 Buck Herzog .945
- 4 Ray Chapman .944
- 5 Marty Berghammer .943
- 6 Ernie Johnson .942
- 7 Roger Peckinpaugh .942
- 8 Rabbit Maranville .941
- 8 Mickey Doolin .941
- 10 Jimmy Esmond .939
Assists
SS A- 1 Art Fletcher 544
- 2 Buck Herzog 513
- 3 Donie Bush 504
- 4 Dave Bancroft 492
- 5 Rabbit Maranville 486
- 6 Jimmy Esmond 482
- 7 Mickey Doolin 481
- 8 Ernie Johnson 477
- 9 Doc Lavan 475
- 10 Buck Weaver 470
Putouts
SS PO- 1 Buck Herzog 391
- 1 Rabbit Maranville 391
- 3 Ray Chapman 378
- 4 Jimmy Esmond 353
- 5 Mickey Doolin 349
- 6 Ernie Johnson 348
- 7 Donie Bush 340
- 8 Dave Bancroft 336
- 9 George McBride 326
- 10 Ollie O'Mara 319
Double Plays
SS DP- 1 Buck Herzog 90
- 2 Doc Lavan 81
- 3 Art Fletcher 76
- 4 Mickey Doolin 72
- 5 Jimmy Esmond 67
- 6 Ernie Johnson 64
- 7 Rabbit Maranville 63
- 8 Donie Bush 61
- 9 Dave Bancroft 60
- 9 Roger Peckinpaugh 60
Range Factor
SS RF- 1 Buck Herzog 5.91
- 2 Rabbit Maranville 5.89
- 3 Mickey Doolin 5.80
- 4 Art Fletcher 5.68
- 5 Ray Chapman 5.50
- 6 Donie Bush 5.45
- 7 Ernie Johnson 5.43
- 8 Dave Bancroft 5.41
- 9 Jimmy Esmond 5.39
- 10 Roger Peckinpaugh 5.35
Games
SS G- 1 Doc Lavan 157
- 2 Donie Bush 155
- 2 Jimmy Esmond 155
- 4 Ray Chapman 154
- 5 Dave Bancroft 153
- 5 Buck Herzog 153
- 7 Ernie Johnson 152
- 8 Art Fletcher 149
- 8 Rabbit Maranville 149
- 8 Ollie O'Mara 149
Errors
SS E- 1 Ollie O'Mara 78
- 2 Doc Lavan 75
- 3 Jimmy Smith 69
- 4 Dave Bancroft 64
- 5 Art Fletcher 58
- 6 Donie Bush 57
- 6 Fred Smith 57
- 8 Rabbit Maranville 55
- 9 Jimmy Esmond 54
- 10 Buck Herzog 53