1915 MLB Third Base Fielding Leaders
Every third base fielding board for 1915 on one page, top ten in each.
Bobby Byrne led qualified third basemen with a .969 fielding percentage in 1915. Ossie Vitt led in assists (324) and putouts (191). Heinie Groh led in double plays (34). Jimmy Austin made the most errors, 41.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 102 games at third base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
3B FPCT- 1 Bobby Byrne .969
- 2 Heinie Groh .969
- 3 Ossie Vitt .964
- 4 Mike Mowrey .959
- 5 George Perring .958
- 6 Bill McKechnie .956
- 7 Gus Getz .951
- 8 Red Smith .947
- 9 Fritz Maisel .940
- 10 Art Phelan .939
Assists
3B A- 1 Ossie Vitt 324
- 2 Red Smith 292
- 3 Gus Getz 290
- 4 Heinie Groh 280
- 5 Mike Mowrey 268
- 6 Jimmy Austin 264
- 7 Larry Gardner 227
- 8 Doug Baird 226
- 8 Bill McKechnie 226
- 8 George Perring 226
Putouts
3B PO- 1 Ossie Vitt 191
- 2 Jimmy Austin 188
- 3 Fritz Maisel 184
- 3 Bill McKechnie 184
- 5 Mike Mowrey 174
- 5 Al Halt 174
- 7 Red Smith 170
- 8 Heinie Groh 153
- 9 Doug Baird 142
- 10 Gus Getz 140
Double Plays
3B DP- 1 Heinie Groh 34
- 2 Jimmy Austin 32
- 3 Red Smith 26
- 4 Al Halt 23
- 5 Fritz Maisel 20
- 6 Ossie Vitt 19
- 7 Bill McKechnie 17
- 8 Larry Gardner 16
- 9 Mike Mowrey 15
- 9 Jimmy Walsh 15
Range Factor
3B RF- 1 Al Halt 3.59
- 2 George Perring 3.54
- 3 Bill McKechnie 3.50
- 4 Ossie Vitt 3.41
- 5 Gus Getz 3.36
- 6 Heinie Groh 3.31
- 7 Jimmy Austin 3.21
- 8 Bruno Betzel 3.11
- 9 Art Phelan 3.08
- 10 Doug Baird 3.07
Games
3B G- 1 Red Smith 157
- 2 Mike Mowrey 151
- 2 Ossie Vitt 151
- 4 Jimmy Austin 141
- 5 Fritz Maisel 134
- 6 Heinie Groh 131
- 7 Gus Getz 128
- 8 Larry Gardner 127
- 9 Doug Baird 120
- 10 Bill McKechnie 117
Errors
3B E- 1 Jimmy Austin 41
- 2 Al Halt 30
- 3 Red Smith 26
- 3 Fritz Maisel 26
- 3 Larry Gardner 26
- 6 Doug Baird 24
- 6 Jimmy Walsh 24
- 8 Gus Getz 22
- 8 Art Phelan 22
- 8 Bruno Betzel 22