1916 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders

Every catcher fielding board for 1916 on one page, top ten in each.

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Ray Schalk led qualified catchers with a .988 fielding percentage in 1916. Ray Schalk also led in putouts (653). Ivey Wingo led in assists (170). Steve O'Neill led in double plays (36). Ivey Wingo made the most errors, 28.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 78 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.

Fielding Percentage

C FPCT

1 Ray Schalk .988
2 Bill Killefer .985
3 Les Nunamaker .983
4 John Henry .981
4 Pinch Thomas .981
6 Mike Gonzalez .981
7 Hank Gowdy .980
8 Hank Severeid .976
9 William Fischer .973
10 Bill Rariden .972

Putouts

C PO

1 Ray Schalk 653
2 Bill Rariden 576
3 Steve O'Neill 540
4 John Henry 538
5 Hank Gowdy 533
6 Ivey Wingo 463
7 Bill Killefer 443
8 William Fischer 429
9 Oscar Stanage 392
10 Jack Meyers 389

Assists

C A

1 Ivey Wingo 170
2 Ray Schalk 166
3 Hank Gowdy 158
4 Steve O'Neill 154
5 Bill Rariden 144
6 Mike Gonzalez 136
7 John Henry 124
8 William Fischer 119
9 Frank Snyder 115
10 Oscar Stanage 110

Double Plays

C DP

Range Factor

C RF

1 Ray Schalk 6.61
2 Bill Rariden 6.05
3 William Fischer 6.02
4 Hank Gowdy 5.96
5 Ivey Wingo 5.92
6 Bill Killefer 5.85
7 Les Nunamaker 5.76
8 John Henry 5.71
9 Steve O'Neill 5.42
10 Mike Gonzalez 5.41

Games

C G

1 Steve O'Neill 128
2 Ray Schalk 124
3 Bill Rariden 119
4 Hank Gowdy 116
4 John Henry 116
6 Ivey Wingo 107
7 Oscar Stanage 94
8 Mike Gonzalez 93
9 William Fischer 91
9 Bill Killefer 91

Errors

C E