1916 MLB Shortstop Fielding Leaders
Every shortstop fielding board for 1916 on one page, top ten in each.
Everett Scott led qualified shortstops with a .967 fielding percentage in 1916. Rabbit Maranville led in assists (515), putouts (386) and double plays (79). Whitey Witt 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 Everett Scott .967
- 2 George McBride .957
- 3 Donie Bush .955
- 4 Doc Lavan .950
- 5 Rabbit Maranville .947
- 6 Roger Peckinpaugh .946
- 7 Art Fletcher .940
- 8 Dave Bancroft .933
- 9 Bill Wambsganss .925
- 10 Whitey Witt .903
Assists
SS A- 1 Rabbit Maranville 515
- 2 Dave Bancroft 510
- 3 Art Fletcher 497
- 4 Roger Peckinpaugh 468
- 5 George McBride 438
- 6 Donie Bush 435
- 7 Whitey Witt 423
- 8 Doc Lavan 386
- 9 Everett Scott 339
- 10 Bill Wambsganss 325
Putouts
SS PO- 1 Rabbit Maranville 386
- 2 Dave Bancroft 326
- 3 Whitey Witt 299
- 4 Roger Peckinpaugh 285
- 5 George McBride 282
- 6 Donie Bush 278
- 7 Art Fletcher 253
- 8 Ivy Olson 234
- 9 Honus Wagner 226
- 10 Everett Scott 217
Double Plays
SS DP- 1 Rabbit Maranville 79
- 2 Dave Bancroft 64
- 3 Whitey Witt 59
- 4 Art Fletcher 56
- 5 George McBride 53
- 6 Doc Lavan 52
- 7 Roger Peckinpaugh 50
- 8 Donie Bush 41
- 9 Bill Wambsganss 38
- 10 Everett Scott 36
Range Factor
SS RF- 1 Dave Bancroft 5.89
- 2 Rabbit Maranville 5.81
- 3 Doc Lavan 5.69
- 4 Art Fletcher 5.64
- 5 Roger Peckinpaugh 5.19
- 6 George McBride 5.18
- 7 Whitey Witt 5.09
- 8 Bill Wambsganss 5.03
- 9 Donie Bush 4.95
- 10 Everett Scott 4.60
Games
SS G- 1 Rabbit Maranville 155
- 2 Roger Peckinpaugh 145
- 3 Donie Bush 144
- 4 Dave Bancroft 142
- 4 Whitey Witt 142
- 6 George McBride 139
- 7 Art Fletcher 133
- 8 Everett Scott 121
- 9 Doc Lavan 106
- 9 Bill Wambsganss 106
Errors
SS E- 1 Whitey Witt 78
- 2 Dave Bancroft 60
- 3 Rabbit Maranville 50
- 4 Art Fletcher 48
- 5 Ivy Olson 47
- 6 Roger Peckinpaugh 43
- 6 Bill Wambsganss 43
- 8 Eddie Mulligan 40
- 9 Roy Corhan 39
- 10 Donie Bush 34