1918 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders

Every catcher fielding board for 1918 on one page, top ten in each.

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Bill Rariden led qualified catchers with a .984 fielding percentage in 1918. Bill Killefer led in putouts (487). Steve O'Neill led in assists (154). Walter Schmidt led in double plays (19). Wickey McAvoy made the most errors, 15.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 62 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.

Fielding Percentage

C FPCT

1 Bill Rariden .984
2 Steve O'Neill .983
3 Bill Killefer .982
4 Walter Schmidt .981
5 Ed Burns .981
6 Les Nunamaker .979
7 Ray Schalk .978
8 Mike Gonzalez .978
9 Art Wilson .977
10 Bert Adams .976

Putouts

C PO

1 Bill Killefer 487
2 Ray Schalk 422
3 Eddie Ainsmith 413
4 Steve O'Neill 409
5 Walter Schmidt 373
6 Mike Gonzalez 362
7 Truck Hannah 343
8 Ivey Wingo 315
8 Les Nunamaker 315
10 Art Wilson 292

Assists

C A

1 Steve O'Neill 154
2 Walter Schmidt 153
3 Eddie Ainsmith 131
4 Mike Gonzalez 124
5 Wickey McAvoy 123
6 Ray Schalk 114
7 Ivey Wingo 111
7 Truck Hannah 111
9 Bill Killefer 110
10 Les Nunamaker 108

Double Plays

C DP

Range Factor

C RF

1 Eddie Ainsmith 6.11
2 Bill Killefer 5.74
3 Les Nunamaker 5.22
4 Truck Hannah 5.16
5 Walter Schmidt 5.06
6 Ray Schalk 5.06
7 Steve O'Neill 4.98
8 Sam Agnew 4.97
9 Mike Gonzalez 4.86
10 Wickey McAvoy 4.85

Games

C G

1 Steve O'Neill 113
2 Ray Schalk 106
3 Bill Killefer 104
3 Walter Schmidt 104
5 Mike Gonzalez 100
6 Ivey Wingo 93
7 Eddie Ainsmith 89
8 Truck Hannah 88
9 Art Wilson 85
10 Les Nunamaker 81

Errors

C E