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1919 MLB Pitcher Fielding Percentage Leaders

Share of chances handled cleanly at pitcher

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Rube Benton, Babe Adams and 4 others shared the lead in the majors in pitcher fielding percentage with 1.000 in 1919, 12 points ahead of Walter Johnson (.988). It is the best single-season pitcher fielding percentage mark in MLB history. It was one of 2 times Rube Benton led in pitcher fielding percentage.

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Rube Benton Led all of MLB in 1919 Rube Benton New York Giants
1.000 Pitcher Fielding Percentage Tied with Babe Adams
Showing Pitcher Fielding Percentage and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team P FPCT G PO A E
1 Rube Benton Rube Benton NY1 1.000 35 3 60 0
2 Babe Adams Babe Adams PIT 1.000 34 4 55 0
3 Jimmy Ring Jimmy Ring CIN 1.000 32 7 64 0
4 Pete Alexander Pete Alexander CHN 1.000 30 6 85 0
5 Brad Hogg PHI 1.000 22 3 34 0
6 Carl Weilman Carl Weilman SLA 1.000 20 3 40 0
7 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson WS1 .988 39 16 69 1
8 Claude Hendrix Claude Hendrix CHN .986 33 5 67 1
9 Eppa Rixey Eppa Rixey PHI .982 23 5 51 1
10 Hooks Dauss DET .981 34 5 101 2
11 Art Nehf Art Nehf BSN .978 35 14 77 2
12 Phil Douglas Phil Douglas CHN .978 33 7 83 2
13 Fred Toney Fred Toney NY1 .978 24 5 39 1
14 Bert Gallia Bert Gallia SLA .976 34 18 63 2
15 Ray Fisher Ray Fisher CIN .974 26 8 68 2
16 Frank Miller PIT .973 32 10 63 2
17 Jesse Barnes Jesse Barnes NY1 .973 38 11 97 3
18 Bernie Boland Bernie Boland DET .973 35 14 57 2
19 Dana Fillingim Dana Fillingim BSN .973 32 4 67 2
20 Sherry Smith Sherry Smith BRO .973 30 5 66 2
21 Stan Coveleski Stan Coveleski CLE .972 43 15 88 3
22 Dutch Ruether Dutch Ruether CIN .971 33 10 57 2
23 Dick Rudolph Dick Rudolph BSN .970 37 15 81 3
24 Howard Ehmke Howard Ehmke DET .969 33 9 86 3
25 George Mogridge George Mogridge NYA .968 35 10 51 2
26 Bill Doak Bill Doak SLN .967 31 11 78 3
27 Herb Pennock Herb Pennock BOS .967 32 13 45 2
28 Eric Erickson WS1 .966 23 3 25 1
29 Hod Eller Hod Eller CIN .965 38 3 52 2
30 Hank Thormahlen Hank Thormahlen NYA .964 30 7 47 2
31 Slim Sallee Slim Sallee CIN .964 29 3 50 2
32 Hal Carlson Hal Carlson PIT .963 22 8 44 2
33 Eddie Cicotte Eddie Cicotte CHA .963 40 13 64 3
34 Elmer Jacobs Elmer Jacobs PHI .961 34 6 68 3
35 Oscar Tuero Oscar Tuero SLN .959 45 3 44 2
36 Scott Perry Scott Perry PHA .957 25 14 76 4
37 Jing Johnson Jing Johnson PHA .957 34 12 76 4
38 Jack Quinn Jack Quinn NYA .955 38 6 79 4
39 Carl Mays Carl Mays BOS .955 34 19 86 5
40 Jim Shaw Jim Shaw WS1 .954 45 9 53 3
41 Lefty Williams Lefty Williams CHA .954 41 8 54 3
42 Speed Martin Speed Martin CHN .954 35 9 53 3
43 Earl Hamilton Earl Hamilton PIT .954 28 11 51 3
44 Burleigh Grimes Burleigh Grimes BRO .954 25 12 50 3
45 Bob Shawkey Bob Shawkey NYA .953 41 22 59 4
46 Al Mamaux Al Mamaux BRO .952 30 4 56 3
47 Urban Shocker Urban Shocker SLA .952 30 11 48 3
48 Jim Bagby Jim Bagby CLE .951 35 14 64 4
49 Harry Harper Harry Harper WS1 .950 35 10 47 3
50 Red Causey NY1 .949 29 6 50 3
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