1921 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders

Every catcher fielding board for 1921 on one page, top ten in each.

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Walter Schmidt led qualified catchers with a .986 fielding percentage in 1921. Cy Perkins led in putouts (540) and assists (137). Ray Schalk led in double plays (19). Mack Eggleston made the most errors, 21.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 77 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.

Fielding Percentage

C FPCT

1 Walter Schmidt .986
2 Frank Snyder .985
3 Verne Clemons .985
4 Ray Schalk .985
5 Dan Kennard .983
6 Steve O'Neill .982
7 Patsy Gharrity .977
8 George Dixon .977
9 Muddy Ruel .977
10 Johnny Bassler .975

Putouts

C PO

1 Cy Perkins 540
2 Wally Schang 500
3 Hank Severeid 481
4 Ray Schalk 453
5 Walter Schmidt 438
6 Johnny Bassler 433
7 Patsy Gharrity 408
8 Steve O'Neill 393
9 Muddy Ruel 375
10 Verne Clemons 357

Assists

C A

1 Cy Perkins 137
2 Ray Schalk 129
3 Walter Schmidt 120
4 Hank Severeid 117
4 Mickey O'Neil 117
6 Johnny Bassler 113
7 Patsy Gharrity 110
8 Otto Miller 107
8 Frank Duncan 107
10 Wally Schang 101

Double Plays

C DP

Range Factor

C RF

1 George Dixon 6.91
2 Frank Duncan 6.53
3 Bruce Petway 6.32
4 Mack Eggleston 6.26
5 Dan Kennard 5.90
6 Eufemio Abreu 5.52
7 Russell Powell 5.42
8 Walter Schmidt 5.03
9 Otto Miller 4.89
10 Cy Perkins 4.80

Games

C G

1 Cy Perkins 141
2 Wally Schang 132
3 Ray Schalk 126
3 Hank Severeid 126
5 Patsy Gharrity 115
6 Johnny Bassler 114
7 Walter Schmidt 111
8 Muddy Ruel 109
9 Verne Clemons 107
10 Steve O'Neill 105

Errors

C E