1933 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1933 on one page, top ten in each.
Shanty Hogan led qualified catchers with a .997 fielding percentage in 1933. Bill Dickey led in putouts (721). Rick Ferrell led in assists (92). Merv Shea led in double plays (17). Gus Mancuso made the most errors, 19.
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 Shanty Hogan .997
- 2 Merv Shea .996
- 3 Ray Hayworth .994
- 4 Bill Dickey .993
- 5 Al Lopez .991
- 6 Rick Ferrell .990
- 7 Luke Sewell .990
- 8 Mickey Cochrane .989
- 9 Gabby Hartnett .989
- 10 Charlie Berry .987
Putouts
C PO- 1 Bill Dickey 721
- 2 Rick Ferrell 591
- 3 Gus Mancuso 580
- 4 Gabby Hartnett 550
- 5 Ray Hayworth 546
- 6 Luke Sewell 516
- 7 Jimmie Wilson 498
- 8 Mickey Cochrane 476
- 9 Al Lopez 449
- 10 Virgil Davis 395
Assists
C A- 1 Rick Ferrell 92
- 2 Al Lopez 84
- 3 Gus Mancuso 83
- 4 Bill Dickey 82
- 5 Ray Hayworth 79
- 6 Gabby Hartnett 77
- 7 Merv Shea 71
- 8 Virgil Davis 69
- 9 Mickey Cochrane 67
- 10 Luke Sewell 61
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Merv Shea 17
- 2 Gus Mancuso 15
- 2 Bill Dickey 15
- 4 Ray Hayworth 14
- 4 Al Lopez 14
- 6 Jimmie Wilson 13
- 7 Luke Sewell 12
- 8 Shanty Hogan 11
- 8 Frankie Pytlak 11
- 10 Rick Ferrell 10
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Bill Perkins 7.80
- 2 Josh Gibson 6.43
- 3 Bill Dickey 6.32
- 4 Clarence Palm 6.10
- 5 Larry Brown 5.92
- 6 Mack Eggleston 5.82
- 7 Paul Hardy 5.50
- 8 Jimmie Wilson 5.20
- 9 Tex Burnett 5.05
- 10 Rick Ferrell 4.99
Games
C G- 1 Gus Mancuso 142
- 2 Luke Sewell 141
- 3 Gabby Hartnett 140
- 4 Rick Ferrell 137
- 5 Ray Hayworth 133
- 6 Virgil Davis 132
- 7 Mickey Cochrane 128
- 8 Bill Dickey 127
- 9 Al Lopez 124
- 10 Jimmie Wilson 107
Errors
C E- 1 Gus Mancuso 19
- 2 Jimmie Wilson 10
- 3 Virgil Davis 8
- 3 Ernie Lombardi 8
- 3 Rollie Hemsley 8
- 6 Gabby Hartnett 7
- 6 Rick Ferrell 7
- 6 Earl Grace 7
- 6 Bob O'Farrell 7
- 10 Luke Sewell 6