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1942 MLB Catcher Fielding Percentage Leaders

Share of chances handled cleanly at catcher

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Bob Clarke, Roy Campanella and Buster Haywood shared the lead in the majors in catcher fielding percentage with 1.000 in 1942, 5 points ahead of Al Lopez (.995). It is the best single-season catcher fielding percentage mark in MLB history. It was one of 3 times Bob Clarke led in catcher fielding percentage.

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Showing players with at least 19 games at the position — the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games. Show all players

Bob Clarke Led all of MLB in 1942 Bob Clarke Baltimore Elite Giants
1.000 Catcher Fielding Percentage Tied with Roy Campanella
Showing Catcher Fielding Percentage and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team C FPCT G PO A E
1 Bob Clarke Bob Clarke BEG 1.000 35 191 24 0
2 Roy Campanella Roy Campanella BEG 1.000 27 119 27 0
3 Buster Haywood Buster Haywood NYC 1.000 13 57 9 0
4 Al Lopez Al Lopez PIT .995 99 327 53 2
5 Otto Denning CLE .992 78 213 36 2
6 Leon Ruffin Leon Ruffin NE .989 28 161 16 2
7 Johnny Peacock Johnny Peacock BOS .988 82 280 44 4
8 Joe Greene KCM .987 34 206 28 3
9 Mickey Livingston Mickey Livingston PHI .987 78 275 36 4
10 Mickey Owen Mickey Owen BRO .987 133 595 66 9
11 Hal Wagner Hal Wagner PHA .986 94 371 47 6
12 Rick Ferrell Rick Ferrell SLA .986 95 356 57 6
13 Josh Gibson Josh Gibson HG .984 54 272 28 5
14 Robert Gaston Robert Gaston HG .983 20 106 12 2
15 Jake Early Jake Early WS1 .981 98 392 71 9
16 Clarence Palm Clarence Palm PS .981 26 84 17 2
17 Clyde McCullough Clyde McCullough CHN .980 97 386 61 9
18 Ernie Lombardi Ernie Lombardi BSN .980 85 251 41 6
19 Paul Hardy Paul Hardy BBB .979 25 123 19 3
20 Harry Danning Harry Danning NY1 .979 116 459 55 11
21 Ray Lamanno Ray Lamanno CIN .978 104 421 59 11
22 Birdie Tebbetts Birdie Tebbetts DET .977 97 446 69 12
23 Bob Swift Bob Swift PHA .977 88 334 50 9
24 Bill Dickey Bill Dickey NYA .976 80 322 44 9
25 Bill Cooper PS .975 34 165 31 5
26 Charlie Parks Charlie Parks NE .973 32 164 19 5
27 Bennie Warren Bennie Warren PHI .972 78 264 50 9
28 Walker Cooper Walker Cooper SLN .972 115 519 62 17
29 Bill Conroy Bill Conroy BOS .971 83 324 40 11
30 Johnny Hayes Johnny Hayes NBY .965 34 196 23 8