MLB Single-Season First Base Fielding Percentage Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The MLB single-season first base fielding percentage record is 1.000, set by Jud Wilson in 1925. It has stood for 101 years. The mark has been raised 12 times since 1871.
Record Holders
13 marks since 1871| Year | Player | 1B FPCT | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Jud Wilson | 1.000 | still standing |
| 1921 |
 Stuffy McInnis
|
.999 | 4 years |
| 1919 |
 Chick Gandil
|
.998 | 2 years |
| 1915 | Fritz Mollwitz | .996 | 4 years |
| 1913 |
 Ed Konetchy
|
.995 | 2 years |
| 1906 |
 Dan McGann
|
.995 | 7 years |
| 1897 |
 Patsy Tebeau
|
.994 | 9 years |
| 1887 |
 Roger Connor
|
.993 | 10 years |
| 1886 |
 Dave Orr
|
.981 | 1 year |
| 1884 |
 Joe Start
|
.980 | 2 years |
| 1880 |
 Cap Anson
|
.978 | 4 years |
| 1878 | Chub Sullivan | .975 | 2 years |
| 1871 | Wes Fisler | .972 | 7 years |
The earliest marks here are records only in the sense that nobody had done better yet. Season length, schedule and the rules themselves have all changed, so a figure from the 1870s is not comparable with a modern one and is not offered as though it were.