MLB Single-Season Catcher Fielding Percentage Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The MLB single-season catcher fielding percentage record is 1.000, set by John Barnes in 1925. It has stood for 101 years. The mark has been raised 17 times since 1871.
Record Holders
18 marks since 1871| Year | Player | C FPCT | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | John Barnes | 1.000 | still standing |
| 1920 | Bruce Petway | .996 | 5 years |
| 1913 |
 Bert Whaling
|
.990 | 7 years |
| 1912 |
 George Gibson
|
.990 | 1 year |
| 1904 |
 Joe Sugden
|
.989 | 8 years |
| 1903 |
 Harry Bemis
|
.988 | 1 year |
| 1901 |
 Malachi Kittridge
|
.984 | 2 years |
| 1897 |
 Heinie Peitz
|
.979 | 4 years |
| 1895 |
 Wilbert Robinson
|
.979 | 2 years |
| 1893 |
 Farmer Vaughn
|
.969 | 2 years |
| 1888 | Charlie Bennett | .966 | 5 years |
| 1881 | Charlie Bennett | .962 | 7 years |
| 1880 |
 Silver Flint
|
.934 | 1 year |
| 1879 |
 Pop Snyder
|
.925 | 1 year |
| 1878 |
Pop Snyder
|
.912 | 1 year |
| 1877 |
Pop Snyder
|
.910 | 1 year |
| 1873 | Fergy Malone | .898 | 4 years |
| 1871 | Mike McGeary | .897 | 2 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.