MLB Single-Season Pitcher Fielding Percentage Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The MLB single-season pitcher fielding percentage record is 1.000, set by Jack Manning in 1876. It has stood for 150 years. The mark has been raised 2 times since 1871.
Record Holders
3 marks since 1871| Year | Player | P FPCT | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 |
 Jack Manning
|
1.000 | still standing |
| 1875 | Dick McBride | .955 | 1 year |
| 1871 |
 Cherokee Fisher
|
.927 | 4 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.