MLB Single-Season Shortstop Fielding Percentage Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The MLB single-season shortstop fielding percentage record is 1.000, set by Willie Wells in 1925. It has stood for 101 years. The mark has been raised 13 times since 1871.
Record Holders
14 marks since 1871| Year | Player | SS FPCT | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Willie Wells | 1.000 | still standing |
| 1919 |
 Everett Scott
|
.976 | 6 years |
| 1918 |
Everett Scott
|
.976 | 1 year |
| 1915 |
 George McBride
|
.968 | 3 years |
| 1913 |
 Honus Wagner
|
.962 | 2 years |
| 1912 |
Honus Wagner
|
.962 | 1 year |
| 1906 |
 Terry Turner
|
.960 | 6 years |
| 1905 |
 Tommy Corcoran
|
.952 | 1 year |
| 1902 |
 George Davis
|
.951 | 3 years |
| 1878 |
 George Wright
|
.947 | 24 years |
| 1876 | John Peters | .932 | 2 years |
| 1875 | Davy Force | .887 | 1 year |
| 1874 | Dickey Pearce | .845 | 1 year |
| 1871 | Davy Force | .844 | 3 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.