1877 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1877 on one page, top ten in each.
Pop Snyder led qualified catchers with a .910 fielding percentage in 1877. Lew Brown led in putouts (360). Pop Snyder also led in assists (102) and double plays (8). Lew Brown made the most errors, 49.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 31 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Pop Snyder .910
- 2 Lew Brown .897
- 3 John Clapp .887
- 4 Bill Harbridge .881
- 5 Cap Anson .867
- 6 Cal McVey .859
Putouts
C PO- 1 Lew Brown 360
- 2 Pop Snyder 292
- 3 John Clapp 269
- 4 Bill Harbridge 143
- 5 Cal McVey 137
- 6 Doug Allison 127
- 7 Cap Anson 103
- 8 Scott Hastings 63
- 9 George Miller 56
- 10 Harry Smith 45
Assists
C A- 1 Pop Snyder 102
- 2 Lew Brown 67
- 3 John Clapp 44
- 4 Cap Anson 41
- 5 Doug Allison 36
- 6 Cal McVey 34
- 7 Bill Harbridge 27
- 8 Scott Hastings 24
- 9 Amos Booth 16
- 10 Nat Hicks 15
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Pop Snyder 8
- 2 Lew Brown 5
- 2 Cap Anson 5
- 4 Doug Allison 4
- 5 Cal McVey 3
- 5 Nat Hicks 3
- 7 John Clapp 2
- 7 Bill Harbridge 2
- 7 Amos Booth 2
- 10 Scott Hastings 1
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Lew Brown 7.76
- 2 Pop Snyder 6.46
- 3 John Clapp 5.91
- 4 Bill Harbridge 5.31
- 5 Cap Anson 4.65
- 6 Cal McVey 4.28
Games
C G- 1 Pop Snyder 61
- 2 Lew Brown 55
- 3 John Clapp 53
- 4 Cal McVey 40
- 5 Bill Harbridge 32
- 6 Cap Anson 31
- 7 Doug Allison 29
- 8 Scott Hastings 20
- 9 Amos Booth 12
- 9 Mike Dorgan 12
Errors
C E- 1 Lew Brown 49
- 2 John Clapp 40
- 3 Pop Snyder 39
- 4 Cal McVey 28
- 5 Bill Harbridge 23
- 5 Scott Hastings 23
- 7 Cap Anson 22
- 8 Doug Allison 19
- 9 Henry Kessler 15
- 10 Amos Booth 12