1878 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1878 on one page, top ten in each.
Pop Snyder led qualified catchers with a .912 fielding percentage in 1878. Pop Snyder also led in putouts (344). Silver Flint led in assists (102). Lew Brown led in double plays (11). Bill Harbridge made the most errors, 45.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 30 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Pop Snyder .912
- 2 Deacon White .909
- 3 Silver Flint .908
- 4 Lew Brown .880
- 5 Bill Harbridge .878
- 6 Charlie Bennett .831
Putouts
C PO- 1 Pop Snyder 344
- 2 Silver Flint 285
- 3 Deacon White 262
- 4 Bill Harbridge 257
- 5 Lew Brown 232
- 6 Charlie Bennett 176
- 7 King Kelly 99
- 8 Doug Allison 96
- 9 Bill Holbert 72
- 10 Phil Powers 47
Assists
C A- 1 Silver Flint 102
- 2 Pop Snyder 92
- 3 Lew Brown 84
- 4 Bill Harbridge 66
- 4 Deacon White 66
- 6 King Kelly 39
- 7 Charlie Bennett 31
- 8 Bill Holbert 28
- 9 Doug Allison 27
- 10 Phil Powers 19
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Lew Brown 11
- 2 Silver Flint 7
- 3 Deacon White 4
- 3 Charlie Bennett 4
- 5 King Kelly 3
- 5 Cap Anson 3
- 7 Pop Snyder 2
- 8 Bill Harbridge 1
- 8 Bill Holbert 1
- 8 Doug Allison 1
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Pop Snyder 7.52
- 2 Lew Brown 7.02
- 3 Deacon White 6.83
- 4 Silver Flint 6.56
- 5 Bill Harbridge 6.09
- 6 Charlie Bennett 5.91
Games
C G- 1 Silver Flint 59
- 2 Pop Snyder 58
- 3 Bill Harbridge 53
- 4 Deacon White 48
- 5 Lew Brown 45
- 6 Charlie Bennett 35
- 7 Bill Holbert 21
- 8 Doug Allison 19
- 9 King Kelly 17
- 10 John Clapp 9
Errors
C E- 1 Bill Harbridge 45
- 2 Lew Brown 43
- 3 Pop Snyder 42
- 3 Charlie Bennett 42
- 5 Silver Flint 39
- 6 Deacon White 33
- 7 King Kelly 20
- 8 Bill Holbert 14
- 9 Doug Allison 12
- 10 Phil Powers 5