1878 MLB Outfield Fielding Leaders
Every outfield fielding board for 1878 on one page, top ten in each.
John Cassidy led all outfielders in assists in 1878, with 30. Abner Dalrymple led in putouts (128). Abner Dalrymple made the most errors, 28.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 41 games at outfield, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Assists
OF A- 1 John Cassidy 30
- 2 Orator Shafer 28
- 3 Dick Higham 27
- 4 King Kelly 24
- 5 Bill Holbert 19
- 6 Russ McKelvy 18
- 7 Paul Hines 15
- 7 Jim O'Rourke 15
- 9 Tom York 14
- 9 Jack Remsen 14
Putouts
OF PO- 1 Abner Dalrymple 128
- 2 Charley Jones 120
- 3 Russ McKelvy 119
- 4 Paul Hines 109
- 5 Orator Shafer 105
- 6 Jack Remsen 103
- 7 Jim O'Rourke 102
- 8 Tom York 89
- 8 John Cassidy 89
- 10 Dick Higham 76
Fielding Percentage
OF FPCT- 1 Jack Remsen .944
- 2 Charley Jones .896
- 3 John Clapp .890
- 4 Tom York .873
- 5 Jim O'Rourke .860
- 6 Paul Hines .849
- 7 Russ McKelvy .846
- 8 Orator Shafer .842
- 9 Abner Dalrymple .832
- 10 Cap Anson .825
Range Factor
OF RF- 1 Abner Dalrymple 2.28
- 2 Russ McKelvy 2.21
- 3 Charley Jones 2.11
- 4 Orator Shafer 2.11
- 5 Jack Remsen 2.09
- 6 Jim O'Rourke 2.05
- 7 Paul Hines 2.03
- 8 John Cassidy 1.98
- 9 Dick Higham 1.66
- 9 Tom York 1.66
Games
OF G- 1 Orator Shafer 63
- 2 Dick Higham 62
- 2 Russ McKelvy 62
- 2 Tom York 62
- 5 Abner Dalrymple 61
- 5 Paul Hines 61
- 5 Charley Jones 61
- 8 John Cassidy 60
- 8 Andy Leonard 60
- 10 Jack Manning 59
Errors
OF E- 1 Abner Dalrymple 28
- 1 John Cassidy 28
- 3 Orator Shafer 25
- 3 Russ McKelvy 25
- 5 Dick Higham 24
- 6 Jack Manning 23
- 6 King Kelly 23
- 8 Paul Hines 22
- 9 Andy Leonard 21
- 10 Jim O'Rourke 19