1878 MLB Pitcher Fielding Leaders
Every pitcher fielding board for 1878 on one page, top ten in each.
Tommy Bond led all pitchers in assists in 1878, with 117. Sam Weaver led in putouts (31). Terry Larkin made the most errors, 18.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 62.0 innings, the ERA-title bar.
Assists
P A- 1 Tommy Bond 117
- 2 Terry Larkin 90
- 2 Will White 90
- 4 The Only Nolan 80
- 5 Sam Weaver 78
- 6 John Ward 74
- 7 Mike Golden 36
- 8 Jim McCormick 32
- 9 Tricky Nichols 27
- 10 Tom Healey 24
Putouts
P PO- 1 Sam Weaver 31
- 2 Tommy Bond 27
- 3 John Ward 23
- 4 Terry Larkin 19
- 4 The Only Nolan 19
- 6 Will White 13
- 7 Mike Golden 7
- 8 Tom Healey 6
- 8 Jim McCormick 6
- 8 Tricky Nichols 6
Fielding Percentage
P FPCT- 1 Tricky Nichols .971
- 2 Jim McCormick .950
- 3 Tommy Bond .941
- 4 The Only Nolan .900
- 5 Tom Healey .882
- 6 Will White .873
- 7 Sam Weaver .872
- 8 John Ward .866
- 9 Terry Larkin .858
- 10 Mike Golden .843
Range Factor
P RF- 1 Tricky Nichols 3.00
- 2 Jim McCormick 2.71
- 3 John Ward 2.62
- 4 The Only Nolan 2.61
- 5 Tommy Bond 2.44
- 6 Sam Weaver 2.42
- 7 Tom Healey 2.14
- 8 Will White 1.98
- 9 Mike Golden 1.95
- 10 Terry Larkin 1.95
Games
P G- 1 Tommy Bond 59
- 2 Terry Larkin 56
- 3 Will White 52
- 4 Sam Weaver 45
- 5 The Only Nolan 38
- 6 John Ward 37
- 7 Mike Golden 22
- 8 Tom Healey 14
- 8 Jim McCormick 14
- 10 Tricky Nichols 11
Errors
P E- 1 Terry Larkin 18
- 2 Sam Weaver 16
- 3 Will White 15
- 3 John Ward 15
- 5 The Only Nolan 11
- 6 Tommy Bond 9
- 7 Mike Golden 8
- 8 Tom Healey 4
- 8 Laurie Reis 4
- 10 Russ McKelvy 3