1878 MLB Shortstop Fielding Leaders
Every shortstop fielding board for 1878 on one page, top ten in each.
George Wright led qualified shortstops with a .947 fielding percentage in 1878. Bob Ferguson led in assists (226). George Wright also led in putouts (72) and double plays (24). Bob Ferguson made the most errors, 40.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 40 games at shortstop, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
SS FPCT- 1 George Wright .947
- 2 Bob Ferguson .881
- 3 Tom Carey .874
- 4 Billy Geer .867
Assists
SS A- 1 Bob Ferguson 226
- 2 Tom Carey 207
- 3 George Wright 197
- 4 Billy Geer 177
- 5 Fred Warner 124
- 6 Billy Redmond 97
- 7 John Peters 69
- 8 Candy Nelson 50
- 9 Bill McClellan 20
- 10 John Clapp 8
Putouts
SS PO- 1 George Wright 72
- 2 Bob Ferguson 71
- 3 Billy Geer 58
- 4 Tom Carey 56
- 5 Fred Warner 41
- 6 John Peters 33
- 7 Billy Redmond 31
- 8 Candy Nelson 19
- 9 Jake Knodell 3
- 10 Bill McClellan 2
Double Plays
SS DP- 1 George Wright 24
- 2 Bob Ferguson 17
- 3 Billy Geer 15
- 4 Fred Warner 9
- 5 Tom Carey 8
- 6 Billy Redmond 5
- 7 John Peters 4
- 8 Candy Nelson 1
- 8 Ezra Sutton 1
Range Factor
SS RF- 1 Bob Ferguson 5.21
- 2 George Wright 4.56
- 3 Tom Carey 4.31
- 4 Billy Geer 3.92
Games
SS G- 1 Tom Carey 61
- 2 Billy Geer 60
- 3 George Wright 59
- 4 Bob Ferguson 57
- 5 Fred Warner 41
- 6 Billy Redmond 39
- 7 John Peters 22
- 8 Candy Nelson 19
- 9 Bill McClellan 5
- 10 John Clapp 3
Errors
SS E- 1 Bob Ferguson 40
- 2 Tom Carey 38
- 3 Billy Geer 36
- 4 Billy Redmond 35
- 5 Fred Warner 17
- 6 George Wright 15
- 7 John Peters 13
- 7 Candy Nelson 13
- 9 Bill McClellan 5
- 10 John Clapp 3