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1878 NL Pitcher Fielding Percentage Leaders

Share of chances handled cleanly at pitcher

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Tricky Nichols led the NL in pitcher fielding percentage in 1878 with .971, 21 points ahead of Jim McCormick (.950).

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Tricky Nichols Led the NL in 1878 Tricky Nichols Providence Grays
.971 Pitcher Fielding Percentage .021 clear of Jim McCormick
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# Player Team P FPCT G PO A E
1 Tricky Nichols Tricky Nichols PRO .971 11 6 27 1
2 Jim McCormick Jim McCormick IN1 .950 14 6 32 2
3 Tommy Bond Tommy Bond BSN .941 59 27 117 9
4 The Only Nolan The Only Nolan IN1 .900 38 19 80 11
5 Tom Healey IN1 .882 14 6 24 4
6 Will White Will White CN1 .873 52 13 90 15
7 Sam Weaver ML2 .872 45 31 78 16
8 John Ward John Ward PRO .866 37 23 74 15
9 Terry Larkin Terry Larkin CHN .858 56 19 90 18
10 Mike Golden Mike Golden ML2 .843 22 7 36 8