1883 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1883 on one page, top ten in each.
Charlie Bennett led qualified catchers with a .944 fielding percentage in 1883. Bill Holbert led in putouts (527) and assists (138). Charlie Bennett also led in double plays (11). Emil Gross made the most errors, 74.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 51 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Charlie Bennett .944
- 2 Pat Deasley .930
- 3 Buck Ewing .922
- 4 Bill Holbert .920
- 5 Pop Snyder .919
- 6 Jackie Hayes .911
- 7 Doc Bushong .909
- 8 Barney Gilligan .900
- 9 Jack Rowe .899
- 10 Mike Hines .887
Putouts
C PO- 1 Bill Holbert 527
- 2 Rudy Kemmler 388
- 3 Mike Hines 382
- 4 Barney Gilligan 379
- 5 Doc Bushong 370
- 6 Charlie Bennett 333
- 7 Silver Flint 301
- 7 Jack O'Brien 301
- 7 Pat Deasley 301
- 10 Pop Snyder 283
Assists
C A- 1 Bill Holbert 138
- 2 Barney Gilligan 108
- 3 Silver Flint 104
- 4 Mike Hines 103
- 5 Rudy Kemmler 97
- 6 Buck Ewing 96
- 7 Charlie Bennett 88
- 7 Doc Bushong 88
- 9 Pop Snyder 71
- 10 Jackie Hayes 70
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Charlie Bennett 11
- 2 Rudy Kemmler 10
- 2 Barney Gilligan 10
- 4 Bill Holbert 8
- 4 Buck Ewing 8
- 6 Pat Deasley 6
- 6 Frank Ringo 6
- 8 Doc Bushong 5
- 8 Mike Hines 5
- 8 Ed Whiting 5
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Bill Holbert 9.78
- 2 Mike Hines 8.22
- 3 Doc Bushong 7.27
- 4 Barney Gilligan 6.58
- 5 Pat Deasley 6.43
- 6 Pop Snyder 6.21
- 7 Jack O'Brien 6.19
- 8 Ed Whiting 6.12
- 9 Rudy Kemmler 5.91
- 10 Charlie Bennett 5.85
Games
C G- 1 Silver Flint 83
- 2 Rudy Kemmler 82
- 3 Barney Gilligan 74
- 4 Charlie Bennett 72
- 5 Bill Holbert 68
- 6 Doc Bushong 63
- 6 Buck Ewing 63
- 8 Jackie Hayes 62
- 9 Mike Hines 59
- 10 Jack O'Brien 58
Errors
C E- 1 Emil Gross 74
- 2 Rudy Kemmler 71
- 3 Mike Hines 62
- 4 Bill Holbert 58
- 5 Silver Flint 57
- 6 Barney Gilligan 54
- 6 Ed Rowen 54
- 8 Jack O'Brien 51
- 9 John Kelly 50
- 10 Doc Bushong 46