1885 MLB Second Base Fielding Leaders
Every second base fielding board for 1885 on one page, top ten in each.
Bid McPhee led qualified second basemen with a .936 fielding percentage in 1885. Fred Pfeffer led in assists (391) and double plays (66). Pop Smith led in putouts (372). Fred Pfeffer made the most errors, 86.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 75 games at second base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
2B FPCT- 1 Bid McPhee .936
- 2 Fred Dunlap .934
- 3 Pop Smith .922
- 4 Sam Barkley .921
- 5 Joe Gerhardt .911
- 6 Fred Pfeffer .893
- 7 Al Myers .884
- 8 Tom McLaughlin .883
- 9 Cub Stricker .879
Assists
2B A- 1 Fred Pfeffer 391
- 2 Pop Smith 384
- 3 Fred Dunlap 374
- 4 Bid McPhee 354
- 5 Joe Gerhardt 352
- 6 Sam Barkley 328
- 7 Cub Stricker 304
- 8 Al Myers 287
- 9 Tom McLaughlin 266
- 10 Sam Crane 197
Putouts
2B PO- 1 Pop Smith 372
- 2 Bid McPhee 339
- 3 Fred Pfeffer 325
- 4 Tom McLaughlin 320
- 5 Joe Gerhardt 314
- 5 Fred Dunlap 314
- 7 Sam Barkley 286
- 8 Cub Stricker 284
- 9 Al Myers 201
- 10 Sam Crane 179
Double Plays
2B DP- 1 Fred Pfeffer 66
- 2 Joe Gerhardt 59
- 3 Bid McPhee 57
- 4 Fred Dunlap 53
- 4 Pop Smith 53
- 6 Tom McLaughlin 43
- 7 Cub Stricker 41
- 8 Sam Barkley 38
- 9 Al Myers 31
- 10 Davy Force 23
Range Factor
2B RF- 1 Pop Smith 7.13
- 2 Fred Pfeffer 6.57
- 3 Fred Dunlap 6.49
- 4 Sam Barkley 6.40
- 5 Tom McLaughlin 6.30
- 6 Bid McPhee 6.30
- 7 Joe Gerhardt 5.95
- 8 Cub Stricker 5.55
- 9 Al Myers 5.25
Games
2B G- 1 Joe Gerhardt 112
- 2 Bid McPhee 110
- 3 Fred Pfeffer 109
- 4 Fred Dunlap 106
- 4 Pop Smith 106
- 4 Cub Stricker 106
- 7 Sam Barkley 96
- 8 Tom McLaughlin 93
- 8 Al Myers 93
- 10 Sam Crane 68
Errors
2B E- 1 Fred Pfeffer 86
- 2 Cub Stricker 81
- 3 Tom McLaughlin 78
- 4 Joe Gerhardt 65
- 5 Pop Smith 64
- 5 Al Myers 64
- 7 Sam Barkley 53
- 8 Fred Dunlap 49
- 9 Bid McPhee 47
- 10 Jack Farrell 39