1887 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1887 on one page, top ten in each.
Tom Daly led qualified catchers with a .935 fielding percentage in 1887. Connie Mack led in putouts (391) and double plays (15). Kid Baldwin led in assists (165). Kid Baldwin made the most errors, 79.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 64 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Tom Daly .935
- 2 George Miller .928
- 3 Connie Mack .906
- 4 Jack Boyle .897
- 5 Kid Baldwin .874
Putouts
C PO- 1 Connie Mack 391
- 2 Kid Baldwin 381
- 3 Sam Trott 373
- 4 Tom Daly 354
- 5 Jack Boyle 339
- 6 Jack Clements 328
- 7 Pop Snyder 314
- 8 Wilbert Robinson 281
- 9 Charlie Ganzel 275
- 10 George Miller 266
Assists
C A- 1 Kid Baldwin 165
- 2 Tom Daly 148
- 3 Pop Snyder 143
- 4 Wilbert Robinson 137
- 5 Connie Mack 119
- 6 Jack Boyle 114
- 7 Edward Tate 109
- 8 Jimmy Peoples 106
- 9 Charlie Reipschlager 105
- 10 Sam Trott 102
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Connie Mack 15
- 2 Tom Daly 12
- 3 John Milligan 10
- 4 Kid Baldwin 9
- 4 Wilbert Robinson 9
- 4 Bill Holbert 9
- 4 Charlie Reipschlager 9
- 4 Charlie Bennett 9
- 9 Pop Snyder 8
- 9 Jack Clements 8
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Tom Daly 7.84
- 2 Connie Mack 6.71
- 3 Kid Baldwin 5.69
- 4 Jack Boyle 5.27
- 5 George Miller 4.44
Games
C G- 1 Kid Baldwin 96
- 2 Jack Boyle 86
- 3 Connie Mack 76
- 4 George Miller 73
- 5 Sam Trott 69
- 6 Wilbert Robinson 67
- 7 Tom Daly 64
- 8 Pop Snyder 63
- 9 Bill Holbert 60
- 10 Jack Clements 59
Errors
C E- 1 Kid Baldwin 79
- 2 Jimmy Peoples 57
- 3 Connie Mack 53
- 4 Jack Boyle 52
- 5 Pop Snyder 48
- 6 Wilbert Robinson 46
- 7 Sam Trott 44
- 8 Bill Holbert 40
- 9 Bob Clark 39
- 10 Charlie Reipschlager 38