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1887 American Association Pitcher Fielding Percentage Leaders

Share of chances handled cleanly at pitcher

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Bob Caruthers led the American Association in pitcher fielding percentage in 1887 with .971, 9 points ahead of Guy Hecker (.962).

SS ASS POSS DPSS FPCTSS RFSS GSS E2B A2B PO2B DP2B FPCT2B RF2B G2B E3B A3B PO3B DP3B FPCT3B RF3B G3B EC POC AC DPC FPCTC RFC GC E1B PO1B A1B DP1B FPCT1B RF1B G1B EOF POOF AOF FPCTOF RFOF GOF EP AP POP FPCTP RFP GP E

Showing pitchers with at least 137.0 innings — the same bar the ERA title asks for. Show all players

Bob Caruthers Led the AA in 1887 Bob Caruthers St. Louis Browns
.971 Pitcher Fielding Percentage .009 clear of Guy Hecker
Showing Pitcher Fielding Percentage and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team P FPCT G PO A E
1 Bob Caruthers Bob Caruthers SL4 .971 39 40 92 4
2 Guy Hecker Guy Hecker LS2 .962 34 24 76 4
3 Tony Mullane Tony Mullane CN2 .944 48 29 72 6
4 Billy Crowell Billy Crowell CL3 .933 45 5 65 5
5 Silver King Silver King SL4 .926 46 16 59 6
6 Mike Morrison CL3 .915 40 14 105 11
7 Dave Foutz Dave Foutz SL4 .909 40 44 56 10
8 Matt Kilroy Matt Kilroy BL2 .907 69 37 157 20
9 Adonis Terry Adonis Terry BR3 .902 40 35 76 12
10 Jack Lynch Jack Lynch NY4 .902 21 7 48 6
11 Ed Seward Ed Seward PH4 .901 55 21 79 11
12 John Harkins John Harkins BR3 .900 24 10 35 5
13 Hugh Daily Hugh Daily CL3 .897 16 0 26 3
14 Ice Box Chamberlain Ice Box Chamberlain LS2 .885 36 12 65 10
15 Billy Serad Billy Serad CN2 .880 22 7 37 6
16 Ed Cushman Ed Cushman NY4 .863 26 4 40 7
17 Al Mays NY4 .855 52 21 121 24
18 Henry Porter Henry Porter BR3 .855 40 8 63 12
19 Elmer Smith Elmer Smith CN2 .851 52 7 67 13
20 Phenomenal Smith Phenomenal Smith BL2 .844 58 9 99 20
21 Steve Toole Steve Toole BR3 .831 24 17 32 10
22 Gus Weyhing Gus Weyhing PH4 .811 55 18 85 24
23 Toad Ramsey Toad Ramsey LS2 .718 65 7 72 31