1889 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1889 on one page, top ten in each.
Charlie Bennett led qualified catchers with a .955 fielding percentage in 1889. Buck Ewing led in putouts (524) and assists (149). Jack Boyle led in double plays (11). Bob Clark made the most errors, 54.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 67 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Charlie Bennett .955
- 2 Jack O'Connor .955
- 3 Jack Boyle .947
- 4 Wilbert Robinson .943
- 5 Buck Ewing .937
- 6 Charles Zimmer .931
- 7 Paul Cook .925
- 8 Jack Clements .916
- 9 Duke Farrell .910
- 10 George Miller .889
Putouts
C PO- 1 Buck Ewing 524
- 2 Jack O'Connor 420
- 3 Charlie Bennett 419
- 4 Jack Clements 380
- 5 Jack Boyle 378
- 6 John Milligan 367
- 7 Duke Farrell 344
- 8 Jim Keenan 319
- 9 Charles Zimmer 315
- 10 Edward Tate 306
Assists
C A- 1 Buck Ewing 149
- 2 Paul Cook 138
- 3 Charles Zimmer 131
- 4 Jack O'Connor 127
- 5 Duke Farrell 119
- 6 Jack Boyle 108
- 7 Farmer Vaughn 107
- 8 Wilbert Robinson 106
- 9 Charlie Hoover 105
- 9 John Milligan 105
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Jack Boyle 11
- 1 Jim Keenan 11
- 3 Buck Ewing 10
- 3 Charles Zimmer 10
- 3 Tom Quinn 10
- 6 Charlie Bennett 9
- 6 Connie Mack 9
- 6 Charlie Ganzel 9
- 9 George Miller 8
- 9 Wilbert Robinson 8
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Buck Ewing 6.94
- 2 Jack O'Connor 6.51
- 3 Duke Farrell 6.09
- 4 Jack Boyle 6.08
- 5 Charlie Bennett 6.01
- 6 Jack Clements 5.86
- 7 Paul Cook 5.82
- 8 Wilbert Robinson 5.74
- 9 Charles Zimmer 5.51
- 10 George Miller 5.08
Games
C G- 1 Buck Ewing 97
- 2 Jack O'Connor 84
- 3 Charlie Bennett 82
- 4 Charles Zimmer 81
- 5 Jack Boyle 80
- 6 Jack Clements 78
- 7 Duke Farrell 76
- 7 George Miller 76
- 9 Paul Cook 74
- 10 Wilbert Robinson 69
Errors
C E- 1 Bob Clark 54
- 2 George Miller 48
- 3 Duke Farrell 46
- 4 Buck Ewing 45
- 5 Jack Clements 42
- 6 Joe Visner 40
- 7 Farmer Vaughn 38
- 8 Paul Cook 35
- 8 Kid Baldwin 35
- 8 Con Daily 35