1890 MLB Second Base Fielding Leaders
Every second base fielding board for 1890 on one page, top ten in each.
Charley Bassett led qualified second basemen with a .952 fielding percentage in 1890. Lou Bierbauer led in assists (468) and double plays (77). Joe Quinn led in putouts (441). Fred Pfeffer made the most errors, 76.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 90 games at second base, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
2B FPCT- 1 Charley Bassett .952
- 2 Al Myers .948
- 3 Hub Collins .945
- 4 Bid McPhee .942
- 5 Joe Quinn .942
- 6 Joe Gerhardt .940
- 7 Jack Crooks .937
- 8 Reddy Mack .932
- 9 Lou Bierbauer .931
- 10 Parson Nicholson .929
Assists
2B A- 1 Lou Bierbauer 468
- 2 Bid McPhee 431
- 3 Hub Collins 420
- 4 Joe Quinn 406
- 5 Joe Gerhardt 403
- 6 Pop Smith 401
- 7 Fred Pfeffer 387
- 8 Parson Nicholson 385
- 9 Sam Wise 375
- 10 Cupid Childs 367
Putouts
2B PO- 1 Joe Quinn 441
- 1 Fred Pfeffer 441
- 3 Joe Gerhardt 409
- 4 Bid McPhee 404
- 5 Lou Bierbauer 372
- 5 Cupid Childs 372
- 7 Jack Crooks 352
- 8 Al Myers 347
- 9 Bill Greenwood 341
- 10 Sam Wise 328
Double Plays
2B DP- 1 Lou Bierbauer 77
- 2 Fred Pfeffer 73
- 3 Joe Gerhardt 72
- 4 Joe Quinn 71
- 5 Bid McPhee 62
- 5 Al Myers 62
- 7 Jack Crooks 59
- 7 Cupid Childs 59
- 7 Bill Greenwood 59
- 10 Sam Wise 58
Range Factor
2B RF- 1 Joe Gerhardt 6.82
- 2 Fred Pfeffer 6.68
- 3 Joe Quinn 6.37
- 4 Bid McPhee 6.33
- 5 Lou Bierbauer 6.32
- 6 Al Myers 5.97
- 7 Cub Stricker 5.94
- 8 Cupid Childs 5.91
- 9 Sam Wise 5.91
- 10 Hub Collins 5.57
Games
2B G- 1 Jack Crooks 134
- 1 Parson Nicholson 134
- 1 Pop Smith 134
- 4 Lou Bierbauer 133
- 4 Joe Quinn 133
- 6 Bid McPhee 132
- 7 Tim Shinnick 130
- 8 Hub Collins 129
- 9 Cupid Childs 125
- 10 Fred Pfeffer 124
Errors
2B E- 1 Fred Pfeffer 76
- 2 Sam Wise 73
- 3 William Robinson 69
- 4 Cub Stricker 68
- 5 Lou Bierbauer 62
- 5 John Pickett 62
- 7 Bill Greenwood 59
- 8 Pop Smith 57
- 8 Cupid Childs 57
- 10 Parson Nicholson 52