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1891 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders

Every catcher fielding board for 1891 on one page, top ten in each.

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Charlie Bennett led qualified catchers with a .960 fielding percentage in 1891. Morgan Murphy led in putouts (532). Charles Zimmer led in assists (181). King Kelly led in double plays (13). Deacon McGuire made the most errors, 56.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 70 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.

Fielding Percentage

C FPCT
  1. 1 Charlie Bennett .960
  2. 2 Dick Buckley .958
  3. 3 Morgan Murphy .954
  4. 4 Wilbert Robinson .954
  5. 5 Jim Donahue .942
  6. 6 Malachi Kittridge .940
  7. 7 John Milligan .939
  8. 8 Jack Boyle .936
  9. 9 Charles Zimmer .936
  10. 10 Jack Clements .927

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Putouts

C PO
  1. 1 Morgan Murphy 532
  2. 2 Charles Zimmer 476
  3. 3 John Milligan 470
  4. 4 Dick Buckley 446
  5. 5 Deacon McGuire 442
  6. 6 Jack Boyle 428
  7. 7 Jack Clements 415
  8. 7 Wilbert Robinson 415
  9. 9 Jerry Harrington 388
  10. 10 Malachi Kittridge 384

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Assists

C A
  1. 1 Charles Zimmer 181
  2. 2 Deacon McGuire 130
  3. 3 Morgan Murphy 118
  4. 4 King Kelly 115
  5. 5 Jack Clements 108
  6. 5 Jim Donahue 108
  7. 7 Jerry Harrington 106
  8. 8 John Milligan 101
  9. 9 Jack Boyle 88
  10. 10 Malachi Kittridge 87

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Double Plays

C DP
  1. 1 King Kelly 13
  2. 2 Wilbert Robinson 11
  3. 2 Jack Boyle 11
  4. 2 Jim Donahue 11
  5. 2 Farmer Vaughn 11
  6. 6 Jack Clements 10
  7. 6 Charlie Bennett 10
  8. 6 Jack Ryan 10
  9. 9 John Milligan 9
  10. 10 Morgan Murphy 8

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Range Factor

C RF
  1. 1 Dick Buckley 7.15
  2. 2 John Milligan 6.56
  3. 3 Morgan Murphy 6.25
  4. 4 Charlie Bennett 6.11
  5. 5 Connie Mack 6.08
  6. 6 Jim Donahue 6.01
  7. 7 Malachi Kittridge 5.96
  8. 8 Deacon McGuire 5.84
  9. 9 Jack Boyle 5.67
  10. 10 Charles Zimmer 5.66

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Games

C G
  1. 1 Charles Zimmer 116
  2. 2 Jack Clements 107
  3. 3 Morgan Murphy 104
  4. 4 Deacon McGuire 98
  5. 5 Jerry Harrington 92
  6. 5 Wilbert Robinson 92
  7. 7 Jack Boyle 91
  8. 8 John Milligan 87
  9. 9 King Kelly 81
  10. 10 Malachi Kittridge 79

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Errors

C E
  1. 1 Deacon McGuire 56
  2. 2 Jerry Harrington 50
  3. 3 Charles Zimmer 45
  4. 3 King Kelly 45
  5. 5 Jack Clements 41
  6. 6 John Milligan 37
  7. 7 Jack Boyle 35
  8. 7 Connie Mack 35
  9. 9 Morgan Murphy 31
  10. 10 Malachi Kittridge 30

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