1895 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1895 on one page, top ten in each.
Wilbert Robinson led qualified catchers with a .979 fielding percentage in 1895. Deacon McGuire led in putouts (412), assists (180) and double plays (12). Deacon McGuire made the most errors, 40.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 66 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Wilbert Robinson .979
- 2 Charles Zimmer .975
- 3 Jack Clements .969
- 4 Charlie Ganzel .963
- 5 John Grim .947
- 6 Bill Merritt .939
- 7 Deacon McGuire .937
- 8 Heinie Peitz .937
- 9 Farmer Vaughn .934
- 10 Jack Warner .930
Putouts
C PO- 1 Deacon McGuire 412
- 2 Charlie Ganzel 353
- 3 Charles Zimmer 318
- 4 Bill Merritt 310
- 5 Jack Clements 280
- 6 Duke Farrell 269
- 7 Farmer Vaughn 262
- 8 Heinie Peitz 260
- 9 John Grim 256
- 10 Wilbert Robinson 243
Assists
C A- 1 Deacon McGuire 180
- 2 John Grim 103
- 3 Heinie Peitz 80
- 4 Farmer Vaughn 78
- 4 Wilbert Robinson 78
- 6 Charles Zimmer 77
- 6 Bill Merritt 77
- 8 Jack Clements 69
- 9 Duke Farrell 67
- 9 William Clarke 67
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Deacon McGuire 12
- 2 Duke Farrell 11
- 3 John Grim 10
- 3 Bill Merritt 10
- 3 Charlie Ganzel 10
- 3 Farmer Vaughn 10
- 3 Heinie Peitz 10
- 8 Tim Donahue 8
- 8 William Clarke 8
- 8 Parke Wilson 8
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Charlie Ganzel 5.43
- 2 Heinie Peitz 4.79
- 3 Charles Zimmer 4.70
- 4 Bill Merritt 4.66
- 5 Deacon McGuire 4.45
- 6 Farmer Vaughn 4.42
- 7 Wilbert Robinson 4.28
- 8 Jack Clements 3.97
- 9 John Grim 3.90
- 10 Jack Warner 3.78
Games
C G- 1 Deacon McGuire 133
- 2 John Grim 92
- 3 Jack Clements 88
- 4 Charles Zimmer 84
- 5 Bill Merritt 83
- 6 Charlie Ganzel 77
- 6 Farmer Vaughn 77
- 8 Wilbert Robinson 75
- 9 Heinie Peitz 71
- 10 Jack Warner 67
Errors
C E- 1 Deacon McGuire 40
- 2 Tim Donahue 26
- 2 Joe Sugden 26
- 4 Bill Merritt 25
- 5 Farmer Vaughn 24
- 6 Heinie Peitz 23
- 7 Harry Spies 22
- 8 Duke Farrell 21
- 9 John Grim 20
- 10 Jack Warner 19