1902 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1902 on one page, top ten in each.
Pat Moran led qualified catchers with a .982 fielding percentage in 1902. Johnny Kling led in putouts (477), assists (160) and double plays (17). Red Dooin made the most errors, 29.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 71 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Pat Moran .982
- 2 Malachi Kittridge .981
- 3 Johnny Kling .974
- 4 William Clarke .972
- 5 Ed McFarland .967
- 6 Billy Sullivan .967
- 7 Lou Criger .965
- 8 Harry Bemis .964
- 9 Ossee Schrecongost .960
- 10 Bill Bergen .959
Putouts
C PO- 1 Johnny Kling 477
- 2 Frank Bowerman 438
- 3 Red Dooin 433
- 4 Bill Bergen 406
- 5 Ossee Schrecongost 367
- 6 Malachi Kittridge 363
- 7 Harry Bemis 333
- 8 Pat Moran 332
- 9 Lou Criger 330
- 10 Hughie Hearne 298
Assists
C A- 1 Johnny Kling 160
- 2 Frank Bowerman 146
- 3 Bill Bergen 137
- 4 Harry Bemis 120
- 5 Red Dooin 117
- 5 Lou Criger 117
- 7 Doc Powers 110
- 8 Ossee Schrecongost 108
- 9 Malachi Kittridge 99
- 10 William Clarke 97
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Johnny Kling 17
- 2 Bill Bergen 13
- 3 Heinie Peitz 12
- 4 Frank Bowerman 11
- 5 Red Dooin 10
- 6 Joe Sugden 9
- 7 William Clarke 8
- 7 Billy Sullivan 8
- 7 Jack Ryan 8
- 7 Jack Warner 8
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Ossee Schrecongost 6.69
- 2 Red Dooin 6.55
- 3 Malachi Kittridge 6.42
- 4 Bill Bergen 6.10
- 5 Pat Moran 6.01
- 6 Frank Bowerman 5.84
- 7 Johnny Kling 5.64
- 8 Lou Criger 5.59
- 9 Harry Bemis 5.21
- 10 Ed McFarland 5.12
Games
C G- 1 Johnny Kling 113
- 2 Frank Bowerman 100
- 3 Bill Bergen 89
- 4 Harry Bemis 87
- 4 William Clarke 87
- 4 Wilbert Robinson 87
- 7 Red Dooin 84
- 8 Lou Criger 80
- 9 Malachi Kittridge 72
- 10 Pat Moran 71
Errors
C E- 1 Red Dooin 29
- 2 Frank Bowerman 28
- 3 Bill Bergen 23
- 4 Ossee Schrecongost 20
- 4 Fritz Buelow 20
- 6 Lew Drill 19
- 7 Wilbert Robinson 18
- 7 Doc Powers 18
- 9 Johnny Kling 17
- 9 Harry Bemis 17