1905 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1905 on one page, top ten in each.
Pat Moran led qualified catchers with a .986 fielding percentage in 1905. Ossee Schrecongost led in putouts (790). Admiral Schlei led in assists (153) and double plays (16). Lew Ritter made the most errors, 26.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 78 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Pat Moran .986
- 2 Ossee Schrecongost .984
- 3 Red Kleinow .978
- 4 Billy Sullivan .974
- 5 Lou Criger .972
- 6 Roger Bresnahan .970
- 7 Jack Warner .966
- 8 Johnny Kling .966
- 9 Heinie Peitz .965
- 10 Red Dooin .965
Putouts
C PO- 1 Ossee Schrecongost 790
- 2 Lou Criger 539
- 3 Johnny Kling 538
- 4 Red Dooin 505
- 5 Roger Bresnahan 492
- 6 Joe Sugden 407
- 7 Admiral Schlei 398
- 8 Lew Ritter 397
- 9 Billy Sullivan 389
- 9 Pat Moran 389
Assists
C A- 1 Admiral Schlei 153
- 2 Red Dooin 152
- 3 Lou Criger 147
- 4 Johnny Kling 136
- 5 Tom Needham 134
- 6 Bill Bergen 127
- 7 Mike Heydon 125
- 8 Ossee Schrecongost 115
- 9 Roger Bresnahan 114
- 10 Pat Moran 113
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Admiral Schlei 16
- 2 Roger Bresnahan 15
- 3 Heinie Peitz 14
- 4 Johnny Kling 12
- 5 Ossee Schrecongost 11
- 6 Lew Drill 10
- 7 Red Dooin 9
- 8 Billy Sullivan 8
- 8 Bill Bergen 8
- 8 Malachi Kittridge 8
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Ossee Schrecongost 7.94
- 2 Roger Bresnahan 6.97
- 3 Pat Moran 6.44
- 4 Mike Heydon 6.40
- 5 Johnny Kling 6.36
- 6 Lou Criger 6.29
- 7 Admiral Schlei 6.19
- 8 Red Dooin 6.14
- 9 Lew Ritter 5.99
- 10 Jack Warner 5.88
Games
C G- 1 Ossee Schrecongost 114
- 2 Lou Criger 109
- 3 Red Dooin 107
- 4 Johnny Kling 106
- 5 Billy Sullivan 92
- 6 Admiral Schlei 89
- 7 Roger Bresnahan 87
- 7 Heinie Peitz 87
- 9 Lew Ritter 84
- 10 Red Kleinow 83
Errors
C E- 1 Lew Ritter 26
- 2 Red Dooin 24
- 2 Johnny Kling 24
- 2 Bill Bergen 24
- 5 Mike Heydon 23
- 5 Tom Needham 23
- 7 Admiral Schlei 22
- 8 Lou Criger 20
- 9 Roger Bresnahan 19
- 10 Mike Grady 17