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1909 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders

Every catcher fielding board for 1909 on one page, top ten in each.

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Ira Thomas led qualified catchers with a .985 fielding percentage in 1909. Red Dooin led in putouts (717). Gabby Street led in assists (210) and double plays (18). Red Dooin made the most errors, 40.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 77 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.

Fielding Percentage

C FPCT

1 Ira Thomas .985
2 Billy Sullivan .983
3 George Gibson .983
4 Gabby Street .981
5 Larry McLean .978
6 Bill Bergen .976
7 Bill Carrigan .972
8 Red Kleinow .966
9 Admiral Schlei .963
10 Jimmy Archer .960

Putouts

C PO

1 Red Dooin 717
2 Gabby Street 714
3 George Gibson 655
4 Bill Bergen 536
5 Admiral Schlei 493
6 Ira Thomas 479
7 Billy Sullivan 452
8 Jimmy Archer 408
9 Lou Criger 387
10 Pat Moran 381

Assists

C A

1 Gabby Street 210
2 Bill Bergen 202
3 Red Dooin 199
4 George Gibson 192
5 Admiral Schlei 127
6 Billy Sullivan 119
6 Larry McLean 119
8 Ira Thomas 112
9 Peaches Graham 111
10 Bill Carrigan 110

Double Plays

C DP

Range Factor

C RF

1 Ira Thomas 7.04
2 Admiral Schlei 6.97
3 Gabby Street 6.74
4 Bill Bergen 6.59
5 Red Dooin 6.54
6 Jimmy Archer 6.31
7 Bill Carrigan 5.94
8 Billy Sullivan 5.89
9 George Gibson 5.65
10 Red Kleinow 5.53

Games

C G

1 George Gibson 150
2 Red Dooin 140
3 Gabby Street 137
4 Bill Bergen 112
5 Billy Sullivan 97
6 Larry McLean 95
7 Admiral Schlei 89
8 Ira Thomas 84
9 Ed Phelps 83
10 Boss Schmidt 81

Errors

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