1909 MLB Shortstop Fielding Leaders
Every shortstop fielding board for 1909 on one page, top ten in each.
Joe Tinker led qualified shortstops with a .940 fielding percentage in 1909. Donie Bush led in assists (567). Mickey Doolin led in putouts (352) and double plays (58). Donie Bush made the most errors, 71.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 104 games at shortstop, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
SS FPCT- 1 Joe Tinker .940
- 2 Honus Wagner .940
- 3 Al Bridwell .940
- 4 Mickey Doolin .939
- 5 George McBride .935
- 6 Heinie Wagner .933
- 7 Jack Barry .927
- 8 Donie Bush .925
- 9 Tommy McMillan .914
- 10 Tom Downey .909
Assists
SS A- 1 Donie Bush 567
- 2 George McBride 499
- 3 Mickey Doolin 484
- 4 Joe Tinker 470
- 5 Al Bridwell 441
- 6 Honus Wagner 430
- 7 Heinie Wagner 413
- 8 Tom Downey 363
- 9 Freddy Parent 357
- 10 Jack Barry 351
Putouts
SS PO- 1 Mickey Doolin 352
- 2 Honus Wagner 344
- 3 George McBride 341
- 4 Joe Tinker 320
- 5 Donie Bush 308
- 6 Heinie Wagner 282
- 7 Al Bridwell 269
- 8 Tom Downey 260
- 9 Neal Ball 198
- 10 Jack Barry 196
Double Plays
SS DP- 1 Mickey Doolin 58
- 1 Honus Wagner 58
- 3 George McBride 56
- 4 Al Bridwell 55
- 5 Tom Downey 54
- 6 Joe Tinker 49
- 7 Neal Ball 42
- 8 Jack Barry 40
- 8 Heinie Wagner 40
- 10 Donie Bush 38
Range Factor
SS RF- 1 Honus Wagner 5.69
- 2 Mickey Doolin 5.69
- 3 Heinie Wagner 5.65
- 4 Donie Bush 5.57
- 5 Joe Tinker 5.52
- 6 George McBride 5.38
- 7 Tom Downey 5.24
- 8 Al Bridwell 4.90
- 9 Tommy McMillan 4.76
- 10 Jack Barry 4.41
Games
SS G- 1 Donie Bush 157
- 2 George McBride 156
- 3 Mickey Doolin 147
- 4 Al Bridwell 145
- 5 Joe Tinker 143
- 6 Honus Wagner 136
- 7 Jack Barry 124
- 8 Heinie Wagner 123
- 9 Tom Downey 119
- 10 Tommy McMillan 105
Errors
SS E- 1 Donie Bush 71
- 2 Tom Downey 62
- 3 George McBride 58
- 4 Mickey Doolin 54
- 5 Joe Tinker 50
- 5 Heinie Wagner 50
- 7 Honus Wagner 49
- 8 Tommy McMillan 47
- 9 Neal Ball 46
- 10 Al Bridwell 45