1943 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1943 on one page, top ten in each.
Al Lopez led qualified catchers with a .991 fielding percentage in 1943. Ray Mueller led in putouts (579), assists (100) and double plays (17). Walker Cooper made the most errors, 14.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 79 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Al Lopez .991
- 1 Mickey Livingston .991
- 3 Ray Mueller .988
- 4 Mickey Owen .987
- 5 Paul Richards .986
- 6 Josh Gibson .984
- 7 Leon Ruffin .984
- 8 Roy Partee .983
- 9 Buddy Rosar .983
- 10 Mike Tresh .982
Putouts
C PO- 1 Ray Mueller 579
- 2 Paul Richards 537
- 3 Walker Cooper 504
- 4 Buddy Rosar 480
- 5 Jake Early 443
- 6 Mickey Owen 414
- 7 Mickey Livingston 382
- 8 Al Lopez 378
- 9 Roy Partee 349
- 10 Hal Wagner 340
Assists
C A- 1 Ray Mueller 100
- 2 Buddy Rosar 91
- 3 Paul Richards 86
- 4 Jake Early 83
- 5 Al Lopez 66
- 6 Mickey Livingston 62
- 6 Mike Tresh 62
- 8 Roy Partee 57
- 9 Hal Wagner 56
- 10 Bob Swift 53
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Ray Mueller 17
- 2 Paul Richards 12
- 3 Buddy Rosar 11
- 3 Mickey Owen 11
- 3 Roy Partee 11
- 6 Jake Early 10
- 7 Al Lopez 9
- 7 Bob Swift 9
- 9 Gus Mancuso 8
- 9 Frankie Hayes 8
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Chesley Gray 7.57
- 2 Leon Ruffin 6.64
- 3 Paul Richards 6.23
- 4 Bob Clarke 5.69
- 5 Lou Louden 5.20
- 6 Josh Gibson 5.05
- 7 Buddy Rosar 5.01
- 8 Walker Cooper 4.94
- 9 Ray Mueller 4.85
- 10 Bill Cash 4.79
Games
C G- 1 Ray Mueller 140
- 2 Jake Early 122
- 3 Al Lopez 116
- 4 Mickey Livingston 115
- 5 Buddy Rosar 114
- 6 Walker Cooper 112
- 7 Mickey Owen 100
- 7 Paul Richards 100
- 9 Hal Wagner 99
- 10 Roy Partee 91
Errors
C E- 1 Walker Cooper 14
- 2 Jake Early 11
- 3 Buddy Rosar 10
- 3 Gus Mancuso 10
- 3 Ernie Lombardi 10
- 3 Bob Clarke 10
- 7 Paul Richards 9
- 8 Ray Mueller 8
- 8 Hal Wagner 8
- 8 Bob Swift 8