Criteria is catching >60% of team's games which was accomplished 1,511 times from 1876-2004. The TOP 100 was then selected by
z-score ranking of: Games Caught %, Fielding Average, Putouts per Game, Assists per Game, Total Chances per Error, and Double Plays Minus Passed Balls.
These six rankings were then averaged to determine the 1-100 Overall Ranking of the BEST FIELDING SEASON. RED Stats are the BEST in that category.
TOP 100 RAW STATS | TOP 100 STAT RANKINGS | LIST OF 500 BEST |
(Click on column heading to sort list by that stat)
SUCCESSFUL CHANCES
(Putouts Plus Assists)
Catcher | Year | Team | G | GT | GC% | PO | A | E | SC | TC | FLD% | DP | PB | PO/G | A/G | TC/E | DP:PB |
EDWARDS JOHNNY | 1969 | HOU | 151 | 162 | 0.93 | 1135 | 79 | 7 | 1214 | 1221 | 0.9943 | 9 | 10 | 7.517 | 0.523 | 174.4 | -3.0 |
WILSON DAN | 1997 | SEA | 144 | 162 | 0.89 | 1050 | 72 | 6 | 1122 | 1128 | 0.9947 | 14 | 1 | 7.292 | 0.500 | 188.0 | 12.8 |
LODUCA PAUL | 2003 | LAN | 123 | 162 | 0.76 | 1014 | 100 | 15 | 1114 | 1129 | 0.9867 | 14 | 6 | 8.244 | 0.813 | 75.3 | 6.8 |
EDWARDS JOHNNY | 1963 | CIN | 148 | 162 | 0.91 | 1008 | 87 | 6 | 1095 | 1101 | 0.9946 | 16 | 10 | 6.811 | 0.588 | 183.5 | 4.0 |
BARRETT MICHAEL | 2004 | CHN | 130 | 162 | 0.80 | 1035 | 47 | 6 | 1082 | 1088 | 0.9945 | 9 | 8 | 7.962 | 0.362 | 181.3 | -0.6 |
KENDALL JASON | 2004 | PIT | 146 | 161 | 0.91 | 998 | 78 | 10 | 1076 | 1086 | 0.9908 | 13 | 2 | 6.836 | 0.534 | 108.6 | 10.6 |
LOPEZ JAVY | 1996 | ATL | 135 | 162 | 0.83 | 993 | 81 | 6 | 1074 | 1080 | 0.9944 | 9 | 11 | 7.356 | 0.600 | 180.0 | -4.2 |
AUSMUS BRAD | 2003 | HOU | 143 | 162 | 0.88 | 982 | 76 | 3 | 1058 | 1061 | 0.9972 | 13 | 3 | 6.867 | 0.531 | 353.7 | 9.4 |
KENDALL JASON | 1997 | PIT | 142 | 162 | 0.88 | 952 | 103 | 11 | 1055 | 1066 | 0.9897 | 20 | 7 | 6.704 | 0.725 | 96.9 | 11.6 |
DIAZ EINAR | 2001 | CLE | 134 | 162 | 0.83 | 959 | 92 | 8 | 1051 | 1059 | 0.9924 | 11 | 7 | 7.157 | 0.687 | 132.4 | 2.6 |
MILLER DAMIAN | 2001 | ARI | 121 | 162 | 0.75 | 966 | 80 | 7 | 1046 | 1053 | 0.9934 | 6 | 10 | 7.983 | 0.661 | 150.4 | -6.0 |
LOPEZ JAVY | 1998 | ATL | 128 | 162 | 0.79 | 978 | 68 | 5 | 1046 | 1051 | 0.9952 | 6 | 11 | 7.641 | 0.531 | 210.2 | -7.2 |
FREEHAN BILL | 1968 | DET | 138 | 164 | 0.84 | 971 | 73 | 6 | 1044 | 1050 | 0.9943 | 15 | 7 | 7.036 | 0.529 | 175.0 | 6.6 |
MILLER DAMIAN | 2003 | CHN | 114 | 162 | 0.70 | 940 | 73 | 3 | 1013 | 1016 | 0.9970 | 6 | 8 | 8.246 | 0.640 | 338.7 | -3.6 |
AUSMUS BRAD | 2001 | HOU | 127 | 162 | 0.78 | 949 | 62 | 3 | 1011 | 1014 | 0.9970 | 9 | 1 | 7.472 | 0.488 | 338.0 | 7.8 |
AUSMUS BRAD | 2002 | HOU | 129 | 162 | 0.80 | 942 | 65 | 3 | 1007 | 1010 | 0.9970 | 9 | 2 | 7.302 | 0.504 | 336.7 | 6.6 |
HOWARD ELSTON | 1964 | NYA | 146 | 164 | 0.89 | 939 | 67 | 2 | 1006 | 1008 | 0.9980 | 9 | 8 | 6.432 | 0.459 | 504.0 | -0.6 |
AUSMUS BRAD | 2004 | HOU | 128 | 162 | 0.79 | 920 | 61 | 5 | 981 | 986 | 0.9949 | 10 | 2 | 7.188 | 0.477 | 197.2 | 7.6 |
JOHNSON CHARLES | 1997 | FLO | 123 | 162 | 0.76 | 900 | 73 | 0 | 973 | 973 | 1.0000 | 17 | 1 | 7.317 | 0.593 | 973.0 | 15.8 |
VARITEK JASON | 2002 | BOS | 127 | 162 | 0.78 | 912 | 55 | 4 | 967 | 971 | 0.9959 | 8 | 10 | 7.181 | 0.433 | 242.8 | -4.0 |
EDWARDS JOHNNY | 1964 | CIN | 120 | 163 | 0.74 | 890 | 73 | 8 | 963 | 971 | 0.9918 | 17 | 11 | 7.417 | 0.608 | 121.4 | 3.8 |
FREEHAN BILL | 1966 | DET | 132 | 162 | 0.81 | 898 | 56 | 4 | 954 | 958 | 0.9958 | 11 | 3 | 6.803 | 0.424 | 239.5 | 7.4 |
CARTER GARY | 1983 | MON | 144 | 163 | 0.88 | 847 | 107 | 5 | 954 | 959 | 0.9948 | 14 | 6 | 5.882 | 0.743 | 191.8 | 6.8 |
VALLE DAVE | 1993 | SEA | 135 | 162 | 0.83 | 881 | 71 | 5 | 952 | 957 | 0.9948 | 13 | 8 | 6.526 | 0.526 | 191.4 | 3.4 |
WILSON DAN | 1995 | SEA | 119 | 145 | 0.82 | 897 | 51 | 5 | 948 | 953 | 0.9948 | 2 | 8 | 7.538 | 0.429 | 190.6 | -7.6 |
RARIDEN BILL | 1915 | NEW | 142 | 155 | 0.92 | 709 | 238 | 21 | 947 | 968 | 0.9783 | 18 | 5 | 4.993 | 1.676 | 46.1 | 12.0 |
HALLER TOM | 1968 | LAN | 139 | 162 | 0.86 | 863 | 81 | 6 | 944 | 950 | 0.9937 | 23 | 15 | 6.209 | 0.583 | 158.3 | 5.0 |
LIEBERTHAL MIKE | 1999 | PHI | 143 | 162 | 0.88 | 881 | 62 | 3 | 943 | 946 | 0.9968 | 12 | 11 | 6.161 | 0.434 | 315.3 | -1.2 |
PENA TONY | 1990 | BOS | 142 | 162 | 0.88 | 864 | 74 | 5 | 938 | 943 | 0.9947 | 13 | 6 | 6.085 | 0.521 | 188.6 | 5.8 |
RODRIGUEZ IVAN | 1999 | TEX | 141 | 162 | 0.87 | 850 | 83 | 7 | 933 | 940 | 0.9926 | 13 | 1 | 6.028 | 0.589 | 134.3 | 11.8 |
CARTER GARY | 1986 | NYN | 122 | 162 | 0.75 | 869 | 62 | 8 | 931 | 939 | 0.9915 | 13 | 5 | 7.123 | 0.508 | 117.4 | 7.0 |
VARITEK JASON | 2004 | BOS | 130 | 162 | 0.80 | 880 | 49 | 2 | 929 | 931 | 0.9979 | 11 | 5 | 6.769 | 0.377 | 465.5 | 5.0 |
RARIDEN BILL | 1914 | IND | 130 | 157 | 0.83 | 714 | 215 | 18 | 929 | 947 | 0.9810 | 14 | 11 | 5.492 | 1.654 | 52.6 | 0.8 |
EDWARDS JOHNNY | 1970 | HOU | 139 | 162 | 0.86 | 854 | 74 | 5 | 928 | 933 | 0.9946 | 11 | 6 | 6.144 | 0.532 | 186.6 | 3.8 |
PENA TONY | 1991 | BOS | 140 | 162 | 0.86 | 864 | 60 | 5 | 924 | 929 | 0.9946 | 15 | 5 | 6.171 | 0.429 | 185.8 | 9.0 |
AUSMUS BRAD | 1998 | HOU | 124 | 162 | 0.77 | 850 | 58 | 7 | 908 | 915 | 0.9923 | 10 | 4 | 6.855 | 0.468 | 130.7 | 5.2 |
JOHNSON CHARLES | 2001 | FLO | 125 | 162 | 0.77 | 846 | 62 | 4 | 908 | 912 | 0.9956 | 15 | 8 | 6.768 | 0.496 | 228.0 | 5.4 |
SCHRECKENGOST OSSEE | 1905 | PHA | 114 | 152 | 0.75 | 790 | 115 | 15 | 905 | 920 | 0.9837 | 11 | 9 | 6.930 | 1.009 | 61.3 | 0.2 |
PIAZZA MIKE | 2000 | NYN | 124 | 162 | 0.77 | 863 | 37 | 3 | 900 | 903 | 0.9967 | 10 | 3 | 6.960 | 0.298 | 301.0 | 6.4 |
SANTIAGO BENITO | 2001 | SFN | 130 | 162 | 0.80 | 830 | 63 | 5 | 893 | 898 | 0.9944 | 12 | 8 | 6.385 | 0.485 | 179.6 | 2.4 |
MCCARVER TIM | 1967 | SLN | 130 | 161 | 0.81 | 819 | 67 | 3 | 886 | 889 | 0.9966 | 10 | 4 | 6.300 | 0.515 | 296.3 | 5.2 |
GIRARDI JOE | 1997 | NYA | 111 | 162 | 0.69 | 830 | 54 | 5 | 884 | 889 | 0.9944 | 11 | 11 | 7.477 | 0.486 | 177.8 | -2.2 |
MATHENY MIKE | 2000 | SLN | 124 | 162 | 0.77 | 803 | 75 | 5 | 878 | 883 | 0.9943 | 7 | 4 | 6.476 | 0.605 | 176.6 | 2.2 |
SCHNEIDER BRIAN | 2004 | MON | 133 | 162 | 0.82 | 814 | 58 | 2 | 872 | 874 | 0.9977 | 16 | 0 | 6.120 | 0.436 | 437.0 | 16.0 |
SUNDBERG JIM | 1978 | TEX | 148 | 162 | 0.91 | 769 | 91 | 3 | 860 | 863 | 0.9965 | 14 | 8 | 5.196 | 0.615 | 287.7 | 4.4 |
GIRARDI JOE | 1996 | NYA | 120 | 162 | 0.74 | 803 | 46 | 3 | 849 | 852 | 0.9965 | 8 | 10 | 6.692 | 0.383 | 284.0 | -4.0 |
MATHENY MIKE | 2001 | SLN | 121 | 162 | 0.75 | 772 | 69 | 4 | 841 | 845 | 0.9953 | 9 | 6 | 6.380 | 0.570 | 211.3 | 1.8 |
MATHENY MIKE | 2003 | SLN | 138 | 162 | 0.85 | 774 | 49 | 0 | 823 | 823 | 1.0000 | 7 | 5 | 5.609 | 0.355 | 823.0 | 1.0 |
JOHNSON CHARLES | 1996 | FLO | 120 | 162 | 0.74 | 751 | 70 | 4 | 821 | 825 | 0.9952 | 12 | 5 | 6.258 | 0.583 | 206.3 | 6.0 |
SCHALK RAY | 1916 | CHA | 124 | 155 | 0.80 | 653 | 166 | 10 | 819 | 829 | 0.9879 | 25 | 3 | 5.266 | 1.339 | 82.9 | 21.4 |
GROTE JERRY | 1968 | NYN | 115 | 163 | 0.71 | 754 | 60 | 5 | 814 | 819 | 0.9939 | 8 | 1 | 6.557 | 0.522 | 163.8 | 6.8 |
FERGUSON JOE | 1973 | LAN | 122 | 162 | 0.75 | 757 | 57 | 3 | 814 | 817 | 0.9963 | 17 | 18 | 6.205 | 0.467 | 272.3 | -4.6 |
FLAHERTY JOHN | 1999 | TBA | 115 | 162 | 0.71 | 726 | 87 | 6 | 813 | 819 | 0.9927 | 12 | 4 | 6.313 | 0.757 | 136.5 | 7.2 |
AUSMUS BRAD | 1999 | DET | 127 | 161 | 0.79 | 754 | 56 | 2 | 810 | 812 | 0.9975 | 5 | 7 | 5.937 | 0.441 | 406.0 | -3.4 |
MANWARING KIRT | 1993 | SFN | 130 | 162 | 0.80 | 739 | 70 | 2 | 809 | 811 | 0.9975 | 12 | 11 | 5.685 | 0.538 | 405.5 | -1.2 |
WILKINS RICK | 1993 | CHN | 133 | 163 | 0.82 | 717 | 89 | 3 | 806 | 809 | 0.9963 | 9 | 11 | 5.391 | 0.669 | 269.7 | -4.2 |
MITTERWALD GEORGE | 1970 | MIN | 117 | 162 | 0.72 | 740 | 62 | 3 | 802 | 805 | 0.9963 | 8 | 8 | 6.325 | 0.530 | 268.3 | -1.6 |
MATHENY MIKE | 2004 | SLN | 122 | 162 | 0.75 | 742 | 58 | 1 | 800 | 801 | 0.9988 | 10 | 2 | 6.082 | 0.475 | 801.0 | 7.6 |
PIERZYNSKI A.J. | 2002 | MIN | 124 | 161 | 0.77 | 756 | 42 | 3 | 798 | 801 | 0.9963 | 3 | 2 | 6.097 | 0.339 | 267.0 | 0.6 |
SCHRECKENGOST OSSEE | 1907 | PHA | 99 | 150 | 0.66 | 640 | 145 | 12 | 785 | 797 | 0.9849 | 4 | 9 | 6.465 | 1.465 | 66.4 | -6.8 |
FREEHAN BILL | 1970 | DET | 114 | 162 | 0.70 | 742 | 42 | 2 | 784 | 786 | 0.9975 | 6 | 8 | 6.509 | 0.368 | 393.0 | -3.6 |
MOLINA BEN | 2002 | ANA | 121 | 162 | 0.75 | 707 | 60 | 1 | 767 | 768 | 0.9987 | 6 | 5 | 5.843 | 0.496 | 768.0 | 0.0 |
MILLER DAMIAN | 2002 | ARI | 100 | 162 | 0.62 | 716 | 49 | 2 | 765 | 767 | 0.9974 | 8 | 8 | 7.160 | 0.490 | 383.5 | -1.6 |
MOELLER CHAD | 2004 | MIL | 100 | 161 | 0.62 | 718 | 46 | 1 | 764 | 765 | 0.9987 | 4 | 3 | 7.180 | 0.460 | 765.0 | 0.4 |
GROTE JERRY | 1975 | NYN | 111 | 162 | 0.69 | 706 | 55 | 4 | 761 | 765 | 0.9948 | 8 | 6 | 6.360 | 0.495 | 191.3 | 0.8 |
BERRA YOGI | 1959 | NYA | 116 | 155 | 0.75 | 698 | 61 | 2 | 759 | 761 | 0.9974 | 9 | 3 | 6.017 | 0.526 | 380.5 | 5.4 |
PIERZYNSKI A.J. | 2004 | SFN | 118 | 162 | 0.73 | 697 | 56 | 1 | 753 | 754 | 0.9987 | 6 | 7 | 5.907 | 0.475 | 754.0 | -2.4 |
MILLER DAMIAN | 2004 | OAK | 109 | 162 | 0.67 | 701 | 49 | 1 | 750 | 751 | 0.9987 | 4 | 0 | 6.431 | 0.450 | 751.0 | 4.0 |
DICKEY BILL | 1931 | NYA | 125 | 155 | 0.81 | 670 | 78 | 3 | 748 | 751 | 0.9960 | 6 | 0 | 5.360 | 0.624 | 250.3 | 6.0 |
PENA TONY | 1989 | SLN | 134 | 164 | 0.82 | 674 | 70 | 2 | 744 | 746 | 0.9973 | 13 | 5 | 5.030 | 0.522 | 373.0 | 7.0 |
WILSON DAN | 2001 | SEA | 122 | 162 | 0.75 | 711 | 32 | 1 | 743 | 744 | 0.9987 | 1 | 3 | 5.828 | 0.262 | 744.0 | -2.6 |
PAGNOZZI TOM | 1992 | SLN | 138 | 162 | 0.85 | 688 | 53 | 1 | 741 | 742 | 0.9987 | 10 | 6 | 4.986 | 0.384 | 742.0 | 2.8 |
BERGEN BILL | 1909 | BRO | 112 | 155 | 0.72 | 536 | 202 | 18 | 738 | 756 | 0.9762 | 18 | 5 | 4.786 | 1.804 | 42.0 | 12.0 |
KILLEFER BILL | 1913 | PHI | 118 | 159 | 0.74 | 570 | 166 | 9 | 736 | 745 | 0.9879 | 16 | 5 | 4.831 | 1.407 | 82.8 | 10.0 |
AUSMUS BRAD | 1995 | SDN | 100 | 144 | 0.69 | 656 | 63 | 6 | 719 | 725 | 0.9917 | 14 | 3 | 6.560 | 0.630 | 120.8 | 10.4 |
WILSON DAN | 2002 | SEA | 113 | 162 | 0.70 | 692 | 27 | 2 | 719 | 721 | 0.9972 | 4 | 2 | 6.124 | 0.239 | 360.5 | 1.6 |
PARRISH LANCE | 1991 | CAL | 111 | 162 | 0.69 | 658 | 57 | 2 | 715 | 717 | 0.9972 | 11 | 19 | 5.928 | 0.514 | 358.5 | -11.8 |
BENCH JOHNNY | 1976 | CIN | 128 | 162 | 0.79 | 651 | 60 | 2 | 711 | 713 | 0.9972 | 11 | 5 | 5.086 | 0.469 | 356.5 | 5.0 |
SCHNEIDER BRIAN | 2003 | MON | 98 | 162 | 0.60 | 661 | 45 | 3 | 706 | 709 | 0.9958 | 12 | 3 | 6.745 | 0.459 | 236.3 | 8.4 |
JOHNSON CHARLES | 1995 | FLO | 97 | 143 | 0.68 | 641 | 63 | 6 | 704 | 710 | 0.9915 | 9 | 5 | 6.608 | 0.649 | 118.3 | 3.0 |
BORGMANN GLENN | 1974 | MIN | 128 | 163 | 0.79 | 652 | 52 | 2 | 704 | 706 | 0.9972 | 7 | 4 | 5.094 | 0.406 | 353.0 | 2.2 |
FLETCHER DARRIN | 1999 | TOR | 113 | 162 | 0.70 | 638 | 42 | 2 | 680 | 682 | 0.9971 | 4 | 10 | 5.646 | 0.372 | 341.0 | -8.0 |
WESTRUM WES | 1950 | NY1 | 139 | 154 | 0.90 | 608 | 71 | 1 | 679 | 680 | 0.9985 | 21 | 8 | 4.374 | 0.511 | 680.0 | 11.4 |
VALLE DAVE | 1990 | SEA | 104 | 162 | 0.64 | 631 | 44 | 2 | 675 | 677 | 0.9970 | 9 | 9 | 6.067 | 0.423 | 338.5 | -1.8 |
FLETCHER DARRIN | 1995 | MON | 98 | 144 | 0.68 | 612 | 45 | 4 | 657 | 661 | 0.9939 | 8 | 0 | 6.245 | 0.459 | 165.3 | 8.0 |
DEMPSEY RICK | 1983 | BAL | 128 | 162 | 0.79 | 591 | 65 | 2 | 656 | 658 | 0.9970 | 7 | 1 | 4.617 | 0.508 | 329.0 | 5.8 |
WILSON DAN | 2004 | SEA | 103 | 162 | 0.64 | 611 | 38 | 2 | 649 | 651 | 0.9969 | 6 | 0 | 5.932 | 0.369 | 325.5 | 6.0 |
STEINBACH TERRY | 1994 | OAK | 93 | 114 | 0.82 | 569 | 58 | 1 | 627 | 628 | 0.9984 | 5 | 4 | 6.118 | 0.624 | 628.0 | 0.2 |
MUNSON THURMAN | 1971 | NYA | 117 | 162 | 0.72 | 547 | 67 | 1 | 614 | 615 | 0.9984 | 4 | 9 | 4.675 | 0.573 | 615.0 | -6.8 |
LAVALLIERE MIKE | 1991 | PIT | 105 | 162 | 0.65 | 565 | 46 | 1 | 611 | 612 | 0.9984 | 4 | 5 | 5.381 | 0.438 | 612.0 | -2.0 |
ROSAR BUDDY | 1946 | PHA | 117 | 155 | 0.75 | 532 | 73 | 0 | 605 | 605 | 1.0000 | 9 | 5 | 4.547 | 0.624 | 605.0 | 3.0 |
LOPEZ JAVY | 1994 | ATL | 75 | 114 | 0.66 | 559 | 35 | 3 | 594 | 597 | 0.9950 | 3 | 10 | 7.453 | 0.467 | 199.0 | -9.0 |
HOUSE FRANK | 1957 | DET | 97 | 154 | 0.63 | 535 | 54 | 2 | 589 | 591 | 0.9966 | 5 | 5 | 5.515 | 0.557 | 295.5 | -1.0 |
CERONE RICK | 1987 | NYA | 111 | 162 | 0.69 | 538 | 38 | 1 | 576 | 577 | 0.9983 | 6 | 13 | 4.847 | 0.342 | 577.0 | -9.6 |
INGE BRANDON | 2003 | DET | 104 | 162 | 0.64 | 500 | 67 | 2 | 567 | 569 | 0.9965 | 11 | 5 | 4.808 | 0.644 | 284.5 | 5.0 |
LOLLAR SHERM | 1961 | CHA | 107 | 163 | 0.66 | 464 | 48 | 1 | 512 | 513 | 0.9981 | 6 | 3 | 4.336 | 0.449 | 513.0 | 2.4 |
LOLLAR SHERM | 1957 | CHA | 96 | 155 | 0.62 | 454 | 45 | 1 | 499 | 500 | 0.9980 | 5 | 5 | 4.729 | 0.469 | 500.0 | -1.0 |
ALOMAR SANDY | 1994 | CLE | 78 | 113 | 0.69 | 453 | 41 | 2 | 494 | 496 | 0.9960 | 4 | 3 | 5.808 | 0.526 | 248.0 | 0.4 |
DEMPSEY RICK | 1981 | BAL | 90 | 105 | 0.86 | 384 | 35 | 1 | 419 | 420 | 0.9976 | 6 | 4 | 4.267 | 0.389 | 420.0 | 1.2 |
PAGNOZZI TOM | 1994 | SLN | 70 | 115 | 0.61 | 369 | 41 | 1 | 410 | 411 | 0.9976 | 5 | 1 | 5.271 | 0.586 | 411.0 | 3.8 |