100 Best Fielding Seasons


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

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FIELDING AVERAGE RELATIVE VALUE (z-Score)

Catcher Year Team z-GC% z-FLD% z-PO/G z-A/G z-TC/E z-DP:PB z-Score
MATHENY MIKE 2003 SLN 41.350 28.426 24.709 -35.484 302.740 12.587 66.595
JOHNSON CHARLES 1997 FLO 4.100 28.426 88.033 -8.679 365.051 49.504 104.467
ROSAR BUDDY 1946 PHA 2.322 28.426 -14.645 -5.257 212.180 17.576 47.656
MATHENY MIKE 2004 SLN 1.617 26.919 42.251 -21.955 293.601 29.050 73.973
MOLINA BEN 2002 ANA -0.866 26.854 33.393 -19.655 279.892 10.093 66.115
MOELLER CHAD 2004 MIL -51.473 26.848 82.952 -23.688 278.646 11.091 75.170
PIERZYNSKI A.J. 2004 SFN -8.316 26.825 35.758 -22.049 274.076 4.106 63.743
MILLER DAMIAN 2004 OAK -30.666 26.819 55.196 -24.863 272.830 20.070 70.010
WILSON DAN 2001 SEA 1.617 26.804 32.833 -45.915 269.922 3.607 57.450
PAGNOZZI TOM 1992 SLN 41.350 26.799 1.609 -32.226 269.091 17.077 56.470
WESTRUM WES 1950 NY1 61.765 26.651 -21.054 -17.977 243.336 38.529 53.897
STEINBACH TERRY 1994 OAK 26.842 26.504 43.597 -5.288 221.735 10.592 59.428
MUNSON THURMAN 1971 NYA -10.800 26.464 -9.893 -11.023 216.334 -6.869 43.003
LAVALLIERE MIKE 1991 PIT -40.599 26.454 16.267 -26.150 215.088 5.104 47.353
CERONE RICK 1987 NYA -25.699 26.334 -3.531 -36.916 200.549 -13.853 34.517
LOLLAR SHERM 1961 CHA -37.263 26.073 -22.450 -24.969 173.963 16.079 33.739
HOWARD ELSTON 1964 NYA 56.795 26.031 55.208 -23.811 170.224 8.596 47.250
LOLLAR SHERM 1957 CHA -52.183 26.012 -7.893 -22.704 168.562 7.598 34.315
VARITEK JASON 2004 BOS 21.483 25.833 67.726 -33.028 154.231 22.565 47.465
SCHNEIDER BRIAN 2004 MON 28.933 25.664 43.672 -26.376 142.391 50.003 47.071
DEMPSEY RICK 1981 BAL 43.478 25.552 -25.036 -31.683 135.330 13.086 23.450
PAGNOZZI TOM 1994 SLN -56.471 25.490 12.207 -9.554 131.591 19.572 35.861
AUSMUS BRAD 1999 DET 15.992 25.453 36.878 -25.830 129.514 1.612 33.525
MANWARING KIRT 1993 SFN 21.483 25.450 27.523 -14.866 129.306 7.100 34.902
FREEHAN BILL 1970 DET -18.250 25.355 58.072 -33.984 124.113 1.113 34.934
MILLER DAMIAN 2002 ARI -53.016 25.279 82.210 -20.315 120.167 6.102 42.689
BERRA YOGI 1959 NYA -0.274 25.254 39.852 -16.283 118.921 23.563 38.261
PENA TONY 1989 SLN 27.359 25.190 3.253 -16.673 115.805 27.554 31.026
WILSON DAN 2002 SEA -20.733 25.078 43.805 -48.541 110.613 14.084 29.008
PARRISH LANCE 1991 CAL -25.699 25.060 36.541 -17.671 109.782 -19.341 26.874
BENCH JOHNNY 1976 CIN 16.517 25.041 5.332 -22.704 108.951 22.565 27.837
AUSMUS BRAD 2003 HOU 53.766 25.014 71.355 -15.652 107.774 33.540 44.406
BORGMANN GLENN 1974 MIN 14.567 25.007 5.621 -29.731 107.497 15.581 24.795
FLETCHER DARRIN 1999 TOR -20.733 24.887 26.092 -33.617 102.512 -9.862 22.002
MILLER DAMIAN 2003 CHN -18.250 24.862 122.451 -3.411 101.543 1.113 49.312
VALLE DAVE 1990 SEA -43.083 24.861 41.708 -27.839 101.474 5.603 29.161
AUSMUS BRAD 2001 HOU 14.033 24.855 93.792 -20.518 101.266 29.549 45.789
AUSMUS BRAD 2002 HOU 19.000 24.841 87.486 -18.755 100.712 26.556 44.168
DEMPSEY RICK 1983 BAL 16.517 24.758 -12.044 -18.312 97.527 24.560 23.298
WILSON DAN 2004 SEA -45.566 24.718 36.694 -33.926 96.073 25.059 29.724
LIEBERTHAL MIKE 1999 PHI 53.766 24.599 45.175 -26.659 91.850 7.100 28.413
PIAZZA MIKE 2000 NYN 6.584 24.417 74.785 -41.858 85.896 26.057 33.859
MCCARVER TIM 1967 SLN 23.489 24.353 50.333 -17.461 83.957 23.064 32.849
HOUSE FRANK 1957 DET -47.952 24.342 21.253 -12.816 83.611 7.598 24.798
SUNDBERG JIM 1978 TEX 66.183 24.231 9.409 -6.276 80.357 21.068 25.758
INGE BRANDON 2003 DET -43.083 24.184 -4.982 -2.975 79.042 22.565 23.567
GIRARDI JOE 1996 NYA -3.350 24.177 64.851 -32.307 78.834 0.115 27.134
FERGUSON JOE 1973 LAN 1.617 23.995 46.809 -22.877 73.987 -1.381 24.106
WILKINS RICK 1993 CHN 26.907 23.951 16.638 -0.171 72.880 -0.384 22.583
MITTERWALD GEORGE 1970 MIN -10.800 23.928 51.252 -15.827 72.326 6.102 27.556
PIERZYNSKI A.J. 2002 MIN 8.496 23.906 42.800 -37.324 71.772 11.589 22.549
DICKEY BILL 1931 NYA 23.086 23.605 15.490 -5.249 64.848 25.059 24.751
ALOMAR SANDY 1994 CLE -23.656 23.560 32.085 -16.308 63.879 11.091 22.861
VARITEK JASON 2002 BOS 14.033 23.455 82.993 -26.715 61.698 0.115 28.309
FREEHAN BILL 1966 DET 26.450 23.387 68.979 -27.708 60.348 28.551 30.712
SCHNEIDER BRIAN 2003 MON -57.982 23.320 66.824 -23.779 59.033 31.046 31.289
JOHNSON CHARLES 2001 FLO 9.067 23.133 67.680 -19.640 55.571 23.563 30.061
MATHENY MIKE 2001 SLN -0.866 22.713 53.304 -11.293 48.613 14.583 25.584
LOPEZ JAVY 1998 ATL 16.517 22.685 100.026 -15.677 48.177 -7.867 29.469
JOHNSON CHARLES 1996 FLO -3.350 22.575 48.789 -9.821 46.536 25.059 26.627
LOPEZ JAVY 1994 ATL -36.678 22.362 93.083 -22.938 43.524 -12.357 24.735
AUSMUS BRAD 2004 HOU 16.517 22.306 83.230 -21.825 42.776 29.050 31.107
CARTER GARY 1983 MON 54.056 22.134 34.837 8.136 40.533 27.055 26.539
VALLE DAVE 1993 SEA 33.900 22.121 58.707 -16.276 40.367 18.574 24.699
GROTE JERRY 1975 NYN -25.699 22.116 52.570 -19.697 40.305 12.088 21.476
WILSON DAN 1995 SEA 28.813 22.094 96.215 -27.221 40.035 -8.865 24.452
PENA TONY 1990 BOS 51.283 22.027 42.345 -16.815 39.204 24.560 22.264
WILSON DAN 1997 SEA 56.250 22.007 87.091 -19.190 38.954 42.021 34.177
EDWARDS JOHNNY 1970 HOU 43.833 21.959 44.546 -15.551 38.373 19.572 21.780
PENA TONY 1991 BOS 46.316 21.931 45.567 -27.221 38.041 32.542 22.172
EDWARDS JOHNNY 1963 CIN 66.183 21.849 69.267 -9.315 37.085 20.070 27.791
BARRETT MICHAEL 2004 CHN 21.483 21.771 111.921 -34.757 36.185 8.596 28.743
LOPEZ JAVY 1996 ATL 33.900 21.722 89.459 -7.948 35.631 -0.384 27.696
SANTIAGO BENITO 2001 SFN 21.483 21.707 53.469 -20.920 35.465 16.079 21.160
GIRARDI JOE 1997 NYA -25.699 21.639 93.978 -20.710 34.717 4.605 26.846
MATHENY MIKE 2000 SLN 6.584 21.592 56.850 -7.404 34.219 15.581 24.168
FREEHAN BILL 1968 DET 37.171 21.530 77.623 -15.932 33.554 26.556 28.666
EDWARDS JOHNNY 1969 HOU 73.633 21.507 95.427 -16.584 33.317 2.610 27.255
FLETCHER DARRIN 1995 MON -27.562 21.123 48.291 -23.779 29.504 30.048 21.037
GROTE JERRY 1968 NYN -17.518 21.058 59.841 -16.746 28.902 27.055 24.022
HALLER TOM 1968 LAN 43.833 20.804 46.946 -9.889 26.631 22.565 21.411
MILLER DAMIAN 2001 ARI -0.866 20.404 112.734 -1.072 23.347 -4.874 30.108
FLAHERTY JOHN 1999 TBA -15.766 19.585 50.816 9.650 17.561 28.053 25.133
RODRIGUEZ IVAN 1999 TEX 48.800 19.439 40.264 -9.223 16.641 39.527 21.330
DIAZ EINAR 2001 CLE 31.417 19.310 82.089 1.785 15.847 16.578 27.122
AUSMUS BRAD 1998 HOU 6.584 19.194 70.899 -22.817 15.157 23.064 21.099
EDWARDS JOHNNY 1964 CIN -5.178 18.483 91.724 -7.011 11.278 19.572 26.809
AUSMUS BRAD 1995 SDN -21.975 18.439 59.970 -4.575 11.053 36.035 24.184
JOHNSON CHARLES 1995 FLO -28.461 18.228 61.759 -2.384 10.014 17.576 21.039
CARTER GARY 1986 NYN 1.617 18.145 80.837 -18.269 9.616 27.554 23.577
KENDALL JASON 2004 PIT 63.468 17.314 70.187 -15.340 5.971 36.534 22.933
KENDALL JASON 1997 PIT 51.283 15.973 65.316 6.146 1.114 39.028 25.516
SCHALK RAY 1916 CHA 20.490 13.869 12.011 75.105 -4.705 63.473 31.950
KILLEFER BILL 1913 PHI -2.787 13.848 -4.136 82.758 -4.756 35.037 24.550
LODUCA PAUL 2003 LAN 4.100 12.393 122.387 16.001 -7.876 27.055 33.992
SCHRECKENGOST OSSEE 1907 PHA -35.831 10.256 56.436 89.263 -11.552 -6.869 27.507
SCHRECKENGOST OSSEE 1905 PHA 0.375 8.750 73.679 38.010 -13.664 10.592 23.473
RARIDEN BILL 1914 IND 31.765 5.489 20.394 110.535 -17.287 12.088 26.244
RARIDEN BILL 1915 NEW 67.208 2.246 1.885 113.032 -19.994 40.026 27.439
BERGEN BILL 1909 BRO -10.655 -0.306 -5.797 127.368 -21.695 40.026 27.919


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