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)
TOTAL CHANCES per ERROR 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 |
| JOHNSON CHARLES | 1997 | FLO | 4.100 | 28.426 | 88.033 | -8.679 | 365.051 | 49.504 | 104.467 |
| MATHENY MIKE | 2003 | SLN | 41.350 | 28.426 | 24.709 | -35.484 | 302.740 | 12.587 | 66.595 |
| 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 |
| ROSAR BUDDY | 1946 | PHA | 2.322 | 28.426 | -14.645 | -5.257 | 212.180 | 17.576 | 47.656 |
| 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 |
