List of Major League Baseball career fielding errors as a first baseman leaders
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In baseball statistics, an error is an act, in the judgment of the official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner that allows a batter or baserunner to advance one or more bases or allows an at bat to continue after the batter should have been put out.
First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team. A first baseman is the player on the team playing defense who fields the area nearest first base, and is responsible for the majority of plays made at that base.
Cap Anson is the all-time leader in errors as a first baseman with 658 career. Anson is the only first baseman to commit over 600 career errors. Dan Brouthers is second all-time with 513 career errors and the only other first baseman to commit more than 500 errors.
Key[]
Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career fielding errors A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player (2021 Es) | Number of errors committed during the 2021 Major League Baseball season. |
E as 1B | Total career errors committed as a first baseman. |
* | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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Bold | Denotes active player.[a] |
List[]
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- Stats updated as of July 22, 2021
Rank | Player (2021 Es) | E as 1B |
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1 | Cap Anson * | 658 |
2 | Dan Brouthers * | 513 |
3 | Jake Beckley * | 481 |
4 | Joe Start | 433 |
5 | Roger Connor * | 419 |
6 | Charlie Comiskey * | 403 |
7 | Hal Chase | 402 |
8 | Tommy Tucker | 393 |
9 | Harry Davis | 343 |
10 | Fred Tenney | 327 |
11 | Bill Phillips | 324 |
12 | John Reilly | 316 |
13 | John Morrill | 285 |
14 | Jack Doyle | 277 |
15 | George Sisler * | 269 |
16 | Sid Farrar | 262 |
17 | Fred Merkle | 252 |
18 | George Burns | 245 |
19 | Harry Stovey | 241 |
20 | Kitty Bransfield | 236 |
21 | Willie McCovey * | 233 |
22 | Herman Dehlman | 230 |
23 | Dave Orr | 227 |
24 | Ed Konetchy | 224 |
25 | Jim Bottomley * | 223 |
26 | Mickey Vernon | 211 |
27 | Henry Larkin | 209 |
28 | Jack Fournier | 208 |
29 | Candy LaChance | 207 |
Everett Mills | 207 | |
31 | Dan Stearns | 206 |
32 | Fred Luderus | 201 |
33 | Tim Murnane | 195 |
34 | George Stovall | 194 |
35 | Lou Gehrig * | 193 |
36 | Lu Blue | 191 |
37 | Tom Jones | 183 |
38 | Jake Daubert | 181 |
39 | Dick Hoblitzell | 180 |
40 | Andrés Galarraga | 176 |
41 | Joe Kuhel | 173 |
42 | Charlie Gould | 169 |
Dan McGann | 169 | |
Dick Stuart | 169 | |
45 | Wally Pipp | 168 |
46 | Fred McGriff | 167 |
Eddie Murray * | 167 | |
48 | George Scott | 165 |
49 | Orlando Cepeda * | 162 |
Charlie Grimm | 162 |
Rank | Player (2021 Es) | E as 1B |
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51 | Jim Field | 161 |
52 | Stuffy McInnis | 160 |
53 | Martin Powell | 159 |
Perry Werden | 159 | |
55 | Jimmie Foxx * | 155 |
56 | Jake Stahl | 150 |
57 | Dave Foutz | 150 |
58 | Donn Clendenon | 146 |
Juice Latham | 146 | |
60 | Earl Torgeson | 143 |
61 | Charlie Hickman | 142 |
Joe Judge | 142 | |
63 | Dolph Camilli | 141 |
Guy Hecker | 141 | |
65 | Mo Vaughn | 139 |
66 | Ferris Fain | 138 |
Bill Terry | 138 | |
68 | Will Clark | 136 |
Alex McKinnon | 136 | |
Jim O'Rourke * | 136 | |
71 | Frank Chance * | 135 |
72 | Johnny Mize * | 133 |
73 | John Kerins | 132 |
74 | Norm Cash | 131 |
75 | Chris Chambliss | 130 |
76 | Jeff Bagwell * | 129 |
Carlos Delgado | 129 | |
Vic Saier | 129 | |
79 | Bill Buckner | 128 |
Denny Mack | 128 | |
81 | Gil Hodges * | 126 |
82 | Phil Cavarretta | 123 |
83 | Rudy York | 122 |
84 | Cecil Cooper | 121 |
High Pockets Kelly * | 121 | |
Hal Trosky | 121 | |
87 | Mox McQuery | 120 |
88 | Ryan Howard | 119 |
89 | John Anderson | 117 |
Tony Pérez * | 117 | |
91 | Boog Powell | 116 |
Albert Pujols (3) | 116 | |
Gus Suhr | 116 | |
94 | Ed Cartwright | 115 |
Mike Hargrove | 115 | |
Keith Hernandez | 115 | |
97 | John Glenn | 113 |
Doc Johnston | 113 | |
George McQuinn | 113 | |
Earl Sheely | 113 |
Notes[]
- ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
References[]
- Major League Baseball statistics
- Major League Baseball lists