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Career Leaders & Records for Errors Committed
Baseball Leaders & Baseball Records:
Single-Season
Career
Active
Progressive
Year-by-Year Top-Tens
Yearly League
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Statistic Description: Fielding Errors
This statistic is computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1948-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these lists.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Errors Committed | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Herman Long (16) | 1096 | R |
| 2. | Bill Dahlen (21) | 1080 | R |
| 3. | Deacon White+ (20) | 1018 | R |
| 4. | Germany Smith (15) | 1009 | R |
| 5. | Tommy Corcoran (18) | 992 | R |
| 6. | Fred Pfeffer (16) | 980 | R |
| 7. | Cap Anson+ (27) | 976 | R |
| 8. | Monte Ward+ (17) | 952 | R |
| 9. | Jack Glasscock (17) | 895 | R |
| 10. | Ed McKean (13) | 892 | R |
| 11. | King Kelly+ (16) | 851 | R |
| 12. | Arlie Latham (17) | 844 | R |
| 13. | Honus Wagner+ (21) | 828 | R |
| 14. | Bobby Wallace+ (25) | 814 | R |
| 15. | Monte Cross (15) | 813 | R |
| 16. | George Davis+ (20) | 803 | R |
| 17. | Bob Ferguson (14) | 798 | R |
| 18. | Bid McPhee+ (18) | 796 | R |
| 19. | Sam Wise (12) | 795 | R |
| 20. | Jack Burdock (18) | 793 | R |
| 21. | Ezra Sutton (18) | 782 | R |
| 22. | Cub Stricker (11) | 748 | R |
| 23. | Tom Burns (13) | 739 | R |
| 24. | Joe Gerhardt (15) | 725 | R |
| 25. | Rabbit Maranville+ (23) | 711 | R |
| 26. | Pop Snyder (18) | 708 | R |
| 27. | Billy Shindle (13) | 705 | R |
| 28. | Donie Bush (16) | 704 | R |
| 29. | Jim O'Rourke+ (23) | 700 | R |
| 30. | Pop Smith (12) | 699 | R |
| 31. | Ned Williamson (13) | 684 | R |
| 32. | Luke Appling+ (20) | 672 | R |
| Kid Gleason (22) | 672 | R | |
| 34. | Billy Nash (15) | 669 | R |
| 35. | Dave Bancroft+ (16) | 666 | R |
| 36. | Tom Daly (17) | 657 | R |
| 37. | Yank Robinson (10) | 655 | R |
| 38. | Joe Tinker+ (15) | 648 | R |
| 39. | Cupid Childs (13) | 647 | R |
| Arthur Irwin (13) | 647 | R | |
| 41. | Hick Carpenter (12) | 625 | L |
| 42. | Deacon McGuire (26) | 621 | R |
| 43. | Shorty Fuller (9) | 615 | R |
| 44. | Davy Force (15) | 613 | R |
| Doggie Miller (13) | 613 | R | |
| 46. | Jerry Denny (13) | 609 | R |
| 47. | Bones Ely (14) | 606 | R |
| 48. | Joe Quinn (17) | 604 | R |
| 49. | Frank Fennelly (7) | 602 | R |
| 50. | Roger Connor+ (18) | 596 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Errors Committed | Throws |
| 51. | Lave Cross (21) | 590 | R |
| Paul Hines (20) | 590 | R | |
| 53. | Mickey Doolin (13) | 589 | R |
| 54. | Lou Bierbauer (13) | 585 | R |
| 55. | Buck Ewing+ (18) | 572 | R |
| 56. | Jack Farrell (11) | 570 | R |
| 57. | Jack Rowe (12) | 568 | R |
| 58. | Duke Farrell (18) | 562 | R |
| 59. | Roger Peckinpaugh (17) | 554 | R |
| 60. | Hughie Jennings+ (18) | 552 | R |
| Hardy Richardson (14) | 552 | R | |
| 62. | Jack Doyle (17) | 546 | R |
| 63. | Chick Fulmer (11) | 545 | R |
| 64. | Bill McClellan (8) | 542 | L |
| 65. | Kid Elberfeld (14) | 538 | R |
| 66. | Art Fletcher (13) | 537 | R |
| Bill Gleason (8) | 537 | R | |
| 68. | Bill Hallman (14) | 534 | R |
| Ivy Olson (14) | 534 | R | |
| 70. | Dan Brouthers+ (19) | 531 | L |
| 71. | Paul Radford (12) | 522 | R |
| 72. | John Morrill (15) | 520 | R |
| 73. | Bill Kuehne (10) | 519 | R |
| Candy Nelson (13) | 519 | R | |
| 75. | Nap Lajoie+ (21) | 518 | R |
| 76. | Denny Lyons (13) | 514 | R |
| 77. | Dick Bartell (18) | 512 | R |
| 78. | Joe Cronin+ (20) | 510 | R |
| Bill Joyce (8) | 510 | R | |
| 80. | Bobby Lowe (18) | 508 | R |
| 81. | Rogers Hornsby+ (23) | 500 | R |
| 82. | Fred Dunlap (12) | 499 | R |
| 83. | Tom Brown (17) | 496 | R |
| 84. | George McBride (16) | 489 | R |
| 85. | Freddy Parent (12) | 488 | R |
| 86. | Jake Beckley+ (20) | 482 | L |
| 87. | Joe Mulvey (12) | 479 | R |
| 88. | Jimmy Collins+ (14) | 478 | R |
| 89. | Silver Flint (13) | 471 | R |
| 90. | Harry Stovey (14) | 470 | R |
| 91. | Al Myers (8) | 463 | R |
| Harry Steinfeldt (14) | 463 | R | |
| 93. | Doc Lavan (12) | 461 | R |
| 94. | Mike McGeary (11) | 460 | R |
| 95. | Ross Barnes (9) | 459 | R |
| Tommy Leach (19) | 459 | R | |
| 97. | George Pinkney (10) | 458 | R |
| George Van Haltren (17) | 458 | L | |
| 99. | John Peters (11) | 453 | R |
| 100. | Eddie Collins+ (25) | 452 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Errors Committed | Throws |
| 101. | Wally Gerber (15) | 450 | R |
| Frank Shugart (8) | 450 | R | |
| 103. | Art Whitney (11) | 448 | R |
| 104. | Johnny Evers+ (18) | 447 | R |
| 105. | Larry Doyle (14) | 443 | R |
| 106. | Danny Richardson (11) | 442 | R |
| George Wright+ (12) | 442 | R | |
| 108. | Bill Holbert (12) | 440 | R |
| Claude Ritchey (13) | 440 | R | |
| 110. | Charlie Bennett (15) | 439 | R |
| Gene DeMontreville (11) | 439 | R | |
| 112. | Jimmy Ryan (18) | 436 | L |
| 113. | Tom Carey (9) | 434 | R |
| Ed Delahanty+ (16) | 434 | R | |
| Wilbert Robinson+ (17) | 434 | R | |
| 116. | Joe Start (16) | 433 | L |
| 117. | Sadie Houck (8) | 432 | R |
| 118. | Jimmy Dykes (22) | 429 | R |
| 119. | Jimmy Williams (11) | 427 | R |
| 120. | Joe Quest (10) | 425 | R |
| 121. | Hal Chase (15) | 423 | L |
| John Clapp (11) | 423 | R | |
| Travis Jackson+ (15) | 423 | R | |
| 124. | Barry McCormick (10) | 422 | R |
| 125. | Frankie Crosetti (17) | 421 | R |
| 126. | Charlie Comiskey+ (13) | 417 | R |
| Arky Vaughan+ (14) | 417 | R | |
| 128. | Pete Browning (13) | 414 | R |
| Jack Clements (17) | 414 | L | |
| 130. | John McGraw+ (16) | 413 | R |
| 131. | Doc Bushong (13) | 412 | R |
| 132. | Joe Sewell+ (14) | 408 | R |
| 133. | Buck Herzog (13) | 407 | R |
| Pee Wee Reese+ (16) | 407 | R | |
| 135. | Del Pratt (13) | 406 | R |
| Harry Schafer (8) | 406 | R | |
| 137. | Charley Bassett (9) | 404 | R |
| 138. | Heinie Wagner (12) | 402 | R |
| 139. | Jack Boyle (13) | 401 | R |
| 140. | Tommy Tucker (13) | 399 | R |
| 141. | Jimmy Austin (18) | 395 | R |
| Buck Weaver (9) | 395 | R | |
| 143. | Al Bridwell (11) | 394 | R |
| Dummy Hoy (14) | 394 | R | |
| 145. | Frank Hankinson (10) | 393 | R |
| 146. | Jesse Burkett+ (16) | 388 | L |
| Bert Campaneris (19) | 388 | R | |
| 148. | Garry Templeton (16) | 386 | R |
| 149. | Harry Davis (22) | 385 | R |
| 150. | Chippy McGarr (10) | 383 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Errors Committed | Throws |
| 151. | Heinie Zimmerman (13) | 381 | R |
| 152. | Miller Huggins+ (13) | 380 | R |
| 153. | George Gore (14) | 376 | R |
| Dick Groat (14) | 376 | R | |
| 155. | Bill Wambsganss (13) | 375 | R |
| 156. | Frankie Frisch+ (19) | 371 | R |
| Patsy Tebeau (13) | 371 | R | |
| 158. | Ned Hanlon+ (13) | 370 | R |
| 159. | Joe Battin (10) | 367 | R |
| 160. | Luis Aparicio+ (18) | 366 | R |
| 161. | Billy Herman+ (15) | 365 | R |
| 162. | Jumbo Davis (7) | 363 | R |
| 163. | Fred Tenney (17) | 361 | L |
| 164. | Ray Chapman (9) | 358 | R |
| 165. | Charlie Hickman (12) | 357 | R |
| Eddie Joost (17) | 357 | R | |
| Glenn Wright (11) | 357 | R | |
| 168. | Fred Carroll (8) | 356 | R |
| Pinky Higgins (14) | 356 | R | |
| Henry Larkin (10) | 356 | R | |
| 171. | Bill Bradley (14) | 355 | R |
| Nat Hicks (6) | 355 | R | |
| Bill Russell (18) | 355 | R | |
| 174. | Tommy Dowd (10) | 352 | R |
| Mark Koenig (12) | 352 | R | |
| Jocko Milligan (10) | 352 | R | |
| 177. | Don Kessinger (16) | 350 | R |
| 178. | Bill Sweeney (8) | 349 | R |
| 179. | Eddie Foster (13) | 348 | R |
| Alfredo Griffin (18) | 348 | R | |
| Pie Traynor+ (17) | 348 | R | |
| Bill White (5) | 348 | ||
| 183. | Jack Barry (11) | 347 | R |
| 184. | Red Kress (14) | 343 | R |
| 185. | Bill Craver (7) | 342 | R |
| Al Dark (14) | 342 | R | |
| Tommy McCarthy+ (13) | 342 | R | |
| Levi Meyerle (8) | 342 | R | |
| Bill Phillips (10) | 342 | R | |
| 190. | Billy Clingman (10) | 340 | R |
| Chief Zimmer (19) | 340 | R | |
| 192. | Wid Conroy (11) | 337 | R |
| 193. | Oyster Burns (11) | 336 | R |
| George Creamer (7) | 336 | R | |
| Jim Donnelly (11) | 336 | R | |
| Barney Gilligan (10) | 336 | R | |
| 197. | Larry Gardner (17) | 335 | R |
| 198. | Granny Hamner (17) | 334 | R |
| 199. | Billy Jurges (17) | 333 | R |
| 200. | Doc Casey (10) | 331 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Errors Committed | Throws |
| Maury Wills (14) | 331 | R | |
| 202. | Bob Allen (7) | 330 | R |
| Reddy Mack (6) | 330 | ||
| Jack Manning (12) | 330 | R | |
| 205. | Darrell Evans (21) | 329 | R |
| 206. | Hobe Ferris (9) | 328 | R |
| Mike Schmidt+ (18) | 328 | R | |
| 208. | Kid Baldwin (7) | 327 | R |
| Ron Santo+ (15) | 327 | R | |
| 210. | Dave Concepcion (19) | 326 | R |
| John Reilly (10) | 326 | R | |
| 212. | Leo Durocher+ (17) | 325 | R |
| 213. | Lew Brown (7) | 324 | R |
| Billy Rogell (14) | 324 | R | |
| 215. | Dick Higham (8) | 323 | R |
| Lou Say (7) | 323 | R | |
| 217. | Home Run Baker+ (13) | 322 | R |
| Red Dooin (15) | 322 | R | |
| 219. | Charlie Irwin (10) | 321 | R |
| Rabbit Warstler (11) | 321 | R | |
| 221. | Larry Kopf (10) | 320 | R |
| Cal McVey (9) | 320 | R | |
| 223. | Frankie Gustine (12) | 319 | R |
| 224. | Connie Mack+ (11) | 318 | R |
| Dots Miller (12) | 318 | R | |
| Charley O'Leary (11) | 318 | R | |
| 227. | Lonny Frey (14) | 317 | R |
| 228. | Ed Abbaticchio (9) | 315 | R |
| Jim Delahanty (13) | 315 | R | |
| Billy Gilbert (8) | 315 | R | |
| Marty McManus (15) | 315 | R | |
| 232. | George Grantham (13) | 314 | R |
| Tony Lazzeri+ (14) | 314 | R | |
| 234. | Eddie Mathews+ (17) | 313 | R |
| Lee Tannehill (10) | 313 | R | |
| 236. | Buddy Myer (17) | 312 | R |
| Rafael Ramirez (13) | 312 | R | |
| 238. | Jack O'Brien (8) | 311 | R |
| 239. | Charlie Gehringer+ (19) | 310 | R |
| 240. | Con Daily (12) | 309 | |
| Blondie Purcell (12) | 309 | R | |
| 242. | Everett Scott (13) | 306 | R |
| Terry Turner (17) | 306 | R | |
| 244. | Ed Caskin (7) | 305 | R |
| Charlie Ganzel (14) | 305 | R | |
| George Wood (13) | 305 | R | |
| Robin Yount+ (20) | 305 | R | |
| 248. | Chick Galloway (10) | 304 | R |
| Chicken Wolf (11) | 304 | R | |
| 250. | Jim Holdsworth (8) | 302 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Errors Committed | Throws |
| Sammy Strang (10) | 302 | R | |
| Farmer Vaughn (13) | 302 | R | |
| 253. | Rudy Hulswitt (7) | 301 | R |
| Vern Stephens (15) | 301 | R | |
| 255. | George Cutshaw (12) | 300 | R |
| 256. | Bobby Byrne (11) | 299 | R |
| 257. | Graig Nettles (22) | 298 | R |
| 258. | George Bradley (11) | 297 | R |
| 259. | Bill Greenwood (6) | 296 | L |
| Tommy Thevenow (15) | 296 | R | |
| 261. | Freddie Patek (14) | 295 | R |
| 262. | Cal Ripken+ (21) | 294 | R |
| 263. | George Brett+ (21) | 292 | R |
| Roy McMillan (16) | 292 | R | |
| Charlie Reilly (8) | 292 | R | |
| 266. | Jim Fregosi (18) | 291 | R |
| John Knight (8) | 291 | R | |
| Tom York (15) | 291 | L | |
| 269. | Jimmy Johnston (13) | 290 | R |
| Otto Knabe (11) | 290 | R | |
| 271. | Billy Hamilton+ (14) | 289 | R |
| 272. | Chris Speier (19) | 288 | R |
| 273. | Dude Esterbrook (11) | 287 | R |
| 274. | Lyn Lary (12) | 286 | R |
| 275. | Abner Dalrymple (12) | 285 | R |
| John Kerins (7) | 285 | R | |
| Dickey Pearce (7) | 285 | R | |
| Germany Schaefer (15) | 285 | R | |
| Pop Schriver (14) | 285 | R | |
| 280. | Milt Stock (14) | 284 | R |
| Zoilo Versalles (12) | 284 | R | |
| 282. | Andy Leonard (9) | 283 | R |
| Joe Sommer (10) | 283 | R | |
| 284. | Ozzie Smith+ (19) | 281 | R |
| 285. | Harlond Clift (12) | 280 | R |
| Jack O'Connor (21) | 280 | R | |
| 287. | Toby Harrah (17) | 279 | R |
| 288. | Ty Cobb+ (24) | 278 | R |
| Bill Everitt (7) | 278 | R | |
| Jose Valentin (16) | 278 | R | |
| 291. | Jack Gleason (6) | 277 | R |
| Dick Padden (9) | 277 | R | |
| 293. | Sam Crane (7) | 276 | R |
| Joe Dugan (14) | 276 | R | |
| Howie Shanks (14) | 276 | R | |
| Todd Zeile (16) | 276 | R | |
| 297. | Ken Boyer (15) | 274 | R |
| Jack Crooks (8) | 274 | R | |
| Roy Hartzell (11) | 274 | R | |
| Tim Murnane (8) | 274 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Errors Committed | Throws |
| George Sisler+ (15) | 274 | L | |
| 302. | Art Devlin (10) | 273 | R |
| Hod Ford (15) | 273 | R | |
| 304. | Bill Cissell (9) | 272 | R |
| Eric McNair (14) | 272 | R | |
| Edgar Renteria (16) | 272 | R | |
| Miguel Tejada (15, 38) | 272 | R | |
| 308. | Wally Schang (19) | 271 | R |
| Eddie Yost (18) | 271 | R | |
| 310. | Orator Shafer (13) | 270 | R |
| 311. | Jimmy Peoples (6) | 269 | R |
| Billy Werber (11) | 269 | R | |
| 313. | Mike Muldoon (5) | 268 | |
| 314. | Bill Harbridge (9) | 267 | L |
| Frank LaPorte (11) | 267 | R | |
| 316. | Leo Cardenas (16) | 266 | R |
| Fred Clarke+ (21) | 266 | R | |
| Sam Trott (8) | 266 | L | |
| 319. | Bill Keister (7) | 265 | R |
| 320. | Tony Cuccinello (15) | 264 | R |
| Joe Gordon+ (11) | 264 | R | |
| Bucky Harris+ (12) | 264 | R | |
| Pete Hotaling (9) | 264 | R | |
| Malachi Kittridge (16) | 264 | R | |
| Brooks Robinson+ (23) | 264 | R | |
| Heinie Sand (6) | 264 | R | |
| Cecil Travis (12) | 264 | R | |
| Harry Wolverton (9) | 264 | R | |
| 329. | Charley Jones (12) | 263 | R |
| Phil Rizzuto+ (13) | 263 | R | |
| 331. | Buddy Bell (18) | 262 | R |
| Sid Farrar (8) | 262 | R | |
| Candy LaChance (12) | 262 | R | |
| 334. | Ernie Banks+ (19) | 261 | R |
| Ed Brinkman (15) | 261 | R | |
| Bob Elliott (15) | 261 | R | |
| Dave Foutz (13) | 261 | R | |
| Mike Grady (11) | 261 | R | |
| Denny Mack (8) | 261 | R | |
| 340. | Rod Carew+ (19) | 260 | R |
| Hub Collins (7) | 260 | R | |
| Dick McAuliffe (16) | 260 | R | |
| Heinie Peitz (16) | 260 | R | |
| Dan Stearns (7) | 260 | R | |
| 345. | Mike Dorgan (10) | 259 | R |
| Phil Garner (16) | 259 | R | |
| 347. | Frank O'Rourke (14) | 258 | R |
| Frank Scheibeck (8) | 258 | R | |
| 349. | Johnny Logan (13) | 257 | R |
| Lip Pike (10) | 257 | L | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Errors Committed | Throws |
| Ed Swartwood (9) | 257 | R | |
| 352. | Fred Hartman (6) | 256 | R |
| Willie McCovey+ (22) | 256 | L | |
| George Shoch (11) | 256 | R | |
| 355. | Ken Caminiti (15) | 255 | R |
| Bill Coughlin (9) | 255 | R | |
| Bobby Mathews (15) | 255 | R | |
| 358. | Tom Downey (6) | 254 | R |
| Fred Merkle (16) | 254 | R | |
| 360. | Jimmy Macullar (6) | 253 | L |
| 361. | Sam Barkley (6) | 252 | R |
| Marty Marion (13) | 252 | R | |
| Cy Seymour (16) | 252 | L | |
| 364. | George Burns (16) | 251 | R |
| Emil Gross (5) | 251 | R | |
| Stan Hack (16) | 251 | R | |
| Joe Werrick (4) | 251 | R | |
| 368. | Ossie Bluege (18) | 250 | R |
| Rafael Furcal (13, 34) | 250 | R | |
| 370. | Jim Canavan (5) | 249 | R |
| Rollie Zeider (9) | 249 | R | |
| 372. | Dave Brain (7) | 247 | R |
| Hugh Duffy+ (17) | 247 | R | |
| Hans Lobert (14) | 247 | R | |
| George Moriarty (13) | 247 | R | |
| Tim Wallach (17) | 247 | R | |
| 377. | Kip Selbach (13) | 246 | R |
| Red Smith (9) | 246 | R | |
| Warren White (6) | 246 | ||
| 380. | Dick Allen (15) | 245 | R |
| Bob Clark (7) | 245 | R | |
| Joe Morgan+ (22) | 245 | R | |
| 383. | John Anderson (14) | 244 | R |
| Scott Hastings (7) | 244 | R | |
| 385. | Adrian Beltre (15, 33) | 243 | R |
| Chipper Jones (19, 40) | 243 | R | |
| Mike Mowrey (13) | 243 | R | |
| 388. | Royce Clayton (17) | 242 | R |
| Frank Isbell (10) | 242 | R | |
| 390. | Roger Bresnahan+ (17) | 241 | R |
| Derek Jeter (18, 38) | 241 | R | |
| 392. | Tony Perez+ (23) | 240 | R |
| Frank Taveras (11) | 240 | R | |
| Ivey Wingo (17) | 240 | R | |
| 395. | Joe Sullivan (4) | 239 | |
| 396. | George Myers (6) | 238 | R |
| Terry Pendleton (15) | 238 | R | |
| Mike Smith (14) | 238 | L | |
| 399. | Cass Michaels (12) | 237 | R |
| Willie Randolph (18) | 237 | R |
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