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.
Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career fielding errors A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player (2022 Es) | Number of errors committed during the 2022 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] |
Rank | Player (2022 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 (0) | 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 |