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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.
Herman Long is the all-time leader in errors, committing 1,096 in his career. Bill Dahlen (1,080), Deacon White (1,018), and Germany Smith (1,009) are the only other players to commit over 1,000 career errors. Tommy Corcoran (992), Fred Pfeffer (980), Cap Anson (976), and John Montgomery Ward (952) are the only other players to commit over 900 career errors.
Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career errors committed. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player | Name of player. |
E | Total career errors committed. |
* | denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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Rank | Player (2025 Es) | E |
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1 | Herman Long | 1,096 |
2 | Bill Dahlen | 1,080 |
3 | Deacon White* | 1,018 |
4 | Germany Smith | 1,009 |
5 | Tommy Corcoran | 992 |
6 | Fred Pfeffer | 980 |
7 | Cap Anson* | 976 |
8 | John Montgomery Ward* | 952 |
9 | Jack Glasscock | 895 |
10 | Ed McKean | 892 |
11 | King Kelly* | 851 |
12 | Arlie Latham | 844 |
13 | Honus Wagner* | 828 |
14 | Bobby Wallace* | 814 |
15 | Monte Cross | 813 |
16 | George Davis* | 803 |
17 | Bob Ferguson | 798 |
18 | Bid McPhee* | 796 |
19 | Sam Wise | 795 |
20 | Jack Burdock | 793 |
21 | Ezra Sutton | 782 |
22 | Cub Stricker | 748 |
23 | Tom Burns | 739 |
24 | Joe Gerhardt | 725 |
25 | Rabbit Maranville* | 711 |
26 | Pop Snyder | 708 |
27 | Billy Shindle | 705 |
28 | Donie Bush | 704 |
29 | Jim O'Rourke* | 700 |
30 | Pop Smith | 699 |
31 | Ned Williamson | 684 |
32 | Luke Appling* | 672 |
33 | Kid Gleason | 672 |
34 | Billy Nash | 669 |
35 | Dave Bancroft* | 666 |
36 | Tom Daly | 657 |
37 | Yank Robinson | 655 |
38 | Joe Tinker* | 648 |
39 | Cupid Childs | 647 |
40 | Arthur Irwin | 647 |
41 | Hick Carpenter | 625 |
42 | Deacon McGuire | 621 |
43 | Shorty Fuller | 615 |
44 | Davy Force | 613 |
45 | Doggie Miller | 613 |
46 | Jerry Denny | 609 |
47 | Bones Ely | 606 |
48 | Joe Quinn | 604 |
49 | Frank Fennelly | 602 |
50 | Roger Connor* | 596 |
Rank | Player (2025 Es) | E |
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51 | Lave Cross | 590 |
52 | Paul Hines | 590 |
53 | Mickey Doolan | 589 |
54 | Lou Bierbauer | 585 |
55 | Buck Ewing* | 572 |
56 | Jack Farrell | 570 |
57 | Jack Rowe | 568 |
58 | Duke Farrell | 562 |
59 | Roger Peckinpaugh | 554 |
60 | Hughie Jennings* | 552 |
61 | Hardy Richardson | 552 |
62 | Jack Doyle | 546 |
63 | Chick Fulmer | 545 |
64 | Bill McClellan | 542 |
65 | Kid Elberfeld | 538 |
66 | Art Fletcher | 537 |
67 | Bill Gleason | 537 |
68 | Bill Hallman | 534 |
69 | Ivy Olson | 534 |
70 | Dan Brouthers* | 531 |
71 | Paul Radford | 522 |
72 | John Morrill | 520 |
73 | Bill Kuehne | 519 |
74 | Candy Nelson | 519 |
75 | Nap Lajoie* | 518 |
76 | Denny Lyons | 514 |
77 | Dick Bartell | 512 |
78 | Joe Cronin* | 510 |
79 | Bill Joyce | 510 |
80 | Bobby Lowe | 508 |
81 | Rogers Hornsby* | 500 |
82 | Fred Dunlap | 499 |
83 | Tom Brown | 497 |
84 | George McBride | 489 |
85 | Freddy Parent | 488 |
86 | Jake Beckley* | 482 |
87 | Joe Mulvey | 479 |
88 | Jimmy Collins* | 478 |
89 | Silver Flint | 471 |
90 | Harry Stovey | 470 |
91 | Al Myers | 463 |
92 | Harry Steinfeldt | 463 |
93 | Doc Lavan | 461 |
94 | Mike McGeary | 460 |
95 | Ross Barnes | 459 |
96 | Tommy Leach | 459 |
97 | George Pinkney | 458 |
98 | George Van Haltren | 458 |
99 | John Peters | 455 |
100 | Eddie Collins* | 452 |
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