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Major League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. Terry • NYG 1,538
2. Suhr • PIT 1,445
3. Bissonette • BRO 1,427
4. Foxx • PHA 1,362
5. Alexander • DET 1,338
Assists
1. Melillo • SLB 572
2. Hodapp • CLE 557
3. Thevenow • PHI 554
4. Critz • 2TM 510
5. Cronin • WSH 509
Errors Committed
1. Thevenow • PHI 56
2. Kress • SLB 51
3. Bartell • PIT 48
4. Gelbert • STL 44
5. Chapman • NYY 42
Def. Games as C
1. Hartnett • CHC 136
2. Cochrane • PHA 130
3. Lopez • BRO 126
4. Spohrer • BSN 108
5. Dickey • NYY 101
Ferrell • SLB 101
Putouts as C
1. Cochrane • PHA 654
2. Hartnett • CHC 646
3. Lopez • BRO 465
4. Wilson • STL 456
5. Dickey • NYY 418
Assists as C
1. Cochrane • PHA 69
2. Hartnett • CHC 68
3. Wilson • STL 67
4. Lopez • BRO 66
Ferrell • SLB 66
Errors Committed as C
1. Spohrer • BSN 16
2. Rensa • 2TM 13
Gooch • CIN 13
4. Dickey • NYY 11
5. Mancuso • STL 10
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Hemsley • PIT 11
Hartnett • CHC 11
Cochrane • PHA 11
Wilson • STL 11
5. Lopez • BRO 9
Passed Balls
1. Hayworth • DET 11
2. Hartnett • CHC 10
3. Spohrer • BSN 9
4. Cochrane • PHA 7
DeBerry • BRO 7
Sukeforth • CIN 7
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Cochrane • PHA 54
2. Dickey • NYY 46
3. Myatt • CLE 43
4. Rensa • 2TM 41
5. Hartnett • CHC 39
Caught Stealing as C
1. Ferrell • SLB 40
2. Cochrane • PHA 37
3. Hartnett • CHC 36
4. Lopez • BRO 35
5. Wilson • STL 34
Caught Stealing %
1. Manion • SLB 57.9
2. Tate • 2TM 57.4
3. Berry • BOS 57.1
4. Spencer • WSH 54.1
5. Ferrell • SLB 54.1
Def. Games as 1B
1. Alexander • DET 154
Terry • NYG 154
3. Foxx • PHA 153
Gehrig • NYY 153
5. Suhr • PIT 151
Putouts as 1B
1. Terry • NYG 1,538
2. Suhr • PIT 1,445
3. Bissonette • BRO 1,427
4. Foxx • PHA 1,362
5. Alexander • DET 1,338
Assists as 1B
1. Terry • NYG 128
2. Gehrig • NYY 89
3. Sisler • BSN 81
4. Morgan • CLE 80
5. Suhr • PIT 79
Foxx • PHA 79
Errors Committed as 1B
1. Alexander • DET 22
2. Bissonette • BRO 20
3. Morgan • CLE 18
4. Terry • NYG 17
5. Blue • SLB 16
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. Suhr • PIT 142
Bissonette • BRO 142
3. Alexander • DET 132
4. Terry • NYG 128
5. Bottomley • STL 127
Def. Games as 2B
1. Hodapp • CLE 154
Gehringer • DET 154
3. Critz • 2TM 152
4. Melillo • SLB 148
5. Maguire • BSN 146
Putouts as 2B
1. Hodapp • CLE 403
2. Gehringer • DET 399
3. Critz • 2TM 398
4. Maguire • BSN 387
5. Melillo • SLB 384
Assists as 2B
1. Melillo • SLB 572
2. Hodapp • CLE 557
3. Critz • 2TM 510
4. Gehringer • DET 501
5. Grantham • PIT 488
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Grantham • PIT 36
2. Thompson • PHI 32
Cissell • CHW 32
4. Hodapp • CLE 30
Blair • CHC 30
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Melillo • SLB 107
2. Hodapp • CLE 106
3. Critz • 2TM 105
4. Maguire • BSN 104
5. Gehringer • DET 97
Def. Games as 3B
1. Gilbert • BRO 150
2. Lindstrom • NYG 148
Whitney • PHI 148
4. Bluege • WSH 134
5. McManus • DET 130
Traynor • PIT 130
Putouts as 3B
1. Whitney • PHI 186
2. McManus • DET 152
3. Kamm • CHW 142
4. Bluege • WSH 138
5. Lindstrom • NYG 132
Assists as 3B
1. Whitney • PHI 313
2. Gilbert • BRO 312
3. Lindstrom • NYG 291
4. Traynor • PIT 268
5. Bluege • WSH 258
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Gilbert • BRO 26
2. Traynor • PIT 25
3. Chapman • NYY 24
4. Cuccinello • CIN 23
Kamm • CHW 23
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Whitney • PHI 29
2. Gilbert • BRO 27
3. Chatham • BSN 26
4. Lindstrom • NYG 24
5. McManus • DET 23
Def. Games as SS
1. Thevenow • PHI 156
2. Cronin • WSH 154
3. Gelbert • STL 139
4. Maranville • BSN 138
5. Wright • BRO 134
Putouts as SS
1. Thevenow • PHI 344
2. Maranville • BSN 343
3. Cronin • WSH 336
4. Gelbert • STL 322
5. Bartell • PIT 304
Assists as SS
1. Thevenow • PHI 554
2. Cronin • WSH 509
3. Gelbert • STL 472
4. Wright • BRO 462
5. Bartell • PIT 458
Errors Committed as SS
1. Thevenow • PHI 56
2. Bartell • PIT 48
3. Gelbert • STL 44
4. Kress • SLB 41
5. Cronin • WSH 35
Lary • NYY 35
Koenig • 2TM 35
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Thevenow • PHI 113
2. Bartell • PIT 111
3. Gelbert • STL 104
4. Maranville • BSN 98
5. Wright • BRO 97
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Goslin • 2TM 148
2. Berger • BSN 145
3. Manush • 2TM 134
4. O'Doul • PHI 131
5. Simmons • PHA 129
Comorosky • PIT 129
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Goslin • 2TM 293
2. Berger • BSN 271
3. Comorosky • PIT 267
4. Simmons • PHA 248
5. O'Doul • PHI 246
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Goslin • 2TM 15
2. Leach • NYG 11
3. Manush • 2TM 10
Berger • BSN 10
Simmons • PHA 10
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. O'Doul • PHI 13
2. Goslin • 2TM 12
3. Berger • BSN 11
4. Scarritt • BOS 9
5. Jamieson • CLE 8
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Berger • BSN 4
Leach • NYG 4
3. Moore • 2TM 2
Easterling • DET 2
Goslin • 2TM 2
Comorosky • PIT 2
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Wilson • CHC 155
2. Oliver • BOS 154
Douthit • STL 154
4. Frederick • BRO 142
5. Averill • CLE 132
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Oliver • BOS 422
2. Douthit • STL 397
3. Frederick • BRO 390
4. Haas • PHA 349
5. Averill • CLE 338
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Averill • CLE 11
2. Haas • PHA 10
3. Sothern • 2TM 9
Frederick • BRO 9
Brickell • 2TM 9
Funk • DET 9
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Averill • CLE 19
Wilson • CHC 19
3. Douthit • STL 17
4. Brickell • 2TM 13
Funk • DET 13
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Haas • PHA 5
Averill • CLE 5
3. Funk • DET 4
4. Douthit • STL 3
Sothern • 2TM 3
Brickell • 2TM 3
Schulte • SLB 3
Oliver • BOS 3
Barnes • CHW 3
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Klein • PHI 156
2. Herman • BRO 153
3. Ott • NYG 146
4. Miller • PHA 141
5. Waner • PIT 135
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Klein • PHI 327
2. Waner • PIT 323
3. Ott • NYG 313
4. Cuyler • CHC 282
5. Miller • PHA 272
Heilmann • CIN 272
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Klein • PHI 41
2. Ott • NYG 22
3. Cuyler • CHC 18
4. Heilmann • CIN 16
5. Johnson • DET 13
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Klein • PHI 17
2. Johnson • DET 15
3. Heilmann • CIN 14
Waner • PIT 14
5. Ott • NYG 11
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Klein • PHI 10
2. Cuyler • CHC 7
3. Ott • NYG 6
4. Heilmann • CIN 5
Miller • PHA 5
Johnson • DET 5
Def. Games as OF
1. Cuyler • CHC 156
Klein • PHI 156
3. Wilson • CHC 155
4. Miller • PHA 154
Oliver • BOS 154
Douthit • STL 154
Putouts as OF
1. Oliver • BOS 477
2. Douthit • STL 425
3. Frederick • BRO 394
4. Cuyler • CHC 377
5. Klein • PHI 362
Assists as OF
1. Klein • PHI 44
2. Ott • NYG 23
3. Cuyler • CHC 21
4. Jolley • CHW 17
5. Heilmann • CIN 16
Errors Committed as OF
1. Averill • CLE 19
Wilson • CHC 19
3. Klein • PHI 17
4. Douthit • STL 16
Johnson • DET 16
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Klein • PHI 10
2. Cuyler • CHC 7
3. Ott • NYG 6
4. Averill • CLE 5
Heilmann • CIN 5
Haas • PHA 5
Def. Games as P
1. Grove • PHA 50
2. Earnshaw • PHA 49
3. Elliott • PHI 48
4. Collins • PHI 47
5. Bush • CHC 46
Putouts as P
1. Fitzsimmons • NYG 22
2. Bush • CHC 21
3. Blaeholder • SLB 19
Ferrell • CLE 19
5. MacFayden • BOS 17
Assists as P
1. Frey • CIN 79
2. Lyons • CHW 77
3. Fitzsimmons • NYG 70
4. Hudlin • CLE 67
5. MacFayden • BOS 60
Errors Committed as P
1. Harder • CLE 7
2. Blaeholder • SLB 6
Lyons • CHW 6
4. Brown • CLE 5
Earnshaw • PHA 5
Gray • SLB 5
Hogsett • DET 5
Hudlin • CLE 5
Miller • CLE 5
Pipgras • NYY 5
Collins • PHI 5
Vance • BRO 5
Double Plays Turned as P
1. Cantwell • BSN 9
2. Frey • CIN 7
Kremer • PIT 7
Luque • BRO 7
Willoughby • PHI 7
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Cochrane • PHA 6.08
2. Wilson • STL 5.58
3. Mancuso • STL 5.56
4. Hartnett • CHC 5.40
5. Dickey • NYY 5.26
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Cochrane • PHA 5.56
2. Wilson • STL 5.28
3. Hartnett • CHC 5.25
4. Mancuso • STL 5.08
5. Spencer • WSH 4.72
Fielding % as C
1. Cochrane • PHA .993
2. Hartnett • CHC .989
3. Spencer • WSH .989
4. Berry • BOS .988
5. Wilson • STL .987
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Kelly • 2TM 11.15
2. Terry • NYG 11.03
3. Todt • BOS 10.85
4. Morgan • CLE 10.83
5. Blue • SLB 10.77
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. Kelly • 2TM 11.06
2. Terry • NYG 10.82
3. Blue • SLB 10.61
4. Morgan • CLE 10.50
5. Bissonette • BRO 10.27
Fielding % as 1B
1. Judge • WSH .998
2. Grimm • CHC .995
3. Todt • BOS .993
4. Suhr • PIT .992
5. Foxx • PHA .990
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. Melillo • SLB 6.52
2. Frisch • STL 6.46
3. Hodapp • CLE 6.43
4. Thompson • PHI 6.24
5. Maguire • BSN 6.17
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. Melillo • SLB 6.46
2. Frisch • STL 6.34
3. Hodapp • CLE 6.23
4. Thompson • PHI 6.01
5. Critz • 2TM 5.97
Fielding % as 2B
1. Gehringer • DET .979
2. Melillo • SLB .979
3. Bishop • PHA .976
4. Critz • 2TM .974
5. Hodapp • CLE .970
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Kamm • CHW 3.74
2. O'Rourke • SLB 3.47
3. Whitney • PHI 3.44
4. McManus • DET 3.24
5. Traynor • PIT 3.12
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Whitney • PHI 3.37
2. Kamm • CHW 3.31
3. O'Rourke • SLB 3.17
4. Traynor • PIT 3.06
5. McManus • DET 3.02
Fielding % as 3B
1. Adams • STL .966
2. McManus • DET .966
3. Whitney • PHI .965
4. Bluege • WSH .964
5. Dykes • PHA .960
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Durocher • CIN 6.22
2. Bartell • PIT 6.15
3. Goldman • CLE 6.13
4. Thevenow • PHI 6.10
5. Jackson • NYG 6.02
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Bartell • PIT 6.05
2. Thevenow • PHI 5.76
3. Jackson • NYG 5.73
4. Gelbert • STL 5.71
5. Maranville • BSN 5.71
Fielding % as SS
1. Boley • PHA .970
2. Maranville • BSN .965
3. Wright • BRO .964
4. Cronin • WSH .960
5. Durocher • CIN .959
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Bressler • BRO 2.26
2. Comorosky • PIT 2.12
3. Goslin • 2TM 2.08
4. Stone • DET 2.01
5. Simmons • PHA 2.00
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Simmons • PHA .989
2. Manush • 2TM .987
3. Leach • NYG .978
4. Comorosky • PIT .975
5. Hafey • STL .974
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. Frederick • BRO 2.81
2. Rice • 2TM 2.80
3. Oliver • BOS 2.79
4. Haas • PHA 2.74
5. Welsh • BSN 2.70
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Frederick • BRO .990
2. Oliver • BOS .979
3. Welsh • BSN .977
4. Haas • PHA .976
5. West • WSH .966
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Heilmann • CIN 2.72
2. Waner • PIT 2.46
3. Klein • PHI 2.36
4. Cuyler • CHC 2.33
5. Ott • NYG 2.29
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Cuyler • CHC .980
2. Herman • BRO .978
3. Miller • PHA .973
4. Ott • NYG .968
5. Richbourg • BSN .968
Range Factor/9Inn as OF
1. Oliver • BOS 3.22
2. Welsh • BSN 3.22
3. West • WSH 3.16
4. Sothern • 2TM 3.03
5. Funk • DET 2.98
Range Factor/Game as OF
1. Oliver • BOS 3.16
2. Welsh • BSN 3.06
3. Frederick • BRO 2.86
4. Haas • PHA 2.83
5. Douthit • STL 2.81
Fielding % as OF
1. Roettger • NYG .992
2. Frederick • BRO .990
3. Simmons • PHA .990
4. Manush • 2TM .989
5. Oliver • BOS .982
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Fitzsimmons • NYG 3.70
2. Cantwell • BSN 3.28
3. Frey • CIN 3.27
4. Hudlin • CLE 3.11
5. Henry • CHW 3.08
Range Factor/Game as P
1. Fitzsimmons • NYG 2.24
2. Lyons • CHW 2.17
3. MacFayden • BOS 2.14
4. Cantwell • BSN 2.03
5. Hudlin • CLE 2.03
Fielding % as P
1. Lucas • CIN 1.000
Elliott • BRO 1.000
Coffman • SLB 1.000
Collins • SLB 1.000
Phelps • BRO 1.000
Rixey • CIN 1.000
Root • CHC 1.000

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order.

For batting rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/G, 1.0 IP/G, 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), and 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1901, so all leaders are since 1901. Explanation of min. requirements