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1955 Major League Baseball Shortstop

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Team & League Standard Fielding--SS

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Tm #Fld R/G G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp
BAL 5 4.83 156 156 1388.2 886 323 526 37 109 .958 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.5 -0.2 0
BOS 4 4.23 154 154 1384.1 809 265 504 40 79 .951 -12.0 -10.4 -9.0 -0.1 -9.0 -3
BRO 2 4.22 154 154 1378.0 731 267 437 27 95 .963 5.4 4.7 2.4 -5.4 7.8 3
CHC 2 4.63 154 154 1378.1 795 291 482 22 102 .972 13.9 12.1 12.9 3.3 9.6 1
CHW 3 3.59 155 155 1378.0 769 259 487 23 97 .970 9.1 7.9 11.1 9.7 1.6 -2
CIN 3 4.44 154 154 1362.2 841 301 514 26 115 .969 18.8 16.6 17.8 7.8 10.0 1
CLE 5 3.90 154 154 1386.1 754 264 471 19 101 .975 -4.4 -3.8 -6.4 -4.1 -2.1 2
DET 4 4.27 154 154 1380.2 738 276 429 33 87 .955 -10.8 -9.4 -8.8 -3.6 -5.2 -2
KCA 5 5.88 155 155 1382.0 773 277 464 32 101 .959 -11.9 -10.3 -11.9 -12.3 0.4 0
MLN 3 4.34 154 154 1383.0 813 271 512 30 100 .963 10.8 9.4 11.8 2.3 9.5 -1
NYG 5 4.37 154 154 1386.2 785 288 462 35 100 .955 -7.2 -6.2 -5.2 -4.5 -1.0 -2
NYY 7 3.69 154 154 1372.1 729 253 445 31 109 .957 1.8 1.6 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 2
PHI 5 4.32 154 154 1356.2 713 280 408 25 69 .965 9.4 8.3 12.4 6.3 6.1 -3
PIT 4 4.98 154 154 1362.0 869 352 484 33 112 .962 1.6 1.4 0.6 2.4 -1.8 1
STL 6 4.92 154 154 1377.0 811 323 458 30 107 .963 2.2 1.9 1.2 1.3 -0.1 1
WSH 5 5.12 154 154 1354.2 844 284 517 43 114 .949 -9.9 -8.8 -10.9 -4.4 -6.4 1
LgAvg 4 4.49 154 154 1376 791 286 475 30 100 .962 1 0 1 0 1 0
67 4.49 2468 2468 22011.1 12660 4574 7600 486 1597 .962 18.1 1.0 19.1 -0.0 19.2 -1

Team & League Advanced Fielding -- SS*

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Tm PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
BAL 6265 64% 80% 24% 715 89% 2 323 177 117 30 533 388 115 3 9 36 1 30 5 23 108 41 8 28 8 6 97 51 43 7 1 4
BOS 6112 65% 79% 25% 670 87% 8 288 158 113 17 481 348 118 0 1 39 0 37 2 34 79 26 6 25 10 5 74 33 41 4 3 1
BRO 5906 64% 78% 31% 554 92% 2 260 127 114 19 444 335 94 1 8 27 1 17 9 19 100 44 5 32 8 4 96 50 44 4 2 2
CHC 3950 62% 76% 24% 371 94% 5 167 90 67 10 297 211 72 0 4 14 0 11 3 11 71 33 0 23 3 3 64 33 29 7 4 3
CHW 5911 61% 79% 26% 658 88% 2 262 131 110 21 495 352 127 1 11 23 0 23 0 22 97 44 5 30 4 1 88 49 36 8 1 6
CIN 5907 64% 82% 28% 672 93% 4 299 157 118 24 516 387 114 1 7 26 1 24 1 23 120 54 10 32 8 3 112 64 43 6 4 2
CLE 6018 62% 76% 21% 602 91% 1 325 195 111 19 407 293 99 1 6 19 0 17 2 10 102 49 6 25 8 4 94 55 38 3 1 1
DET 6066 60% 81% 26% 617 90% 1 279 157 105 17 427 331 84 0 5 33 0 23 10 29 88 38 5 18 7 4 78 43 30 7 3 4
KCA 6330 63% 79% 23% 623 90% 4 298 171 101 27 434 307 112 3 6 32 1 26 5 19 98 37 4 32 3 5 83 41 41 11 4 6
MLN 4186 63% 78% 27% 428 92% 3 181 81 84 16 344 249 87 2 2 20 1 17 2 17 71 27 7 15 9 4 65 34 29 5 0 3
NYG 4454 63% 79% 26% 425 91% 0 207 100 94 13 336 237 87 1 4 25 2 19 4 19 74 29 1 28 7 2 69 30 39 2 0 1
NYY 5935 67% 76% 25% 580 89% 3 251 130 104 18 444 323 105 1 9 31 1 27 3 20 110 48 2 32 8 6 100 50 47 5 2 3
PHI 5431 59% 80% 25% 573 91% 5 251 146 84 21 411 334 60 3 9 26 0 23 3 23 62 22 2 20 6 0 54 24 27 4 1 2
PIT 3469 60% 81% 27% 335 93% 4 182 71 96 15 302 231 51 1 10 15 0 11 4 12 81 24 3 27 9 4 71 27 40 9 2 6
STL 3575 62% 78% 25% 354 93% 2 182 100 74 9 264 203 51 2 1 16 2 9 5 11 71 25 5 20 4 8 63 30 32 7 4 2
WSH 6176 68% 79% 25% 711 86% 5 287 156 106 25 518 360 136 1 10 43 0 37 6 37 115 58 4 30 5 6 108 62 43 6 4 1
LgAvg 3051 64% 79% 24% 324 89% 2 145 80 54 11 234 169 56 1 4 16 0 14 2 12 50 21 3 14 3 2 45 24 20 3 1 2
48813 64% 79% 24% 5176 89% 26 2313 1275 867 174 3739 2702 896 10 57 256 3 220 33 194 797 341 40 220 53 37 722 384 319 51 19 26
LgAvg 2305 62% 79% 27% 232 92% 2 108 55 46 8 182 137 39 1 3 11 0 8 2 8 41 16 2 12 3 2 37 18 18 3 1 1
36878 62% 79% 27% 3712 92% 25 1729 872 731 127 2914 2187 616 11 45 169 7 131 31 135 650 258 33 197 54 28 594 292 283 44 17 21

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Player Standard Fielding--SS

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Rk Age Tm Lg G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G
1 Joey Amalfitano 21 NYG NL 5 2 35.2 23 8 14 1 2 .957 0.1 3.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0 5.55 4.40
2 Ernie Banks 24 CHC NL 154 154 1376.1 794 290 482 22 102 .972 13.9 12.1 12.9 3.3 9.6 1 5.05 5.01
3 Reno Bertoia 20 DET AL 5 2 27.0 10 4 6 0 0 1.000 0.4 17.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 0 3.33 2.00
4 Don Blasingame 23 STL NL 2 2 18.0 9 2 6 1 1 .889 4.00 4.00
5 Milt Bolling 24 BOS AL 2 1 11.0 5 1 3 1 0 .800 -1.0 -109.1 -1.0 -0.1 -0.9 0 3.27 2.00
6 Clete Boyer 18 KCA AL 12 5 58.1 27 13 13 1 4 .963 -1.8 -37.0 -1.8 -2.2 0.4 0 4.01 2.17
7 Ken Boyer 24 STL NL 18 16 128.1 75 31 42 2 10 .973 -2.0 -18.7 -2.0 -0.8 -1.2 0 5.12 4.06
8 Jim Brideweser 28 CHW AL 26 15 132.2 79 27 48 4 12 .949 0.2 1.8 0.2 2.1 -1.9 0 5.09 2.88
9 Rocky Bridges 27 CIN NL 26 6 86.2 31 11 19 1 4 .968 0.1 1.4 0.1 0.8 -0.7 0 3.12 1.15
10 Chico Carrasquel 27 CHW AL 144 135 1201.1 664 222 424 18 81 .973 9.4 9.4 11.4 8.4 3.1 -2 4.84 4.49
11 Tom Carroll 18 NYY AL 4 1 15.0 8 2 5 1 0 .875 -0.6 -48.0 -0.6 -0.7 0.1 0 4.20 1.75
12 Wayne Causey 18 BAL AL 1 0 3.0 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 0.3 120.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 3.00 1.00
13 Dick Cole 29 PIT NL 12 4 58.1 48 18 30 0 5 1.000 1.1 22.6 1.1 0.8 0.3 0 7.41 4.00
14 Jerry Coleman 30 NYY AL 29 16 158.0 87 33 51 3 17 .966 -2.6 -19.7 -2.6 -2.0 -0.6 0 4.78 2.90
15 Billy Cox 35 BAL AL 6 2 17.0 12 2 9 1 1 .917 0.3 21.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 5.82 1.83
16 Alvin Dark 33 NYG NL 115 114 999.0 558 213 324 21 70 .962 -1.8 -2.2 -0.8 -2.3 1.4 -1 4.84 4.67
17 Joe DeMaestri 26 KCA AL 122 118 1030.2 585 206 358 21 78 .964 -4.2 -4.9 -3.2 -5.4 2.2 -1 4.92 4.62
18 Sam Dente 33 CLE AL 53 22 266.0 123 33 87 3 15 .976 -2.1 -9.5 -2.1 -1.5 -0.6 0 4.06 2.26
19 Chuck Diering 32 BAL AL 12 2 43.0 25 9 16 0 2 1.000 0.9 25.1 0.9 0.0 0.9 0 5.23 2.08
20 Owen Friend 28 TOT MLB 15 14 111.2 62 21 38 3 5 .952 -0.1 -1.1 0.9 0.9 0.0 -1 4.76 3.93
21 Owen Friend 28 BOS AL 14 14 109.2 61 20 38 3 5 .951 -0.1 -1.1 0.9 0.9 0.0 -1 4.76 4.14
22 Owen Friend 28 CHC NL 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 1.00
23 Billy Gardner 27 NYG NL 38 36 333.0 199 65 122 12 28 .940 -3.6 -13.0 -2.6 -2.2 -0.5 -1 5.05 4.92
24 Alex George 16 KCA AL 5 2 18.0 12 6 5 1 1 .917 -1.5 -100.0 -1.5 -1.7 0.2 0 5.50 2.20
25 Alex Grammas 29 STL NL 126 118 989.0 594 235 340 19 76 .968 4.5 5.5 3.5 2.7 0.8 1 5.23 4.56
Rk Age Tm Lg G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G
26 Dick Groat 24 PIT NL 149 148 1287.2 812 330 450 32 107 .961 0.9 0.8 -0.1 2.0 -2.1 1 5.45 5.23
27 Granny Hamner 28 PHI NL 32 31 262.1 134 49 78 7 12 .948 1.1 5.0 1.1 5.5 -4.4 0 4.36 3.97
28 Billy Harrell 26 CLE AL 11 5 46.0 27 7 18 2 1 .926 -0.8 -20.9 -0.8 -1.7 1.0 0 4.89 2.27
29 Fred Hatfield 30 DET AL 14 12 113.0 66 19 43 4 4 .939 -1.6 -17.0 -0.6 -0.5 -0.1 -1 4.94 4.43
30 Solly Hemus 32 STL NL 2 0 3.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -40.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 3.00 0.50
31 Billy Hunter 27 NYY AL 98 91 712.0 380 115 249 16 60 .958 9.8 16.5 7.8 3.9 3.9 2 4.60 3.71
32 Eddie Joost 39 BOS AL 20 18 164.0 117 37 72 8 19 .932 -1.5 -11.0 -2.5 -1.0 -1.6 1 5.98 5.45
33 Ted Kazanski 21 PHI NL 4 1 17.0 10 4 6 0 1 1.000 0.4 28.2 0.4 0.1 0.3 0 5.29 2.50
34 Billy Klaus 26 BOS AL 126 121 1099.2 626 207 391 28 55 .955 -9.4 -10.3 -6.4 0.1 -6.5 -3 4.89 4.75
35 Bobby Kline 26 WSH AL 69 44 391.2 265 97 153 15 35 .943 -0.7 -2.1 -1.7 -1.5 -0.2 1 5.74 3.62
36 Harvey Kuenn 24 DET AL 141 140 1236.2 660 253 378 29 83 .956 -9.4 -9.1 -8.4 -3.3 -5.1 -1 4.59 4.48
37 Kenny Kuhn 18 CLE AL 4 1 17.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -42.4 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 2.12 1.00
38 Jack Littrell 26 KCA AL 22 12 126.0 76 30 42 4 8 .947 -1.5 -14.3 -1.5 -2.3 0.8 0 5.14 3.27
39 Johnny Logan 28 MLN NL 154 154 1371.0 809 268 511 30 100 .963 11.3 9.9 12.3 2.3 10.0 -1 5.11 5.06
40 Mickey Mantle 23 NYY AL 2 0 2.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 60.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 18.00 2.00
41 Fred Marsh 31 BAL AL 16 1 50.0 33 12 19 2 4 .939 0.2 4.8 0.2 1.7 -1.6 0 5.58 1.94
42 Billy Martin 27 NYY AL 3 3 27.0 11 4 6 1 1 .909 -1.5 -66.7 -1.5 0.0 -1.5 0 3.33 3.33
43 Roy McMillan 25 CIN NL 150 148 1275.0 810 290 495 25 111 .969 18.7 17.6 17.7 7.0 10.7 1 5.54 5.23
44 Mickey Micelotta 26 PHI NL 2 1 8.0 4 2 2 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -15.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 4.50 2.00
45 Willy Miranda 29 BAL AL 153 151 1275.2 815 300 481 34 101 .958 -0.4 -0.4 -0.4 -0.2 -0.1 0 5.51 5.10
46 Bobby Morgan 29 PHI NL 41 42 363.1 215 89 117 9 23 .958 3.2 10.6 4.2 -2.5 6.7 -1 5.10 5.02
47 Eddie O'Brien 24 PIT NL 4 2 15.0 9 4 4 1 0 .889 -0.4 -32.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 4.80 2.00
48 Danny O'Connell 28 MLN NL 1 0 6.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -40.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 1.50 1.00
49 Jim Pendleton 31 MLN NL 1 0 6.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -60.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 4.50 3.00
50 Buddy Peterson 30 CHW AL 6 5 44.0 26 10 15 1 4 .962 -0.5 -13.6 -0.5 -0.8 0.4 0 5.11 4.17
Rk Age Tm Lg G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G
51 Pee Wee Reese 36 BRO NL 142 142 1248.2 666 239 404 23 86 .965 7.2 6.9 5.2 -4.0 9.2 2 4.63 4.53
52 Bobby Richardson 19 NYY AL 4 0 7.0 4 2 2 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -34.3 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 0 5.14 1.00
53 Phil Rizzuto 38 NYY AL 79 43 451.1 235 93 132 10 30 .957 -3.2 -8.5 -3.2 -1.6 -1.6 0 4.49 2.85
54 Tony Roig 27 WSH AL 21 11 101.2 59 15 40 4 10 .932 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.0 1.1 0 4.87 2.62
55 Pete Runnels 27 WSH AL 2 0 2.0 3 0 2 1 0 .667 0.1 60.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 9.00 1.00
56 Ron Samford 25 DET AL 1 0 4.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -60.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 4.50 2.00
57 Dick Schofield 20 STL NL 3 0 9.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 13.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 2.00 0.67
58 Jerry Schypinski 23 KCA AL 21 18 149.0 73 22 46 5 10 .932 -2.9 -23.4 -3.9 -0.7 -3.2 1 4.11 3.24
59 Roy Smalley 29 PHI NL 87 79 706.0 350 136 205 9 32 .974 4.8 8.2 6.8 3.3 3.5 -2 4.35 3.92
60 Al Smith 27 CLE AL 5 0 7.0 5 2 3 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0 6.43 1.00
61 Dick Smith 27 PIT NL 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00
62 Jerry Snyder 25 WSH AL 20 5 64.2 18 12 5 1 0 .944 -3.3 -61.2 -3.3 -2.2 -1.1 0 2.37 0.85
63 Bob Stephenson 26 STL NL 48 18 229.2 130 54 68 8 20 .938 -0.3 -1.6 -0.3 -0.6 0.3 0 4.78 2.54
64 George Strickland 29 CLE AL 128 126 1050.1 595 221 360 14 84 .976 -0.9 -1.0 -2.9 -0.4 -2.4 2 4.98 4.54
65 Johnny Temple 27 CIN NL 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00
66 Wayne Terwilliger 30 NYG NL 1 1 10.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 -72.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 0.00 0.00
67 Hank Thompson 29 NYG NL 1 1 9.0 5 2 2 1 0 .800 -1.3 -173.3 -1.3 0.0 -1.3 0 4.00 4.00
68 Jose Valdivielso 21 WSH AL 94 94 794.2 499 160 317 22 69 .956 -6.0 -9.1 -6.0 0.3 -6.3 0 5.40 5.07
69 Don Zimmer 24 BRO NL 21 12 129.1 65 28 33 4 9 .938 -1.8 -16.7 -2.8 -1.4 -1.4 1 4.24 2.90
LgAvg 20 17 153 88 32 53 3 11 .962 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.98 4.29

Player Advanced Fielding -- ss

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Rk Age Tm PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
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