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Team & League Standard Fielding--1B

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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 6 4.58 154 154 1360.2 1460 1334 103 23 117 .984 -5.5 -4.9 -4.5 -1.1 -3.4 -1
BOS 3 4.85 155 155 1398.0 1547 1426 105 16 150 .990 -2.0 -1.7 -1.0 0.3 -1.3 -1
BRO 3 3.90 154 154 1368.2 1589 1446 131 12 130 .992 10.8 9.5 10.8 6.4 4.4 0
CHC 2 4.51 157 157 1391.2 1394 1257 118 19 123 .986 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 0
CHW 5 4.12 154 154 1389.0 1406 1312 81 13 146 .991 -10.1 -8.7 -10.1 -4.9 -5.2 0
CIN 4 4.25 155 155 1389.0 1526 1396 114 16 125 .990 -0.2 -0.2 -2.2 2.9 -5.2 2
CLE 4 3.75 155 155 1384.0 1373 1257 104 12 124 .991 3.4 2.9 3.4 0.3 3.1 0
DET 3 4.51 155 155 1379.0 1383 1285 81 17 132 .988 -4.8 -4.2 -3.8 -0.9 -2.9 -1
KCA 4 5.40 154 154 1370.1 1558 1437 103 18 166 .988 2.8 2.5 2.8 -1.7 4.7 0
MLN 3 3.67 155 155 1393.1 1604 1478 117 9 143 .994 4.2 3.6 3.2 2.8 0.3 1
NYG 4 4.22 154 154 1377.0 1561 1419 123 19 119 .988 11.2 9.8 11.2 3.5 7.7 0
NYY 4 4.10 154 154 1381.2 1468 1344 117 7 188 .995 6.5 5.6 5.5 3.7 1.8 1
PHI 3 4.79 154 154 1377.1 1407 1303 91 13 123 .991 -2.8 -2.4 -3.8 -3.4 -0.4 1
PIT 4 4.16 157 157 1376.1 1515 1384 106 25 113 .983 -5.4 -4.7 -4.4 -4.1 -0.3 -1
STL 7 4.47 156 156 1388.2 1609 1446 145 18 157 .989 3.3 2.9 4.3 7.9 -3.6 -1
WSH 3 5.96 155 155 1368.2 1479 1365 101 13 151 .991 2.4 2.1 1.4 4.4 -3.0 1
LgAvg 4 4.45 155 155 1381 1492 1368 109 16 138 .990 1 0 1 1 0 0
57 4.45 2478 2478 22093.1 23879 21889 1740 250 2207 .990 13.6 0.7 12.6 16.2 -3.6 1

Team & League Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Tm PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
BAL 6047 61% 79% 24% 363 92% 0 1335 86 1224 27 153 105 70 20 2 4 23 2 21 0 18 118 1 2 0 105 4 12 1 11 27 81%
BOS 6145 61% 77% 26% 328 93% 1 1376 85 1282 11 125 102 78 15 0 7 15 2 13 0 8 148 1 1 0 134 2 14 4 10 17 76%
BRO 5801 60% 79% 31% 363 95% 1 1445 77 1358 12 153 129 96 23 2 4 12 4 7 1 8 133 3 1 4 120 7 13 4 9 32 81%
CHC 4232 59% 77% 23% 230 94% 0 884 67 806 11 88 74 42 23 0 3 8 0 7 1 6 92 2 1 3 88 6 4 1 2 17 88%
CHW 6039 67% 79% 24% 263 93% 3 1320 78 1237 7 97 84 46 22 3 4 13 5 8 0 4 146 4 0 1 132 7 12 2 10 22 91%
CIN 6028 62% 81% 26% 346 95% 0 1393 104 1281 12 117 116 84 24 1 6 16 7 8 1 8 131 6 4 2 118 12 12 1 11 19 84%
CLE 6024 63% 76% 23% 327 95% 1 1247 101 1141 8 116 101 69 18 1 2 12 3 9 0 7 125 4 0 1 112 4 13 2 11 18 83%
DET 6205 62% 76% 23% 311 93% 1 1289 94 1177 17 127 78 44 19 2 3 17 1 16 0 14 133 3 2 0 121 6 12 3 8 17 94%
KCA 6140 62% 78% 25% 362 96% 1 1413 109 1284 22 148 104 55 33 1 5 17 3 13 1 10 161 13 0 0 144 15 16 7 9 20 100%
MLN 4024 60% 81% 28% 263 94% 3 984 84 892 8 80 93 57 23 4 2 7 1 6 0 6 106 4 5 1 94 9 12 7 5 19 95%
NYG 4605 63% 77% 26% 295 93% 2 1084 69 1004 13 116 95 67 21 3 5 15 2 11 2 11 93 6 3 0 84 9 9 1 8 26 88%
NYY 6057 62% 77% 25% 319 94% 2 1346 81 1249 16 123 111 62 35 1 2 7 1 3 3 6 188 9 3 4 166 15 21 7 14 21 95%
PHI 5900 65% 80% 22% 331 95% 1 1260 134 1122 6 109 84 55 20 1 3 12 2 10 0 8 123 3 3 3 114 9 9 4 5 34 88%
PIT 3825 57% 80% 26% 214 89% 1 864 54 801 9 87 55 34 16 0 2 18 2 16 0 14 91 1 1 1 83 3 8 2 6 15 47%
STL 6059 62% 79% 27% 407 92% 1 1448 148 1272 30 98 144 102 30 2 6 17 2 13 2 13 159 2 1 1 143 5 16 3 13 30 90%
WSH 6444 66% 78% 25% 333 93% 0 1360 108 1240 14 112 101 71 17 0 7 13 3 8 2 9 152 5 3 0 136 9 16 4 11 23 78%
LgAvg 3069 63% 77% 25% 163 94% 1 668 46 615 8 63 49 31 11 1 2 7 1 6 0 5 73 3 1 0 66 4 7 2 5 10 87%
49101 63% 77% 25% 2606 94% 9 10686 742 9834 122 1001 786 495 179 10 34 117 20 91 6 76 1171 40 11 6 1050 62 116 30 84 165 87%
LgAvg 2530 61% 79% 26% 153 94% 1 585 46 534 6 53 49 34 11 1 2 7 1 5 0 5 58 2 1 1 53 4 5 1 4 12 84%
40474 61% 79% 26% 2449 94% 9 9362 737 8536 101 848 790 537 180 13 31 105 20 78 7 74 928 27 19 15 844 60 83 23 59 192 84%

* 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--1B

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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 Joe Adcock 28 MLN NL 129 129 1004.1 1167 1086 75 6 109 .995 1.3 1.6 1.3 0.3 1.0 0 10.40 9.00
2 Tom Alston 30 STL NL 3 0 5.2 5 4 1 0 1 1.000 0.7 148.2 0.7 0.4 0.3 0 7.94 1.67
3 Wayne Belardi 25 DET AL 31 25 240.0 260 240 17 3 21 .988 -1.6 -8.0 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 -1 9.64 8.29
4 Marv Blaylock 26 PHI NL 124 110 1000.1 1029 949 72 8 86 .992 1.3 1.6 0.3 -0.3 0.6 1 9.19 8.23
5 Ed Bouchee 23 PHI NL 6 6 52.0 57 54 3 0 6 1.000 -0.1 -2.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 9.87 9.50
6 Bob Boyd 36 BAL AL 60 54 487.1 498 469 24 5 46 .990 -3.3 -8.1 -2.3 -2.0 -0.4 -1 9.10 8.22
7 Joe Collins 33 NYY AL 43 25 256.1 281 251 30 0 37 1.000 3.2 15.0 3.2 1.7 1.5 0 9.87 6.53
8 George Crowe 33 CIN NL 32 25 242.0 253 225 25 3 15 .988 3.5 17.4 2.5 1.4 1.1 1 9.30 7.81
9 Joe Cunningham 24 STL NL 1 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 9.00 2.00
10 Walt Dropo 33 CHW AL 117 91 869.0 911 855 50 6 95 .993 -5.3 -7.3 -5.3 -3.4 -1.9 0 9.37 7.74
11 Jim Dyck 34 CIN NL 1 0 2.1 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 205.7 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 15.43 4.00
12 Dee Fondy 31 CHC NL 133 132 1171.0 1159 1048 94 17 101 .985 0.6 0.6 0.6 -0.7 1.3 0 8.78 8.59
13 Tito Francona 22 BAL AL 21 8 82.1 90 86 3 1 7 .989 -1.0 -14.6 -1.0 -1.4 0.5 0 9.73 4.24
14 Dick Gernert 27 BOS AL 37 35 313.1 347 307 37 3 36 .991 2.4 9.2 2.4 0.2 2.2 0 9.88 9.30
15 Bob Hale 22 BAL AL 51 41 355.0 405 366 29 10 33 .975 -1.1 -3.7 -1.1 2.0 -3.1 0 10.01 7.75
16 Dick Hall 25 PIT NL 1 1 3.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -40.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 15.00 5.00
17 Chuck Harmon 32 TOT NL 4 0 5.1 5 5 0 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -45.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 8.44 1.25
18 Chuck Harmon 32 CIN NL 2 0 2.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -51.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 3.86 0.50
19 Chuck Harmon 32 STL NL 2 0 3.0 4 4 0 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -40.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 12.00 2.00
20 Gail Harris 24 NYG NL 11 11 99.0 120 108 9 3 12 .975 -0.6 -7.3 -0.6 -0.7 0.1 0 10.64 10.64
21 Whitey Herzog 24 WSH AL 5 3 31.0 37 34 1 2 3 .946 0.4 15.5 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 10.16 7.00
22 Gil Hodges 32 BRO NL 138 121 1120.1 1303 1190 103 10 105 .992 7.2 7.7 7.2 4.6 2.6 0 10.39 9.37
23 Bobby Hofman 30 NYG NL 3 0 8.0 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -15.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 9.00 2.67
24 Ron Jackson 22 CHW AL 19 15 137.0 149 138 11 0 16 1.000 -0.1 -0.9 -0.1 1.0 -1.1 0 9.79 7.84
25 George Kell 33 TOT AL 6 4 31.1 27 23 4 0 4 1.000 0.7 26.8 0.7 0.7 0.0 0 7.76 4.50
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 George Kell 33 CHW AL 4 4 28.0 22 19 3 0 4 1.000 0.6 25.7 0.6 0.6 0.0 0 7.07 5.50
27 George Kell 33 BAL AL 2 0 3.1 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 36.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 13.50 2.50
28 Frank Kellert 31 CHC NL 27 25 220.2 235 209 24 2 22 .991 -0.8 -4.4 -0.8 0.8 -1.6 0 9.50 8.63
29 Ted Kluszewski 31 CIN NL 131 130 1142.1 1268 1166 89 13 110 .990 -4.0 -4.2 -5.0 1.2 -6.3 1 9.89 9.58
30 Whitey Lockman 29 TOT NL 9 6 58.1 67 62 2 3 2 .955 -1.1 -22.6 -1.1 -0.7 -0.4 0 9.87 7.11
31 Whitey Lockman 29 NYG NL 7 5 47.1 51 48 2 1 1 .980 -0.7 -17.7 -0.7 -0.3 -0.4 0 9.51 7.14
32 Whitey Lockman 29 STL NL 2 1 11.0 16 14 0 2 1 .875 -0.4 -43.6 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 11.45 7.00
33 Dale Long 30 PIT NL 138 136 1195.2 1324 1201 99 24 92 .982 -4.3 -4.3 -3.3 -4.2 0.9 -1 9.79 9.42
34 Stan Lopata 30 PHI NL 39 38 325.0 321 300 16 5 31 .984 -4.0 -14.8 -4.0 -3.0 -1.0 0 8.75 8.10
35 Sam Mele 34 CLE AL 8 6 56.0 64 59 5 0 5 1.000 0.7 15.0 0.7 0.4 0.3 0 10.29 8.00
36 Minnie Minoso 30 CHW AL 1 0 1.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.40 1.00
37 Wally Moon 26 STL NL 52 52 454.0 554 498 47 9 52 .984 -0.6 -1.6 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 10.80 10.48
38 Stan Musial 35 STL NL 103 103 873.2 967 870 90 7 96 .993 1.9 2.6 2.9 6.5 -3.6 -1 9.89 9.32
39 Rocky Nelson 31 TOT NL 39 24 226.1 272 243 27 2 26 .993 3.9 20.7 3.9 2.5 1.4 0 10.74 6.92
40 Rocky Nelson 31 BRO NL 25 24 187.0 211 189 20 2 20 .991 1.9 12.2 1.9 1.0 0.9 0 10.06 8.36
41 Rocky Nelson 31 STL NL 14 0 39.1 61 54 7 0 6 1.000 2.0 61.0 2.0 1.5 0.5 0 13.96 4.36
42 Irv Noren 31 NYY AL 1 0 5.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -48.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 9.00 5.00
43 Jim Pendleton 32 MLN NL 1 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.00 2.00
44 Dave Philley 36 CHW AL 51 44 353.1 323 299 17 7 31 .978 -5.3 -18.0 -5.3 -3.1 -2.2 0 8.05 6.20
45 Jack Phillips 34 DET AL 56 55 458.2 463 422 32 9 49 .981 -0.5 -1.3 -0.5 0.7 -1.3 0 8.91 8.11
46 Rance Pless 30 KCA AL 15 12 115.0 144 137 7 0 18 1.000 1.0 10.4 1.0 0.3 0.7 0 11.27 9.60
47 Vic Power 28 KCA AL 76 72 630.2 738 671 62 5 73 .993 1.2 2.3 1.2 -1.8 3.1 0 10.46 9.64
48 Rudy Regalado 26 CLE AL 1 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 18.00 2.00
49 Eddie Robinson 35 TOT AL 61 53 476.2 515 481 25 9 56 .983 1.9 4.8 1.9 -1.6 3.5 0 9.55 8.30
50 Eddie Robinson 35 NYY AL 14 12 109.0 127 121 6 0 13 1.000 1.1 12.1 1.1 0.1 1.0 0 10.49 9.07
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 Eddie Robinson 35 KCA AL 47 41 367.2 388 360 19 9 43 .977 0.8 2.6 0.8 -1.7 2.5 0 9.28 8.06
52 Jackie Robinson 37 BRO NL 9 9 61.1 75 67 8 0 5 1.000 1.7 33.3 1.7 0.8 0.9 0 11.01 8.33
53 Pete Runnels 28 WSH AL 81 79 698.0 746 693 49 4 73 .995 -0.7 -1.2 -0.7 1.3 -2.0 0 9.57 9.16
54 Jack Shepard 24 PIT NL 2 1 3.1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -108.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 8.10 1.50
55 Roy Sievers 29 WSH AL 76 73 639.2 696 638 51 7 75 .990 2.7 5.1 1.7 3.1 -1.4 1 9.69 9.07
56 Harry Simpson 30 KCA AL 32 29 257.0 288 269 15 4 32 .986 -0.2 -0.9 -0.2 1.5 -1.6 0 9.95 8.88
57 Bob Skinner 24 PIT NL 23 19 174.1 183 176 6 1 21 .995 -0.7 -4.8 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 0 9.40 7.91
58 Bill Skowron 25 NYY AL 120 117 1011.1 1055 968 80 7 138 .993 2.4 2.8 1.4 1.9 -0.5 1 9.33 8.73
59 Earl Torgeson 32 DET AL 83 75 680.1 660 623 32 5 62 .992 -2.7 -4.8 -2.7 -1.0 -1.6 0 8.66 7.89
60 Frank Torre 24 MLN NL 89 26 388.0 435 390 42 3 34 .993 2.9 9.0 1.9 2.5 -0.7 1 10.02 4.85
61 Gus Triandos 25 BAL AL 52 48 396.2 419 373 39 7 27 .983 -1.0 -3.0 -1.0 0.3 -1.3 0 9.35 7.92
62 Mickey Vernon 38 BOS AL 108 102 898.2 999 930 58 11 96 .989 -2.8 -3.7 -1.8 0.7 -2.5 -1 9.89 9.15
63 Preston Ward 28 CLE AL 60 16 240.1 250 226 21 3 20 .988 3.3 16.5 3.3 0.3 3.0 0 9.25 4.12
64 Vic Wertz 31 CLE AL 133 133 1086.2 1057 971 77 9 99 .991 -0.6 -0.7 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 8.68 7.88
65 Bill White 22 NYG NL 138 138 1222.2 1382 1256 111 15 106 .989 12.6 12.4 12.6 4.6 8.0 0 10.06 9.91
66 Dick Williams 27 BAL AL 10 3 36.0 43 36 7 0 4 1.000 0.8 26.7 0.8 -0.1 0.9 0 10.75 4.30
67 Norm Zauchin 26 BOS AL 31 18 186.0 201 189 10 2 18 .990 -1.6 -10.3 -1.6 -0.6 -1.0 0 9.63 6.42
LgAvg 19 17 148 160 146 12 2 15 .990 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.62 8.39

Player Advanced Fielding -- 1b

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Rk Age Tm PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
LgAvg
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