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Team & League Standard Fielding--CF

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Tm #Fld R/G G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof
BAL 4 4.01 155 155 1400.1 422 394 13 15 4 .964 -5.4 -4.6 -4.4 -7.7 3.3 -1
BOS 6 4.52 154 154 1364.0 402 383 14 5 4 .988 2.0 1.8 -2.0 -0.7 -1.3 4
CHC 5 4.44 155 155 1391.0 415 400 12 3 5 .993 8.3 7.2 11.3 -4.1 15.6 -3
CHW 6 3.77 156 156 1425.1 474 462 9 3 3 .994 26.1 22.0 24.1 8.3 15.7 2
CIN 2 4.79 154 154 1357.0 440 422 11 7 4 .984 -0.7 -0.6 1.3 -1.5 2.8 -2
CLE 5 4.19 154 154 1383.2 421 407 6 8 2 .981 12.0 10.4 12.0 3.5 8.6 0
DET 4 4.75 154 154 1360.0 429 418 5 6 0 .986 -1.6 -1.4 -0.6 -0.9 0.3 -1
KCA 5 4.94 154 154 1361.0 439 409 21 9 3 .979 8.2 7.2 -0.8 -5.1 4.4 9
LAD 6 4.29 156 156 1411.2 348 331 9 8 2 .977 -9.6 -8.2 -6.6 -9.3 2.5 -3
MLN 7 3.97 157 157 1400.2 416 404 8 4 3 .990 -4.4 -3.8 -2.4 -2.6 0.3 -2
NYY 4 4.17 155 155 1399.0 416 406 8 2 4 .995 5.2 4.5 3.2 1.2 2.0 2
PHI 4 4.68 155 155 1354.0 404 389 4 11 1 .973 -18.5 -16.4 -8.5 -1.5 -7.0 -10
PIT 2 4.39 155 155 1393.1 484 455 17 12 6 .975 8.8 7.6 11.8 13.1 -1.4 -3
SFG 3 3.98 154 154 1376.1 393 378 8 7 2 .982 0.8 0.7 -4.2 -2.2 -1.8 5
STL 7 4.71 154 154 1363.0 400 375 10 15 3 .963 -9.1 -8.0 -10.1 -5.0 -4.6 1
WSH 5 4.55 154 154 1360.0 390 372 8 10 0 .974 -9.0 -7.9 -4.0 -1.4 -2.5 -5
LgAvg 4 4.38 155 155 1381 418 400 10 8 3 .981 1 0 1 0 2 0
71 4.38 2476 2476 22100.1 6693 6405 163 125 46 .981 13.1 0.7 20.1 -15.9 36.9 -7

Team & League Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Tm Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
BAL 15 1 12 2 0 13 0 3 4 3 60 34 3 52 5 1 8 1 0 21 4 0 36 27 3 177 71 40.1% 99 7 4.0% 6 6020 64% 79% 28% 746 54%
BOS 5 0 5 0 2 14 0 5 2 4 46 28 1 49 7 1 16 5 3 22 3 0 29 24 2 162 67 41.4% 88 7 4.3% 7 6014 66% 78% 26% 659 59%
CHC 3 0 3 0 1 12 0 4 1 3 46 21 3 45 1 1 13 3 0 25 7 0 28 20 1 157 52 33.1% 100 5 3.2% 7 5974 56% 79% 28% 670 60%
CHW 3 0 3 0 1 9 0 2 2 2 75 44 1 41 6 2 20 9 0 18 6 0 31 25 0 185 90 48.6% 92 3 1.6% 6 6149 63% 79% 27% 869 54%
CIN 7 0 5 2 1 11 1 5 0 0 71 30 0 61 8 1 19 8 0 16 4 0 37 32 0 204 82 40.2% 121 1 0.5% 10 6014 58% 80% 31% 810 53%
CLE 8 0 7 1 0 6 1 4 0 1 67 40 0 49 8 0 22 11 0 28 3 0 32 23 1 198 85 42.9% 112 1 0.5% 5 6070 60% 76% 29% 744 55%
DET 6 0 3 3 1 5 0 1 3 1 34 16 2 27 4 0 5 2 0 18 1 0 28 24 0 112 47 42.0% 63 2 1.8% 3 5912 62% 78% 28% 584 72%
KCA 8 0 7 1 3 21 1 5 8 7 64 36 3 52 5 2 17 7 1 23 7 2 36 30 0 192 85 44.3% 99 8 4.2% 13 6048 66% 80% 27% 696 61%
LAD 8 0 3 5 1 9 0 2 1 4 69 40 1 56 6 1 12 5 1 19 1 0 18 10 0 174 62 35.6% 109 3 1.7% 6 6209 64% 72% 37% 661 51%
MLN 3 0 3 0 1 8 2 4 1 1 79 44 1 55 5 1 16 8 0 18 4 0 26 16 1 194 77 39.7% 114 3 1.5% 5 5771 59% 80% 29% 746 52%
NYY 2 0 2 0 2 8 0 0 1 5 67 44 1 59 7 3 6 2 0 26 3 2 39 30 0 197 86 43.7% 105 6 3.0% 2 6119 62% 76% 26% 742 55%
PHI 11 0 9 2 3 4 0 0 1 1 76 28 0 49 2 0 16 7 0 15 2 0 37 29 0 193 68 35.2% 125 0 0.0% 4 5988 54% 79% 29% 779 50%
PIT 11 0 10 1 1 17 0 1 8 1 65 30 2 53 5 0 13 3 0 17 3 0 36 27 2 184 68 37.0% 112 4 2.2% 13 5834 57% 81% 30% 768 58%
SFG 7 0 7 0 2 8 1 2 2 1 66 41 1 51 15 1 12 5 0 21 4 0 30 26 0 180 91 50.6% 87 2 1.1% 6 5995 59% 77% 27% 689 55%
STL 15 0 14 1 4 10 0 1 3 4 81 49 1 74 12 3 8 2 0 27 10 2 29 22 0 219 95 43.4% 118 6 2.7% 4 6131 56% 77% 27% 759 50%
WSH 10 0 8 2 2 8 0 3 4 1 69 31 1 54 7 0 19 7 0 23 5 0 32 30 0 197 80 40.6% 116 1 0.5% 7 6045 61% 80% 25% 723 52%
LgAvg 4 0 3 1 1 5 0 1 2 2 30 17 1 24 3 1 7 3 0 11 2 0 16 13 0 89 38 43.0% 48 2 2.5% 3 3024 63% 78% 27% 360 57%
57 1 47 9 11 84 2 23 24 24 482 273 12 383 49 9 113 44 4 179 32 4 263 213 6 1420 611 43.0% 774 35 2.5% 49 48377 63% 78% 27% 5763 57%
LgAvg 4 0 3 1 1 5 0 1 1 1 35 18 1 28 3 1 7 3 0 10 2 0 15 11 0 94 37 39.5% 55 2 1.6% 3 2995 58% 78% 30% 368 54%
65 0 54 11 14 79 4 19 17 15 553 283 9 444 54 8 109 41 1 158 35 2 241 182 4 1505 595 39.5% 886 24 1.6% 55 47916 58% 78% 30% 5882 54%

* 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--CF

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Rk Age Tm Lg G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G
1 Hank Aaron 25 MLN NL 13 12 101.0 29 28 1 0 1 1.000 0.4 4.8 0.4 0.1 0.3 0 2.58 2.23
2 Bob Allison 24 WSH AL 133 132 1144.2 332 317 7 8 0 .976 -6.9 -7.2 -1.9 0.3 -2.2 -5 2.55 2.44
3 Felipe Alou 24 SFG NL 11 7 61.0 22 20 1 1 0 .955 -1.8 -35.4 -0.8 -0.2 -0.5 -1 3.10 1.91
4 George Altman 26 CHC NL 120 102 941.0 285 275 7 3 2 .989 7.6 9.7 7.6 -1.5 9.2 0 2.70 2.35
5 Richie Ashburn 32 PHI NL 149 144 1255.0 374 359 4 11 1 .971 -17.2 -16.4 -9.2 -1.0 -8.2 -8 2.60 2.44
6 Jim Bolger 27 PHI NL 1 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 300.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 9.00 2.00
7 Bob Bowman 28 PHI NL 2 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 2.00 1.00
8 Jackie Brandt 25 SFG NL 5 4 34.0 9 7 1 1 0 .889 -1.8 -63.5 -1.8 -1.8 0.0 0 2.12 1.60
9 Bill Bruton 33 MLN NL 133 114 1045.1 314 305 6 3 2 .990 -2.3 -2.6 -1.3 -0.6 -0.6 -1 2.68 2.34
10 Jim Busby 32 BOS AL 26 16 158.1 42 40 1 1 0 .976 -2.6 -19.7 -2.6 0.4 -3.0 0 2.33 1.58
11 Duke Carmel 22 STL NL 8 6 54.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -2.2 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 0 2.17 1.63
12 Neil Chrisley 27 DET AL 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 360.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 9.00 1.00
13 Gino Cimoli 29 STL NL 95 90 667.0 197 183 8 6 2 .970 -4.6 -8.3 -8.6 -5.0 -3.5 4 2.58 2.01
14 John DeMerit 23 MLN NL 1 1 9.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 5.00 5.00
15 Don Demeter 24 LAD NL 124 81 854.0 230 221 5 4 1 .983 4.2 5.9 3.2 -1.4 4.5 1 2.38 1.82
16 Dan Dobbek 24 WSH AL 1 1 8.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 90.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0 4.50 4.00
17 Larry Doby 35 CHW AL 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00
18 Solly Drake 28 TOT NL 12 10 90.0 26 26 0 0 0 1.000 -1.6 -21.3 0.4 -0.3 0.7 -2 2.60 2.17
19 Solly Drake 28 LAD NL 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00
20 Solly Drake 28 PHI NL 11 10 88.0 26 26 0 0 0 1.000 -1.6 -21.8 0.4 -0.3 0.7 -2 2.66 2.36
21 Joe Durham 27 STL NL 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -60.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 2.25 2.00
22 Ron Fairly 20 LAD NL 24 18 156.0 35 30 3 2 1 .943 -6.2 -47.7 -5.2 -3.0 -2.2 -1 1.90 1.38
23 Curt Flood 21 STL NL 103 48 530.0 153 147 1 5 1 .967 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.5 -0.5 0 2.51 1.44
24 Tito Francona 25 CLE AL 61 59 514.2 136 130 2 4 0 .971 -3.9 -9.1 -3.9 -3.3 -0.6 0 2.31 2.16
25 Gary Geiger 22 BOS AL 61 58 474.0 134 128 4 2 1 .985 0.3 0.8 -1.7 -4.2 2.5 2 2.51 2.16
Rk Age Tm Lg G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G
26 Lenny Green 26 WSH AL 14 10 108.0 33 31 1 1 0 .970 1.7 18.9 0.7 -0.2 0.9 1 2.67 2.29
27 Johnny Groth 32 DET AL 18 11 107.1 39 38 0 1 0 .974 1.0 11.2 2.0 1.2 0.8 -1 3.19 2.11
28 Carroll Hardy 26 CLE AL 14 8 85.2 40 40 0 0 0 1.000 1.2 16.8 2.2 0.5 1.7 -1 4.20 2.86
29 Woodie Held 27 CLE AL 6 3 28.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -21.4 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 0 2.25 1.17
30 Whitey Herzog 27 KCA AL 12 11 79.2 34 32 0 2 0 .941 3.1 46.7 3.1 0.6 2.6 0 3.62 2.67
31 Joe Hicks 26 CHW AL 2 0 7.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 102.9 0.6 0.6 0.0 0 3.86 1.50
32 Jackie Jensen 32 BOS AL 7 7 56.1 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 -2.0 -42.6 -2.0 -0.2 -1.8 0 2.24 2.00
33 Al Kaline 24 DET AL 122 121 1045.0 331 323 4 4 0 .988 4.1 4.7 2.1 -0.3 2.4 2 2.82 2.68
34 Marty Keough 24 BOS AL 69 52 491.1 155 149 5 1 1 .994 2.9 7.1 1.9 2.1 -0.2 1 2.82 2.23
35 Chick King 28 TOT NL 4 1 27.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 22.2 0.5 0.1 0.4 0 2.67 2.00
36 Chick King 28 CHC NL 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -53.3 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 1.00 1.00
37 Chick King 28 STL NL 3 0 18.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 60.0 0.9 0.1 0.8 0 3.50 2.33
38 Tony Kubek 23 NYY AL 15 10 103.1 30 29 1 0 1 1.000 0.9 10.5 -0.1 0.5 -0.6 1 2.61 2.00
39 Harvey Kuenn 28 DET AL 24 22 206.2 58 56 1 1 0 .983 -7.0 -40.6 -5.0 -2.1 -2.9 -2 2.48 2.38
40 Jim Landis 25 CHW AL 148 145 1301.2 438 426 9 3 3 .993 24.6 22.7 22.6 6.8 15.8 2 3.01 2.94
41 Whitey Lockman 32 CIN NL 1 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 360.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 0 9.00 2.00
42 Jerry Mallett 23 BOS AL 4 4 37.0 13 11 2 0 2 1.000 0.8 25.9 0.8 0.1 0.7 0 3.16 3.25
43 Felix Mantilla 24 MLN NL 6 3 28.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -60.0 -1.4 -1.2 -0.2 0 1.93 1.00
44 Mickey Mantle 27 NYY AL 143 143 1257.2 378 369 7 2 3 .995 4.4 4.2 3.4 0.7 2.7 1 2.69 2.63
45 Roger Maris 24 KCA AL 5 4 34.0 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -21.2 -1.6 -1.4 -0.2 1 2.38 1.80
46 Willie Mays 28 SFG NL 147 143 1281.1 362 351 6 5 2 .986 4.4 4.1 -1.6 -0.2 -1.3 6 2.51 2.43
47 Jim McAnany 22 CHW AL 2 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 200.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 6.00 1.00
48 Roman Mejias 28 PIT NL 22 16 145.1 53 49 1 3 1 .943 -1.2 -9.9 0.8 0.9 -0.2 -2 3.10 2.27
49 Wally Moon 29 LAD NL 4 3 20.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 54.0 0.9 0.0 0.9 0 2.25 1.25
50 Walt Moryn 33 CHC NL 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 240.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 9.00 1.00
Rk Age Tm Lg G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G
51 Irv Noren 34 CHC NL 6 6 46.0 14 12 2 0 1 1.000 0.9 23.5 0.9 0.2 0.8 0 2.74 2.33
52 Andy Pafko 38 MLN NL 22 20 144.0 41 41 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 0.8 1.1 0.8 0.3 -1 2.56 1.86
53 Albie Pearson 24 TOT AL 29 23 214.0 58 56 0 2 0 .966 -4.4 -24.7 -3.4 -3.2 -0.1 -1 2.36 1.93
54 Albie Pearson 24 WSH AL 12 11 97.1 21 20 0 1 0 .952 -4.4 -54.2 -3.4 -2.1 -1.2 -1 1.85 1.67
55 Albie Pearson 24 BAL AL 17 12 116.2 37 36 0 1 0 .973 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.1 1.1 0 2.78 2.12
56 Bubba Phillips 31 CHW AL 14 11 93.2 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -12.8 -1.0 -0.2 -0.8 0 2.31 1.71
57 Jim Piersall 29 CLE AL 91 77 696.2 227 219 4 4 2 .982 16.9 29.1 15.9 8.3 7.7 1 2.88 2.45
58 Al Pilarcik 28 BAL AL 8 7 44.0 12 11 0 1 0 .917 -0.1 -2.7 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 0 2.25 1.38
59 Vada Pinson 20 CIN NL 154 154 1355.0 438 420 11 7 4 .984 -1.3 -1.2 0.7 -1.5 2.2 -2 2.86 2.80
60 Jim Pisoni 29 TOT MLB 10 6 62.1 18 16 1 1 0 .944 -0.6 -11.6 -0.6 -1.3 0.7 0 2.45 1.70
61 Jim Pisoni 29 MLN NL 8 5 51.1 18 16 1 1 0 .944 -0.3 -7.0 -0.3 -1.0 0.7 0 2.98 2.13
62 Jim Pisoni 29 NYY AL 2 1 11.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -32.7 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00
63 Rip Repulski 30 LAD NL 2 2 14.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -94.3 -1.1 -1.1 0.0 0 0.64 0.50
64 Barry Shetrone 20 BAL AL 17 14 137.2 31 29 0 2 0 .935 -2.0 -17.4 -2.0 -3.0 1.0 0 1.90 1.71
65 Norm Siebern 25 NYY AL 5 1 27.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 8.9 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0 2.67 1.60
66 Al Smith 31 CHW AL 3 0 18.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.5 100.0 1.5 0.7 0.7 0 3.50 2.33
67 Bobby Gene Smith 25 STL NL 7 3 35.0 11 10 0 1 0 .909 -0.4 -13.7 0.6 0.4 0.3 -1 2.57 1.43
68 Duke Snider 32 LAD NL 54 52 365.2 77 74 1 2 0 .974 -7.4 -24.3 -4.4 -3.8 -0.7 -3 1.85 1.39
69 Russ Snyder 25 KCA AL 30 26 229.0 74 69 3 2 0 .973 -6.1 -32.0 -6.1 -6.9 0.8 0 2.83 2.40
70 Al Spangler 25 MLN NL 3 2 22.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -49.1 -0.9 -0.7 -0.2 0 1.23 1.00
71 Gene Stephens 26 BOS AL 17 17 147.0 44 41 2 1 0 .977 2.6 21.2 1.6 1.1 0.5 1 2.63 2.53
72 Chuck Tanner 29 CLE AL 7 7 58.2 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -1.7 -34.8 -1.7 -1.7 0.0 0 1.69 1.57
73 Willie Tasby 26 BAL AL 131 122 1102.0 342 318 13 11 4 .968 -3.3 -3.6 -2.3 -3.8 1.5 -1 2.70 2.53
74 Bobby Thomson 35 CHC NL 50 46 394.0 114 111 3 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 3.0 -2.8 5.8 -3 2.60 2.28
75 Faye Throneberry 28 WSH AL 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00
Rk Age Tm Lg G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G
76 Bill Tuttle 29 KCA AL 121 111 1000.1 317 295 17 5 3 .984 12.9 15.5 4.9 2.6 2.3 8 2.81 2.58
77 Bill Virdon 28 PIT NL 144 139 1248.0 431 406 16 9 5 .979 10.0 9.6 11.0 12.2 -1.2 -1 3.04 2.93
78 Bill White 25 STL NL 7 6 51.0 17 13 1 3 0 .824 -4.4 -103.5 -2.4 -0.3 -2.0 -2 2.47 2.00
79 Dick Williams 30 KCA AL 2 2 18.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -73.3 -1.1 0.0 -1.1 0 2.50 2.50
LgAvg

Player Advanced Fielding -- cf

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Rk Age Tm Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
LgAvg
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