American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Jones • SLB 1,616
2. Freeman • WSH 1,561
3. Stovall • CLE 1,523
4. Rossman • DET 1,429
5. Davis • PHA 1,410

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Wagner • BOS 569
2. McBride • WSH 568
3. Lajoie • CLE 543
4. Wallace • SLB 510
5. Schaefer • DET 479

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Ball • NYY 81
2. Nicholls • PHA 63
3. Wagner • BOS 61
4. Schaefer • DET 57
5. McBride • WSH 52

Def. Games as C

<strong>Defensive Games Played</strong>Games played at this position.

1. Sullivan • CHW 137
2. Street • WSH 128
3. Schmidt • DET 121
4. Clarke • CLE 90
5. Kleinow • NYY 89

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Street • WSH 578
2. Sullivan • CHW 553
3. Schmidt • DET 541
4. Schrecongost • 2TM 402
5. Spencer • SLB 398

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Schmidt • DET 184
2. Street • WSH 167
3. Sullivan • CHW 156
4. Criger • BOS 120
5. Kleinow • NYY 116

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Schmidt • DET 37
2. Street • WSH 21
3. Bemis • CLE 15
4. Clarke • CLE 14
Kleinow • NYY 14

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Street • WSH 14
2. Schmidt • DET 12
3. Criger • BOS 11
Sullivan • CHW 11
5. Spencer • SLB 9

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Criger • BOS 14
2. Clarke • CLE 12
Spencer • SLB 12
4. Bemis • CLE 10
Street • WSH 10

Stolen Bases Allowed as C

Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases. From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1968 and for those we may not have any data.

1. Schmidt • DET 115
2. Sullivan • CHW 109
Street • WSH 109
4. Schrecongost • 2TM 91
5. Kleinow • NYY 89

Caught Stealing as C

Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases. From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1968 and for those we may not have any data.

1. Schmidt • DET 129
2. Sullivan • CHW 107
Street • WSH 107
4. Kleinow • NYY 81
5. Clarke • CLE 74

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Clarke • CLE 56.1
2. Stephens • SLB 54.4
3. Criger • BOS 54.1
4. Schmidt • DET 52.9
5. Carrigan • BOS 51.1

Def. Games as 1B

<strong>Defensive Games Played</strong>Games played at this position.

1. Jones • SLB 155
2. Freeman • WSH 154
3. Davis • PHA 147
4. Rossman • DET 138
5. Stovall • CLE 132

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Jones • SLB 1,616
2. Freeman • WSH 1,561
3. Stovall • CLE 1,508
4. Rossman • DET 1,429
5. Davis • PHA 1,410

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Rossman • DET 102
2. Jones • SLB 90
3. Stovall • CLE 86
Davis • PHA 86
5. Freeman • WSH 66

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Freeman • WSH 41
2. Rossman • DET 29
3. Jones • SLB 24
4. Chase • NYY 22
Davis • PHA 22

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Stovall • CLE 79
Jones • SLB 79
3. Rossman • DET 70
4. Freeman • WSH 69
5. Davis • PHA 44

Def. Games as 2B

<strong>Defensive Games Played</strong>Games played at this position.

1. Lajoie • CLE 156
2. Williams • SLB 148
3. McConnell • BOS 126
4. Davis • CHW 95
5. Niles • 2TM 93

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Lajoie • CLE 450
2. Williams • SLB 352
3. McConnell • BOS 237
4. Davis • CHW 191
5. Niles • 2TM 183

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Lajoie • CLE 538
2. Williams • SLB 445
3. McConnell • BOS 349
4. Davis • CHW 314
5. Downs • DET 265

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. McConnell • BOS 38
2. Lajoie • CLE 37
3. Downs • DET 36
4. Williams • SLB 31
5. Niles • 2TM 30

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Lajoie • CLE 78
2. Williams • SLB 50
3. McConnell • BOS 32
4. Davis • CHW 25
Delahanty • WSH 25

Def. Games as 3B

<strong>Defensive Games Played</strong>Games played at this position.

1. Ferris • SLB 148
2. Lord • BOS 144
3. Tannehill • CHW 136
4. Coughlin • DET 119
Conroy • NYY 119

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Ferris • SLB 222
2. Lord • BOS 181
3. Conroy • NYY 179
4. Bradley • CLE 142
5. Tannehill • CHW 135

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Tannehill • CHW 341
2. Ferris • SLB 316
3. Lord • BOS 271
4. Conroy • NYY 249
5. Collins • PHA 216

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Lord • BOS 49
2. Tannehill • CHW 33
3. Conroy • NYY 28
4. Ferris • SLB 27
5. Collins • PHA 26

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Ferris • SLB 27
2. Tannehill • CHW 15
3. Collins • PHA 14
4. Bradley • CLE 13
Lord • BOS 13

Def. Games as SS

<strong>Defensive Games Played</strong>Games played at this position.

1. McBride • WSH 155
2. Wagner • BOS 153
3. Wallace • SLB 137
4. Ball • NYY 130
5. Nicholls • PHA 120

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Wagner • BOS 373
2. McBride • WSH 372
3. Wallace • SLB 286
4. Ball • NYY 268
5. Nicholls • PHA 221

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Wagner • BOS 569
2. McBride • WSH 568
3. Wallace • SLB 510
4. Parent • CHW 442
5. Ball • NYY 438

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Ball • NYY 80
2. Wagner • BOS 61
3. Nicholls • PHA 56
4. McBride • WSH 52
5. Parent • CHW 49

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. McBride • WSH 58
2. Wagner • BOS 51
3. Wallace • SLB 45
4. Schaefer • DET 35
5. Parent • CHW 33

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Defensive Games Played</strong>Games played at this position.

1. McIntyre • DET 151
2. Ganley • WSH 150
3. Stone • SLB 148
4. Hartsel • PHA 129
5. Dougherty • CHW 128

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. McIntyre • DET 330
2. Ganley • WSH 280
3. Stone • SLB 274
4. Clarke • CLE 216
5. Hartsel • PHA 212

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. McIntyre • DET 17
2. Clarke • CLE 13
Ganley • WSH 13
4. Thoney • BOS 12
Stahl • NYY 12

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Stone • SLB 16
2. Ganley • WSH 11
3. Dougherty • CHW 10
4. Hartsel • PHA 9
Thoney • BOS 9
Cravath • BOS 9

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. McIntyre • DET 4
Stone • SLB 4
Thoney • BOS 4
4. Hartsel • PHA 2
Oldring • PHA 2
Stahl • NYY 2

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Defensive Games Played</strong>Games played at this position.

1. Jones • CHW 149
2. Crawford • DET 131
3. Hemphill • NYY 126
4. Milan • WSH 119
Birmingham • CLE 119

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Jones • CHW 286
2. Hemphill • NYY 266
3. Milan • WSH 259
4. Birmingham • CLE 249
5. Crawford • DET 246

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Birmingham • CLE 20
2. Milan • WSH 18
3. Sullivan • BOS 17
Jones • CHW 17
5. Hemphill • NYY 13
Jones • SLB 13

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hemphill • NYY 19
2. Oldring • PHA 13
3. Birmingham • CLE 12
Milan • WSH 12
5. Jones • CHW 10

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Milan • WSH 6
2. Birmingham • CLE 5
Hoffman • SLB 5
4. Jones • CHW 4
Hemphill • NYY 4

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Defensive Games Played</strong>Games played at this position.

1. Cobb • DET 150
2. Gessler • BOS 126
3. Hahn • CHW 90
4. Clymer • WSH 87
5. Keeler • NYY 86

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Cobb • DET 214
2. Gessler • BOS 162
3. Murphy • PHA 126
4. Keeler • NYY 122
5. Hartzell • SLB 111

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Cobb • DET 23
2. Clymer • WSH 16
3. Hartzell • SLB 14
4. Murphy • PHA 10
5. Keeler • NYY 9
Anderson • CHW 9

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Cobb • DET 14
2. Gessler • BOS 9
3. Clymer • WSH 8
Keeler • NYY 8
Hartzell • SLB 8

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Cobb • DET 6
2. Clymer • WSH 5
3. Anderson • CHW 4
Gessler • BOS 4
Hoffman • SLB 4

Def. Games as OF

<strong>Defensive Games Played</strong>Games played at this position.

1. McIntyre • DET 151
2. Ganley • WSH 150
Cobb • DET 150
4. Jones • CHW 149
5. Stone • SLB 148

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. McIntyre • DET 329
2. Jones • CHW 288
3. Hemphill • NYY 285
4. Ganley • WSH 280
5. Stone • SLB 274

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Cobb • DET 23
2. Birmingham • CLE 20
3. Hoffman • SLB 19
4. Milan • WSH 18
5. Sullivan • 2TM 17
McIntyre • DET 17
Jones • CHW 17

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hemphill • NYY 20
2. Oldring • PHA 16
Stone • SLB 16
4. Cobb • DET 14
5. Birmingham • CLE 12
Thoney • BOS 12
Milan • WSH 12

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hoffman • SLB 8
2. Anderson • CHW 7
Clymer • WSH 7
4. Birmingham • CLE 6
Milan • WSH 6

Def. Games as P

<strong>Defensive Games Played</strong>Games played at this position.

1. Walsh • CHW 66
2. Vickers • PHA 53
3. Chesbro • NYY 45
4. Hughes • WSH 43
Waddell • SLB 43

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Walsh • CHW 41
2. White • CHW 28
3. Joss • CLE 23
Smith • CHW 23
5. Howell • SLB 21
Mullin • DET 21

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Walsh • CHW 190
2. White • CHW 116
3. Joss • CLE 109
4. Mullin • DET 102
5. Howell • SLB 101
Smith • CHW 101

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hughes • WSH 11
2. Winter • 2TM 10
Lake • NYY 10
Keeley • WSH 10
Waddell • SLB 10

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Walsh • CHW 9
2. White • CHW 7
3. Liebhardt • CLE 4
Smith • CHW 4
Hughes • WSH 4

Range Factor/9Inn as C

<strong>Range Factor per 9 Inn</strong><br>9 * (Putouts + Assists) / Innings Played

1. Schrecongost • 2TM 7.75
2. Powers • PHA 7.20
3. Criger • BOS 6.64
4. Street • WSH 6.48
5. Schmidt • DET 6.36

Range Factor/Game as C

<strong>Range Factor per Game</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / Games Played

1. Schrecongost • 2TM 7.01
2. Powers • PHA 6.28
3. Schmidt • DET 5.99
4. Criger • BOS 5.95
5. Street • WSH 5.82

Fielding % as C

<strong>Fielding Percentage</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / (Putouts + Assists + Errors)

1. Sullivan • CHW .985
2. Spencer • SLB .983
3. Criger • BOS .980
4. Kleinow • NYY .973
5. Street • WSH .973

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

<strong>Range Factor per 9 Inn</strong><br>9 * (Putouts + Assists) / Innings Played

1. Donahue • CHW 12.71
2. Stovall • CLE 12.12
3. Stahl • 2TM 11.45
4. Chase • NYY 11.29
5. Rossman • DET 11.27

Range Factor/Game as 1B

<strong>Range Factor per Game</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / Games Played

1. Donahue • CHW 12.35
2. Stovall • CLE 12.08
3. Stahl • 2TM 11.23
4. Rossman • DET 11.09
5. Jones • SLB 11.01

Fielding % as 1B

<strong>Fielding Percentage</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / (Putouts + Assists + Errors)

1. Stovall • CLE .990
2. Jones • SLB .986
3. Davis • PHA .986
4. Rossman • DET .981
5. Freeman • WSH .975

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

<strong>Range Factor per 9 Inn</strong><br>9 * (Putouts + Assists) / Innings Played

1. Lajoie • CLE 6.32
2. Delahanty • WSH 5.52
3. Downs • DET 5.49
4. Williams • SLB 5.43
5. Davis • CHW 5.43

Range Factor/Game as 2B

<strong>Range Factor per Game</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / Games Played

1. Lajoie • CLE 6.33
2. Downs • DET 5.43
3. Williams • SLB 5.39
4. Davis • CHW 5.32
5. Delahanty • WSH 5.16

Fielding % as 2B

<strong>Fielding Percentage</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / (Putouts + Assists + Errors)

1. Lajoie • CLE .964
2. Williams • SLB .963
3. McConnell • BOS .939

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

<strong>Range Factor per 9 Inn</strong><br>9 * (Putouts + Assists) / Innings Played

1. Conroy • NYY 3.77
2. Ferris • SLB 3.64
3. Tannehill • CHW 3.53
4. Lord • BOS 3.21
5. Bradley • CLE 2.99

Range Factor/Game as 3B

<strong>Range Factor per Game</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / Games Played

1. Ferris • SLB 3.64
2. Conroy • NYY 3.60
3. Tannehill • CHW 3.50
4. Lord • BOS 3.14
5. Bradley • CLE 2.97

Fielding % as 3B

<strong>Fielding Percentage</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / (Putouts + Assists + Errors)

1. Ferris • SLB .952
2. Coughlin • DET .941
3. Conroy • NYY .939
4. Bradley • CLE .939
5. Tannehill • CHW .935

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

<strong>Range Factor per 9 Inn</strong><br>9 * (Putouts + Assists) / Innings Played

1. Wagner • BOS 6.32
2. McBride • WSH 6.16
3. Wallace • SLB 5.91
4. Ball • NYY 5.67
5. Parent • CHW 5.65

Range Factor/Game as SS

<strong>Range Factor per Game</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / Games Played

1. Wagner • BOS 6.16
2. McBride • WSH 6.06
3. Wallace • SLB 5.81
4. Parent • CHW 5.54
5. Ball • NYY 5.43

Fielding % as SS

<strong>Fielding Percentage</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / (Putouts + Assists + Errors)

1. Wallace • SLB .951
2. McBride • WSH .948
3. Wagner • BOS .939
4. Parent • CHW .930
5. Nicholls • PHA .913

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Range Factor per Game</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / Games Played

1. McIntyre • DET 2.30
2. Thoney • BOS 2.17
3. Ganley • WSH 1.95
4. Stone • SLB 1.93
5. Clarke • CLE 1.82

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Percentage</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / (Putouts + Assists + Errors)

1. McIntyre • DET .977
2. Clarke • CLE .966
3. Ganley • WSH .964
4. Hartsel • PHA .960
5. Dougherty • CHW .947

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Range Factor per Game</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / Games Played

1. Milan • WSH 2.33
2. Oldring • PHA 2.28
3. Birmingham • CLE 2.26
4. Hemphill • NYY 2.21
5. Sullivan • BOS 2.20

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Percentage</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / (Putouts + Assists + Errors)

1. Crawford • DET .970
2. Jones • CHW .968
3. Milan • WSH .958
4. Birmingham • CLE .957
5. Hemphill • NYY .936

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Range Factor per Game</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / Games Played

1. Hartzell • SLB 1.62
2. Cobb • DET 1.58
3. Keeler • NYY 1.52
4. Gessler • BOS 1.35
5. Hahn • CHW 1.17

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Percentage</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / (Putouts + Assists + Errors)

1. Gessler • BOS .950
2. Cobb • DET .944

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

<strong>Range Factor per 9 Inn</strong><br>9 * (Putouts + Assists) / Innings Played

1. Milan • WSH 2.35
2. McIntyre • DET 2.32
3. Birmingham • CLE 2.27
4. Thoney • BOS 2.24
5. Oldring • PHA 2.23

Range Factor/Game as OF

<strong>Range Factor per Game</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / Games Played

1. Milan • WSH 2.32
2. McIntyre • DET 2.29
3. Birmingham • CLE 2.23
4. Oldring • PHA 2.20
5. Thoney • BOS 2.18

Fielding % as OF

<strong>Fielding Percentage</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / (Putouts + Assists + Errors)

1. McIntyre • DET .977
2. Crawford • DET .970
3. Jones • CHW .968
4. Hahn • CHW .965
5. Ganley • WSH .964

Range Factor/9Inn as P

<strong>Range Factor per 9 Inn</strong><br>9 * (Putouts + Assists) / Innings Played

1. Walsh • CHW 4.48
2. White • CHW 4.38
3. Willett • DET 4.34
4. Killian • DET 4.28
5. Burns • WSH 3.90

Range Factor/Game as P

<strong>Range Factor per Game</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / Games Played

1. White • CHW 3.51
2. Walsh • CHW 3.50
3. Killian • DET 3.19
4. Willett • DET 3.17
5. Mullin • DET 3.15

Fielding % as P

<strong>Fielding Percentage</strong><br>(Putouts + Assists) / (Putouts + Assists + Errors)

1. White • CHW .986
2. Chech • CLE .985
3. Berger • CLE .985
4. Smith • CHW .984
5. Rhoads • CLE .983

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 rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/Team Game (batting), 1.0 IP/Team Game (pitching), 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/Team Game (W-L%) is needed for single-season leaderboards. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1898, so all leaders are since 1898. Explanation of min. requirements

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