American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Stahl • BOS 1,488
2. Jones • DET 1,405
3. Stovall • CLE 1,404
4. Chase • NYY 1,373
5. Davis • PHA 1,353

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. McBride • WSH 518
2. Bush • DET 489
3. Collins • PHA 451
4. Turner • CLE 449
5. Wallace • SLB 444

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Barry • PHA 63
2. Zeider • CHW 60
3. McBride • WSH 58
4. Wagner • BOS 57
5. Truesdale • SLB 56

Def. Games as C

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

1. Carrigan • BOS 110
2. Stephens • SLB 96
3. Street • WSH 86
4. Stanage • DET 84
5. Payne • CHW 78

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Carrigan • BOS 495
2. Stephens • SLB 418
3. Street • WSH 417
4. Payne • CHW 409
5. Sweeney • NYY 388

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Stephens • SLB 156
2. Street • WSH 151
3. Stanage • DET 148
4. Carrigan • BOS 134
5. Killefer • SLB 124

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Killefer • SLB 29
2. Carrigan • BOS 25
Stanage • DET 25
4. Stephens • SLB 17
5. Easterly • CLE 15

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Stephens • SLB 18
2. Killefer • SLB 16
3. Kleinow • 2TM 12
Carrigan • BOS 12
5. Payne • CHW 11

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Carrigan • BOS 15
2. Street • WSH 12
3. Schmidt • DET 11
4. Ainsmith • WSH 8
Beckendorf • 2TM 8
Mitchell • NYY 8

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. Carrigan • BOS 149
2. Killefer • SLB 119
3. Stephens • SLB 117
4. Easterly • CLE 102
5. Street • WSH 95

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. Stephens • SLB 107
2. Street • WSH 95
Stanage • DET 95
4. Carrigan • BOS 90
5. Killefer • SLB 85

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Livingston • PHA 62.3
2. Clarke • CLE 59.5
3. Sweeney • NYY 54.0
4. Casey • DET 51.2
5. Sullivan • CHW 50.6

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Stahl • BOS 142
2. Davis • PHA 139
3. Jones • DET 135
4. Stovall • CLE 132
5. Chase • NYY 130

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Stahl • BOS 1,488
2. Jones • DET 1,405
3. Stovall • CLE 1,404
4. Chase • NYY 1,373
5. Davis • PHA 1,353

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Stovall • CLE 91
2. Unglaub • WSH 79
3. Jones • DET 67
4. Chase • NYY 65
5. Davis • PHA 64

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Newnam • SLB 32
2. Chase • NYY 28
3. Stahl • BOS 23
Jones • DET 23
5. Unglaub • WSH 20
Davis • PHA 20

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Davis • PHA 74
2. Chase • NYY 68
3. Stovall • CLE 60
4. Newnam • SLB 53
5. Unglaub • WSH 51

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Collins • PHA 153
2. Lajoie • CLE 149
3. Truesdale • SLB 122
4. Gardner • BOS 113
5. Delahanty • DET 106

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Collins • PHA 402
2. Lajoie • CLE 387
3. Truesdale • SLB 279
4. Delahanty • DET 246
5. Gardner • BOS 222

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Collins • PHA 451
2. Lajoie • CLE 419
3. Gardner • BOS 320
4. Truesdale • SLB 313
5. Delahanty • DET 267

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Truesdale • SLB 56
2. Zeider • CHW 33
Delahanty • DET 33
4. Gardner • BOS 32
5. Lajoie • CLE 28

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Collins • PHA 67
2. Lajoie • CLE 60
3. Truesdale • SLB 41
4. Delahanty • DET 36
Gardner • NYY 36

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Baker • PHA 146
2. Purtell • 2TM 143
3. Moriarty • DET 134
4. Austin • NYY 133
5. Lord • 2TM 114

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Baker • PHA 207
2. Austin • NYY 204
3. Moriarty • DET 165
4. Purtell • 2TM 158
5. Elberfeld • WSH 139

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Purtell • 2TM 320
2. Baker • PHA 313
3. Moriarty • DET 302
4. Austin • NYY 284
5. Elberfeld • WSH 223

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Purtell • 2TM 49
2. Baker • PHA 45
3. Moriarty • DET 37
4. Austin • NYY 30
5. Hartzell • SLB 25

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Baker • PHA 35
2. Hartzell • SLB 19
3. Purtell • 2TM 18
4. Moriarty • DET 17
5. Elberfeld • WSH 15

Def. Games as SS

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

1. McBride • WSH 154
2. Barry • PHA 145
3. Bush • DET 141
4. Wagner • BOS 140
5. Wallace • SLB 99

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. McBride • WSH 370
2. Bush • DET 310
3. Wagner • BOS 303
4. Barry • PHA 279
5. Wallace • SLB 258

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. McBride • WSH 518
2. Bush • DET 487
3. Wagner • BOS 424
4. Barry • PHA 406
5. Wallace • SLB 344

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Barry • PHA 63
2. McBride • WSH 58
3. Wagner • BOS 57
4. Bush • DET 51
5. Blackburne • CHW 43

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. McBride • WSH 57
2. Barry • PHA 54
3. Turner • CLE 42
4. Wagner • BOS 40
5. Knight • NYY 39

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Lewis • BOS 149
2. Stone • SLB 139
3. Dougherty • CHW 122
4. Jones • DET 95
5. Hartsel • PHA 82

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Lewis • BOS 264
2. Stone • SLB 241
3. Jones • DET 177
4. Dougherty • CHW 160
5. Daniels • NYY 153

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Lewis • BOS 30
2. Stone • SLB 20
3. Lelivelt • WSH 13
4. Lord • 2TM 12
Jones • DET 12

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Lewis • BOS 17
2. Dougherty • CHW 14
3. Jones • DET 9
4. Stone • SLB 8
5. Daniels • NYY 7
Hartsel • PHA 7

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Lewis • BOS 8
2. Lelivelt • WSH 4
3. Graney • CLE 3
Jones • DET 3
Kruger • CLE 3
Lord • 2TM 3

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Milan • WSH 141
2. Speaker • BOS 140
3. Oldring • PHA 126
4. Cobb • DET 111
5. Birmingham • CLE 102
Hoffman • SLB 102

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Speaker • BOS 337
2. Milan • WSH 262
3. Cobb • DET 259
4. Oldring • PHA 242
5. Birmingham • CLE 224

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Milan • WSH 30
2. Birmingham • CLE 22
3. Speaker • BOS 19
4. Oldring • PHA 14
Cobb • DET 14

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Milan • WSH 17
2. Speaker • BOS 16
3. Cobb • DET 13
4. Birmingham • CLE 10
5. Cree • NYY 9

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Milan • WSH 11
2. Birmingham • CLE 10
3. Speaker • BOS 6
Oldring • PHA 6
5. Cobb • DET 4
Hoffman • SLB 4

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Murphy • PHA 151
2. Gessler • WSH 144
3. Hooper • BOS 141
4. Crawford • DET 126
5. Wolter • NYY 123

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hooper • BOS 214
2. Murphy • PHA 209
3. Wolter • NYY 175
4. Crawford • DET 167
5. Gessler • WSH 161

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hooper • BOS 29
2. Gessler • WSH 23
3. Meloan • CHW 16
4. Murphy • PHA 15
5. Schweitzer • SLB 12

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hooper • BOS 15
2. Wolter • NYY 12
3. Crawford • DET 9
Griggs • SLB 9
Gessler • WSH 9

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hooper • BOS 8
2. Wolter • NYY 5
Murphy • PHA 5
4. Schweitzer • SLB 4
5. Collins • CHW 3
Gessler • WSH 3

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Hooper • BOS 155
2. Crawford • DET 153
3. Murphy • PHA 151
4. Lewis • BOS 149
5. Stone • SLB 145

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Speaker • BOS 337
2. Cobb • DET 305
3. Milan • WSH 267
4. Lewis • BOS 261
5. Oldring • PHA 249

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hooper • BOS 30
Milan • WSH 30
3. Lewis • BOS 28
4. Birmingham • CLE 24
5. Gessler • WSH 23

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hooper • BOS 18
2. Milan • WSH 17
Lewis • BOS 17
4. Speaker • BOS 16
5. Cobb • DET 14
Dougherty • CHW 14

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Milan • WSH 10
2. Lewis • BOS 9
3. Birmingham • CLE 8
4. Hooper • BOS 7
Speaker • BOS 7

Def. Games as P

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

1. Johnson • WSH 45
Coombs • PHA 45
Walsh • CHW 45
4. Scott • CHW 41
5. Mullin • DET 38
Plank • PHA 38

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. White • CHW 30
2. Johnson • WSH 23
3. Walsh • CHW 21
4. Mullin • DET 20
5. Coombs • PHA 19

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Walsh • CHW 154
2. Willett • DET 113
3. Quinn • NYY 111
4. Morgan • PHA 104
5. Cicotte • BOS 98

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Warhop • NYY 11
2. Gray • WSH 9
Lake • SLB 9
Walsh • CHW 9
5. Vaughn • NYY 8

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Quinn • NYY 5
Walsh • CHW 5
3. Pelty • SLB 4
Scott • CHW 4
Ford • NYY 4
White • CHW 4

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Lapp • PHA 8.03
2. Thomas • PHA 7.74
3. Killefer • SLB 7.28
4. Street • WSH 7.24
5. Sweeney • NYY 7.23

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Lapp • PHA 7.13
2. Thomas • PHA 6.83
3. Street • WSH 6.60
4. Payne • CHW 6.60
5. Sweeney • NYY 6.42

Fielding % as C

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

1. Street • WSH .978
2. Sweeney • NYY .974
3. Payne • CHW .974
4. Stephens • SLB .971
5. Carrigan • BOS .962

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Stovall • CLE 11.34
2. Jones • DET 11.26
3. Chase • NYY 11.25
4. Stahl • BOS 11.07
5. Unglaub • WSH 11.03

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Stovall • CLE 11.33
2. Chase • NYY 11.06
3. Jones • DET 10.90
4. Stahl • BOS 10.90
5. Newnam • SLB 10.65

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Stovall • CLE .988
2. Davis • PHA .986
3. Stahl • BOS .985
4. Unglaub • WSH .985
5. Jones • DET .985

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Collins • PHA 5.54
2. Lajoie • CLE 5.36
3. Truesdale • SLB 5.27
4. Zeider • CHW 5.02
5. Delahanty • DET 4.98

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Collins • PHA 5.58
2. Lajoie • CLE 5.41
3. Zeider • CHW 5.14
4. Truesdale • SLB 4.85
5. Delahanty • DET 4.84

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Collins • PHA .972
2. Lajoie • CLE .966
3. Gardner • BOS .944
4. Delahanty • DET .940
5. Truesdale • SLB .914

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Hartzell • SLB 3.78
2. Austin • NYY 3.73
3. Moriarty • DET 3.56
4. Baker • PHA 3.51
5. Elberfeld • WSH 3.42

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Austin • NYY 3.67
2. Hartzell • SLB 3.66
3. Baker • PHA 3.56
4. Moriarty • DET 3.49
5. Purtell • 2TM 3.34

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Elberfeld • WSH .943
2. Austin • NYY .942
3. Lord • 2TM .935
4. Moriarty • DET .927
5. Baker • PHA .920

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Wallace • SLB 6.25
2. McBride • WSH 5.89
3. Bush • DET 5.78
4. Turner • CLE 5.52
5. Knight • NYY 5.45

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Wallace • SLB 6.08
2. McBride • WSH 5.77
3. Bush • DET 5.65
4. Turner • CLE 5.47
5. Knight • NYY 5.27

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Bush • DET .940
2. McBride • WSH .939
3. Wagner • BOS .927
4. Barry • PHA .916

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Daniels • NYY 2.03
2. Lord • 2TM 2.01
3. Jones • DET 1.99
4. Lewis • BOS 1.97
5. Lelivelt • WSH 1.93

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Stone • SLB .970
2. Lewis • BOS .945
3. Dougherty • CHW .923

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Speaker • BOS 2.54
2. Cobb • DET 2.46
3. Birmingham • CLE 2.41
4. Milan • WSH 2.07
5. Hoffman • SLB 2.06

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Oldring • PHA .985
2. Speaker • BOS .957
3. Cobb • DET .955
4. Milan • WSH .945

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Hooper • BOS 1.72
2. Wolter • NYY 1.51
3. Murphy • PHA 1.48
4. Schweitzer • SLB 1.46
5. Crawford • DET 1.39

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Murphy • PHA .974
2. Gessler • WSH .953
3. Crawford • DET .951
4. Hooper • BOS .942
5. Wolter • NYY .939

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Speaker • BOS 2.53
2. Birmingham • CLE 2.44
3. Cobb • DET 2.39
4. Milan • WSH 2.17
5. Daniels • NYY 2.15

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Speaker • BOS 2.55
2. Birmingham • CLE 2.40
3. Cobb • DET 2.36
4. Daniels • NYY 2.11
5. Milan • WSH 2.09

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Oldring • PHA .978
2. Murphy • PHA .974
3. Stone • SLB .972
4. Lord • 2TM .972
5. Crawford • DET .963

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Willett • DET 4.78
2. Smith • 2TM 4.70
3. Pelty • SLB 4.58
4. Quinn • NYY 4.54
5. Walsh • CHW 4.26

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Walsh • CHW 3.89
2. Smith • 2TM 3.57
3. Quinn • NYY 3.40
4. Bender • PHA 3.27
5. Young • CLE 3.24

Fielding % as P

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

1. Coombs • PHA .990
2. Plank • PHA .986
3. Quinn • NYY .975
4. Wood • BOS .975
5. White • CHW .972

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