American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Chase • NYY 1,271
2. Stovall • CLE 1,076
3. Schaefer • WSH 1,048
4. McInnis • PHA 948
5. Delahanty • DET 917

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Bush • DET 556
2. McBride • WSH 546
3. Tannehill • CHW 493
4. Olson • CLE 430
5. Wallace • SLB 417

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Bush • DET 75
2. Olson • CLE 73
3. Knight • NYY 68
4. McBride • WSH 56
5. Yerkes • BOS 52

Def. Games as C

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

1. Stanage • DET 141
2. Thomas • PHA 103
3. Sullivan • CHW 89
4. Blair • NYY 84
5. Sweeney • NYY 83

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Stanage • DET 599
2. Thomas • PHA 499
3. Sullivan • CHW 447
4. Sweeney • NYY 394
5. Blair • NYY 379

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Stanage • DET 212
2. Thomas • PHA 150
3. Sullivan • CHW 114
4. Clarke • SLB 111
5. Street • WSH 102

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Stanage • DET 41
2. Clarke • SLB 29
3. Sweeney • NYY 18
Fisher • CLE 18
5. Thomas • PHA 17
Stephens • SLB 17

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Clarke • SLB 15
2. Stanage • DET 13
Sullivan • CHW 13
4. Blair • NYY 12
Thomas • PHA 12

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Henry • WSH 25
2. Nunamaker • BOS 14
3. Sullivan • CHW 13
Fisher • CLE 13
5. Clarke • SLB 12
Stanage • DET 12

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. Stanage • DET 166
2. Clarke • SLB 143
3. Blair • NYY 104
4. Sweeney • NYY 96
5. Stephens • SLB 94

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. Stanage • DET 156
2. Thomas • PHA 110
3. Clarke • SLB 84
4. Sullivan • CHW 82
5. Blair • NYY 78

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Thomas • PHA 55.3
2. Sullivan • CHW 54.7
3. Williams • NYY 51.4
4. Block • CHW 50.9
5. Street • WSH 49.3

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Chase • NYY 124
2. Stovall • CLE 118
3. Schaefer • WSH 108
4. Collins • CHW 98
5. McInnis • PHA 97

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Chase • NYY 1,257
2. Stovall • CLE 1,073
3. Schaefer • WSH 1,038
4. McInnis • PHA 891
5. Collins • CHW 878

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Stovall • CLE 87
2. Chase • NYY 82
3. Collins • CHW 72
4. Schaefer • WSH 71
5. McInnis • PHA 55

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Chase • NYY 36
2. Schaefer • WSH 23
3. Collins • CHW 21
4. Gainer • DET 18
5. McInnis • PHA 17
Stovall • CLE 17
Delahanty • DET 17

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Chase • NYY 62
2. Schaefer • WSH 57
3. Stovall • CLE 56
4. McInnis • PHA 55
5. Collins • CHW 46

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. LaPorte • SLB 133
2. Collins • PHA 132
3. McConnell • CHW 103
4. Gardner • NYY 101
5. Ball • CLE 94

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Collins • PHA 348
2. LaPorte • SLB 287
3. Ball • CLE 206
4. McConnell • CHW 189
5. Gardner • NYY 181

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. LaPorte • SLB 398
2. Collins • PHA 349
3. Gardner • NYY 290
4. Ball • CLE 289
5. McConnell • CHW 280

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. LaPorte • SLB 36
2. Cunningham • WSH 30
3. Ball • CLE 29
4. Collins • PHA 24
5. Gardner • NYY 20

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. LaPorte • SLB 59
2. Collins • PHA 49
3. Gardner • NYY 44
4. Ball • CLE 38
5. McConnell • CHW 31
Gardner • BOS 31

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Baker • PHA 148
Austin • SLB 148
3. Lord • CHW 138
4. Moriarty • DET 129
5. Hartzell • NYY 124

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Austin • SLB 228
2. Baker • PHA 217
3. Lord • CHW 175
4. Hartzell • NYY 158
5. Moriarty • DET 157

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Austin • SLB 337
2. Baker • PHA 274
3. Moriarty • DET 273
4. Lord • CHW 226
5. Hartzell • NYY 221

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Austin • SLB 42
2. Moriarty • DET 33
3. Baker • PHA 30
4. Engle • BOS 28
5. Hartzell • NYY 26

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Austin • SLB 27
2. Baker • PHA 26
3. Lord • CHW 21
4. Hartzell • NYY 18
5. Conroy • WSH 11
Elberfeld • WSH 11
Moriarty • DET 11

Def. Games as SS

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

1. McBride • WSH 154
2. Bush • DET 150
3. Olson • CLE 139
4. Barry • PHA 127
5. Wallace • SLB 124

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Bush • DET 372
2. McBride • WSH 353
3. Olson • CLE 293
4. Wallace • SLB 280
5. Barry • PHA 268

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Bush • DET 556
2. McBride • WSH 546
3. Olson • CLE 428
4. Wallace • SLB 417
5. Barry • PHA 384

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Bush • DET 75
2. Olson • CLE 72
3. McBride • WSH 56
4. Knight • NYY 46
5. Yerkes • BOS 45

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. McBride • WSH 60
2. Olson • CLE 51
3. Barry • PHA 49
4. Wallace • SLB 47
5. Bush • DET 42

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Graney • CLE 133
2. Lewis • BOS 125
3. Lord • PHA 122
4. Cree • NYY 121
5. Hogan • 2TM 119

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hogan • 2TM 265
2. Lord • PHA 251
3. Graney • CLE 249
4. Cree • NYY 231
5. Lewis • BOS 203

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Lewis • BOS 27
2. Hogan • 2TM 25
3. Graney • CLE 20
4. Lord • PHA 17
5. Jones • DET 15
Cree • NYY 15

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hogan • 2TM 21
Graney • CLE 21
3. Walker • WSH 16
4. Lewis • BOS 15
5. Lord • PHA 11

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Lord • PHA 6
2. Graney • CLE 5
3. Lewis • BOS 3
4. Cree • NYY 2
Jones • DET 2
Hogan • 2TM 2

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Milan • WSH 154
2. Cobb • DET 146
3. Speaker • BOS 138
4. Shotton • SLB 123
5. Oldring • PHA 119

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Cobb • DET 382
2. Milan • WSH 347
3. Shotton • SLB 317
4. Speaker • BOS 297
5. Bodie • CHW 232

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Milan • WSH 32
2. Speaker • BOS 26
3. Cobb • DET 24
4. Bodie • CHW 20
Birmingham • CLE 20

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Milan • WSH 17
Cobb • DET 17
3. Speaker • BOS 15
Shotton • SLB 15
5. Daniels • NYY 13

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Cobb • DET 11
2. Bodie • CHW 6
Speaker • BOS 6
4. Daniels • NYY 5
5. Birmingham • CLE 4

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Crawford • DET 146
2. Murphy • PHA 137
3. Hooper • BOS 130
4. Gessler • WSH 124
5. McIntyre • CHW 112

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hooper • BOS 181
2. Crawford • DET 180
3. Murphy • PHA 162
4. Wolter • NYY 161
5. McIntyre • CHW 158

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hooper • BOS 27
2. Murphy • PHA 23
3. Gessler • WSH 19
4. Jackson • CLE 18
5. Wolter • NYY 17

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Gessler • WSH 10
Hooper • BOS 10
McIntyre • CHW 10
4. Meloan • 2TM 9
5. Wolter • NYY 8
Murphy • PHA 8

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Wolter • NYY 5
2. Jackson • CLE 4
Murphy • PHA 4
4. McIntyre • CHW 3
Schweitzer • SLB 3

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Milan • WSH 154
2. Jackson • CLE 147
3. Crawford • DET 146
McIntyre • CHW 146
Cobb • DET 146

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Cobb • DET 376
2. Shotton • SLB 356
3. Milan • WSH 347
4. Speaker • BOS 297
5. Lord • PHA 271

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Milan • WSH 33
2. Jackson • CLE 32
3. Hogan • 2TM 28
4. Hooper • BOS 27
Lewis • BOS 27

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hogan • 2TM 23
2. Graney • CLE 22
3. Shotton • SLB 20
4. Cobb • DET 18
5. Milan • WSH 17
Daniels • NYY 17

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Cobb • DET 10
2. Bodie • CHW 9
3. Wolter • NYY 8
Jackson • CLE 8
5. Murphy • PHA 6
Daniels • NYY 6
Birmingham • CLE 6

Def. Games as P

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

1. Walsh • CHW 56
2. Coombs • PHA 47
3. Wood • BOS 44
4. Caldwell • NYY 41
5. Johnson • WSH 40
Plank • PHA 40
Quinn • NYY 40

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Walsh • CHW 27
2. Coombs • PHA 24
3. Wood • BOS 23
4. Krapp • CLE 16
Ford • NYY 16

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Walsh • CHW 159
2. Johnson • WSH 95
3. Lake • SLB 88
4. Willett • DET 84
5. Morgan • PHA 81

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Coombs • PHA 9
Lange • CHW 9
3. Scott • CHW 8
Walsh • CHW 8
5. Krapp • CLE 7
Lake • SLB 7
Cicotte • BOS 7
Pape • BOS 7

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Johnson • WSH 8
2. Walsh • CHW 5
3. Bender • PHA 4
Gregg • CLE 4
Blanding • CLE 4

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Fisher • CLE 7.48
2. Nunamaker • BOS 7.45
3. Carrigan • BOS 7.44
4. Thomas • PHA 7.44
5. Blair • NYY 7.15

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Fisher • CLE 6.79
2. Carrigan • BOS 6.77
3. Nunamaker • BOS 6.58
4. Street • WSH 6.54
5. Sullivan • CHW 6.30

Fielding % as C

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

1. Sullivan • CHW .986
2. Thomas • PHA .974
3. Blair • NYY .970
4. Sweeney • NYY .964
5. Stanage • DET .952

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Chase • NYY 10.85
2. Schaefer • WSH 10.67
3. Stovall • CLE 10.42
4. Collins • CHW 10.18
5. McInnis • PHA 9.73

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Chase • NYY 10.80
2. Schaefer • WSH 10.27
3. Stovall • CLE 9.83
4. McInnis • PHA 9.75
5. Collins • CHW 9.69

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Stovall • CLE .986
2. Schaefer • WSH .980
3. Chase • NYY .974

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. LaPorte • SLB 5.42
2. Ball • CLE 5.32
3. Collins • PHA 5.28
4. Gardner • NYY 4.85
5. McConnell • CHW 4.81

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Collins • PHA 5.28
2. Ball • CLE 5.27
3. LaPorte • SLB 5.15
4. Gardner • NYY 4.66
5. McConnell • CHW 4.55

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. McConnell • CHW .973
2. Collins • PHA .967
3. LaPorte • SLB .950

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Austin • SLB 3.97
2. Turner • CLE 3.42
3. Conroy • WSH 3.38
4. Moriarty • DET 3.36
5. Baker • PHA 3.29

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Austin • SLB 3.82
2. Turner • CLE 3.43
3. Moriarty • DET 3.33
4. Baker • PHA 3.32
5. Conroy • WSH 3.11

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Baker • PHA .942
2. Lord • CHW .941
3. Hartzell • NYY .936
4. Austin • SLB .931
5. Moriarty • DET .929

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Tannehill • CHW 6.38
2. Bush • DET 6.18
3. McBride • WSH 6.02
4. Wallace • SLB 5.93
5. Knight • NYY 5.64

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Tannehill • CHW 6.29
2. Bush • DET 6.19
3. McBride • WSH 5.84
4. Wallace • SLB 5.62
5. Knight • NYY 5.45

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Barry • PHA .944
2. Wallace • SLB .943
3. McBride • WSH .941
4. Yerkes • BOS .927
5. Bush • DET .925

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Hogan • 2TM 2.44
2. Lord • PHA 2.20
3. Cree • NYY 2.03
4. Graney • CLE 2.02
5. Jones • DET 1.86

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Cree • NYY .969
2. Lord • PHA .961
3. Lewis • BOS .939
4. Hogan • 2TM .932
5. Graney • CLE .928

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Cobb • DET 2.78
2. Shotton • SLB 2.71
3. Daniels • NYY 2.56
4. Birmingham • CLE 2.52
5. Milan • WSH 2.46

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Oldring • PHA .979
2. Bodie • CHW .966
3. Cobb • DET .960
4. Milan • WSH .957
5. Shotton • SLB .957

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Jackson • CLE 1.72
2. Wolter • NYY 1.71
3. Hooper • BOS 1.60
4. McIntyre • CHW 1.52
5. Murphy • PHA 1.35

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Crawford • DET .975
2. Murphy • PHA .959
3. Wolter • NYY .957
4. Hooper • BOS .954
5. McIntyre • CHW .944

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Shotton • SLB 2.81
2. Cobb • DET 2.78
3. Birmingham • CLE 2.57
4. Milan • WSH 2.54
5. Hogan • 2TM 2.52

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Cobb • DET 2.74
2. Shotton • SLB 2.71
3. Milan • WSH 2.47
4. Birmingham • CLE 2.45
5. Hogan • 2TM 2.42

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Oldring • PHA .979
2. Crawford • DET .975
3. Bodie • CHW .969
4. Cree • NYY .964
5. Lord • PHA .963

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Walsh • CHW 4.54
2. Lake • SLB 4.31
3. Pape • BOS 4.30
4. Fisher • NYY 3.82
5. Krapp • CLE 3.81

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Lake • SLB 3.43
2. Walsh • CHW 3.32
3. Pape • BOS 3.11
4. Johnson • WSH 2.73
5. Krapp • CLE 2.69

Fielding % as P

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

1. Bender • PHA 1.000
2. Summers • DET .981
3. Plank • PHA .975
4. Pelty • SLB .972
5. Quinn • NYY .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