American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. McInnis • PHA 1,504
2. Gandil • WSH 1,436
3. Chase • 2TM 1,340
4. Johnston • CLE 1,319
5. Engle • BOS 1,241

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Weaver • CHW 520
2. Bush • DET 510
3. McBride • WSH 490
4. Collins • PHA 449
5. Pratt • SLB 431

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Weaver • CHW 70
2. Bush • DET 56
3. Chapman • CLE 48
4. Baker • PHA 44
5. Pratt • SLB 42

Def. Games as C

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

1. Schalk • CHW 125
2. Sweeney • NYY 112
3. Agnew • SLB 103
4. Henry • WSH 96
5. Carrigan • BOS 82

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Schalk • CHW 599
2. Sweeney • NYY 511
3. Henry • WSH 476
4. Ainsmith • WSH 418
5. Carisch • CLE 391

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Sweeney • NYY 180
2. Agnew • SLB 170
3. Schalk • CHW 154
4. Carrigan • BOS 127
Henry • WSH 127

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Agnew • SLB 28
2. Sweeney • NYY 26
3. Ainsmith • WSH 17
McKee • DET 17
5. Stanage • DET 16

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Schalk • CHW 18
2. Agnew • SLB 17
3. Ainsmith • WSH 10
Carisch • CLE 10
5. Sweeney • NYY 9
Schang • PHA 9
Henry • WSH 9
O'Neill • CLE 9

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Sweeney • NYY 19
2. Schalk • CHW 15
3. McKee • DET 12
4. Agnew • SLB 11
Henry • WSH 11

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. Sweeney • NYY 205
2. Schalk • CHW 121
3. Stanage • DET 117
4. Henry • WSH 105
5. Agnew • SLB 96

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. Sweeney • NYY 133
2. Agnew • SLB 113
3. Schalk • CHW 110
4. Carrigan • BOS 90
5. Henry • WSH 88

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Agnew • SLB 54.1
2. Carisch • CLE 51.4
3. Alexander • SLB 50.5
4. Ainsmith • WSH 49.6
5. Carrigan • BOS 49.5

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. McInnis • PHA 148
2. Gandil • WSH 145
3. Johnston • CLE 133
Engle • BOS 133
5. Chase • 2TM 131

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. McInnis • PHA 1,504
2. Gandil • WSH 1,436
3. Chase • 2TM 1,321
4. Johnston • CLE 1,319
5. Engle • BOS 1,239

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gandil • WSH 103
2. Chase • 2TM 87
3. McInnis • PHA 80
4. Johnston • CLE 76
5. Stovall • SLB 65

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Chase • 2TM 33
2. Engle • BOS 17
3. Gandil • WSH 15
Johnston • CLE 15
5. Gainer • DET 14

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Gandil • WSH 89
2. McInnis • PHA 85
3. Johnston • CLE 76
4. Chase • 2TM 69
5. Engle • BOS 55
Gainer • DET 55

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Collins • PHA 148
2. Pratt • SLB 146
3. Morgan • WSH 134
4. Yerkes • BOS 129
5. Lajoie • CLE 126

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Pratt • SLB 364
2. Collins • PHA 314
3. Lajoie • CLE 279
4. Morgan • WSH 254
5. Yerkes • BOS 220

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Collins • PHA 449
2. Pratt • SLB 425
3. Lajoie • CLE 363
4. Morgan • WSH 359
5. Yerkes • BOS 341

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Pratt • SLB 41
2. Morgan • WSH 32
3. Collins • PHA 28
4. Hartzell • NYY 27
5. Yerkes • BOS 25

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Morgan • WSH 61
2. Lajoie • CLE 59
3. Pratt • SLB 56
4. Collins • PHA 54
5. Rath • CHW 32

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Lord • CHW 150
2. Baker • PHA 149
3. Austin • SLB 142
4. Gardner • BOS 130
5. Foster • WSH 105

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Baker • PHA 233
2. Austin • SLB 216
3. Lord • CHW 142
4. Gardner • BOS 126
5. Moriarty • DET 122

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Austin • SLB 288
2. Baker • PHA 280
3. Lord • CHW 221
4. Gardner • BOS 220
5. Foster • WSH 217

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Baker • PHA 44
2. Foster • WSH 36
3. Austin • SLB 30
Lord • CHW 30
5. Gardner • BOS 21

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Turner • CLE 27
2. Austin • SLB 21
3. Foster • WSH 20
4. Baker • PHA 19
5. Gardner • BOS 13
Lord • CHW 13

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Bush • DET 152
2. Weaver • CHW 151
3. McBride • WSH 150
4. Chapman • CLE 138
5. Barry • PHA 134

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Weaver • CHW 392
2. Bush • DET 331
3. McBride • WSH 316
4. Chapman • CLE 299
5. Wagner • BOS 270

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Weaver • CHW 520
2. Bush • DET 510
3. McBride • WSH 490
4. Chapman • CLE 408
5. Barry • PHA 403

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Weaver • CHW 70
2. Bush • DET 56
3. Chapman • CLE 48
4. Wagner • BOS 39
5. Peckinpaugh • NYY 36

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Weaver • CHW 73
2. McBride • WSH 62
3. Bush • DET 61
4. Barry • PHA 60
5. Chapman • CLE 59

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Graney • CLE 144
Cree • NYY 144
3. Lewis • BOS 140
4. Veach • DET 136
5. Oldring • PHA 124

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Graney • CLE 260
2. Lewis • BOS 258
3. Veach • DET 243
4. Cree • NYY 232
5. Johnston • SLB 216
Oldring • PHA 216

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Lewis • BOS 27
2. Johnston • SLB 22
3. Cree • NYY 18
4. Graney • CLE 15
5. Veach • DET 14

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Veach • DET 24
2. Lewis • BOS 13
3. Johnston • SLB 9
4. Graney • CLE 8
5. Oldring • PHA 6

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Cree • NYY 6
2. Graney • CLE 4
3. Johnston • SLB 3
Lewis • BOS 3
Oldring • PHA 3
Shanks • WSH 3
Veach • DET 3

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Milan • WSH 153
2. Shotton • SLB 146
3. Speaker • BOS 139
4. Cobb • DET 108
5. Wolter • NYY 105

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Speaker • BOS 368
2. Shotton • SLB 356
3. Milan • WSH 285
4. Cobb • DET 248
5. Wolter • NYY 198

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Speaker • BOS 31
2. Shotton • SLB 29
3. Cobb • DET 24
4. Milan • WSH 20
5. Wolter • NYY 13

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Speaker • BOS 24
2. Milan • WSH 22
3. Shotton • SLB 19
4. Cobb • DET 13
5. Wolter • NYY 12

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Shotton • SLB 12
2. Cobb • DET 8
Speaker • BOS 8
4. Milan • WSH 6
5. Strunk • PHA 3

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Jackson • CLE 148
2. Crawford • DET 140
3. Williams • SLB 139
4. Hooper • BOS 137
5. Moeller • WSH 135

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hooper • BOS 233
2. Collins • CHW 215
3. Williams • SLB 214
4. Jackson • CLE 211
5. Moeller • WSH 199

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Jackson • CLE 27
2. Moeller • WSH 25
3. Williams • SLB 24
4. Hooper • BOS 20
5. Collins • CHW 16

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Moeller • WSH 19
2. Jackson • CLE 18
3. Collins • CHW 12
4. Williams • SLB 11
Murphy • PHA 11

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hooper • BOS 7
Jackson • CLE 7
3. Williams • SLB 6
4. Crawford • DET 5
Moeller • WSH 5

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Milan • WSH 154
2. Moeller • WSH 153
3. Graney • CLE 148
Jackson • CLE 148
5. Hooper • BOS 147
Collins • CHW 147

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Speaker • BOS 374
2. Shotton • SLB 357
3. Milan • WSH 296
4. Graney • CLE 275
5. Lewis • BOS 262
Cobb • DET 262

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Speaker • BOS 30
2. Shotton • SLB 29
Lewis • BOS 29
4. Jackson • CLE 28
5. Moeller • WSH 27

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Speaker • BOS 25
2. Veach • DET 24
3. Milan • WSH 23
4. Moeller • WSH 22
5. Shotton • SLB 20

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Shotton • SLB 11
2. Cobb • DET 8
3. Milan • WSH 7
Williams • SLB 7
Hooper • BOS 7
Speaker • BOS 7

Def. Games as P

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

1. Russell • CHW 52
2. Bender • PHA 48
Johnson • WSH 48
Scott • CHW 48
5. Gregg • CLE 44

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Johnson • WSH 21
2. Mitchell • SLB 17
3. Dubuc • DET 16
4. Hamilton • SLB 15
Bush • PHA 15

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Cicotte • CHW 109
2. Dubuc • DET 107
3. Willett • DET 93
4. Scott • CHW 90
5. Boehling • WSH 86

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Boehling • WSH 10
2. Keating • NYY 9
Scott • CHW 9
Dauss • DET 9
5. Leonard • BOS 8
Gregg • CLE 8
Ford • NYY 8
Weilman • SLB 8

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Cicotte • CHW 9
2. Dubuc • DET 7
Johnson • WSH 7
4. Boehling • WSH 4
Bush • PHA 4

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Ainsmith • WSH 7.89
2. Carisch • CLE 7.60
3. Henry • WSH 7.34
4. Sweeney • NYY 6.82
5. O'Neill • CLE 6.76

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Carisch • CLE 6.39
2. Ainsmith • WSH 6.33
3. Henry • WSH 6.28
4. Carrigan • BOS 6.22
5. Sweeney • NYY 6.17

Fielding % as C

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

1. Henry • WSH .982
2. Schalk • CHW .980
3. Carrigan • BOS .979
4. O'Neill • CLE .973
5. Carisch • CLE .971

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Gainer • DET 12.04
2. Chase • 2TM 11.00
3. McInnis • PHA 10.97
4. Gandil • WSH 10.75
5. Johnston • CLE 10.50

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Gainer • DET 11.34
2. Chase • 2TM 10.75
3. McInnis • PHA 10.70
4. Gandil • WSH 10.61
5. Johnston • CLE 10.49

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. McInnis • PHA .992
2. Gandil • WSH .990
3. Johnston • CLE .989
4. Gainer • DET .988
5. Engle • BOS .987

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Hartzell • NYY 5.81
2. Pratt • SLB 5.44
3. Collins • PHA 5.28
4. Lajoie • CLE 5.23
5. Vitt • DET 5.19

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Pratt • SLB 5.40
2. Hartzell • NYY 5.40
3. Collins • PHA 5.16
4. Lajoie • CLE 5.10
5. Vitt • DET 4.94

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Lajoie • CLE .970
2. Collins • PHA .965
3. Yerkes • BOS .957
4. Pratt • SLB .951
5. Morgan • WSH .950

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Austin • SLB 3.64
2. Baker • PHA 3.51
3. Moriarty • DET 3.31
4. Foster • WSH 3.16
5. Gardner • BOS 2.68

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Austin • SLB 3.55
2. Baker • PHA 3.44
3. Moriarty • DET 3.24
4. Foster • WSH 3.13
5. Gardner • BOS 2.66

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Austin • SLB .944
2. Gardner • BOS .943
3. Lord • CHW .924
4. Baker • PHA .921
5. Foster • WSH .901

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Weaver • CHW 6.19
2. Wagner • BOS 5.80
3. Bush • DET 5.71
4. McBride • WSH 5.51
5. Peckinpaugh • NYY 5.39

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Weaver • CHW 6.04
2. Wagner • BOS 5.59
3. Bush • DET 5.53
4. McBride • WSH 5.37
5. Peckinpaugh • NYY 5.24

Fielding % as SS

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

1. McBride • WSH .960
2. Barry • PHA .953
3. Bush • DET .938
4. Wagner • BOS .937
5. Chapman • CLE .936

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Johnston • SLB 2.25
2. Lewis • BOS 2.04
3. Shanks • WSH 2.01
4. Graney • CLE 1.91
5. Veach • DET 1.89

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Cree • NYY .988
2. Shanks • WSH .977
3. Oldring • PHA .974
4. Graney • CLE .972
5. Johnston • SLB .964

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Speaker • BOS 2.87
2. Shotton • SLB 2.64
3. Cobb • DET 2.52
4. Wolter • NYY 2.01
5. Milan • WSH 1.99

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Cobb • DET .954
2. Shotton • SLB .953
3. Wolter • NYY .946
4. Speaker • BOS .943
5. Milan • WSH .933

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Hooper • BOS 1.85
2. Collins • CHW 1.74
3. Williams • SLB 1.71
4. Moeller • WSH 1.66
5. Jackson • CLE 1.61

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Hooper • BOS .966
2. Crawford • DET .958
3. Williams • SLB .956
4. Collins • CHW .951
5. Murphy • PHA .941

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Speaker • BOS 2.92
2. Shotton • SLB 2.68
3. Cobb • DET 2.52
4. Walsh • PHA 2.43
5. Strunk • PHA 2.38

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Speaker • BOS 2.91
2. Shotton • SLB 2.64
3. Cobb • DET 2.41
4. Johnston • SLB 2.29
5. Strunk • PHA 2.19

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Cree • NYY .988
2. Shanks • WSH .978
3. Graney • CLE .970
4. Oldring • PHA .968
5. Hooper • BOS .968

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Dubuc • DET 4.56
2. McConnell • NYY 4.15
3. Bush • PHA 4.01
4. Cicotte • CHW 4.00
5. Boehling • WSH 3.83

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Dubuc • DET 3.42
2. Willett • DET 2.97
3. Cicotte • CHW 2.90
4. Boehling • WSH 2.63
5. Mitchell • SLB 2.61

Fielding % as P

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

1. Caldwell • NYY 1.000
Johnson • WSH 1.000
3. Collins • BOS .984
4. Hall • DET .982
5. Houck • PHA .982

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