American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Burns • DET 1,579
2. McInnis • PHA 1,423
3. Leary • SLB 1,323
4. Gandil • WSH 1,284
5. Fournier • CHW 1,034

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Bush • DET 544
2. Peckinpaugh • NYY 500
3. McBride • WSH 460
4. Barry • PHA 447
5. Blackburne • CHW 433

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Weaver • CHW 59
2. Bush • DET 58
3. Pratt • SLB 46
4. Kavanagh • DET 45
5. Janvrin • BOS 43

Def. Games as C

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

1. Schalk • CHW 125
2. Stanage • DET 122
3. Agnew • SLB 115
4. Schang • PHA 100
5. Henry • WSH 92

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Schalk • CHW 613
2. Stanage • DET 532
3. Henry • WSH 513
4. Schang • PHA 498
5. Agnew • SLB 451

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Stanage • DET 190
2. Schalk • CHW 183
3. Agnew • SLB 163
4. Schang • PHA 154
5. O'Neill • CLE 134

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Stanage • DET 30
Schang • PHA 30
3. Agnew • SLB 25
4. O'Neill • CLE 24
5. Schalk • CHW 21

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. O'Neill • CLE 22
2. Schalk • CHW 20
3. Nunamaker • 2TM 12
4. Stanage • DET 11
Schang • PHA 11

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Agnew • SLB 18
2. Stanage • DET 17
Schang • PHA 17
4. Thomas • BOS 13
O'Neill • CLE 13

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 163
2. Agnew • SLB 121
3. Schalk • CHW 119
4. Sweeney • NYY 118
5. Lapp • PHA 112

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 139
2. Schalk • CHW 121
3. Agnew • SLB 114
4. Schang • PHA 108
5. O'Neill • CLE 93

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Carrigan • BOS 57.7
2. Mayer • CHW 56.4
3. Nunamaker • 2TM 55.3
4. Williams • WSH 52.7
5. Schang • PHA 51.2

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. McInnis • PHA 149
2. Gandil • WSH 145
3. Burns • DET 137
4. Leary • SLB 130
5. Fournier • CHW 97

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Burns • DET 1,579
2. McInnis • PHA 1,423
3. Gandil • WSH 1,284
4. Leary • SLB 1,256
5. Fournier • CHW 1,025

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gandil • WSH 143
2. McInnis • PHA 85
3. Burns • DET 79
4. Fournier • CHW 78
5. Leary • SLB 75

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Burns • DET 30
2. Fournier • CHW 25
3. Leary • SLB 17
4. Williams • NYY 15
5. Hoblitzell • BOS 14

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Gandil • WSH 84
2. McInnis • PHA 78
3. Burns • DET 72
4. Leary • SLB 64
5. Mullen • NYY 54

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Pratt • SLB 152
Collins • PHA 152
3. Morgan • WSH 146
4. Blackburne • CHW 143
5. Kavanagh • DET 115

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Pratt • SLB 358
2. Collins • PHA 354
3. Morgan • WSH 290
4. Blackburne • CHW 239
5. Boone • NYY 238

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Blackburne • CHW 433
2. Pratt • SLB 423
3. Collins • PHA 387
4. Morgan • WSH 379
5. Kavanagh • DET 333

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Pratt • SLB 46
2. Kavanagh • DET 43
3. Morgan • WSH 37
4. Blackburne • CHW 26
5. Collins • PHA 23

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Morgan • WSH 58
2. Collins • PHA 55
3. Pratt • SLB 48
4. Lajoie • CLE 45
5. Yerkes • BOS 38

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Foster • WSH 157
2. Gardner • BOS 153
3. Baker • PHA 149
4. Maisel • NYY 148
5. Austin • SLB 127

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Baker • PHA 221
2. Maisel • NYY 206
3. Foster • WSH 200
4. Gardner • BOS 187
5. Austin • SLB 183

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Moriarty • DET 312
Gardner • BOS 312
3. Baker • PHA 292
4. Austin • SLB 249
5. Foster • WSH 247

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Maisel • NYY 35
2. Foster • WSH 34
3. Gardner • BOS 31
4. Austin • SLB 30
5. Breton • CHW 24
Baker • PHA 24

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Foster • WSH 25
2. Turner • CLE 23
3. Baker • PHA 20
4. Austin • SLB 18
Gardner • BOS 18

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Peckinpaugh • NYY 157
Bush • DET 157
McBride • WSH 157
4. Scott • BOS 143
5. Barry • PHA 140

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Bush • DET 425
2. Weaver • CHW 367
McBride • WSH 367
4. Peckinpaugh • NYY 356
5. Scott • BOS 324

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Bush • DET 544
2. Peckinpaugh • NYY 500
3. McBride • WSH 460
4. Barry • PHA 447
5. Scott • BOS 408

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Weaver • CHW 59
2. Bush • DET 58
3. Barry • PHA 39
Scott • BOS 39
Peckinpaugh • NYY 39

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. McBride • WSH 72
2. Bush • DET 64
3. Barry • PHA 61
4. Scott • BOS 50
Weaver • CHW 50

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Veach • DET 145
Walker • SLB 145
3. Lewis • BOS 144
4. Demmitt • CHW 127
5. Graney • CLE 126

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Walker • SLB 308
2. Veach • DET 279
3. Graney • CLE 273
4. Lewis • BOS 249
5. Oldring • PHA 199

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Walker • SLB 30
2. Demmitt • CHW 23
3. Veach • DET 22
4. Lewis • BOS 20
5. Graney • CLE 15

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Graney • CLE 20
2. Lewis • BOS 14
3. Veach • DET 11
Demmitt • CHW 11
5. Walker • SLB 10

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Veach • DET 6
Walker • SLB 6
3. Oldring • PHA 5
4. Demmitt • CHW 4
5. Graney • CLE 3
Shanks • WSH 3

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Speaker • BOS 157
2. Shotton • SLB 152
3. Milan • WSH 112
4. Strunk • PHA 108
5. Cobb • DET 96

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Speaker • BOS 418
2. Shotton • SLB 354
3. Strunk • PHA 244
4. Milan • WSH 223
5. Leibold • CLE 194

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Speaker • BOS 29
2. Leibold • CLE 20
3. Strunk • PHA 14
4. Bodie • CHW 12
5. Cree • NYY 11
Shotton • SLB 11
Milan • WSH 11

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Shotton • SLB 24
2. Speaker • BOS 16
Leibold • CLE 16
4. Milan • WSH 13
5. Cobb • DET 10

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Speaker • BOS 12
2. Shotton • SLB 6
3. Cree • NYY 4
Leibold • CLE 4
5. Bodie • CHW 2
Collins • CHW 2
Strunk • PHA 2

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Crawford • DET 157
2. Moeller • WSH 149
3. Murphy • PHA 148
4. Williams • SLB 142
5. Hooper • BOS 139

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hooper • BOS 225
2. Moeller • WSH 205
3. Williams • SLB 197
4. Murphy • PHA 191
5. Crawford • DET 186

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Williams • SLB 25
Hooper • BOS 25
3. Crawford • DET 17
Murphy • PHA 17
Moeller • WSH 17

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Moeller • WSH 17
2. Murphy • PHA 13
3. Cook • NYY 8
4. Hooper • BOS 7
5. Williams • SLB 6

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Murphy • PHA 6
2. Hooper • BOS 5
Moeller • WSH 5
4. Crawford • DET 4
5. Collins • CHW 3

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Crawford • DET 157
2. Speaker • BOS 156
3. Collins • CHW 154
4. Shotton • SLB 152
5. Moeller • WSH 150

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Speaker • BOS 423
2. Shotton • SLB 359
3. Walker • SLB 311
4. Veach • DET 282
5. Strunk • PHA 280

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Walker • SLB 30
2. Speaker • BOS 29
3. Williams • SLB 24
Demmitt • CHW 24
5. Hooper • BOS 23

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Shotton • SLB 24
2. Graney • CLE 20
3. Leibold • CLE 18
4. Moeller • WSH 17
5. Williams • SLB 16

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Speaker • BOS 12
2. Veach • DET 6
3. Collins • CHW 5
Oldring • PHA 5
Walker • SLB 5
Hooper • BOS 5

Def. Games as P

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

1. Johnson • WSH 51
2. Ayers • WSH 49
3. Shaw • WSH 48
Benz • CHW 48
5. Cicotte • CHW 45
Baumgardner • SLB 45
Dauss • DET 45

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Johnson • WSH 30
2. Boehling • WSH 19
3. Foster • BOS 18
Shaw • WSH 18
5. Ayers • WSH 17

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Coveleski • DET 123
2. Benz • CHW 112
3. Cicotte • CHW 110
4. James • SLB 105
5. Johnson • WSH 102

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Ayers • WSH 10
Benz • CHW 10
3. Shaw • WSH 9
McHale • NYY 9
5. Steen • CLE 8

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Benz • CHW 8
2. Johnson • WSH 6
3. Gregg • 2TM 5
James • SLB 5
Main • DET 5

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Henry • WSH 7.77
2. Schang • PHA 7.29
3. O'Neill • CLE 6.99
4. Schalk • CHW 6.90
5. Lapp • PHA 6.89

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Henry • WSH 6.92
2. Schang • PHA 6.52
3. O'Neill • CLE 6.43
4. Schalk • CHW 6.37
5. Sweeney • NYY 6.27

Fielding % as C

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

1. Carrigan • BOS .984
2. Henry • WSH .980
3. Sweeney • NYY .980
4. Schalk • CHW .974
5. Agnew • SLB .961

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Burns • DET 12.28
2. Fournier • CHW 11.50
3. Leary • SLB 10.62
4. Mullen • NYY 10.41
5. Johnston • CLE 10.25

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Burns • DET 12.10
2. Fournier • CHW 11.37
3. Mullen • NYY 10.32
4. Leary • SLB 10.24
5. McInnis • PHA 10.12

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. McInnis • PHA .995
2. Gandil • WSH .991
3. Leary • SLB .987
4. Burns • DET .982

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Boone • NYY 6.05
2. Pratt • SLB 5.27
3. Lajoie • CLE 5.21
4. Kavanagh • DET 4.97
5. Collins • PHA 4.96

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Boone • NYY 5.91
2. Pratt • SLB 5.14
3. Lajoie • CLE 5.03
4. Kavanagh • DET 4.88
5. Collins • PHA 4.88

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Collins • PHA .970
2. Blackburne • CHW .963
3. Morgan • WSH .948
4. Pratt • SLB .944
5. Kavanagh • DET .929

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Turner • CLE 3.67
2. Austin • SLB 3.57
3. Moriarty • DET 3.51
4. Baker • PHA 3.49
5. Breton • CHW 3.35

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Turner • CLE 3.53
2. Moriarty • DET 3.47
3. Baker • PHA 3.44
4. Austin • SLB 3.40
5. Gardner • BOS 3.26

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Turner • CLE .963
2. Moriarty • DET .956
3. Baker • PHA .955
4. Gardner • BOS .942
5. Austin • SLB .935

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Bush • DET 6.22
2. Weaver • CHW 5.84
3. Peckinpaugh • NYY 5.52
4. McBride • WSH 5.39
5. Scott • BOS 5.21

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Bush • DET 6.17
2. Weaver • CHW 5.64
3. Peckinpaugh • NYY 5.45
4. McBride • WSH 5.27
5. Scott • BOS 5.12

Fielding % as SS

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

1. McBride • WSH .958
2. Peckinpaugh • NYY .956
3. Scott • BOS .949
4. Barry • PHA .947
5. Bush • DET .944

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Walker • SLB 2.33
2. Graney • CLE 2.29
3. Veach • DET 2.08
4. Hartzell • NYY 1.98
5. Oldring • PHA 1.93

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Walker • SLB .971
2. Veach • DET .965
3. Oldring • PHA .963
4. Demmitt • CHW .952
5. Lewis • BOS .951

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Speaker • BOS 2.85
2. Shotton • SLB 2.40
3. Strunk • PHA 2.39
4. Leibold • CLE 2.35
5. Milan • WSH 2.09

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Strunk • PHA .985
2. Speaker • BOS .965
3. Milan • WSH .947
4. Shotton • SLB .938

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Hooper • BOS 1.80
2. Collins • CHW 1.61
3. Williams • SLB 1.56
4. Jackson • CLE 1.56
5. Moeller • WSH 1.49

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Crawford • DET .976
2. Williams • SLB .974
3. Hooper • BOS .973
4. Collins • CHW .972
5. Cook • NYY .953

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Speaker • BOS 2.94
2. Shotton • SLB 2.53
3. Strunk • PHA 2.53
4. Daley • 2TM 2.51
5. Walker • SLB 2.41

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Speaker • BOS 2.90
2. Shotton • SLB 2.46
3. Strunk • PHA 2.45
4. Walker • SLB 2.35
5. Daley • 2TM 2.32

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Strunk • PHA .987
2. Crawford • DET .977
3. Hartzell • NYY .973
4. Hooper • BOS .973
5. Walker • SLB .972

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Coveleski • DET 4.01
2. Cicotte • CHW 3.95
3. Dubuc • DET 3.90
4. Brown • 2TM 3.78
5. Benz • CHW 3.72

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Coveleski • DET 3.07
2. Fisher • NYY 2.93
3. Boehling • WSH 2.93
4. Dubuc • DET 2.69
5. James • SLB 2.64

Fielding % as P

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

1. Plank • PHA .977
2. Boehling • WSH .975
3. James • SLB .975
4. Weilman • SLB .972
5. Faber • CHW .970

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