American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Gandil • CLE 1,557
2. Sisler • SLB 1,521
3. Pipp • NYY 1,513
4. McInnis • PHA 1,404
5. Burns • DET 1,355

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Pratt • SLB 491
2. Peckinpaugh • NYY 468
3. Young • DET 438
McBride • WSH 438
5. Bush • DET 435

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Witt • PHA 78
2. Wambsganss • CLE 52
3. Pick • PHA 44
4. Peckinpaugh • NYY 43
5. Weaver • CHW 36

Def. Games as C

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

1. O'Neill • CLE 128
2. Schalk • CHW 124
3. Henry • WSH 116
4. Stanage • DET 94
5. Thomas • BOS 90

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Schalk • CHW 653
2. O'Neill • CLE 540
3. Henry • WSH 538
4. Stanage • DET 392
5. Nunamaker • NYY 353

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Schalk • CHW 166
2. O'Neill • CLE 154
3. Henry • WSH 124
4. Stanage • DET 110
5. Walters • NYY 102
Nunamaker • NYY 102

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. O'Neill • CLE 21
2. Stanage • DET 16
3. Schang • PHA 14
4. Henry • WSH 13
5. Meyer • PHA 12
Walters • NYY 12
Hartley • SLB 12

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. O'Neill • CLE 36
2. Schalk • CHW 25
3. Henry • WSH 17
4. Walters • NYY 13
Nunamaker • NYY 13

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Henry • WSH 18
2. O'Neill • CLE 17
3. Stanage • DET 10
Severeid • SLB 10
5. Hartley • SLB 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. Henry • WSH 117
2. O'Neill • CLE 111
3. Stanage • DET 104
4. Hartley • SLB 94
5. Severeid • SLB 90

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. O'Neill • CLE 86
2. Walters • NYY 75
3. Schalk • CHW 73
Henry • WSH 73
5. Stanage • DET 64

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Lynn • CHW 65.6
2. Agnew • BOS 64.6
3. Alexander • NYY 62.5
4. Walters • NYY 61.5
5. Ainsmith • WSH 59.6

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Pipp • NYY 148
2. Gandil • CLE 145
3. Sisler • SLB 141
4. McInnis • PHA 140
5. Hoblitzell • BOS 126

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Gandil • CLE 1,557
2. Pipp • NYY 1,513
3. Sisler • SLB 1,510
4. McInnis • PHA 1,404
5. Burns • DET 1,355

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gandil • CLE 105
2. Pipp • NYY 99
3. McInnis • PHA 96
4. Sisler • SLB 83
5. Judge • WSH 69

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Sisler • SLB 24
2. Burns • DET 22
Fournier • CHW 22
4. Ness • CHW 15
Hoblitzell • BOS 15

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Pipp • NYY 89
2. McInnis • PHA 87
3. Sisler • SLB 85
4. Gandil • CLE 84
5. Burns • DET 71

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Pratt • SLB 158
2. Collins • CHW 155
3. Young • DET 146
4. Gedeon • NYY 122
5. Lajoie • PHA 105

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Pratt • SLB 438
2. Collins • CHW 346
3. Young • DET 345
4. Lajoie • PHA 254
5. Gedeon • NYY 235

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Pratt • SLB 491
2. Young • DET 419
3. Collins • CHW 415
4. Gedeon • NYY 341
5. Lajoie • PHA 325

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Pratt • SLB 33
2. Young • DET 27
Gedeon • NYY 27
4. Collins • CHW 19
5. Morgan • WSH 16
Lajoie • PHA 16

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Collins • CHW 75
2. Pratt • SLB 74
3. Lajoie • PHA 61
4. Young • DET 55
Gedeon • NYY 55

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Vitt • DET 151
2. Gardner • BOS 147
3. Austin • SLB 124
4. Pick • PHA 108
5. Baker • NYY 96

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Vitt • DET 208
2. Gardner • BOS 149
3. Pick • PHA 143
4. Baker • NYY 133
5. Austin • SLB 128

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Vitt • DET 385
2. Gardner • BOS 278
3. Austin • SLB 274
4. Pick • PHA 230
5. Baker • NYY 210

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Pick • PHA 42
2. Austin • SLB 26
3. Baker • NYY 22
Vitt • DET 22
5. Gardner • BOS 21

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Vitt • DET 32
2. Pick • PHA 25
3. Gardner • BOS 24
4. Weaver • CHW 22
5. Austin • SLB 21

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Peckinpaugh • NYY 145
2. Bush • DET 144
3. Witt • PHA 142
4. McBride • WSH 139
5. Scott • BOS 121

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Witt • PHA 299
2. Peckinpaugh • NYY 285
3. McBride • WSH 282
4. Bush • DET 278
5. Lavan • SLB 217
Scott • BOS 217

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Peckinpaugh • NYY 468
2. McBride • WSH 438
3. Bush • DET 435
4. Witt • PHA 423
5. Lavan • SLB 386

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Witt • PHA 78
2. Peckinpaugh • NYY 43
Wambsganss • CLE 43
4. Bush • DET 34
5. Lavan • SLB 32
McBride • WSH 32

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Witt • PHA 59
2. McBride • WSH 53
3. Lavan • SLB 52
4. Peckinpaugh • NYY 50
5. Bush • DET 41

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Shotton • SLB 156
2. Graney • CLE 154
3. Veach • DET 150
4. Lewis • BOS 136
5. Jackson • CHW 135

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Shotton • SLB 359
2. Veach • DET 339
3. Graney • CLE 307
4. Lewis • BOS 262
5. Jackson • CHW 251

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Shotton • SLB 24
2. Graney • CLE 22
3. Jackson • CHW 15
Lewis • BOS 15
5. Veach • DET 14
High • NYY 14

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Shotton • SLB 20
2. Graney • CLE 14
3. Veach • DET 12
4. Lewis • BOS 9
5. Oldring • 2TM 8
Jackson • CHW 8

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Graney • CLE 5
Jackson • CHW 5
Shotton • SLB 5
Veach • DET 5
5. Lewis • BOS 4

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Speaker • CLE 151
2. Marsans • SLB 150
3. Milan • WSH 149
4. Cobb • DET 143
5. Felsch • CHW 141

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Milan • WSH 368
2. Speaker • CLE 357
3. Marsans • SLB 346
4. Felsch • CHW 330
5. Cobb • DET 320

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Milan • WSH 28
2. Speaker • CLE 24
3. Marsans • SLB 20
4. Felsch • CHW 19
5. Cobb • DET 17

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Cobb • DET 17
2. Milan • WSH 16
3. Walker • BOS 12
4. Speaker • CLE 10
5. Magee • NYY 8
Marsans • SLB 8

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Speaker • CLE 10
2. Cobb • DET 9
Milan • WSH 9
4. Marsans • SLB 7
5. Felsch • CHW 5

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Hooper • BOS 151
2. Miller • SLB 134
3. Collins • CHW 115
4. Walsh • 2TM 113
5. Roth • CLE 105

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hooper • BOS 254
2. Miller • SLB 210
3. Collins • CHW 188
4. Walsh • 2TM 168
5. Roth • CLE 150

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Roth • CLE 19
2. Hooper • BOS 18
3. Collins • CHW 17
4. Walsh • 2TM 14
5. Miller • SLB 13

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Miller • SLB 13
2. Walsh • 2TM 12
3. Hooper • BOS 11
4. Collins • CHW 9
5. Roth • CLE 8

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Roth • CLE 6
2. Collins • CHW 5
Hooper • BOS 5
4. Smith • 2TM 3
Walsh • 2TM 3

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Shotton • SLB 156
2. Jackson • CHW 155
3. Graney • CLE 154
4. Speaker • CLE 151
Hooper • BOS 151
Lewis • BOS 151

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Milan • WSH 372
2. Speaker • CLE 359
3. Shotton • SLB 357
4. Marsans • SLB 351
5. Veach • DET 342

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Milan • WSH 27
2. Speaker • CLE 25
Shotton • SLB 25
Marsans • SLB 25
5. Graney • CLE 22

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Shotton • SLB 20
2. Cobb • DET 17
3. Milan • WSH 16
4. Graney • CLE 14
Miller • SLB 14

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Speaker • CLE 10
2. Cobb • DET 9
3. Milan • WSH 8
4. Marsans • SLB 7
5. Collins • CHW 6
Shotton • SLB 6
Roth • CLE 6

Def. Games as P

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

1. Davenport • SLB 59
2. Russell • CHW 56
3. Shawkey • NYY 53
4. Gallia • WSH 49
5. Bagby • CLE 48
Johnson • WSH 48
Leonard • BOS 48

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Bagby • CLE 24
Ruth • BOS 24
3. Bush • PHA 19
Coveleski • CLE 19
5. Shore • BOS 18

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Coveleski • DET 119
2. Mays • BOS 117
3. Myers • PHA 106
4. Bush • PHA 94
5. Shore • BOS 90

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Nabors • PHA 13
2. Weilman • SLB 7
3. Morton • CLE 6
Dauss • DET 6
Groom • SLB 6
James • DET 6
Johnson • WSH 6
Mays • BOS 6
Cicotte • CHW 6
Bush • PHA 6
Sheehan • PHA 6

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Bush • PHA 8
2. Ruth • BOS 6
Plank • SLB 6
Weilman • SLB 6
Coumbe • CLE 6

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Walters • NYY 7.38
2. Schalk • CHW 6.72
3. Henry • WSH 6.63
4. O'Neill • CLE 6.14
5. Nunamaker • NYY 6.03

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Walters • NYY 6.89
2. Schalk • CHW 6.60
3. Nunamaker • NYY 5.76
4. Henry • WSH 5.71
5. O'Neill • CLE 5.42

Fielding % as C

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

1. Schalk • CHW .988
2. Nunamaker • NYY .983
3. Henry • WSH .981
4. Thomas • BOS .981
5. Severeid • SLB .976

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Gandil • CLE 11.61
2. Burns • DET 11.37
3. Sisler • SLB 11.35
4. Hoblitzell • BOS 11.23
5. Fournier • CHW 11.13

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Gandil • CLE 11.46
2. Burns • DET 11.36
3. Sisler • SLB 11.30
4. Pipp • NYY 10.89
5. McInnis • PHA 10.71

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Gandil • CLE .995
2. McInnis • PHA .992
3. Pipp • NYY .992
4. Hoblitzell • BOS .989
5. Judge • WSH .986

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Lajoie • PHA 5.84
2. Pratt • SLB 5.80
3. Young • DET 5.31
4. Barry • BOS 5.20
5. Collins • CHW 4.86

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Pratt • SLB 5.88
2. Lajoie • PHA 5.51
3. Young • DET 5.23
4. Barry • BOS 5.13
5. Collins • CHW 4.91

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Collins • CHW .976
2. Lajoie • PHA .973
3. Young • DET .966
4. Pratt • SLB .966
5. Gedeon • NYY .955

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Vitt • DET 3.92
2. Pick • PHA 3.64
3. Baker • NYY 3.63
4. Weaver • CHW 3.56
5. Turner • CLE 3.52

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Vitt • DET 3.93
2. Weaver • CHW 3.73
3. Baker • NYY 3.57
4. Pick • PHA 3.45
5. Turner • CLE 3.38

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Vitt • DET .964
2. Gardner • BOS .953
3. Austin • SLB .939
4. Pick • PHA .899

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Lavan • SLB 5.94
2. Witt • PHA 5.29
3. McBride • WSH 5.24
4. Scott • BOS 5.11
5. Peckinpaugh • NYY 5.11

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Lavan • SLB 5.69
2. Peckinpaugh • NYY 5.19
3. McBride • WSH 5.18
4. Witt • PHA 5.08
5. Wambsganss • CLE 5.03

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Scott • BOS .967
2. McBride • WSH .957
3. Bush • DET .954
4. Lavan • SLB .950
5. Peckinpaugh • NYY .946

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Shotton • SLB 2.46
2. Veach • DET 2.35
3. Graney • CLE 2.14
4. High • NYY 2.06
5. Lewis • BOS 2.04

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. High • NYY .974
2. Jackson • CHW .971
3. Lewis • BOS .969
4. Veach • DET .967
5. Graney • CLE .959

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Milan • WSH 2.66
2. Speaker • CLE 2.52
3. Magee • NYY 2.49
4. Felsch • CHW 2.48
5. Marsans • SLB 2.44

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Felsch • CHW .980
2. Marsans • SLB .979
3. Strunk • PHA .978
4. Speaker • CLE .974
5. Magee • NYY .971

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 1.78
3. Miller • SLB 1.66
4. Walsh • 2TM 1.61
5. Roth • CLE 1.61

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Hooper • BOS .961
2. Collins • CHW .958
3. Roth • CLE .955
4. Miller • SLB .945
5. Walsh • 2TM .938

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Shanks • WSH 2.77
2. Milan • WSH 2.70
3. Speaker • CLE 2.58
4. Felsch • CHW 2.54
5. Marsans • SLB 2.50

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Milan • WSH 2.68
2. Felsch • CHW 2.55
3. Speaker • CLE 2.54
4. Shanks • WSH 2.52
5. Marsans • SLB 2.51

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Felsch • CHW .981
2. Strunk • PHA .978
3. Marsans • SLB .977
4. Magee • NYY .975
5. Speaker • CLE .975

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Mays • BOS 4.78
2. Shore • BOS 4.30
3. Dubuc • DET 4.24
4. Boehling • 2TM 4.07
5. Sheehan • PHA 3.88

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Mays • BOS 2.95
2. Shore • BOS 2.84
3. Bush • PHA 2.83
4. Coveleski • DET 2.80
5. Myers • PHA 2.77

Fielding % as P

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

1. Koob • SLB 1.000
Williams • CHW 1.000
3. Coveleski • CLE .989
4. Foster • BOS .986
5. Scott • CHW .980

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