American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. McInnis • PHA 1,658
2. Pipp • NYY 1,609
3. Gandil • CHW 1,405
4. Sisler • SLB 1,386
5. Hoblitzell • BOS 1,274

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Chapman • CLE 528
2. Scott • BOS 483
3. Peckinpaugh • NYY 467
4. Young • DET 449
5. Wambsganss • CLE 443

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Risberg • CHW 61
2. Chapman • CLE 59
3. Peckinpaugh • NYY 54
4. Bush • DET 51
5. Lavan • SLB 50

Def. Games as C

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

1. Schalk • CHW 139
Severeid • SLB 139
3. O'Neill • CLE 127
4. Ainsmith • WSH 119
5. Stanage • DET 95

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Schalk • CHW 624
2. Ainsmith • WSH 580
3. Severeid • SLB 529
4. O'Neill • CLE 446
5. Stanage • DET 385

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Severeid • SLB 156
2. Ainsmith • WSH 154
3. Schalk • CHW 148
4. O'Neill • CLE 145
5. Nunamaker • NYY 113

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Severeid • SLB 24
2. Ainsmith • WSH 22
3. Schang • PHA 17
4. Schalk • CHW 15
5. Agnew • BOS 14

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. O'Neill • CLE 19
2. Schalk • CHW 18
3. Ainsmith • WSH 15
4. Stanage • DET 13
5. Nunamaker • NYY 12

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Severeid • SLB 19
2. Ainsmith • WSH 15
3. Thomas • BOS 12
4. Nunamaker • NYY 10
Stanage • DET 10
Schang • PHA 10
O'Neill • CLE 10

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. Severeid • SLB 165
2. Ainsmith • WSH 132
3. Stanage • DET 101
4. O'Neill • CLE 92
5. Schang • PHA 86

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. Severeid • SLB 110
2. Ainsmith • WSH 102
3. Schalk • CHW 101
4. O'Neill • CLE 93
5. Nunamaker • NYY 71

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Walters • NYY 58.2
2. Schalk • CHW 54.3
3. Nunamaker • NYY 50.4
4. O'Neill • CLE 50.3
5. Agnew • BOS 48.7

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Pipp • NYY 155
2. McInnis • PHA 150
3. Gandil • CHW 149
4. Sisler • SLB 133
5. Hoblitzell • BOS 118

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. McInnis • PHA 1,658
2. Pipp • NYY 1,609
3. Gandil • CHW 1,405
4. Sisler • SLB 1,384
5. Hoblitzell • BOS 1,274

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Pipp • NYY 109
2. Sisler • SLB 101
3. McInnis • PHA 95
4. Harris • CLE 86
5. Gandil • CHW 77

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Sisler • SLB 22
2. Pipp • NYY 17
Harris • CLE 17
4. Hoblitzell • BOS 14
5. Burns • DET 12
Judge • WSH 12
McInnis • PHA 12

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Sisler • SLB 97
Pipp • NYY 97
3. Gandil • CHW 84
4. McInnis • PHA 81
5. Judge • WSH 59

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Collins • CHW 156
2. Young • DET 141
3. Grover • PHA 139
4. Wambsganss • CLE 137
5. Pratt • SLB 119

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Collins • CHW 353
2. Pratt • SLB 324
3. Wambsganss • CLE 304
4. Young • DET 300
5. Grover • PHA 279

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Young • DET 449
2. Wambsganss • CLE 441
3. Grover • PHA 425
4. Collins • CHW 388
5. Pratt • SLB 353

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Wambsganss • CLE 38
2. Young • DET 33
3. Pratt • SLB 29
Grover • PHA 29
5. Collins • CHW 24

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Wambsganss • CLE 70
2. Collins • CHW 68
3. Pratt • SLB 64
4. Grover • PHA 51
5. Young • DET 46

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Baker • NYY 146
Gardner • BOS 146
3. Vitt • DET 140
4. Evans • CLE 127
5. Bates • PHA 124

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Baker • NYY 202
2. Bates • PHA 168
3. Vitt • DET 164
4. Austin • SLB 159
5. Weaver • CHW 154

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Baker • NYY 317
2. Gardner • BOS 315
3. Evans • CLE 279
4. Bates • PHA 267
5. Vitt • DET 260

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Bates • PHA 31
Gardner • BOS 31
3. Baker • NYY 28
4. Evans • CLE 27
Vitt • DET 27

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Austin • SLB 22
2. Baker • NYY 21
3. Evans • CLE 20
4. Weaver • CHW 18
Vitt • DET 18
Gardner • BOS 18

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Scott • BOS 157
2. Chapman • CLE 156
3. Peckinpaugh • NYY 148
4. Bush • DET 147
5. Risberg • CHW 146

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Chapman • CLE 360
2. Scott • BOS 315
3. Peckinpaugh • NYY 292
4. Risberg • CHW 291
5. Bush • DET 281

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Chapman • CLE 528
2. Scott • BOS 483
3. Peckinpaugh • NYY 467
4. Bush • DET 423
5. Witt • PHA 354

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Risberg • CHW 61
2. Chapman • CLE 59
3. Peckinpaugh • NYY 54
4. Bush • DET 51
5. Lavan • SLB 47

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Peckinpaugh • NYY 84
2. Chapman • CLE 71
3. Lavan • SLB 67
4. Scott • BOS 64
5. Risberg • CHW 57

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Veach • DET 154
2. Lewis • BOS 150
3. Graney • CLE 145
4. Bodie • PHA 144
5. Jackson • CHW 124

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Veach • DET 271
2. Graney • CLE 267
3. Lewis • BOS 233
4. Jackson • CHW 229
5. Bodie • PHA 207

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Bodie • PHA 27
2. Lewis • BOS 20
3. Veach • DET 17
4. High • NYY 15
Menosky • WSH 15

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Veach • DET 18
Shotton • SLB 18
3. Graney • CLE 13
4. Bodie • PHA 11
5. Lewis • BOS 10

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Bodie • PHA 7
Graney • CLE 7
3. Lewis • BOS 6
Shotton • SLB 6
5. Jackson • CHW 5
Veach • DET 5

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Milan • WSH 153
2. Felsch • CHW 152
3. Strunk • PHA 146
4. Speaker • CLE 142
5. Cobb • DET 121

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Speaker • CLE 340
Felsch • CHW 340
3. Strunk • PHA 297
4. Cobb • DET 238
5. Milan • WSH 218

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Felsch • CHW 23
2. Speaker • CLE 22
3. Cobb • DET 21
4. Walker • BOS 19
5. Milan • WSH 18

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Milan • WSH 15
2. Cobb • DET 9
Speaker • CLE 9
4. Marsans • 2TM 8
5. Felsch • CHW 7
Walker • BOS 7

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Cobb • DET 7
2. Speaker • CLE 6
Strunk • PHA 6
4. Felsch • CHW 4
Walker • BOS 4

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Rice • WSH 155
2. Hooper • BOS 151
3. Roth • CLE 123
4. Heilmann • DET 94
5. Leibold • CHW 92

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Roth • CLE 193
2. Hooper • BOS 177
3. Rice • WSH 162
4. Leibold • CHW 112
5. Jamieson • PHA 105

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Rice • WSH 25
2. Hooper • BOS 20
3. Roth • CLE 17
4. Heilmann • DET 15
5. Jamieson • PHA 13

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Rice • WSH 12
2. Roth • CLE 10
3. Jamieson • PHA 9
4. Hendryx • NYY 8
Hooper • BOS 8

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Rice • WSH 7
Roth • CLE 7
3. Jacobson • SLB 6
Jamieson • PHA 6
5. Collins • CHW 3
Hooper • BOS 3
Sloan • SLB 3
Smith • 2TM 3

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Rice • WSH 155
2. Veach • DET 154
3. Milan • WSH 153
4. Felsch • CHW 152
Cobb • DET 152

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Felsch • CHW 440
2. Cobb • DET 373
3. Speaker • CLE 365
4. Veach • DET 356
5. Strunk • PHA 346

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Bodie • PHA 32
2. Cobb • DET 27
3. Rice • WSH 26
4. Felsch • CHW 24
5. Speaker • CLE 23

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Veach • DET 17
2. Shotton • SLB 16
3. Milan • WSH 14
4. Graney • CLE 13
5. Rice • WSH 12

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Cobb • DET 9
2. Bodie • PHA 7
Walker • BOS 7
4. Roth • CLE 6
Shotton • SLB 6
Lewis • BOS 6
Jacobson • SLB 6
Graney • CLE 6

Def. Games as P

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

1. Danforth • CHW 50
2. Bagby • CLE 49
Cicotte • CHW 49
4. Sothoron • SLB 48
5. Johnson • WSH 47
Davenport • SLB 47
Shaw • WSH 47

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Bagby • CLE 26
2. Mays • BOS 22
3. Bush • PHA 20
4. Shore • BOS 19
Ruth • BOS 19

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Mays • BOS 118
2. Ruth • BOS 101
3. Dauss • DET 100
4. Cicotte • CHW 94
5. Faber • CHW 84

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Sothoron • SLB 11
2. Harper • WSH 9
3. Klepfer • CLE 8
Faber • CHW 8
Dumont • WSH 8

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Shaw • WSH 6
2. Mays • BOS 5
Bagby • CLE 5
Shore • BOS 5
Fisher • NYY 5
Shawkey • NYY 5
Falkenberg • PHA 5
Harper • WSH 5

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Ainsmith • WSH 6.88
2. Henry • WSH 6.76
3. Nunamaker • NYY 5.84
4. Thomas • BOS 5.66
5. Schalk • CHW 5.64

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Ainsmith • WSH 6.17
2. Henry • WSH 5.56
3. Schalk • CHW 5.55
4. Nunamaker • NYY 5.33
5. Stanage • DET 4.98

Fielding % as C

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

1. Thomas • BOS .986
2. Schalk • CHW .981
3. O'Neill • CLE .980
4. Stanage • DET .977
5. Nunamaker • NYY .976

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. McInnis • PHA 11.85
2. Hoblitzell • BOS 11.69
3. Harris • CLE 11.59
4. Burns • DET 11.43
5. Sisler • SLB 11.29

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. McInnis • PHA 11.69
2. Harris • CLE 11.63
3. Burns • DET 11.38
4. Hoblitzell • BOS 11.24
5. Sisler • SLB 11.17

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Gandil • CHW .995
2. McInnis • PHA .993
3. Pipp • NYY .990
4. Burns • DET .990
5. Hoblitzell • BOS .990

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Pratt • SLB 5.84
2. Wambsganss • CLE 5.51
3. Young • DET 5.32
4. Grover • PHA 5.19
5. Maisel • NYY 5.09

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Pratt • SLB 5.69
2. Wambsganss • CLE 5.44
3. Young • DET 5.31
4. Grover • PHA 5.06
5. Maisel • NYY 4.99

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Barry • BOS .974
2. Collins • CHW .969
3. Grover • PHA .960
4. Pratt • SLB .959
5. Young • DET .958

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Bates • PHA 3.60
2. Baker • NYY 3.56
3. Weaver • CHW 3.51
4. Austin • SLB 3.50
5. Evans • CLE 3.49

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Baker • NYY 3.55
2. Bates • PHA 3.51
3. Weaver • CHW 3.48
4. Austin • SLB 3.36
5. Evans • CLE 3.28

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Weaver • CHW .949
2. Baker • NYY .949
3. Austin • SLB .947
4. Vitt • DET .940
5. Evans • CLE .939

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Chapman • CLE 5.66
2. Lavan • SLB 5.46
3. Scott • BOS 5.25
4. Shanks • WSH 5.23
5. Witt • PHA 5.12

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Chapman • CLE 5.69
2. Lavan • SLB 5.15
3. Peckinpaugh • NYY 5.13
4. Shanks • WSH 5.11
5. Scott • BOS 5.08

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Scott • BOS .953
2. Chapman • CLE .938
3. Witt • PHA .935
4. Peckinpaugh • NYY .934
5. Bush • DET .932

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Jackson • CHW 1.95
2. Graney • CLE 1.93
3. Veach • DET 1.87
4. Lewis • BOS 1.69
5. Bodie • PHA 1.63

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Jackson • CHW .976
2. Lewis • BOS .962
3. Graney • CLE .956
4. Bodie • PHA .955
5. Veach • DET .941

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Speaker • CLE 2.55
2. Felsch • CHW 2.39
3. Cobb • DET 2.14
4. Strunk • PHA 2.12
5. Walker • BOS 1.88

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Strunk • PHA .987
2. Felsch • CHW .981
3. Speaker • CLE .976
4. Cobb • DET .966
5. Milan • WSH .940

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Roth • CLE 1.71
2. Jamieson • PHA 1.42
3. Leibold • CHW 1.33
4. Hooper • BOS 1.30
5. Rice • WSH 1.21

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Hooper • BOS .961
2. Roth • CLE .955
3. Rice • WSH .940

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Felsch • CHW 3.06
2. Speaker • CLE 2.74
3. Walker • BOS 2.67
4. Cobb • DET 2.64
5. Marsans • 2TM 2.59

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Felsch • CHW 3.05
2. Speaker • CLE 2.73
3. Cobb • DET 2.63
4. Walker • BOS 2.55
5. Marsans • 2TM 2.53

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Strunk • PHA .986
2. Felsch • CHW .985
3. Jackson • CHW .984
4. Speaker • CLE .980
5. Jacobson • SLB .975

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Mays • BOS 4.36
2. Shore • BOS 3.81
3. Shawkey • NYY 3.70
4. Johnson • PHA 3.68
5. Dauss • DET 3.65

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Mays • BOS 4.00
2. Shore • BOS 3.31
3. Shawkey • NYY 3.03
4. Dauss • DET 2.97
5. Ruth • BOS 2.93

Fielding % as P

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

1. Schauer • PHA 1.000
Mogridge • NYY 1.000
Johnson • WSH 1.000
4. Mays • BOS .993
5. Groom • SLB .986

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