American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Burns • PHA 1,389
2. Judge • WSH 1,304
3. Sisler • SLB 1,244
4. Gandil • CHW 1,123
5. McInnis • BOS 1,100

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Peckinpaugh • NYY 439
2. Scott • BOS 419
3. Gedeon • SLB 409
4. Chapman • CLE 398
5. Dugan • PHA 397

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Lavan • WSH 57
2. Chapman • CLE 50
3. Dugan • PHA 48
Bush • DET 48
5. Shannon • PHA 39

Def. Games as C

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

1. O'Neill • CLE 113
2. Schalk • CHW 106
3. Ainsmith • WSH 89
4. Hannah • NYY 88
5. Nunamaker • SLB 81

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Schalk • CHW 422
2. Ainsmith • WSH 413
3. O'Neill • CLE 409
4. Hannah • NYY 343
5. Nunamaker • SLB 315

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. O'Neill • CLE 154
2. Ainsmith • WSH 131
3. McAvoy • PHA 123
4. Schalk • CHW 114
5. Hannah • NYY 111

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. McAvoy • PHA 15
2. Ainsmith • WSH 14
Yelle • DET 14
4. Agnew • BOS 13
5. Walters • NYY 12
Schalk • CHW 12
Hannah • NYY 12

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hannah • NYY 16
2. McAvoy • PHA 15
3. Ainsmith • WSH 13
Schalk • CHW 13
5. Perkins • PHA 12

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Ainsmith • WSH 13
2. O'Neill • CLE 11
3. Yelle • DET 9
4. Nunamaker • SLB 8
Hannah • NYY 8
Schalk • CHW 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. McAvoy • PHA 94
2. Nunamaker • SLB 84
3. Ainsmith • WSH 79
4. Schalk • CHW 76
5. O'Neill • CLE 69

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 80
2. Ainsmith • WSH 72
3. McAvoy • PHA 67
4. Nunamaker • SLB 64
5. Hannah • NYY 63

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Hannah • NYY 54.8
2. Agnew • BOS 53.9
3. O'Neill • CLE 53.7
4. Perkins • PHA 51.8
5. Yelle • DET 48.5

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Judge • WSH 130
2. Burns • PHA 128
3. Sisler • SLB 114
Gandil • CHW 114
5. McInnis • BOS 94

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Burns • PHA 1,384
2. Judge • WSH 1,304
3. Sisler • SLB 1,244
4. Gandil • CHW 1,123
5. McInnis • BOS 1,066

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Burns • PHA 104
2. Sisler • SLB 95
3. Judge • WSH 92
4. McInnis • BOS 71
5. Gandil • CHW 64

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Burns • PHA 26
2. Judge • WSH 21
3. Sisler • SLB 13
4. Pipp • NYY 12
5. Gandil • CHW 10

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Burns • PHA 112
2. Pipp • NYY 80
3. Judge • WSH 78
4. Gandil • CHW 72
5. Sisler • SLB 65

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Pratt • NYY 126
2. Gedeon • SLB 123
3. Shean • BOS 115
4. Collins • CHW 96
5. Young • DET 91

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Pratt • NYY 340
2. Gedeon • SLB 309
3. Shean • BOS 241
4. Collins • CHW 231
5. Wambsganss • CLE 204

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gedeon • SLB 409
2. Pratt • NYY 386
3. Shean • BOS 341
4. Collins • CHW 285
5. Young • DET 271

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Young • DET 30
2. Wambsganss • CLE 23
Pratt • NYY 23
4. Dykes • PHA 21
5. Shean • BOS 20

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Pratt • NYY 84
2. Collins • CHW 52
3. Gedeon • SLB 46
4. Shean • BOS 39
5. Wambsganss • CLE 35
Morgan • WSH 35

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Gardner • PHA 127
Foster • WSH 127
3. Baker • NYY 126
4. Maisel • SLB 79
5. Evans • CLE 74

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Baker • NYY 175
2. Gardner • PHA 158
3. Foster • WSH 156
4. Maisel • SLB 108
5. Vitt • DET 106

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gardner • PHA 291
2. Baker • NYY 282
3. Foster • WSH 281
4. Evans • CLE 155
5. Maisel • SLB 154

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Foster • WSH 30
2. Evans • CLE 18
3. Gardner • PHA 17
4. McMullin • CHW 14
Maisel • SLB 14

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Baker • NYY 33
Gardner • PHA 33
3. Foster • WSH 32
4. Vitt • DET 17
5. Evans • CLE 16

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Bush • DET 128
Chapman • CLE 128
3. Scott • BOS 126
4. Peckinpaugh • NYY 122
5. Lavan • WSH 117

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Chapman • CLE 321
2. Bush • DET 280
3. Lavan • WSH 275
4. Scott • BOS 270
5. Peckinpaugh • NYY 260

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Peckinpaugh • NYY 439
2. Scott • BOS 419
3. Chapman • CLE 398
4. Bush • DET 364
5. Lavan • WSH 354

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Lavan • WSH 57
2. Chapman • CLE 49
3. Bush • DET 48
4. Dugan • PHA 37
5. Weaver • CHW 32

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Peckinpaugh • NYY 75
2. Weaver • CHW 53
3. Dugan • PHA 51
Lavan • WSH 51
5. Chapman • CLE 46

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Veach • DET 125
2. Leibold • CHW 99
3. Kopp • PHA 95
4. Bodie • NYY 87
5. Wood • CLE 85

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Veach • DET 191
2. Kopp • PHA 190
3. Leibold • CHW 184
4. Wood • CLE 169
5. Bodie • NYY 151

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Kopp • PHA 20
2. Bodie • NYY 16
3. Leibold • CHW 13
4. Veach • DET 12
5. Wood • CLE 11

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Shotton • WSH 12
2. Wood • CLE 8
3. Whiteman • BOS 7
Veach • DET 7
5. Bodie • NYY 6
Smith • SLB 6
Shanks • WSH 6
Ruth • BOS 6
Kopp • PHA 6

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Kopp • PHA 5
2. Leibold • CHW 4
Shanks • WSH 4
4. Bodie • NYY 3
Ruth • BOS 3
Smith • SLB 3
Tobin • SLB 3
Veach • DET 3
Wood • CLE 3

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Speaker • CLE 128
2. Milan • WSH 124
3. Strunk • BOS 112
4. Walker • PHA 109
5. Cobb • DET 94

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Speaker • CLE 343
2. Walker • PHA 203
3. Milan • WSH 188
4. Strunk • BOS 170
5. Cobb • DET 156

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Walker • PHA 22
2. Milan • WSH 17
3. Speaker • CLE 15
4. Tobin • SLB 12
Strunk • BOS 12

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Walker • PHA 13
2. Speaker • CLE 11
3. Milan • WSH 9
4. Felsch • CHW 8
5. Tobin • SLB 7
Miller • NYY 7

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Speaker • CLE 6
2. Tobin • SLB 5
3. Felsch • CHW 4
Milan • WSH 4
Strunk • BOS 4
Walker • PHA 4

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Hooper • BOS 126
2. Demmitt • SLB 113
3. Roth • CLE 103
4. Gilhooley • NYY 102
5. Jamieson • PHA 101

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Roth • CLE 165
2. Jamieson • PHA 152
3. Gilhooley • NYY 149
4. Hooper • BOS 145
5. Demmitt • SLB 138

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Demmitt • SLB 25
2. Roth • CLE 18
3. Hooper • BOS 17
4. Gilhooley • NYY 14
Jamieson • PHA 14

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Roth • CLE 13
2. Demmitt • SLB 12
3. Hooper • BOS 9
Gilhooley • NYY 9
5. Shotton • WSH 7

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hooper • BOS 8
2. Demmitt • SLB 7
Gilhooley • NYY 7
4. Shotton • WSH 6
5. Jamieson • PHA 4
Roth • CLE 4
Schulte • WSH 4

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Veach • DET 127
Speaker • CLE 127
3. Hooper • BOS 126
4. Milan • WSH 124
5. Tobin • SLB 122
Shotton • WSH 122

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Speaker • CLE 352
2. Milan • WSH 299
3. Veach • DET 277
Shotton • WSH 277
5. Leibold • CHW 259

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Demmitt • SLB 25
2. Walker • PHA 24
3. Kopp • PHA 20
Collins • CHW 20
Tobin • SLB 20

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Shotton • WSH 18
2. Walker • PHA 13
Roth • CLE 13
4. Demmitt • SLB 12
5. Speaker • CLE 10

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Gilhooley • NYY 8
2. Tobin • SLB 7
Shotton • WSH 7
4. Demmitt • SLB 6
Speaker • CLE 6
Hooper • BOS 6

Def. Games as P

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

1. Bagby • CLE 45
Mogridge • NYY 45
3. Perry • PHA 44
4. Shaw • WSH 41
5. Ayers • WSH 40

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Ruth • BOS 19
2. Bush • BOS 16
Mays • BOS 16
Perry • PHA 16
5. Bagby • CLE 15
Johnson • WSH 15

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Mays • BOS 122
2. Perry • PHA 96
3. Coveleski • CLE 83
4. Bush • BOS 81
5. Dauss • DET 79

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Mays • BOS 8
Sothoron • SLB 8
3. Morton • CLE 7
Davenport • SLB 7
5. Ruth • BOS 6
Shaw • WSH 6

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Perry • PHA 7
2. Bush • BOS 6
3. Mogridge • NYY 5
Johnson • WSH 5
Jones • BOS 5

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Ainsmith • WSH 6.19
2. Yelle • DET 5.99
3. Agnew • BOS 5.85
4. Walters • NYY 5.69
5. Nunamaker • SLB 5.56

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Ainsmith • WSH 6.11
2. Nunamaker • SLB 5.22
3. Hannah • NYY 5.16
4. Perkins • PHA 5.07
5. Schalk • CHW 5.06

Fielding % as C

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

1. O'Neill • CLE .983
2. Nunamaker • SLB .979
3. Schalk • CHW .978
4. Ainsmith • WSH .975
5. Hannah • NYY .974

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. McInnis • BOS 12.20
2. Sisler • SLB 11.78
3. Burns • PHA 11.77
4. Johnston • CLE 10.94
5. Pipp • NYY 10.67

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. McInnis • BOS 12.10
2. Sisler • SLB 11.75
3. Burns • PHA 11.63
4. Pipp • NYY 10.76
5. Judge • WSH 10.74

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. McInnis • BOS .992
2. Gandil • CHW .992
3. Sisler • SLB .990
4. Pipp • NYY .988
5. Judge • WSH .985

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Gedeon • SLB 5.85
2. Pratt • NYY 5.73
3. Collins • CHW 5.32
4. Wambsganss • CLE 5.31
5. Shean • BOS 5.14

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Gedeon • SLB 5.84
2. Pratt • NYY 5.76
3. Collins • CHW 5.38
4. Morgan • WSH 5.29
5. Wambsganss • CLE 5.23

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Gedeon • SLB .977
2. Collins • CHW .974
3. Pratt • NYY .969
4. Shean • BOS .967
5. Wambsganss • CLE .952

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Vitt • DET 3.63
2. Gardner • PHA 3.60
3. Baker • NYY 3.56
4. Evans • CLE 3.55
5. Maisel • SLB 3.38

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Vitt • DET 3.68
2. Baker • NYY 3.63
3. Gardner • PHA 3.54
4. Foster • WSH 3.44
5. Evans • CLE 3.32

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Baker • NYY .972
2. Gardner • PHA .964
3. Foster • WSH .936

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Dugan • PHA 5.85
2. Peckinpaugh • NYY 5.69
3. Chapman • CLE 5.69
4. Scott • BOS 5.62
5. Weaver • CHW 5.39

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Dugan • PHA 5.74
2. Peckinpaugh • NYY 5.73
3. Chapman • CLE 5.62
4. Scott • BOS 5.47
5. Lavan • WSH 5.38

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Scott • BOS .976
2. Peckinpaugh • NYY .961
3. Weaver • CHW .941
4. Chapman • CLE .936
5. Bush • DET .931

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Kopp • PHA 2.21
2. Wood • CLE 2.12
3. Leibold • CHW 1.99
4. Bodie • NYY 1.92
5. Veach • DET 1.62

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Leibold • CHW .980
2. Kopp • PHA .972
3. Veach • DET .967
4. Bodie • NYY .965
5. Wood • CLE .957

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Speaker • CLE 2.80
2. Walker • PHA 2.06
3. Cobb • DET 1.77
4. Milan • WSH 1.65
5. Strunk • BOS 1.63

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Strunk • BOS .984
2. Speaker • CLE .970
3. Cobb • DET .965
4. Milan • WSH .958
5. Walker • PHA .945

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Roth • CLE 1.78
2. Jamieson • PHA 1.64
3. Gilhooley • NYY 1.60
4. Demmitt • SLB 1.44
5. Hooper • BOS 1.29

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Jamieson • PHA .965
2. Gilhooley • NYY .948
3. Hooper • BOS .947
4. Roth • CLE .934
5. Demmitt • SLB .931

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Speaker • CLE 2.92
2. Collins • CHW 2.75
3. Cobb • DET 2.57
4. Kopp • PHA 2.51
5. Walker • PHA 2.51

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Speaker • CLE 2.89
2. Collins • CHW 2.69
3. Milan • WSH 2.55
4. Kopp • PHA 2.51
5. Cobb • DET 2.49

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Strunk • BOS .988
2. Leibold • CHW .979
3. Veach • DET .977
4. Cobb • DET .975
5. Speaker • CLE .973

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Coumbe • CLE 4.50
2. Mays • BOS 4.24
3. Ruth • BOS 4.17
4. Benz • CHW 3.86
5. Rogers • SLB 3.51

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Mays • BOS 3.94
2. Ruth • BOS 3.85
3. Bush • BOS 2.69
4. Dauss • DET 2.58
5. Coveleski • CLE 2.55

Fielding % as P

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

1. Finneran • 2TM 1.000
2. Mogridge • NYY .989
3. Johnson • WSH .988
4. Coumbe • CLE .987
5. Gregg • PHA .983

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