American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Pipp • NYY 1,488
2. Heilmann • DET 1,402
3. Sisler • SLB 1,249
4. McInnis • BOS 1,236
5. Judge • WSH 1,177

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Pratt • NYY 491
2. Wambsganss • CLE 436
3. Peckinpaugh • NYY 434
4. Scott • BOS 423
5. Gerber • SLB 422

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Shanks • WSH 57
2. Gerber • SLB 45
3. Peckinpaugh • NYY 43
4. Dugan • PHA 42
5. Bush • DET 40

Def. Games as C

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

1. Schalk • CHW 129
2. O'Neill • CLE 123
3. Ainsmith • DET 106
4. Severeid • SLB 103
Schang • BOS 103

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Schalk • CHW 551
2. O'Neill • CLE 472
3. Ainsmith • DET 456
4. Severeid • SLB 401
5. Schang • BOS 359

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Perkins • PHA 134
2. Schang • BOS 131
3. Schalk • CHW 130
4. O'Neill • CLE 125
5. Ainsmith • DET 107

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Ainsmith • DET 22
2. O'Neill • CLE 14
Schang • BOS 14
Perkins • PHA 14
5. Schalk • CHW 13

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Schang • BOS 16
Perkins • PHA 16
O'Neill • CLE 16
4. Severeid • SLB 12
5. Hannah • NYY 11
Schalk • CHW 11

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Schang • BOS 14
2. Ainsmith • DET 9
Picinich • WSH 9
4. Hannah • NYY 8
5. Perkins • PHA 7

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. Ainsmith • DET 82
2. Perkins • PHA 80
3. Severeid • SLB 75
4. Schang • BOS 72
5. Schalk • CHW 67

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. Perkins • PHA 74
2. Schalk • CHW 71
3. Schang • BOS 68
4. O'Neill • CLE 64
5. Severeid • SLB 56

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Agnew • WSH 61.5
2. Billings • SLB 51.5
3. Schalk • CHW 51.4
4. O'Neill • CLE 51.2
5. Schang • BOS 48.6

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Heilmann • DET 140
2. Pipp • NYY 138
3. Judge • WSH 133
4. Sisler • SLB 131
5. McInnis • BOS 118

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Pipp • NYY 1,488
2. Heilmann • DET 1,402
3. Sisler • SLB 1,249
4. McInnis • BOS 1,236
5. Judge • WSH 1,177

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Sisler • SLB 120
2. Pipp • NYY 94
3. McInnis • BOS 82
4. Heilmann • DET 78
Judge • WSH 78

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Heilmann • DET 31
2. Burns • PHA 20
3. Johnston • CLE 16
4. Pipp • NYY 15
Judge • WSH 15

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Pipp • NYY 88
2. McInnis • BOS 87
3. Gandil • CHW 80
4. Judge • WSH 73
5. Heilmann • DET 66

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Collins • CHW 140
Pratt • NYY 140
3. Wambsganss • CLE 139
4. Young • DET 120
5. Gedeon • SLB 118

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Collins • CHW 347
2. Wambsganss • CLE 342
3. Pratt • NYY 315
4. Young • DET 296
5. Gedeon • SLB 290

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Pratt • NYY 491
2. Wambsganss • CLE 436
3. Collins • CHW 401
4. Young • DET 388
5. Gedeon • SLB 345

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Wambsganss • CLE 30
2. Pratt • NYY 26
3. Shannon • 2TM 21
Young • DET 21
5. Collins • CHW 20

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Pratt • NYY 75
2. Collins • CHW 68
3. Wambsganss • CLE 64
4. Shannon • 2TM 53
5. Gedeon • SLB 42

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Baker • NYY 141
2. Gardner • CLE 139
3. Vitt • BOS 133
4. Jones • DET 127
5. Thomas • PHA 124

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Baker • NYY 176
2. Vitt • BOS 169
3. Thomas • PHA 168
4. Austin • SLB 161
5. Gardner • CLE 143

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Vitt • BOS 308
2. Gardner • CLE 291
3. Baker • NYY 286
4. Foster • WSH 267
5. Thomas • PHA 242

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Gardner • CLE 25
2. Austin • SLB 24
Thomas • PHA 24
4. Baker • NYY 22
Foster • WSH 22

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Baker • NYY 27
Gardner • CLE 27
3. Vitt • BOS 23
4. Foster • WSH 19
5. Austin • SLB 16
Thomas • PHA 16

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Gerber • SLB 140
2. Scott • BOS 138
3. Bush • DET 129
4. Peckinpaugh • NYY 121
5. Chapman • CLE 115

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Bush • DET 290
2. Gerber • SLB 284
3. Scott • BOS 276
4. Peckinpaugh • NYY 271
5. Chapman • CLE 255

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Peckinpaugh • NYY 434
2. Scott • BOS 423
3. Gerber • SLB 422
4. Bush • DET 376
5. Chapman • CLE 347

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Gerber • SLB 45
2. Peckinpaugh • NYY 43
3. Shanks • WSH 42
4. Dugan • PHA 40
Bush • DET 40

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Scott • BOS 64
Peckinpaugh • NYY 64
3. Gerber • SLB 47
4. Chapman • CLE 46
5. Bush • DET 45

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Lewis • NYY 140
2. Veach • DET 138
3. Graney • CLE 125
4. Tobin • SLB 123
5. Jackson • CHW 120

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Graney • CLE 273
2. Veach • DET 189
3. Jackson • CHW 184
4. Lewis • NYY 161
5. Ruth • BOS 148

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Tobin • SLB 14
2. Ruth • BOS 13
Lewis • NYY 13
4. Veach • DET 12
Jackson • CHW 12

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Tobin • SLB 13
2. Graney • CLE 12
Veach • DET 12
4. Kopp • PHA 11
5. Jackson • CHW 8

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Tobin • SLB 5
2. Ruth • BOS 4
3. Menosky • WSH 3
4. Graney • CLE 2
Jackson • CHW 2
Lewis • NYY 2
Murphy • WSH 2

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Felsch • CHW 135
2. Speaker • CLE 134
3. Bodie • NYY 128
4. Cobb • DET 123
5. Walker • PHA 85
Milan • WSH 85

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Speaker • CLE 370
2. Felsch • CHW 296
3. Bodie • NYY 208
4. Cobb • DET 178
5. Milan • WSH 159

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Felsch • CHW 33
2. Speaker • CLE 27
3. Bodie • NYY 17
4. Cobb • DET 12
5. Walker • PHA 11

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Felsch • CHW 14
2. Bodie • NYY 13
Walker • PHA 13
4. Williams • SLB 12
Jacobson • SLB 12

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Felsch • CHW 14
2. Speaker • CLE 9
3. Bodie • NYY 7
4. Walker • PHA 3
Williams • SLB 3

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Rice • WSH 138
2. Hooper • BOS 123
3. Smith • CLE 110
4. Leibold • CHW 104
5. Vick • NYY 98

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Rice • WSH 223
2. Hooper • BOS 167
3. Smith • CLE 158
4. Leibold • CHW 137
5. Vick • NYY 114

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Leibold • CHW 19
Hooper • BOS 19
3. Rice • WSH 17
4. Flagstead • DET 14
5. Smith • CLE 12

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Leibold • CHW 17
2. Rice • WSH 12
3. Demmitt • SLB 11
4. Vick • NYY 10
5. Smith • CLE 8
Flagstead • DET 8

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Smith • CLE 6
2. Vick • NYY 5
3. Rice • WSH 4
4. Leibold • CHW 3
5. Flagstead • DET 2
Hooper • BOS 2
Smith • SLB 2

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Lewis • NYY 141
Rice • WSH 141
3. Jackson • CHW 139
4. Veach • DET 138
5. Felsch • CHW 135

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Speaker • CLE 375
2. Felsch • CHW 360
3. Veach • DET 338
4. Bodie • NYY 293
5. Rice • WSH 285

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Felsch • CHW 32
2. Leibold • CHW 26
3. Speaker • CLE 25
4. Hooper • BOS 19
Cobb • DET 19

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Leibold • CHW 19
Walker • PHA 19
3. Jacobson • SLB 15
4. Bodie • NYY 13
Tobin • SLB 13
Felsch • CHW 13

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Felsch • CHW 14
2. Speaker • CLE 9
3. Bodie • NYY 7
4. Smith • CLE 6
5. Tobin • SLB 5

Def. Games as P

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

1. Shaw • WSH 45
2. Russell • 2TM 44
3. Coveleski • CLE 43
Kinney • PHA 43
5. Shawkey • NYY 41
Williams • CHW 41

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Shawkey • NYY 22
2. Mays • 2TM 19
3. Gallia • SLB 18
4. Sothoron • SLB 17
5. Johnson • WSH 16

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Dauss • DET 101
2. Coveleski • CLE 88
3. Ehmke • DET 86
Mays • 2TM 86
5. Jones • BOS 81

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Sothoron • SLB 13
2. Russell • 2TM 6
Morton • CLE 6
Ayers • 2TM 6
5. Naylor • PHA 5
Mays • 2TM 5
Jones • BOS 5
Kinney • PHA 5
Faber • CHW 5

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Mays • 2TM 7
2. Dauss • DET 6
Naylor • PHA 6
Johnson • WSH 6
5. Ayers • 2TM 5
Pennock • BOS 5

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Picinich • WSH 6.82
2. Gharrity • WSH 6.33
3. Perkins • PHA 5.90
4. Ruel • NYY 5.86
5. Schalk • CHW 5.66

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Gharrity • WSH 5.73
2. Picinich • WSH 5.72
3. Perkins • PHA 5.45
4. Ruel • NYY 5.44
5. Ainsmith • DET 5.31

Fielding % as C

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

1. Hannah • NYY .984
2. Severeid • SLB .983
3. Schalk • CHW .981
4. O'Neill • CLE .977
5. Ruel • NYY .975

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. McInnis • BOS 11.51
2. Burns • PHA 11.41
3. Pipp • NYY 11.35
4. Johnston • CLE 10.80
5. Heilmann • DET 10.61

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Burns • PHA 11.50
2. Pipp • NYY 11.46
3. McInnis • BOS 11.17
4. Heilmann • DET 10.57
5. Sisler • SLB 10.45

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Gandil • CHW .997
2. McInnis • BOS .995
3. Pipp • NYY .991
4. Sisler • SLB .991
5. Judge • WSH .988

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Young • DET 5.76
2. Pratt • NYY 5.76
3. Wambsganss • CLE 5.63
4. Collins • CHW 5.43
5. Gedeon • SLB 5.39

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Pratt • NYY 5.76
2. Young • DET 5.70
3. Wambsganss • CLE 5.60
4. Gedeon • SLB 5.38
5. Collins • CHW 5.34

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Gedeon • SLB .975
2. Collins • CHW .974
3. Young • DET .970
4. Pratt • NYY .969
5. Shannon • 2TM .965

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Austin • SLB 3.86
2. Vitt • BOS 3.69
3. Thomas • PHA 3.45
4. Foster • WSH 3.39
5. Weaver • CHW 3.31

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Austin • SLB 3.76
2. Vitt • BOS 3.59
3. Foster • WSH 3.37
4. Thomas • PHA 3.31
5. Baker • NYY 3.28

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Vitt • BOS .970
2. Weaver • CHW .963
3. Baker • NYY .955
4. Foster • WSH .946
5. Gardner • CLE .946

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Peckinpaugh • NYY 5.86
2. Dugan • PHA 5.48
3. Chapman • CLE 5.38
4. Scott • BOS 5.26
5. Shanks • WSH 5.21

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Peckinpaugh • NYY 5.83
2. Dugan • PHA 5.34
3. Shanks • WSH 5.30
4. Chapman • CLE 5.23
5. Bush • DET 5.16

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Scott • BOS .976
2. Chapman • CLE .944
3. Bush • DET .943
4. Peckinpaugh • NYY .943
5. Gerber • SLB .940

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Graney • CLE 2.27
2. Menosky • WSH 1.72
3. Jackson • CHW 1.63
4. Ruth • BOS 1.46
5. Veach • DET 1.46

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Ruth • BOS .994
2. Lewis • NYY .978
3. Jackson • CHW .961
4. Graney • CLE .959
5. Veach • DET .944

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Speaker • CLE 2.96
2. Felsch • CHW 2.44
3. Milan • WSH 1.99
4. Walker • PHA 1.96
5. Jacobson • SLB 1.88

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Speaker • CLE .983
2. Cobb • DET .960
3. Felsch • CHW .959
4. Bodie • NYY .945

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Rice • WSH 1.74
2. Smith • CLE 1.55
3. Hooper • BOS 1.51
4. Leibold • CHW 1.50
5. Vick • NYY 1.28

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Hooper • BOS .974
2. Smith • CLE .955
3. Rice • WSH .952
4. Vick • NYY .926
5. Leibold • CHW .902

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Speaker • CLE 3.04
2. Felsch • CHW 2.93
3. Murphy • WSH 2.77
4. Jacobson • SLB 2.71
5. Veach • DET 2.55

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Speaker • CLE 2.99
2. Felsch • CHW 2.90
3. Jacobson • SLB 2.63
4. Veach • DET 2.55
5. Murphy • WSH 2.53

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Ruth • BOS .996
2. Lewis • NYY .985
3. Speaker • CLE .983
4. Hooper • BOS .979
5. Menosky • WSH .979

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Perry • PHA 4.40
2. Rogers • 2TM 4.15
3. Johnson • PHA 3.92
4. Dauss • DET 3.73
5. Mays • 2TM 3.55

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Perry • PHA 3.60
2. Dauss • DET 3.12
3. Mays • 2TM 3.09
4. Ehmke • DET 2.88
5. Jones • BOS 2.66

Fielding % as P

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

1. Weilman • SLB 1.000
2. Johnson • WSH .988
3. Dauss • DET .981
4. Gallia • SLB .976
5. Boland • DET .973

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