American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Pipp • NYY 1,649
2. McInnis • BOS 1,586
3. Sisler • SLB 1,477
4. Johnston • CLE 1,427
5. Griffin • PHA 1,259

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Pratt • NYY 515
2. Gerber • SLB 513
3. Scott • BOS 496
4. Wambsganss • CLE 489
5. Collins • CHW 471

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Gerber • SLB 52
2. Dykes • PHA 45
Bush • DET 45
Risberg • CHW 45
5. Wambsganss • CLE 38

Def. Games as C

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

1. Schalk • CHW 151
2. O'Neill • CLE 148
3. Perkins • PHA 146
4. Gharrity • WSH 121
5. Severeid • SLB 117

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Schalk • CHW 581
2. O'Neill • CLE 576
3. Perkins • PHA 524
4. Severeid • SLB 480
5. Gharrity • WSH 409

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Perkins • PHA 179
2. Gharrity • WSH 148
3. Schalk • CHW 138
4. O'Neill • CLE 128
5. Severeid • SLB 111

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Gharrity • WSH 20
2. O'Neill • CLE 17
3. Schang • BOS 16
4. Hannah • NYY 15
Perkins • PHA 15

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Schalk • CHW 20
O'Neill • CLE 20
3. Perkins • PHA 17
4. Severeid • SLB 16
5. Walters • BOS 15

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Perkins • PHA 12
2. O'Neill • CLE 9
3. Gharrity • WSH 8
4. Ainsmith • DET 7
Stanage • DET 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. Perkins • PHA 76
2. O'Neill • CLE 74
3. Severeid • SLB 69
4. Walters • BOS 62
5. Gharrity • WSH 60

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 115
2. Gharrity • WSH 81
3. Schalk • CHW 79
4. Severeid • SLB 72
5. O'Neill • CLE 69

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Schalk • CHW 60.8
2. Perkins • PHA 60.2
3. Gharrity • WSH 57.4
4. Severeid • SLB 51.1
5. Ainsmith • DET 48.5

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Sisler • SLB 154
2. Pipp • NYY 153
3. McInnis • BOS 148
4. Johnston • CLE 147
5. Griffin • PHA 127

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Pipp • NYY 1,649
2. McInnis • BOS 1,586
3. Sisler • SLB 1,477
4. Johnston • CLE 1,427
5. Griffin • PHA 1,252

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Sisler • SLB 140
2. Pipp • NYY 100
3. Griffin • PHA 96
4. McInnis • BOS 91
Johnston • CLE 91

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Heilmann • DET 19
2. Sisler • SLB 16
3. Collins • CHW 15
Pipp • NYY 15
5. Griffin • PHA 13

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Pipp • NYY 113
2. McInnis • BOS 108
3. Johnston • CLE 98
4. Sisler • SLB 95
5. Collins • CHW 82

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Pratt • NYY 154
2. Collins • CHW 153
Wambsganss • CLE 153
Gedeon • SLB 153
5. Young • DET 150

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Collins • CHW 449
2. Wambsganss • CLE 414
3. Young • DET 405
4. Gedeon • SLB 365
5. Pratt • NYY 354

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Pratt • NYY 515
2. Wambsganss • CLE 489
3. Collins • CHW 471
4. Young • DET 436
5. Gedeon • SLB 421

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Wambsganss • CLE 38
2. Harris • WSH 33
3. Dykes • PHA 31
4. McNally • BOS 30
5. Gedeon • SLB 29

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Collins • CHW 86
2. Pratt • NYY 85
3. Wambsganss • CLE 81
4. Gedeon • SLB 73
5. Harris • WSH 59

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Gardner • CLE 154
2. Weaver • CHW 127
3. Ward • NYY 114
4. Foster • BOS 88
5. Ellerbe • WSH 75
Austin • SLB 75

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Gardner • CLE 156
2. Weaver • CHW 153
3. Ward • NYY 132
4. Pinelli • DET 110
5. Austin • SLB 108

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gardner • CLE 362
2. Ward • NYY 303
3. Weaver • CHW 276
4. Foster • BOS 233
5. Pinelli • DET 183

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Weaver • CHW 31
2. Smith • SLB 20
3. Ellerbe • WSH 19
4. Austin • SLB 17
5. Ward • NYY 16

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Gardner • CLE 37
2. Ward • NYY 23
3. Foster • BOS 21
4. Weaver • CHW 17
5. Thomas • 2TM 15

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Scott • BOS 154
Gerber • SLB 154
3. Bush • DET 140
4. Peckinpaugh • NYY 137
5. Risberg • CHW 124

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Scott • BOS 330
2. Gerber • SLB 288
3. Peckinpaugh • NYY 263
4. Bush • DET 258
5. Chapman • CLE 243

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gerber • SLB 513
2. Scott • BOS 496
3. Peckinpaugh • NYY 441
4. Bush • DET 421
5. Risberg • CHW 400

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Gerber • SLB 52
2. Bush • DET 45
Risberg • CHW 45
4. Galloway • PHA 34
5. Peckinpaugh • NYY 28

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Gerber • SLB 76
2. Scott • BOS 63
Peckinpaugh • NYY 63
4. Risberg • CHW 61
5. Chapman • CLE 45

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Veach • DET 154
2. Menosky • BOS 141
Jackson • CHW 141
4. Walker • PHA 123
5. Milan • WSH 121

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Jackson • CHW 277
2. Veach • DET 266
3. Walker • PHA 230
4. Menosky • BOS 216
5. Milan • WSH 203

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Veach • DET 22
2. Milan • WSH 15
3. Walker • PHA 14
Lewis • NYY 14
Menosky • BOS 14

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Walker • PHA 18
2. Veach • DET 13
Menosky • BOS 13
4. Jackson • CHW 10
5. Milan • WSH 9

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Williams • SLB 7
2. Veach • DET 6
3. Jackson • CHW 4
4. Evans • CLE 2
Menosky • BOS 2
Meusel • NYY 2
Walker • PHA 2
Strunk • 2TM 2

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Rice • WSH 153
2. Speaker • CLE 148
3. Felsch • CHW 142
4. Bodie • NYY 129
5. Cobb • DET 112

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Speaker • CLE 360
2. Felsch • CHW 347
3. Rice • WSH 315
4. Jacobson • SLB 276
5. Bodie • NYY 257

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Felsch • CHW 28
2. Speaker • CLE 26
3. Rice • WSH 22
4. Bodie • NYY 12
5. Welch • PHA 9
Walker • PHA 9

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Rice • WSH 20
2. Welch • PHA 11
3. Speaker • CLE 10
4. Cobb • DET 9
Williams • SLB 9
Bodie • NYY 9

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Felsch • CHW 10
2. Speaker • CLE 8
3. Rice • WSH 6
4. Jacobson • SLB 4
5. Walker • PHA 3

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Hooper • BOS 134
2. Smith • CLE 130
3. Roth • WSH 126
4. Tobin • SLB 102
5. Leibold • CHW 92

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Smith • CLE 218
2. Hooper • BOS 196
3. Tobin • SLB 178
4. Leibold • CHW 145
5. Ruth • NYY 140

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hooper • BOS 24
2. Ruth • NYY 20
3. Leibold • CHW 16
4. Roth • WSH 14
5. Tobin • SLB 13

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hooper • BOS 11
2. Roth • WSH 10
3. Ruth • NYY 9
4. Tobin • SLB 8
5. Smith • CLE 7

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Leibold • CHW 6
2. Flagstead • DET 4
Hooper • BOS 4
Shorten • DET 4
5. Brower • WSH 2
Jacobson • SLB 2
Myatt • PHA 2
Ruth • NYY 2
Smith • CLE 2
Welch • PHA 2

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Jacobson • SLB 154
Veach • DET 154
3. Rice • WSH 153
4. Walker • PHA 149
5. Speaker • CLE 148

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Rice • WSH 454
2. Jacobson • SLB 394
3. Felsch • CHW 385
4. Speaker • CLE 363
5. Veach • DET 357

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Walker • PHA 26
Veach • DET 26
3. Felsch • CHW 25
4. Rice • WSH 24
Speaker • CLE 24

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Walker • PHA 22
2. Rice • WSH 20
3. Ruth • NYY 19
4. Williams • SLB 14
Welch • PHA 14

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Felsch • CHW 10
2. Speaker • CLE 8
3. Williams • SLB 7
Leibold • CHW 7
5. Rice • WSH 6
Veach • DET 6
Jacobson • SLB 6

Def. Games as P

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

1. Bagby • CLE 48
2. Ayers • DET 46
3. Kerr • CHW 45
Mays • NYY 45
5. Zachary • WSH 44

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Bush • BOS 24
2. Ehmke • DET 20
3. Mays • NYY 19
4. Coveleski • CLE 17
5. Weilman • SLB 16
Bagby • CLE 16

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Dauss • DET 114
2. Mays • NYY 106
3. Ehmke • DET 93
4. Coveleski • CLE 90
5. Cicotte • CHW 81
Kerr • CHW 81

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Sothoron • SLB 14
2. Faber • CHW 10
3. Courtney • WSH 7
4. Morton • CLE 6
5. Harriss • PHA 5
Quinn • NYY 5
Perry • PHA 5
Jones • BOS 5
Caldwell • CLE 5
Cicotte • CHW 5

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Mays • NYY 7
Bush • BOS 7
3. Williams • CHW 6
Coveleski • CLE 6
5. Moore • PHA 5
Rommel • PHA 5
Faber • CHW 5

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Walters • BOS 5.49
2. Perkins • PHA 5.43
3. Ainsmith • DET 5.34
4. Severeid • SLB 5.32
5. Ruel • NYY 5.20

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Walters • BOS 5.24
2. Severeid • SLB 5.05
3. Schang • BOS 4.95
4. Perkins • PHA 4.82
5. Hannah • NYY 4.77

Fielding % as C

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

1. Schalk • CHW .986
2. Ruel • NYY .984
3. Severeid • SLB .983
4. Walters • BOS .980
5. Perkins • PHA .979

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Pipp • NYY 11.65
2. McInnis • BOS 11.38
3. Griffin • PHA 11.28
4. Heilmann • DET 10.86
5. Johnston • CLE 10.74

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Pipp • NYY 11.43
2. McInnis • BOS 11.33
3. Griffin • PHA 10.61
4. Heilmann • DET 10.55
5. Sisler • SLB 10.50

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. McInnis • BOS .996
2. Johnston • CLE .992
3. Judge • WSH .992
4. Pipp • NYY .991
5. Griffin • PHA .990

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Dykes • PHA 6.41
2. Collins • CHW 6.07
3. Wambsganss • CLE 5.96
4. Pratt • NYY 5.75
5. Young • DET 5.70

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Dykes • PHA 6.31
2. Collins • CHW 6.01
3. Wambsganss • CLE 5.90
4. Pratt • NYY 5.64
5. Young • DET 5.61

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Collins • CHW .976
2. Pratt • NYY .971
3. Young • DET .969
4. Gedeon • SLB .964
5. Wambsganss • CLE .960

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Ward • NYY 3.98
2. Foster • BOS 3.80
3. Weaver • CHW 3.50
4. Gardner • CLE 3.39

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Ward • NYY 3.82
2. Foster • BOS 3.77
3. Weaver • CHW 3.38
4. Gardner • CLE 3.36

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Gardner • CLE .976
2. Ward • NYY .965
3. Weaver • CHW .933

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Chapman • CLE 5.57
2. Galloway • PHA 5.53
3. Scott • BOS 5.53
4. Gerber • SLB 5.33
5. Peckinpaugh • NYY 5.28

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Chapman • CLE 5.53
2. Scott • BOS 5.36
3. Gerber • SLB 5.20
4. Galloway • PHA 5.19
5. Risberg • CHW 5.15

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Scott • BOS .973
2. Peckinpaugh • NYY .962
3. Chapman • CLE .959
4. Gerber • SLB .939
5. Bush • DET .938

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Williams • SLB 2.21
2. Jackson • CHW 2.04
3. Walker • PHA 1.98
4. Jamieson • CLE 1.89
5. Veach • DET 1.87

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Jackson • CHW .966
2. Milan • WSH .960
3. Veach • DET .957
4. Menosky • BOS .947
5. Walker • PHA .931

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Felsch • CHW 2.64
2. Speaker • CLE 2.61
3. Jacobson • SLB 2.57
4. Rice • WSH 2.20
5. Bodie • NYY 2.09

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Jacobson • SLB .979
2. Felsch • CHW .979
3. Speaker • CLE .975
4. Bodie • NYY .968
5. Cobb • DET .955

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Ruth • NYY 1.90
2. Tobin • SLB 1.87
3. Leibold • CHW 1.75
4. Smith • CLE 1.75
5. Hooper • BOS 1.64

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Smith • CLE .970
2. Hooper • BOS .952
3. Roth • WSH .930

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Rice • WSH 3.16
2. Felsch • CHW 2.93
3. Jacobson • SLB 2.72
4. Speaker • CLE 2.69
5. Williams • SLB 2.59

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Rice • WSH 3.12
2. Felsch • CHW 2.89
3. Jacobson • SLB 2.68
4. Speaker • CLE 2.61
5. Williams • SLB 2.52

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Strunk • 2TM .985
2. Felsch • CHW .981
3. Jacobson • SLB .979
4. Speaker • CLE .977
5. Leibold • CHW .977

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Rommel • PHA 4.09
2. Dauss • DET 4.03
3. Ehmke • DET 3.79
4. Mays • NYY 3.61
5. Oldham • DET 3.52

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Dauss • DET 3.18
2. Ehmke • DET 2.97
3. Mays • NYY 2.78
4. Coveleski • CLE 2.61
5. Bush • BOS 2.57

Fielding % as P

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

1. Mays • NYY .992
2. Kerr • CHW .989
3. Rommel • PHA .988
4. Shocker • SLB .986
5. Shawkey • NYY .984

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