American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Sheely • CHW 1,637
2. Pipp • NYY 1,624
3. McInnis • BOS 1,549
4. Blue • DET 1,478
5. Judge • WSH 1,417

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Scott • BOS 528
2. Dykes • PHA 522
3. Ward • NYY 496
4. Johnson • CHW 494
5. Harris • WSH 481

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. O'Rourke • WSH 55
2. Galloway • PHA 48
3. Sewell • CLE 47
4. Dykes • PHA 46
5. Johnson • CHW 44

Def. Games as C

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

1. Perkins • PHA 141
2. Schang • NYY 132
3. Severeid • SLB 126
Schalk • CHW 126
5. Gharrity • WSH 115

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Perkins • PHA 540
2. Schang • NYY 500
3. Severeid • SLB 481
4. Schalk • CHW 453
5. Bassler • DET 433

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Perkins • PHA 137
2. Schalk • CHW 129
3. Severeid • SLB 117
4. Bassler • DET 113
5. Gharrity • WSH 110

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Perkins • PHA 20
2. Schang • NYY 19
3. Severeid • SLB 17
4. Bassler • DET 14
5. Gharrity • WSH 12

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Schalk • CHW 20
2. Perkins • PHA 18
3. Gharrity • WSH 15
4. Severeid • SLB 12
Schang • NYY 12

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Perkins • PHA 12
2. Schalk • CHW 11
3. Bassler • DET 10
Ruel • BOS 10
5. Schang • NYY 9

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 74
2. Schang • NYY 65
3. Schalk • CHW 60
4. Severeid • SLB 58
5. Bassler • DET 53

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 78
2. Severeid • SLB 61
3. Schalk • CHW 58
4. Bassler • DET 53
5. Gharrity • WSH 52

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Gharrity • WSH 63.4
2. Ruel • BOS 52.4
3. Perkins • PHA 51.3
4. Severeid • SLB 51.3
5. Bassler • DET 50.0

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Sheely • CHW 154
2. Pipp • NYY 153
3. Blue • DET 152
McInnis • BOS 152
Judge • WSH 152

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Sheely • CHW 1,637
2. Pipp • NYY 1,624
3. McInnis • BOS 1,549
4. Blue • DET 1,478
5. Judge • WSH 1,417

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Sheely • CHW 119
2. Sisler • SLB 108
3. McInnis • BOS 102
4. Pipp • NYY 89
Judge • WSH 89

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Sheely • CHW 22
2. Blue • DET 16
Pipp • NYY 16
4. Johnston • CLE 12
Walker • PHA 12

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Sheely • CHW 135
2. Judge • WSH 129
3. Pipp • NYY 121
4. McInnis • BOS 117
5. Sisler • SLB 99

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Dykes • PHA 155
2. Harris • WSH 154
3. Collins • CHW 136
4. Pratt • BOS 134
5. Ward • NYY 124

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Dykes • PHA 434
2. Harris • WSH 417
3. Collins • CHW 376
4. Young • DET 285
5. Pratt • BOS 283

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Dykes • PHA 522
2. Harris • WSH 481
3. Collins • CHW 458
4. Ward • NYY 412
5. Pratt • BOS 408

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Dykes • PHA 46
2. Harris • WSH 38
3. Young • DET 31
4. Collins • CHW 28
Pratt • BOS 28

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Harris • WSH 102
2. Dykes • PHA 96
3. Pratt • BOS 90
4. Collins • CHW 89
5. Ward • NYY 72

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Shanks • WSH 154
2. Gardner • CLE 152
3. Mulligan • CHW 151
4. Jones • DET 141
5. Dugan • PHA 119

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Shanks • WSH 218
2. Jones • DET 194
3. Gardner • CLE 179
4. Mulligan • CHW 162
5. Ellerbe • SLB 158

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gardner • CLE 335
2. Shanks • WSH 330
3. Jones • DET 324
4. Mulligan • CHW 307
5. Ellerbe • SLB 226

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Jones • DET 27
Gardner • CLE 27
3. Shanks • WSH 23
4. Mulligan • CHW 22
5. Ellerbe • SLB 19

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Shanks • WSH 35
2. Mulligan • CHW 31
3. Gardner • CLE 26
4. Foster • BOS 20
5. Dugan • PHA 19

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Sewell • CLE 154
Scott • BOS 154
3. Peckinpaugh • NYY 149
4. Johnson • CHW 141
5. O'Rourke • WSH 122

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Scott • BOS 380
2. Sewell • CLE 319
3. Peckinpaugh • NYY 318
4. Johnson • CHW 291
5. O'Rourke • WSH 272

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Scott • BOS 528
2. Johnson • CHW 494
3. Sewell • CLE 480
4. Peckinpaugh • NYY 443
5. O'Rourke • WSH 377

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. O'Rourke • WSH 55
2. Sewell • CLE 47
3. Johnson • CHW 44
4. Galloway • PHA 43
5. Peckinpaugh • NYY 42

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Scott • BOS 100
2. Johnson • CHW 86
3. Sewell • CLE 75
4. Peckinpaugh • NYY 73
5. Gerber • SLB 64

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Veach • DET 149
Falk • CHW 149
3. Williams • SLB 145
4. Walker • PHA 142
5. Menosky • BOS 133

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Walker • PHA 300
2. Veach • DET 296
3. Williams • SLB 291
4. Falk • CHW 272
5. Ruth • NYY 271

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Williams • SLB 24
2. Walker • PHA 21
3. Veach • DET 20
4. Ruth • NYY 15
5. Menosky • BOS 13

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Williams • SLB 26
2. Walker • PHA 15
3. Falk • CHW 13
Miller • WSH 13
5. Veach • DET 11

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Falk • CHW 6
2. Williams • SLB 5
3. Ruth • NYY 4
Veach • DET 4
Walker • PHA 4

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Jacobson • SLB 142
2. Rice • WSH 139
3. Speaker • CLE 128
4. Cobb • DET 121
5. Leibold • BOS 108

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Jacobson • SLB 344
Speaker • CLE 344
3. Rice • WSH 280
4. Cobb • DET 242
5. Welch • PHA 221

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Cobb • DET 24
2. Speaker • CLE 17
3. Rice • WSH 15
4. Welch • PHA 14
5. Leibold • BOS 12

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Welch • PHA 15
2. Rice • WSH 14
Leibold • BOS 14
4. Mostil • CHW 13
5. Cobb • DET 10

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Leibold • BOS 8
2. Strunk • CHW 3
Rice • WSH 3
4. Mostil • CHW 2
Welch • PHA 2
Speaker • CLE 2
Miller • NYY 2
Collins • BOS 2
Cobb • DET 2

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Witt • PHA 154
2. Heilmann • DET 145
3. Tobin • SLB 143
4. Meusel • NYY 137
5. Smith • CLE 127

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Witt • PHA 254
2. Tobin • SLB 238
3. Meusel • NYY 216
4. Smith • CLE 188
5. Hooper • CHW 177

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Tobin • SLB 28
2. Meusel • NYY 27
3. Collins • BOS 18
4. Smith • CLE 16
5. Hooper • CHW 14

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Meusel • NYY 18
2. Tobin • SLB 14
3. Witt • PHA 13
4. Heilmann • DET 12
5. Brower • WSH 10

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Meusel • NYY 9
2. Collins • BOS 6
3. Tobin • SLB 5
4. Heilmann • DET 4
Hooper • CHW 4

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Witt • PHA 154
2. Ruth • NYY 152
3. Tobin • SLB 150
4. Veach • DET 149
Falk • CHW 149

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Veach • DET 384
2. Rice • WSH 380
3. Jacobson • SLB 378
4. Ruth • NYY 348
5. Speaker • CLE 345

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Meusel • NYY 28
Tobin • SLB 28
3. Cobb • DET 27
4. Williams • SLB 24
Walker • PHA 24

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Williams • SLB 26
2. Meusel • NYY 20
3. Walker • PHA 17
4. Leibold • BOS 16
Milan • WSH 16
Welch • PHA 16

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Meusel • NYY 9
2. Leibold • BOS 8
3. Collins • BOS 7
4. Ruth • NYY 5
Williams • SLB 5
Falk • CHW 5
Milan • WSH 5
Tobin • SLB 5

Def. Games as P

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

1. Mays • NYY 49
2. Bayne • SLB 47
Shocker • SLB 47
4. Rommel • PHA 46
5. Keefe • PHA 44
Kerr • CHW 44

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Coveleski • CLE 23
2. Shocker • SLB 21
3. Davis • SLB 19
4. Mogridge • WSH 18
5. Uhle • CLE 15
Hoyt • NYY 15

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Coveleski • CLE 108
2. Mays • NYY 104
3. Rommel • PHA 92
4. Shocker • SLB 91
5. Faber • CHW 90

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Rommel • PHA 7
Kerr • CHW 7
Keefe • PHA 7
4. Bayne • SLB 6
5. Zachary • WSH 5
Russell • BOS 5
Hoyt • NYY 5
Faber • CHW 5
Hasty • PHA 5

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Moore • PHA 6
2. Mays • NYY 5
Kerr • CHW 5
Faber • CHW 5
5. Myers • BOS 4
Jones • BOS 4
Hoyt • NYY 4
Holling • DET 4
Rommel • PHA 4

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Bassler • DET 5.11
2. Perkins • PHA 5.06
3. Severeid • SLB 5.01
4. O'Neill • CLE 5.01
5. Schalk • CHW 4.98

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Perkins • PHA 4.80
2. Bassler • DET 4.79
3. Severeid • SLB 4.75
4. O'Neill • CLE 4.62
Schalk • CHW 4.62

Fielding % as C

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

1. Schalk • CHW .985
2. O'Neill • CLE .982
3. Gharrity • WSH .977
4. Ruel • BOS .977
5. Bassler • DET .975

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Sheely • CHW 11.59
2. Pipp • NYY 11.39
3. McInnis • BOS 11.11
4. Walker • PHA 10.86
5. Johnston • CLE 10.35

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Sheely • CHW 11.40
2. Pipp • NYY 11.20
3. McInnis • BOS 10.86
4. Walker • PHA 10.68
5. Blue • DET 10.28

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. McInnis • BOS .999
2. Judge • WSH .996
3. Sisler • SLB .993
4. Pipp • NYY .991
5. Blue • DET .990

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Collins • CHW 6.29
2. Dykes • PHA 6.19
3. Harris • WSH 5.86
4. Ward • NYY 5.56
5. Young • DET 5.43

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Dykes • PHA 6.17
2. Collins • CHW 6.13
3. Harris • WSH 5.83
4. Ward • NYY 5.42
5. Young • DET 5.24

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Collins • CHW .968
2. Wambsganss • CLE .963
3. Ward • NYY .961
4. Pratt • BOS .961
5. Harris • WSH .959

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Jones • DET 3.78
2. Ellerbe • SLB 3.70
3. Shanks • WSH 3.59
4. Gardner • CLE 3.41
5. Baker • NYY 3.21

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Jones • DET 3.67
2. Ellerbe • SLB 3.66
3. Shanks • WSH 3.56
4. Gardner • CLE 3.38
5. Mulligan • CHW 3.11

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Shanks • WSH .960
2. Mulligan • CHW .955
3. Dugan • PHA .953
4. Ellerbe • SLB .953
5. Jones • DET .950

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Scott • BOS 6.00
2. Johnson • CHW 5.70
3. O'Rourke • WSH 5.39
4. Gerber • SLB 5.37
5. Bush • 2TM 5.30

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Scott • BOS 5.90
2. Johnson • CHW 5.57
3. O'Rourke • WSH 5.32
4. Gerber • SLB 5.31
5. Sewell • CLE 5.19

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Scott • BOS .972
2. Peckinpaugh • NYY .948
3. Johnson • CHW .947
4. Sewell • CLE .944
5. Gerber • SLB .943

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Walker • PHA 2.26
2. Williams • SLB 2.17
3. Ruth • NYY 2.17
4. Veach • DET 2.12
5. Jamieson • CLE 2.02

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Jamieson • CLE .972
2. Ruth • NYY .969
3. Veach • DET .966
4. Menosky • BOS .962
5. Falk • CHW .956

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Speaker • CLE 2.82
2. Jacobson • SLB 2.44
3. Welch • PHA 2.42
4. Cobb • DET 2.20
5. Mostil • CHW 2.19

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Speaker • CLE .984
2. Jacobson • SLB .980
3. Cobb • DET .964
4. Rice • WSH .955
5. Leibold • BOS .942

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Tobin • SLB 1.86
2. Hooper • CHW 1.79
3. Meusel • NYY 1.77
4. Witt • PHA 1.73
5. Collins • BOS 1.65

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Hooper • CHW .974
2. Smith • CLE .971
3. Witt • PHA .954
4. Tobin • SLB .950
5. Heilmann • DET .939

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Speaker • CLE 2.91
2. Rice • WSH 2.86
3. Jacobson • SLB 2.77
4. Cobb • DET 2.77
5. Veach • DET 2.73

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Rice • WSH 2.82
2. Speaker • CLE 2.81
3. Veach • DET 2.72
4. Jacobson • SLB 2.71
5. Cobb • DET 2.71

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Speaker • CLE .984
2. Jacobson • SLB .982
3. Hooper • CHW .975
4. Veach • DET .974
5. Jamieson • CLE .974

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Wilkinson • CHW 4.00
2. Coveleski • CLE 3.74
3. Dauss • DET 3.63
4. Rommel • PHA 3.28
5. Moore • PHA 3.23

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Coveleski • CLE 3.05
2. Dauss • DET 2.94
3. Mogridge • WSH 2.53
4. Wilkinson • CHW 2.44
5. Shocker • SLB 2.38

Fielding % as P

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

1. Vangilder • SLB 1.000
Kolp • SLB 1.000
3. Coveleski • CLE .992
4. Dauss • DET .989
5. Wilkinson • CHW .989

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