American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Sheely • CHW 1,563
2. Burns • BOS 1,485
3. Hauser • PHA 1,475
4. Pipp • NYY 1,461
5. Blue • DET 1,347

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Peckinpaugh • WSH 510
2. Sewell • CLE 497
3. Ward • NYY 493
4. Gerber • SLB 461
5. Harris • WSH 451

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Sewell • CLE 59
2. Peckinpaugh • WSH 45
3. Gerber • SLB 42
4. Galloway • PHA 41
5. Harris • WSH 36

Def. Games as C

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

1. Perkins • PHA 137
2. Ruel • WSH 133
3. Bassler • DET 128
4. Schalk • CHW 121
5. Severeid • SLB 116

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Ruel • WSH 528
2. Severeid • SLB 511
3. Schalk • CHW 481
4. Perkins • PHA 475
5. Bassler • DET 447

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Ruel • WSH 146
2. Bassler • DET 133
3. Perkins • PHA 102
4. Schalk • CHW 93
5. Picinich • BOS 89

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Perkins • PHA 17
2. Myatt • CLE 16
3. Picinich • BOS 15
4. Ruel • WSH 14
O'Neill • CLE 14

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Schalk • CHW 20
2. Ruel • WSH 14
3. Perkins • PHA 12
4. Severeid • SLB 9
5. Bassler • DET 8

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Perkins • PHA 16
2. O'Neill • CLE 14
3. Hofmann • NYY 12
4. Bassler • DET 9
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 81
2. Severeid • SLB 73
3. Ruel • WSH 72
4. Schalk • CHW 67
5. Bassler • DET 57

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. Bassler • DET 84
2. Ruel • WSH 82
3. Perkins • PHA 61
4. Severeid • SLB 59
5. Schalk • CHW 43

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Bassler • DET 59.6
2. Ruel • WSH 53.2
3. DeVormer • BOS 48.3
4. Severeid • SLB 44.7
5. Walters • BOS 44.4

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Sheely • CHW 156
2. Burns • BOS 146
Hauser • PHA 146
4. Pipp • NYY 144
5. Blue • DET 129

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Sheely • CHW 1,563
2. Burns • BOS 1,485
3. Hauser • PHA 1,475
4. Pipp • NYY 1,461
5. Blue • DET 1,347

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Sheely • CHW 96
2. Blue • DET 93
3. Burns • BOS 92
4. Judge • WSH 88
5. Hauser • PHA 86

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Burns • BOS 16
2. Hauser • PHA 15
3. Sheely • CHW 14
4. Brower • CLE 13
Schliebner • SLB 13

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Sheely • CHW 113
Judge • WSH 113
3. Hauser • PHA 109
4. Burns • BOS 103
5. Schliebner • SLB 102

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Ward • NYY 152
2. Harris • WSH 144
3. Collins • CHW 142
4. McManus • SLB 133
5. Dykes • PHA 102

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Harris • WSH 418
2. Ward • NYY 387
3. McManus • SLB 386
4. Collins • CHW 347
5. Wambsganss • CLE 252

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Ward • NYY 493
2. Harris • WSH 449
3. Collins • CHW 430
4. McManus • SLB 373
5. Dykes • PHA 315

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Harris • WSH 35
2. McManus • SLB 32
3. Dykes • PHA 21
4. Collins • CHW 20
Wambsganss • CLE 20

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Harris • WSH 120
2. Ward • NYY 86
McManus • SLB 86
4. Collins • CHW 77
5. Dykes • PHA 55

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Kamm • CHW 149
2. Dugan • NYY 146
3. Lutzke • CLE 141
4. Hale • PHA 107
5. Bluege • WSH 106

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Lutzke • CLE 181
2. Kamm • CHW 173
3. Dugan • NYY 155
4. Bluege • WSH 125
5. McMillan • BOS 119

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Lutzke • CLE 354
2. Kamm • CHW 352
3. Dugan • NYY 300
4. Bluege • WSH 243
5. Jones • DET 224

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Lutzke • CLE 35
2. Hale • PHA 28
3. Bluege • WSH 25
4. Kamm • CHW 22
5. Shanks • BOS 17

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Kamm • CHW 29
Bluege • WSH 29
3. Dugan • NYY 28
4. Lutzke • CLE 23
5. Jones • DET 17
Hale • PHA 17

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Gerber • SLB 154
Peckinpaugh • WSH 154
3. Scott • NYY 152
4. Sewell • CLE 151
5. McClellan • CHW 139

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Gerber • SLB 334
2. Peckinpaugh • WSH 311
3. Sewell • CLE 286
4. Galloway • PHA 285
5. Scott • NYY 245

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Peckinpaugh • WSH 510
2. Sewell • CLE 497
3. Gerber • SLB 461
4. Scott • NYY 414
5. Galloway • PHA 408

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Sewell • CLE 59
2. Peckinpaugh • WSH 45
3. Gerber • SLB 42
4. Galloway • PHA 41
5. Rigney • DET 35

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Peckinpaugh • WSH 105
2. Gerber • SLB 86
3. Sewell • CLE 82
4. Galloway • PHA 73
5. Scott • NYY 65

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Jamieson • CLE 152
2. Goslin • WSH 148
3. Williams • SLB 145
4. Harris • BOS 129
5. Miller • PHA 102

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Jamieson • CLE 353
2. Williams • SLB 318
3. Goslin • WSH 244
4. Harris • BOS 222
5. Miller • PHA 175

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Goslin • WSH 25
2. Williams • SLB 23
3. Jamieson • CLE 15
4. Harris • BOS 11
5. Meusel • NYY 9

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Goslin • WSH 15
2. Williams • SLB 12
3. Jamieson • CLE 10
4. Falk • CHW 8
Harris • BOS 8
Manush • DET 8

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Goslin • WSH 5
Williams • SLB 5
3. Falk • CHW 3
4. Barrett • CHW 1
Harris • BOS 1
Jamieson • CLE 1
Manush • DET 1
Meusel • NYY 1
Miller • PHA 1
Ruth • NYY 1
Walker • PHA 1

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Speaker • CLE 150
2. Jacobson • SLB 146
3. Witt • NYY 144
4. Cobb • DET 141
5. Mostil • CHW 131

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Speaker • CLE 367
2. Jacobson • SLB 358
3. Mostil • CHW 347
4. Witt • NYY 331
5. Cobb • DET 292

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Speaker • CLE 28
2. Leibold • 2TM 16
3. Mostil • CHW 15
4. Cobb • DET 14
Witt • NYY 14

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Matthews • PHA 18
2. Speaker • CLE 13
3. Cobb • DET 12
Jacobson • SLB 12
5. Mostil • CHW 11

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Speaker • CLE 8
2. Mostil • CHW 5
3. Jacobson • SLB 4
Witt • NYY 4
5. Evans • WSH 3
Leibold • 2TM 3

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Tobin • SLB 151
2. Rice • WSH 147
3. Hooper • CHW 143
4. Heilmann • DET 133
5. Summa • CLE 131

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hooper • CHW 248
2. Tobin • SLB 246
3. Heilmann • DET 232
4. Rice • WSH 230
5. Summa • CLE 205

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Flagstead • BOS 27
2. Rice • WSH 21
3. Hooper • CHW 15
4. Welch • PHA 14
5. Tobin • SLB 13
Summa • CLE 13

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hooper • CHW 13
Rice • WSH 13
3. Heilmann • DET 12
4. Summa • CLE 11
5. Tobin • SLB 10

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Flagstead • BOS 8
Rice • WSH 8
3. Summa • CLE 5
4. Tobin • SLB 4
Welch • PHA 4

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Jamieson • CLE 152
2. Tobin • SLB 151
3. Speaker • CLE 150
4. Goslin • WSH 149
5. Ruth • NYY 148

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Mostil • CHW 422
2. Jacobson • SLB 409
3. Ruth • NYY 378
4. Speaker • CLE 369
5. Cobb • DET 362

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Flagstead • BOS 31
2. Speaker • CLE 26
Goslin • WSH 26
4. Williams • SLB 23
5. Rice • WSH 21
Mostil • CHW 21

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Matthews • PHA 18
2. Goslin • WSH 15
3. Speaker • CLE 13
4. Williams • SLB 12
Cobb • DET 12
Mostil • CHW 12
Hooper • CHW 12
Summa • CLE 12
Heilmann • DET 12

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Rice • WSH 8
Flagstead • BOS 8
3. Mostil • CHW 7
Speaker • CLE 7
5. Summa • CLE 5
Williams • SLB 5
Goslin • WSH 5

Def. Games as P

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

1. Rommel • PHA 56
2. Uhle • CLE 54
3. Cole • DET 52
Russell • WSH 52
5. Dauss • DET 50

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Uhle • CLE 18
Coveleski • CLE 18
Ehmke • BOS 18
4. Hoyt • NYY 17
Pillette • DET 17
Rommel • PHA 17

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Rommel • PHA 109
2. Ehmke • BOS 101
3. Dauss • DET 92
4. Uhle • CLE 89
5. Pillette • DET 86

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Pillette • DET 11
2. Rommel • PHA 7
3. Hasty • PHA 6
4. Mogridge • WSH 5
Kolp • SLB 5

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Uhle • CLE 9
2. Ehmke • BOS 8
3. Johnson • WSH 7
4. Mogridge • WSH 6
5. Ferguson • BOS 5
Smith • CLE 5
Jones • NYY 5
Coveleski • CLE 5

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Ruel • WSH 5.49
2. Severeid • SLB 5.38
3. Schalk • CHW 5.18
4. Bassler • DET 5.16
5. Hofmann • NYY 5.06

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Severeid • SLB 5.16
2. Ruel • WSH 5.07
3. Schalk • CHW 4.74
4. Hofmann • NYY 4.66
5. Bassler • DET 4.53

Fielding % as C

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

1. Severeid • SLB .993
2. Bassler • DET .988
3. Schalk • CHW .983
4. Ruel • WSH .980
5. Perkins • PHA .971

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Blue • DET 11.41
2. Burns • BOS 11.15
3. Hauser • PHA 10.87
4. Brower • CLE 10.74
5. Pipp • NYY 10.72

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Blue • DET 11.16
2. Burns • BOS 10.80
3. Pipp • NYY 10.71
4. Hauser • PHA 10.69
5. Sheely • CHW 10.63

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Judge • WSH .993
2. Pipp • NYY .992
3. Blue • DET .992
4. Sheely • CHW .992
5. Hauser • PHA .990

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Harris • WSH 6.15
2. Wambsganss • CLE 6.07
3. Ward • NYY 5.82
4. Dykes • PHA 5.79
5. McManus • SLB 5.77

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Harris • WSH 6.02
2. Wambsganss • CLE 5.99
3. Ward • NYY 5.79
4. McManus • SLB 5.71
5. Dykes • PHA 5.49

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Ward • NYY .980
2. Collins • CHW .975
3. Harris • WSH .961
4. McManus • SLB .960

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Lutzke • CLE 3.97
2. Jones • DET 3.70
3. Bluege • WSH 3.66
4. Kamm • CHW 3.53
5. Shanks • BOS 3.21

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Lutzke • CLE 3.79
2. Kamm • CHW 3.52
3. Bluege • WSH 3.47
4. Jones • DET 3.43
5. Shanks • BOS 3.16

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Dugan • NYY .974
2. Kamm • CHW .960
3. Lutzke • CLE .939
4. Bluege • WSH .936
5. Hale • PHA .916

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Mitchell • BOS 5.49
2. Peckinpaugh • WSH 5.41
3. Galloway • PHA 5.29
4. Sewell • CLE 5.22
5. Gerber • SLB 5.22

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Peckinpaugh • WSH 5.33
2. Sewell • CLE 5.19
3. Galloway • PHA 5.17
4. Gerber • SLB 5.16
5. Mitchell • BOS 5.15

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Scott • NYY .961
2. McClellan • CHW .958
3. Gerber • SLB .950
4. Peckinpaugh • WSH .948
5. Rigney • DET .944

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Jamieson • CLE 2.42
2. Williams • SLB 2.35
3. Goslin • WSH 1.82
4. Harris • BOS 1.81
5. Miller • PHA 1.79

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Jamieson • CLE .974
2. Harris • BOS .967
3. Williams • SLB .966
4. Goslin • WSH .947

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Mostil • CHW 2.76
2. Speaker • CLE 2.63
3. Jacobson • SLB 2.52
4. Witt • NYY 2.40
5. Cobb • DET 2.17

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Witt • NYY .977
2. Mostil • CHW .971
3. Jacobson • SLB .968
4. Speaker • CLE .968
5. Cobb • DET .962

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Flagstead • BOS 2.03
2. Welch • PHA 1.85
3. Hooper • CHW 1.84
4. Heilmann • DET 1.83
5. Tobin • SLB 1.72

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Tobin • SLB .963
2. Welch • PHA .958
3. Heilmann • DET .953
4. Hooper • CHW .953
5. Summa • CLE .952

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Mostil • CHW 3.15
2. Jacobson • SLB 2.90
3. Cobb • DET 2.76
4. Matthews • PHA 2.71
5. Speaker • CLE 2.69

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Mostil • CHW 3.10
2. Jacobson • SLB 2.87
3. Ruth • NYY 2.69
4. Cobb • DET 2.67
5. Speaker • CLE 2.63

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Witt • NYY .979
2. Miller • PHA .978
3. Jacobson • SLB .974
4. Jamieson • CLE .974
5. Mostil • CHW .974

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Rommel • PHA 3.81
2. Pillette • DET 3.71
3. Piercy • BOS 3.61
4. Harriss • PHA 3.49
5. Coveleski • CLE 3.47

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Ehmke • BOS 2.77
2. Coveleski • CLE 2.67
3. Piercy • BOS 2.50
4. Faber • CHW 2.44
5. Bush • NYY 2.41

Fielding % as P

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

1. Robertson • CHW 1.000
Zachary • WSH 1.000
Danforth • SLB 1.000
4. Dauss • DET .990
5. Coveleski • CLE .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