American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hauser • PHA 1,513
2. Pipp • NYY 1,447
3. Sheely • CHW 1,423
4. Sisler • SLB 1,326
5. Harris • BOS 1,297

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Sewell • CLE 514
2. Wambsganss • BOS 494
3. Peckinpaugh • WSH 487
4. Rigney • DET 463
5. Scott • NYY 455

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Barrett • CHW 45
2. Gerber • SLB 42
3. Wambsganss • BOS 37
4. Sewell • CLE 36
5. Galloway • PHA 34

Def. Games as C

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

1. Ruel • WSH 147
2. Severeid • SLB 130
3. Perkins • PHA 128
4. Bassler • DET 122
5. Schang • NYY 108

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Ruel • WSH 612
2. Severeid • SLB 443
3. Schang • NYY 423
4. Perkins • PHA 415
5. Bassler • DET 402

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Ruel • WSH 112
2. Severeid • SLB 104
3. Bassler • DET 103
4. Perkins • PHA 102
5. Crouse • CHW 97

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Crouse • CHW 23
2. Schang • NYY 15
Ruel • WSH 15
4. O'Neill • BOS 13
5. Bassler • DET 11

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Ruel • WSH 23
2. Severeid • SLB 12
3. Bassler • DET 11
4. Crouse • CHW 9
Perkins • PHA 9
Schang • NYY 9

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. O'Neill • BOS 14
2. Schang • NYY 10
3. Crouse • CHW 9
Hofmann • NYY 9
5. Myatt • CLE 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. Severeid • SLB 76
2. Bassler • DET 69
3. Perkins • PHA 64
4. Schang • NYY 63
5. Crouse • CHW 59

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. Severeid • SLB 68
2. Ruel • WSH 53
3. Bassler • DET 52
4. Crouse • CHW 50
5. Schang • NYY 48

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Heving • BOS 62.9
2. Ruel • WSH 50.5
3. Hofmann • NYY 50.0
O'Neill • BOS 50.0
Schalk • CHW 50.0

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Pipp • NYY 153
2. Sisler • SLB 151
3. Sheely • CHW 146
Hauser • PHA 146
5. Judge • WSH 140

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hauser • PHA 1,513
2. Pipp • NYY 1,447
3. Sheely • CHW 1,423
4. Sisler • SLB 1,326
5. Harris • BOS 1,288

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Sisler • SLB 112
2. Burns • CLE 110
3. Pipp • NYY 106
4. Harris • BOS 103
5. Hauser • PHA 94

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Sisler • SLB 23
2. Burns • CLE 18
3. Blue • DET 17
4. Sheely • CHW 14
5. Hauser • PHA 12

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hauser • PHA 131
2. Sisler • SLB 115
3. Judge • WSH 108
4. Pipp • NYY 106
5. Harris • BOS 102

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Wambsganss • BOS 156
2. Collins • CHW 150
3. Harris • WSH 143
4. Ward • NYY 120
5. McManus • SLB 119

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Wambsganss • BOS 463
2. Collins • CHW 396
3. Harris • WSH 393
4. McManus • SLB 329
5. Ward • NYY 303

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Wambsganss • BOS 494
2. Collins • CHW 446
3. Harris • WSH 386
4. Ward • NYY 385
5. McManus • SLB 369

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Wambsganss • BOS 37
2. Harris • WSH 26
3. McManus • SLB 20
Collins • CHW 20
5. Ward • NYY 19
Dykes • PHA 19

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Wambsganss • BOS 100
Harris • WSH 100
3. Collins • CHW 83
4. McManus • SLB 68
5. Ward • NYY 60

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Dugan • NYY 148
2. Kamm • CHW 146
3. Robertson • SLB 111
4. Jones • DET 106
5. Lutzke • CLE 103

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Kamm • CHW 190
2. Dugan • NYY 177
3. Lutzke • CLE 154
4. Robertson • SLB 114
5. Jones • DET 108

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Kamm • CHW 312
2. Dugan • NYY 250
3. Lutzke • CLE 238
4. Robertson • SLB 203
5. Jones • DET 196

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Lutzke • CLE 22
2. Riconda • PHA 19
3. Bluege • WSH 18
4. Dugan • NYY 17
5. Clark • BOS 16

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Kamm • CHW 31
2. Lutzke • CLE 25
3. Robertson • SLB 22
Dugan • NYY 22
5. Riconda • PHA 14

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Peckinpaugh • WSH 155
2. Scott • NYY 153
Sewell • CLE 153
4. Gerber • SLB 147
5. Rigney • DET 146

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Sewell • CLE 349
2. Scott • NYY 322
3. Gerber • SLB 317
4. Galloway • PHA 285
5. Peckinpaugh • WSH 278

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Sewell • CLE 514
2. Peckinpaugh • WSH 487
3. Rigney • DET 463
4. Scott • NYY 455
5. Gerber • SLB 425

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Gerber • SLB 42
2. Barrett • CHW 39
3. Sewell • CLE 36
4. Galloway • PHA 34
5. Lee • BOS 30

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Peckinpaugh • WSH 81
2. Scott • NYY 80
3. Gerber • SLB 78
4. Sewell • CLE 76
5. Rigney • DET 72

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Goslin • WSH 154
2. Jamieson • CLE 139
3. Falk • CHW 134
4. Veach • BOS 130
5. Williams • SLB 110

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Jamieson • CLE 329
2. Goslin • WSH 312
3. Falk • CHW 287
4. Williams • SLB 245
5. Veach • BOS 222

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Falk • CHW 25
2. Lamar • PHA 14
3. Williams • SLB 12
Goslin • WSH 12
5. Veach • BOS 11
Jamieson • CLE 11

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Goslin • WSH 16
2. Veach • BOS 13
3. Williams • SLB 10
Falk • CHW 10
5. Jamieson • CLE 9

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Jamieson • CLE 6
2. Falk • CHW 5
Lamar • PHA 5
4. Goslin • WSH 4
5. Barrett • CHW 3

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Cobb • DET 155
2. Jacobson • SLB 152
3. Witt • NYY 144
4. Flagstead • BOS 143
5. Speaker • CLE 127

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Jacobson • SLB 459
2. Witt • NYY 337
3. Cobb • DET 325
4. Speaker • CLE 320
5. Flagstead • BOS 318

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Speaker • CLE 17
2. Mostil • CHW 12
3. Cobb • DET 11
4. Witt • NYY 9
Flagstead • BOS 9

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Speaker • CLE 14
2. Flagstead • BOS 10
3. Witt • NYY 9
4. Archdeacon • CHW 8
5. Jacobson • SLB 7
Rice • WSH 7
Mostil • CHW 7

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Cobb • DET 6
2. Archdeacon • CHW 3
Jacobson • SLB 3
Matthews • WSH 3
Mostil • CHW 3
Simmons • PHA 3
Speaker • CLE 3

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Heilmann • DET 147
2. Tobin • SLB 132
3. Boone • BOS 124
Rice • WSH 124
5. Hooper • CHW 123

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hooper • CHW 250
2. Tobin • SLB 244
3. Rice • WSH 223
4. Heilmann • DET 218
5. Ruth • NYY 215

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Heilmann • DET 31
2. Hooper • CHW 21
3. Rice • WSH 19
4. Boone • BOS 18
5. Tobin • SLB 15

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Tobin • SLB 12
Summa • CLE 12
3. Heilmann • DET 11
4. Ruth • NYY 10
5. Rice • WSH 7

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hooper • CHW 8
2. Heilmann • DET 7
3. Tobin • SLB 5
4. Miller • PHA 4
Rice • WSH 4
Ruth • NYY 4
Welch • PHA 4

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Cobb • DET 155
2. Rice • WSH 154
Goslin • WSH 154
4. Jacobson • SLB 152
Ruth • NYY 152
Simmons • PHA 152

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Jacobson • SLB 488
2. Cobb • DET 417
3. Simmons • PHA 390
4. Flagstead • BOS 374
5. Goslin • WSH 369

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Heilmann • DET 31
2. Falk • CHW 26
3. Hooper • CHW 22
4. Speaker • CLE 20
5. Tobin • SLB 19

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Goslin • WSH 16
2. Ruth • NYY 14
Meusel • NYY 14
4. Speaker • CLE 13
Veach • BOS 13

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Cobb • DET 8
Hooper • CHW 8
3. Jamieson • CLE 6
Heilmann • DET 6
5. Tobin • SLB 5

Def. Games as P

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

1. Marberry • WSH 50
2. Holloway • DET 49
3. Hoyt • NYY 46
Shaute • CLE 46
5. Ehmke • BOS 45

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Bush • NYY 24
2. Smith • CLE 21
Coveleski • CLE 21
4. Rommel • PHA 20
5. Uhle • CLE 19

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Rommel • PHA 97
2. Ehmke • BOS 78
3. Thurston • CHW 75
4. Quinn • BOS 73
5. Smith • CLE 72

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Smith • CLE 7
2. Shawkey • NYY 6
3. Lyons • CHW 5
Shaute • CLE 5
5. Jones • NYY 4
Whitehill • DET 4
Holloway • DET 4
Piercy • BOS 4

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Rommel • PHA 12
2. Davis • SLB 7
3. Vangilder • SLB 6
4. Pennock • NYY 5
Uhle • CLE 5

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Ruel • WSH 5.19
2. Schang • NYY 5.13
3. O'Neill • BOS 4.91
4. Crouse • CHW 4.79
5. Woodall • DET 4.71

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Ruel • WSH 4.93
2. Schang • NYY 4.74
3. O'Neill • BOS 4.53
4. Crouse • CHW 4.39
5. Severeid • SLB 4.21

Fielding % as C

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

1. Severeid • SLB .989
2. Perkins • PHA .983
3. Ruel • WSH .980
4. Bassler • DET .979
5. Myatt • CLE .978

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Blue • DET 11.45
2. Hauser • PHA 11.28
3. Harris • BOS 11.03
4. Burns • CLE 11.02
5. Sheely • CHW 10.45

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Hauser • PHA 11.01
2. Blue • DET 10.96
3. Harris • BOS 10.87
4. Burns • CLE 10.53
5. Sheely • CHW 10.29

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Pipp • NYY .994
2. Judge • WSH .994
3. Harris • BOS .993
4. Hauser • PHA .993
5. Sheely • CHW .991

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Dykes • PHA 6.46
2. Wambsganss • BOS 6.25
3. McManus • SLB 6.08
4. Bishop • PHA 6.03
5. Ward • NYY 5.94

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Wambsganss • BOS 6.13
2. Dykes • PHA 6.10
3. McManus • SLB 5.87
4. Bishop • PHA 5.78
5. Ward • NYY 5.73

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Collins • CHW .977
2. Ward • NYY .973
3. McManus • SLB .972
4. Harris • WSH .968
5. Wambsganss • BOS .963

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Lutzke • CLE 4.15
2. Kamm • CHW 3.50
3. Jones • DET 3.14
4. Clark • BOS 3.09
5. Bluege • WSH 3.07

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Lutzke • CLE 3.81
2. Kamm • CHW 3.44
3. Bluege • WSH 2.90
4. Dugan • NYY 2.89
5. Jones • DET 2.87

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Kamm • CHW .971
2. Dugan • NYY .962
3. Robertson • SLB .958
4. Jones • DET .956
5. Lutzke • CLE .947

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Sewell • CLE 5.77
2. Galloway • PHA 5.40
3. Scott • NYY 5.32
4. Lee • BOS 5.25
5. Gerber • SLB 5.24

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Sewell • CLE 5.64
2. Galloway • PHA 5.22
3. Scott • NYY 5.08
4. Gerber • SLB 5.05
5. Rigney • DET 5.04

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Rigney • DET .967
2. Scott • NYY .966
3. Peckinpaugh • WSH .963
4. Sewell • CLE .960
5. Galloway • PHA .952

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Jamieson • CLE 2.45
2. Williams • SLB 2.34
3. Falk • CHW 2.33
4. Lamar • PHA 2.12
5. Goslin • WSH 2.10

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Jamieson • CLE .974
2. Falk • CHW .969
3. Williams • SLB .963
4. Goslin • WSH .953
5. Veach • BOS .947

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Jacobson • SLB 3.06
2. Mostil • CHW 2.98
3. Speaker • CLE 2.65
4. Simmons • PHA 2.49
5. Witt • NYY 2.40

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Jacobson • SLB .985
2. Cobb • DET .982
3. Witt • NYY .975
4. Flagstead • BOS .970
5. Speaker • CLE .960

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Ruth • NYY 2.28
2. Hooper • CHW 2.20
3. Tobin • SLB 1.96
4. Rice • WSH 1.95
5. Summa • CLE 1.80

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Hooper • CHW .985
2. Boone • BOS .973
3. Rice • WSH .972
4. Heilmann • DET .958
5. Tobin • SLB .956

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Jacobson • SLB 3.31
2. Mostil • CHW 3.23
3. Speaker • CLE 2.82
4. Cobb • DET 2.82
5. Flagstead • BOS 2.73

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Jacobson • SLB 3.26
2. Mostil • CHW 2.88
3. Cobb • DET 2.77
4. Speaker • CLE 2.68
5. Simmons • PHA 2.68

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Cobb • DET .986
2. Jacobson • SLB .986
3. Hooper • CHW .986
4. Manush • DET .979
5. Witt • NYY .976

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Rommel • PHA 3.79
2. Connally • CHW 3.38
Smith • CLE 3.38
4. Holloway • DET 3.28
5. Quinn • BOS 3.22

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Rommel • PHA 2.72
2. Smith • CLE 2.38
3. Thurston • CHW 2.37
4. Uhle • CLE 2.18
5. Bush • NYY 2.15

Fielding % as P

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

1. Zachary • WSH 1.000
Uhle • CLE 1.000
Shocker • SLB 1.000
Pennock • NYY 1.000
Johnson • WSH 1.000

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