American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Sheely • CHW 1,565
2. Blue • DET 1,480
3. Todt • BOS 1,408
4. Sisler • SLB 1,343
5. Burns • CLE 1,195

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Sewell • CLE 535
2. McManus • SLB 479
3. Davis • CHW 472
4. Galloway • PHA 431
5. Harris • WSH 429

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Davis • CHW 53
2. LaMotte • SLB 39
3. Lee • BOS 37
4. Galloway • PHA 35
5. Robertson • SLB 32

Def. Games as C

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

1. Cochrane • PHA 133
2. Ruel • WSH 126
3. Schalk • CHW 125
4. Bassler • DET 118
5. Myatt • CLE 98

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Ruel • WSH 491
2. Cochrane • PHA 419
3. Bassler • DET 375
4. Schalk • CHW 368
5. Bengough • NYY 325

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Ruel • WSH 103
2. Schalk • CHW 99
3. Bassler • DET 87
4. Bengough • NYY 83
5. Cochrane • PHA 79

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Ruel • WSH 11
2. Picinich • BOS 9
Myatt • CLE 9
4. Sewell • CLE 8
Schalk • CHW 8
O'Neill • NYY 8
Cochrane • PHA 8
Bassler • DET 8

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Ruel • WSH 18
2. Schalk • CHW 15
3. Bassler • DET 14
4. Sewell • CLE 13
5. Bengough • NYY 12

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Cochrane • PHA 12
2. Hargrave • 2TM 9
Picinich • BOS 9
4. Severeid • 2TM 6
Schang • NYY 6

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. Cochrane • PHA 62
2. Picinich • BOS 56
3. Bassler • DET 55
4. Ruel • WSH 53
5. Woodall • DET 48

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. Schalk • CHW 61
2. Ruel • WSH 56
3. Bengough • NYY 47
4. Dixon • SLB 43
5. Bassler • DET 39

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Schalk • CHW 71.8
2. Dixon • SLB 61.4
3. Bengough • NYY 54.0
4. Crouse • CHW 53.8
5. Ruel • WSH 51.4

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Sheely • CHW 153
2. Sisler • SLB 150
3. Blue • DET 148
4. Todt • BOS 140
5. Burns • CLE 126

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Sheely • CHW 1,565
2. Blue • DET 1,480
3. Todt • BOS 1,408
4. Sisler • SLB 1,343
5. Burns • CLE 1,195

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Sisler • SLB 131
2. Blue • DET 101
3. Todt • BOS 100
4. Sheely • CHW 95
5. Burns • CLE 82

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Sisler • SLB 26
2. Poole • PHA 23
3. Sheely • CHW 20
4. Blue • DET 19
5. Burns • CLE 14

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Sheely • CHW 136
2. Todt • BOS 126
3. Sisler • SLB 120
4. Blue • DET 115
5. Poole • PHA 102

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. McManus • SLB 154
2. Harris • WSH 144
3. O'Rourke • DET 118
4. Collins • CHW 116
5. Ward • NYY 113

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. McManus • SLB 440
2. Harris • WSH 402
3. O'Rourke • DET 309
4. Collins • CHW 290
5. Wambsganss • BOS 254

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. McManus • SLB 479
2. Harris • WSH 429
3. O'Rourke • DET 382
4. Bishop • PHA 352
5. Collins • CHW 346

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. McManus • SLB 31
2. Fewster • CLE 30
3. Bishop • PHA 26
Wambsganss • BOS 26
Harris • WSH 26

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Harris • WSH 107
2. McManus • SLB 93
3. Collins • CHW 74
4. O'Rourke • DET 67
5. Wambsganss • BOS 60

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Robertson • SLB 154
2. Kamm • CHW 152
3. Bluege • WSH 144
4. Prothro • BOS 108
5. Haney • DET 106

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Robertson • SLB 201
2. Kamm • CHW 182
3. Bluege • WSH 158
4. Dugan • NYY 118
5. Prothro • BOS 115
Haney • DET 115

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Kamm • CHW 310
2. Robertson • SLB 288
3. Bluege • WSH 285
4. Prothro • BOS 211
5. Haney • DET 207

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Robertson • SLB 32
2. Hale • PHA 24
3. Bluege • WSH 22
Kamm • CHW 22
5. Prothro • BOS 19

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Robertson • SLB 41
2. Kamm • CHW 32
3. Bluege • WSH 29
4. Haney • DET 22
5. Dugan • NYY 19
Hale • PHA 19

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Sewell • CLE 153
2. Galloway • PHA 148
3. Davis • CHW 144
4. Tavener • DET 134
5. Peckinpaugh • WSH 124

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Sewell • CLE 314
2. Davis • CHW 313
3. Galloway • PHA 296
4. Tavener • DET 229
5. LaMotte • SLB 220

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Sewell • CLE 529
2. Davis • CHW 472
3. Galloway • PHA 431
4. Tavener • DET 398
5. Peckinpaugh • WSH 345

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Davis • CHW 53
2. LaMotte • SLB 39
3. Lee • BOS 37
4. Galloway • PHA 35
5. Wanninger • NYY 30

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Davis • CHW 97
2. Galloway • PHA 89
3. Sewell • CLE 80
4. Tavener • DET 73
5. Peckinpaugh • WSH 71

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Falk • CHW 153
2. Goslin • WSH 140
3. Jamieson • CLE 135
4. Lamar • PHA 131
5. Wingo • DET 120

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Jamieson • CLE 321
2. Falk • CHW 291
3. Lamar • PHA 272
4. Goslin • WSH 257
5. Wingo • DET 242

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Goslin • WSH 18
Lamar • PHA 18
3. Wingo • DET 17
4. Falk • CHW 16
Jamieson • CLE 16

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Jamieson • CLE 17
2. Lamar • PHA 15
3. Falk • CHW 14
4. Carlyle • BOS 13
5. Williams • SLB 12

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Wingo • DET 8
2. Falk • CHW 4
Williams • SLB 4
4. Jamieson • CLE 3
Lamar • PHA 3

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Simmons • PHA 153
Mostil • CHW 153
3. Flagstead • BOS 143
4. Jacobson • SLB 139
5. Combs • NYY 138

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Mostil • CHW 429
2. Simmons • PHA 417
3. Flagstead • BOS 361
4. Combs • NYY 339
5. Speaker • CLE 315

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Flagstead • BOS 25
2. Jacobson • SLB 16
3. Speaker • CLE 14
4. Combs • NYY 13
5. Mostil • CHW 12

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Simmons • PHA 16
2. Cobb • DET 14
3. Jacobson • SLB 13
4. Speaker • CLE 12
5. Flagstead • BOS 11

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Jacobson • SLB 9
Speaker • CLE 9
3. Flagstead • BOS 8
4. Mostil • CHW 5
5. Combs • NYY 3
McNeely • WSH 3

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Heilmann • DET 148
2. Rice • WSH 132
3. Hooper • CHW 124
4. Boone • BOS 118
5. Miller • PHA 97

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Heilmann • DET 239
2. Rice • WSH 221
3. Hooper • CHW 218
4. Boone • BOS 176
5. Miller • PHA 151

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hooper • CHW 19
2. Rice • WSH 16
3. Rice • SLB 13
4. Ruth • NYY 11
McNulty • CLE 11

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Boone • BOS 13
2. Rice • WSH 9
Heilmann • DET 9
4. Hooper • CHW 8
5. Lee • CLE 7
McNulty • CLE 7

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Rice • WSH 7
2. Meusel • NYY 5
3. Hooper • CHW 4
4. Ruth • NYY 3
Welch • PHA 3

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Simmons • PHA 153
Mostil • CHW 153
Falk • CHW 153
4. Rice • WSH 152
5. Goslin • WSH 150
Combs • NYY 150

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Simmons • PHA 447
2. Mostil • CHW 446
3. Flagstead • BOS 429
4. Combs • NYY 401
5. Goslin • WSH 385

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Flagstead • BOS 24
Goslin • WSH 24
3. Rice • WSH 20
4. Lamar • PHA 18
Jacobson • SLB 18
Falk • CHW 18

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Jamieson • CLE 16
Simmons • PHA 16
3. Cobb • DET 15
Lamar • PHA 15
5. Bennett • SLB 14
Falk • CHW 14

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Speaker • CLE 9
Jacobson • SLB 9
3. Rice • WSH 7
4. Wingo • DET 6
Flagstead • BOS 6
Meusel • NYY 6

Def. Games as P

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

1. Marberry • WSH 55
2. Walberg • PHA 53
3. Rommel • PHA 52
Vangilder • SLB 52
5. Pennock • NYY 47

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Miller • CLE 22
2. Rommel • PHA 21
3. Wingfield • BOS 19
4. Giard • SLB 18
5. Jones • NYY 17
Zachary • WSH 17
Bush • SLB 17

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Wingfield • BOS 94
2. Ehmke • BOS 88
3. Rommel • PHA 86
4. Harriss • PHA 82
5. Lyons • CHW 80

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Ehmke • BOS 6
2. Ross • BOS 5
Whitehill • DET 5
Wingard • SLB 5
5. Lyons • CHW 4
Giard • SLB 4
Faber • CHW 4
Davis • SLB 4
Karr • CLE 4
Pennock • NYY 4

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Coveleski • WSH 7
2. Wingfield • BOS 6
3. Bush • SLB 5
Shocker • NYY 5
Karr • CLE 5

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Perkins • PHA 6.31
2. Severeid • 2TM 5.17
3. Ruel • WSH 5.16
4. Dixon • SLB 5.12
5. Schang • NYY 5.08

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Ruel • WSH 4.71
2. Bengough • NYY 4.34
3. Perkins • PHA 4.29
4. Severeid • 2TM 4.29
5. Hargrave • 2TM 4.16

Fielding % as C

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

1. Bengough • NYY .993
2. Cochrane • PHA .984
3. Schalk • CHW .983
4. Bassler • DET .983
5. Ruel • WSH .982

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Todt • BOS 11.12
2. Blue • DET 10.94
3. Sheely • CHW 10.89
4. Gehrig • NYY 10.85
5. Burns • CLE 10.78

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Sheely • CHW 10.85
2. Todt • BOS 10.77
3. Blue • DET 10.68
4. Gehrig • NYY 10.34
5. Burns • CLE 10.13

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Judge • WSH .993
2. Todt • BOS .991
3. Burns • CLE .989
4. Gehrig • NYY .989
5. Blue • DET .988

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. O'Rourke • DET 6.40
2. Wambsganss • BOS 6.26
3. McManus • SLB 6.02
4. Harris • WSH 5.98
5. Fewster • CLE 5.98

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. McManus • SLB 5.97
2. O'Rourke • DET 5.86
3. Harris • WSH 5.77
4. Wambsganss • BOS 5.63
5. Bishop • PHA 5.59

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. O'Rourke • DET .971
2. Harris • WSH .970
3. Collins • CHW .970
4. McManus • SLB .967
5. Ward • NYY .966

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Dugan • NYY 3.44
2. Kamm • CHW 3.25
3. Haney • DET 3.25
4. Robertson • SLB 3.24
5. Prothro • BOS 3.21

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Dugan • NYY 3.33
2. Kamm • CHW 3.24
3. Robertson • SLB 3.18
4. Bluege • WSH 3.08
5. Haney • DET 3.04

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Kamm • CHW .957
2. Bluege • WSH .953
3. Haney • DET .953
4. Prothro • BOS .945
5. Robertson • SLB .939

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Lee • BOS 6.10
2. LaMotte • SLB 5.63
3. Sewell • CLE 5.59
4. Davis • CHW 5.50
5. Tavener • DET 5.24

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Sewell • CLE 5.51
2. Davis • CHW 5.45
3. Lee • BOS 5.33
4. LaMotte • SLB 5.27
5. Galloway • PHA 4.91

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Sewell • CLE .967
2. Tavener • DET .963
3. Galloway • PHA .954
4. Peckinpaugh • WSH .952
5. Wanninger • NYY .944

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Jamieson • CLE 2.50
2. Williams • SLB 2.37
3. Lamar • PHA 2.21
4. Wingo • DET 2.16
5. Falk • CHW 2.01

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Goslin • WSH .968
2. Wingo • DET .966
3. Falk • CHW .956
4. Jamieson • CLE .952
5. Lamar • PHA .951

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Speaker • CLE 3.02
2. Mostil • CHW 2.88
3. Simmons • PHA 2.78
4. Flagstead • BOS 2.70
5. Combs • NYY 2.55

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Mostil • CHW .984
2. Combs • NYY .975
3. McNeely • WSH .973
4. Flagstead • BOS .972
5. Speaker • CLE .965

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Hooper • CHW 1.91
2. Rice • WSH 1.80
3. McNulty • CLE 1.79
4. Heilmann • DET 1.68
5. Miller • PHA 1.60

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Hooper • CHW .967
2. Heilmann • DET .965
3. Rice • WSH .963
4. Boone • BOS .934

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Flagstead • BOS 3.28
2. Mostil • CHW 3.11
3. Speaker • CLE 3.05
4. Simmons • PHA 2.97
5. McNeely • WSH 2.90

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Flagstead • BOS 3.15
2. Speaker • CLE 3.00
3. Mostil • CHW 2.99
4. Simmons • PHA 2.97
5. Combs • NYY 2.75

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Mostil • CHW .985
2. Meusel • NYY .985
3. Combs • NYY .979
4. Flagstead • BOS .976
5. Hooper • CHW .976

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Wingfield • BOS 4.00
2. Rommel • PHA 3.69
3. Quinn • 2TM 3.47
4. Giard • SLB 3.47
5. Thurston • CHW 3.44

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Ehmke • BOS 2.76
2. Wingfield • BOS 2.76
3. Faber • CHW 2.35
4. Smith • CLE 2.32
5. Coveleski • WSH 2.22
Karr • CLE 2.22

Fielding % as P

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

1. Bush • SLB 1.000
Zahniser • BOS 1.000
Shocker • NYY 1.000
Shawkey • NYY 1.000
Gaston • SLB 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