American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Todt • BOS 1,755
2. Gehrig • NYY 1,566
3. Burns • CLE 1,499
4. Sisler • SLB 1,467
5. Sheely • CHW 1,386

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Rigney • BOS 492
2. Spurgeon • CLE 479
3. Lazzeri • NYY 475
4. Tavener • DET 470
5. Sewell • CLE 463

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Koenig • NYY 52
2. Myer • WSH 42
3. Galloway • PHA 41
4. Tavener • DET 39
5. Hunnefield • CHW 37
Gerber • SLB 37
Sewell • CLE 37

Def. Games as C

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

1. Sewell • CLE 125
2. Ruel • WSH 117
3. Cochrane • PHA 115
4. Collins • NYY 100
5. Gaston • BOS 98

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Cochrane • PHA 502
2. Ruel • WSH 452
3. Sewell • CLE 437
4. Collins • NYY 401
5. Gaston • BOS 284

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Sewell • CLE 91
2. Cochrane • PHA 90
3. Ruel • WSH 81
4. Schang • SLB 75
5. Collins • NYY 74

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Cochrane • PHA 15
2. Collins • NYY 14
3. Schang • SLB 10
4. Sewell • CLE 9
5. Manion • DET 8

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Collins • NYY 14
2. Ruel • WSH 13
3. Cochrane • PHA 9
4. Bischoff • BOS 8
5. Schang • SLB 7
Hargrave • SLB 7

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Cochrane • PHA 8
2. Severeid • 2TM 7
Schang • SLB 7
Gaston • BOS 7
5. Collins • 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. Gaston • BOS 77
2. Ruel • WSH 59
3. Cochrane • PHA 52
4. Collins • NYY 51
5. Manion • DET 41

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. Cochrane • PHA 42
2. Ruel • WSH 41
Schang • SLB 41
4. Sewell • CLE 36
5. Collins • NYY 35

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Schang • SLB 56.9
2. Schalk • CHW 56.8
3. Hargrave • SLB 49.1
4. Perkins • PHA 48.8
5. Sewell • CLE 48.6

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Gehrig • NYY 155
2. Todt • BOS 154
3. Burns • CLE 151
4. Sisler • SLB 149
5. Sheely • CHW 144

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Todt • BOS 1,755
2. Gehrig • NYY 1,566
3. Burns • CLE 1,499
4. Sisler • SLB 1,467
5. Sheely • CHW 1,386

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Todt • BOS 126
2. Burns • CLE 99
3. Judge • WSH 95
4. Sisler • SLB 87
5. Sheely • CHW 84

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Todt • BOS 22
2. Sisler • SLB 21
3. Blue • DET 19
Burns • CLE 19
5. Gehrig • NYY 15

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Sisler • SLB 141
2. Burns • CLE 122
3. Todt • BOS 117
4. Blue • DET 95
5. Judge • WSH 90

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Spurgeon • CLE 149
Lazzeri • NYY 149
3. Harris • WSH 141
4. Bishop • PHA 119
5. Gehringer • DET 112

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Harris • WSH 356
2. Spurgeon • CLE 341
3. Lazzeri • NYY 298
4. Regan • BOS 264
5. Gehringer • DET 255

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Spurgeon • CLE 479
2. Lazzeri • NYY 461
3. Harris • WSH 427
4. Regan • BOS 391
5. Bishop • PHA 365

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Spurgeon • CLE 32
2. Lazzeri • NYY 31
3. Harris • WSH 30
4. Regan • BOS 24
5. Melillo • SLB 19

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Spurgeon • CLE 93
2. Harris • WSH 74
3. Lazzeri • NYY 72
4. Regan • BOS 66
5. Melillo • SLB 65

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Kamm • CHW 142
Lutzke • CLE 142
3. Haney • BOS 137
4. Bluege • WSH 134
5. Dugan • NYY 122

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Kamm • CHW 177
2. Lutzke • CLE 160
3. Haney • BOS 149
4. Bluege • WSH 139
5. Dugan • NYY 122

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Kamm • CHW 323
2. Haney • BOS 322
3. Lutzke • CLE 302
4. Bluege • WSH 256
5. Dugan • NYY 221

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Haney • BOS 21
2. Bluege • WSH 20
3. Lutzke • CLE 19
4. Dugan • NYY 16
5. Dykes • PHA 15

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Lutzke • CLE 27
Haney • BOS 27
3. O'Rourke • DET 18
McManus • SLB 18
5. Dykes • PHA 16
Hale • PHA 16
Kamm • CHW 16

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Tavener • DET 156
2. Sewell • CLE 154
3. Rigney • BOS 146
4. Koenig • NYY 141
5. Galloway • PHA 133

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Sewell • CLE 326
2. Tavener • DET 300
3. Rigney • BOS 286
4. Koenig • NYY 281
5. Galloway • PHA 274

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Rigney • BOS 492
2. Tavener • DET 470
3. Sewell • CLE 463
4. Koenig • NYY 422
5. Gerber • SLB 358

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Koenig • NYY 52
2. Galloway • PHA 41
3. Myer • WSH 40
4. Tavener • DET 39
5. Sewell • CLE 37
Gerber • SLB 37

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Gerber • SLB 92
Tavener • DET 92
3. Sewell • CLE 86
4. Rigney • BOS 80
5. Koenig • NYY 66

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Falk • CHW 155
2. Jamieson • CLE 143
3. Lamar • PHA 107
4. Williams • SLB 90
5. Goslin • WSH 86

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Falk • CHW 320
2. Jamieson • CLE 292
3. Lamar • PHA 191
4. Fothergill • DET 161
Ruth • NYY 161

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Jamieson • CLE 16
2. Falk • CHW 15
3. Wingo • DET 12
Williams • SLB 12
5. Goslin • WSH 10
Lamar • PHA 10

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Jamieson • CLE 13
2. Wingo • DET 12
3. Williams • SLB 11
4. Goslin • WSH 10
Lamar • PHA 10

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Jamieson • CLE 6
2. Falk • CHW 4
3. McNeely • WSH 3
Ruth • NYY 3
5. Bennett • SLB 2
Lamar • PHA 2
Shaner • BOS 2
Williams • SLB 2
Wingo • DET 2

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Speaker • CLE 149
2. Simmons • PHA 147
Mostil • CHW 147
4. Combs • NYY 144
5. Jacobson • 2TM 107

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Mostil • CHW 418
2. Speaker • CLE 397
3. Combs • NYY 337
4. Simmons • PHA 318
5. Flagstead • BOS 238

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Speaker • CLE 21
2. Mostil • CHW 15
3. Flagstead • BOS 13
Goslin • WSH 13
5. Simmons • PHA 11

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Mostil • CHW 15
2. Combs • NYY 12
3. Simmons • PHA 9
Manush • DET 9
5. Speaker • CLE 8
Rice • WSH 8

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Speaker • CLE 8
2. Goslin • WSH 7
3. Simmons • PHA 5
4. Flagstead • BOS 4
Mostil • CHW 4

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Summa • CLE 154
2. Heilmann • DET 134
3. Rice • WSH 120
4. Barrett • CHW 101
5. French • PHA 98

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Summa • CLE 327
2. Heilmann • DET 192
3. Rice • WSH 187
4. French • PHA 182
5. Barrett • CHW 169

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Summa • CLE 17
Heilmann • DET 17
3. Rice • WSH 16
4. Rice • SLB 12
5. French • PHA 11

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Summa • CLE 9
2. Miller • 2TM 8
Carlyle • 2TM 8
4. Heilmann • DET 7
Rice • WSH 7

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. French • PHA 7
2. Summa • CLE 5
3. Heilmann • DET 4
4. Rice • SLB 3
Rice • WSH 3

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Falk • CHW 155
2. Summa • CLE 154
3. Rice • WSH 152
4. Speaker • CLE 149
Ruth • NYY 149

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Mostil • CHW 440
2. Speaker • CLE 394
3. Combs • NYY 375
4. Goslin • WSH 373
5. Rice • WSH 342

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Rice • WSH 25
Goslin • WSH 25
3. Rice • SLB 22
4. Speaker • CLE 20
5. Heilmann • DET 18
Summa • CLE 18

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Miller • 2TM 15
Mostil • CHW 15
Goslin • WSH 15
Rice • WSH 15
5. Wingo • DET 14

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Goslin • WSH 8
2. Speaker • CLE 7
French • PHA 7
4. Summa • CLE 5
Simmons • PHA 5
Ruth • NYY 5
Rice • WSH 5
Jamieson • CLE 5

Def. Games as P

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

1. Marberry • WSH 64
2. Pate • PHA 47
3. Grove • PHA 45
4. Thomas • CHW 44
5. Ballou • SLB 43
Wingfield • BOS 43

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Uhle • CLE 30
2. Lyons • CHW 16
Gaston • SLB 16
4. Rommel • PHA 15
5. Wingfield • BOS 13

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Lyons • CHW 91
2. Zachary • SLB 80
3. Pennock • NYY 73
4. Coveleski • WSH 69
5. Rommel • PHA 67
Uhle • CLE 67

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Ehmke • 2TM 7
Gray • PHA 7
Uhle • CLE 7
4. Beall • NYY 6
5. Lyons • CHW 5
Collins • DET 5
Zachary • SLB 5
Wiltse • BOS 5

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Levsen • CLE 7
2. Pennock • NYY 6
Coveleski • WSH 6
Smith • CLE 6
5. Ehmke • 2TM 5
Buckeye • CLE 5

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Cochrane • PHA 5.69
2. Collins • NYY 5.26
3. Bassler • DET 5.15
4. Ruel • WSH 5.03
5. Manion • DET 4.92

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Cochrane • PHA 5.15
2. Collins • NYY 4.75
3. Ruel • WSH 4.56
4. Bassler • DET 4.51
5. Sewell • CLE 4.22

Fielding % as C

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

1. Ruel • WSH .989
2. Sewell • CLE .983
3. Gaston • BOS .981
4. Schalk • CHW .977
5. Cochrane • PHA .975

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Todt • BOS 12.47
2. Blue • DET 11.18
3. Gehrig • NYY 10.84
4. Burns • CLE 10.80
5. Sisler • SLB 10.72

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Todt • BOS 12.21
2. Blue • DET 11.10
3. Burns • CLE 10.58
4. Gehrig • NYY 10.57
5. Sisler • SLB 10.43

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Sheely • CHW .995
2. Judge • WSH .994
3. Gehrig • NYY .991
4. Todt • BOS .988
5. Burns • CLE .988

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Regan • BOS 6.31
2. Melillo • SLB 6.07
3. Harris • WSH 5.86
4. Spurgeon • CLE 5.60
5. Collins • CHW 5.57

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Regan • BOS 6.18
2. Melillo • SLB 5.93
3. Harris • WSH 5.55
4. Spurgeon • CLE 5.50
5. Collins • CHW 5.30

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Bishop • PHA .987
2. Gehringer • DET .973
3. Regan • BOS .965
4. Harris • WSH .963
5. Spurgeon • CLE .962

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. McManus • SLB 3.84
2. Kamm • CHW 3.63
3. Dykes • PHA 3.62
4. Haney • BOS 3.56
5. Lutzke • CLE 3.42

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. McManus • SLB 3.76
2. Kamm • CHW 3.52
3. Dykes • PHA 3.45
4. Haney • BOS 3.44
5. Lutzke • CLE 3.25

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Kamm • CHW .978
2. Lutzke • CLE .960
3. Haney • BOS .957
4. Dugan • NYY .955
5. Bluege • WSH .952

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Rigney • BOS 5.43
2. Sewell • CLE 5.19
3. Tavener • DET 5.17
4. Gerber • SLB 5.14
5. Koenig • NYY 5.11

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Rigney • BOS 5.33
2. Sewell • CLE 5.12
3. Koenig • NYY 4.99
4. Tavener • DET 4.94
5. Gerber • SLB 4.80

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Rigney • BOS .969
2. Sewell • CLE .955
3. Tavener • DET .952
4. Gerber • SLB .944
5. Galloway • PHA .935

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Falk • CHW 2.16
2. Jamieson • CLE 2.15
3. Ruth • NYY 2.04
4. Goslin • WSH 1.93
5. Lamar • PHA 1.88

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Falk • CHW .991
2. Jamieson • CLE .960
3. Lamar • PHA .953

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Mostil • CHW 2.95
2. Speaker • CLE 2.81
3. Flagstead • BOS 2.56
4. Combs • NYY 2.40
5. Simmons • PHA 2.24

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Jacobson • 2TM .983
2. Speaker • CLE .981
3. Simmons • PHA .973
4. Mostil • CHW .967
5. Combs • NYY .966

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Summa • CLE 2.23
2. French • PHA 1.97
3. Barrett • CHW 1.75
4. Rice • WSH 1.69
5. Rice • SLB 1.66

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Summa • CLE .975
2. Heilmann • DET .968
3. Rice • WSH .967

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Mostil • CHW 3.15
2. Flagstead • BOS 2.89
3. Speaker • CLE 2.84
4. Goslin • WSH 2.78
5. Combs • NYY 2.75

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Mostil • CHW 3.10
2. Flagstead • BOS 2.84
3. Speaker • CLE 2.78
4. Goslin • WSH 2.71
5. Combs • NYY 2.64

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Falk • CHW .992
2. Speaker • CLE .981
3. Ruth • NYY .979
4. Summa • CLE .975
5. Jacobson • 2TM .975

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Wingard • SLB 3.62
2. Zahniser • BOS 3.56
3. Smith • CLE 3.45
4. Lyons • CHW 3.39
5. Ballou • SLB 3.39

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Lyons • CHW 2.74
2. Smith • CLE 2.67
3. Zachary • SLB 2.50
4. Uhle • CLE 2.49
5. Zahniser • BOS 2.27

Fielding % as P

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

1. Blankenship • CHW 1.000
Thomas • CHW 1.000
Stoner • DET 1.000
Smith • CLE 1.000
Shaute • CLE 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