American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Gehrig • NYY 1,662
2. Todt • BOS 1,401
3. Sisler • SLB 1,374
4. Burns • CLE 1,362
5. Judge • WSH 1,309

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Lazzeri • NYY 525
2. Sewell • CLE 480
3. Ward • CHW 450
4. Gehringer • DET 438
5. Gerber • SLB 427

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Koenig • NYY 47
2. Reeves • WSH 46
3. Myer • BOS 44
4. Gerber • SLB 41
5. Melillo • SLB 36

Def. Games as C

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

1. Ruel • WSH 128
2. Sewell • CLE 126
3. Cochrane • PHA 123
4. Collins • NYY 89
5. Woodall • DET 86
Hartley • BOS 86

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Cochrane • PHA 559
2. Ruel • WSH 495
3. Sewell • CLE 402
4. Collins • NYY 267
5. Woodall • DET 265

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Sewell • CLE 119
2. Ruel • WSH 100
3. Cochrane • PHA 85
4. Crouse • CHW 79
5. Schang • SLB 73

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Sewell • CLE 20
2. Hofmann • BOS 18
3. Dixon • SLB 10
4. Cochrane • PHA 9
McCurdy • CHW 9
Hartley • BOS 9

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Sewell • CLE 14
2. Cochrane • PHA 11
3. Schang • SLB 10
Crouse • CHW 10
5. Bassler • DET 8
Ruel • WSH 8
O'Neill • SLB 8
McCurdy • CHW 8

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Schang • SLB 9
2. Cochrane • PHA 8
3. Sewell • CLE 7
4. Hofmann • BOS 6
5. Hartley • BOS 5

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. Hartley • BOS 67
2. Cochrane • PHA 65
3. Sewell • CLE 61
4. Hofmann • BOS 60
5. Ruel • WSH 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. Sewell • CLE 69
2. Schang • SLB 45
3. Ruel • WSH 43
4. Woodall • DET 38
5. Crouse • CHW 37

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Sewell • CLE 53.1
2. Crouse • CHW 51.4
3. O'Neill • SLB 50.7
4. Schang • SLB 50.6
5. Perkins • PHA 47.2

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Gehrig • NYY 155
2. Sisler • SLB 149
3. Burns • CLE 139
Todt • BOS 139
5. Judge • WSH 136

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Gehrig • NYY 1,662
2. Todt • BOS 1,401
3. Sisler • SLB 1,374
4. Burns • CLE 1,362
5. Judge • WSH 1,309

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Sisler • SLB 131
2. Todt • BOS 112
3. Burns • CLE 102
4. Gehrig • NYY 88
5. Clancy • CHW 81

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Sisler • SLB 24
2. Blue • DET 18
3. Burns • CLE 15
Gehrig • NYY 15
5. Todt • BOS 13

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Sisler • SLB 138
2. Todt • BOS 121
3. Burns • CLE 111
4. Gehrig • NYY 108
5. Blue • DET 99

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Ward • CHW 139
2. Harris • WSH 128
3. Regan • BOS 121
Gehringer • DET 121
5. Lazzeri • NYY 113

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Harris • WSH 316
2. Gehringer • DET 304
3. Regan • BOS 283
4. Ward • CHW 275
5. Melillo • SLB 229
Fonseca • CLE 229

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gehringer • DET 438
2. Ward • CHW 437
3. Harris • WSH 413
4. Lazzeri • NYY 398
5. Regan • BOS 397

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Melillo • SLB 36
2. Regan • BOS 28
3. Ward • CHW 27
Gehringer • DET 27
5. Harris • WSH 21

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Gehringer • DET 84
2. Regan • BOS 76
3. Melillo • SLB 72
4. Harris • WSH 68
5. Ward • CHW 66

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Bluege • WSH 146
Kamm • CHW 146
3. Warner • DET 138
4. Hale • PHA 128
5. O'Rourke • SLB 121

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Kamm • CHW 236
2. Bluege • WSH 185
3. O'Rourke • SLB 183
4. Warner • DET 156
5. Hale • PHA 152

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Bluege • WSH 337
2. Kamm • CHW 279
3. Warner • DET 277
4. Hale • PHA 247
5. O'Rourke • SLB 244

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Warner • DET 24
2. Bluege • WSH 21
Lutzke • CLE 21
4. O'Rourke • SLB 20
5. Dugan • NYY 19

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hale • PHA 46
2. Warner • DET 34
3. O'Rourke • SLB 27
4. Lutzke • CLE 24
5. Kamm • CHW 21

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Sewell • CLE 153
2. Gerber • SLB 141
3. Koenig • NYY 122
4. Myer • 2TM 116
5. Boley • PHA 114
Tavener • DET 114

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Sewell • CLE 361
2. Gerber • SLB 290
3. Myer • 2TM 267
4. Koenig • NYY 262
5. Tavener • DET 246

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Sewell • CLE 480
2. Gerber • SLB 427
3. Koenig • NYY 423
4. Tavener • DET 356
5. Myer • 2TM 352

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Koenig • NYY 47
2. Gerber • SLB 41
Reeves • WSH 41
4. Myer • 2TM 40
5. Tavener • DET 33
Sewell • CLE 33

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Gerber • SLB 91
2. Sewell • CLE 80
3. Tavener • DET 79
4. Koenig • NYY 76
5. Myer • 2TM 73

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Goslin • WSH 145
Falk • CHW 145
3. Fothergill • DET 136
4. Jamieson • CLE 127
5. Williams • SLB 110

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Falk • CHW 358
2. Jamieson • CLE 300
3. Goslin • WSH 290
4. Fothergill • DET 260
5. Williams • SLB 243

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Falk • CHW 21
2. Williams • SLB 13
Jamieson • CLE 13
4. Shaner • BOS 10
Meusel • NYY 10
Goslin • WSH 10

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Goslin • WSH 16
2. Fothergill • DET 13
3. Jamieson • CLE 10
4. Falk • CHW 9
Meusel • NYY 9

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Falk • CHW 9
2. Williams • SLB 4
3. Goslin • WSH 3
4. Jamieson • CLE 2
5. Eichrodt • CLE 1
Fothergill • DET 1
Gill • CLE 1
Lamar • PHA 1
Ruble • DET 1
Ruth • NYY 1
Shaner • BOS 1
Tarbert • BOS 1
Wheat • PHA 1

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Combs • NYY 151
2. Manush • DET 146
3. Metzler • CHW 133
4. Flagstead • BOS 127
5. Speaker • WSH 119

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Combs • NYY 402
2. Metzler • CHW 374
3. Manush • DET 295
4. Flagstead • BOS 288
5. Speaker • WSH 232

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Flagstead • BOS 18
2. Metzler • CHW 13
3. Speaker • WSH 11
4. Simmons • PHA 10
Eichrodt • CLE 10
Manush • DET 10

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Combs • NYY 15
Metzler • CHW 15
3. Speaker • WSH 11
Schulte • SLB 11
Manush • DET 11

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Metzler • CHW 6
2. Eichrodt • CLE 5
3. Flagstead • BOS 4
Speaker • WSH 4
5. Manush • DET 3
Miller • SLB 3
Rice • SLB 3

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Summa • CLE 145
2. Rice • WSH 138
3. Barrett • CHW 136
4. Heilmann • DET 135
5. Ruth • NYY 94

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Barrett • CHW 246
2. Summa • CLE 243
3. Rice • WSH 214
4. Heilmann • DET 197
5. Ruth • NYY 194

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Barrett • CHW 19
2. Rice • SLB 17
3. Heilmann • DET 12
4. Summa • CLE 11
5. Ruth • NYY 10

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Summa • CLE 12
Rice • SLB 12
Barrett • CHW 12
4. Ruth • NYY 10
5. Heilmann • DET 8

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Barrett • CHW 6
2. Heilmann • DET 5
3. Rice • SLB 4
Tobin • BOS 4
5. Ruth • NYY 3
Summa • CLE 3

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Combs • NYY 152
2. Ruth • NYY 151
3. Manush • DET 149
4. Goslin • WSH 148
5. Barrett • CHW 147

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Combs • NYY 411
2. Metzler • CHW 397
3. Falk • CHW 372
4. Manush • DET 361
5. Goslin • WSH 356

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Rice • SLB 26
2. Barrett • CHW 22
Falk • CHW 22
4. Flagstead • BOS 19
5. Metzler • CHW 16

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Rice • SLB 20
2. Goslin • WSH 17
3. Metzler • CHW 15
4. Meusel • NYY 14
Combs • NYY 14

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Falk • CHW 9
2. Rice • SLB 7
3. Barrett • CHW 6
Metzler • CHW 6
Eichrodt • CLE 6

Def. Games as P

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

1. Braxton • WSH 58
2. Marberry • WSH 56
3. Grove • PHA 51
4. Moore • NYY 50
5. Walberg • PHA 46

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Gaston • SLB 18
Moore • NYY 18
3. Rommel • PHA 16
4. Shaute • CLE 15
5. Wingard • SLB 14

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Moore • NYY 89
2. Hudlin • CLE 80
3. Lyons • CHW 79
4. Collins • DET 64
5. Wiltse • BOS 63

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Grove • PHA 9
2. Whitehill • DET 7
3. Russell • BOS 6
Walberg • PHA 6
5. Wiltse • BOS 5

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Gaston • SLB 9
2. Collins • DET 6
3. Rommel • PHA 5
Connally • CHW 5
5. Marberry • WSH 4
Buckeye • CLE 4
Hudlin • CLE 4
Carroll • DET 4
Thomas • CHW 4
Welzer • BOS 4
Thurston • WSH 4

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Cochrane • PHA 5.64
2. Ruel • WSH 5.03
3. Hofmann • BOS 4.77
4. Woodall • DET 4.66
5. Bassler • DET 4.58

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Cochrane • PHA 5.24
2. Ruel • WSH 4.65
3. Sewell • CLE 4.13
4. O'Neill • SLB 3.95
5. Woodall • DET 3.92

Fielding % as C

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

1. Woodall • DET .997
2. Ruel • WSH .988
3. Cochrane • PHA .986
4. Collins • NYY .976
5. Crouse • CHW .972

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Gehrig • NYY 11.36
2. Todt • BOS 11.32
3. Blue • DET 11.03
4. Dykes • PHA 10.99
5. Burns • CLE 10.76

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Gehrig • NYY 11.29
2. Todt • BOS 10.88
3. Blue • DET 10.65
4. Burns • CLE 10.53
5. Dykes • PHA 10.52

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Judge • WSH .996
2. Gehrig • NYY .992
3. Todt • BOS .991
4. Clancy • CHW .991
5. Burns • CLE .990

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Gehringer • DET 6.19
2. Fonseca • CLE 5.97
3. Harris • WSH 5.93
4. Regan • BOS 5.91
5. Melillo • SLB 5.79

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Gehringer • DET 6.13
2. Harris • WSH 5.70
3. Regan • BOS 5.62
4. Fonseca • CLE 5.55
5. Lazzeri • NYY 5.41

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Harris • WSH .972
2. Lazzeri • NYY .971
3. Bishop • PHA .967
4. Gehringer • DET .965
5. Ward • CHW .963

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. O'Rourke • SLB 3.74
2. Bluege • WSH 3.67
3. Kamm • CHW 3.60
4. Lutzke • CLE 3.48
5. Warner • DET 3.24

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Bluege • WSH 3.58
2. O'Rourke • SLB 3.53
3. Kamm • CHW 3.53
4. Lutzke • CLE 3.26
5. Warner • DET 3.14

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Kamm • CHW .972
2. Hale • PHA .961
3. Bluege • WSH .961
4. O'Rourke • SLB .955
5. Warner • DET .947

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Koenig • NYY 5.72
2. Gerber • SLB 5.62
3. Myer • 2TM 5.60
4. Sewell • CLE 5.60
5. Tavener • DET 5.50

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Koenig • NYY 5.61
2. Sewell • CLE 5.50
3. Myer • 2TM 5.34
4. Tavener • DET 5.28
5. Reeves • WSH 5.10

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Sewell • CLE .962
2. Boley • PHA .951
3. Tavener • DET .948
4. Gerber • SLB .946
5. Myer • 2TM .939

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Falk • CHW 2.61
2. Jamieson • CLE 2.46
3. Williams • SLB 2.33
4. Goslin • WSH 2.07
5. Meusel • NYY 2.00

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Falk • CHW .977
2. Williams • SLB .970
3. Jamieson • CLE .969
4. Fothergill • DET .953
5. Goslin • WSH .949

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Metzler • CHW 2.91
2. Combs • NYY 2.70
3. Simmons • PHA 2.49
4. Flagstead • BOS 2.41
5. Manush • DET 2.09

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Flagstead • BOS .984
2. Manush • DET .965
3. Combs • NYY .965
4. Metzler • CHW .963
5. Speaker • WSH .957

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Ruth • NYY 2.17
2. French • PHA 2.07
3. Barrett • CHW 1.95
4. Rice • SLB 1.92
5. Summa • CLE 1.75

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Rice • WSH .970
2. Heilmann • DET .963
3. Barrett • CHW .957
4. Summa • CLE .955

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Metzler • CHW 3.13
2. Falk • CHW 2.83
3. Combs • NYY 2.81
4. Flagstead • BOS 2.80
5. Miller • SLB 2.67

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Metzler • CHW 3.08
2. Combs • NYY 2.74
3. Falk • CHW 2.72
4. Flagstead • BOS 2.67
5. Miller • SLB 2.52

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Flagstead • BOS .986
2. Simmons • PHA .985
3. Falk • CHW .978
4. Rice • WSH .975
5. Manush • DET .971

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Moore • NYY 4.52
2. Collins • DET 3.90
3. Wingard • SLB 3.40
4. Ehmke • PHA 3.32
5. Holloway • DET 3.15

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Collins • DET 2.50
2. Lyons • CHW 2.36
3. Ehmke • PHA 2.33
4. Moore • NYY 2.14
5. Hudlin • CLE 2.14

Fielding % as P

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

1. Shaute • CLE 1.000
Ruether • NYY 1.000
Quinn • PHA 1.000
Marberry • WSH 1.000
Stewart • SLB 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