American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Gehrig • NYY 1,488
2. Todt • BOS 1,486
3. Blue • SLB 1,472
4. Judge • WSH 1,412
5. Clancy • CHW 1,175

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gehringer • DET 507
2. Lind • CLE 505
3. Sewell • CLE 499
4. Regan • BOS 469
5. Brannan • SLB 434

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Kress • SLB 55
2. Koenig • NYY 49
3. Reeves • WSH 46
4. Tavener • DET 42
5. Cissell • CHW 41

Def. Games as C

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

1. Cochrane • PHA 130
2. Sewell • CLE 118
3. Ruel • WSH 101
4. Hargrave • DET 88
5. Schang • SLB 82

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Cochrane • PHA 645
2. Sewell • CLE 430
3. Ruel • WSH 397
4. Manion • SLB 302
5. Hargrave • DET 301

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Sewell • CLE 117
2. Ruel • WSH 73
3. Cochrane • PHA 71
4. Crouse • CHW 61
5. Berg • CHW 52

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Cochrane • PHA 25
2. Sewell • CLE 16
3. Crouse • CHW 11
4. Berry • BOS 8
Hargrave • DET 8
Kenna • WSH 8

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Sewell • CLE 13
2. Manion • SLB 10
3. Berg • CHW 8
Cochrane • PHA 8
Grabowski • NYY 8

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Sewell • CLE 13
2. Cochrane • PHA 8
3. Ruel • WSH 7
4. Hargrave • DET 6
5. Berg • CHW 5
Kenna • WSH 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. Cochrane • PHA 65
2. Sewell • CLE 54
3. Grabowski • NYY 48
4. Ruel • WSH 45
5. Schang • SLB 44

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 61
2. Ruel • WSH 34
3. Cochrane • PHA 31
Manion • SLB 31
5. Crouse • CHW 29

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Berg • CHW 60.9
2. Crouse • CHW 53.7
3. Sewell • CLE 53.0
4. Berry • BOS 50.9
5. Bengough • NYY 47.7

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Blue • SLB 154
Gehrig • NYY 154
3. Judge • WSH 149
4. Todt • BOS 144
5. Clancy • CHW 128

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Gehrig • NYY 1,488
2. Todt • BOS 1,486
3. Blue • SLB 1,472
4. Judge • WSH 1,412
5. Clancy • CHW 1,175

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Blue • SLB 107
2. Todt • BOS 94
3. Clancy • CHW 93
4. Judge • WSH 92
5. Gehrig • NYY 79

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Gehrig • NYY 18
2. Blue • SLB 17
3. Clancy • CHW 12
Hauser • PHA 12
Morgan • CLE 12

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Blue • SLB 121
2. Judge • WSH 118
3. Gehrig • NYY 112
4. Clancy • CHW 104
5. Todt • BOS 96

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Lind • CLE 154
Gehringer • DET 154
3. Regan • BOS 137
4. Brannan • SLB 135
5. Bishop • PHA 125

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Lind • CLE 390
2. Gehringer • DET 377
3. Regan • BOS 293
4. Bishop • PHA 284
5. Brannan • SLB 272

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gehringer • DET 507
2. Lind • CLE 505
3. Regan • BOS 469
4. Brannan • SLB 434
5. Bishop • PHA 371

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Lind • CLE 37
2. Gehringer • DET 35
3. Regan • BOS 29
4. Brannan • SLB 26
Lazzeri • NYY 26

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Lind • CLE 116
2. Gehringer • DET 101
3. Regan • BOS 87
4. Brannan • SLB 74
5. Bishop • PHA 62

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Kamm • CHW 155
2. Bluege • WSH 144
Myer • BOS 144
4. Hodapp • CLE 101
5. O'Rourke • SLB 96

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Kamm • CHW 243
2. Bluege • WSH 150
O'Rourke • SLB 150
4. Myer • BOS 137
5. McManus • DET 114

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Bluege • WSH 330
2. Myer • BOS 306
3. Kamm • CHW 278
4. Hodapp • CLE 220
5. Hale • PHA 189

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Bluege • WSH 20
Hale • PHA 20
3. Hodapp • CLE 19
4. Robertson • NYY 15
O'Rourke • SLB 15
Myer • BOS 15

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Myer • BOS 35
2. Bluege • WSH 34
3. Kamm • CHW 33
4. Hodapp • CLE 20
5. Hale • PHA 17

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Kress • SLB 150
2. Sewell • CLE 137
3. Boley • PHA 132
4. Tavener • DET 131
5. Koenig • NYY 125

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Kress • SLB 318
2. Tavener • DET 302
3. Sewell • CLE 297
4. Koenig • NYY 260
5. Cissell • CHW 255

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Sewell • CLE 438
2. Tavener • DET 405
3. Kress • SLB 400
4. Cissell • CHW 360
5. Gerber • 2TM 340

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Kress • SLB 55
2. Koenig • NYY 49
3. Tavener • DET 42
4. Cissell • CHW 41
5. Reeves • WSH 36

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Sewell • CLE 103
2. Kress • SLB 99
3. Tavener • DET 81
4. Cissell • CHW 77
5. Koenig • NYY 69

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Manush • SLB 154
2. Williams • BOS 127
3. Goslin • WSH 124
4. Simmons • PHA 114
5. Jamieson • CLE 111

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Manush • SLB 345
2. Jamieson • CLE 283
3. Williams • BOS 227
Goslin • WSH 227
5. Simmons • PHA 226

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Jamieson • CLE 21
2. Goslin • WSH 14
3. Williams • BOS 10
Simmons • PHA 10
5. Falk • CHW 9
Meusel • NYY 9

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Goslin • WSH 12
2. Williams • BOS 9
3. Easterling • DET 6
Fothergill • DET 6
5. Falk • CHW 5
Jamieson • CLE 5

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Goslin • WSH 4
2. Manush • SLB 2
Meusel • NYY 2
Simmons • PHA 2
5. Jamieson • CLE 1
Langford • CLE 1
Taitt • BOS 1

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Combs • NYY 149
2. Schulte • SLB 143
3. Flagstead • BOS 135
4. Rice • DET 129
5. Mostil • CHW 120

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Schulte • SLB 404
2. Combs • NYY 402
3. Mostil • CHW 348
4. Flagstead • BOS 324
5. Rice • DET 304

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Schulte • SLB 17
2. Flagstead • BOS 16
3. Mostil • CHW 13
4. Combs • NYY 12
West • WSH 12

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Rice • DET 14
2. Schulte • SLB 12
3. Flagstead • BOS 10
Mostil • CHW 10
5. Combs • NYY 9

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Combs • NYY 7
2. Schulte • SLB 6
3. Flagstead • BOS 4
4. Mostil • CHW 3
5. Barnes • WSH 2
Metzler • CHW 2

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Rice • WSH 147
2. Summa • CLE 132
3. Taitt • BOS 130
4. Heilmann • DET 126
5. McNeely • SLB 118

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. McNeely • SLB 224
2. Taitt • BOS 220
3. Summa • CLE 209
4. Ruth • NYY 201
Rice • WSH 201

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Taitt • BOS 18
McNeely • SLB 18
3. Heilmann • DET 15
4. Summa • CLE 12
5. Rice • WSH 11

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Taitt • BOS 7
Heilmann • DET 7
Summa • CLE 7
Rice • WSH 7
5. Cobb • PHA 6
Ruth • NYY 6
Miller • PHA 6

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Taitt • BOS 7
2. Meusel • NYY 5
Rice • WSH 5
Summa • CLE 5
5. Heilmann • DET 2
McNeely • SLB 2
Miller • PHA 2
Reynolds • CHW 2

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Ruth • NYY 154
Manush • SLB 154
3. Combs • NYY 149
4. Rice • WSH 147
5. Schulte • SLB 143

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Combs • NYY 424
2. Schulte • SLB 419
3. Mostil • CHW 394
4. Manush • SLB 355
5. Rice • DET 347

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Jamieson • CLE 22
2. Schulte • SLB 21
3. McNeely • SLB 19
Taitt • BOS 19
5. Mostil • CHW 18
Flagstead • BOS 18

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Rice • DET 14
2. Schulte • SLB 12
3. Goslin • WSH 11
4. Metzler • CHW 10
Miller • PHA 10
Mostil • CHW 10
Flagstead • BOS 10

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Taitt • BOS 8
2. Combs • NYY 7
3. Schulte • SLB 6
Meusel • NYY 6
5. Summa • CLE 5
Rice • WSH 5

Def. Games as P

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

1. Marberry • WSH 48
2. Morris • BOS 47
3. Pipgras • NYY 46
4. Rommel • PHA 43
5. Hoyt • NYY 42
Hudlin • CLE 42
Ruffing • BOS 42

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Gray • SLB 20
Lyons • CHW 20
3. Carroll • DET 17
Whitehill • DET 17
5. Shaute • CLE 16
Hudlin • CLE 16
Jones • WSH 16

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Blaeholder • SLB 70
2. Gray • SLB 67
3. Hudlin • CLE 60
Shaute • CLE 60
Lyons • CHW 60

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hudlin • CLE 7
Lyons • CHW 7
3. Blaeholder • SLB 6
Sorrell • DET 6
5. Carroll • DET 5

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Gray • SLB 6
Hoyt • NYY 6
Lyons • CHW 6
Russell • BOS 6
5. Jones • WSH 5
Rommel • PHA 5

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Cochrane • PHA 5.75
2. Bengough • NYY 5.39
3. Manion • SLB 5.29
4. Grabowski • NYY 5.28
5. Woodall • DET 4.95

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Cochrane • PHA 5.51
2. Manion • SLB 4.94
3. Ruel • WSH 4.65
4. Sewell • CLE 4.64
5. Woodall • DET 4.23

Fielding % as C

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

1. Ruel • WSH .989
2. Schang • SLB .984
3. Hargrave • DET .977
4. Sewell • CLE .972
5. Cochrane • PHA .966

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Todt • BOS 11.61
2. Gehrig • NYY 10.42
3. Blue • SLB 10.36
4. Judge • WSH 10.36
5. Clancy • CHW 10.32

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Todt • BOS 10.97
2. Blue • SLB 10.25
3. Gehrig • NYY 10.18
4. Judge • WSH 10.09
5. Clancy • CHW 9.91

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Todt • BOS .997
2. Judge • WSH .996
3. Clancy • CHW .991
4. Blue • SLB .989
5. Gehrig • NYY .989

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Harris • WSH 6.40
2. Lind • CLE 5.91
3. Regan • BOS 5.90
4. Gehringer • DET 5.81
5. Lazzeri • NYY 5.50

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Harris • WSH 6.01
2. Lind • CLE 5.81
3. Gehringer • DET 5.74
4. Regan • BOS 5.56
5. Bishop • PHA 5.24

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Bishop • PHA .978
2. Brannan • SLB .964
3. Regan • BOS .963
4. Gehringer • DET .962
5. Lind • CLE .960

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Hale • PHA 3.58
2. Bluege • WSH 3.48
3. Kamm • CHW 3.43
4. McManus • DET 3.39
5. O'Rourke • SLB 3.34

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Hale • PHA 3.48
2. Kamm • CHW 3.36
3. Bluege • WSH 3.33
4. O'Rourke • SLB 3.25
5. McManus • DET 3.23

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Kamm • CHW .977
2. Myer • BOS .967
3. Bluege • WSH .960

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Gerber • 2TM 5.88
2. Sewell • CLE 5.62
3. Tavener • DET 5.58
4. Cissell • CHW 5.15
5. Kress • SLB 4.88

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Tavener • DET 5.40
2. Sewell • CLE 5.36
3. Gerber • 2TM 5.02
4. Cissell • CHW 5.00
5. Kress • SLB 4.79

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Sewell • CLE .963
2. Boley • PHA .949
3. Gerber • 2TM .948
4. Tavener • DET .944
5. Cissell • CHW .938

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Jamieson • CLE 2.74
2. Manush • SLB 2.29
3. Falk • CHW 2.13
4. Simmons • PHA 2.07
5. Meusel • NYY 2.01

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Manush • SLB .992
2. Simmons • PHA .987
3. Jamieson • CLE .984
4. Williams • BOS .963
5. Goslin • WSH .953

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Mostil • CHW 3.01
2. Schulte • SLB 2.94
3. Combs • NYY 2.78
4. Flagstead • BOS 2.52
5. Rice • DET 2.44

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Combs • NYY .979
2. Mostil • CHW .973
3. Schulte • SLB .972
4. Flagstead • BOS .971
5. Rice • DET .957

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Ruth • NYY 2.10
2. McNeely • SLB 2.05
3. Cobb • PHA 1.95
4. Taitt • BOS 1.83
5. Summa • CLE 1.67

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. McNeely • SLB .984
2. Taitt • BOS .971
3. Summa • CLE .969
4. Rice • WSH .968
5. Heilmann • DET .967

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Mostil • CHW 3.25
2. Schulte • SLB 3.12
3. Combs • NYY 2.95
4. Jamieson • CLE 2.93
5. Rice • DET 2.84

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Mostil • CHW 3.15
2. Schulte • SLB 3.08
3. Combs • NYY 2.92
4. Rice • DET 2.77
5. Jamieson • CLE 2.74

Fielding % as OF

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

1. West • WSH .996
2. Manush • SLB .992
3. Simmons • PHA .988
4. McNeely • SLB .984
5. Jamieson • CLE .984

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Blaeholder • SLB 3.49
2. Grant • CLE 3.19
3. Hudlin • CLE 3.11
4. Rommel • PHA 3.05
5. Lyons • CHW 3.00

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Gray • SLB 2.49
2. Faber • CHW 2.33
3. Pennock • NYY 2.29
4. Carroll • DET 2.24
5. Uhle • CLE 2.23

Fielding % as P

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

1. Morris • BOS 1.000
Jones • WSH 1.000
Rommel • PHA 1.000
Grant • CLE 1.000
5. Hoyt • NYY .986

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