American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Foxx • PHA 1,362
2. Alexander • DET 1,338
3. Gehrig • NYY 1,300
4. Morgan • CLE 1,298
5. Blue • SLB 1,110

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Melillo • SLB 572
2. Hodapp • CLE 557
3. Cronin • WSH 509
4. Gehringer • DET 501
5. Regan • BOS 440

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Kress • SLB 51
2. Chapman • NYY 42
3. Cissell • CHW 41
4. Koenig • DET 35
Cronin • WSH 35
Lary • NYY 35

Def. Games as C

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

1. Cochrane • PHA 130
2. Dickey • NYY 101
Ferrell • SLB 101
4. Spencer • WSH 93
5. Berry • BOS 85

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Cochrane • PHA 654
2. Dickey • NYY 418
3. Spencer • WSH 395
4. Ferrell • SLB 336
5. Sewell • CLE 283

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Cochrane • PHA 69
2. Ferrell • SLB 66
3. Berry • BOS 56
4. Dickey • NYY 51
5. Sewell • CLE 49

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Dickey • NYY 11
2. Sewell • CLE 9
3. Ferrell • SLB 7
Hayworth • DET 7
5. Tate • 2TM 6
Myatt • CLE 6

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Cochrane • PHA 11
2. Myatt • CLE 8
3. Heving • BOS 7
4. Hargrave • 2TM 6
5. Ferrell • SLB 5
Ruel • WSH 5
Sewell • CLE 5
Dickey • NYY 5
Tate • 2TM 5

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Hayworth • DET 11
2. Cochrane • PHA 7
3. Berry • BOS 6
4. Tate • 2TM 5
Myatt • CLE 5
Heving • BOS 5
Dickey • NYY 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 54
2. Dickey • NYY 46
3. Myatt • CLE 43
4. Hargrave • 2TM 37
Sewell • CLE 37

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. Ferrell • SLB 40
2. Cochrane • PHA 37
3. Spencer • WSH 33
4. Berry • BOS 32
5. Tate • 2TM 27
Dickey • NYY 27

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Manion • SLB 57.9
2. Tate • 2TM 57.4
3. Berry • BOS 57.1
4. Spencer • WSH 54.1
5. Ferrell • SLB 54.1

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Alexander • DET 154
2. Foxx • PHA 153
Gehrig • NYY 153
4. Morgan • CLE 129
5. Judge • WSH 117

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Foxx • PHA 1,362
2. Alexander • DET 1,338
3. Gehrig • NYY 1,298
4. Morgan • CLE 1,275
5. Blue • SLB 1,110

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gehrig • NYY 89
2. Morgan • CLE 80
3. Foxx • PHA 79
4. Alexander • DET 71
5. Blue • SLB 68

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Alexander • DET 22
2. Morgan • CLE 18
3. Blue • SLB 16
4. Gehrig • NYY 15
5. Foxx • PHA 14

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Alexander • DET 132
2. Morgan • CLE 116
3. Gehrig • NYY 109
4. Foxx • PHA 101
5. Judge • WSH 95

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Gehringer • DET 154
Hodapp • CLE 154
3. Melillo • SLB 148
4. Myer • WSH 134
5. Bishop • PHA 127
Regan • BOS 127

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hodapp • CLE 403
2. Gehringer • DET 399
3. Melillo • SLB 384
4. Myer • WSH 330
5. Regan • BOS 308

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Melillo • SLB 572
2. Hodapp • CLE 557
3. Gehringer • DET 501
4. Regan • BOS 439
5. Bishop • PHA 418

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Cissell • CHW 32
2. Hodapp • CLE 30
3. Regan • BOS 29
4. Myer • WSH 27
5. Melillo • SLB 21

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Melillo • SLB 107
2. Hodapp • CLE 106
3. Gehringer • DET 97
4. Regan • BOS 92
5. Myer • WSH 89

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Bluege • WSH 134
2. McManus • DET 130
3. Dykes • PHA 123
4. Kamm • CHW 106
5. Sewell • CLE 97

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. McManus • DET 152
2. Kamm • CHW 142
3. Bluege • WSH 138
4. Dykes • PHA 124
5. O'Rourke • SLB 116

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Bluege • WSH 258
2. McManus • DET 241
3. Kamm • CHW 209
4. Dykes • PHA 191
5. Sewell • CLE 184

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Chapman • NYY 24
2. Kamm • CHW 23
3. Reeves • BOS 22
4. Bluege • WSH 15
5. Sewell • CLE 14
O'Rourke • SLB 14
McManus • DET 14

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. McManus • DET 23
2. Reeves • BOS 21
3. Bluege • WSH 20
4. Dykes • PHA 18
5. Kamm • CHW 17

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Cronin • WSH 154
2. Kress • SLB 123
3. Boley • PHA 120
4. Lary • NYY 113
5. Rhyne • BOS 107

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Cronin • WSH 336
2. Kress • SLB 271
3. Lary • NYY 224
4. Boley • PHA 221
5. Goldman • CLE 203

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Cronin • WSH 509
2. Kress • SLB 349
3. Lary • NYY 324
4. Boley • PHA 296
5. Rhyne • BOS 284

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Kress • SLB 41
2. Koenig • 2TM 35
Lary • NYY 35
Cronin • WSH 35
5. Mulleavy • CHW 32

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Cronin • WSH 95
2. Kress • SLB 83
3. Rhyne • BOS 63
4. Boley • PHA 62
5. Lary • NYY 58

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Goslin • 2TM 148
2. Manush • 2TM 134
3. Simmons • PHA 129
4. Scarritt • BOS 110
5. Jamieson • CLE 92

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Goslin • 2TM 296
2. Simmons • PHA 248
3. Manush • 2TM 226
4. Scarritt • BOS 211
5. Stone • DET 174

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Goslin • 2TM 15
2. Manush • 2TM 10
Simmons • PHA 10
4. Jolley • CHW 9
5. Jamieson • CLE 6
Seeds • CLE 6
Scarritt • BOS 6

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Goslin • 2TM 12
2. Scarritt • BOS 9
3. Jamieson • CLE 8
4. Stone • DET 7
5. Jolley • CHW 6

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Easterling • DET 2
Goslin • 2TM 2
Moore • 2TM 2
4. Badgro • SLB 1
Cooke • NYY 1
Falk • CLE 1
Jolley • CHW 1
Simmons • PHA 1
Stone • DET 1

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Oliver • BOS 154
2. Averill • CLE 132
3. Haas • PHA 131
4. Funk • DET 127
5. West • WSH 117

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Oliver • BOS 422
2. Haas • PHA 349
3. Averill • CLE 339
4. Funk • DET 302
5. West • WSH 248

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Averill • CLE 11
2. Haas • PHA 10
3. West • WSH 9
Funk • DET 9
5. Oliver • BOS 8

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Averill • CLE 19
2. Funk • DET 13
3. Barnes • CHW 12
4. Schulte • SLB 10
5. West • WSH 9
Haas • PHA 9
Oliver • BOS 9

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Averill • CLE 5
Haas • PHA 5
3. Funk • DET 4
4. Barnes • CHW 3
Oliver • BOS 3
Schulte • SLB 3

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Miller • PHA 141
2. Rice • WSH 133
3. Porter • CLE 118
4. Webb • BOS 116
5. Johnson • DET 101

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Miller • PHA 272
2. Rice • WSH 209
3. Porter • CLE 189
4. Webb • BOS 176
5. Ruth • NYY 170

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Johnson • DET 13
2. Rice • WSH 12
3. Gullic • SLB 11
Porter • CLE 11
Miller • PHA 11

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Johnson • DET 15
2. Webb • BOS 10
3. Jolley • CHW 8
Miller • PHA 8
Porter • CLE 8
Rice • WSH 8

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Johnson • DET 5
Miller • PHA 5
3. Porter • CLE 4
Webb • BOS 4
5. Badgro • SLB 3
Gullic • SLB 3
Jolley • CHW 3
Rice • WSH 3

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Oliver • BOS 154
Miller • PHA 154
3. Jolley • CHW 151
4. Goslin • 2TM 148
5. Rice • WSH 145

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Oliver • BOS 477
2. Haas • PHA 360
3. Funk • DET 354
4. Averill • CLE 345
5. Reynolds • CHW 336

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Jolley • CHW 17
2. Goslin • 2TM 15
Johnson • DET 15
4. Rice • WSH 13
5. Porter • CLE 12
Gullic • SLB 12

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Averill • CLE 19
2. Johnson • DET 16
3. Jolley • CHW 14
4. Funk • DET 13
5. Rice • 2TM 12
Barnes • CHW 12
Goslin • 2TM 12
Rice • WSH 12

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Averill • CLE 5
Haas • PHA 5
3. Webb • BOS 4
Rice • WSH 4
Porter • CLE 4
Funk • DET 4
Jolley • CHW 4
Johnson • DET 4

Def. Games as P

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

1. Grove • PHA 50
2. Earnshaw • PHA 49
3. Pipgras • NYY 44
Johnson • NYY 44
5. Ferrell • CLE 43

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Blaeholder • SLB 19
Ferrell • CLE 19
3. MacFayden • BOS 17
4. Gaston • BOS 15
5. Liska • WSH 14
Lyons • CHW 14

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Lyons • CHW 77
2. Hudlin • CLE 67
3. MacFayden • BOS 60
4. Russell • BOS 59
5. Gaston • BOS 58

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Harder • CLE 7
2. Blaeholder • SLB 6
Lyons • CHW 6
4. Miller • CLE 5
Gray • SLB 5
Pipgras • NYY 5
Hogsett • DET 5
Earnshaw • PHA 5
Hudlin • CLE 5
Brown • CLE 5

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hudlin • CLE 6
2. Brown • CLE 5
Brown • WSH 5
Lyons • CHW 5
5. Blaeholder • SLB 4
Sullivan • DET 4
Sherid • NYY 4
Mahaffey • PHA 4
MacFayden • BOS 4
Liska • WSH 4
Gaston • BOS 4
Appleton • CLE 4

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Cochrane • PHA 6.08
2. Dickey • NYY 5.26
3. Spencer • WSH 5.12
4. Ruel • WSH 5.10
5. Hayworth • DET 4.62

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Cochrane • PHA 5.56
2. Spencer • WSH 4.72
3. Dickey • NYY 4.64
4. Ruel • WSH 4.58
5. Sewell • CLE 4.37

Fielding % as C

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

1. Cochrane • PHA .993
2. Spencer • WSH .989
3. Berry • BOS .988
4. Ferrell • SLB .983
5. Tate • 2TM .978

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Todt • BOS 10.85
2. Morgan • CLE 10.83
3. Blue • SLB 10.77
4. Judge • WSH 9.90
5. Alexander • DET 9.79

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Blue • SLB 10.61
2. Morgan • CLE 10.50
3. Todt • BOS 10.25
4. Judge • WSH 9.55
5. Foxx • PHA 9.42

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Judge • WSH .998
2. Todt • BOS .993
3. Foxx • PHA .990
4. Gehrig • NYY .989
5. Morgan • CLE .987

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Melillo • SLB 6.52
2. Hodapp • CLE 6.43
3. Regan • BOS 6.11
4. Gehringer • DET 6.00
5. Lazzeri • NYY 5.86

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Melillo • SLB 6.46
2. Hodapp • CLE 6.23
3. Regan • BOS 5.88
4. Gehringer • DET 5.84
5. Lazzeri • NYY 5.57

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Gehringer • DET .979
2. Melillo • SLB .979
3. Bishop • PHA .976
4. Hodapp • CLE .970
5. Myer • WSH .965

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Kamm • CHW 3.74
2. O'Rourke • SLB 3.47
3. McManus • DET 3.24
4. Miller • BOS 3.10
5. Bluege • WSH 3.04

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Kamm • CHW 3.31
2. O'Rourke • SLB 3.17
3. McManus • DET 3.02
4. Bluege • WSH 2.96
5. Miller • BOS 2.87

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. McManus • DET .966
2. Bluege • WSH .964
3. Dykes • PHA .960
4. Kamm • CHW .939

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Goldman • CLE 6.13
2. Cronin • WSH 5.65
3. Rhyne • BOS 5.35
4. Kress • SLB 5.22
5. Lary • NYY 5.07

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Cronin • WSH 5.49
2. Kress • SLB 5.04
3. Lary • NYY 4.85
4. Goldman • CLE 4.83
5. Rhyne • BOS 4.41

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Boley • PHA .970
2. Cronin • WSH .960
3. Rhyne • BOS .944
4. Lary • NYY .940
5. Kress • SLB .938

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Goslin • 2TM 2.10
2. Stone • DET 2.01
3. Simmons • PHA 2.00
4. Scarritt • BOS 1.97
5. Manush • 2TM 1.76

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Simmons • PHA .989
2. Manush • 2TM .987
3. Goslin • 2TM .963
4. Scarritt • BOS .960

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Rice • 2TM 2.83
2. Oliver • BOS 2.79
3. Haas • PHA 2.74
4. Averill • CLE 2.65
5. Schulte • SLB 2.46

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Oliver • BOS .979
2. Haas • PHA .976
3. West • WSH .966
4. Funk • DET .960
5. Averill • CLE .949

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Miller • PHA 2.01
2. Ruth • NYY 1.93
3. Gullic • SLB 1.79
4. Porter • CLE 1.69
5. Jolley • CHW 1.69

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Miller • PHA .973
2. Rice • WSH .965
3. Porter • CLE .962
4. Webb • BOS .948

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Oliver • BOS 3.22
2. West • WSH 3.16
3. Funk • DET 2.98
4. Haas • PHA 2.94
5. Rice • 2TM 2.76

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Oliver • BOS 3.16
2. Haas • PHA 2.83
3. Funk • DET 2.81
4. West • WSH 2.69
5. Averill • CLE 2.66

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Simmons • PHA .990
2. Manush • 2TM .989
3. Oliver • BOS .982
4. Haas • PHA .976
5. Miller • PHA .976

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Hudlin • CLE 3.11
2. Henry • CHW 3.08
3. Brown • WSH 2.97
4. Caraway • CHW 2.80
5. Brown • CLE 2.78

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Lyons • CHW 2.17
2. MacFayden • BOS 2.14
3. Hudlin • CLE 2.03
4. Russell • BOS 2.00
5. Stewart • SLB 1.97

Fielding % as P

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

1. Coffman • SLB 1.000
Collins • SLB 1.000
3. Henry • CHW .981
4. Faber • CHW .980
Crowder • 2TM .980

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