American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Morgan • CLE 1,430
2. Burns • SLB 1,399
3. Foxx • PHA 1,338
4. Davis • DET 1,327
5. Gehrig • NYY 1,293

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Melillo • SLB 526
2. Cissell • CLE 509
3. Gehringer • DET 495
4. Cronin • WSH 448
5. Levey • SLB 439

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Appling • CHW 49
2. Levey • SLB 47
3. Rogell • DET 42
4. Warstler • BOS 41
5. Kress • CHW 37
Burnett • CLE 37

Def. Games as C

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

1. Cochrane • PHA 137
2. Ferrell • SLB 120
3. Dickey • NYY 108
4. Hayworth • DET 106
5. Spencer • WSH 98

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Cochrane • PHA 652
2. Dickey • NYY 639
3. Ferrell • SLB 486
4. Hayworth • DET 399
5. Spencer • WSH 313

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Cochrane • PHA 94
2. Ferrell • SLB 78
3. Hayworth • DET 59
4. Berry • 2TM 58
5. Connolly • BOS 55
Grube • CHW 55

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Grube • CHW 16
2. Connolly • BOS 13
3. Dickey • NYY 9
Jorgens • NYY 9
5. Tate • 2TM 8
Ferrell • SLB 8
Spencer • WSH 8
Sewell • CLE 8

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Cochrane • PHA 15
2. Berg • WSH 9
Ferrell • SLB 9
Spencer • WSH 9
5. Berry • 2TM 8
Hayworth • DET 8
Sewell • CLE 8

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Cochrane • PHA 11
2. Dickey • NYY 7
3. Grube • CHW 5
4. Berry • 2TM 4
Spencer • WSH 4
Myatt • CLE 4

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. Tate • 2TM 56
2. Cochrane • PHA 51
3. Grube • CHW 50
4. Dickey • NYY 43
5. Connolly • BOS 40

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 47
2. Ferrell • SLB 39
Grube • CHW 39
4. Berry • 2TM 31
Hayworth • DET 31

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Berry • 2TM 56.4
2. Berg • WSH 54.3
3. Spencer • WSH 52.9
4. Ferrell • SLB 50.0
Sewell • CLE 50.0

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Gehrig • NYY 156
2. Burns • SLB 150
3. Morgan • CLE 142
4. Davis • DET 141
Foxx • PHA 141

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Morgan • CLE 1,430
2. Burns • SLB 1,399
3. Foxx • PHA 1,328
4. Davis • DET 1,327
5. Gehrig • NYY 1,293

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Burns • SLB 101
2. Blue • CHW 88
3. Foxx • PHA 79
4. Davis • DET 75
Gehrig • NYY 75

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Morgan • CLE 23
2. Gehrig • NYY 18
3. Davis • DET 16
Blue • CHW 16
5. Burns • SLB 12

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Burns • SLB 130
2. Davis • DET 123
3. Foxx • PHA 115
4. Blue • CHW 106
5. Gehrig • NYY 101

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Melillo • SLB 153
2. Gehringer • DET 152
3. Myer • WSH 139
4. Lazzeri • NYY 134
5. Cissell • CLE 129

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Gehringer • DET 396
2. Melillo • SLB 393
3. Lazzeri • NYY 362
4. Myer • WSH 352
5. Cissell • CLE 329

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Melillo • SLB 526
2. Gehringer • DET 495
3. Cissell • CLE 475
4. Myer • WSH 426
5. Lazzeri • NYY 405

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Cissell • CLE 30
Gehringer • DET 30
3. Olson • BOS 28
4. Hayes • CHW 20
Myer • WSH 20

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Gehringer • DET 110
Melillo • SLB 110
3. Myer • WSH 97
4. Cissell • CLE 82
5. Hayes • CHW 78

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Bluege • WSH 149
2. Kamm • CLE 148
3. Dykes • PHA 141
4. Pickering • BOS 126
5. Sewell • NYY 123

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Kamm • CLE 164
2. Bluege • WSH 158
3. Dykes • PHA 142
4. Sewell • NYY 122
5. Pickering • BOS 110

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Kamm • CLE 299
2. Bluege • WSH 295
3. Dykes • PHA 251
4. Pickering • BOS 222
5. Sewell • NYY 221

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Pickering • BOS 21
2. Selph • CHW 20
3. Kamm • CLE 16
4. Bluege • WSH 14
Schuble • DET 14

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Bluege • WSH 28
2. Scharein • SLB 22
Pickering • BOS 22
4. Dykes • PHA 20
Kamm • CLE 20

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Levey • SLB 152
2. Cronin • WSH 141
3. Rogell • DET 139
4. McNair • PHA 133
5. Warstler • BOS 107

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Cronin • WSH 306
2. Levey • SLB 284
3. Rogell • DET 275
4. Warstler • BOS 254
5. McNair • PHA 242

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Cronin • WSH 448
2. Levey • SLB 439
3. Rogell • DET 433
4. McNair • PHA 391
5. Warstler • BOS 373

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Levey • SLB 47
2. Rogell • DET 42
3. Warstler • BOS 41
4. Appling • CHW 37
5. Cronin • WSH 32

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Cronin • WSH 95
2. McNair • PHA 89
3. Rogell • DET 88
4. Warstler • BOS 84
5. Levey • SLB 83

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Simmons • PHA 154
2. Vosmik • CLE 153
3. Goslin • SLB 149
4. Manush • WSH 146
5. Jolley • 2TM 126

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Vosmik • CLE 426
2. Goslin • SLB 296
3. Simmons • PHA 295
4. Manush • WSH 267
5. Jolley • 2TM 213

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Goslin • SLB 18
2. Jolley • 2TM 12
3. Vosmik • CLE 11
4. Simmons • PHA 9
5. Chapman • NYY 8

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Goslin • SLB 18
2. Jolley • 2TM 15
3. Chapman • NYY 13
4. Stone • DET 8
5. Walker • DET 7

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Goslin • SLB 5
2. Simmons • PHA 4
Vosmik • CLE 4
4. Manush • WSH 3
Jolley • 2TM 3

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Averill • CLE 153
2. West • WSH 143
3. Schulte • SLB 125
4. Oliver • BOS 116
5. Funk • CHW 115

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Averill • CLE 411
2. West • WSH 380
3. Haas • PHA 310
4. Schulte • SLB 298
Oliver • BOS 298

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. West • WSH 16
2. Averill • CLE 13
3. Oliver • BOS 12
4. Funk • CHW 11
5. Schulte • SLB 7

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Averill • CLE 16
2. Combs • NYY 12
3. West • WSH 10
Walker • DET 10
5. Funk • CHW 7

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. West • WSH 8
2. Funk • CHW 4
Oliver • BOS 4
4. Averill • CLE 3
5. Combs • NYY 2

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Porter • CLE 145
2. Campbell • 2TM 140
3. Webb • 2TM 135
4. Johnson • 2TM 104
5. Reynolds • WSH 95

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Campbell • 2TM 276
2. Porter • CLE 269
3. Reynolds • WSH 201
4. Webb • 2TM 195
5. Johnson • 2TM 185

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Webb • 2TM 15
Campbell • 2TM 15
3. Kress • CHW 9
4. Ruth • NYY 8
5. Johnson • 2TM 6
Rice • WSH 6

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Campbell • 2TM 22
2. Johnson • 2TM 15
3. Webb • 2TM 11
4. Ruth • NYY 6
5. Chapman • NYY 5
Kress • CHW 5
Porter • CLE 5

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Campbell • 2TM 4
2. Rice • WSH 2
Webb • 2TM 2
4. Coleman • PHA 1
Cramer • PHA 1
Haas • PHA 1
Kress • CHW 1
Lawrence • DET 1
Ruth • NYY 1
White • DET 1
Seeds • 2TM 1

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Simmons • PHA 154
2. Averill • CLE 153
Vosmik • CLE 153
4. Chapman • NYY 150
5. Goslin • SLB 149

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. West • WSH 450
2. Vosmik • CLE 432
3. Averill • CLE 412
4. Haas • PHA 372
5. Combs • NYY 343

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Goslin • SLB 16
2. Webb • 2TM 15
West • WSH 15
Funk • CHW 15
5. Jolley • 2TM 13
Chapman • NYY 13
Campbell • 2TM 13

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Campbell • 2TM 22
2. Johnson • 2TM 21
3. Goslin • SLB 18
4. Walker • DET 17
Chapman • NYY 17

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. West • WSH 7
2. Goslin • SLB 5
3. Campbell • 2TM 4
Vosmik • CLE 4
Simmons • PHA 4
Oliver • BOS 4
Funk • CHW 4

Def. Games as P

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

1. Marberry • WSH 54
2. Gray • SLB 52
3. Crowder • WSH 50
4. Hogsett • DET 47
Kline • BOS 47
Moore • 2TM 47

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Harder • CLE 18
2. Jones • CHW 17
3. Freitas • PHA 16
Kline • BOS 16
5. Hadley • 2TM 15
Brown • CLE 15

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Harder • CLE 65
2. Brown • CLE 63
3. Ferrell • CLE 59
4. Crowder • WSH 58
5. Walberg • PHA 55

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Pipgras • NYY 7
MacFayden • 2TM 7
3. Allen • NYY 5
4. Blaeholder • SLB 4
Russell • 2TM 4
Brown • WSH 4
Gray • SLB 4
Walberg • PHA 4
Gaston • CHW 4

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Gaston • CHW 7
Weiland • BOS 7
3. Blaeholder • SLB 6
Kline • BOS 6
5. Ferrell • CLE 5
Marberry • WSH 5
Crowder • WSH 5

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Dickey • NYY 6.68
2. Cochrane • PHA 5.75
3. Hayworth • DET 4.99
4. Ferrell • SLB 4.95
5. Berg • WSH 4.78

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Dickey • NYY 6.41
2. Cochrane • PHA 5.45
3. Ferrell • SLB 4.70
4. Hayworth • DET 4.32
5. Sewell • CLE 4.24

Fielding % as C

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

1. Cochrane • PHA .993
2. Hayworth • DET .991
3. Dickey • NYY .987
4. Ferrell • SLB .986
5. Spencer • WSH .978

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Alexander • 2TM 11.18
2. Blue • CHW 10.91
3. Morgan • CLE 10.65
4. Burns • SLB 10.14
5. Kuhel • WSH 10.09

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Alexander • 2TM 10.89
2. Morgan • CLE 10.59
3. Blue • CHW 10.50
4. Burns • SLB 10.00
5. Foxx • PHA 9.98

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Foxx • PHA .994
2. Burns • SLB .992
3. Alexander • 2TM .992
4. Davis • DET .989
5. Gehrig • NYY .987

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Hayes • CHW 6.42
2. Cissell • CLE 6.33
3. Melillo • SLB 6.13
4. Gehringer • DET 5.93
5. Olson • BOS 5.91

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Cissell • CLE 6.23
2. Hayes • CHW 6.05
3. Melillo • SLB 6.01
4. Gehringer • DET 5.86
5. Lazzeri • NYY 5.72

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Bishop • PHA .988
2. Melillo • SLB .981
3. Lazzeri • NYY .978
4. Myer • WSH .975
5. Gehringer • DET .967

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Scharein • SLB 3.63
2. Kamm • CLE 3.19
3. Bluege • WSH 3.13
4. Sewell • NYY 2.86
5. Pickering • BOS 2.83

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Scharein • SLB 3.53
2. Kamm • CLE 3.13
3. Bluege • WSH 3.04
4. Sewell • NYY 2.79
5. Dykes • PHA 2.79

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Dykes • PHA .980
2. Sewell • NYY .974
3. Bluege • WSH .970
4. Kamm • CLE .967
5. Pickering • BOS .941

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Warstler • BOS 6.17
2. Appling • CHW 5.96
3. Cronin • WSH 5.42
4. Rogell • DET 5.24
5. Lary • NYY 4.96

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Warstler • BOS 5.86
2. Appling • CHW 5.67
3. Cronin • WSH 5.35
4. Rogell • DET 5.09
5. McNair • PHA 4.76

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Cronin • WSH .959
2. McNair • PHA .953
3. Burnett • CLE .946
4. Rogell • DET .944
5. Levey • SLB .939

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Vosmik • CLE 2.86
2. Goslin • SLB 2.11
3. Chapman • NYY 2.02
4. Simmons • PHA 1.97
5. Manush • WSH 1.87

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Vosmik • CLE .989
2. Manush • WSH .986
3. Simmons • PHA .981
4. Goslin • SLB .946
5. Jolley • 2TM .938

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Haas • PHA 2.87
2. Averill • CLE 2.77
3. West • WSH 2.77
4. Oliver • BOS 2.67
5. Funk • CHW 2.51

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Haas • PHA .984
2. Oliver • BOS .981
3. Schulte • SLB .981
4. Funk • CHW .976
5. West • WSH .975

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Miller • PHA 2.27
2. Reynolds • WSH 2.15
3. Campbell • 2TM 2.08
4. Porter • CLE 1.87
5. Johnson • 2TM 1.84

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Porter • CLE .982
2. Webb • 2TM .950
3. Campbell • 2TM .930
4. Johnson • 2TM .927

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. West • WSH 3.38
2. Funk • CHW 3.22
3. Oliver • BOS 3.01
4. Vosmik • CLE 2.91
5. Cramer • PHA 2.84

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. West • WSH 3.25
2. Oliver • BOS 2.93
3. Vosmik • CLE 2.90
4. Cramer • PHA 2.79
5. Funk • CHW 2.78

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Vosmik • CLE .989
2. Manush • WSH .988
3. Haas • PHA .987
4. Schulte • SLB .986
5. Oliver • BOS .983

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Kline • BOS 3.14
2. Jones • CHW 3.02
3. Harder • CLE 2.93
4. Weiland • BOS 2.89
5. Hogsett • DET 2.73

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Jones • CHW 2.23
2. Harder • CLE 2.13
3. Brown • CLE 2.11
4. Ferrell • CLE 1.92
5. Gaston • CHW 1.71

Fielding % as P

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

1. Stewart • SLB 1.000
2. Ferrell • CLE .986
3. Crowder • WSH .985
4. Kline • BOS .984
5. Marberry • WSH .982

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