American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Trosky • CLE 1,487
2. Greenberg • DET 1,454
3. Foxx • PHA 1,388
4. Burns • SLB 1,365
5. Gehrig • NYY 1,284

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Rogell • DET 518
2. Gehringer • DET 516
3. McNair • PHA 489
4. Hale • CLE 488
5. Cronin • WSH 486

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Werber • BOS 43
2. Hale • CLE 41
McNair • PHA 41
4. Crosetti • NYY 39
5. Cronin • WSH 38

Def. Games as C

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

1. Ferrell • BOS 128
2. Cochrane • DET 124
3. Hemsley • SLB 114
4. Dickey • NYY 104
5. Berry • PHA 99

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Ferrell • BOS 531
2. Dickey • NYY 527
3. Cochrane • DET 517
4. Hemsley • SLB 487
5. Madjeski • 2TM 348

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hemsley • SLB 92
2. Ferrell • BOS 72
3. Cochrane • DET 69
4. Madjeski • 2TM 49
Dickey • NYY 49

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hemsley • SLB 16
2. Hayes • PHA 15
3. Madjeski • 2TM 12
4. Shea • CHW 8
Dickey • NYY 8
Grube • SLB 8

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hemsley • SLB 15
2. Dickey • NYY 13
3. Madjeski • 2TM 11
4. Berry • PHA 9
5. Jorgens • NYY 7
Ferrell • BOS 7
Cochrane • DET 7

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Madjeski • 2TM 9
2. Hemsley • SLB 8
3. Dickey • NYY 7
Hayes • PHA 7
Shea • CHW 7

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. Madjeski • 2TM 55
2. Dickey • NYY 48
3. Ferrell • BOS 44
4. Berry • PHA 41
5. Hayes • PHA 36
Hemsley • SLB 36

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. Hemsley • SLB 40
2. Cochrane • DET 31
3. Madjeski • 2TM 29
4. Ferrell • BOS 26
5. Berry • PHA 24

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Phillips • WSH 56.3
2. Hemsley • SLB 52.6
3. Cochrane • DET 51.7
4. Ferrell • BOS 37.1
5. Berry • PHA 36.9

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Trosky • CLE 154
Burns • SLB 154
3. Greenberg • DET 153
Gehrig • NYY 153
5. Foxx • PHA 140

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Trosky • CLE 1,487
2. Greenberg • DET 1,454
3. Foxx • PHA 1,378
4. Burns • SLB 1,365
5. Gehrig • NYY 1,284

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Trosky • CLE 86
2. Foxx • PHA 85
3. Greenberg • DET 84
4. Burns • SLB 81
5. Gehrig • NYY 80

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Trosky • CLE 22
2. Greenberg • DET 16
Morgan • BOS 16
4. Burns • SLB 12
5. Foxx • PHA 10

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Trosky • CLE 145
2. Foxx • PHA 133
3. Burns • SLB 132
4. Gehrig • NYY 126
5. Greenberg • DET 124

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Gehringer • DET 154
2. Melillo • SLB 141
3. Hale • CLE 137
4. Myer • WSH 135
5. Warstler • PHA 107

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Melillo • SLB 412
2. Hale • CLE 408
3. Myer • WSH 367
4. Gehringer • DET 355
5. Cissell • BOS 280

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gehringer • DET 516
2. Hale • CLE 480
3. Melillo • SLB 462
4. Myer • WSH 420
5. Warstler • PHA 392

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hale • CLE 41
2. Cissell • BOS 24
3. Boken • 2TM 22
4. Warstler • PHA 20
Myer • WSH 20

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Melillo • SLB 110
2. Hale • CLE 107
3. Myer • WSH 101
4. Gehringer • DET 100
5. Warstler • PHA 87

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Owen • DET 154
2. Higgins • PHA 144
3. Clift • SLB 141
4. Werber • BOS 130
5. Kamm • CLE 118

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Owen • DET 202
2. Clift • SLB 150
3. Higgins • PHA 147
4. Werber • BOS 136
5. Kamm • CLE 109

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Werber • BOS 323
2. Owen • DET 253
3. Kamm • CLE 248
4. Higgins • PHA 247
5. Clift • SLB 245

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Higgins • PHA 37
2. Clift • SLB 30
3. Werber • BOS 29
4. Owen • DET 21
5. Travis • WSH 20

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Higgins • PHA 34
2. Owen • DET 33
3. Clift • SLB 28
4. Werber • BOS 25
5. Kamm • CLE 24

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Rogell • DET 154
2. McNair • PHA 151
3. Knickerbocker • CLE 146
4. Lary • BOS 129
5. Cronin • WSH 127

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. McNair • PHA 305
2. Knickerbocker • CLE 262
3. Strange • SLB 260
Lary • BOS 260
5. Rogell • DET 259

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Rogell • DET 518
2. McNair • PHA 489
3. Cronin • WSH 486
4. Knickerbocker • CLE 451
5. Lary • BOS 396

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. McNair • PHA 41
2. Cronin • WSH 38
3. Crosetti • NYY 35
4. Appling • CHW 34
5. Strange • SLB 31
Rogell • DET 31

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. McNair • PHA 109
2. Knickerbocker • CLE 106
3. Rogell • DET 99
4. Cronin • WSH 86
5. Strange • SLB 84

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Goslin • DET 145
2. Johnson • PHA 139
3. Johnson • BOS 137
4. Simmons • CHW 133
5. Manush • WSH 130

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Johnson • PHA 302
2. Goslin • DET 255
3. Simmons • CHW 247
4. Manush • WSH 246
5. Johnson • BOS 225

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Johnson • PHA 16
2. Simmons • CHW 14
Johnson • BOS 14
Goslin • DET 14
5. Pepper • SLB 12

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Johnson • BOS 15
2. Goslin • DET 12
3. Johnson • PHA 11
4. Pepper • SLB 10
5. Garms • SLB 7

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Pepper • SLB 4
2. Johnson • PHA 3
Simmons • CHW 3
4. Goslin • DET 2
Manush • WSH 2
Vosmik • CLE 2

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Averill • CLE 154
2. Cramer • PHA 151
3. Schulte • WSH 134
4. West • SLB 120
5. White • DET 92

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Cramer • PHA 388
2. Averill • CLE 386
3. Schulte • WSH 287
4. West • SLB 261
5. White • DET 201

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. West • SLB 14
2. Averill • CLE 12
3. Cramer • PHA 11
4. White • DET 7
5. Solters • BOS 6
Chapman • NYY 6

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Averill • CLE 13
2. Solters • BOS 11
3. White • DET 9
West • SLB 9
Chapman • NYY 9

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Averill • CLE 3
West • SLB 3
3. White • DET 2
4. Conlan • CHW 1
Haas • CHW 1
Hoag • NYY 1
Reynolds • BOS 1
Solters • BOS 1
Stone • WSH 1
Walker • DET 1

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Campbell • SLB 123
2. Fox • DET 110
3. Stone • WSH 101
4. Swanson • CHW 100
5. Coleman • PHA 86

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Fox • DET 197
2. Stone • WSH 185
3. Campbell • SLB 182
4. Swanson • CHW 168
5. Coleman • PHA 139

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Campbell • SLB 14
2. Stone • WSH 13
3. Fox • DET 12
4. Coleman • PHA 8
5. Harris • WSH 6

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Campbell • SLB 17
2. Stone • WSH 8
3. Porter • 2TM 7
4. Fox • DET 6
Ruth • NYY 6

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Campbell • SLB 3
Coleman • PHA 3
Fox • DET 3
4. Reynolds • BOS 2
Stone • WSH 2

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Averill • CLE 154
2. Cramer • PHA 152
3. Goslin • DET 149
Chapman • NYY 149
5. Johnson • PHA 139

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Averill • CLE 410
2. Cramer • PHA 385
3. Chapman • NYY 368
4. Schulte • WSH 351
5. Johnson • PHA 304

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Johnson • PHA 17
2. Pepper • SLB 15
Goslin • DET 15
4. Simmons • CHW 14
West • SLB 14
Campbell • SLB 14

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Campbell • SLB 17
2. Johnson • BOS 15
Goslin • DET 15
Solters • BOS 15
5. Averill • CLE 13
Chapman • NYY 13

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Pepper • SLB 4
Fox • DET 4
3. Averill • CLE 3
Simmons • CHW 3
Reynolds • BOS 3
Stone • WSH 3
Johnson • PHA 3
West • SLB 3
Campbell • SLB 3

Def. Games as P

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

1. Russell • WSH 54
2. Newsom • SLB 47
3. Knott • SLB 45
Rowe • DET 45
5. Harder • CLE 44
Rhodes • BOS 44

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Murphy • NYY 19
2. Blaeholder • SLB 16
3. Pearson • CLE 15
4. Marcum • PHA 14
5. Newsom • SLB 13

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hudlin • CLE 62
2. Harder • CLE 61
3. Auker • DET 53
4. Ostermueller • BOS 52
Gaston • CHW 52

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Harder • CLE 7
2. Weaver • WSH 5
Cain • PHA 5
4. Coffman • SLB 4
Lyons • CHW 4
Earnshaw • CHW 4
Cascarella • PHA 4

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hudlin • CLE 8
2. Blaeholder • SLB 6
Murphy • NYY 6
4. Pearson • CLE 5
5. Lyons • CHW 4

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Dickey • NYY 5.68
2. Hemsley • SLB 5.50
3. Madjeski • 2TM 5.39
4. Cochrane • DET 5.38
5. Shea • CHW 5.22

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Dickey • NYY 5.54
2. Hemsley • SLB 5.08
3. Madjeski • 2TM 4.96
4. Cochrane • DET 4.73
5. Ferrell • BOS 4.71

Fielding % as C

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

1. Ferrell • BOS .990
2. Pytlak • CLE .989
3. Cochrane • DET .988
4. Berry • PHA .987
5. Dickey • NYY .986

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Foxx • PHA 10.77
2. Bonura • CHW 10.52
3. Trosky • CLE 10.36
4. Greenberg • DET 10.23
5. Morgan • BOS 9.93

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Foxx • PHA 10.45
2. Bonura • CHW 10.36
3. Trosky • CLE 10.21
4. Greenberg • DET 10.05
5. Morgan • BOS 9.77

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Bonura • CHW .996
2. Gehrig • NYY .994
3. Foxx • PHA .993
4. Burns • SLB .992
5. Greenberg • DET .990

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Hale • CLE 6.65
2. Melillo • SLB 6.42
3. Cissell • BOS 6.37
4. Warstler • PHA 6.24
5. Myer • WSH 5.99

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Hale • CLE 6.48
2. Melillo • SLB 6.20
3. Cissell • BOS 5.84
4. Myer • WSH 5.83
5. Warstler • PHA 5.79

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Melillo • SLB .981
2. Gehringer • DET .981
3. Myer • WSH .975
4. Warstler • PHA .969
5. Hale • CLE .956

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Werber • BOS 3.61
2. Kamm • CLE 3.25
3. Travis • WSH 3.20
4. Owen • DET 3.05
5. Clift • SLB 2.88

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Werber • BOS 3.53
2. Kamm • CLE 3.03
3. Travis • WSH 3.01
4. Owen • DET 2.95
5. Clift • SLB 2.80

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Kamm • CLE .978
2. Owen • DET .956
3. Werber • BOS .941
4. Clift • SLB .929
5. Higgins • PHA .914

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Cronin • WSH 5.85
2. McNair • PHA 5.44
3. Strange • SLB 5.43
4. Appling • CHW 5.39
5. Lary • BOS 5.33

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Cronin • WSH 5.76
2. Appling • CHW 5.31
3. McNair • PHA 5.26
4. Strange • SLB 5.22
5. Lary • BOS 5.09

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Lary • BOS .965
2. Knickerbocker • CLE .962
3. Rogell • DET .962
4. Strange • SLB .955
5. McNair • PHA .951

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Johnson • PHA 2.29
2. Simmons • CHW 1.96
3. Manush • WSH 1.93
4. Pepper • SLB 1.91
5. Vosmik • CLE 1.90

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Simmons • CHW .985
2. Manush • WSH .977
3. Vosmik • CLE .975
4. Johnson • PHA .967
5. Goslin • DET .957

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Cramer • PHA 2.64
2. Averill • CLE 2.58
3. Chapman • NYY 2.35
4. West • SLB 2.29
5. White • DET 2.26

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Cramer • PHA .985
2. Schulte • WSH .983
3. Averill • CLE .968
4. West • SLB .968

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Stone • WSH 1.96
2. Fox • DET 1.90
3. Ruth • NYY 1.75
4. Swanson • CHW 1.72
5. Coleman • PHA 1.71

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Fox • DET .972
2. Campbell • SLB .920

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Byrd • NYY 2.86
2. Averill • CLE 2.79
3. West • SLB 2.74
4. Cramer • PHA 2.73
5. Schulte • WSH 2.71

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Averill • CLE 2.74
2. Schulte • WSH 2.66
3. West • SLB 2.64
4. Cramer • PHA 2.61
5. Chapman • NYY 2.55

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Byrd • NYY .988
2. Simmons • CHW .987
3. Schulte • WSH .986
4. Cramer • PHA .985
5. Manush • WSH .980

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Hudlin • CLE 3.32
2. Russell • WSH 2.96
3. Gaston • CHW 2.83
4. Auker • DET 2.72
Lyons • CHW 2.72

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Gaston • CHW 2.10
2. Lyons • CHW 2.07
3. Hudlin • CLE 2.00
4. Ostermueller • BOS 1.82
5. Pearson • CLE 1.62

Fielding % as P

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

1. Crowder • 2TM 1.000
Welch • BOS 1.000
Tietje • CHW 1.000
Rowe • DET 1.000
Rhodes • BOS 1.000
Hildebrand • 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