American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Greenberg • DET 1,484
2. Gehrig • NYY 1,483
3. Foxx • BOS 1,282
4. Trosky • CLE 1,232
5. Bonura • WSH 1,209

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Crosetti • NYY 506
2. Travis • WSH 457
3. Gehringer • DET 455
4. Gordon • NYY 450
5. Cronin • BOS 449

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Lewis • WSH 47
Crosetti • NYY 47
3. Travis • WSH 40
4. Berger • CHW 39
Higgins • BOS 39

Def. Games as C

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

1. Ferrell • WSH 131
2. Dickey • NYY 126
3. York • DET 116
4. Desautels • BOS 108
5. Sullivan • SLB 99
Pytlak • CLE 99

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Dickey • NYY 518
2. Ferrell • WSH 512
3. Pytlak • CLE 475
4. Sullivan • SLB 441
5. Desautels • BOS 423

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Dickey • NYY 74
2. York • DET 70
3. Ferrell • WSH 69
4. Sullivan • SLB 65
5. Pytlak • CLE 56

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Ferrell • WSH 11
2. Hayes • PHA 9
3. Dickey • NYY 8
Hemsley • CLE 8
5. Desautels • BOS 7
Pytlak • CLE 7

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Ferrell • WSH 15
2. Pytlak • CLE 11
3. York • DET 10
Sullivan • SLB 10
5. Desautels • BOS 7
Dickey • NYY 7
Sewell • CHW 7

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. York • DET 10
Hayes • PHA 10
3. Ferrell • WSH 8
4. Dickey • NYY 7
Heath • SLB 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. Ferrell • WSH 49
2. Sullivan • SLB 48
3. Hayes • PHA 47
4. Pytlak • CLE 42
5. York • DET 39

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 • WSH 33
2. Dickey • NYY 31
3. Sullivan • SLB 30
4. York • DET 28
Desautels • BOS 28
Pytlak • CLE 28

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Rensa • CHW 51.4
2. Dickey • NYY 47.0
3. Desautels • BOS 45.9
4. York • DET 41.8
5. Sewell • CHW 41.7

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Gehrig • NYY 157
2. Greenberg • DET 155
3. Foxx • BOS 149
4. McQuinn • SLB 148
Trosky • CLE 148

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Greenberg • DET 1,484
2. Gehrig • NYY 1,483
3. Foxx • BOS 1,282
4. Trosky • CLE 1,232
5. Bonura • WSH 1,209

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Greenberg • DET 120
2. Foxx • BOS 116
3. Trosky • CLE 102
4. Gehrig • NYY 100
5. Bonura • WSH 93

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Foxx • BOS 19
2. Gehrig • NYY 14
Greenberg • DET 14
Kuhel • CHW 14
5. McQuinn • SLB 10
Trosky • CLE 10

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Gehrig • NYY 157
2. Foxx • BOS 153
3. Greenberg • DET 146
4. McQuinn • SLB 134
5. Bonura • WSH 132

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Gehringer • DET 152
2. Doerr • BOS 145
3. Heffner • SLB 141
4. Hale • CLE 127
5. Gordon • NYY 126

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Gehringer • DET 393
2. Doerr • BOS 372
3. Heffner • SLB 365
4. Myer • WSH 308
5. Hale • CLE 304

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gehringer • DET 455
2. Gordon • NYY 450
3. Doerr • BOS 420
4. Heffner • SLB 363
5. Myer • WSH 355

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Gordon • NYY 31
2. Doerr • BOS 26
3. Hale • CLE 25
4. Heffner • SLB 22
5. Gehringer • DET 21
Lodigiani • PHA 21

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Doerr • BOS 118
2. Gehringer • DET 115
3. Heffner • SLB 103
4. Gordon • NYY 98
5. Myer • WSH 91

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Rolfe • NYY 151
Lewis • WSH 151
3. Clift • SLB 149
Keltner • CLE 149
5. Owen • CHW 140

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Clift • SLB 176
2. Werber • PHA 168
3. Lewis • WSH 161
4. Rolfe • NYY 151
5. Keltner • CLE 141

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Lewis • WSH 329
2. Clift • SLB 306
3. Owen • CHW 305
4. Rolfe • NYY 294
5. Higgins • BOS 272

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Lewis • WSH 47
2. Higgins • BOS 39
3. Werber • PHA 30
4. Owen • CHW 24
5. Clift • SLB 19
Keltner • CLE 19
Rolfe • NYY 19

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Lewis • WSH 32
2. Clift • SLB 31
3. Owen • CHW 29
4. Higgins • BOS 28
5. Rolfe • NYY 26

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Crosetti • NYY 157
2. Kress • SLB 150
3. Travis • WSH 143
4. Cronin • BOS 142
5. Lary • CLE 141

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Crosetti • NYY 352
2. Kress • SLB 321
3. Cronin • BOS 304
Travis • WSH 304
5. Lary • CLE 296

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Crosetti • NYY 506
2. Travis • WSH 457
3. Cronin • BOS 449
4. Rogell • DET 431
5. Lary • CLE 399

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Crosetti • NYY 47
2. Travis • WSH 40
3. Cronin • BOS 36
4. Ambler • PHA 32
5. Rogell • DET 31

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Crosetti • NYY 120
2. Travis • WSH 113
3. Cronin • BOS 110
4. Rogell • DET 101
5. Kress • SLB 100

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Vosmik • BOS 146
2. Heath • CLE 113
3. Simmons • WSH 111
4. Mills • SLB 106
5. Chapman • PHA 103

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Vosmik • BOS 257
2. Heath • CLE 230
3. Radcliff • CHW 197
4. Chapman • PHA 195
5. Mills • SLB 175

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Vosmik • BOS 14
2. Mills • SLB 9
3. Walker • DET 7
Selkirk • NYY 7
Chapman • PHA 7

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Chapman • PHA 11
2. Mills • SLB 8
3. Heath • CLE 7
Vosmik • BOS 7
5. Selkirk • NYY 5
York • DET 5
Radcliff • CHW 5

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Vosmik • BOS 4
2. Selkirk • NYY 3
Solters • CLE 3
4. Heath • CLE 2
Hoag • NYY 2
Mills • SLB 2

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Almada • 2TM 148
Cramer • BOS 148
3. DiMaggio • NYY 145
4. Kreevich • CHW 127
5. West • 2TM 125

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. DiMaggio • NYY 353
2. Kreevich • CHW 349
Cramer • BOS 349
4. Almada • 2TM 314
5. Averill • CLE 305

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. DiMaggio • NYY 20
2. Johnson • PHA 18
3. Almada • 2TM 14
4. Cramer • BOS 13
5. Averill • CLE 12

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. DiMaggio • NYY 15
2. Almada • 2TM 14
Johnson • PHA 14
4. Kreevich • CHW 10
5. Averill • CLE 9

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. DiMaggio • NYY 4
2. Cramer • BOS 3
Weatherly • CLE 3
West • 2TM 3
5. Johnson • PHA 2
Kreevich • CHW 2
Morgan • DET 2
Almada • 2TM 2

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Fox • DET 155
2. Moses • PHA 139
3. Bell • SLB 132
4. Henrich • NYY 130
5. Chapman • BOS 125

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Moses • PHA 270
2. Fox • DET 243
3. Henrich • NYY 237
4. Chapman • BOS 228
5. Campbell • CLE 227

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Chapman • BOS 16
2. Henrich • NYY 14
3. Campbell • CLE 13
4. Bell • SLB 12
5. Moses • PHA 11

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Moses • PHA 11
2. Chapman • BOS 10
3. Case • WSH 9
4. Campbell • CLE 8
5. Walker • CHW 7

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Chapman • BOS 5
2. Bell • SLB 3
Campbell • CLE 3
Moses • PHA 3
Wright • WSH 3

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Fox • DET 155
2. Johnson • PHA 150
3. Almada • 2TM 148
Cramer • BOS 148
5. Vosmik • BOS 146

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Cramer • BOS 417
2. Johnson • PHA 400
3. Almada • 2TM 394
4. Kreevich • CHW 379
5. DiMaggio • NYY 366

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Johnson • PHA 21
2. DiMaggio • NYY 20
3. Chapman • BOS 15
Cramer • BOS 15
5. Averill • CLE 14
Vosmik • BOS 14
Henrich • NYY 14
Almada • 2TM 14

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Johnson • PHA 16
2. DiMaggio • NYY 15
3. Almada • 2TM 14
4. Chapman • PHA 12
5. Moses • PHA 11

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Chapman • BOS 5
2. Vosmik • BOS 4
DiMaggio • NYY 4
4. Bell • SLB 3
West • 2TM 3
Wright • WSH 3
Weatherly • CLE 3
Solters • CLE 3
Selkirk • NYY 3
Moses • PHA 3
Johnson • PHA 3
Campbell • CLE 3
Hoag • NYY 3
Cramer • BOS 3

Def. Games as P

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

1. Humphries • CLE 45
2. Newsom • SLB 44
3. Appleton • WSH 43
Bagby • BOS 43
Smith • PHA 43

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Harder • CLE 21
2. Chandler • NYY 18
3. Hadley • NYY 17
4. Bagby • BOS 16
5. Ostermueller • BOS 15
Wilson • BOS 15

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gomez • NYY 51
2. Chandler • NYY 50
3. Harder • CLE 49
4. Kennedy • DET 46
Lee • CHW 46
Leonard • WSH 46
Lyons • CHW 46

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Chase • WSH 6
2. Mills • SLB 5
Lee • CHW 5
4. Appleton • WSH 4
Kelley • 2TM 4
Ostermueller • BOS 4
Leonard • WSH 4
Caster • PHA 4

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Pearson • NYY 8
2. Ferrell • 2TM 6
3. Knott • 2TM 5
Gomez • NYY 5
5. Appleton • WSH 4
Heving • 2TM 4
Rigney • CHW 4
Kennedy • DET 4
DeShong • WSH 4
Beggs • NYY 4

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Hemsley • CLE 7.24
2. Heath • SLB 6.53
3. Sullivan • SLB 5.79
4. Pytlak • CLE 5.72
5. Dickey • NYY 5.05

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Hemsley • CLE 6.83
2. Heath • SLB 5.49
3. Pytlak • CLE 5.36
4. Sullivan • SLB 5.11
5. Dickey • NYY 4.70

Fielding % as C

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

1. Sullivan • SLB .990
2. York • DET .990
3. Pytlak • CLE .987
4. Dickey • NYY .987
5. Desautels • BOS .985

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Kuhel • CHW 11.00
2. Greenberg • DET 10.73
3. Gehrig • NYY 10.45
4. Bonura • WSH 10.26
5. Foxx • BOS 9.74

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Kuhel • CHW 10.77
2. Greenberg • DET 10.35
3. Bonura • WSH 10.09
4. Gehrig • NYY 10.08
5. Foxx • BOS 9.38

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Bonura • WSH .993
2. Trosky • CLE .993
3. McQuinn • SLB .992
4. Greenberg • DET .991
5. Gehrig • NYY .991

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Gordon • NYY 6.05
2. Gehringer • DET 5.81
3. Doerr • BOS 5.80
4. Myer • WSH 5.73
5. Lodigiani • PHA 5.65

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Gordon • NYY 5.87
2. Gehringer • DET 5.58
3. Myer • WSH 5.48
4. Doerr • BOS 5.46
5. Lodigiani • PHA 5.33

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Myer • WSH .982
2. Gehringer • DET .976
3. Heffner • SLB .971
4. Doerr • BOS .968
5. Hale • CLE .963

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Clift • SLB 3.39
2. Werber • PHA 3.39
3. Lewis • WSH 3.26
4. Owen • CHW 3.21
5. Higgins • BOS 3.08

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Lewis • WSH 3.25
2. Werber • PHA 3.24
3. Clift • SLB 3.23
4. Owen • CHW 3.15
5. Higgins • BOS 2.99

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Clift • SLB .962
2. Rolfe • NYY .959
3. Keltner • CLE .956
4. Owen • CHW .948
5. Werber • PHA .935

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Crosetti • NYY 5.63
2. Rogell • DET 5.59
3. Cronin • BOS 5.56
4. Appling • CHW 5.39
5. Travis • WSH 5.37

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Crosetti • NYY 5.46
2. Rogell • DET 5.39
3. Travis • WSH 5.32
4. Cronin • BOS 5.30
5. Appling • CHW 5.22

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Kress • SLB .965
2. Lary • CLE .964
3. Rogell • DET .959
4. Cronin • BOS .954
5. Travis • WSH .950

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Heath • CLE 2.07
2. Radcliff • CHW 2.03
3. Chapman • PHA 1.96
4. Selkirk • NYY 1.90
5. Vosmik • BOS 1.86

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Simmons • WSH .978
2. Vosmik • BOS .975
3. Heath • CLE .971
4. Mills • SLB .958
5. Chapman • PHA .948

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Kreevich • CHW 2.80
2. Averill • CLE 2.69
3. Johnson • PHA 2.61
4. DiMaggio • NYY 2.57
5. Cramer • BOS 2.45

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Cramer • BOS .981
2. West • 2TM .978
3. Kreevich • CHW .973
4. Averill • CLE .972
5. DiMaggio • NYY .961

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Moses • PHA 2.02
2. Campbell • CLE 1.97
3. Steinbacher • CHW 1.96
4. Chapman • BOS 1.95
5. Henrich • NYY 1.93

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Fox • DET .992
2. Henrich • NYY .984
3. Bell • SLB .974
4. Campbell • CLE .968
5. Moses • PHA .962

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Kreevich • CHW 3.18
2. Cramer • BOS 3.03
3. Johnson • PHA 2.95
4. Almada • 2TM 2.86
5. DiMaggio • NYY 2.73

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Kreevich • CHW 3.04
2. Cramer • BOS 2.92
3. Johnson • PHA 2.81
4. Almada • 2TM 2.76
5. DiMaggio • NYY 2.66

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Fox • DET .994
2. Cramer • BOS .986
3. Henrich • NYY .984
4. Simmons • WSH .983
5. West • 2TM .979

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Chandler • NYY 3.56
2. Hadley • NYY 3.07
3. Auker • DET 2.96
4. Bagby • BOS 2.67
5. Harder • CLE 2.63

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Chandler • NYY 2.96
2. Lyons • CHW 2.39
3. Gomez • NYY 1.97
4. Hadley • NYY 1.97
5. Auker • DET 1.96

Fielding % as P

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

1. Ruffing • NYY 1.000
Chandler • NYY 1.000
Grove • BOS 1.000
Hadley • NYY 1.000
5. Harder • CLE .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