American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. McQuinn • SLB 1,377
2. Dahlgren • NYY 1,303
3. Kuhel • CHW 1,256
4. Greenberg • DET 1,205
5. Foxx • BOS 1,101

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gordon • NYY 461
Appling • CHW 461
3. Crosetti • NYY 460
4. Cronin • BOS 437
5. Doerr • BOS 431

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Tabor • BOS 40
2. Appling • CHW 39
3. Higgins • DET 36
4. Berardino • SLB 33
5. Lewis • WSH 32
Cronin • BOS 32

Def. Games as C

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

1. Dickey • NYY 126
2. Tresh • CHW 119
3. Hayes • PHA 114
4. Hemsley • CLE 106
5. Tebbetts • DET 100

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Dickey • NYY 571
2. Hemsley • CLE 499
3. Tresh • CHW 480
4. Tebbetts • DET 449
5. Hayes • PHA 380

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Tebbetts • DET 64
2. Hayes • PHA 60
3. Tresh • CHW 59
4. Hemsley • CLE 58
5. Dickey • NYY 57

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Tebbetts • DET 16
2. Glenn • SLB 11
3. Peacock • BOS 10
Hayes • PHA 10
5. Ferrell • WSH 9
Hemsley • CLE 9

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hayes • PHA 12
2. Tebbetts • DET 10
3. Ferrell • WSH 9
4. Dickey • NYY 8
5. Tresh • CHW 7
Hemsley • CLE 7

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Ferrell • WSH 19
2. Hayes • PHA 12
3. Tresh • CHW 9
4. Tebbetts • DET 8
5. Spindel • SLB 7
Harshaney • 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. Hayes • PHA 71
2. Tresh • CHW 55
3. Peacock • BOS 45
4. Glenn • SLB 43
5. Tebbetts • DET 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. Tebbetts • DET 34
2. Hemsley • CLE 29
3. Tresh • CHW 28
4. Dickey • NYY 27
5. Hayes • PHA 26

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Ferrell • WSH 57.5
2. Tebbetts • DET 47.9
3. Hemsley • CLE 44.6
4. Desautels • BOS 43.1
5. Dickey • NYY 42.9

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. McQuinn • SLB 154
2. Dahlgren • NYY 144
3. Greenberg • DET 136
Kuhel • CHW 136
5. Foxx • BOS 123

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. McQuinn • SLB 1,377
2. Dahlgren • NYY 1,303
3. Kuhel • CHW 1,256
4. Greenberg • DET 1,205
5. Foxx • BOS 1,101

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. McQuinn • SLB 116
2. Trosky • CLE 97
3. Foxx • BOS 91
4. Greenberg • DET 75
5. Siebert • PHA 74

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Dahlgren • NYY 13
2. Vernon • WSH 11
McQuinn • SLB 11
Kuhel • CHW 11
5. Wasdell • WSH 10
Foxx • BOS 10

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Dahlgren • NYY 140
2. McQuinn • SLB 122
3. Kuhel • CHW 113
4. Greenberg • DET 108
5. Foxx • BOS 104

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Gordon • NYY 151
2. Doerr • BOS 126
3. Berardino • SLB 114
4. Gehringer • DET 107
5. Bejma • CHW 81

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Gordon • NYY 370
2. Doerr • BOS 336
3. Berardino • SLB 315
4. Gehringer • DET 245
5. Bloodworth • WSH 226

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gordon • NYY 461
2. Doerr • BOS 431
3. Berardino • SLB 339
4. Gehringer • DET 312
5. Bloodworth • WSH 219

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Berardino • SLB 29
2. Gordon • NYY 28
3. Doerr • BOS 19
Gantenbein • PHA 19
5. Nagel • PHA 14

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Gordon • NYY 116
2. Doerr • BOS 95
3. Berardino • SLB 67
Gehringer • DET 67
5. Bloodworth • WSH 66

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Keltner • CLE 154
2. Rolfe • NYY 152
3. Clift • SLB 149
4. Tabor • BOS 148
5. Lewis • WSH 134

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Keltner • CLE 187
2. Clift • SLB 184
3. Rolfe • NYY 151
4. Tabor • BOS 144
5. Higgins • DET 140

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Tabor • BOS 338
2. Lewis • WSH 326
3. Clift • SLB 324
4. Keltner • CLE 297
5. Rolfe • NYY 282

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Tabor • BOS 40
2. Higgins • DET 36
3. Lewis • WSH 32
4. Clift • SLB 25
5. Rolfe • NYY 19
McNair • CHW 19

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Keltner • CLE 40
2. Clift • SLB 34
3. Tabor • BOS 32
4. Lewis • WSH 31
5. McNair • CHW 23

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Crosetti • NYY 152
2. Appling • CHW 148
3. Cronin • BOS 142
4. Travis • WSH 118
5. Newsome • PHA 93
Croucher • DET 93

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Crosetti • NYY 323
2. Cronin • BOS 306
3. Appling • CHW 289
4. Travis • WSH 194
5. Newsome • PHA 176

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Appling • CHW 461
2. Crosetti • NYY 460
3. Cronin • BOS 437
4. Travis • WSH 359
5. Croucher • DET 256

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Appling • CHW 39
2. Cronin • BOS 32
3. Croucher • DET 28
4. Webb • CLE 27
5. Crosetti • NYY 26

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Crosetti • NYY 118
2. Cronin • BOS 93
3. Appling • CHW 78
4. Travis • WSH 74
5. Croucher • DET 47

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Walker • CHW 147
2. Vosmik • BOS 144
3. Johnson • PHA 133
4. Heath • CLE 108
5. Selkirk • NYY 88

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Johnson • PHA 309
2. Walker • CHW 298
3. Heath • CLE 264
4. Vosmik • BOS 252
5. Selkirk • NYY 187

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Johnson • PHA 15
2. Walker • CHW 11
3. Vosmik • BOS 9
4. Heath • CLE 8
5. Gallagher • SLB 7

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Johnson • PHA 13
Walker • CHW 13
3. Heath • CLE 10
4. Gallagher • SLB 8
Vosmik • BOS 8

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Walker • CHW 3
2. Heath • CLE 2
Johnson • PHA 2
Sullivan • SLB 2
5. Cullenbine • DET 1
Estalella • WSH 1
Gallagher • SLB 1
Keller • NYY 1
Walker • DET 1
Weatherly • CLE 1
Bell • 2TM 1

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. McCosky • DET 145
2. Kreevich • CHW 139
3. Cramer • BOS 135
4. Chapman • CLE 133
5. Chapman • PHA 117

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. McCosky • DET 348
2. Chapman • PHA 347
3. Kreevich • CHW 330
4. DiMaggio • NYY 328
5. Chapman • CLE 314

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Kreevich • CHW 19
2. DiMaggio • NYY 13
3. Cramer • BOS 12
4. Chapman • CLE 10
Chapman • PHA 10

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Chapman • PHA 17
2. Case • WSH 13
3. Kreevich • CHW 11
Chapman • CLE 11
5. Cramer • BOS 6
Laabs • SLB 6
McCosky • DET 6

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Kreevich • CHW 4
2. West • WSH 3
3. Chapman • PHA 2
DiMaggio • NYY 2
Hoag • SLB 2
McCosky • DET 2

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Williams • BOS 149
2. Fox • DET 126
3. Campbell • CLE 115
4. Moses • PHA 99
5. Wright • WSH 80

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Williams • BOS 266
2. Fox • DET 216
3. Moses • PHA 185
4. Campbell • CLE 184
5. Wright • WSH 132

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Campbell • CLE 10
Moses • PHA 10
Williams • BOS 10
Fox • DET 10
5. Hoag • SLB 8

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Williams • BOS 19
2. Campbell • CLE 15
3. Fox • DET 9
4. Moses • PHA 8
5. Wright • WSH 7
Cullenbine • DET 7

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Wright • WSH 4
2. Campbell • CLE 3
Fox • DET 3
Williams • BOS 3
5. Moses • PHA 2

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Johnson • PHA 150
2. Williams • BOS 149
3. Walker • CHW 147
4. Chapman • CLE 146
5. McCosky • DET 145

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. McCosky • DET 428
2. Kreevich • CHW 419
3. Johnson • PHA 369
4. Walker • CHW 365
5. Chapman • CLE 356
Cramer • BOS 356

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Kreevich • CHW 18
2. Johnson • PHA 15
3. DiMaggio • NYY 13
Hoag • SLB 13
5. Campbell • CLE 12
Chapman • CLE 12
Cramer • BOS 12
Fox • DET 12

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Williams • BOS 19
2. Chapman • PHA 17
3. Case • WSH 16
4. Campbell • CLE 13
Wright • WSH 13
Walker • CHW 13
Johnson • PHA 13

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Wright • WSH 4
Kreevich • CHW 4
3. Campbell • CLE 3
Williams • BOS 3
West • WSH 3
Walker • CHW 3
Sullivan • SLB 3
Fox • DET 3
Johnson • PHA 3

Def. Games as P

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

1. Brown • CHW 61
2. Dean • PHA 54
3. Dickman • BOS 48
4. Heving • BOS 46
5. Potter • PHA 41
Trotter • SLB 41
Newsom • 2TM 41

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Gill • 2TM 25
2. Hudlin • CLE 21
3. Allen • CLE 17
4. Harder • CLE 14
Wilson • BOS 14

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Leonard • WSH 56
2. Lee • CHW 45
3. Feller • CLE 44
4. Hudlin • CLE 42
5. Chase • WSH 39
Newsom • 2TM 39

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Allen • CLE 5
2. Auker • BOS 4
Trout • DET 4
Hadley • NYY 4
5. Krakauskas • WSH 3
Smith • 2TM 3
Pippen • 2TM 3
Newsom • 2TM 3
Rigney • CHW 3
Rich • BOS 3
Mills • SLB 3
Lyons • CHW 3
Heving • BOS 3
Grove • BOS 3
Galehouse • BOS 3
Feller • CLE 3
Chase • WSH 3
Bridges • DET 3

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Allen • CLE 7
2. Nelson • PHA 6
Russo • NYY 6
4. Harris • 2TM 5
Pearson • NYY 5
Rowe • DET 5

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Tebbetts • DET 5.73
2. Hemsley • CLE 5.72
3. Desautels • BOS 5.33
4. York • DET 5.32
5. Dickey • NYY 5.14

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Hemsley • CLE 5.25
2. Tebbetts • DET 5.13
3. Dickey • NYY 4.98
4. Desautels • BOS 4.90
5. York • DET 4.79

Fielding % as C

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

1. Dickey • NYY .989
2. Tresh • CHW .985
3. Hemsley • CLE .984
4. Hayes • PHA .978
5. Ferrell • WSH .976

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Siebert • PHA 10.01
2. McQuinn • SLB 10.01
3. Foxx • BOS 9.97
4. Kuhel • CHW 9.94
5. Greenberg • DET 9.72

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Kuhel • CHW 9.76
2. McQuinn • SLB 9.69
3. Foxx • BOS 9.69
4. Siebert • PHA 9.58
5. Dahlgren • NYY 9.52

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Greenberg • DET .993
2. McQuinn • SLB .993
3. Trosky • CLE .992
4. Kuhel • CHW .992
5. Foxx • BOS .992

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Doerr • BOS 6.30
2. Berardino • SLB 5.86
3. Gordon • NYY 5.59
4. Gehringer • DET 5.45
5. Bejma • CHW 5.17

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Doerr • BOS 6.09
2. Berardino • SLB 5.74
3. Gordon • NYY 5.50
4. Gehringer • DET 5.21
5. Bejma • CHW 4.56

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Gehringer • DET .977
2. Doerr • BOS .976
3. Gordon • NYY .967
4. Berardino • SLB .958

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Clift • SLB 3.48
2. Lewis • WSH 3.42
3. Lodigiani • PHA 3.38
4. Tabor • BOS 3.30
5. Keltner • CLE 3.22

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Clift • SLB 3.41
2. Lewis • WSH 3.34
3. Tabor • BOS 3.26
4. Lodigiani • PHA 3.19
5. Keltner • CLE 3.14

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Keltner • CLE .974
2. Rolfe • NYY .958
3. Clift • SLB .953
4. McNair • CHW .937
5. Lewis • WSH .933

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Newsome • PHA 5.66
2. Ambler • PHA 5.44
3. Cronin • BOS 5.41
4. Crosetti • NYY 5.27
5. Appling • CHW 5.18

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Cronin • BOS 5.23
2. Crosetti • NYY 5.15
3. Appling • CHW 5.07
4. Travis • WSH 4.69
5. Webb • CLE 4.54

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Crosetti • NYY .968
2. Cronin • BOS .959
3. Travis • WSH .958
4. Appling • CHW .951

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Heath • CLE 2.52
2. Johnson • PHA 2.44
3. Selkirk • NYY 2.15
4. Walker • CHW 2.10
5. Vosmik • BOS 1.81

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Vosmik • BOS .970
2. Heath • CLE .965
3. Johnson • PHA .961
4. Walker • CHW .960

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Chapman • PHA 3.05
2. DiMaggio • NYY 2.94
3. Kreevich • CHW 2.51
4. McCosky • DET 2.45
5. Chapman • CLE 2.44

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. DiMaggio • NYY .986
2. McCosky • DET .983
3. Cramer • BOS .981
4. Kreevich • CHW .969
5. Chapman • CLE .967

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Moses • PHA 1.97
2. Williams • BOS 1.85
3. Fox • DET 1.79
4. Wright • WSH 1.73
5. Campbell • CLE 1.69

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Fox • DET .962
2. Williams • BOS .936
3. Campbell • CLE .928

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Chapman • PHA 3.30
2. Kreevich • CHW 3.22
3. McCosky • DET 3.07
4. DiMaggio • NYY 3.01
5. West • WSH 2.83

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Kreevich • CHW 3.14
2. Chapman • PHA 3.09
3. McCosky • DET 3.00
4. DiMaggio • NYY 2.91
5. Case • WSH 2.76

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Selkirk • NYY .989
2. McCosky • DET .986
3. DiMaggio • NYY .986
4. Cramer • BOS .984
5. Kreevich • CHW .975

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Allen • CLE 2.73
2. Hadley • NYY 2.51
3. Leonard • WSH 2.21
4. Trotter • SLB 2.18
5. Wilson • BOS 1.98

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Leonard • WSH 1.94
2. Allen • CLE 1.89
3. Hadley • NYY 1.65
4. Chase • WSH 1.56
5. Lee • CHW 1.55

Fielding % as P

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

1. Beckmann • PHA 1.000
Trotter • SLB 1.000
Milnar • CLE 1.000
4. Kennedy • 2TM .978
5. Potter • PHA .977

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