American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Dahlgren • NYY 1,488
2. McQuinn • SLB 1,436
3. Kuhel • CHW 1,395
4. York • DET 1,390
5. Siebert • PHA 1,322

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gordon • NYY 505
2. Doerr • BOS 480
3. Boudreau • CLE 454
4. Cronin • BOS 445
5. Appling • CHW 436

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Berardino • SLB 42
2. Cronin • BOS 38
Travis • WSH 38
4. Appling • CHW 37
5. McCoy • PHA 35

Def. Games as C

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

1. Tresh • CHW 135
2. Hayes • PHA 134
3. Swift • SLB 128
4. Hemsley • CLE 117
5. Tebbetts • DET 107

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Tresh • CHW 619
2. Hemsley • CLE 591
3. Tebbetts • DET 572
4. Hayes • PHA 515
5. Ferrell • WSH 427

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Tebbetts • DET 89
2. Tresh • CHW 69
3. Ferrell • WSH 67
4. Hemsley • CLE 65
5. Hayes • PHA 63

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Tebbetts • DET 17
Hayes • PHA 17
3. Tresh • CHW 12
4. Early • WSH 10
Ferrell • WSH 10

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Tebbetts • DET 10
2. Dickey • NYY 9
Hayes • PHA 9
4. Desautels • BOS 8
Swift • SLB 8
Rosar • NYY 8
Hemsley • CLE 8

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Ferrell • WSH 17
2. Tresh • CHW 13
Hayes • PHA 13
4. Swift • SLB 11
5. Foxx • BOS 7
Susce • 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 60
2. Swift • SLB 46
3. Tresh • CHW 41
4. Tebbetts • DET 39
5. Early • WSH 30

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 41
2. Hemsley • CLE 30
3. Ferrell • WSH 29
4. Hayes • PHA 27
5. Dickey • NYY 25

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Hemsley • CLE 60.0
2. Sullivan • DET 53.1
3. Rosar • NYY 51.5
4. Tebbetts • DET 51.3
5. Ferrell • WSH 50.9

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Kuhel • CHW 155
York • DET 155
Dahlgren • NYY 155
4. Siebert • PHA 154
5. McQuinn • SLB 150

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Dahlgren • NYY 1,488
2. McQuinn • SLB 1,436
3. Kuhel • CHW 1,395
4. York • DET 1,390
5. Siebert • PHA 1,322

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. McQuinn • SLB 124
2. Siebert • PHA 119
3. York • DET 107
4. Kuhel • CHW 91
5. Foxx • BOS 79

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Siebert • PHA 22
2. Kuhel • CHW 18
3. York • DET 15
Dahlgren • NYY 15
5. Bonura • WSH 14

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. McQuinn • SLB 157
2. Dahlgren • NYY 143
3. Trosky • CLE 129
4. Siebert • PHA 112
Kuhel • CHW 112

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Gordon • NYY 155
2. Doerr • BOS 151
3. Mack • CLE 146
4. Gehringer • DET 138
5. McCoy • PHA 130

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Doerr • BOS 401
2. Gordon • NYY 374
3. Mack • CLE 323
4. Heffner • SLB 311
5. Gehringer • DET 276

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gordon • NYY 505
2. Doerr • BOS 480
3. Heffner • SLB 426
4. Mack • CLE 417
5. McCoy • PHA 392

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. McCoy • PHA 34
2. Mack • CLE 27
3. Gordon • NYY 23
4. Doerr • BOS 21
5. Gehringer • DET 19

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Doerr • BOS 118
2. Gordon • NYY 116
3. Mack • CLE 109
4. Heffner • SLB 102
5. McCoy • PHA 82

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Kennedy • CHW 154
2. Keltner • CLE 148
3. Clift • SLB 147
4. Rolfe • NYY 138
5. Higgins • DET 129

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Kennedy • CHW 178
2. Keltner • CLE 170
3. Clift • SLB 161
Rolfe • NYY 161
5. Tabor • BOS 143

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Clift • SLB 329
2. Kennedy • CHW 322
3. Rolfe • NYY 288
4. Keltner • CLE 277
5. Tabor • BOS 267

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Tabor • BOS 33
Kennedy • CHW 33
3. Higgins • DET 29
4. Travis • WSH 27
5. Rolfe • NYY 24

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Clift • SLB 32
2. Travis • WSH 30
3. Keltner • CLE 27
4. Tabor • BOS 25
Kennedy • CHW 25

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Boudreau • CLE 155
2. Appling • CHW 150
3. Cronin • BOS 146
4. Crosetti • NYY 145
5. Bartell • DET 139

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Appling • CHW 307
2. Bartell • DET 295
3. Boudreau • CLE 277
4. Cronin • BOS 252
5. Berardino • SLB 250

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Boudreau • CLE 454
2. Cronin • BOS 443
3. Appling • CHW 436
4. Crosetti • NYY 396
5. Bartell • DET 394

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Berardino • SLB 38
Cronin • BOS 38
3. Appling • CHW 37
4. Bartell • DET 34
5. Crosetti • NYY 31

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Boudreau • CLE 116
2. Cronin • BOS 89
3. Berardino • SLB 83
Appling • CHW 83
5. Bartell • DET 74

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Greenberg • DET 147
2. Walker • WSH 140
3. Williams • BOS 129
4. Johnson • PHA 119
5. Radcliff • SLB 116

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Greenberg • DET 251
2. Williams • BOS 248
3. Johnson • PHA 230
4. Walker • WSH 224
5. Solters • CHW 204

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Greenberg • DET 13
2. Williams • BOS 12
3. Johnson • PHA 11
4. Walker • WSH 10
5. Radcliff • SLB 7

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Greenberg • DET 15
2. Williams • BOS 12
3. Walker • WSH 10
Johnson • PHA 10
5. Chapman • CLE 8
Solters • CHW 8
Selkirk • NYY 8

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Selkirk • NYY 4
2. Radcliff • SLB 2
Solters • CHW 2
Walker • WSH 2
Williams • BOS 2

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Kreevich • CHW 144
2. McCosky • DET 141
3. Weatherly • CLE 135
4. Judnich • SLB 133
5. DiMaggio • NYY 130

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Weatherly • CLE 373
2. Kreevich • CHW 358
3. DiMaggio • NYY 352
4. Chapman • PHA 305
5. Judnich • SLB 299

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Kreevich • CHW 12
2. Chapman • PHA 10
Weatherly • CLE 10
4. DiMaggio • BOS 9
5. McCosky • DET 7

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Chapman • PHA 14
2. Weatherly • CLE 12
3. Case • WSH 9
4. DiMaggio • NYY 8
Kreevich • CHW 8

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Judnich • SLB 4
Weatherly • CLE 4
3. DiMaggio • BOS 3
Kreevich • CHW 3
5. Chapman • PHA 2
DiMaggio • NYY 2
McCosky • DET 2

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Wright • CHW 144
2. Moses • PHA 131
3. Lewis • WSH 112
4. Bell • CLE 96
5. Fox • DET 80

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Moses • PHA 256
2. Wright • CHW 234
3. Bell • CLE 192
4. Lewis • WSH 169
5. Keller • NYY 148

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Lewis • WSH 12
2. Wright • CHW 10
3. Moses • PHA 8
Henrich • NYY 8
Finney • BOS 8

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Wright • CHW 11
2. Lewis • WSH 9
3. Moses • PHA 7
4. Campbell • DET 6
Fox • DET 6
Bell • CLE 6

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Chapman • CLE 3
2. Cullenbine • SLB 2
Henrich • NYY 2
Wright • CHW 2
5. Bell • CLE 1
Cramer • BOS 1
DiMaggio • BOS 1
Finney • BOS 1
Johnson • PHA 1
Keller • NYY 1
Lewis • WSH 1
Moses • PHA 1
Selkirk • NYY 1

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Case • WSH 154
2. Cramer • BOS 149
3. Greenberg • DET 148
4. Kreevich • CHW 144
Wright • CHW 144

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Kreevich • CHW 428
2. Case • WSH 384
3. Weatherly • CLE 370
4. DiMaggio • NYY 359
5. Judnich • SLB 356

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. DiMaggio • BOS 16
2. Johnson • PHA 15
3. Greenberg • DET 14
4. Williams • BOS 13
Chapman • PHA 13

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Greenberg • DET 15
2. Chapman • PHA 14
3. Williams • BOS 13
Johnson • PHA 13
5. Case • WSH 12
Chapman • CLE 12
Weatherly • CLE 12

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Selkirk • NYY 6
2. DiMaggio • BOS 5
3. Johnson • PHA 4
Judnich • SLB 4
5. Chapman • CLE 3
Weatherly • CLE 3
Kreevich • CHW 3

Def. Games as P

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

1. Feller • CLE 43
2. Benton • DET 42
3. Heusser • PHA 41
Wilson • BOS 41
5. Dobson • CLE 40

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Auker • SLB 27
2. Bagby • BOS 17
Potter • PHA 17
4. Leonard • WSH 15
Gorsica • DET 15

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Leonard • WSH 72
2. Gorsica • DET 53
3. Auker • SLB 51
4. Chandler • NYY 50
Hudson • WSH 50
Kennedy • SLB 50

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Auker • SLB 4
Milnar • CLE 4
Leonard • WSH 4
Lee • CHW 4
Hudson • WSH 4
Heving • BOS 4
Gorsica • DET 4
Donald • NYY 4

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Leonard • WSH 7
2. Bagby • BOS 6
3. Smith • CLE 5
Niggeling • SLB 5
Dickman • BOS 5

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Tebbetts • DET 6.45
2. Hemsley • CLE 6.11
3. Pytlak • CLE 5.87
4. Desautels • BOS 5.57
5. Ferrell • WSH 5.34

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Tebbetts • DET 6.18
2. Hemsley • CLE 5.61
3. Tresh • CHW 5.10
4. Desautels • BOS 5.03
5. Ferrell • WSH 4.99

Fielding % as C

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

1. Hemsley • CLE .994
2. Dickey • NYY .994
3. Tresh • CHW .983
4. Ferrell • WSH .980
5. Swift • SLB .980

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. McQuinn • SLB 10.76
2. Dahlgren • NYY 10.31
3. Siebert • PHA 9.98
4. Foxx • BOS 9.95
5. York • DET 9.80

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. McQuinn • SLB 10.40
2. Dahlgren • NYY 10.08
3. Foxx • BOS 9.72
4. York • DET 9.66
5. Kuhel • CHW 9.59

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. McQuinn • SLB .992
2. Trosky • CLE .991
3. Dahlgren • NYY .990
4. York • DET .990
5. Kuhel • CHW .988

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Heffner • SLB 6.07
2. Doerr • BOS 5.87
3. Gordon • NYY 5.76
4. Bloodworth • WSH 5.73
5. McCoy • PHA 5.31

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Heffner • SLB 5.90
2. Doerr • BOS 5.83
3. Gordon • NYY 5.67
4. Bloodworth • WSH 5.56
5. Mack • CLE 5.07

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Heffner • SLB .977
2. Doerr • BOS .977
3. Gordon • NYY .975
4. Gehringer • DET .972
5. Mack • CLE .965

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Tabor • BOS 3.53
2. Travis • WSH 3.48
3. Clift • SLB 3.41
4. Rolfe • NYY 3.31
5. Kennedy • CHW 3.27

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Tabor • BOS 3.42
2. Travis • WSH 3.37
3. Clift • SLB 3.33
4. Rolfe • NYY 3.25
5. Kennedy • CHW 3.25

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Clift • SLB .959
2. Keltner • CLE .953
3. Rolfe • NYY .949
4. Kennedy • CHW .938
5. Travis • WSH .934

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Berardino • SLB 5.40
2. Bartell • DET 5.29
3. Brancato • PHA 5.12
4. Appling • CHW 5.00
5. Cronin • BOS 4.87

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Berardino • SLB 5.23
2. Bartell • DET 4.96
3. Appling • CHW 4.95
4. Cronin • BOS 4.76
5. Boudreau • CLE 4.72

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Boudreau • CLE .968
2. Crosetti • NYY .954
3. Bartell • DET .953
4. Appling • CHW .953
5. Pofahl • WSH .952

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Heath • CLE 2.28
2. Selkirk • NYY 2.09
3. Johnson • PHA 2.03
4. Williams • BOS 2.02
5. Solters • CHW 1.96

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Radcliff • SLB .972
2. Solters • CHW .963
3. Johnson • PHA .960
4. Walker • WSH .959
5. Williams • BOS .956

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Weatherly • CLE 2.84
2. DiMaggio • NYY 2.75
3. Kreevich • CHW 2.57
4. Chapman • PHA 2.44
5. Judnich • SLB 2.29

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Judnich • SLB .987
2. McCosky • DET .980
3. Kreevich • CHW .979
4. DiMaggio • NYY .978
5. Weatherly • CLE .970

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Bell • CLE 2.05
2. Moses • PHA 2.02
3. Fox • DET 1.70
4. Wright • CHW 1.69
5. Lewis • WSH 1.62

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Moses • PHA .974
2. Wright • CHW .957
3. Lewis • WSH .953

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Kreevich • CHW 3.14
2. Chapman • PHA 2.94
3. DiMaggio • NYY 2.89
4. Judnich • SLB 2.88
5. Weatherly • CLE 2.88

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Kreevich • CHW 3.06
2. Weatherly • CLE 2.81
3. DiMaggio • NYY 2.80
4. Chapman • PHA 2.80
5. Judnich • SLB 2.73

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Judnich • SLB .989
2. McCosky • DET .983
3. Kreevich • CHW .982
4. DiMaggio • NYY .978
5. Moses • PHA .974

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Gorsica • DET 3.83
2. Chandler • NYY 2.83
3. Russo • NYY 2.71
4. Leonard • WSH 2.71
5. Auker • SLB 2.66

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Leonard • WSH 2.49
2. Gorsica • DET 2.34
3. Auker • SLB 2.05
4. Chandler • NYY 2.00
5. Russo • NYY 1.90

Fielding % as P

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

1. Wilson • BOS 1.000
Smith • CLE 1.000
Russo • NYY 1.000
Rowe • DET 1.000
Rigney • CHW 1.000
Potter • PHA 1.000
Kennedy • SLB 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