American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Kuhel • CHW 1,444
2. York • DET 1,393
3. Vernon • WSH 1,186
4. Foxx • BOS 1,162
5. McQuinn • SLB 1,138

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Appling • CHW 473
2. Bloodworth • WSH 446
3. Boudreau • CLE 444
4. Travis • WSH 427
5. McCoy • PHA 423

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Brancato • PHA 61
2. Croucher • DET 44
3. Appling • CHW 42
4. Gordon • NYY 36
5. Tabor • BOS 30

Def. Games as C

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

1. Hayes • PHA 123
2. Ferrell • 2TM 119
3. Tresh • CHW 115
4. Dickey • NYY 104
5. Early • WSH 100

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Tresh • CHW 488
2. Tebbetts • DET 461
3. Ferrell • 2TM 425
4. Dickey • NYY 422
5. Pytlak • BOS 416

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Tebbetts • DET 83
2. Tresh • CHW 81
3. Hayes • PHA 65
4. Ferrell • 2TM 64
5. Early • WSH 52

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Early • WSH 16
2. Tebbetts • DET 13
3. Tresh • CHW 11
4. Hemsley • CLE 9
Sullivan • DET 9

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Early • WSH 13
2. Ferrell • 2TM 12
Tresh • CHW 12
4. Dickey • NYY 11
Tebbetts • DET 11
Hayes • PHA 11

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Early • WSH 17
2. Hayes • PHA 15
3. Tresh • CHW 13
4. Ferrell • 2TM 9
5. Sullivan • DET 6

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 51
2. Ferrell • 2TM 41
3. Tebbetts • DET 39
4. Tresh • CHW 34
5. Sullivan • DET 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 34
2. Tresh • CHW 33
3. Hayes • PHA 29
4. Ferrell • 2TM 28
Early • WSH 28

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Dickey • NYY 51.2
2. Tresh • CHW 49.3
3. Early • WSH 49.1
4. Tebbetts • DET 46.6
5. Rosar • NYY 42.9

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. York • DET 155
2. Kuhel • CHW 151
3. Vernon • WSH 132
4. McQuinn • SLB 125
5. Sturm • NYY 124
Foxx • BOS 124

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Kuhel • CHW 1,444
2. York • DET 1,393
3. Vernon • WSH 1,186
4. Foxx • BOS 1,155
5. McQuinn • SLB 1,138

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Foxx • BOS 112
2. York • DET 110
3. McQuinn • SLB 109
4. Kuhel • CHW 108
5. Siebert • PHA 106

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. York • DET 21
2. Sturm • NYY 12
Siebert • PHA 12
4. Foxx • BOS 10
Vernon • WSH 10
Kuhel • CHW 10

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Vernon • WSH 122
2. Sturm • NYY 117
3. Kuhel • CHW 113
4. York • DET 111
5. McQuinn • SLB 109

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Mack • CLE 145
2. McCoy • PHA 135
3. Bloodworth • WSH 132
Doerr • BOS 132
5. Gordon • NYY 131

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Bloodworth • WSH 380
2. Mack • CLE 363
3. Gordon • NYY 332
4. Doerr • BOS 290
5. McCoy • PHA 285

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Bloodworth • WSH 436
2. McCoy • PHA 423
3. Gordon • NYY 397
4. Doerr • BOS 389
5. Mack • CLE 386

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Gordon • NYY 32
2. McCoy • PHA 27
3. Bloodworth • WSH 24
4. Mack • CLE 23
5. Doerr • BOS 20

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Gordon • NYY 109
Mack • CLE 109
3. Bloodworth • WSH 107
4. McCoy • PHA 87
5. Doerr • BOS 85

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Clift • SLB 154
2. Keltner • CLE 149
3. Higgins • DET 145
4. Suder • PHA 136
5. Rolfe • NYY 134

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Clift • SLB 195
2. Keltner • CLE 181
3. Suder • PHA 175
4. Higgins • DET 153
5. Rolfe • NYY 140

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Keltner • CLE 346
2. Clift • SLB 316
3. Higgins • DET 304
4. Tabor • BOS 277
5. Suder • PHA 271

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Tabor • BOS 30
2. Higgins • DET 26
3. Rolfe • NYY 23
4. Clift • SLB 22
5. Suder • PHA 20

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Keltner • CLE 36
2. Rolfe • NYY 28
3. Clift • SLB 27
4. Suder • PHA 25
5. Tabor • BOS 24

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Appling • CHW 154
2. Boudreau • CLE 147
3. Brancato • PHA 139
4. Croucher • DET 136
Travis • WSH 136

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Boudreau • CLE 296
2. Appling • CHW 294
3. Travis • WSH 279
4. Croucher • DET 270
5. Brancato • PHA 263

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Appling • CHW 473
2. Boudreau • CLE 444
3. Rizzuto • NYY 399
4. Brancato • PHA 395
5. Travis • WSH 388

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Brancato • PHA 61
2. Croucher • DET 44
3. Appling • CHW 42
4. Rizzuto • NYY 29
5. Berardino • SLB 27

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Rizzuto • NYY 109
2. Travis • WSH 99
3. Boudreau • CLE 97
4. Appling • CHW 95
5. Croucher • DET 85

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Keller • NYY 137
2. Williams • BOS 130
3. Johnson • PHA 118
4. Case • WSH 115
5. Cullenbine • SLB 108

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Keller • NYY 325
2. Case • WSH 250
3. Walker • CLE 242
4. Johnson • PHA 229
5. Williams • BOS 201

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Johnson • PHA 17
2. Case • WSH 15
3. Cullenbine • SLB 11
4. Williams • BOS 10
5. Walker • CLE 9

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Williams • BOS 10
2. Case • WSH 9
3. Keller • NYY 7
4. Hoag • CHW 6
5. Radcliff • 2TM 5
Walker • CLE 5
Solters • CHW 5
Cullenbine • SLB 5

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Case • WSH 2
Cullenbine • SLB 2
Keller • NYY 2
Williams • BOS 2
5. Heath • CLE 1
Hoag • CHW 1
McCosky • DET 1
Miles • PHA 1
Solters • CHW 1
Chapman • 2TM 1
Radcliff • 2TM 1

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Cramer • WSH 152
2. DiMaggio • BOS 144
3. Chapman • PHA 141
4. Judnich • SLB 140
5. DiMaggio • NYY 139

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. DiMaggio • NYY 377
2. Chapman • PHA 367
3. Cramer • WSH 349
4. DiMaggio • BOS 327
5. Judnich • SLB 305

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Chapman • PHA 21
2. DiMaggio • BOS 17
3. DiMaggio • NYY 16
4. Judnich • SLB 10
5. Cramer • WSH 8

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Chapman • PHA 15
DiMaggio • BOS 15
3. DiMaggio • NYY 9
4. Judnich • SLB 8
5. Mullin • DET 7
Weatherly • CLE 7

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

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

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Wright • CHW 134
2. Campbell • DET 133
3. Heath • CLE 124
4. Henrich • NYY 122
5. Moses • PHA 109

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Henrich • NYY 228
2. Moses • PHA 227
3. Wright • CHW 220
4. Lewis • WSH 205
5. Heath • CLE 203

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Lewis • WSH 17
2. Heath • CLE 15
3. Grace • SLB 14
4. Moses • PHA 12
5. Henrich • NYY 11

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Finney • BOS 11
Heath • CLE 11
3. Wright • CHW 8
Moses • PHA 8
5. Lewis • WSH 7

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Moses • PHA 5
2. Henrich • NYY 4
3. Lewis • WSH 3
Wright • CHW 3
5. Finney • BOS 2
Fox • BOS 2
Laabs • SLB 2
Selkirk • NYY 2
Spence • BOS 2

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Cramer • WSH 152
2. Heath • CLE 151
Case • WSH 151
4. DiMaggio • BOS 144
5. Chapman • PHA 141

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Chapman • PHA 416
2. DiMaggio • BOS 386
3. DiMaggio • NYY 385
4. Judnich • SLB 383
5. Cramer • WSH 369

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Case • WSH 21
Chapman • PHA 21
3. Heath • CLE 20
4. Johnson • PHA 17
5. Lewis • WSH 16
DiMaggio • BOS 16
DiMaggio • NYY 16

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Heath • CLE 15
Chapman • PHA 15
DiMaggio • BOS 15
4. Williams • BOS 11
Finney • BOS 11

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Chapman • PHA 5
DiMaggio • NYY 5
Moses • PHA 5
4. Henrich • NYY 4
5. Case • WSH 3
Lewis • WSH 3
Wright • CHW 3
Cullenbine • SLB 3
Judnich • SLB 3

Def. Games as P

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

1. Feller • CLE 44
2. Newsom • DET 43
3. Brown • CLE 41
4. Ryba • BOS 40
5. Benton • DET 38

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Leonard • WSH 20
2. Newsome • BOS 19
3. Lyons • CHW 17
4. Bagby • CLE 16
5. Chandler • NYY 15
Wilson • BOS 15
Bridges • DET 15
Galehouse • SLB 15

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hudson • WSH 57
2. Newsome • BOS 53
3. Gorsica • DET 52
Lee • CHW 52
5. Smith • CHW 51

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hudson • WSH 7
2. Lee • CHW 5
3. McCrabb • PHA 4
Russo • NYY 4
5. Rigney • CHW 3
Kramer • SLB 3
Grove • BOS 3
Leonard • WSH 3
Rowe • DET 3
Smith • CLE 3
Sundra • WSH 3
Benton • DET 3

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Leonard • WSH 7
Russo • NYY 7
Carrasquel • WSH 7
4. Auker • SLB 6
5. Newsome • BOS 5
Bagby • CLE 5
Smith • CLE 5

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Sullivan • DET 6.23
2. Desautels • CLE 5.92
3. Tebbetts • DET 5.80
4. Hemsley • CLE 5.34
5. Rosar • NYY 5.20

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Sullivan • DET 5.90
2. Tebbetts • DET 5.55
3. Desautels • CLE 5.03
4. Pytlak • BOS 5.02
5. Tresh • CHW 4.95

Fielding % as C

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

1. Dickey • NYY .994
2. Ferrell • 2TM .992
3. Pytlak • BOS .991
4. Hayes • PHA .983
5. Tresh • CHW .981

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. McQuinn • SLB 10.48
2. Foxx • BOS 10.35
3. Siebert • PHA 10.31
4. Kuhel • CHW 10.29
5. York • DET 9.80

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Kuhel • CHW 10.28
2. Foxx • BOS 10.22
3. McQuinn • SLB 9.98
4. Siebert • PHA 9.82
5. York • DET 9.70

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. McQuinn • SLB .995
2. Kuhel • CHW .994
3. Foxx • BOS .992
4. Vernon • WSH .992
5. Siebert • PHA .990

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Bloodworth • WSH 6.31
2. Gordon • NYY 5.69
3. Heffner • SLB 5.64
4. Gehringer • DET 5.43
5. Doerr • BOS 5.39

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Bloodworth • WSH 6.18
2. Gordon • NYY 5.56
3. McCoy • PHA 5.24
4. Gehringer • DET 5.20
5. Mack • CLE 5.17

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Gehringer • DET .982
2. Heffner • SLB .974
3. Bloodworth • WSH .971
4. Doerr • BOS .971
5. Mack • CLE .970

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Keltner • CLE 3.62
2. Lodigiani • CHW 3.61
3. Clift • SLB 3.43
4. Suder • PHA 3.36
5. Tabor • BOS 3.29

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Lodigiani • CHW 3.57
2. Keltner • CLE 3.54
3. Clift • SLB 3.32
4. Suder • PHA 3.28
5. Tabor • BOS 3.20

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Keltner • CLE .971
2. Clift • SLB .959
3. Suder • PHA .957
4. Higgins • DET .946
5. Rolfe • NYY .946

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Rizzuto • NYY 5.18
2. Boudreau • CLE 5.16
3. Cronin • BOS 5.06
4. Brancato • PHA 5.02
5. Appling • CHW 4.97

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Rizzuto • NYY 5.09
2. Boudreau • CLE 5.03
3. Appling • CHW 4.98
4. Travis • WSH 4.90
5. Brancato • PHA 4.73

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Boudreau • CLE .966
2. Travis • WSH .964
3. Cronin • BOS .958
4. Rizzuto • NYY .957
5. Berardino • SLB .954

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Walker • CLE 2.46
2. Keller • NYY 2.42
3. Case • WSH 2.30
4. Johnson • PHA 2.08
5. Cullenbine • SLB 1.83

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Johnson • PHA .988
2. Keller • NYY .979
3. Cullenbine • SLB .975
4. Case • WSH .967
5. Williams • BOS .955

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. DiMaggio • NYY 2.83
2. Chapman • PHA 2.75
3. Weatherly • CLE 2.43
4. DiMaggio • BOS 2.39
5. Cramer • WSH 2.35

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Kreevich • CHW .992
2. Cramer • WSH .983
3. DiMaggio • NYY .978
4. Judnich • SLB .975
5. Chapman • PHA .963

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Lewis • WSH 2.31
2. Moses • PHA 2.19
3. Henrich • NYY 1.96
4. Finney • BOS 1.80
5. Heath • CLE 1.76

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Henrich • NYY .976
2. Campbell • DET .971
3. Moses • PHA .968
4. Wright • CHW .966
5. Heath • CLE .952

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Chapman • PHA 3.15
2. DiMaggio • NYY 2.92
3. Judnich • SLB 2.91
4. DiMaggio • BOS 2.87
5. McCosky • DET 2.78

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Chapman • PHA 3.10
2. DiMaggio • NYY 2.88
3. Judnich • SLB 2.81
4. DiMaggio • BOS 2.79
5. McCosky • DET 2.74

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Kreevich • CHW .994
2. Johnson • PHA .990
3. McCosky • DET .985
4. Cramer • WSH .984
5. Walker • CLE .982

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Gorsica • DET 3.26
2. Chandler • NYY 3.13
3. Newsome • BOS 3.03
4. Bagby • CLE 2.60
5. Lyons • CHW 2.55

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Lyons • CHW 2.41
2. Hudson • WSH 2.06
3. Chandler • NYY 2.04
4. Russo • NYY 2.00
Newsome • BOS 2.00

Fielding % as P

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

1. Ruffing • NYY 1.000
Niggeling • SLB 1.000
Galehouse • SLB 1.000
Newhouser • DET 1.000
Auker • 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