American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Fleming • CLE 1,503
2. York • DET 1,413
3. McQuinn • SLB 1,384
4. Vernon • WSH 1,360
5. Siebert • PHA 1,345

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Pesky • BOS 465
2. Gutteridge • SLB 455
3. Doerr • BOS 453
4. Rizzuto • NYY 445
5. Gordon • NYY 442

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Stephens • SLB 42
2. Appling • CHW 38
3. Pesky • BOS 37
4. Tabor • BOS 33
5. Sullivan • WSH 31

Def. Games as C

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

1. Early • WSH 98
2. Tebbetts • DET 97
3. Ferrell • SLB 95
4. Wagner • PHA 94
5. Swift • 2TM 88

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Tebbetts • DET 446
2. Early • WSH 392
3. Wagner • PHA 371
4. Ferrell • SLB 356
5. Swift • 2TM 334

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Early • WSH 71
2. Tebbetts • DET 69
3. Ferrell • SLB 57
4. Swift • 2TM 50
5. Wagner • PHA 47

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Tebbetts • DET 12
Evans • WSH 12
3. Conroy • BOS 11
4. Swift • 2TM 9
Early • WSH 9
Dickey • CHW 9
Dickey • NYY 9

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Early • WSH 11
2. Tebbetts • DET 10
3. Peacock • BOS 8
4. Wagner • PHA 7
Dickey • NYY 7
Rosar • NYY 7
Ferrell • SLB 7
Hegan • CLE 7

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Wagner • PHA 15
2. Hayes • 2TM 14
3. Evans • WSH 10
Ferrell • SLB 10
5. Early • WSH 9

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 • SLB 54
2. Wagner • PHA 51
3. Swift • 2TM 39
4. Early • WSH 38
5. Conroy • BOS 35
Parsons • DET 35

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. Early • WSH 39
2. Swift • 2TM 35
3. Tebbetts • DET 30
4. Evans • WSH 28
Ferrell • SLB 28

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Dickey • NYY 60.0
2. Evans • WSH 50.9
3. Early • WSH 50.6
4. Tebbetts • DET 50.0
5. Swift • 2TM 47.3

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Fleming • CLE 156
2. York • DET 152
Siebert • PHA 152
4. Vernon • WSH 151
5. McQuinn • SLB 144

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Fleming • CLE 1,503
2. York • DET 1,413
3. McQuinn • SLB 1,384
4. Vernon • WSH 1,360
5. Siebert • PHA 1,345

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. York • DET 146
2. Hassett • NYY 118
3. McQuinn • SLB 105
4. Siebert • PHA 104
5. Vernon • WSH 95

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Vernon • WSH 26
2. York • DET 19
3. Siebert • PHA 16
4. McQuinn • SLB 13
5. Fleming • CLE 12

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Fleming • CLE 152
2. Hassett • NYY 130
3. York • DET 117
4. McQuinn • SLB 116
5. Vernon • WSH 109
Siebert • PHA 109

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Gordon • NYY 147
2. Gutteridge • SLB 145
3. Mack • CLE 143
4. Doerr • BOS 142
5. Bloodworth • DET 134

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Gutteridge • SLB 377
2. Doerr • BOS 376
3. Gordon • NYY 354
4. Mack • CLE 340
5. Bloodworth • DET 334

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gutteridge • SLB 454
2. Doerr • BOS 453
3. Gordon • NYY 442
4. Mack • CLE 434
5. Bloodworth • DET 431

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Gordon • NYY 28
2. Mack • CLE 25
3. Kolloway • CHW 23
Gutteridge • SLB 23
5. Bloodworth • DET 22

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Gordon • NYY 121
2. Doerr • BOS 105
Mack • CLE 105
4. Gutteridge • SLB 94
5. Kolloway • CHW 80

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Keltner • CLE 151
2. Clift • SLB 141
3. Tabor • BOS 138
4. Higgins • DET 137
5. Blair • PHA 126

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Tabor • BOS 168
2. Keltner • CLE 166
3. Clift • SLB 160
4. Blair • PHA 143
5. Higgins • DET 134

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Keltner • CLE 353
2. Clift • SLB 287
3. Higgins • DET 243
4. Tabor • BOS 236
5. Blair • PHA 234

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Tabor • BOS 33
2. Keltner • CLE 30
Higgins • DET 30
4. Blair • PHA 28
Clift • SLB 28

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Keltner • CLE 38
2. Clift • SLB 28
3. Tabor • BOS 24
Higgins • DET 24
5. Blair • PHA 21

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Pesky • BOS 147
2. Boudreau • CLE 146
3. Stephens • SLB 144
Rizzuto • NYY 144
5. Appling • CHW 141

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Rizzuto • NYY 324
2. Pesky • BOS 320
3. Stephens • SLB 290
4. Boudreau • CLE 281
5. Appling • CHW 269

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Pesky • BOS 465
2. Rizzuto • NYY 445
3. Boudreau • CLE 426
4. Appling • CHW 418
5. Stephens • SLB 415

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Stephens • SLB 42
2. Appling • CHW 38
3. Pesky • BOS 37
4. Sullivan • WSH 31
5. Rizzuto • NYY 30

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Rizzuto • NYY 114
2. Boudreau • CLE 107
3. Pesky • BOS 94
4. Stephens • SLB 82
5. Appling • CHW 77

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Keller • NYY 152
2. Williams • BOS 149
3. Johnson • PHA 147
4. McCosky • DET 146
5. Heath • CLE 144

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Keller • NYY 312
2. Heath • CLE 296
3. Johnson • PHA 270
4. McCosky • DET 259
5. Williams • BOS 252

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Johnson • PHA 17
2. Williams • BOS 14
3. Cullenbine • 3TM 12
4. Keller • NYY 9
5. Heath • CLE 8

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Johnson • PHA 13
2. Case • WSH 7
Cullenbine • 3TM 7
McCosky • DET 7
Heath • CLE 7

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Williams • BOS 4
2. Hoag • CHW 3
3. Heath • CLE 2
McCosky • DET 2
Cullenbine • 3TM 2

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. DiMaggio • NYY 154
2. Cramer • DET 150
DiMaggio • BOS 150
4. Spence • WSH 149
5. Judnich • SLB 122

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. DiMaggio • NYY 393
2. DiMaggio • BOS 369
3. Spence • WSH 349
4. Weatherly • CLE 309
5. Kreevich • PHA 286

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. DiMaggio • BOS 19
2. Cramer • DET 13
3. DiMaggio • NYY 10
4. Weatherly • CLE 8
5. Spence • WSH 6

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Spence • WSH 11
2. DiMaggio • NYY 8
3. Cramer • DET 7
Hoag • CHW 7
5. DiMaggio • BOS 6
Kreevich • PHA 6

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. DiMaggio • BOS 7
2. Cramer • DET 6
3. Weatherly • CLE 4
4. DiMaggio • NYY 3
5. Mills • CLE 2

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Hockett • CLE 143
2. Moses • CHW 130
3. Valo • PHA 120
4. Henrich • NYY 119
5. Harris • DET 104

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hockett • CLE 259
2. Valo • PHA 236
3. Moses • CHW 220
4. Henrich • NYY 216
5. Finney • BOS 166

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Moses • CHW 15
2. Chartak • 3TM 12
Hockett • CLE 12
4. Henrich • NYY 10
5. Laabs • SLB 9

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Valo • PHA 10
Harris • DET 10
3. Case • WSH 7
Chartak • 3TM 7
Moses • CHW 7

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Henrich • NYY 5
2. Chartak • 3TM 4
3. Hockett • CLE 3
Moses • CHW 3
5. Harris • DET 2
Laabs • SLB 2
Ross • DET 2

Def. Games as OF

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

1. DiMaggio • NYY 154
McCosky • DET 154
3. Keller • NYY 152
4. DiMaggio • BOS 151
5. Cramer • DET 150
Williams • BOS 150

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. DiMaggio • BOS 439
2. DiMaggio • NYY 409
3. Spence • WSH 395
4. Cramer • DET 352
5. McCosky • DET 351

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. DiMaggio • BOS 19
2. Johnson • PHA 18
3. Cramer • DET 15
Williams • BOS 15
5. Moses • CHW 14

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Case • WSH 14
2. Johnson • PHA 13
3. Spence • WSH 11
4. Valo • PHA 10
Harris • DET 10

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. DiMaggio • BOS 7
2. Cramer • DET 6
3. Henrich • NYY 5
4. Weatherly • CLE 4
Chartak • 3TM 4
Hoag • CHW 4
Williams • BOS 4

Def. Games as P

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

1. Haynes • CHW 40
2. Caster • SLB 39
3. Bagby • CLE 38
Hughson • BOS 38
Marchildon • PHA 38
Newhouser • DET 38

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Chandler • NYY 25
2. Trout • DET 24
3. White • DET 20
4. Auker • SLB 18
Benton • DET 18

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hudson • WSH 67
2. Christopher • PHA 60
3. Hughson • BOS 59
4. Bagby • CLE 58
5. Trout • DET 56

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Masterson • WSH 7
2. White • DET 6
Trout • DET 6
Hudson • WSH 6
5. Benton • DET 5
Newsom • WSH 5

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Chandler • NYY 8
2. Bagby • CLE 7
Auker • SLB 7
Hughson • BOS 7
5. White • DET 6
Trout • DET 6

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Parsons • DET 5.93
2. Tebbetts • DET 5.72
3. Wagner • PHA 5.33
4. Rosar • NYY 5.31
5. Dickey • NYY 5.20

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Tebbetts • DET 5.31
2. Parsons • DET 5.13
3. Rosar • NYY 4.74
4. Early • WSH 4.72
5. Dickey • NYY 4.58

Fielding % as C

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

1. Denning • CLE .992
2. Peacock • BOS .988
3. Wagner • PHA .986
4. Ferrell • SLB .986
5. Early • WSH .981

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. McQuinn • SLB 10.57
2. Kuhel • CHW 10.48
3. York • DET 10.29
4. Fleming • CLE 10.27
5. Hassett • NYY 9.95

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. McQuinn • SLB 10.34
2. Kuhel • CHW 10.31
3. York • DET 10.26
4. Fleming • CLE 10.21
5. Vernon • WSH 9.64

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Fleming • CLE .993
2. Lupien • BOS .992
3. McQuinn • SLB .991
4. Hassett • NYY .991
5. Kuhel • CHW .991

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Doerr • BOS 5.90
2. Gutteridge • SLB 5.78
3. Kolloway • CHW 5.77
4. Bloodworth • DET 5.75
5. Mack • CLE 5.69

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Doerr • BOS 5.84
2. Gutteridge • SLB 5.73
3. Bloodworth • DET 5.71
4. Kolloway • CHW 5.63
5. Gordon • NYY 5.41

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Doerr • BOS .975
2. Gutteridge • SLB .973
3. Bloodworth • DET .972
4. Mack • CLE .969
5. Gordon • NYY .966

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Keltner • CLE 3.46
2. Kennedy • CHW 3.31
3. Clift • SLB 3.20
4. Blair • PHA 3.09
5. Tabor • BOS 3.09

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Keltner • CLE 3.44
2. Kennedy • CHW 3.19
3. Clift • SLB 3.17
4. Blair • PHA 2.99
5. Tabor • BOS 2.93

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Keltner • CLE .945
2. Clift • SLB .941
3. Blair • PHA .931
4. Higgins • DET .926
5. Tabor • BOS .924

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Rizzuto • NYY 5.39
2. Pesky • BOS 5.39
3. Boudreau • CLE 5.00
4. Appling • CHW 4.97
5. Sullivan • WSH 4.95

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Rizzuto • NYY 5.34
2. Pesky • BOS 5.34
3. Sullivan • WSH 4.91
4. Stephens • SLB 4.90
5. Appling • CHW 4.87

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Boudreau • CLE .965
2. Rizzuto • NYY .962
3. Pesky • BOS .955
4. Appling • CHW .948
5. Stephens • SLB .944

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Keller • NYY 2.11
2. Heath • CLE 2.11
3. Case • WSH 2.05
4. Johnson • PHA 1.95
5. McCosky • DET 1.82

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Williams • BOS .985
2. Keller • NYY .985
3. Heath • CLE .977
4. McCosky • DET .974
5. Johnson • PHA .957

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Kreevich • PHA 2.71
2. Weatherly • CLE 2.71
3. DiMaggio • NYY 2.62
4. DiMaggio • BOS 2.59
5. Spence • WSH 2.38

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Weatherly • CLE .991
2. Judnich • SLB .989
3. DiMaggio • BOS .985
4. DiMaggio • NYY .981
5. Kreevich • PHA .980

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Valo • PHA 2.00
2. Henrich • NYY 1.90
3. Hockett • CLE 1.90
4. Finney • BOS 1.89
5. Chartak • 3TM 1.81

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Henrich • NYY .987
2. Hockett • CLE .978
3. Moses • CHW .971
4. Valo • PHA .960
5. Harris • DET .932

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. DiMaggio • BOS 3.12
2. Kreevich • PHA 3.05
3. Weatherly • CLE 3.00
4. Judnich • SLB 2.80
5. DiMaggio • NYY 2.74

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. DiMaggio • BOS 3.03
2. Kreevich • PHA 2.97
3. Weatherly • CLE 2.83
4. Judnich • SLB 2.74
5. DiMaggio • NYY 2.72

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Judnich • SLB .991
2. Weatherly • CLE .991
3. Williams • BOS .988
4. Henrich • NYY .987
DiMaggio • BOS .987

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Christopher • PHA 3.82
2. Trout • DET 3.23
3. Chandler • NYY 3.18
4. Hudson • WSH 3.05
5. Dobson • BOS 2.90

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Chandler • NYY 2.96
2. Lyons • CHW 2.45
3. Christopher • PHA 2.33
4. Hudson • WSH 2.31
5. Trout • DET 2.29

Fielding % as P

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

1. Niggeling • SLB 1.000
Bonham • NYY 1.000
Wagner • BOS 1.000
Dobson • BOS 1.000
Dietrich • CHW 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