American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Rocco • CLE 1,467
2. York • DET 1,453
3. Etten • NYY 1,382
4. McQuinn • SLB 1,332
5. Trosky • CHW 1,310

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Boudreau • CLE 517
2. Mayo • DET 498
3. Stirnweiss • NYY 481
4. Webb • CHW 480
Stephens • SLB 480

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Sullivan • WSH 50
2. Hoover • DET 48
3. Busch • PHA 41
Myatt • WSH 41
5. Webb • CHW 39

Def. Games as C

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

1. Hayes • PHA 155
2. Rosar • CLE 98
3. Ferrell • WSH 96
4. Tresh • CHW 93
5. Richards • DET 90

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hayes • PHA 636
2. Richards • DET 413
3. Rosar • CLE 409
4. Ferrell • WSH 403
5. Garbark • NYY 372

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hayes • PHA 89
2. Ferrell • WSH 71
3. Richards • DET 60
4. Rosar • CLE 59
5. Swift • DET 48

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Mancuso • SLB 17
2. Hayworth • SLB 13
Hayes • PHA 13
4. Wagner • 2TM 10
Richards • DET 10
Guerra • WSH 10

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Rosar • CLE 13
Richards • DET 13
3. Hayes • PHA 10
4. Garbark • NYY 9
Mancuso • SLB 9

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Ferrell • WSH 20
2. Guerra • WSH 12
Hayes • PHA 12
4. Tresh • CHW 10
5. Garbark • NYY 7
Richards • DET 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 88
2. Garbark • NYY 38
3. Ferrell • WSH 37
Rosar • CLE 37
5. Mancuso • SLB 36

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. Hayes • PHA 48
2. Swift • DET 31
3. Rosar • CLE 29
Richards • DET 29
5. Tresh • CHW 28

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Richards • DET 63.0
2. Swift • DET 60.8
3. Hemsley • NYY 52.5
4. Tresh • CHW 50.0
5. Rosar • CLE 43.9

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Rocco • CLE 155
2. Etten • NYY 154
3. York • DET 151
4. McQuinn • SLB 146
5. Kuhel • WSH 138

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Rocco • CLE 1,467
2. York • DET 1,453
3. Etten • NYY 1,382
4. McQuinn • SLB 1,332
5. Trosky • CHW 1,310

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Rocco • CLE 138
2. York • DET 107
3. Etten • NYY 106
4. Kuhel • WSH 83
5. McQuinn • SLB 72

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. York • DET 17
Kuhel • WSH 17
3. Etten • NYY 16
4. Rocco • CLE 11
5. Trosky • CHW 9
Cronin • BOS 9
McQuinn • SLB 9

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. York • DET 163
2. Rocco • CLE 158
3. Etten • NYY 144
4. Trosky • CHW 122
5. Kuhel • WSH 119

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Stirnweiss • NYY 154
2. Gutteridge • SLB 146
3. Mayo • DET 143
4. Schalk • CHW 142
5. Doerr • BOS 125

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Stirnweiss • NYY 433
2. Mayo • DET 384
3. Gutteridge • SLB 368
4. Schalk • CHW 360
5. Myatt • WSH 341
Doerr • BOS 341

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Stirnweiss • NYY 481
2. Mayo • DET 458
3. Gutteridge • SLB 407
4. Schalk • CHW 391
5. Doerr • BOS 363

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Gutteridge • SLB 35
2. Myatt • WSH 29
3. Schalk • CHW 28
4. Mack • CLE 24
5. Mayo • DET 19

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Mayo • DET 120
2. Stirnweiss • NYY 113
3. Schalk • CHW 109
4. Doerr • BOS 96
5. Gutteridge • SLB 95

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Keltner • CLE 149
2. Higgins • DET 146
3. Christman • SLB 145
4. Kell • PHA 139
5. Torres • WSH 123

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Christman • SLB 172
2. Keltner • CLE 168
3. Kell • PHA 167
4. Higgins • DET 146
5. Tabor • BOS 125

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Keltner • CLE 369
2. Christman • SLB 316
3. Higgins • DET 311
4. Torres • WSH 297
5. Kell • PHA 289

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Higgins • DET 22
2. Torres • WSH 21
3. Kell • PHA 20
Tabor • BOS 20
5. Hodgin • CHW 18
Keltner • CLE 18

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Keltner • CLE 37
2. Christman • SLB 34
3. Torres • WSH 25
Kell • PHA 25
5. Hodgin • CHW 22

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Boudreau • CLE 149
2. Stephens • SLB 143
3. Sullivan • WSH 138
4. Webb • CHW 135
5. Newsome • BOS 126

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Boudreau • CLE 339
2. Sullivan • WSH 276
3. Hoover • DET 256
4. Newsome • BOS 249
5. Stephens • SLB 239

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Boudreau • CLE 516
2. Stephens • SLB 480
3. Webb • CHW 461
4. Sullivan • WSH 426
5. Newsome • BOS 421

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Sullivan • WSH 50
2. Hoover • DET 48
3. Webb • CHW 39
4. Stephens • SLB 35
5. Busch • PHA 34

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Boudreau • CLE 134
2. Hoover • DET 102
3. Sullivan • WSH 89
4. Webb • CHW 81
5. Newsome • BOS 79

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Johnson • BOS 142
2. Garrison • PHA 94
3. Case • WSH 86
4. Martin • NYY 78
Wakefield • DET 78

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Johnson • BOS 260
2. Garrison • PHA 217
3. Case • WSH 197
4. Martin • NYY 170
5. Zarilla • SLB 150

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Johnson • BOS 22
2. Martin • NYY 8
3. Case • WSH 6
Curtright • CHW 6
Outlaw • DET 6
Garrison • PHA 6

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Case • WSH 8
2. Martin • NYY 7
Johnson • BOS 7
4. Wakefield • DET 6
5. Curtright • CHW 5
Ortiz • WSH 5

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Martin • NYY 4
2. Johnson • BOS 3
3. Curtright • CHW 2
Heath • CLE 2
Outlaw • DET 2
Seerey • CLE 2

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Spence • WSH 150
2. Lindell • NYY 147
3. Cramer • DET 141
4. Tucker • CHW 120
5. Estalella • PHA 103

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Lindell • NYY 452
2. Spence • WSH 418
3. Tucker • CHW 402
4. Cramer • DET 328
5. Estalella • PHA 270

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Spence • WSH 29
2. Cramer • DET 14
3. Hoag • 2TM 11
4. Tucker • CHW 10
5. Metkovich • BOS 9
Lindell • NYY 9

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hoag • 2TM 11
2. Metkovich • BOS 10
3. Cramer • DET 7
Lindell • NYY 7
Carnett • CHW 7

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Spence • WSH 9
2. Estalella • PHA 4
Hoag • 2TM 4
4. Lindell • NYY 3
Epps • 2TM 3

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Cullenbine • CLE 150
2. Moses • CHW 134
3. Metheny • NYY 121
4. Fox • BOS 119
5. Moore • SLB 98

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Moses • CHW 263
2. Cullenbine • CLE 247
3. Fox • BOS 221
4. Metheny • NYY 214
5. Moore • SLB 179

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Cullenbine • CLE 18
2. Fox • BOS 8
3. Moore • SLB 7
4. Outlaw • DET 6
Moses • CHW 6
Metheny • NYY 6

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Cullenbine • CLE 10
Metheny • NYY 10
3. Moore • SLB 7
Moses • CHW 7
5. White • PHA 6
Outlaw • DET 6

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Cullenbine • CLE 5
2. Laabs • SLB 2
Metheny • NYY 2
Moore • SLB 2
Moses • CHW 2

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Cullenbine • CLE 151
2. Spence • WSH 150
3. Lindell • NYY 149
4. Johnson • BOS 142
5. Cramer • DET 141

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Lindell • NYY 468
2. Spence • WSH 434
3. Tucker • CHW 414
4. Cramer • DET 337
5. Garrison • 2TM 320

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Spence • WSH 29
2. Johnson • BOS 23
3. Cullenbine • CLE 15
4. Outlaw • DET 14
5. Cramer • DET 13

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hoag • 2TM 11
Carnett • CHW 11
Metheny • NYY 11
4. Metkovich • BOS 10
Outlaw • DET 10
Cullenbine • CLE 10

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Spence • WSH 9
2. Cullenbine • CLE 6
3. Hoag • 2TM 4
Martin • NYY 4
Estalella • PHA 4

Def. Games as P

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

1. Heving • CLE 63
2. Berry • PHA 53
3. Trout • DET 49
4. Klieman • CLE 47
Newhouser • DET 47

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Christopher • PHA 27
2. Trout • DET 21
3. Gorsica • DET 17
4. Muncrief • SLB 16
5. Klieman • CLE 15

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Trout • DET 94
2. Grove • CHW 64
3. Kramer • SLB 62
4. Newhouser • DET 61
5. Christopher • PHA 58

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hamlin • PHA 4
Heving • CLE 4
Trout • DET 4
4. Hughson • BOS 3
Grove • CHW 3
Ryba • BOS 3
Galehouse • SLB 3
Haynes • CHW 3
Dietrich • CHW 3
Christopher • PHA 3
Carrasquel • WSH 3
Calvert • CLE 3
Potter • SLB 3
Kramer • SLB 3
Leonard • WSH 3

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Trout • DET 8
2. Gentry • DET 6
3. Newhouser • DET 5
Kramer • SLB 5
Haefner • WSH 5
Gorsica • DET 5
Bonham • NYY 5
Borowy • NYY 5
Christopher • PHA 5

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Richards • DET 5.70
2. Wagner • 2TM 5.44
3. Garbark • NYY 5.20
4. Rosar • CLE 5.10
5. Ferrell • WSH 5.06

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Richards • DET 5.26
2. Wagner • 2TM 5.08
3. Ferrell • WSH 4.94
4. Garbark • NYY 4.93
5. Rosar • CLE 4.78

Fielding % as C

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

1. Rosar • CLE .989
2. Partee • BOS .989
3. Garbark • NYY .988
4. Hayes • PHA .982
5. Ferrell • WSH .981

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Trosky • CHW 10.45
2. York • DET 10.45
3. Rocco • CLE 10.30
4. Kuhel • WSH 9.87
5. McQuinn • SLB 9.83

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Trosky • CHW 10.52
2. Rocco • CLE 10.35
3. York • DET 10.33
4. Kuhel • WSH 9.67
5. Etten • NYY 9.66

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. McQuinn • SLB .994
2. Trosky • CHW .993
3. Rocco • CLE .993
4. Etten • NYY .989
5. York • DET .989

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Mayo • DET 6.00
2. Stirnweiss • NYY 5.92
3. Mack • CLE 5.83
4. Hall • PHA 5.68
5. Doerr • BOS 5.64

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Stirnweiss • NYY 5.94
2. Mayo • DET 5.89
3. Mack • CLE 5.65
4. Doerr • BOS 5.63
5. Hall • PHA 5.51

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Stirnweiss • NYY .982
2. Mayo • DET .978
3. Doerr • BOS .976
4. Schalk • CHW .964
5. Gutteridge • SLB .957

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Keltner • CLE 3.59
2. Hodgin • CHW 3.56
3. Torres • WSH 3.47
4. Tabor • BOS 3.41
5. Christman • SLB 3.35

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Keltner • CLE 3.60
2. Hodgin • CHW 3.56
3. Torres • WSH 3.39
4. Christman • SLB 3.37
5. Tabor • BOS 3.36

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Christman • SLB .972
2. Keltner • CLE .968
3. Kell • PHA .958
4. Higgins • DET .954
5. Torres • WSH .952

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Boudreau • CLE 5.74
2. Hoover • DET 5.73
3. Newsome • BOS 5.52
4. Milosevich • NYY 5.31
5. Sullivan • WSH 5.14

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Boudreau • CLE 5.74
2. Hoover • DET 5.55
3. Newsome • BOS 5.32
4. Sullivan • WSH 5.09
5. Stephens • SLB 5.03

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Boudreau • CLE .978
2. Newsome • BOS .963
3. Stephens • SLB .954
4. Webb • CHW .944
5. Busch • PHA .940

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Garrison • PHA 2.37
2. Case • WSH 2.36
3. Martin • NYY 2.28
4. Johnson • BOS 1.99
5. Wakefield • DET 1.88

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Johnson • BOS .976

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Tucker • CHW 3.43
2. Lindell • NYY 3.14
3. Spence • WSH 2.98
4. Metkovich • BOS 2.93
5. Kreevich • SLB 2.81

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Estalella • PHA .993
2. Tucker • CHW .990
3. Spence • WSH .989
4. Lindell • NYY .985
5. Cramer • DET .980

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Moses • CHW 2.01
2. Fox • BOS 1.92
3. Moore • SLB 1.90
4. Metheny • NYY 1.82
5. Cullenbine • CLE 1.77

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Fox • BOS .987
2. Moses • CHW .975
3. Cullenbine • CLE .964
4. Metheny • NYY .957

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Tucker • CHW 3.61
2. Lindell • NYY 3.26
3. Metkovich • BOS 3.19
4. Spence • WSH 3.14
5. Kreevich • SLB 2.97

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Tucker • CHW 3.55
2. Lindell • NYY 3.20
3. Spence • WSH 3.09
4. Metkovich • BOS 3.05
5. Kreevich • SLB 2.86

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Tucker • CHW .991
2. Spence • WSH .989
3. Estalella • PHA .988
4. Fox • BOS .987
5. Hockett • CLE .986

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Christopher • PHA 3.56
2. Gorsica • DET 3.28
3. Trout • DET 2.94
4. Grove • CHW 2.68
5. Woods • BOS 2.63

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Christopher • PHA 2.43
2. Trout • DET 2.35
3. Kramer • SLB 2.18
4. Grove • CHW 2.06
5. Potter • SLB 1.97

Fielding % as P

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

1. Jakucki • SLB 1.000
Lopat • CHW 1.000
Wolff • WSH 1.000
Donald • NYY 1.000
Newsom • PHA 1.000
Niggeling • WSH 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