American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. York • DET 1,464
2. Siebert • PHA 1,427
3. Etten • NYY 1,401
4. Kuhel • WSH 1,323
5. Rocco • CLE 1,203

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hall • PHA 498
2. Stirnweiss • NYY 492
3. Lake • BOS 459
4. Stephens • SLB 450
5. Torres • WSH 440

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Michaels • CHW 47
2. Lake • BOS 40
3. Crosetti • NYY 37
4. Torres • WSH 35
5. Busch • PHA 31
Grimes • NYY 31

Def. Games as C

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

1. Hayes • 2TM 151
2. Tresh • CHW 150
3. Mancuso • SLB 115
4. Swift • DET 94
5. Rosar • PHA 85

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hayes • 2TM 639
2. Tresh • CHW 575
3. Mancuso • SLB 467
4. Richards • DET 361
5. Swift • DET 358

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Tresh • CHW 102
2. Hayes • 2TM 91
3. Ferrell • WSH 64
4. Swift • DET 60
5. Mancuso • SLB 55

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Tresh • CHW 11
2. Hayes • 2TM 8
3. Garbark • NYY 7
4. Mancuso • SLB 6
5. Evans • WSH 5
Swift • DET 5
George • PHA 5
Rosar • PHA 5

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hayes • 2TM 29
2. Swift • DET 12
3. Garbark • NYY 10
Mancuso • SLB 10
5. Garbark • BOS 9

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Ferrell • WSH 21
2. Hayes • 2TM 14
3. Guerra • WSH 10
4. Evans • WSH 9
5. Swift • 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 • 2TM 69
2. Mancuso • SLB 43
3. Swift • DET 33
4. Tresh • CHW 32
5. Garbark • NYY 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. Tresh • CHW 48
2. Hayes • 2TM 44
3. Swift • DET 36
4. Garbark • NYY 27
5. Rosar • PHA 26

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Tresh • CHW 60.0
2. Ferrell • WSH 53.8
3. Rosar • PHA 53.1
4. Swift • DET 52.2
5. Richards • DET 51.6

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. York • DET 155
2. Etten • NYY 152
3. Siebert • PHA 147
4. Rocco • CLE 141
Kuhel • WSH 141

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. York • DET 1,464
2. Siebert • PHA 1,427
3. Etten • NYY 1,401
4. Kuhel • WSH 1,323
5. Rocco • CLE 1,203

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Siebert • PHA 135
2. Rocco • CLE 115
3. York • DET 113
4. McQuinn • SLB 105
5. Etten • NYY 94
Kuhel • WSH 94

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. York • DET 19
2. Etten • NYY 17
3. Kuhel • WSH 16
4. Metkovich • BOS 15
5. Siebert • PHA 14

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Etten • NYY 149
2. York • DET 142
3. Siebert • PHA 129
4. Rocco • CLE 112
5. Kuhel • WSH 101

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Stirnweiss • NYY 152
2. Hall • PHA 151
3. Schalk • CHW 133
4. Meyer • CLE 130
5. Gutteridge • SLB 128

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Stirnweiss • NYY 432
2. Hall • PHA 422
3. Schalk • CHW 380
4. Gutteridge • SLB 334
5. Mayo • DET 326

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hall • PHA 498
2. Stirnweiss • NYY 492
3. Mayo • DET 393
4. Schalk • CHW 389
5. Gutteridge • SLB 334

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Stirnweiss • NYY 29
2. Vaughn • WSH 21
Gutteridge • SLB 21
Hall • PHA 21
5. Schalk • CHW 18

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Stirnweiss • NYY 119
2. Hall • PHA 108
3. Mayo • DET 91
4. Schalk • CHW 90
5. Gutteridge • SLB 66
Meyer • CLE 66

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Kell • PHA 147
2. Grimes • NYY 141
3. Maier • DET 124
4. Ross • 2TM 114
5. Cuccinello • CHW 112

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Kell • PHA 186
2. Grimes • NYY 162
3. Maier • DET 142
4. Ross • 2TM 125
5. Clift • WSH 111

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Kell • PHA 345
2. Grimes • NYY 296
3. Maier • DET 226
4. Cuccinello • CHW 221
5. Clift • WSH 214

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Grimes • NYY 31
2. Maier • DET 25
3. Clift • WSH 23
4. Cuccinello • CHW 20
Kell • PHA 20

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Grimes • NYY 35
2. Kell • PHA 32
3. Cuccinello • CHW 22
4. Maier • DET 19
5. Clift • WSH 18

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Torres • WSH 145
2. Stephens • SLB 144
3. Lake • BOS 130
4. Crosetti • NYY 126
Michaels • CHW 126

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Torres • WSH 272
2. Lake • BOS 265
3. Crosetti • NYY 264
4. Michaels • CHW 259
5. Stephens • SLB 256

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Lake • BOS 459
2. Stephens • SLB 439
3. Torres • WSH 437
4. Michaels • CHW 426
5. Crosetti • NYY 380

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Michaels • CHW 47
2. Lake • BOS 40
3. Crosetti • NYY 37
4. Torres • WSH 35
5. Busch • PHA 29

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Lake • BOS 112
2. Crosetti • NYY 86
3. Michaels • CHW 74
4. Boudreau • CLE 73
5. Webb • DET 71

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Johnson • BOS 140
2. Dickshot • CHW 124
3. Heath • CLE 101
4. Martin • NYY 97
5. Case • WSH 86

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Johnson • BOS 271
2. Dickshot • CHW 244
3. Martin • NYY 216
4. Case • WSH 203
5. Heath • CLE 199

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Johnson • BOS 16
2. Dickshot • CHW 13
3. Outlaw • DET 12
4. Case • WSH 11
5. Martin • NYY 7

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Dickshot • CHW 8
Johnson • BOS 8
3. Gray • SLB 6
Heath • CLE 6
5. Case • WSH 5

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Outlaw • DET 5
2. Johnson • BOS 4
3. Case • WSH 3
Dickshot • CHW 3
5. Martin • SLB 2
Seerey • CLE 2

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Cramer • DET 140
2. Kreevich • 2TM 122
3. Estalella • PHA 118
4. Mackiewicz • CLE 112
5. Hockett • CHW 106

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Kreevich • 2TM 316
2. Estalella • PHA 292
3. Cramer • DET 276
4. Mackiewicz • CLE 268
5. Hockett • CHW 265

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Culberson • BOS 13
2. Estalella • PHA 11
3. Stainback • NYY 9
Cramer • DET 9
5. Byrnes • SLB 8
Mackiewicz • CLE 8

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Culberson • BOS 8
2. Stainback • NYY 7
3. Kreevich • 2TM 5
Hockett • CHW 5
5. Mackiewicz • CLE 4

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Culberson • BOS 6
2. Stainback • NYY 5
3. Cramer • DET 4
Mackiewicz • CLE 4
5. Estalella • PHA 3
Hockett • CHW 3
McBride • BOS 3

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Cullenbine • 2TM 147
2. Moses • CHW 139
3. Metheny • NYY 128
4. Peck • PHA 110
5. Moore • SLB 99

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Moses • CHW 303
2. Cullenbine • 2TM 299
3. Metheny • NYY 222
4. Peck • PHA 186
5. Moore • SLB 169

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Cullenbine • 2TM 20
2. Moses • CHW 13
Metheny • NYY 13
4. Moore • SLB 10
5. Peck • PHA 9

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Peck • PHA 12
2. Moses • CHW 8
3. Cullenbine • 2TM 6
Moore • SLB 6
Lazor • BOS 6

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Peck • PHA 4
2. Lewis • WSH 3
Cullenbine • 2TM 3
4. Fleming • CLE 2
Metheny • NYY 2
O'Dea • CLE 2
Seerey • CLE 2

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Cullenbine • 2TM 150
2. Johnson • BOS 140
Cramer • DET 140
4. Moses • CHW 139
5. Binks • WSH 128
Metheny • NYY 128

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Moses • CHW 329
2. Kreevich • 2TM 328
3. Cullenbine • 2TM 326
4. Binks • WSH 321
5. Byrnes • SLB 319

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Cullenbine • 2TM 23
2. Case • WSH 17
3. Johnson • BOS 15
4. Culberson • BOS 14
5. Binks • WSH 13
Dickshot • CHW 13
Outlaw • DET 13

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Peck • PHA 12
2. Binks • WSH 8
Johnson • BOS 8
Moses • CHW 8
Culberson • BOS 8
Stainback • NYY 8
Dickshot • CHW 8

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Stainback • NYY 6
Culberson • BOS 6
Outlaw • DET 6
4. Cramer • DET 4
McBride • BOS 4
Mackiewicz • CLE 4
Johnson • BOS 4
Binks • WSH 4

Def. Games as P

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

1. Berry • PHA 52
2. Pieretti • WSH 44
Reynolds • CLE 44
4. Trout • DET 41
5. Newhouser • DET 40

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Christopher • PHA 26
2. Ferriss • BOS 22
3. Pieretti • WSH 17
4. Newhouser • DET 16
5. Gromek • CLE 15
Lopat • CHW 15

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Christopher • PHA 71
2. Ferriss • BOS 67
3. Newhouser • DET 66
4. Trout • DET 65
5. Grove • CHW 55

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Trout • DET 9
2. Humphries • CHW 6
Gassaway • PHA 6
4. Reynolds • CLE 5
Grove • CHW 5

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Ferriss • BOS 10
2. Trout • DET 9
3. Newhouser • DET 5
Bevens • NYY 5
5. Benton • DET 4
Potter • SLB 4
Lee • CHW 4
Christopher • PHA 4
Kramer • SLB 4

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Richards • DET 5.85
2. Hayes • 2TM 5.21
3. Rosar • PHA 4.99
4. Swift • DET 4.98
5. Mancuso • SLB 4.93

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Richards • DET 4.88
2. Hayes • 2TM 4.83
3. Ferrell • WSH 4.76
4. Rosar • PHA 4.61
5. Mancuso • SLB 4.54

Fielding % as C

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

1. Richards • DET .995
2. Ferrell • WSH .990
3. Hayes • 2TM .989
4. Mancuso • SLB .989
5. Swift • DET .988

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Metkovich • BOS 10.83
2. Siebert • PHA 10.73
3. Farrell • CHW 10.59
4. York • DET 10.23
5. Kuhel • WSH 10.15

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Siebert • PHA 10.63
2. Metkovich • BOS 10.42
3. Farrell • CHW 10.18
4. York • DET 10.17
5. Kuhel • WSH 10.05

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Rocco • CLE .992
2. McQuinn • SLB .991
3. Siebert • PHA .991
4. Kuhel • WSH .989
5. Etten • NYY .989

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Stirnweiss • NYY 6.16
2. Hall • PHA 6.07
3. Schalk • CHW 5.92
4. Mayo • DET 5.90
5. Newsome • BOS 5.78

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Hall • PHA 6.09
2. Stirnweiss • NYY 6.08
3. Mayo • DET 5.80
4. Schalk • CHW 5.78
5. Steiner • BOS 5.39

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Mayo • DET .980
2. Meyer • CLE .978
3. Hall • PHA .978
4. Schalk • CHW .977
5. Stirnweiss • NYY .970

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Kell • PHA 3.65
2. Grimes • NYY 3.29
3. Clift • WSH 3.10
4. Maier • DET 2.99
5. Christman • SLB 2.95

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Kell • PHA 3.61
2. Grimes • NYY 3.25
3. Maier • DET 2.97
4. Clift • WSH 2.93
5. Christman • SLB 2.81

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Kell • PHA .964
2. Ross • 2TM .958
3. Grimes • NYY .937
4. Maier • DET .936
5. Cuccinello • CHW .936

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Webb • DET 5.79
2. Lake • BOS 5.76
3. Michaels • CHW 5.57
4. Busch • PHA 5.33
5. Boudreau • CLE 5.33

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Lake • BOS 5.57
2. Michaels • CHW 5.44
3. Webb • DET 5.37
4. Boudreau • CLE 5.22
5. Crosetti • NYY 5.11

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Stephens • SLB .961
2. Webb • DET .957
3. Torres • WSH .953
4. Busch • PHA .952
5. Lake • BOS .948

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Case • WSH 2.49
2. Martin • NYY 2.30
3. Dickshot • CHW 2.07
4. Johnson • BOS 2.05
5. Heath • CLE 2.00

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Johnson • BOS .973
2. Dickshot • CHW .970

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Kreevich • 2TM 2.63
2. Estalella • PHA 2.57
3. Hockett • CHW 2.57
4. Binks • WSH 2.54
5. Mackiewicz • CLE 2.46

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Estalella • PHA .990
2. Cramer • DET .990
3. Mackiewicz • CLE .986
4. Kreevich • 2TM .985
5. Hockett • CHW .982

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Moses • CHW 2.27
2. Cullenbine • 2TM 2.17
3. Metheny • NYY 1.84
4. Moore • SLB 1.81
5. Peck • PHA 1.77

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Metheny • NYY .983
2. Cullenbine • 2TM .982
3. Moses • CHW .975
4. Peck • PHA .942

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Stainback • NYY 3.14
2. Mackiewicz • CLE 3.09
3. Kreevich • 2TM 2.91
4. Culberson • BOS 2.86
5. Byrnes • SLB 2.79

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Stainback • NYY 2.93
2. Kreevich • 2TM 2.75
3. Case • WSH 2.71
4. Mackiewicz • CLE 2.67
5. Byrnes • SLB 2.65

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Cramer • DET .991
2. Byrnes • SLB .988
3. Estalella • PHA .988
4. Mackiewicz • CLE .987
5. Kreevich • 2TM .985

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Christopher • PHA 3.85
2. Bagby • CLE 3.40
3. Ferriss • BOS 3.02
4. Trout • DET 2.85
5. Grove • CHW 2.78

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Christopher • PHA 2.94
2. Ferriss • BOS 2.54
3. Bagby • CLE 2.40
4. Newhouser • DET 2.05
5. Grove • CHW 2.03

Fielding % as P

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

1. Newhouser • DET 1.000
Bonham • NYY 1.000
Hollingsworth • SLB 1.000
4. Christopher • PHA .990
5. Wolff • WSH .981

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