American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Jones • 2TM 1,462
2. York • 2TM 1,327
3. Vernon • WSH 1,299
4. McQuinn • NYY 1,198
5. Cullenbine • DET 1,184

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Stephens • SLB 494
2. Boudreau • CLE 475
3. Doerr • BOS 466
Gordon • CLE 466
5. Joost • PHA 452

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Lake • DET 43
2. Joost • PHA 38
3. Appling • CHW 35
4. Kolloway • CHW 27
5. Rizzuto • NYY 25

Def. Games as C

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

1. Hegan • CLE 133
2. Tebbetts • 2TM 109
3. Rosar • PHA 102
4. Swift • DET 97
5. Moss • SLB 96

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hegan • CLE 566
2. Tebbetts • 2TM 427
3. Rosar • PHA 406
4. Swift • DET 401
5. Evans • WSH 389

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Rosar • PHA 70
2. Tebbetts • 2TM 65
3. Hegan • CLE 54
4. Evans • WSH 48
5. Swift • DET 45

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Tebbetts • 2TM 10
2. Tresh • CHW 9
Guerra • PHA 9
4. Berra • NYY 8
5. Hegan • CLE 7
Mancuso • WSH 7
Moss • SLB 7

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Evans • WSH 14
Hegan • CLE 14
3. Rosar • PHA 12
4. Tebbetts • 2TM 10
Tresh • CHW 10

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Dickey • CHW 8
2. Tebbetts • 2TM 7
Hegan • CLE 7
4. Moss • SLB 6
5. Early • SLB 5
Swift • DET 5
Robinson • NYY 5

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. Moss • SLB 39
2. Tresh • CHW 27
3. Tebbetts • 2TM 26
4. Evans • WSH 25
5. Early • SLB 24
Robinson • NYY 24

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. Rosar • PHA 38
2. Hegan • CLE 34
3. Evans • WSH 31
4. Moss • SLB 24
5. Tebbetts • 2TM 23

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Rosar • PHA 67.9
2. Hegan • CLE 60.7
3. Evans • WSH 55.4
4. Swift • DET 55.0
5. Guerra • PHA 54.1

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Vernon • WSH 154
2. Jones • 2TM 152
3. York • 2TM 150
4. McQuinn • NYY 142
5. Cullenbine • DET 138

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Jones • 2TM 1,462
2. York • 2TM 1,327
3. Vernon • WSH 1,299
4. McQuinn • NYY 1,198
5. Cullenbine • DET 1,184

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Cullenbine • DET 139
2. York • 2TM 107
3. Vernon • WSH 105
4. Jones • 2TM 104
5. Fain • PHA 101

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Fain • PHA 19
Vernon • WSH 19
3. Jones • 2TM 16
4. Cullenbine • DET 15
5. Judnich • SLB 13

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Jones • 2TM 159
2. York • 2TM 151
3. Vernon • WSH 123
4. McQuinn • NYY 120
5. Judnich • SLB 118
Fain • PHA 118

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Gordon • CLE 155
2. Stirnweiss • NYY 148
3. Priddy • WSH 146
Doerr • BOS 146
5. Mayo • DET 142

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Priddy • WSH 382
2. Doerr • BOS 376
3. Gordon • CLE 341
4. Stirnweiss • NYY 337
5. Mayo • DET 326

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Doerr • BOS 466
Gordon • CLE 466
3. Suder • PHA 413
4. Priddy • WSH 405
5. Stirnweiss • NYY 402

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Kolloway • CHW 23
2. Gordon • CLE 18
3. Doerr • BOS 16
Priddy • WSH 16
5. Stirnweiss • NYY 13

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Doerr • BOS 118
2. Gordon • CLE 110
3. Stirnweiss • NYY 107
4. Suder • PHA 94
5. Priddy • WSH 89

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Kell • DET 152
2. Keltner • CLE 150
3. Dillinger • SLB 137
4. Majeski • PHA 134
5. Johnson • NYY 132

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Dillinger • SLB 169
2. Kell • DET 167
3. Majeski • PHA 160
4. Keltner • CLE 156
5. Johnson • NYY 136

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Kell • DET 333
2. Keltner • CLE 266
3. Dillinger • SLB 265
4. Majeski • PHA 263
5. Baker • CHW 253

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Kell • DET 20
2. Dillinger • SLB 19
3. Johnson • NYY 17
4. Yost • WSH 14
5. Keltner • CLE 12

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Keltner • CLE 29
2. Baker • CHW 28
Majeski • PHA 28
4. Kell • DET 25
5. Dillinger • SLB 21

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Lake • DET 158
2. Rizzuto • NYY 151
Joost • PHA 151
4. Stephens • SLB 149
5. Boudreau • CLE 148

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Joost • PHA 370
2. Rizzuto • NYY 340
3. Boudreau • CLE 305
4. Stephens • SLB 283
5. Lake • DET 268

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Stephens • SLB 494
2. Boudreau • CLE 475
3. Joost • PHA 452
4. Rizzuto • NYY 450
5. Lake • DET 441

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Lake • DET 43
2. Joost • PHA 38
3. Appling • CHW 35
4. Rizzuto • NYY 25
5. Stephens • SLB 24

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Boudreau • CLE 120
2. Stephens • SLB 113
3. Rizzuto • NYY 111
4. Joost • PHA 100
5. Lake • DET 94

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Williams • BOS 156
2. Heath • SLB 140
3. McCosky • PHA 115
4. Wakefield • DET 101
5. Lindell • NYY 96

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Williams • BOS 326
2. McCosky • PHA 265
3. Heath • SLB 263
4. Lindell • NYY 230
5. Wakefield • DET 168

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Williams • BOS 10
2. Wakefield • DET 9
3. Heath • SLB 7
4. McCosky • PHA 6
5. Seerey • CLE 5
Robertson • WSH 5
Mitchell • CLE 5

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Wakefield • DET 11
2. Williams • BOS 9
3. Lindell • NYY 7
Robertson • WSH 7
5. McCosky • PHA 5

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Heath • SLB 4
2. Bockman • CLE 2
McCosky • PHA 2
Wakefield • DET 2
Williams • BOS 2

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Spence • WSH 142
2. DiMaggio • NYY 139
3. Chapman • PHA 134
4. DiMaggio • BOS 133
5. Lehner • SLB 125

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. DiMaggio • BOS 401
2. Spence • WSH 391
3. Chapman • PHA 379
4. Metkovich • CLE 348
5. Lehner • SLB 315

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. DiMaggio • BOS 19
2. Chapman • PHA 12
Spence • WSH 12
4. Evers • DET 6
5. Tucker • CHW 5

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. DiMaggio • BOS 10
2. Evers • DET 7
Lehner • SLB 7
Spence • WSH 7
5. Chapman • PHA 6

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. DiMaggio • BOS 4
2. Spence • WSH 3
3. Chapman • PHA 2
Evers • DET 2
Metkovich • CLE 2
Philley • CHW 2
Tucker • CHW 2

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Lewis • WSH 130
2. Henrich • NYY 124
3. Mullin • DET 106
4. Valo • PHA 104
5. Peck • CLE 95

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Henrich • NYY 262
2. Lewis • WSH 246
3. Mullin • DET 202
4. Valo • PHA 193
5. Peck • CLE 176

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Henrich • NYY 10
Lewis • WSH 10
3. Mullin • DET 9
4. Valo • PHA 8
Mele • BOS 8

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Lewis • WSH 9
2. Valo • PHA 6
3. Henrich • NYY 5
Kennedy • CHW 5
5. Binks • PHA 4
Wertz • DET 4

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Coleman • SLB 4
2. Peck • CLE 3
3. Henrich • NYY 2
Kennedy • CHW 2
Lewis • WSH 2
Mullin • DET 2

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Williams • BOS 156
2. Chapman • PHA 146
3. Spence • WSH 142
4. Heath • SLB 140
5. DiMaggio • NYY 139

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Chapman • PHA 428
2. DiMaggio • BOS 413
3. Spence • WSH 408
4. Philley • CHW 355
5. Evers • DET 354

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. DiMaggio • BOS 19
2. Chapman • PHA 16
3. Henrich • NYY 13
4. Spence • WSH 12
5. Lewis • WSH 11

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Wakefield • DET 11
2. DiMaggio • BOS 10
3. Williams • BOS 9
Lewis • WSH 9
5. Evers • DET 8

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Coleman • SLB 4
DiMaggio • BOS 4
Heath • SLB 4
4. Peck • CLE 3
Spence • WSH 3
Kennedy • CHW 3

Def. Games as P

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

1. Klieman • CLE 58
2. Page • NYY 56
3. Johnson • BOS 45
4. Christopher • PHA 44
Savage • PHA 44

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Newhouser • DET 23
2. Trout • DET 22
3. Feller • CLE 17
4. Hutchinson • DET 15
Black • CLE 15
Wynn • WSH 15

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Newhouser • DET 52
2. Masterson • WSH 51
3. Feller • CLE 50
4. Lemon • CLE 46
5. Zoldak • SLB 44

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Masterson • WSH 6
2. Pieretti • WSH 5
3. Benton • DET 4
Newhouser • DET 4
Dietrich • PHA 4
Dorish • BOS 4

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Haynes • CHW 5
Johnson • BOS 5
3. Lemon • CLE 4
Masterson • WSH 4
McCahan • PHA 4
Embree • CLE 4
Trout • DET 4

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Robinson • NYY 5.81
2. Hegan • CLE 5.51
3. Swift • DET 5.49
4. Tebbetts • 2TM 5.27
5. Wagner • 2TM 5.12

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Robinson • NYY 5.19
2. Rosar • PHA 4.67
3. Hegan • CLE 4.66
4. Evans • WSH 4.65
5. Swift • DET 4.60

Fielding % as C

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

1. Rosar • PHA .996
2. Swift • DET .989
3. Hegan • CLE .989
4. Evans • WSH .989
5. Early • SLB .989

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Robinson • CLE 10.53
2. Jones • 2TM 10.36
3. Fleming • CLE 9.89
4. Fain • PHA 9.88
5. Cullenbine • DET 9.87

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Jones • 2TM 10.30
2. Robinson • CLE 9.83
3. Cullenbine • DET 9.59
4. York • 2TM 9.56
5. Fleming • CLE 9.42

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. York • 2TM .995
2. McQuinn • NYY .994
3. Jones • 2TM .990
4. Cullenbine • DET .989
5. Judnich • SLB .989

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Kolloway • CHW 5.95
2. Doerr • BOS 5.91
3. Berardino • SLB 5.79
4. Priddy • WSH 5.63
5. Gordon • CLE 5.35

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Kolloway • CHW 5.86
2. Doerr • BOS 5.77
3. Priddy • WSH 5.39
4. Berardino • SLB 5.38
5. Gordon • CLE 5.21

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Suder • PHA .986
2. Mayo • DET .983
3. Stirnweiss • NYY .983
4. Doerr • BOS .981
5. Priddy • WSH .980

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Baker • CHW 3.44
2. Kell • DET 3.38
3. Majeski • PHA 3.25
4. Dillinger • SLB 3.22
5. Yost • WSH 2.99

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Baker • CHW 3.34
2. Kell • DET 3.29
3. Dillinger • SLB 3.17
4. Majeski • PHA 3.16
5. Yost • WSH 2.83

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Majeski • PHA .988
2. Keltner • CLE .972
3. Kell • DET .962
4. Yost • WSH .958
5. Dillinger • SLB .958

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Joost • PHA 5.52
2. Boudreau • CLE 5.45
3. Rizzuto • NYY 5.40
4. Stephens • SLB 5.33
5. Appling • CHW 5.12

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Joost • PHA 5.44
2. Boudreau • CLE 5.27
3. Rizzuto • NYY 5.23
4. Stephens • SLB 5.21
5. Appling • CHW 5.07

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Boudreau • CLE .982
2. Christman • WSH .978
3. Pesky • BOS .976
4. Stephens • SLB .970
5. Rizzuto • NYY .969

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Lindell • NYY 2.44
2. McCosky • PHA 2.36
3. Williams • BOS 2.15
4. Heath • SLB 1.93
5. Wakefield • DET 1.75

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Heath • SLB .985
2. McCosky • PHA .982
3. Williams • BOS .974

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. DiMaggio • BOS 3.16
2. Metkovich • CLE 2.95
3. Chapman • PHA 2.92
4. Spence • WSH 2.84
5. Philley • CHW 2.66

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. DiMaggio • NYY .997
2. Metkovich • CLE .989
3. Chapman • PHA .985
4. Spence • WSH .983
5. Lehner • SLB .978

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Henrich • NYY 2.19
2. Mullin • DET 1.99
3. Lewis • WSH 1.97
4. Kennedy • CHW 1.97
5. Valo • PHA 1.93

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Mullin • DET .986
2. Henrich • NYY .982
3. Valo • PHA .971
4. Lewis • WSH .966

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. DiMaggio • BOS 3.31
2. Metkovich • CLE 3.18
3. Chapman • PHA 3.08
4. Spence • WSH 3.07
5. Evers • DET 3.04

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. DiMaggio • BOS 3.22
2. Chapman • PHA 3.04
3. Evers • DET 2.96
4. Spence • WSH 2.96
5. Metkovich • CLE 2.95

Fielding % as OF

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

1. DiMaggio • NYY .997
2. Mele • BOS .992
3. Metkovich • CLE .989
4. Mullin • DET .988
5. Heath • SLB .987

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Lemon • CLE 3.13
2. Trout • DET 3.00
3. Zoldak • SLB 2.63
4. Newhouser • DET 2.37
5. Masterson • WSH 2.31

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Trout • DET 1.94
2. Newhouser • DET 1.88
3. Masterson • WSH 1.86
4. Hutchinson • DET 1.67
5. Feller • CLE 1.60

Fielding % as P

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

1. Shea • NYY 1.000
Muncrief • SLB 1.000
Dobson • BOS 1.000
Bevens • NYY 1.000
Haefner • 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