American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Lupien • CHW 1,436
2. Vernon • WSH 1,297
3. Fain • PHA 1,284
4. Robinson • CLE 1,213
5. Vico • DET 1,169

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Stephens • BOS 540
2. Boudreau • CLE 483
3. Priddy • SLB 471
4. Suder • PHA 461
5. Michaels • CHW 456

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Appling • CHW 35
2. Priddy • SLB 29
3. Michaels • CHW 28
4. Kozar • WSH 27
5. Stephens • BOS 24

Def. Games as C

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

1. Hegan • CLE 142
2. Tebbetts • BOS 126
3. Swift • DET 112
4. Moss • SLB 103
5. Early • WSH 92
Robinson • CHW 92

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hegan • CLE 637
2. Swift • DET 476
3. Tebbetts • BOS 470
4. Niarhos • NYY 376
5. Moss • SLB 357

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hegan • CLE 76
2. Tebbetts • BOS 56
3. Swift • DET 55
4. Moss • SLB 52
5. Early • WSH 51

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Tebbetts • BOS 10
2. Berra • NYY 7
Hegan • CLE 7
4. Partee • SLB 6
5. Evans • WSH 5
Swift • DET 5
Guerra • PHA 5
Moss • SLB 5

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hegan • CLE 17
2. Swift • DET 13
3. Rosar • PHA 10
4. Tebbetts • BOS 8
Moss • SLB 8

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Swift • DET 10
2. Early • WSH 8
Berra • NYY 8
4. Robinson • CHW 7
5. Hegan • CLE 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. Partee • SLB 34
2. Moss • SLB 33
3. Berra • NYY 29
4. Tebbetts • BOS 27
Robinson • CHW 27

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 30
2. Hegan • CLE 27
Robinson • CHW 27
4. Evans • WSH 24
Moss • SLB 24

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Rosar • PHA 67.7
2. Early • WSH 62.5
3. Evans • WSH 61.5
4. Niarhos • NYY 60.6
5. Hegan • CLE 51.9

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Lupien • CHW 154
2. Vernon • WSH 150
3. Fain • PHA 145
4. Vico • DET 142
5. Robinson • CLE 131

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Lupien • CHW 1,436
2. Vernon • WSH 1,297
3. Fain • PHA 1,284
4. Robinson • CLE 1,213
5. Vico • DET 1,169

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Fain • PHA 120
2. Vernon • WSH 113
3. Lupien • CHW 92
4. Vico • DET 85
5. Robinson • CLE 79

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Fain • PHA 16
2. Vico • DET 15
Vernon • WSH 15
4. Lupien • CHW 11
5. Goodman • BOS 8

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Lupien • CHW 155
2. Fain • PHA 148
3. Vernon • WSH 128
4. Robinson • CLE 123
5. Goodman • BOS 118

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Kozar • WSH 149
2. Suder • PHA 148
3. Priddy • SLB 146
4. Gordon • CLE 144
5. Stirnweiss • NYY 141

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Priddy • SLB 407
2. Doerr • BOS 366
3. Kozar • WSH 348
4. Stirnweiss • NYY 346
5. Suder • PHA 342

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Priddy • SLB 471
2. Suder • PHA 461
3. Kozar • WSH 444
4. Gordon • CLE 436
5. Doerr • BOS 430

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Priddy • SLB 29
2. Kozar • WSH 27
3. Gordon • CLE 23
4. Kolloway • CHW 18
5. Mayo • DET 11

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Priddy • SLB 132
2. Doerr • BOS 119
3. Suder • PHA 114
4. Stirnweiss • NYY 103
5. Gordon • CLE 97

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Keltner • CLE 153
Dillinger • SLB 153
3. Yost • WSH 145
4. Majeski • PHA 142
5. Pesky • BOS 141

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Yost • WSH 189
2. Dillinger • SLB 187
3. Majeski • PHA 163
4. Johnson • NYY 147
5. Keltner • CLE 123

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Keltner • CLE 312
2. Pesky • BOS 303
3. Majeski • PHA 268
4. Dillinger • SLB 242
5. Yost • WSH 240

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Pesky • BOS 22
2. Dillinger • SLB 20
Johnson • NYY 20
4. Appling • CHW 15
Yost • WSH 15

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Pesky • BOS 35
2. Dillinger • SLB 30
3. Keltner • CLE 27
4. Johnson • NYY 25
5. Yost • WSH 21

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Stephens • BOS 155
2. Boudreau • CLE 151
3. Joost • PHA 135
4. Rizzuto • NYY 128
5. Lipon • DET 117

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Joost • PHA 325
2. Boudreau • CLE 297
3. Stephens • BOS 269
4. Rizzuto • NYY 259
5. Lipon • DET 211

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Stephens • BOS 540
2. Boudreau • CLE 483
3. Joost • PHA 409
4. Rizzuto • NYY 348
5. Lipon • DET 346

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Stephens • BOS 24
2. Appling • CHW 20
Michaels • CHW 20
Joost • PHA 20
Boudreau • CLE 20

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Boudreau • CLE 119
2. Joost • PHA 115
3. Stephens • BOS 113
4. Rizzuto • NYY 85
Pellagrini • SLB 85

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Mitchell • CLE 140
2. Williams • BOS 134
McCosky • PHA 134
4. Coan • WSH 131
5. Platt • SLB 114

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Coan • WSH 335
2. Mitchell • CLE 308
3. Williams • BOS 285
4. McCosky • PHA 265
5. Platt • SLB 214

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Mitchell • CLE 11
2. Williams • BOS 10
3. Coan • WSH 9
McCosky • PHA 9
Wertz • DET 9
Seerey • CHW 9

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Platt • SLB 13
2. Coan • WSH 11
Wakefield • DET 11
4. Wertz • DET 8
5. Williams • BOS 5

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Seerey • CHW 5
2. Coan • WSH 3
Lindell • NYY 3
Mitchell • CLE 3
Wertz • DET 3

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. DiMaggio • BOS 155
2. DiMaggio • NYY 152
3. Evers • DET 138
4. Philley • CHW 123
5. Chapman • PHA 118

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. DiMaggio • BOS 487
2. DiMaggio • NYY 430
3. Philley • CHW 352
4. Chapman • PHA 350
5. Evers • DET 347

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Philley • CHW 21
2. DiMaggio • BOS 13
3. DiMaggio • NYY 9
4. Chapman • PHA 8
Evers • DET 8

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. DiMaggio • NYY 13
2. Evers • DET 11
3. DiMaggio • BOS 10
4. Philley • CHW 8
5. Chapman • PHA 7

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Philley • CHW 6
2. DiMaggio • BOS 4
3. Chapman • PHA 3
4. Lehner • SLB 2
Tucker • CLE 2
Wooten • WSH 2

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Mullin • DET 121
2. Valo • PHA 109
3. Wright • CHW 108
4. Henrich • NYY 94
5. Stewart • WSH 73

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Mullin • DET 230
2. Valo • PHA 226
3. Wright • CHW 200
4. Henrich • NYY 198
5. Stewart • WSH 149

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Wright • CHW 8
2. Henrich • NYY 7
Mullin • DET 7
4. Coleman • 2TM 6
Doby • CLE 6
Kokos • SLB 6

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Doby • CLE 9
2. Zarilla • SLB 7
Robertson • WSH 7
Mullin • DET 7
5. Henrich • NYY 5
Hodgin • CHW 5
Kokos • SLB 5

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Henrich • NYY 4
2. Wright • CHW 3
Coleman • 2TM 3
4. Berra • NYY 2
Doby • CLE 2
Kokos • SLB 2
McBride • WSH 2

Def. Games as OF

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

1. DiMaggio • BOS 155
2. DiMaggio • NYY 152
3. Mitchell • CLE 140
4. Evers • DET 138
5. Zarilla • SLB 136

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. DiMaggio • BOS 503
2. DiMaggio • NYY 441
3. Evers • DET 392
4. Philley • CHW 381
5. Chapman • PHA 368

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Philley • CHW 22
2. DiMaggio • BOS 13
3. Mitchell • CLE 12
Doby • CLE 12
5. Coan • WSH 11
Wertz • DET 11

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Doby • CLE 14
2. Platt • SLB 13
DiMaggio • NYY 13
Zarilla • SLB 13
5. Wakefield • DET 11
Coan • WSH 11
Evers • DET 11

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Philley • CHW 6
2. Seerey • 2TM 5
3. DiMaggio • BOS 4
Henrich • NYY 4
5. Coleman • 2TM 3
Coan • WSH 3
Wright • CHW 3
Doby • CLE 3
Wertz • DET 3
McBride • WSH 3
Mitchell • CLE 3

Def. Games as P

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

1. Page • NYY 55
2. Widmar • SLB 49
3. Biscan • SLB 47
4. Thompson • WSH 46
5. Christopher • CLE 45
Harris • PHA 45

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Lemon • CLE 23
2. Hutchinson • DET 19
Garver • SLB 19
4. Feller • CLE 16
5. Hudson • WSH 15
Bearden • CLE 15

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Lemon • CLE 86
2. Bearden • CLE 52
Newhouser • DET 52
4. Lopat • NYY 50
5. Parnell • BOS 48

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Trout • DET 5
2. Marchildon • PHA 4
Lemon • CLE 4
Houtteman • DET 4
Sanford • SLB 4

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Bearden • CLE 11
2. Lemon • CLE 8
3. Trout • DET 7
4. Hutchinson • DET 5
Hudson • WSH 5
Houtteman • DET 5
Scheib • PHA 5
Marchildon • PHA 5
Newhouser • DET 5

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Niarhos • NYY 5.80
2. Swift • DET 5.73
3. Berra • NYY 5.33
4. Hegan • CLE 5.31
5. Partee • SLB 4.97

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Hegan • CLE 5.02
2. Niarhos • NYY 4.99
3. Swift • DET 4.74
4. Berra • NYY 4.69
5. Partee • SLB 4.20

Fielding % as C

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

1. Rosar • PHA .997
2. Early • WSH .991
3. Swift • DET .991
4. Niarhos • NYY .990
5. Hegan • CLE .990

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Robinson • CLE 10.37
2. Lupien • CHW 10.22
3. Goodman • BOS 10.18
4. Fain • PHA 9.95
5. Stevens • SLB 9.75

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Goodman • BOS 10.00
2. Lupien • CHW 9.92
3. Robinson • CLE 9.86
4. Fain • PHA 9.68
5. Vernon • WSH 9.40

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Robinson • CLE .995
2. Goodman • BOS .993
3. Lupien • CHW .993
4. Vernon • WSH .989
5. Fain • PHA .989

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Kolloway • CHW 6.52
2. Priddy • SLB 6.22
3. Doerr • BOS 5.86
4. Suder • PHA 5.57
5. Kozar • WSH 5.45

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Kolloway • CHW 6.23
2. Priddy • SLB 6.01
3. Doerr • BOS 5.77
4. Suder • PHA 5.43
5. Gordon • CLE 5.32

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Stirnweiss • NYY .993
2. Doerr • BOS .993
3. Suder • PHA .988
4. Gordon • CLE .971
5. Priddy • SLB .968

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Johnson • NYY 3.16
2. Majeski • PHA 3.12
3. Pesky • BOS 3.06
4. Yost • WSH 3.03
5. Dillinger • SLB 2.89

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Johnson • NYY 3.05
2. Majeski • PHA 3.04
3. Pesky • BOS 3.01
4. Yost • WSH 2.96
5. Keltner • CLE 2.84

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Majeski • PHA .975
2. Keltner • CLE .969
3. Yost • WSH .966
4. Dillinger • SLB .955
5. Pesky • BOS .951

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Pellagrini • SLB 5.63
2. Joost • PHA 5.63
3. Michaels • CHW 5.47
4. Stephens • BOS 5.28
5. Boudreau • CLE 5.27

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Joost • PHA 5.44
2. Michaels • CHW 5.28
3. Stephens • BOS 5.22
4. Boudreau • CLE 5.17
5. Pellagrini • SLB 4.96

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Boudreau • CLE .975
2. Joost • PHA .973
3. Rizzuto • NYY .973
4. Stephens • BOS .971
5. Lipon • DET .970

Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)

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

1. Coan • WSH 2.79
2. Mitchell • CLE 2.33
3. Williams • BOS 2.25
4. McCosky • PHA 2.18
5. Wakefield • DET 2.18

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Coan • WSH 2.63
2. Mitchell • CLE 2.28
3. Williams • BOS 2.20
4. Wakefield • DET 2.10
5. McCosky • PHA 2.04

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Mitchell • CLE .991
2. McCosky • PHA .989
3. Williams • BOS .983
4. Coan • WSH .969
5. Platt • SLB .944

Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)

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

1. DiMaggio • BOS 3.26
2. Philley • CHW 3.17
3. Chapman • PHA 3.11
4. DiMaggio • NYY 2.97
5. Lehner • SLB 2.67

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. DiMaggio • BOS 3.23
2. Chapman • PHA 3.03
3. Philley • CHW 3.03
4. DiMaggio • NYY 2.89
5. Evers • DET 2.57

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Chapman • PHA .981
2. DiMaggio • BOS .980
3. Philley • CHW .979
4. DiMaggio • NYY .971
5. Evers • DET .970

Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)

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

1. Henrich • NYY 2.29
2. Valo • PHA 2.16
3. Mullin • DET 2.02
4. Wright • CHW 2.01

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Henrich • NYY 2.18
2. Valo • PHA 2.11
3. Mullin • DET 1.96
4. Wright • CHW 1.93

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Wright • CHW .986
2. Valo • PHA .983
3. Mullin • DET .971

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. DiMaggio • BOS 3.37
2. Philley • CHW 3.28
3. Chapman • PHA 3.27
4. DiMaggio • NYY 3.04
5. Evers • DET 2.93

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. DiMaggio • BOS 3.33
2. Chapman • PHA 3.19
3. Philley • CHW 3.15
4. DiMaggio • NYY 2.95
5. Evers • DET 2.90

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Mitchell • CLE .991
2. McCosky • PHA .990
3. Wright • CHW .987
4. Williams • BOS .983
5. Valo • PHA .983

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Lemon • CLE 3.34
2. Houtteman • DET 3.07
3. Hudson • WSH 2.91
4. Bearden • CLE 2.63
5. Hutchinson • DET 2.61

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Lemon • CLE 2.53
2. Hutchinson • DET 1.94
3. Bearden • CLE 1.81
4. Lopat • NYY 1.70
5. Parnell • BOS 1.63

Fielding % as P

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

1. Brissie • PHA 1.000
Gettel • 2TM 1.000
Trucks • DET 1.000
Raschi • NYY 1.000
Hutchinson • DET 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