American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Vernon • CLE 1,438
2. Robinson • WSH 1,299
3. Fain • PHA 1,275
4. Graham • SLB 1,118
5. Goodman • BOS 1,069

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Stephens • BOS 508
2. Michaels • CHW 484
3. Dente • WSH 462
4. Appling • CHW 450
5. Joost • PHA 442

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Dente • WSH 35
2. Priddy • SLB 27
Stephens • BOS 27
4. Appling • CHW 26
5. Robertson • WSH 25
Dillinger • SLB 25
Joost • PHA 25

Def. Games as C

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

1. Hegan • CLE 152
2. Tebbetts • BOS 118
3. Berra • NYY 109
4. Robinson • DET 108
5. Evans • WSH 107

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hegan • CLE 651
2. Berra • NYY 544
3. Tebbetts • BOS 481
4. Robinson • DET 458
5. Guerra • PHA 328

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hegan • CLE 73
2. Berra • NYY 60
3. Tebbetts • BOS 51
4. Guerra • PHA 48
5. Evans • WSH 47

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Tebbetts • BOS 11
2. Moss • SLB 10
3. Berra • NYY 7
Robinson • DET 7
Guerra • PHA 7
Hegan • CLE 7

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Berra • NYY 18
2. Hegan • CLE 16
3. Tebbetts • BOS 13
4. Moss • SLB 9
Robinson • DET 9

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Guerra • PHA 7
2. Robinson • DET 6
3. Berra • NYY 4
Tipton • CHW 4
Hegan • CLE 4
Moss • SLB 4

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. Berra • NYY 36
2. Robinson • DET 30
3. Guerra • PHA 29
4. Evans • WSH 28
5. Hegan • CLE 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. Hegan • CLE 33
2. Guerra • PHA 26
3. Berra • NYY 24
Evans • WSH 24
5. Robinson • DET 23

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Hegan • CLE 55.0
2. Tebbetts • BOS 47.6
3. Guerra • PHA 47.3
4. Moss • SLB 46.3
5. Evans • WSH 46.2

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Vernon • CLE 153
2. Fain • PHA 150
3. Robinson • WSH 143
4. Graham • SLB 136
5. Goodman • BOS 117

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Vernon • CLE 1,438
2. Robinson • WSH 1,299
3. Fain • PHA 1,275
4. Graham • SLB 1,118
5. Goodman • BOS 1,069

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Vernon • CLE 155
2. Fain • PHA 122
3. Robinson • WSH 100
4. Graham • SLB 87
5. Goodman • BOS 79

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Fain • PHA 22
2. Graham • SLB 19
3. Robinson • WSH 18
4. Vernon • CLE 14
5. Goodman • BOS 9

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Fain • PHA 194
2. Vernon • CLE 168
3. Goodman • BOS 148
4. Robinson • WSH 133
5. Graham • SLB 120

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Michaels • CHW 154
2. Gordon • CLE 145
Priddy • SLB 145
4. Doerr • BOS 139
5. Coleman • NYY 122

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Priddy • SLB 407
2. Doerr • BOS 395
3. Michaels • CHW 392
4. Coleman • NYY 298
5. Gordon • CLE 297

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Michaels • CHW 484
2. Doerr • BOS 439
3. Gordon • CLE 430
4. Priddy • SLB 415
5. Coleman • NYY 315

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Priddy • SLB 27
2. Michaels • CHW 22
3. Robertson • WSH 20
4. Doerr • BOS 17
5. Gordon • CLE 15

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Michaels • CHW 135
2. Doerr • BOS 134
3. Gordon • CLE 123
4. Coleman • NYY 102
5. Priddy • SLB 96

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Pesky • BOS 148
2. Kell • DET 134
3. Dillinger • SLB 133
4. Baker • CHW 122
Yost • WSH 122

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Pesky • BOS 184
2. Dillinger • SLB 166
3. Yost • WSH 158
4. Kell • DET 154
5. Majeski • PHA 117

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Pesky • BOS 333
2. Kell • DET 271
3. Baker • CHW 269
4. Yost • WSH 232
5. Majeski • PHA 219

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Dillinger • SLB 25
2. Yost • WSH 19
3. Pesky • BOS 16
4. Majeski • PHA 15
5. Brown • NYY 13

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Pesky • BOS 48
2. Majeski • PHA 37
3. Baker • CHW 31
4. Kell • DET 23
Yost • WSH 23

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Stephens • BOS 155
2. Dente • WSH 153
3. Rizzuto • NYY 152
4. Joost • PHA 144
5. Appling • CHW 141

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Joost • PHA 352
2. Rizzuto • NYY 329
3. Dente • WSH 314
4. Stephens • BOS 257
5. Appling • CHW 253

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Stephens • BOS 508
2. Dente • WSH 462
3. Appling • CHW 450
4. Joost • PHA 442
5. Rizzuto • NYY 440

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Dente • WSH 35
2. Stephens • BOS 27
3. Appling • CHW 26
4. Joost • PHA 25
5. Rizzuto • NYY 23

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Stephens • BOS 128
2. Joost • PHA 126
3. Rizzuto • NYY 118
4. Dente • WSH 106
5. Appling • CHW 95

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Williams • BOS 155
2. Mitchell • CLE 149
3. Valo • PHA 144
4. Woodling • NYY 81
5. Evers • DET 80

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Valo • PHA 375
2. Williams • BOS 333
Mitchell • CLE 333
4. Evers • DET 179
5. Coan • WSH 155

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Williams • BOS 12
2. Coan • WSH 10
Mitchell • CLE 10
4. Valo • PHA 8
5. Evers • DET 7

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Williams • BOS 6
Valo • PHA 6
3. Coan • WSH 5
Souchock • CHW 5
Ostrowski • CHW 5

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Coan • WSH 3
Williams • BOS 3
3. Evers • DET 2
Mitchell • CLE 2
5. Lindell • NYY 1
Spence • SLB 1
Stewart • WSH 1
Wakefield • DET 1
Woodling • NYY 1

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Chapman • PHA 154
2. DiMaggio • BOS 144
3. Doby • CLE 117
4. Vollmer • WSH 99
Groth • DET 99

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Chapman • PHA 431
2. DiMaggio • BOS 425
3. Vollmer • WSH 285
4. Doby • CLE 279
5. Groth • DET 232

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. DiMaggio • BOS 13
2. Groth • DET 11
3. Sievers • SLB 10
4. Chapman • PHA 9
5. Doby • CLE 7

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Chapman • PHA 10
DiMaggio • BOS 10
3. Sievers • SLB 9
Groth • DET 9
5. Doby • CLE 7

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Chapman • PHA 3
Groth • DET 3
3. Mele • WSH 2
4. Adams • CHW 1
Bauer • NYY 1
DiMaggio • BOS 1
Doby • CLE 1
Mapes • NYY 1
Sievers • SLB 1
Stewart • WSH 1
Vollmer • WSH 1
Spence • 2TM 1

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Wertz • DET 155
2. Philley • CHW 143
3. Kokos • SLB 138
4. Zarilla • 2TM 125
5. Kennedy • CLE 98

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Kokos • SLB 276
2. Wertz • DET 274
3. Philley • CHW 261
4. Zarilla • 2TM 230
5. Kennedy • CLE 185

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Kokos • SLB 17
2. Philley • CHW 15
Wertz • DET 15
4. Kennedy • CLE 12
5. Mapes • NYY 9

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Philley • CHW 7
2. Kokos • SLB 6
Wertz • DET 6
4. Henrich • NYY 5
5. Zarilla • 2TM 4

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Kokos • SLB 5
Wertz • DET 5
3. Kennedy • CLE 4
Zarilla • 2TM 4
5. Mapes • NYY 3
Moses • PHA 3
Philley • CHW 3

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Williams • BOS 155
Wertz • DET 155
3. Chapman • PHA 154
4. Valo • PHA 150
5. Mitchell • CLE 149

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Chapman • PHA 450
2. DiMaggio • BOS 420
3. Valo • PHA 395
4. Doby • CLE 355
5. Williams • BOS 337
Mitchell • CLE 337

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Philley • CHW 16
Kokos • SLB 16
3. Mapes • NYY 14
Sievers • SLB 14
Wertz • DET 14

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Chapman • PHA 10
DiMaggio • BOS 10
3. Doby • CLE 9
Groth • DET 9
Sievers • SLB 9

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Kokos • SLB 5
2. Mapes • NYY 4
Zarilla • 2TM 4
Wertz • DET 4
Kennedy • CLE 4

Def. Games as P

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

1. Page • NYY 60
2. Welteroth • WSH 52
3. Ferrick • SLB 50
4. Kennedy • SLB 48
5. Surkont • CHW 44

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Lemon • CLE 34
2. Hutchinson • DET 18
Hudson • WSH 18
4. Wynn • CLE 16
5. Gumpert • CHW 15
Garver • SLB 15
Fowler • PHA 15
Calvert • WSH 15

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Lemon • CLE 71
2. Newhouser • DET 69
3. Houtteman • DET 59
4. Raschi • NYY 53
Parnell • BOS 53
Hudson • WSH 53

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Wight • CHW 5
Garver • SLB 5
Scarborough • WSH 5
4. Lemon • CLE 4
Pierce • CHW 4

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Houtteman • DET 7
2. Gumpert • CHW 6
3. Parnell • BOS 5
Lopat • NYY 5
Lemon • CLE 5
Shantz • PHA 5
Hutchinson • DET 5
Hudson • WSH 5
Fowler • PHA 5

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Berra • NYY 6.10
2. Robinson • DET 5.31
3. Hegan • CLE 5.17
4. Swift • DET 4.82
5. Tebbetts • BOS 4.74

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Berra • NYY 5.54
2. Hegan • CLE 4.76
3. Robinson • DET 4.65
4. Tebbetts • BOS 4.51
5. Wheeler • CHW 4.24

Fielding % as C

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

1. Evans • WSH .992
2. Hegan • CLE .990
3. Berra • NYY .989
4. Lollar • SLB .988
5. Robinson • DET .986

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Vernon • CLE 10.63
2. Kress • CHW 10.61
3. Robinson • WSH 10.16
4. Goodman • BOS 10.08
5. Fain • PHA 9.53

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Vernon • CLE 10.41
2. Kress • CHW 10.24
3. Goodman • BOS 9.81
4. Robinson • WSH 9.78
5. Fain • PHA 9.31

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Goodman • BOS .992
2. Vernon • CLE .991
3. Robinson • WSH .987
4. Fain • PHA .984
5. Graham • SLB .984

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Doerr • BOS 6.07
2. Priddy • SLB 5.95
3. Michaels • CHW 5.79
4. Suder • PHA 5.69
5. Fox • PHA 5.51

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Doerr • BOS 6.00
2. Michaels • CHW 5.69
3. Priddy • SLB 5.67
4. Suder • PHA 5.19
5. Fox • PHA 5.03

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Coleman • NYY .981
2. Doerr • BOS .980
3. Gordon • CLE .980
4. Michaels • CHW .976
5. Priddy • SLB .968

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Pesky • BOS 3.56
2. Yost • WSH 3.39
3. Baker • CHW 3.25
4. Kell • DET 3.17
5. Majeski • PHA 3.08

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Pesky • BOS 3.49
2. Yost • WSH 3.20
3. Kell • DET 3.17
4. Baker • CHW 3.07
5. Majeski • PHA 2.97

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Baker • CHW .977
2. Kell • DET .975
3. Pesky • BOS .970
4. Majeski • PHA .957
5. Yost • WSH .954

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Joost • PHA 5.65
2. Boudreau • CLE 5.35
3. Appling • CHW 5.29
4. Dente • WSH 5.26
5. Rizzuto • NYY 5.19

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Joost • PHA 5.51
2. Boudreau • CLE 5.09
3. Dente • WSH 5.07
4. Rizzuto • NYY 5.06
5. Lipon • DET 5.03

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Rizzuto • NYY .971
2. Joost • PHA .969
3. Stephens • BOS .966
4. Lipon • DET .965
5. Appling • CHW .964

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

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

1. Valo • PHA 2.72
2. Evers • DET 2.54
3. Mitchell • CLE 2.35
4. Williams • BOS 2.26
5. Woodling • NYY 2.05

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Valo • PHA 2.66
2. Evers • DET 2.33
3. Mitchell • CLE 2.30
4. Williams • BOS 2.23
5. Woodling • NYY 1.65

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Mitchell • CLE .994
2. Valo • PHA .985
3. Williams • BOS .983

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

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

1. Vollmer • WSH 3.11
2. DiMaggio • BOS 3.10
3. Sievers • SLB 2.96
4. Chapman • PHA 2.91
5. Doby • CLE 2.57

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. DiMaggio • BOS 3.04
2. Vollmer • WSH 2.91
3. Chapman • PHA 2.86
4. Sievers • SLB 2.75
5. Metkovich • CHW 2.46

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Chapman • PHA .978
2. DiMaggio • BOS .978
3. Doby • CLE .976

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

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

1. Moses • PHA 2.33
2. Kokos • SLB 2.28
3. Kennedy • CLE 2.20
4. Philley • CHW 2.00
5. Zarilla • 2TM 1.94

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Kokos • SLB 2.12
2. Kennedy • CLE 2.01
3. Philley • CHW 1.93
4. Moses • PHA 1.90
5. Zarilla • 2TM 1.89

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Zarilla • 2TM .983
2. Kokos • SLB .980
3. Wertz • DET .980
4. Philley • CHW .975

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Vollmer • WSH 3.08
2. DiMaggio • BOS 3.07
3. Chapman • PHA 3.05
4. Coan • WSH 2.94
5. Evers • DET 2.91

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. DiMaggio • BOS 3.01
2. Chapman • PHA 2.99
3. Vollmer • WSH 2.87
4. Evers • DET 2.69
5. Valo • PHA 2.69

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Mitchell • CLE .994
2. Evers • DET .994
3. Zarilla • 2TM .985
4. Williams • BOS .983
5. Vollmer • WSH .982

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Lemon • CLE 3.38
2. Houtteman • DET 3.23
3. Calvert • WSH 3.08
4. Hudson • WSH 3.06
5. Hutchinson • DET 2.72

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Lemon • CLE 2.84
2. Houtteman • DET 2.15
3. Newhouser • DET 2.00
4. Fowler • PHA 1.97
5. Wynn • CLE 1.81

Fielding % as P

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

1. Brissie • PHA 1.000
Calvert • WSH 1.000
Wynn • CLE 1.000
Dobson • BOS 1.000
Gray • DET 1.000
Parnell • BOS 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