American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Robinson • CHW 1,296
2. Vernon • WSH 1,157
3. Easter • CLE 1,043
4. Kryhoski • DET 964
5. Fain • PHA 942

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Carrasquel • CHW 477
2. Priddy • DET 464
3. Young • SLB 462
4. Fox • CHW 449
5. Boone • CLE 425

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Boone • CLE 33
Lipon • DET 33
3. Marsh • SLB 29
4. Pesky • BOS 26
5. Michaels • WSH 24
Rizzuto • NYY 24

Def. Games as C

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

1. Berra • NYY 141
2. Hegan • CLE 129
3. Ginsberg • DET 95
4. Lollar • SLB 85
5. Moss • 2TM 81

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Berra • NYY 693
2. Hegan • CLE 597
3. Ginsberg • DET 388
4. Lollar • SLB 361
5. Moss • 2TM 335

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Berra • NYY 82
2. Hegan • CLE 66
3. Ginsberg • DET 56
4. Tipton • PHA 52
5. Lollar • SLB 48

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Berra • NYY 13
Batts • 2TM 13
3. Ginsberg • DET 10
4. Tipton • PHA 9
5. Moss • 2TM 7
Grasso • WSH 7
Masi • CHW 7

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Berra • NYY 25
2. Tipton • PHA 12
3. Hegan • CLE 8
Lollar • SLB 8
5. Ginsberg • DET 7
Masi • CHW 7

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Batts • 2TM 11
2. Astroth • PHA 7
Hegan • CLE 7
4. Ginsberg • DET 6
Lollar • SLB 6
Robinson • 2TM 6
Moss • 2TM 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. Ginsberg • DET 47
2. Berra • NYY 40
3. Hegan • CLE 33
4. Lollar • SLB 29
5. Batts • 2TM 28

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. Berra • NYY 47
2. Lollar • SLB 29
3. Hegan • CLE 26
4. Tipton • PHA 25
5. Ginsberg • DET 24

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Tipton • PHA 71.4
2. Niarhos • CHW 54.8
3. Berra • NYY 54.0
4. Lollar • SLB 50.0
5. Hegan • CLE 44.1

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Robinson • CHW 147
2. Vernon • WSH 137
3. Easter • CLE 125
4. Collins • NYY 114
5. Kryhoski • DET 112

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Robinson • CHW 1,296
2. Vernon • WSH 1,157
3. Easter • CLE 1,043
4. Kryhoski • DET 964
5. Fain • PHA 931

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Fain • PHA 113
2. Robinson • CHW 91
3. Vernon • WSH 87
4. Arft • SLB 86
5. Kryhoski • DET 81

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Robinson • CHW 17
2. Easter • CLE 14
3. Dropo • BOS 12
4. Fain • PHA 11
5. Arft • SLB 10

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Robinson • CHW 143
2. Fain • PHA 124
3. Vernon • WSH 121
4. Easter • CLE 108
5. Arft • SLB 100

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Priddy • DET 154
2. Young • SLB 147
Fox • CHW 147
4. Ávila • CLE 136
5. Michaels • WSH 128

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Priddy • DET 437
2. Fox • CHW 413
3. Young • SLB 361
4. Ávila • CLE 349
5. Doerr • BOS 303

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Priddy • DET 463
2. Young • SLB 462
3. Fox • CHW 449
4. Ávila • CLE 417
5. Michaels • WSH 391

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Michaels • WSH 24
2. Priddy • DET 18
3. Young • SLB 17
Coleman • NYY 17
Fox • CHW 17

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Young • SLB 118
Priddy • DET 118
3. Fox • CHW 112
4. Doerr • BOS 99
5. Suder • PHA 93

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Rosen • CLE 154
2. Yost • WSH 152
3. Kell • DET 147
4. Marsh • SLB 117
5. Majeski • 2TM 97

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Yost • WSH 203
2. Kell • DET 175
3. Rosen • CLE 157
4. Marsh • SLB 137
5. Stephens • BOS 105

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Kell • DET 310
2. Rosen • CLE 277
3. Yost • WSH 234
4. Majeski • 2TM 232
5. Marsh • SLB 225

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Marsh • SLB 28
2. Yost • WSH 21
3. Kell • DET 20
4. Rosen • CLE 19
5. Miñoso • CHW 14
Dillinger • CHW 14

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Kell • DET 34
2. Marsh • SLB 31
3. Yost • WSH 22
4. Rosen • CLE 20
McDougald • NYY 20

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Boone • CLE 151
2. Carrasquel • CHW 147
3. Rizzuto • NYY 144
4. Joost • PHA 140
5. Lipon • DET 125

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Joost • PHA 325
2. Rizzuto • NYY 317
3. Boone • CLE 311
4. Carrasquel • CHW 300
5. Lipon • DET 244

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Carrasquel • CHW 477
2. Boone • CLE 425
3. Joost • PHA 422
4. Rizzuto • NYY 407
5. Lipon • DET 364

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Boone • CLE 33
Lipon • DET 33
3. Rizzuto • NYY 24
4. Pesky • BOS 22
5. Carrasquel • CHW 20
Joost • PHA 20

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Joost • PHA 115
2. Rizzuto • NYY 113
3. Boone • CLE 108
4. Carrasquel • CHW 107
5. Lipon • DET 80

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Williams • BOS 147
2. Zernial • 2TM 142
3. Coan • WSH 132
4. Mitchell • CLE 124
5. Woodling • NYY 100

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Coan • WSH 379
2. Zernial • 2TM 329
3. Williams • BOS 311
4. Mitchell • CLE 244
5. Woodling • NYY 225

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Coan • WSH 17
2. Zernial • 2TM 15
3. Williams • BOS 10
4. Evers • DET 8
5. Bauer • NYY 6

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Coan • WSH 14
2. Zernial • 2TM 10
Mullin • DET 10
4. Miñoso • CHW 5
5. Coleman • 2TM 4
Evers • DET 4
Williams • BOS 4

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Williams • BOS 6
2. Zernial • 2TM 3
3. Coan • WSH 2
4. Bauer • NYY 1
Evers • DET 1
Goodman • BOS 1
Maguire • SLB 1
Mullin • DET 1

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. DiMaggio • BOS 146
2. Busby • CHW 139
3. Doby • CLE 130
4. Noren • WSH 126
5. Delsing • SLB 118

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Noren • WSH 426
2. DiMaggio • BOS 374
3. Busby • CHW 356
4. Delsing • SLB 324
5. Doby • CLE 319

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. DiMaggio • BOS 17
2. Delsing • SLB 14
Philley • PHA 14
Noren • WSH 14
Busby • CHW 14

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. DiMaggio • BOS 11
2. Noren • WSH 10
3. Doby • CLE 8
4. Busby • CHW 7
Philley • PHA 7

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Busby • CHW 4
Delsing • SLB 4
Philley • PHA 4
4. DiMaggio • NYY 3
Doby • CLE 3
Groth • DET 3

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Wertz • DET 131
2. Zarilla • CHW 112
3. Mele • WSH 105
Kennedy • CLE 105
5. Vollmer • BOS 97

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Wertz • DET 251
2. Mele • WSH 215
3. Valo • PHA 189
4. Kennedy • CLE 182
5. Vollmer • BOS 164

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Mele • WSH 10
2. Kennedy • CLE 9
3. Goodman • BOS 8
Wertz • DET 8
5. Zarilla • CHW 7
Wood • SLB 7

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Kennedy • CLE 6
Mantle • NYY 6
Wood • SLB 6
4. Fain • PHA 3
McCormick • WSH 3
Wertz • DET 3
Vollmer • BOS 3
Simpson • CLE 3

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Kennedy • CLE 2
Zarilla • CHW 2
Coleman • 2TM 2
4. DiPietro • BOS 1
Fain • PHA 1
Goodman • BOS 1
Mantle • NYY 1
Mele • WSH 1
Moses • PHA 1
Robertson • WSH 1
Simpson • CLE 1
Souchock • DET 1
Wertz • DET 1
Clark • 2TM 1
Mapes • 2TM 1

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Williams • BOS 147
2. DiMaggio • BOS 146
3. Zernial • 2TM 142
4. Busby • CHW 139
5. Coleman • 2TM 138

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Noren • WSH 420
2. DiMaggio • BOS 376
3. Coan • WSH 374
4. Busby • CHW 360
5. Delsing • SLB 340

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Zernial • 2TM 18
2. Coan • WSH 17
3. Busby • CHW 16
4. Delsing • SLB 15
Noren • WSH 15
Philley • 2TM 15
DiMaggio • BOS 15

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Coan • WSH 14
2. DiMaggio • BOS 11
3. Zernial • 2TM 10
Noren • WSH 10
Mullin • DET 10

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Williams • BOS 6
2. Delsing • SLB 5
3. Busby • CHW 4
Philley • 2TM 4
5. Zernial • 2TM 3
Groth • DET 3
Doby • CLE 3
DiMaggio • NYY 3

Def. Games as P

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

1. Kinder • BOS 63
2. Brissie • 2TM 56
3. Garcia • CLE 47
4. Scheib • PHA 46
5. Lemon • CLE 42
Trout • DET 42

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Garver • SLB 26
2. Lemon • CLE 21
3. Shantz • PHA 20
4. Pillette • SLB 19
5. Scarborough • BOS 18
Trout • DET 18
Hooper • PHA 18
Garcia • CLE 18

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Lemon • CLE 60
2. Lopat • NYY 50
3. Trout • DET 47
4. Garcia • CLE 46
5. Hutchinson • DET 45

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Reynolds • NYY 5
2. Morgan • NYY 4
Hutchinson • DET 4
4. Rogovin • 2TM 3
Trucks • DET 3
Wight • BOS 3
Parnell • BOS 3
Marrero • WSH 3
Lopat • NYY 3
Kretlow • CHW 3
Kramer • NYY 3
Hooper • PHA 3
Overmire • 2TM 3
Gumpert • CHW 3
Gray • DET 3
Holcombe • CHW 3
Garver • SLB 3

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Shantz • PHA 7
2. Trout • DET 6
Garver • SLB 6
4. McDermott • BOS 5
Dobson • CHW 5
Martin • PHA 5
Lemon • CLE 5
Johnson • 2TM 5
Holcombe • CHW 5

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Berra • NYY 5.71
2. Hegan • CLE 5.64
3. Moss • 2TM 5.41
4. Ginsberg • DET 5.32
5. Lollar • SLB 5.11

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Berra • NYY 5.50
2. Hegan • CLE 5.14
3. Lollar • SLB 4.81
4. Ginsberg • DET 4.67
5. Niarhos • CHW 4.59

Fielding % as C

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

1. Lollar • SLB .995
2. Hegan • CLE .991
3. Berra • NYY .984
4. Moss • 2TM .981
5. Masi • CHW .979

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Dropo • BOS 10.50
2. Fain • PHA 10.35
3. Kryhoski • DET 10.29
4. Arft • SLB 9.86
5. Robinson • CHW 9.52

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Dropo • BOS 10.12
2. Fain • PHA 9.67
3. Robinson • CHW 9.44
4. Arft • SLB 9.34
5. Kryhoski • DET 9.33

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Vernon • WSH .994
2. Kryhoski • DET .991
3. Fain • PHA .990
4. Robinson • CHW .988
5. Easter • CLE .988

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Suder • PHA 6.11
2. Priddy • DET 6.00
3. Doerr • BOS 5.80
4. Fox • CHW 5.78
5. Ávila • CLE 5.73

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Fox • CHW 5.86
2. Priddy • DET 5.84
3. Doerr • BOS 5.79
4. Suder • PHA 5.70
5. Ávila • CLE 5.63

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Suder • PHA .987
2. Ávila • CLE .982
3. Doerr • BOS .981
4. Fox • CHW .981
5. Priddy • DET .980

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Stephens • BOS 3.64
2. Majeski • 2TM 3.52
3. Kell • DET 3.32
4. Marsh • SLB 3.23
5. Yost • WSH 2.95

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Stephens • BOS 3.51
2. Kell • DET 3.30
3. Majeski • 2TM 3.28
4. Marsh • SLB 3.09
5. Yost • WSH 2.88

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Kell • DET .960
2. Rosen • CLE .958
3. Yost • WSH .954
4. Marsh • SLB .928

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Joost • PHA 5.49
2. Carrasquel • CHW 5.48
3. Pesky • BOS 5.34
4. Rizzuto • NYY 5.27
5. Boone • CLE 5.03

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Joost • PHA 5.34
2. Carrasquel • CHW 5.29
3. Pesky • BOS 5.13
4. Rizzuto • NYY 5.03
5. Boone • CLE 4.87

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Carrasquel • CHW .975
2. Joost • PHA .974
3. Rizzuto • NYY .968
4. Pesky • BOS .961
5. Boone • CLE .957

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

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

1. Coan • WSH 3.14
2. Woodling • NYY 2.55
3. Zernial • 2TM 2.47
4. Lenhardt • 2TM 2.37
5. Williams • BOS 2.21

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Coan • WSH 3.00
2. Zernial • 2TM 2.42
3. Woodling • NYY 2.29
4. Williams • BOS 2.18
5. Lenhardt • 2TM 2.13

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Mitchell • CLE .992
2. Williams • BOS .988
3. Zernial • 2TM .972
4. Coan • WSH .966

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

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

1. Noren • WSH 3.59
2. Delsing • SLB 3.11
3. Busby • CHW 2.96
4. Doby • CLE 2.79
5. Philley • PHA 2.69

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Noren • WSH 3.49
2. Delsing • SLB 2.86
3. DiMaggio • BOS 2.68
4. Busby • CHW 2.66
5. Philley • PHA 2.62

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Groth • DET .993
2. DiMaggio • NYY .990
3. Delsing • SLB .983
4. Busby • CHW .981
5. Noren • WSH .978

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

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

1. Mele • WSH 2.28
2. Valo • PHA 2.23
3. Kennedy • CLE 2.17
4. Wertz • DET 2.04
5. Vollmer • BOS 1.86

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Mele • WSH 2.14
2. Valo • PHA 2.13
3. Wertz • DET 1.98
4. Kennedy • CLE 1.82
5. Vollmer • BOS 1.75

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Mele • WSH .991
2. Wertz • DET .989
3. Zarilla • CHW .988
4. Kennedy • CLE .970

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Noren • WSH 3.55
2. Coan • WSH 3.10
3. Delsing • SLB 3.09
4. Busby • CHW 3.01
5. Doby • CLE 2.81

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Noren • WSH 3.45
2. Coan • WSH 2.96
3. Delsing • SLB 2.86
4. Busby • CHW 2.71
5. DiMaggio • BOS 2.68

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Groth • DET .993
2. Mele • WSH .993
3. Woodling • NYY .993
4. Mitchell • CLE .992
5. DiMaggio • NYY .990

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Trout • DET 3.05
2. Hutchinson • DET 2.96
3. Holcombe • CHW 2.82
4. Shantz • PHA 2.81
5. Lemon • CLE 2.77

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Garver • SLB 2.06
2. Hutchinson • DET 2.00
Shantz • PHA 2.00
4. Lemon • CLE 1.93
5. Lopat • NYY 1.90

Fielding % as P

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

1. Johnson • 2TM 1.000
2. Trout • DET .985
3. Wynn • CLE .982
4. Scarborough • BOS .980
5. Pillette • SLB .978

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