American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Robinson • CHW 1,329
2. Dropo • 2TM 1,324
3. Vernon • WSH 1,291
4. Fain • PHA 1,245
5. Collins • NYY 1,047

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Rizzuto • NYY 458
2. Fox • CHW 433
3. Ávila • CLE 431
Joost • PHA 431
5. Runnels • WSH 410

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Ávila • CLE 28
Boone • CLE 28
Joost • PHA 28
4. Runnels • WSH 25
5. Fain • PHA 22
Hitchcock • PHA 22

Def. Games as C

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

1. Berra • NYY 140
2. Lollar • CHW 120
3. Grasso • WSH 114
4. Courtney • SLB 113
5. White • BOS 110

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Berra • NYY 700
2. Lollar • CHW 590
3. Hegan • CLE 498
4. Courtney • SLB 487
5. Grasso • WSH 485

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Berra • NYY 73
2. Courtney • SLB 69
3. Grasso • WSH 64
4. White • BOS 59
5. Hegan • CLE 53
Lollar • CHW 53

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Grasso • WSH 17
2. White • BOS 9
3. Ginsberg • DET 8
4. Hegan • CLE 7
Lollar • CHW 7

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Berra • NYY 10
2. Astroth • PHA 9
3. Courtney • SLB 7
Ginsberg • DET 7
Hegan • CLE 7
White • BOS 7

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Courtney • SLB 9
2. Ginsberg • DET 8
Grasso • WSH 8
4. Astroth • PHA 7
5. Wilber • BOS 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. Berra • NYY 39
2. Courtney • SLB 35
3. Lollar • CHW 33
4. Hegan • CLE 27
5. Ginsberg • DET 26

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 36
2. Courtney • SLB 32
3. White • BOS 26
4. Hegan • CLE 25
5. Lollar • CHW 23

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. White • BOS 55.3
2. Astroth • PHA 53.7
3. Grasso • WSH 51.2
4. Hegan • CLE 48.1
5. Berra • NYY 48.0

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Robinson • CHW 155
2. Vernon • WSH 153
3. Dropo • 2TM 150
4. Fain • PHA 144
5. Collins • NYY 119

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Robinson • CHW 1,329
2. Dropo • 2TM 1,324
3. Vernon • WSH 1,291
4. Fain • PHA 1,245
5. Collins • NYY 1,047

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Fain • PHA 150
2. Vernon • WSH 115
3. Dropo • 2TM 99
4. Easter • CLE 90
5. Robinson • CHW 89

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Fain • PHA 22
2. Easter • CLE 18
3. Dropo • 2TM 14
Robinson • CHW 14
5. Gernert • BOS 12

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Robinson • CHW 145
2. Vernon • WSH 139
3. Dropo • 2TM 135
4. Fain • PHA 124
5. Collins • NYY 123

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Fox • CHW 151
2. Ávila • CLE 149
Young • SLB 149
4. Martin • NYY 107
5. Goodman • BOS 103

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Fox • CHW 406
2. Young • SLB 380
3. Ávila • CLE 355
4. Goodman • BOS 284
5. Martin • NYY 244

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Fox • CHW 433
2. Ávila • CLE 431
3. Young • SLB 407
4. Goodman • BOS 340
5. Martin • NYY 323

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Ávila • CLE 28
2. Goodman • BOS 16
3. Priddy • DET 14
4. Young • SLB 13
Fox • CHW 13

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Young • SLB 127
2. Fox • CHW 111
3. Goodman • BOS 95
4. Martin • NYY 92
5. Ávila • CLE 81

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Yost • WSH 157
2. Rosen • CLE 147
3. Hatfield • 2TM 124
4. McDougald • NYY 117
5. Rodríguez • CHW 113

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Yost • WSH 212
2. Rosen • CLE 159
3. Rodríguez • CHW 145
4. McDougald • NYY 124
5. Hatfield • 2TM 121

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hatfield • 2TM 276
2. McDougald • NYY 273
3. Rosen • CLE 256
4. Yost • WSH 249
5. Rodríguez • CHW 232

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hitchcock • PHA 20
2. Yost • WSH 18
Rosen • CLE 18
4. Rodríguez • CHW 16
5. Kell • 2TM 14

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. McDougald • NYY 38
2. Hatfield • 2TM 32
3. Yost • WSH 26
Hitchcock • PHA 26
Rodríguez • CHW 26

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Rizzuto • NYY 152
2. Runnels • WSH 147
3. Joost • PHA 146
4. Lipon • 2TM 108
5. Carrasquel • CHW 99

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Runnels • WSH 314
2. Rizzuto • NYY 308
3. Joost • PHA 278
4. Lipon • 2TM 198
5. Boone • CLE 177

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Rizzuto • NYY 458
2. Joost • PHA 431
3. Runnels • WSH 406
4. Lipon • 2TM 319
5. Boone • CLE 251

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Joost • PHA 28
2. Boone • CLE 27
3. Runnels • WSH 25
4. Rizzuto • NYY 19
5. DeMaestri • SLB 17

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Rizzuto • NYY 116
2. Runnels • WSH 97
3. Joost • PHA 81
4. Lipon • 2TM 65
5. Boone • CLE 55

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Zernial • PHA 141
2. Mitchell • CLE 128
3. Woodling • NYY 113
4. Evers • BOS 87
5. Coan • WSH 85

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Zernial • PHA 302
2. Mitchell • CLE 255
3. Woodling • NYY 230
4. Coan • WSH 178
5. Lenhardt • 3TM 164

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Woodling • NYY 10
2. Miñoso • CHW 7
3. Zernial • PHA 6
4. Lenhardt • 3TM 5
Mullin • DET 5

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Zernial • PHA 9
2. Wood • 2TM 7
3. Evers • BOS 5
4. Delsing • 2TM 4
Miñoso • CHW 4

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Woodling • NYY 4
2. Miñoso • CHW 2
Mullin • DET 2
4. Bauer • NYY 1
Coan • WSH 1
Evers • BOS 1
Throneberry • BOS 1
Lenhardt • 3TM 1
Wilson • 3TM 1
Wood • 2TM 1

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Philley • PHA 148
2. Busby • 2TM 144
3. Doby • CLE 136
4. Rivera • 2TM 134
Groth • DET 134

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Busby • 2TM 462
2. Philley • PHA 425
3. Rivera • 2TM 406
4. Doby • CLE 401
5. Mantle • NYY 317

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Groth • DET 14
Mantle • NYY 14
3. DiMaggio • BOS 12
Philley • PHA 12
5. Doby • CLE 11

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Mantle • NYY 10
2. Rivera • 2TM 9
3. DiMaggio • BOS 8
4. Doby • CLE 6
5. Groth • DET 5

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. DiMaggio • BOS 4
Mantle • NYY 4
3. Doby • CLE 3
Groth • DET 3
Philley • PHA 3

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Jensen • WSH 140
2. Bauer • NYY 123
3. Mele • 2TM 118
4. Simpson • CLE 117
5. Wertz • 2TM 115

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Jensen • WSH 269
2. Simpson • CLE 205
3. Bauer • NYY 199
4. Wertz • 2TM 196
5. Valo • PHA 191

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Jensen • WSH 17
2. Bauer • NYY 13
3. Simpson • CLE 10
4. Nieman • SLB 9
5. Zarilla • 3TM 8
Wertz • 2TM 8
Throneberry • BOS 8

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Valo • PHA 8
2. Jensen • WSH 7
Throneberry • BOS 7
4. Wertz • 2TM 5
5. Bauer • NYY 4
Nieman • SLB 4
Souchock • DET 4

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Nieman • SLB 5
2. Throneberry • BOS 4
3. Simpson • CLE 3
Wertz • 2TM 3
5. Evers • BOS 2
Souchock • DET 2
Westlake • CLE 2

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Philley • PHA 149
2. Jensen • 2TM 148
3. Busby • 2TM 144
4. Miñoso • CHW 143
5. Mantle • NYY 141
Zernial • PHA 141
Rivera • 2TM 141

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Busby • 2TM 472
2. Philley • PHA 442
3. Rivera • 2TM 430
4. Doby • CLE 398
5. Mantle • NYY 347

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Jensen • 2TM 17
2. Bauer • NYY 16
3. Mantle • NYY 15
4. Groth • DET 14
5. Philley • PHA 13

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Mantle • NYY 12
2. Wood • 2TM 9
Rivera • 2TM 9
Zernial • PHA 9
Valo • PHA 9

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Mantle • NYY 5
Nieman • SLB 5
Throneberry • BOS 5
4. DiMaggio • BOS 4
Woodling • NYY 4
Simpson • CLE 4

Def. Games as P

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

1. Kennedy • CHW 47
2. Garcia • CLE 46
Paige • SLB 46
4. Hooper • PHA 43
5. Brissie • CLE 42
Lemon • CLE 42
Wynn • CLE 42
Stuart • 2TM 42

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Lemon • CLE 32
2. Shantz • PHA 29
3. Byrd • PHA 26
4. Hudson • 2TM 23
5. Hooper • PHA 22

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Lemon • CLE 79
2. Garcia • CLE 59
3. Hudson • 2TM 57
4. Shantz • PHA 49
5. Wynn • CLE 46

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Stuart • 2TM 6
2. Wight • 2TM 4
Byrd • PHA 4
Wynn • CLE 4
5. Garcia • CLE 3
Newhouser • DET 3
Sain • NYY 3
Gorman • NYY 3
Feller • CLE 3
Hogue • 2TM 3
Hudson • 2TM 3

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Garver • 2TM 7
Lemon • CLE 7
Hudson • 2TM 7
4. Byrd • PHA 5
Hooper • PHA 5

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Lollar • CHW 6.19
2. Hegan • CLE 5.88
3. Berra • NYY 5.71
4. Ginsberg • DET 5.67
5. Courtney • SLB 5.28

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Berra • NYY 5.52
2. Lollar • CHW 5.36
3. Hegan • CLE 5.15
4. Courtney • SLB 4.92
5. Grasso • WSH 4.82

Fielding % as C

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

1. Courtney • SLB .996
2. Berra • NYY .992
3. Astroth • PHA .992
4. Lollar • CHW .989
5. Hegan • CLE .987

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Collins • NYY 10.13
2. Fain • PHA 9.97
3. Gernert • BOS 9.96
4. Dropo • 2TM 9.71
5. Easter • CLE 9.56

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Fain • PHA 9.69
2. Gernert • BOS 9.54
3. Dropo • 2TM 9.49
4. Collins • NYY 9.41
5. Vernon • WSH 9.19

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Vernon • WSH .993
2. Collins • NYY .990
3. Dropo • 2TM .990
4. Robinson • CHW .990
5. Fain • PHA .984

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Goodman • BOS 6.31
2. Martin • NYY 5.67
3. Fox • CHW 5.57
4. Young • SLB 5.45
5. Ávila • CLE 5.38

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Goodman • BOS 6.06
2. Fox • CHW 5.56
3. Martin • NYY 5.30
4. Young • SLB 5.28
5. Ávila • CLE 5.28

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Fox • CHW .985
2. Martin • NYY .984
3. Young • SLB .984
4. Goodman • BOS .975
5. Ávila • CLE .966

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Rodríguez • CHW 3.60
2. McDougald • NYY 3.53
3. Hatfield • 2TM 3.50
4. Hitchcock • PHA 3.28
5. Kell • 2TM 3.06

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. McDougald • NYY 3.39
2. Rodríguez • CHW 3.34
3. Hatfield • 2TM 3.20
4. Hitchcock • PHA 3.14
5. Kell • 2TM 2.94

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Hatfield • 2TM .971
2. McDougald • NYY .968
3. Yost • WSH .962
4. Rodríguez • CHW .959
5. Kell • 2TM .959

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Rizzuto • NYY 5.25
2. Lipon • 2TM 5.11
3. Joost • PHA 5.00
4. Boone • CLE 4.89
5. Runnels • WSH 4.88

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Rizzuto • NYY 5.04
2. Runnels • WSH 4.90
3. Joost • PHA 4.86
4. Lipon • 2TM 4.79
5. Boone • CLE 4.46

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Lipon • 2TM .981
2. Rizzuto • NYY .976
3. Runnels • WSH .966
4. Joost • PHA .962

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

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

1. Woodling • NYY 2.33
2. Coan • WSH 2.30
3. Lenhardt • 3TM 2.24
4. Zernial • PHA 2.21
5. Evers • BOS 2.17

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Zernial • PHA 2.18
2. Coan • WSH 2.14
3. Woodling • NYY 2.12
4. Lenhardt • 3TM 2.11
5. Mitchell • CLE 2.01

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Woodling • NYY .996
2. Mitchell • CLE .992
3. Zernial • PHA .972

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

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

1. Busby • 2TM 3.41
2. Rivera • 2TM 3.15
3. Doby • CLE 3.03
4. Philley • PHA 3.00
5. Mantle • NYY 2.79

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Busby • 2TM 3.24
2. Rivera • 2TM 3.10
3. Doby • CLE 3.03
4. Philley • PHA 2.95
5. Mantle • NYY 2.74

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Busby • 2TM .994
2. Philley • PHA .991
3. Doby • CLE .986
4. Groth • DET .985
5. Rivera • 2TM .979

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

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

1. Simpson • CLE 2.08
2. Jensen • WSH 2.07
3. Nieman • SLB 2.05
4. Valo • PHA 1.95
5. Wertz • 2TM 1.92

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Jensen • WSH 2.04
2. Nieman • SLB 1.97
3. Simpson • CLE 1.84
4. Wertz • 2TM 1.77
5. Valo • PHA 1.77

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Mele • 2TM .994
2. Simpson • CLE .991
3. Bauer • NYY .981
4. Jensen • WSH .976
5. Wertz • 2TM .976

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Busby • 2TM 3.48
2. Rivera • 2TM 3.19
3. Philley • PHA 3.12
4. Doby • CLE 3.01
5. DiMaggio • BOS 2.71

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Busby • 2TM 3.31
2. Rivera • 2TM 3.11
3. Philley • PHA 3.05
4. Doby • CLE 3.01
5. Mantle • NYY 2.57

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Woodling • NYY .996
2. Mele • 2TM .994
3. Busby • 2TM .994
4. Mitchell • CLE .992
5. Philley • PHA .991

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Hudson • 2TM 3.65
2. Lemon • CLE 3.23
3. Wight • 2TM 2.73
4. Trout • 2TM 2.69
5. Trucks • DET 2.65

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Hudson • 2TM 2.86
2. Lemon • CLE 2.64
3. Shantz • PHA 2.36
4. Garver • 2TM 1.73
5. Pierce • CHW 1.70

Fielding % as P

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

1. Shantz • PHA 1.000
Shea • WSH 1.000
Porterfield • WSH 1.000
Pillette • SLB 1.000
Parnell • BOS 1.000
Kellner • PHA 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