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Eastern Colored League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Cummings • AC 471
2. Wilson • BBS 462
3. Douglass • BRG 345
4. Hudspeth • NLG 333
5. Allen • HIL 322

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Downs • 2TM 182
2. Warfield • HIL 161
3. Poles • BBS 144
4. Lloyd • HIL 127
5. Lundy • AC 120

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Poles • BBS 41
2. Lundy • AC 28
3. Downs • 2TM 22
4. Johnson • HIL 20
5. Smith • BBS 16
Warfield • HIL 16
Perry • 2TM 16

Def. Games as C

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

1. Jones • AC 42
2. Mackey • HIL 35
3. Fernández • CSE 32
4. Santop • HIL 31
5. Rojo • BBS 27

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Jones • AC 184
2. Mackey • HIL 155
3. Fernández • CSE 140
4. Santop • HIL 122
5. Spearman • BRG 112

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Mackey • HIL 35
2. Jones • AC 33
3. Rojo • BBS 31
4. Fernández • CSE 30
5. Spearman • BRG 22

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Mackey • HIL 6
2. Jones • AC 5
3. Logan • BBS 4
Rojo • BBS 4
Santop • HIL 4

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Rojo • BBS 3
2. Clarke • BBS 2
Fernández • CSE 2
4. Britt • BBS 1
Carr • HIL 1
Jones • AC 1
Mackey • HIL 1
Pierce • NLG 1
Spearman • BRG 1

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Jones • AC 8
2. Rojo • BBS 7
3. Clarke • BBS 5
4. Pierce • NLG 4
5. Logan • BBS 3

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. Mackey • HIL 27
Rojo • BBS 27
3. Clarke • BBS 26
Jones • AC 26
5. Fernández • CSE 21

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Cummings • AC 50
2. Wilson • BBS 42
3. Carr • HIL 37
Allen • HIL 37
5. Douglass • BRG 33
Hudspeth • NLG 33

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Cummings • AC 470
2. Wilson • BBS 447
3. Douglass • BRG 345
4. Hudspeth • NLG 333
5. Allen • HIL 322

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Wilson • BBS 23
2. Carr • HIL 20
3. Cummings • AC 19
Hudspeth • NLG 19
5. Allen • HIL 12

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Cummings • AC 14
2. Wilson • BBS 12
3. Hudspeth • NLG 9
4. Britt • BBS 7
Carr • HIL 7

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Douglass • BRG 11
2. Wilson • BBS 10
3. Hudspeth • NLG 8
4. Allen • HIL 7
5. Britt • BBS 6
Cummings • AC 6

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Warfield • HIL 61
2. Downs • 2TM 53
3. Terán • CSE 34
4. Smith • BBS 23
5. Singer • NLG 20

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Warfield • HIL 151
2. Downs • 2TM 103
3. Terán • CSE 90
4. Singer • NLG 64
5. Smith • BBS 41

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Downs • 2TM 182
2. Warfield • HIL 161
3. Terán • CSE 104
4. Singer • NLG 76
5. Smith • BBS 65

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Downs • 2TM 20
2. Warfield • HIL 16
3. Terán • CSE 14
4. Smith • BBS 12
5. Singer • NLG 9

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Downs • 2TM 11
2. Warfield • HIL 9
3. Singer • NLG 6
4. Cason • BRG 5
5. Terán • CSE 4

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Johnson • HIL 61
2. Francis • AC 53
3. Hill • BRG 30
4. Portuondo • CSE 29
5. Miller • BBS 27

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Johnson • HIL 71
2. Francis • AC 53
3. Marcell • NLG 33
Portuondo • CSE 33
5. Hill • BRG 32

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Johnson • HIL 118
2. Francis • AC 93
3. Marcell • NLG 54
4. Miller • BBS 52
5. Portuondo • CSE 46

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Johnson • HIL 20
2. Francis • AC 12
3. Marcell • NLG 6
Miller • BBS 6
5. Hill • BRG 5

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Johnson • HIL 5
2. Hill • BRG 2
Marcell • NLG 2
Miller • BBS 2
5. Rojo • BBS 1
Wilson • BBS 1

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Lundy • AC 50
2. Poles • BBS 49
3. Lloyd • HIL 40
4. Chacón • CSE 35
5. Turner • BRG 33

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Lundy • AC 125
2. Poles • BBS 108
3. Chacón • CSE 81
4. Lloyd • HIL 80
5. Turner • BRG 78

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Poles • BBS 133
2. Lloyd • HIL 127
3. Lundy • AC 120
4. Chacón • CSE 98
5. Turner • BRG 93

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Poles • BBS 38
2. Lundy • AC 28
3. Chacón • CSE 14
4. Stephens • HIL 11
5. Lloyd • HIL 10
Turner • BRG 10

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Poles • BBS 10
2. Turner • BRG 9
3. Lloyd • HIL 6
4. Lundy • AC 5
5. Chacón • CSE 3
Mackey • HIL 3

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Mesa • CSE 35
2. Mason • AC 33
3. Thomas • HIL 32
Scott • BRG 32
Poles • NLG 32

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Thomas • HIL 61
2. Mesa • CSE 58
3. Scott • BRG 52
4. Mason • AC 46
5. Johnson • HIL 42

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Johnson • HIL 6
Poles • NLG 6
3. Ford • BBS 4
Mesa • CSE 4
Smith • BBS 4

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Smith • BBS 5
2. Mason • AC 4
3. Gordon • BBS 3
Mesa • CSE 3
Scott • BRG 3
Thomas • HIL 3

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Richardson • BBS 1

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Kemp • BBS 38
2. Johnson • HIL 34
3. Thomas • NLG 32
Oms • CSE 32
5. White • AC 30

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Oms • CSE 92
2. Kemp • BBS 70
3. Johnson • HIL 59
4. Thomas • HIL 53
5. Thomas • NLG 52

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Oms • CSE 5
2. Johnson • HIL 4
3. Crockett • AC 3
Kemp • BBS 3
Thomas • HIL 3
Woods • BRG 3

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Oms • CSE 5
Thomas • NLG 5
3. Crockett • AC 4
Fiall • BRG 4
5. Johnson • HIL 3
Roberts • BBS 3

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Fiall • BRG 1
Kemp • BBS 1
Thomas • HIL 1
Thomas • NLG 1

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Briggs • HIL 61
2. Hall • BBS 52
3. Wilson • NLG 30
4. Baró • CSE 28
5. Fiall • BRG 22
Mason • AC 22

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Briggs • HIL 94
2. Hall • BBS 81
3. Wilson • NLG 47
4. Baró • CSE 40
5. Fiall • BRG 31

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hall • BBS 13
2. Briggs • HIL 7
3. Wilson • NLG 6
4. Mason • AC 5
5. Baró • CSE 3
Fiall • BRG 3

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hall • BBS 5
2. Briggs • HIL 2
Fiall • BRG 2
Huff • AC 2
Wilson • NLG 2

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Wilson • NLG 3
2. Hall • BBS 2

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Thomas • HIL 114
2. Johnson • HIL 101
3. Briggs • HIL 94
4. Oms • CSE 92
5. White • AC 83

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hall • BBS 13
2. Johnson • HIL 10
3. Mason • AC 8
4. Briggs • HIL 7
5. Wilson • NLG 6
Thomas • HIL 6
Poles • NLG 6

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Fiall • BRG 6
2. Thomas • NLG 5
Hall • BBS 5
Smith • BBS 5
Johnson • HIL 5
Oms • CSE 5

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Wilson • NLG 3
2. Hall • BBS 2
3. Fiall • BRG 1
Kemp • BBS 1
Richardson • BBS 1
Thomas • HIL 1
Thomas • NLG 1

Def. Games as P

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

1. Henderson • AC 22
2. Mitchell • BBS 20
3. Cockrell • HIL 18
Winters • HIL 18
5. Hampton • 2TM 17

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Cockrell • HIL 12
2. Henderson • AC 8
3. Brown • NLG 6
4. Ryan • HIL 5
Harper • AC 5
Mirabal • CSE 5

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Cockrell • HIL 50
Henderson • AC 50
3. Winters • HIL 35
4. Ryan • HIL 32
Lockhart • AC 32

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Cockrell • HIL 7
2. Harper • AC 6
3. Mitchell • BBS 5
Henderson • AC 5
Lockhart • AC 5

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Brown • NLG 2
2. Dihigo • CSE 1
Fabelo • CSE 1
Henderson • AC 1
Holland • NLG 1
Johnson • AC 1
Sykes • BBS 1
Wiley • NLG 1
Carter • 2TM 1

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Spearman • BRG 6.34
2. Mackey • HIL 6.20
3. Jones • AC 6.19
4. Fernández • CSE 5.84
5. Clarke • BBS 5.54

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Spearman • BRG 6.09
2. Mackey • HIL 5.43
3. Fernández • CSE 5.31
4. Jones • AC 5.17
5. Rojo • BBS 4.96

Fielding % as C

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

1. Fernández • CSE .983
2. Jones • AC .977
3. Santop • HIL .973
4. Rojo • BBS .971
5. Mackey • HIL .969

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Wilson • BBS 12.30
2. Douglass • BRG 11.03
3. Allen • HIL 11.01
4. Cummings • AC 10.96
5. Hudspeth • NLG 10.79

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Wilson • BBS 11.19
2. Douglass • BRG 10.67
Hudspeth • NLG 10.67
4. Cummings • AC 9.78
5. Allen • HIL 9.03

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Allen • HIL .988
2. Douglass • BRG .986
3. Carr • HIL .977
4. Wilson • BBS .975
5. Hudspeth • NLG .975

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Downs • 2TM 5.89
2. Terán • CSE 5.88
3. Warfield • HIL 5.30

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Terán • CSE 5.71
2. Downs • 2TM 5.38
3. Warfield • HIL 5.11

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Warfield • HIL .951
2. Downs • 2TM .934
3. Terán • CSE .933

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Marcell • NLG 3.42
2. Johnson • HIL 3.25
3. Francis • AC 3.02
4. Portuondo • CSE 2.78
5. Miller • BBS 2.68

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Marcell • NLG 3.35
2. Johnson • HIL 3.10
3. Francis • AC 2.75
4. Portuondo • CSE 2.72
5. Miller • BBS 2.59

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Francis • AC .924
2. Johnson • HIL .904

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Lloyd • HIL 5.80
2. Poles • BBS 5.48
3. Turner • BRG 5.36
4. Lundy • AC 5.33
5. Chacón • CSE 5.26

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Turner • BRG 5.18
2. Lloyd • HIL 5.18
3. Chacón • CSE 5.11
4. Poles • BBS 4.92
5. Lundy • AC 4.90

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Lloyd • HIL .954
2. Turner • BRG .945
3. Chacón • CSE .927
4. Lundy • AC .897
5. Poles • BBS .864

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

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

1. Johnson • HIL 2.23
2. Thomas • HIL 2.06
3. Mesa • CSE 1.87
4. Scott • BRG 1.81
5. Mason • AC 1.57

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Thomas • HIL 2.00
2. Johnson • HIL 1.85
3. Mesa • CSE 1.77
4. Scott • BRG 1.72
5. Mason • AC 1.48

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Thomas • HIL .955
2. Mesa • CSE .954
3. Scott • BRG .948
4. Poles • NLG .944
5. Mason • AC .925

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

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

1. Oms • CSE 3.08
2. Thomas • HIL 2.15
3. Kemp • BBS 2.11
4. Johnson • HIL 1.92
5. White • AC 1.82

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Oms • CSE 3.03
2. Thomas • HIL 1.93
3. Kemp • BBS 1.92
4. Johnson • HIL 1.85
5. Thomas • NLG 1.66

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Kemp • BBS 1.000
2. Johnson • HIL .955
3. Oms • CSE .951
4. Thomas • NLG .914

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

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

1. Hall • BBS 1.97
2. Wilson • NLG 1.80
3. Briggs • HIL 1.71
4. Baró • CSE 1.60

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Hall • BBS 1.81
2. Wilson • NLG 1.77
3. Briggs • HIL 1.66
4. Baró • CSE 1.54

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Briggs • HIL .981
2. Hall • BBS .949

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Cockrell • HIL 4.78
2. Mirabal • CSE 4.59
3. Brown • NLG 4.22
4. Rector • BRG 4.18
5. Henderson • AC 3.41

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Mirabal • CSE 3.50
2. Cockrell • HIL 3.44
3. Brown • NLG 2.69
4. Rector • BRG 2.67
5. Henderson • AC 2.64

Fielding % as P

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

1. López • CSE 1.000
2. Brown • NLG .972
Mirabal • CSE .972
4. Hampton • 2TM .966
5. Holland • NLG .964

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

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