Federal League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Swacina • BAL 1,616
2. Beck • CHI 1,614
3. Miller • SLM 1,256
4. Stovall • KCP 1,201
5. Bradley • PBS 1,132

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Doolin • BAL 476
2. Farrell • CHI 463
3. Esmond • IND 448
4. Downey • BUF 438
5. Tinker • CHI 408

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Esmond • IND 67
2. Goodwin • KCP 43
Halt • BTT 43
Kenworthy • KCP 43
Misse • SLM 43
Louden • BUF 43

Def. Games as C

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

1. Wilson • CHI 132
2. Rariden • IND 130
3. Blair • BUF 128
Easterly • KCP 128
5. Berry • PBS 122

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Rariden • IND 714
2. Wilson • CHI 674
3. Blair • BUF 604
4. Jacklitsch • BAL 580
5. Easterly • KCP 570

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Rariden • IND 215
2. Wilson • CHI 212
3. Berry • PBS 202
4. Blair • BUF 194
5. Easterly • KCP 173

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Wilson • CHI 24
Easterly • KCP 24
3. Berry • PBS 23
4. Land • BTT 20
5. Rariden • IND 18

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Wilson • CHI 19
2. Berry • PBS 18
3. Blair • BUF 17
4. Easterly • KCP 16
5. Rariden • IND 14

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Easterly • KCP 17
2. Berry • PBS 16
3. Wilson • CHI 14
Jacklitsch • BAL 14
5. Blair • BUF 11
Rariden • IND 11

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. Berry • PBS 138
2. Easterly • KCP 133
3. Rariden • IND 125
4. Land • BTT 124
5. Jacklitsch • BAL 108
Blair • BUF 108

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. Rariden • IND 129
2. Berry • PBS 120
3. Wilson • CHI 118
4. Blair • BUF 107
Easterly • KCP 107

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Wilson • CHI 56.7
2. Rariden • IND 50.8
3. Blair • BUF 49.8
4. Jacklitsch • BAL 49.5
5. LaVigne • BUF 48.1

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Swacina • BAL 158
2. Beck • CHI 157
3. Miller • SLM 130
4. Bradley • PBS 118
5. Stovall • KCP 116

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Swacina • BAL 1,616
2. Beck • CHI 1,614
3. Miller • SLM 1,256
4. Stovall • KCP 1,201
5. Bradley • PBS 1,132

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Swacina • BAL 104
2. Stovall • KCP 70
3. Miller • SLM 65
4. Bradley • PBS 60
5. Carr • IND 59

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Beck • CHI 31
2. Swacina • BAL 26
3. Chase • BUF 15
4. Stovall • KCP 14
Miller • SLM 14

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Beck • CHI 86
2. Stovall • KCP 82
3. Swacina • BAL 74
4. Carr • IND 67
5. Bradley • PBS 52

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Farrell • CHI 155
2. Kenworthy • KCP 145
3. Knabe • BAL 144
4. LaPorte • IND 132
5. Downey • BUF 129

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Kenworthy • KCP 437
2. Farrell • CHI 354
3. Lewis • PBS 304
4. LaPorte • IND 300
5. Knabe • BAL 289

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Farrell • CHI 457
2. Kenworthy • KCP 407
3. Knabe • BAL 389
4. Downey • BUF 388
5. LaPorte • IND 373

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Kenworthy • KCP 43
2. Farrell • CHI 39
3. Lewis • PBS 34
4. LaPorte • IND 31
Knabe • BAL 31

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Kenworthy • KCP 79
2. LaPorte • IND 61
3. Farrell • CHI 54
4. Knabe • BAL 49
Downey • BUF 49

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Wisterzil • BTT 149
McKechnie • IND 149
3. Boucher • SLM 147
4. Smith • BUF 127
5. Lennox • PBS 123

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Wisterzil • BTT 207
2. McKechnie • IND 195
3. Boucher • SLM 193
4. Smith • BUF 170
5. Zeider • CHI 151

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. McKechnie • IND 327
2. Wisterzil • BTT 294
3. Boucher • SLM 263
4. Smith • BUF 229
5. Perring • KCP 223

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Boucher • SLM 42
2. McKechnie • IND 34
3. Smith • BUF 30
4. Zeider • CHI 25
Walsh • BAL 25

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. McKechnie • IND 28
2. Zeider • CHI 27
3. Wisterzil • BTT 24
4. Perring • KCP 20
5. Boucher • SLM 18
Walsh • BAL 18

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Esmond • IND 151
2. Doolin • BAL 145
3. Tinker • CHI 125
4. Louden • BUF 115
5. Bridwell • SLM 103

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Esmond • IND 317
2. Doolin • BAL 305
3. Louden • BUF 299
4. Tinker • CHI 271
5. Holly • PBS 238

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Doolin • BAL 476
2. Esmond • IND 448
3. Tinker • CHI 408
4. Bridwell • SLM 291
5. Louden • BUF 285

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Esmond • IND 67
2. Louden • BUF 43
Halt • BTT 43
4. Doolin • BAL 42
5. Tinker • CHI 38

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Doolin • BAL 55
2. Esmond • IND 54
3. Tinker • CHI 48
4. Gagnier • BTT 37
5. Bridwell • SLM 36

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Chadbourne • KCP 146
2. Flack • CHI 114
3. Jones • PBS 93
4. Delahanty • 2TM 91
5. Miller • SLM 74

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Chadbourne • KCP 239
2. Jones • PBS 220
3. Flack • CHI 203
4. Miller • SLM 164
5. Delahanty • 2TM 134

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Chadbourne • KCP 33
2. Flack • CHI 16
3. Miller • SLM 12
4. Anderson • BTT 11
Simmons • BAL 11

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Miller • SLM 13
2. Simmons • BAL 12
3. Anderson • BTT 11
4. Chadbourne • KCP 10
5. Cooper • BTT 8

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Chadbourne • KCP 6
2. Duncan • BAL 4
3. Agler • BUF 3
Miller • SLM 3
5. Delahanty • 2TM 2
Booe • 2TM 2
Simmons • BAL 2
Drake • SLM 2

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Zwilling • CHI 154
2. Hanford • BUF 149
3. Oakes • PBS 145
4. Kruger • KCP 114
5. Shaw • BTT 102

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Zwilling • CHI 344
2. Hanford • BUF 319
3. Oakes • PBS 316
4. Kruger • KCP 239
5. Shaw • BTT 199

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Oakes • PBS 22
Hanford • BUF 22
3. Zwilling • CHI 18
4. Shaw • BTT 14
Kruger • KCP 14

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Duncan • BAL 17
2. Zwilling • CHI 14
Oakes • PBS 14
4. Campbell • IND 13
5. Shaw • BTT 11

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hanford • BUF 7
2. Duncan • BAL 5
3. Shaw • BTT 4
4. Campbell • IND 3
Zwilling • CHI 3

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Wickland • CHI 132
2. Gilmore • KCP 123
3. Meyer • BAL 118
4. Tobin • SLM 112
5. McDonald • 2TM 88

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Wickland • CHI 208
2. Gilmore • KCP 179
3. Meyer • BAL 160
4. Tobin • SLM 150
5. McDonald • 2TM 121
Kauff • IND 121

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Tobin • SLM 30
2. Gilmore • KCP 24
3. McDonald • 2TM 22
4. Wickland • CHI 20
5. Meyer • BAL 15

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Meyer • BAL 14
2. McDonald • 2TM 9
Tobin • SLM 9
4. Wickland • CHI 7
Evans • BTT 7

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Gilmore • KCP 7
2. Meyer • BAL 6
McDonald • 2TM 6
4. Cooper • BTT 4
5. Murphy • BTT 3
Campbell • IND 3
Wickland • CHI 3
Tobin • SLM 3
Savage • PBS 3

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Wickland • CHI 157
2. Hanford • BUF 155
3. Kauff • IND 154
Zwilling • CHI 154
5. Duncan • BAL 148

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Zwilling • CHI 340
2. Hanford • BUF 331
3. Oakes • PBS 313
4. Kauff • IND 310
5. Duncan • BAL 255

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Chadbourne • KCP 34
2. Tobin • SLM 31
Kauff • IND 31
4. Hanford • BUF 24
Gilmore • KCP 24

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Duncan • BAL 26
2. Campbell • IND 19
3. Kauff • IND 17
Meyer • BAL 17
5. Cooper • BTT 16

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Duncan • BAL 8
2. Gilmore • KCP 7
3. Meyer • BAL 6
Campbell • IND 6
Chadbourne • KCP 6

Def. Games as P

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

1. Hendrix • CHI 49
Falkenberg • IND 49
3. Wilhelm • BAL 47
4. Quinn • BAL 46
Suggs • BAL 46

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Packard • KCP 25
2. Suggs • BAL 23
3. Falkenberg • IND 20
4. Seaton • BTT 18
Groom • SLM 18

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hendrix • CHI 137
2. Packard • KCP 121
3. Suggs • BAL 114
4. Falkenberg • IND 113
5. Quinn • BAL 104

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Cullop • KCP 9
2. Quinn • BAL 8
Seaton • BTT 8
4. Moseley • IND 7
Moore • BUF 7
Krapp • BUF 7
Camnitz • PBS 7
Walker • PBS 7

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Krapp • BUF 7
Packard • KCP 7
3. Falkenberg • IND 5
Hendrix • CHI 5
5. Suggs • BAL 4
Stone • KCP 4
Moran • BUF 4

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Simon • SLM 7.61
2. Rariden • IND 7.53
3. Jacklitsch • BAL 7.19
4. Blair • BUF 7.07
5. Land • BTT 7.04

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Simon • SLM 7.24
2. Rariden • IND 7.15
3. Wilson • CHI 6.71
4. Land • BTT 6.57
5. Jacklitsch • BAL 6.33

Fielding % as C

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

1. Jacklitsch • BAL .988
2. Simon • SLM .984
3. Blair • BUF .984
4. Rariden • IND .981
5. Wilson • CHI .974

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Stovall • KCP 11.45
2. Swacina • BAL 11.40
3. Beck • CHI 10.69
4. Bradley • PBS 10.51
5. Miller • SLM 10.47

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Stovall • KCP 10.96
2. Swacina • BAL 10.89
3. Beck • CHI 10.63
4. Miller • SLM 10.16
5. Bradley • PBS 10.10

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Carr • IND .991
2. Bradley • PBS .990
3. Miller • SLM .990
4. Stovall • KCP .989
5. Swacina • BAL .985

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Kenworthy • KCP 6.01
2. Lewis • PBS 5.83
3. Downey • BUF 5.25
4. Farrell • CHI 5.25
5. LaPorte • IND 5.23

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Kenworthy • KCP 5.82
2. Lewis • PBS 5.53
3. Farrell • CHI 5.23
4. LaPorte • IND 5.10
5. Downey • BUF 5.06

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Downey • BUF .962
2. Knabe • BAL .956
3. LaPorte • IND .956
4. Farrell • CHI .954
5. Kenworthy • KCP .952

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. McKechnie • IND 3.57
2. Wisterzil • BTT 3.44
3. Perring • KCP 3.37
4. Boucher • SLM 3.22
5. Smith • BUF 3.20

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. McKechnie • IND 3.50
2. Wisterzil • BTT 3.36
3. Perring • KCP 3.20
4. Zeider • CHI 3.15
5. Smith • BUF 3.14

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Wisterzil • BTT .956
2. Lennox • PBS .954
3. McKechnie • IND .939
4. Zeider • CHI .936
5. Walsh • BAL .932

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Tinker • CHI 5.73
2. Doolin • BAL 5.66
3. Gagnier • BTT 5.50
4. Holly • PBS 5.42
5. Esmond • IND 5.18

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Tinker • CHI 5.43
2. Doolin • BAL 5.39
3. Holly • PBS 5.33
4. Gagnier • BTT 5.26
5. Louden • BUF 5.08

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Doolin • BAL .949
2. Tinker • CHI .947
3. Bridwell • SLM .944
4. Louden • BUF .931
5. Esmond • IND .919

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Jones • PBS 2.46
2. Flack • CHI 1.92
3. Chadbourne • KCP 1.86
4. Delahanty • 2TM 1.57

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Flack • CHI .978
2. Chadbourne • KCP .965

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Zwilling • CHI 2.35
2. Oakes • PBS 2.33
3. Hanford • BUF 2.29
4. Kruger • KCP 2.22
5. Shaw • BTT 2.09

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Hanford • BUF .974
2. Kruger • KCP .969
3. Zwilling • CHI .963
4. Oakes • PBS .960

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Wickland • CHI 1.73
2. Gilmore • KCP 1.65
3. McDonald • 2TM 1.63
4. Tobin • SLM 1.61
5. Meyer • BAL 1.48

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Gilmore • KCP .981
2. Wickland • CHI .970
3. Tobin • SLM .952
4. Meyer • BAL .926

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Jones • PBS 2.51
2. Miller • SLM 2.43
3. Oakes • PBS 2.34
4. Hanford • BUF 2.32
5. Zwilling • CHI 2.30

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Jones • PBS 2.44
2. Miller • SLM 2.37
3. Oakes • PBS 2.32
4. Zwilling • CHI 2.31
5. Hanford • BUF 2.29

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Delahanty • 2TM .979
2. Gilmore • KCP .973
3. Flack • CHI .973
4. Hanford • BUF .973
5. Chadbourne • KCP .965

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Packard • KCP 4.35
2. Willett • SLM 4.22
3. Krapp • BUF 4.06
4. Walker • PBS 3.94
5. Suggs • BAL 3.87

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Packard • KCP 3.48
2. Krapp • BUF 3.17
3. Willett • SLM 3.04
4. Hendrix • CHI 3.00
5. Suggs • BAL 2.98

Fielding % as P

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

1. Ford • BUF .988
2. Barger • PBS .986
3. Harris • KCP .984
4. Suggs • BAL .979
5. Kaiserling • IND .976

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