Major League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Donahue • CHW 1,645
2. Tenney • BSN 1,557
3. Jones • SLB 1,502
4. Barry • 2TM 1,473
5. Davis • PHA 1,447

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Corcoran • CIN 531
2. Tinker • CHC 527
3. Huggins • CIN 525
4. Cassidy • WSH 520
5. Wagner • PIT 517

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Abbaticchio • BSN 75
2. Cassidy • WSH 66
Parent • BOS 66
Lewis • BRO 66
5. Wallace • SLB 62

Def. Games as C

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

1. Schrecongost • PHA 114
2. Criger • BOS 109
3. Dooin • PHI 107
4. Kling • CHC 106
5. Sullivan • CHW 92

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Schrecongost • PHA 790
2. Criger • BOS 539
3. Kling • CHC 538
4. Dooin • PHI 505
5. Bresnahan • NYG 492

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Schlei • CIN 153
2. Dooin • PHI 152
3. Criger • BOS 147
4. Kling • CHC 136
5. Needham • BSN 134

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Ritter • BRO 26
2. Kling • CHC 24
Dooin • PHI 24
Bergen • BRO 24
5. Needham • BSN 23
Heydon • WSH 23

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Schlei • CIN 16
2. Bresnahan • NYG 15
3. Peitz • PIT 14
4. Kling • CHC 12
5. Schrecongost • PHA 11

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Moran • BSN 22
2. Bresnahan • NYG 18
3. Schlei • CIN 17
4. Kling • CHC 16
5. Needham • BSN 14

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. Ritter • BRO 139
2. Moran • BSN 131
3. Schlei • CIN 118
4. Needham • BSN 115
5. Bergen • BRO 114

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. Dooin • PHI 109
2. Schlei • CIN 105
3. Kling • CHC 103
4. Bergen • BRO 99
5. Needham • BSN 98

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Sullivan • CHW 57.1
2. Heydon • WSH 55.8
3. Criger • BOS 53.6
4. Bresnahan • NYG 53.4
5. Bowerman • NYG 52.6

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Bransfield • PHI 151
2. Barry • 2TM 150
Davis • PHA 150
4. Donahue • CHW 149
5. Tenney • BSN 148

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Donahue • CHW 1,645
2. Tenney • BSN 1,556
3. Jones • SLB 1,502
4. Barry • 2TM 1,472
5. Davis • PHA 1,447

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Tenney • BSN 152
2. Donahue • CHW 114
3. Jones • SLB 105
4. Stahl • WSH 94
5. Davis • PHA 92
Bransfield • PHI 92

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Tenney • BSN 32
2. Chase • NYY 31
3. Gessler • BRO 30
4. Beckley • STL 28
Barry • 2TM 28

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Barry • 2TM 87
2. Donahue • CHW 77
3. Bransfield • PHI 75
4. Tenney • BSN 68
5. Chase • NYY 63

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Gleason • PHI 155
2. Ritchey • PIT 153
3. Murphy • PHA 151
Schaefer • DET 151
5. Huggins • CIN 149

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Schaefer • DET 403
2. Gleason • PHI 365
3. Huggins • CIN 346
4. Williams • NYY 335
5. Ferris • BOS 321

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Huggins • CIN 525
2. Ritchey • PIT 478
3. Gleason • PHI 457
4. Ferris • BOS 425
5. Murphy • PHA 390

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Huggins • CIN 51
2. Gleason • PHI 46
3. Hickman • WSH 38
4. Schaefer • DET 37
Rockenfield • SLB 37

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Ritchey • PIT 59
2. Huggins • CIN 55
3. Williams • NYY 51
4. Gleason • PHI 49
5. Gilbert • NYG 41

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Courtney • PHI 155
2. Devlin • NYG 153
3. Cross • PHA 147
4. Bradley • CLE 146
5. Batch • BRO 145

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Courtney • PHI 229
2. Batch • BRO 203
3. Bradley • CLE 190
4. Burke • STL 174
5. Tannehill • CHW 168

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Tannehill • CHW 358
2. Bradley • CLE 313
3. Devlin • NYG 299
4. Gleason • SLB 271
5. Collins • BOS 268

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Batch • BRO 57
2. Courtney • PHI 40
3. Tannehill • CHW 39
4. Gleason • SLB 38
5. Coughlin • DET 37

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Batch • BRO 22
2. Bradley • CLE 17
Tannehill • CHW 17
4. Steinfeldt • CIN 16
5. Devlin • NYG 14

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Wallace • SLB 156
2. Turner • CLE 155
3. Parent • BOS 153
4. Abbaticchio • BSN 152
5. Corcoran • CIN 151
Davis • CHW 151
Cassidy • WSH 151

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Cassidy • WSH 408
2. Abbaticchio • BSN 386
3. Wallace • SLB 385
4. O'Leary • DET 358
5. Wagner • PIT 353

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Corcoran • CIN 531
2. Tinker • CHC 527
3. Cassidy • WSH 520
4. Wagner • PIT 517
5. Wallace • SLB 506

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Abbaticchio • BSN 75
2. Lewis • BRO 66
Cassidy • WSH 66
Parent • BOS 66
5. Wallace • SLB 62

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Tinker • CHC 67
Corcoran • CIN 67
3. Wagner • PIT 64
4. Lewis • BRO 63
5. Dahlen • NYG 58

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Stone • SLB 155
Magee • PHI 155
3. Mertes • NYG 149
4. Burkett • BOS 148
5. Shannon • STL 140
Hartsel • PHA 140

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Magee • PHI 341
2. Shannon • STL 300
3. McIntyre • DET 283
4. Stone • SLB 276
Burkett • BOS 276

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Sheckard • BRO 24
2. Magee • PHI 19
3. McIntyre • DET 18
4. Clarke • PIT 16
Delahanty • BSN 16
Jackson • CLE 16

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Burkett • BOS 22
2. Dougherty • NYY 21
3. Hartsel • PHA 16
4. Stone • SLB 14
Magee • PHI 14

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Magee • PHI 7
2. McIntyre • DET 6
3. Sheckard • BRO 5
Stone • SLB 5
5. Clarke • PIT 4

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Jones • CHW 153
2. Seymour • CIN 149
3. Cannell • BSN 148
4. Thomas • PHI 147
Donlin • NYG 147

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Thomas • PHI 373
2. Seymour • CIN 347
3. Jones • WSH 338
4. Jones • CHW 336
5. Bay • CLE 306
Cannell • BSN 306

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Thomas • PHI 27
2. Seymour • CIN 25
3. Jones • WSH 24
Koehler • SLB 24
5. Jones • CHW 21
Slagle • CHC 21

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Cannell • BSN 23
2. Seymour • CIN 21
3. Donlin • NYG 19
4. Dobbs • BRO 17
5. Slagle • CHC 12

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Seymour • CIN 11
2. Koehler • SLB 10
3. Jones • WSH 7
4. Thomas • PHI 6
Smoot • STL 6
Jones • CHW 6

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Titus • PHI 147
2. Keeler • NYY 135
3. Maloney • CHC 134
4. Seybold • PHA 133
5. Lumley • BRO 129

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Titus • PHI 255
2. Maloney • CHC 226
3. Seybold • PHA 215
4. Keeler • NYY 187
5. Dolan • 2TM 182

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Titus • PHI 24
Dunleavy • STL 24
3. Lumley • BRO 21
4. Dolan • 2TM 19
5. Crawford • DET 18

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Lumley • BRO 19
2. Browne • NYG 17
3. Selbach • BOS 15
4. Dolan • 2TM 13
Maloney • CHC 13

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Lumley • BRO 7
2. Maloney • CHC 6
Dunleavy • STL 6
4. Crawford • DET 5
Titus • PHI 5
Seybold • PHA 5

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Magee • PHI 155
Slagle • CHC 155
3. Stone • SLB 154
Cannell • BSN 154
5. Jones • CHW 153

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Thomas • PHI 373
2. Seymour • CIN 347
3. Magee • PHI 341
4. Jones • WSH 340
5. Jones • CHW 337

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Thomas • PHI 27
Slagle • CHC 27
3. Dunleavy • STL 25
Seymour • CIN 25
5. Jones • WSH 24
Titus • PHI 24
Koehler • SLB 24
Sheckard • BRO 24

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Cannell • BSN 23
2. Burkett • BOS 22
3. Seymour • CIN 21
Dougherty • NYY 21
5. Lumley • BRO 19
Donlin • NYG 19

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Seymour • CIN 12
2. Koehler • SLB 11
3. Dunleavy • STL 7
4. McIntyre • DET 6
Jones • WSH 6
Cannell • BSN 6
Sheckard • BRO 6
Slagle • CHC 6
Smoot • STL 6
Thomas • PHI 6
Magee • PHI 6

Def. Games as P

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

1. Waddell • PHA 46
McGinnity • NYG 46
Pittinger • PHI 46
4. Mullin • DET 44
5. Mathewson • NYG 43
Young • BSN 43

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Willis • BSN 37
2. Fraser • BSN 36
3. Young • BSN 33
4. Altrock • CHW 30
5. Patten • WSH 28

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Howell • SLB 178
2. Mullin • DET 134
3. Altrock • CHW 130
4. Owen • CHW 120
5. Mathewson • NYG 116

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Waddell • PHA 15
2. Overall • CIN 13
3. McIntire • BRO 10
Stricklett • BRO 10
5. Patten • WSH 9
Flaherty • PIT 9
Fraser • BSN 9

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Altrock • CHW 10
2. Chech • CIN 7
Mullin • DET 7
4. Chesbro • NYY 5
5. Winter • BOS 4
Duggleby • PHI 4
Reulbach • CHC 4
Mathewson • NYG 4
Stricklett • BRO 4

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Schrecongost • PHA 8.35
2. Sugden • SLB 7.40
3. Bresnahan • NYG 7.37
4. Bergen • BRO 7.11
5. Bowerman • NYG 6.78

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Schrecongost • PHA 7.94
2. Bresnahan • NYG 6.97
3. Sugden • SLB 6.83
4. Bergen • BRO 6.55
5. Moran • BSN 6.44

Fielding % as C

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

1. Moran • BSN .986
2. Schrecongost • PHA .984
3. Kleinow • NYY .978
4. Sullivan • CHW .974
5. Criger • BOS .972

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Jones • SLB 12.08
2. Donahue • CHW 11.82
3. Tenney • BSN 11.77
4. Carr • CLE 11.63
5. Beckley • STL 11.51

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Jones • SLB 11.90
2. Donahue • CHW 11.81
3. Tenney • BSN 11.54
4. Carr • CLE 11.38
5. Beckley • STL 11.28

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. McGann • NYG .991
2. Chance • CHC .990
3. Donahue • CHW .988
4. Stahl • WSH .986
5. Bransfield • PHI .985

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Huggins • CIN 6.02
2. Gilbert • NYG 5.49
3. Evers • CHC 5.49
4. Schaefer • DET 5.47
5. Hickman • WSH 5.44

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Huggins • CIN 5.85
2. Evers • CHC 5.44
3. Gilbert • NYG 5.32
4. Hickman • WSH 5.31
5. Gleason • PHI 5.30

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Williams • NYY .964
2. Ritchey • PIT .961
3. Ferris • BOS .960
4. Schaefer • DET .955
5. Murphy • PHA .955

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Steinfeldt • CIN 3.74
2. Tannehill • CHW 3.67
3. Burke • STL 3.54
4. Bradley • CLE 3.53
5. Collins • BOS 3.35

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Tannehill • CHW 3.70
2. Steinfeldt • CIN 3.62
3. Bradley • CLE 3.45
4. Burke • STL 3.38
5. Collins • BOS 3.30

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Casey • CHC .949
2. Bradley • CLE .945
3. Wolverton • BSN .934
4. Devlin • NYG .932
5. Tannehill • CHW .931

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Cassidy • WSH 6.33
2. Wagner • PIT 6.20
3. Corcoran • CIN 5.93
4. Tinker • CHC 5.89
5. Wallace • SLB 5.82

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Cassidy • WSH 6.15
2. Wagner • PIT 6.00
3. Tinker • CHC 5.85
4. Corcoran • CIN 5.79
5. Wallace • SLB 5.71

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Corcoran • CIN .952
2. Dahlen • NYG .948
3. Davis • CHW .948
4. Turner • CLE .946
5. Tinker • CHC .940

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. McIntyre • DET 2.33
2. Magee • PHI 2.32
3. Sheckard • BRO 2.26
4. Shannon • STL 2.19
5. Clarke • PIT 2.09

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Schulte • CHC .984
2. Shannon • STL .984
3. Clarke • PIT .976
4. McIntyre • DET .968
5. Sheckard • BRO .967

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Thomas • PHI 2.72
2. Jones • WSH 2.55
3. Seymour • CIN 2.50
4. Cooley • DET 2.41
5. Jones • CHW 2.33

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Thomas • PHI .983
2. Stahl • BOS .978
3. Smoot • STL .975
4. Jones • WSH .971
5. Koehler • SLB .970

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Titus • PHI 1.90
2. Maloney • CHC 1.81
3. Selbach • BOS 1.78
4. Dunleavy • STL 1.74
5. Seybold • PHA 1.71

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Crawford • DET .988
2. Seybold • PHA .983
3. Dunleavy • STL .963
4. Titus • PHI .962
5. Keeler • NYY .962

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Thomas • PHI 2.73
2. Jones • WSH 2.62
3. Seymour • CIN 2.56
4. Cooley • DET 2.55
5. McIntyre • DET 2.39

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Thomas • PHI 2.72
2. Jones • WSH 2.56
3. Seymour • CIN 2.50
4. Cooley • DET 2.45
5. Jones • CHW 2.34

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Crawford • DET .988
2. Shannon • STL .984
3. Thomas • PHI .983
4. Seybold • PHA .983
5. Schulte • CHC .981

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Howell • SLB 5.54
2. Stricklett • BRO 4.75
3. Egan • STL 4.58
4. Altrock • CHW 4.56
5. Sudhoff • SLB 4.28

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Howell • SLB 5.24
2. Altrock • CHW 4.21
3. Joss • CLE 3.91
4. Stricklett • BRO 3.79
5. Egan • STL 3.78

Fielding % as P

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

1. Sparks • PHI 1.000
2. Rhoads • CLE .988
3. Altrock • CHW .988
4. Young • BSN .980
5. Owen • CHW .979

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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