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Major League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. Sheely • CHW 1,565
2. Blue • DET 1,480
3. Bottomley • STL 1,466
4. Burrus • BSN 1,416
5. Todt • BOS 1,408
Assists
1. Adams • CHC 573
2. Critz • CIN 542
3. Sewell • CLE 535
4. Wright • PIT 530
5. Stock • BRO 489
Errors Committed
1. Sand • PHI 60
2. Wright • PIT 56
3. Davis • CHW 53
4. Bancroft • BSN 44
5. Jackson • NYG 40
Def. Games as C
1. Cochrane • PHA 133
2. Ruel • WSH 126
3. Schalk • CHW 125
4. Bassler • DET 118
5. Hartnett • CHC 110
Putouts as C
1. Ruel • WSH 491
2. Cochrane • PHA 419
3. Hartnett • CHC 409
4. Bassler • DET 375
5. Schalk • CHW 368
Assists as C
1. Hartnett • CHC 114
2. Ruel • WSH 103
3. Taylor • BRO 102
4. Schalk • CHW 99
5. Bassler • DET 87
Errors Committed as C
1. Hartnett • CHC 23
2. Taylor • BRO 17
3. Smith • PIT 13
4. Henline • PHI 12
5. Gibson • BSN 11
Ruel • WSH 11
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Ruel • WSH 18
2. Smith • PIT 15
Hartnett • CHC 15
Schalk • CHW 15
5. Bassler • DET 14
Passed Balls
1. Cochrane • PHA 12
2. Hargrave • CIN 9
Smith • PIT 9
Hargrave • 2TM 9
Taylor • BRO 9
Picinich • BOS 9
Wilson • PHI 9
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Cochrane • PHA 62
Taylor • BRO 62
3. Picinich • BOS 56
4. Bassler • DET 55
5. Ruel • WSH 53
Caught Stealing as C
1. Schalk • CHW 61
2. Taylor • BRO 59
3. Ruel • WSH 56
4. Hartnett • CHC 53
5. Bengough • NYY 47
Caught Stealing %
1. Schalk • CHW 71.8
2. Dixon • SLB 61.4
3. González • 2TM 59.6
4. Smith • PIT 55.1
5. Hartnett • CHC 54.1
Def. Games as 1B
1. Sheely • CHW 153
Bottomley • STL 153
3. Burrus • BSN 151
4. Sisler • SLB 150
5. Blue • DET 148
Putouts as 1B
1. Sheely • CHW 1,565
2. Blue • DET 1,480
3. Bottomley • STL 1,466
4. Burrus • BSN 1,416
5. Todt • BOS 1,408
Assists as 1B
1. Sisler • SLB 131
2. Blue • DET 101
3. Todt • BOS 100
4. Sheely • CHW 95
5. Burrus • BSN 85
Errors Committed as 1B
1. Sisler • SLB 26
2. Poole • PHA 23
3. Bottomley • STL 21
4. Sheely • CHW 20
5. Blue • DET 19
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. Sheely • CHW 136
2. Bottomley • STL 133
3. Todt • BOS 126
4. Grimm • CHC 125
5. Sisler • SLB 120
Def. Games as 2B
1. McManus • SLB 154
2. Harris • WSH 144
Adams • CHC 144
Critz • CIN 144
5. Stock • BRO 141
Putouts as 2B
1. McManus • SLB 440
2. Harris • WSH 402
3. Adams • CHC 354
4. Critz • CIN 340
5. O'Rourke • DET 309
Assists as 2B
1. Adams • CHC 551
2. Critz • CIN 542
3. McManus • SLB 479
4. Stock • BRO 477
5. Harris • WSH 429
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Moore • PIT 36
2. Hornsby • STL 34
3. McManus • SLB 31
4. Fewster • CLE 30
5. Critz • CIN 27
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Harris • WSH 107
2. Critz • CIN 96
3. Hornsby • STL 95
4. McManus • SLB 93
5. Adams • CHC 90
Def. Games as 3B
1. Robertson • SLB 154
2. Bell • STL 153
3. Kamm • CHW 152
4. Traynor • PIT 150
5. Bluege • WSH 144
Putouts as 3B
1. Traynor • PIT 226
2. Robertson • SLB 201
3. Kamm • CHW 182
4. Bluege • WSH 158
5. Bell • STL 151
Assists as 3B
1. Kamm • CHW 310
2. Traynor • PIT 303
3. Robertson • SLB 288
4. Bluege • WSH 285
5. Bell • STL 284
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Bell • STL 36
2. Robertson • SLB 32
3. Freigau • CHC 27
4. Johnston • BRO 24
Hale • PHA 24
Traynor • PIT 24
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Robertson • SLB 41
Traynor • PIT 41
3. Bell • STL 39
4. Kamm • CHW 32
5. Bluege • WSH 29
Def. Games as SS
1. Sewell • CLE 153
Wright • PIT 153
3. Galloway • PHA 148
4. Davis • CHW 144
5. Sand • PHI 143
Putouts as SS
1. Sand • PHI 352
2. Wright • PIT 338
3. Sewell • CLE 314
4. Davis • CHW 313
5. Bancroft • BSN 300
Assists as SS
1. Wright • PIT 530
2. Sewell • CLE 529
3. Davis • CHW 472
4. Bancroft • BSN 459
5. Galloway • PHA 431
Errors Committed as SS
1. Sand • PHI 60
2. Wright • PIT 56
3. Davis • CHW 53
4. Bancroft • BSN 44
5. Jackson • NYG 40
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Wright • PIT 109
2. Davis • CHW 97
3. Sand • PHI 91
4. Galloway • PHA 89
5. Bancroft • BSN 81
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Falk • CHW 153
2. Wheat • BRO 149
3. Goslin • WSH 140
4. Barnhart • PIT 137
5. Jamieson • CLE 135
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Goslin • WSH 336
2. Jamieson • CLE 321
3. Wheat • BRO 319
4. Falk • CHW 304
5. Barnhart • PIT 288
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Goslin • WSH 18
Lamar • PHA 18
3. Wingo • DET 17
4. Falk • CHW 16
Jamieson • CLE 16
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Jamieson • CLE 17
2. Lamar • PHA 15
3. Falk • CHW 14
4. Carlyle • BOS 13
Wheat • BRO 13
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Wingo • DET 8
2. Falk • CHW 4
Blades • STL 4
Williams • SLB 4
5. Lamar • PHA 3
Jamieson • CLE 3
Harris • BSN 3
Jahn • CHC 3
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Mostil • CHW 153
Simmons • PHA 153
Brown • BRO 153
4. Flagstead • BOS 143
5. Jacobson • SLB 139
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Brown • BRO 448
2. Mostil • CHW 443
3. Simmons • PHA 438
4. Flagstead • BOS 425
5. Combs • NYY 367
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Flagstead • BOS 25
2. Carey • PIT 17
Jacobson • SLB 17
4. Roush • CIN 15
5. Speaker • CLE 14
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Carey • PIT 20
2. Simmons • PHA 16
3. Cobb • DET 14
4. Jacobson • SLB 13
Brown • BRO 13
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Jacobson • SLB 9
Speaker • CLE 9
3. Flagstead • BOS 8
4. Mostil • CHW 5
5. Combs • NYY 3
Roush • CIN 3
McNeely • WSH 3
Felix • BSN 3
Brown • BRO 3
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Heilmann • DET 148
2. Rice • WSH 132
3. Cuyler • PIT 130
4. Youngs • NYG 127
5. Hooper • CHW 124
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Cuyler • PIT 307
2. Rice • WSH 276
3. Heilmann • DET 274
4. Walker • CIN 265
5. Welsh • BSN 228
Hooper • CHW 228
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Welsh • BSN 24
2. Youngs • NYG 23
3. Hooper • CHW 19
4. Rice • WSH 18
Heathcote • CHC 18
Cuyler • PIT 18
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Boone • BOS 13
Cuyler • PIT 13
3. Youngs • NYG 12
4. Welsh • BSN 11
5. Rice • WSH 9
Heilmann • DET 9
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Heathcote • CHC 8
2. Rice • WSH 7
Welsh • BSN 7
4. Cuyler • PIT 5
Meusel • NYY 5
Def. Games as OF
1. Falk • CHW 153
Mostil • CHW 153
Simmons • PHA 153
Brown • BRO 153
Cuyler • PIT 153
Putouts as OF
1. Brown • BRO 449
2. Simmons • PHA 447
3. Mostil • CHW 446
4. Flagstead • BOS 429
5. Combs • NYY 401
Assists as OF
1. Welsh • BSN 27
2. Flagstead • BOS 24
Goslin • WSH 24
4. Youngs • NYG 23
5. Cuyler • PIT 21
Heathcote • CHC 21
Errors Committed as OF
1. Carey • PIT 20
2. Jamieson • CLE 16
Simmons • PHA 16
4. Lamar • PHA 15
Cobb • DET 15
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Jacobson • SLB 9
Speaker • CLE 9
3. Heathcote • CHC 8
4. Rice • WSH 7
Welsh • BSN 7
Def. Games as P
1. Marberry • WSH 55
2. Walberg • PHA 53
3. Rommel • PHA 52
Vangilder • SLB 52
5. Pennock • NYY 47
Putouts as P
1. Miller • CLE 22
2. Rommel • PHA 21
3. Wingfield • BOS 19
4. Giard • SLB 18
Grimes • BRO 18
Assists as P
1. Wingfield • BOS 94
2. Grimes • BRO 92
3. Ehmke • BOS 88
4. Rommel • PHA 86
5. Luque • CIN 84
Errors Committed as P
1. Grimes • BRO 7
Luque • CIN 7
3. Ehmke • BOS 6
Dean • NYG 6
5. Ross • BOS 5
Whitehill • DET 5
Wingard • SLB 5
Petty • BRO 5
Rhem • STL 5
Ryan • BSN 5
Double Plays Turned as P
1. Grimes • BRO 11
2. Mitchell • PHI 9
3. Yde • PIT 8
4. Coveleski • WSH 7
5. Wingfield • BOS 6
Blake • CHC 6
Cooney • BSN 6
Kaufmann • CHC 6
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Perkins • PHA 6.31
2. Severeid • 2TM 5.17
3. Ruel • WSH 5.16
4. Dixon • SLB 5.12
5. Schang • NYY 5.08
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Hartnett • CHC 4.75
2. Ruel • WSH 4.71
3. Bengough • NYY 4.34
4. Perkins • PHA 4.29
5. Severeid • 2TM 4.29
Fielding % as C
1. Bengough • NYY .993
2. Snyder • NYG .985
3. Cochrane • PHA .984
4. Schalk • CHW .983
5. Bassler • DET .983
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Terry • NYG 11.12
2. Todt • BOS 11.12
3. Blue • DET 10.94
4. Sheely • CHW 10.89
5. Gehrig • NYY 10.85
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. Sheely • CHW 10.85
2. Todt • BOS 10.77
3. Terry • NYG 10.69
4. Blue • DET 10.68
5. Gehrig • NYY 10.34
Fielding % as 1B
1. Judge • WSH .993
2. Todt • BOS .991
3. Burrus • BSN .990
4. Terry • NYG .990
5. Fournier • BRO .989
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. Adams • CHC 6.42
2. O'Rourke • DET 6.40
3. Kelly • NYG 6.36
4. Critz • CIN 6.32
5. Wambsganss • BOS 6.26
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. Adams • CHC 6.28
2. Kelly • NYG 6.17
3. Critz • CIN 6.13
4. McManus • SLB 5.97
5. O'Rourke • DET 5.86
Fielding % as 2B
1. Adams • CHC .983
2. Kelly • NYG .981
3. Stock • BRO .978
4. O'Rourke • DET .971
5. Critz • CIN .970
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Traynor • PIT 3.58
2. Pinelli • CIN 3.51
3. Dugan • NYY 3.44
4. Kamm • CHW 3.25
5. Haney • DET 3.25
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Traynor • PIT 3.53
2. Pinelli • CIN 3.47
3. Dugan • NYY 3.33
4. Kamm • CHW 3.24
5. Marriott • BSN 3.18
Fielding % as 3B
1. Kamm • CHW .957
2. Traynor • PIT .957
3. Bluege • WSH .953
4. Haney • DET .953
5. Huber • PHI .947
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Bancroft • BSN 6.40
2. Lee • BOS 6.10
3. Sand • PHI 6.06
4. Jackson • NYG 6.05
5. Wright • PIT 5.77
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Bancroft • BSN 6.07
2. Jackson • NYG 5.86
3. Wright • PIT 5.67
4. Sewell • CLE 5.51
5. Davis • CHW 5.45
Fielding % as SS
1. Sewell • CLE .967
2. Tavener • DET .963
3. Galloway • PHA .954
4. Peckinpaugh • WSH .952
5. Bancroft • BSN .945
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Goslin • WSH 2.53
2. Wingo • DET 2.50
3. Jamieson • CLE 2.50
4. Williams • SLB 2.49
5. Harris • BSN 2.45
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Blades • STL .978
2. Goslin • WSH .973
3. Wingo • DET .971
4. Barnhart • PIT .964
5. Wheat • BRO .962
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. Neis • BSN 3.47
2. Flagstead • BOS 3.15
3. Speaker • CLE 3.02
4. Mostil • CHW 2.97
Brown • BRO 2.97
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Mostil • CHW .985
2. Roush • CIN .978
3. McNeely • WSH .977
4. Combs • NYY .977
5. Flagstead • BOS .976
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Heathcote • CHC 2.65
2. Cuyler • PIT 2.50
3. Walker • CIN 2.30
4. Welsh • BSN 2.27
5. Rice • WSH 2.23
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Walker • CIN .979
2. Rice • WSH .970
3. Heilmann • DET .969
4. Hooper • CHW .969
5. Cox • BRO .967
Range Factor/9Inn as OF
1. Neis • BSN 3.51
2. Flagstead • BOS 3.28
3. Mostil • CHW 3.11
4. Felix • BSN 3.10
5. Speaker • CLE 3.05
Range Factor/Game as OF
1. Neis • BSN 3.33
2. Flagstead • BOS 3.15
3. Felix • BSN 3.01
4. Speaker • CLE 3.00
5. Mostil • CHW 2.99
Fielding % as OF
1. Mostil • CHW .985
2. Meusel • NYY .985
3. Walker • CIN .983
4. Blades • STL .979
5. Combs • NYY .979
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Grimes • BRO 4.01
2. Wingfield • BOS 4.00
3. Rommel • PHA 3.69
4. Quinn • 2TM 3.47
5. Giard • SLB 3.47
Range Factor/Game as P
1. Grimes • BRO 3.33
2. Ehmke • BOS 2.76
3. Wingfield • BOS 2.76
4. Luque • CIN 2.75
5. Cooney • BSN 2.39
Fielding % as P
1. Bush • SLB 1.000
Shawkey • NYY 1.000
Shocker • NYY 1.000
Zahniser • BOS 1.000
Alexander • CHC 1.000
Johnson • WSH 1.000
Kremer • PIT 1.000
Meadows • PIT 1.000
Mitchell • PHI 1.000
Gaston • SLB 1.000
Nehf • NYG 1.000
Sherdel • STL 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 batting rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/G, 1.0 IP/G, 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), and 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1901, so all leaders are since 1901. Explanation of min. requirements