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Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. O'Neil • KCM 431
2. Moore • BCA 380
3. Taylor • MRS 288
4. Else • KCM 235
Duncan • 2TM 235

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Bibbs • 2TM 149
2. Allen • KCM 111
3. Johnson • KCM 106
4. Robinson • MRS 90
5. Kemp • 2TM 88

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Johnson • KCM 20
2. Longley • MRS 17
3. Kemp • 2TM 16
4. Bibbs • 2TM 14
5. Robinson • MRS 13

Def. Games as C

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

1. Duncan • 2TM 36
2. Else • KCM 29
3. Brown • MRS 26
4. Greene • BCA 25
5. Taylor • 3TM 20
Cooper • BCA 20

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Duncan • 2TM 235
2. Else • KCM 233
3. Brown • MRS 139
4. Taylor • 3TM 135
5. Greene • BCA 118

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Duncan • 2TM 36
2. Else • KCM 29
3. Greene • BCA 20
4. Barnes • BBB 16
Brown • MRS 16
Cooper • BCA 16

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Duncan • 2TM 4
2. Taylor • 3TM 3
Williams • BCA 3
Cooper • BCA 3
Else • KCM 3
Greene • BCA 3
Smith • BBB 3
Barnes • BBB 3

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Byas • CAG 3
2. Greene • BCA 2
Taylor • 3TM 2
4. Barnes • BBB 1
Brown • MRS 1
Else • KCM 1
Hardy • CAG 1
Longley • MRS 1
Smith • BBB 1
Smith • 2TM 1

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Dawson • KCM 5
2. Barnes • BBB 4
Taylor • 3TM 4
4. Cooper • BCA 3
Else • KCM 3
Greene • BCA 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. Else • KCM 33
2. Duncan • 2TM 31
3. Cooper • BCA 30
Greene • BCA 30
5. Brown • MRS 22

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. O'Neil • KCM 46
2. Moore • BCA 40
3. Taylor • MRS 35
4. McCall • BBB 23
5. Young • CAG 18
Gilyard • CAG 18

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. O'Neil • KCM 431
2. Moore • BCA 380
3. Taylor • MRS 288
4. McCall • BBB 208
5. Jones • JRC 192

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. O'Neil • KCM 16
2. Moore • BCA 15
3. Taylor • MRS 14
4. Gilyard • CAG 10
McCall • BBB 10
Young • CAG 10

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. O'Neil • KCM 10
2. McCall • BBB 8
3. Taylor • MRS 7
4. Young • CAG 4
Jones • JRC 4

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. O'Neil • KCM 17
2. Moore • BCA 15
3. Gilyard • CAG 12
McCall • BBB 12
5. Taylor • MRS 10

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Bibbs • 2TM 43
2. Allen • KCM 37
3. Kemp • 2TM 31
4. Bankhead • 2TM 26
5. Longley • MRS 20

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Bibbs • 2TM 87
2. Allen • KCM 73
3. Bankhead • 2TM 64
4. Kemp • 2TM 61
5. Riddle • AB3 36

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Bibbs • 2TM 139
2. Allen • KCM 104
3. Kemp • 2TM 88
4. Bankhead • 2TM 68
5. Riddle • AB3 40

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Kemp • 2TM 16
2. Bibbs • 2TM 14
3. Longley • MRS 12
4. Bankhead • 2TM 10
5. Allen • KCM 9

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Bibbs • 2TM 16
2. Kemp • 2TM 12
3. Bankhead • 2TM 10
4. Allen • KCM 6
Riddle • AB3 6

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Radcliff • CAG 33
2. Cox • KCM 32
3. Woods • BBB 23
4. Davis • BCA 17
Glenn • BCA 17

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Radcliff • CAG 35
2. Cox • KCM 31
3. Woods • BBB 26
4. Carter • 2TM 17
5. Davis • BCA 15
Frazier • JRC 15

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Radcliff • CAG 61
2. Woods • BBB 43
3. Cox • KCM 40
4. Glenn • BCA 26
5. Davis • BCA 23

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Glenn • BCA 7
Robinson • AB3 7
3. Davis • BCA 6
Woods • BBB 6
Radcliff • CAG 6

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Cox • KCM 3
Davis • BCA 3
Radcliff • CAG 3
Woods • BBB 3
5. Frazier • JRC 2

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Johnson • KCM 42
2. Robinson • MRS 30
3. Butts • BCA 26
4. Armour • AB3 17
Sampson • CAG 17

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Robinson • MRS 59
2. Johnson • KCM 55
3. Butts • BCA 46
4. Sampson • CAG 32
5. Armour • AB3 27

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Johnson • KCM 106
2. Robinson • MRS 89
3. Butts • BCA 83
4. Sampson • CAG 50
5. Sephus • BBB 40

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Johnson • KCM 20
2. Robinson • MRS 11
3. Butts • BCA 9
4. Sephus • BBB 8
5. Armour • AB3 7
Sampson • CAG 7

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Johnson • KCM 10
2. Butts • BCA 9
3. Robinson • MRS 7
4. Sephus • BBB 6
Sampson • CAG 6

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Redus • CAG 36
2. Milton • KCM 28
3. Davis • BCA 23
4. Hyde • MRS 21
5. Williams • BBB 19

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hyde • MRS 42
2. Redus • CAG 39
3. Milton • KCM 33
4. Williams • BBB 25
5. Brown • KCM 19

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hyde • MRS 3
Milton • KCM 3
3. Pelham • BCA 2
Redus • CAG 2
5. Allen • MRS 1
Bremer • MRS 1
Brown • KCM 1
Cleveland • JRC 1
Davis • BCA 1
Holliday • BCA 1
Rogan • KCM 1
Thomas • JRC 1
Williams • BCA 1

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Milton • KCM 4
2. Redus • CAG 3
Trouppe • AB3 3
4. Davis • BCA 2
Hyde • MRS 2

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Pelham • BCA 1
Williams • BCA 1

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Stearnes • 2TM 36
2. Brown • KCM 30
3. Davenport • MRS 27
4. Owens • BBB 25
5. Simms • 2TM 23
Pelham • BCA 23

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Stearnes • 2TM 66
2. Owens • BBB 60
3. Davenport • MRS 51
Pelham • BCA 51
Brown • KCM 51

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Davenport • MRS 4
2. Pelham • BCA 3
3. Hadley • BCA 2
Owens • BBB 2
Simms • 2TM 2
Stearnes • 2TM 2

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Owens • BBB 7
2. Davenport • MRS 5
3. Thomas • JRC 3
Simms • 2TM 3
Stearnes • 2TM 3

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Brown • KCM 1
Davenport • MRS 1
Lyles • AB3 1

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Reeves • BCA 34
2. Dunlap • CAG 27
3. Whatley • 2TM 26
4. Rogers • MRS 24
5. Mayweather • KCM 23

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Whatley • 2TM 42
2. Dunlap • CAG 38
3. Reeves • BCA 37
4. Rogers • MRS 29
5. Mayweather • KCM 25

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Dunlap • CAG 3
Reeves • BCA 3
3. Rogers • MRS 2
Whatley • 2TM 2
5. Jefferson • MRS 1
Johnson • BBB 1
Milton • KCM 1
Royal • JRC 1
Smith • KCM 1
Young • CAG 1

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Whatley • 2TM 4
2. Davenport • MRS 2
Davis • BCA 2
Hadley • BCA 2
Reeves • BCA 2
Young • CAG 2
Smith • 2TM 2

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Dunlap • CAG 1
Reeves • BCA 1
Rogers • MRS 1
Whatley • 2TM 1

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Brown • KCM 70
2. Pelham • BCA 68
3. Stearnes • 2TM 66
4. Hyde • MRS 61
5. Owens • BBB 60

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Pelham • BCA 5
2. Davenport • MRS 4
Milton • KCM 4
4. Dunlap • CAG 3
Reeves • BCA 3
Hyde • MRS 3

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Davenport • MRS 7
Owens • BBB 7
3. Whatley • 2TM 5
Milton • KCM 5
5. Davis • BCA 4
Hadley • BCA 4

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Brown • KCM 1
Davenport • MRS 1
Dunlap • CAG 1
Lyles • AB3 1
Pelham • BCA 1
Reeves • BCA 1
Rogers • MRS 1
Williams • BCA 1
Whatley • 2TM 1

Def. Games as P

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

1. Dixon • BCA 23
2. Cornelius • CAG 22
3. Smith • KCM 20
Johnson • CAG 20
5. Mitchell • 2TM 18

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Smith • KCM 8
2. Johnson • CAG 5
Dixon • BCA 5
4. Trent • CAG 4
Cornelius • CAG 4
Kranson • KCM 4
Jefferson • MRS 4

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Smith • KCM 43
2. Dixon • BCA 39
3. Johnson • CAG 33
4. Cornelius • CAG 30
5. Kranson • KCM 24

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Moss • MRS 5
Johnson • CAG 5
3. McAllister • AB3 3
Bradley • KCM 3
Radcliffe • MRS 3

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Markham • KCM 2
McDuffie • JRC 2
Smith • KCM 2
4. Blackmon • BBB 1
Harding • BCA 1
Johnson • CAG 1
Moss • MRS 1
Wilson • MRS 1
Bremer • 2TM 1

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Else • KCM 10.70
2. Taylor • 3TM 8.86
3. Duncan • 2TM 8.18
4. Brown • MRS 7.55
5. Barnes • BBB 7.20

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Else • KCM 9.03
2. Duncan • 2TM 7.53
3. Taylor • 3TM 7.35
4. Barnes • BBB 6.18
5. Brown • MRS 5.96

Fielding % as C

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

1. Else • KCM .989
2. Brown • MRS .987
3. Duncan • 2TM .985
4. Taylor • 3TM .980
5. Greene • BCA .979

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Gilyard • CAG 12.02
2. Moore • BCA 11.18
3. Young • CAG 10.86
4. O'Neil • KCM 10.41
5. McCall • BBB 10.36

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Gilyard • CAG 10.61
2. Moore • BCA 9.88
3. O'Neil • KCM 9.72
4. McCall • BBB 9.48
5. Taylor • MRS 8.63

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Moore • BCA .995
2. O'Neil • KCM .978
3. Taylor • MRS .977

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Bankhead • 2TM 5.80
2. Bibbs • 2TM 5.78
3. Allen • KCM 5.36
4. Kemp • 2TM 5.20
5. Longley • MRS 4.19

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Bibbs • 2TM 5.26
2. Bankhead • 2TM 5.08
3. Kemp • 2TM 4.81
4. Allen • KCM 4.78
5. Longley • MRS 3.55

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Allen • KCM .952
2. Bibbs • 2TM .942
3. Bankhead • 2TM .930
4. Kemp • 2TM .903

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Woods • BBB 3.37
2. Radcliff • CAG 3.17
3. Cox • KCM 2.46

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Woods • BBB 3.00
2. Radcliff • CAG 2.91
3. Cox • KCM 2.22

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Radcliff • CAG .941
2. Cox • KCM .934

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Robinson • MRS 5.52
2. Butts • BCA 5.49
3. Johnson • KCM 4.15

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Butts • BCA 4.96
2. Robinson • MRS 4.93
3. Johnson • KCM 3.83

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Butts • BCA .935
2. Robinson • MRS .931
3. Johnson • KCM .890

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

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

1. Hyde • MRS 2.53
2. Milton • KCM 1.46
3. Williams • BBB 1.44
4. Redus • CAG 1.19
5. Davis • BCA 0.92

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Hyde • MRS 2.14
2. Williams • BBB 1.32
3. Milton • KCM 1.29
4. Redus • CAG 1.14
5. Davis • BCA 0.78

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Redus • CAG .932
2. Milton • KCM .900

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

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

1. Owens • BBB 2.79
2. Pelham • BCA 2.51
3. Hadley • BCA 2.45
4. Davenport • MRS 2.23
5. Stearnes • 2TM 1.99

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Owens • BBB 2.48
2. Pelham • BCA 2.35
3. Hadley • BCA 2.05
4. Davenport • MRS 2.04
5. Stearnes • 2TM 1.89

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Brown • KCM .981
2. Stearnes • 2TM .958
3. Davenport • MRS .917
4. Owens • BBB .899

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

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

1. Whatley • 2TM 1.93
2. Dunlap • CAG 1.59
3. Rogers • MRS 1.44
4. Reeves • BCA 1.41
5. Bradford • AB3 1.23

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Whatley • 2TM 1.69
2. Dunlap • CAG 1.52
3. Rogers • MRS 1.29
4. Reeves • BCA 1.18
5. Mayweather • KCM 1.09

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Dunlap • CAG .976
2. Rogers • MRS .969
3. Reeves • BCA .952
4. Whatley • 2TM .917

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Kranson • KCM 4.30
2. Dixon • BCA 4.01
3. Smith • KCM 3.77
4. Houston • CAG 3.74
5. Johnson • CAG 3.35

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Henry • JRC 2.71
2. Smith • KCM 2.55
3. Kranson • KCM 2.15
4. Evans • 2TM 2.10
5. Dixon • BCA 1.91

Fielding % as P

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

1. Dunklin • 2TM 1.000
Wilson • MRS 1.000
Smith • KCM 1.000
Markham • KCM 1.000
Henry • JRC 1.000
Howard • BCA 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

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