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Negro American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Taylor • MRS 424
2. O'Neil • KCM 372
3. Mayweather • SNS 253
4. Brown • MRS 243
5. Bostock • BBB 211

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Bankhead • MRS 127
2. Brown • MRS 109
3. Williams • KCM 106
4. Sampson • BBB 89
5. Douglas • KCM 77

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Brown • MRS 24
2. Douglas • KCM 15
3. Young • CAG 14
Williams • KCM 14
5. Ford • SNS 12

Def. Games as C

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

1. Brown • MRS 44
2. Greene • KCM 27
3. Hardy • BBB 25
4. Taylor • SNS 21
5. Turner • CBR 20

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Brown • MRS 243
2. Greene • KCM 163
3. Hardy • BBB 117
4. Decuir • KCM 110
5. Turner • CBR 109

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hardy • BBB 25
2. Brown • MRS 23
3. Turner • CBR 16
4. Taylor • SNS 15
5. Greene • KCM 14

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hardy • BBB 6
2. Brown • MRS 3
3. Barnhill • CBR 2
Bell • TC 2
Turner • CBR 2

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hardy • BBB 3
2. Brown • MRS 2
Dawson • 3TM 2
4. Decuir • KCM 1
Smith • SNS 1
Smith • CAG 1
Taylor • SNS 1
Turner • CBR 1

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Taylor • SNS 5
2. Barnhill • CBR 2
Decuir • KCM 2
Hardy • BBB 2
Smith • SNS 2

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. Brown • MRS 31
2. Turner • CBR 15
3. Greene • KCM 14
4. Decuir • KCM 13
Taylor • SNS 13
Smith • SNS 13

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Taylor • MRS 48
2. O'Neil • KCM 40
3. Mayweather • SNS 29
4. Bostock • BBB 21
5. Young • CAG 18

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Taylor • MRS 424
2. O'Neil • KCM 372
3. Mayweather • SNS 253
4. Bostock • BBB 200
5. Young • CAG 170

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Taylor • MRS 18
2. Mayweather • SNS 12
Young • CAG 12
4. O'Neil • KCM 11
5. Bostock • BBB 8

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Young • CAG 14
2. Taylor • MRS 7
3. Mayweather • SNS 6
4. O'Neil • KCM 5
5. Williams • CBR 4

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. O'Neil • KCM 24
2. Taylor • MRS 22
3. Mayweather • SNS 19
4. Bostock • BBB 12
5. Young • CAG 9

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Bankhead • MRS 44
2. Douglas • KCM 27
3. Sampson • BBB 26
4. Bibbs • 2TM 21
5. Riddle • SNS 20

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Bankhead • MRS 98
2. Sampson • BBB 61
3. Riddle • SNS 43
4. Bibbs • 2TM 39
Douglas • KCM 39

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Bankhead • MRS 126
2. Sampson • BBB 89
3. Douglas • KCM 74
4. Riddle • SNS 52
5. Bibbs • 2TM 44

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Douglas • KCM 14
2. Bankhead • MRS 9
3. Sampson • BBB 8
Bibbs • 2TM 8
5. Sparks • CAG 6

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Bankhead • MRS 17
2. Douglas • KCM 15
3. Sampson • BBB 14
4. Riddle • SNS 13
5. Frazier • CBR 7
Bibbs • 2TM 7

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Carter • MRS 32
Souell • KCM 32
3. Woods • 2TM 27
4. Burton • BBB 21
5. Bond • CAG 20

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Carter • MRS 31
2. Burton • BBB 27
3. Woods • 2TM 26
4. Bond • CAG 23
5. Souell • KCM 18

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Carter • MRS 56
2. Woods • 2TM 47
Souell • KCM 47
4. Burton • BBB 40
5. Bond • CAG 39

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Ford • SNS 9
2. Carter • MRS 8
Woods • 2TM 8
4. Souell • KCM 6
5. Burton • BBB 5

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Carter • MRS 4
2. Burton • BBB 3
Ford • SNS 3
Woods • 2TM 3
5. Bond • CAG 2
Henderson • TC 2
Robinson • MRS 2

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Brown • MRS 49
2. Williams • KCM 38
3. Lamar • CBR 28
4. Redd • BBB 25
5. Morney • CAG 16
Lyles • SNS 16

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Brown • MRS 84
2. Williams • KCM 59
3. Redd • BBB 48
4. Morney • CAG 38
Lamar • CBR 38

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Brown • MRS 109
2. Williams • KCM 98
3. Lamar • CBR 74
4. Redd • BBB 69
5. Armour • SNS 44

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Brown • MRS 24
2. Williams • KCM 12
3. Lamar • CBR 10
4. Lyles • SNS 7
5. Morney • CAG 5

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Williams • KCM 17
2. Brown • MRS 12
3. Redd • BBB 11
4. Lamar • CBR 9
5. Lyles • SNS 8

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Andrews • BBB 27
2. Longley • MRS 26
3. Bennett • SNS 21
4. McDaniel • KCM 20
5. Smith • TC 15
Sampson • CBR 15

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Longley • MRS 37
2. Andrews • BBB 30
3. Sampson • CBR 28
4. Bennett • SNS 26
5. McDaniel • KCM 21

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Smith • TC 4
2. McDaniel • KCM 3
3. Green • SNS 2
4. Allen • KCM 1
Bennett • SNS 1
Coles • CBR 1
Smith • CAG 1
Young • KCM 1

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Andrews • BBB 4
2. Coles • CBR 2
Redus • CAG 2
Sampson • CBR 2
5. Bennett • SNS 1
Bradford • MRS 1
Longley • MRS 1
McDaniel • KCM 1
Merchant • CAG 1
Nixon • BBB 1
Smith • TC 1

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Bennett • SNS 1
Green • SNS 1
Smith • CAG 1
Smith • TC 1
Young • KCM 1

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Stearnes • KCM 38
2. Mathis • MRS 23
3. Thomas • BBB 21
Ray • CBR 21
5. Green • SNS 20

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Stearnes • KCM 50
2. Mathis • MRS 42
3. Ray • CBR 38
4. Robinson • MRS 36
5. Thomas • BBB 32

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Cleveland • CBR 4
2. Green • SNS 3
3. Mathis • MRS 2
4. Allen • BBB 1
Longley • MRS 1
Payne • TC 1
Ray • CBR 1
Robinson • MRS 1
Spencer • TC 1
Stearnes • KCM 1
Thomas • BBB 1
Wilson • BBB 1
Owens • 2TM 1

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Stearnes • KCM 7
2. Ray • CBR 4
3. Green • SNS 3
4. Merchant • CAG 2
Owens • 2TM 2

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Longley • MRS 1
Thomas • BBB 1

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Milton • KCM 32
2. Bradford • MRS 30
3. Nixon • BBB 26
4. Cleveland • CBR 22
5. Reeves • CAG 16

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Milton • KCM 42
2. Nixon • BBB 40
3. Bradford • MRS 33
4. Cleveland • CBR 26
5. Rogers • 2TM 20
Armour • SNS 20

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Nixon • BBB 5
2. Cleveland • CBR 3
3. Bradford • MRS 2
Ford • SNS 2
Reeves • CAG 2
Wilson • TC 2

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Ford • SNS 2
Reeves • CAG 2
Rogers • 2TM 2
4. Allen • KCM 1
Bradford • MRS 1
Burton • BBB 1
Coles • CBR 1
Evans • MRS 1
Longley • MRS 1
Lyles • SNS 1
Milton • KCM 1

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Armour • SNS 1
Bradford • MRS 1
Dimes • CBR 1
Nixon • BBB 1

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Longley • MRS 61
2. Mathis • MRS 53
3. Stearnes • KCM 50
4. Green • SNS 44
5. Ray • CBR 43

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Cleveland • CBR 7
2. Green • SNS 6
3. Nixon • BBB 5
4. Smith • TC 4
5. McDaniel • KCM 3

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Stearnes • KCM 7
2. Andrews • BBB 4
Ray • CBR 4
4. Coles • CBR 3
Green • SNS 3
Merchant • CAG 3

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Armour • SNS 1
Bennett • SNS 1
Bradford • MRS 1
Dimes • CBR 1
Green • SNS 1
Longley • MRS 1
Nixon • BBB 1
Smith • CAG 1
Smith • TC 1
Thomas • BBB 1
Young • KCM 1

Def. Games as P

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

1. Henry • CBR 16
Howard • BBB 16
Matchett • KCM 16
Smith • KCM 16
5. Smith • SNS 15
Calhoun • SNS 15

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Matchett • KCM 6
Kranson • KCM 6
3. McAllister • SNS 5
Bremer • MRS 5
Smith • SNS 5

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Henry • CBR 30
2. Smith • SNS 25
3. Bremer • MRS 21
4. Bankhead • BBB 20
5. Hudson • CAG 19

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Smith • SNS 8
2. Sarvis • CBR 3
Miller • CAG 3
4. Washington • SNS 2
Sutton • SNS 2
Dumas • MRS 2
Dunklin • SNS 2
McAllister • SNS 2
Kranson • KCM 2
Matchett • KCM 2

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Calhoun • SNS 2
Johnson • TC 2
3. Bowe • CAG 1
Bradley • KCM 1
Henry • CBR 1
Howard • BBB 1
Kranson • KCM 1
McAllister • SNS 1
Sarvis • CBR 1
Walker • KCM 1
Boone • 2TM 1
Wilson • 2TM 1

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Decuir • KCM 9.60
2. Smith • SNS 8.03
3. Greene • KCM 7.77
4. Bell • TC 7.49
5. Taylor • SNS 7.45

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Decuir • KCM 7.69
2. Smith • SNS 6.77
3. Greene • KCM 6.56
4. Turner • CBR 6.25
5. Bell • TC 6.23

Fielding % as C

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

1. Decuir • KCM 1.000
2. Greene • KCM .994
3. Taylor • SNS .991
4. Brown • MRS .989
5. Turner • CBR .984

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Bostock • BBB 11.30
2. Young • CAG 11.12
3. O'Neil • KCM 10.68
4. Mayweather • SNS 10.38
5. Taylor • MRS 10.30

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Young • CAG 10.11
2. Bostock • BBB 9.90
3. O'Neil • KCM 9.57
4. Taylor • MRS 9.21
5. Mayweather • SNS 9.14

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. O'Neil • KCM .987
2. Bostock • BBB .986
3. Taylor • MRS .984
4. Mayweather • SNS .978

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Sampson • BBB 6.38
2. Bankhead • MRS 5.67
3. Riddle • SNS 5.19
4. Frazier • CBR 4.98
5. Douglas • KCM 4.84

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Sampson • BBB 5.77
2. Bankhead • MRS 5.09
3. Riddle • SNS 4.75
4. Frazier • CBR 4.31
5. Douglas • KCM 4.19

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Bankhead • MRS .961
2. Sampson • BBB .949
3. Bibbs • 2TM .912
4. Douglas • KCM .890

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Burton • BBB 3.80
2. Bond • CAG 3.44
3. Woods • 2TM 3.13
4. Carter • MRS 3.07
5. Robinson • SNS 2.74

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Burton • BBB 3.19
2. Bond • CAG 3.10
3. Carter • MRS 2.72
4. Woods • 2TM 2.70
5. Robinson • SNS 2.33

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Burton • BBB .931
2. Carter • MRS .916
3. Souell • KCM .915
4. Woods • 2TM .901

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Redd • BBB 5.64
2. Morney • CAG 5.58
3. Williams • KCM 4.69
4. Lamar • CBR 4.56
5. Brown • MRS 4.44

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Morney • CAG 4.75
2. Redd • BBB 4.68
3. Williams • KCM 4.13
4. Lamar • CBR 4.00
5. Brown • MRS 3.94

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Redd • BBB .975
2. Williams • KCM .929
3. Lamar • CBR .918
4. Brown • MRS .889

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

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

1. Sampson • CBR 2.12
2. Longley • MRS 1.63
3. Smith • TC 1.56
4. Bennett • SNS 1.46
5. McDaniel • KCM 1.32

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Sampson • CBR 1.87
2. Longley • MRS 1.42
3. Smith • TC 1.40
4. Bennett • SNS 1.29
5. McDaniel • KCM 1.20

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Longley • MRS .974
2. Bennett • SNS .964
3. Andrews • BBB .882

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

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

1. Mathis • MRS 2.50
2. Robinson • MRS 2.43
3. Ray • CBR 2.07
4. Thomas • BBB 1.91
5. Green • SNS 1.63

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Robinson • MRS 1.95
2. Mathis • MRS 1.91
3. Ray • CBR 1.86
4. Thomas • BBB 1.57
5. Green • SNS 1.45

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Thomas • BBB 1.000
2. Mathis • MRS .978
3. Ray • CBR .907
4. Stearnes • KCM .879

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

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

1. Nixon • BBB 1.95
2. Cleveland • CBR 1.53
3. Bradford • MRS 1.48
4. Milton • KCM 1.44
5. Reeves • CAG 1.19

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Nixon • BBB 1.73
2. Cleveland • CBR 1.32
3. Milton • KCM 1.31
4. Bradford • MRS 1.17
5. Reeves • CAG 1.13

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Cleveland • CBR 1.000
Nixon • BBB 1.000
3. Milton • KCM .977
4. Bradford • MRS .972

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Kranson • KCM 5.54
2. Hudson • CAG 4.65
3. Bankhead • BBB 4.17
4. McAllister • SNS 3.43
5. Moody • BBB 3.33

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Hudson • CAG 3.50
2. Kranson • KCM 2.88
3. Bankhead • BBB 2.63
4. Bradley • KCM 2.00
Bremer • MRS 2.00
Walker • KCM 2.00
Henry • CBR 2.00
Smith • SNS 2.00

Fielding % as P

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

1. Hudson • CAG 1.000
Moody • BBB 1.000
Savage • MRS 1.000
Smith • KCM 1.000
Snead • BBB 1.000
Sumrall • MRS 1.000
Jessup • BBB 1.000
Walker • KCM 1.000
Hutchinson • MRS 1.000
Wright • TC 1.000
Wilson • 2TM 1.000
Calhoun • SNS 1.000
Bradley • KCM 1.000
Bankhead • BBB 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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