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Negro American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. O'Neil • KCM 371
2. Taylor • MRS 154
3. Greene • KCM 147
4. Young • CAG 144
5. Bostock • BBB 140
Assists
1. Bibbs • KCM 107
2. Williams • KCM 98
3. Sampson • BBB 70
4. Allen • KCM 61
5. Brown • MRS 49
Errors Committed
1. Sampson • BBB 16
2. Lyles • SNS 12
3. Williams • KCM 10
4. Riddle • SNS 9
5. Horne • CAG 8
Bibbs • KCM 8
Robinson • JRC 8
Redd • BBB 8
Def. Games as C
1. Greene • KCM 27
2. Hardy • BBB 22
3. Smith • SNS 12
Duncan • KCM 12
5. Bassett • CAG 10
Brown • MRS 10
Putouts as C
1. Greene • KCM 147
2. Hardy • BBB 115
3. Smith • SNS 71
4. Duncan • KCM 65
5. Taylor • SNS 63
Assists as C
1. Greene • KCM 18
2. Hardy • BBB 12
3. Duncan • KCM 8
4. Smith • SNS 7
5. Turner • JRC 6
Errors Committed as C
1. Greene • KCM 3
2. Bassett • CAG 2
Boone • CAG 2
Hardy • BBB 2
5. Duncan • KCM 1
Longley • MRS 1
Taylor • SNS 1
Turner • JRC 1
Young • KCM 1
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Brown • MRS 2
Hardy • BBB 2
3. Bassett • CAG 1
Byas • MRS 1
Smith • SNS 1
Turner • JRC 1
Tyson • BBB 1
Passed Balls
1. Greene • KCM 4
2. Byas • MRS 3
3. Boone • CAG 2
Hardy • BBB 2
Young • KCM 2
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Greene • KCM 18
2. Hardy • BBB 15
3. Bassett • CAG 9
Duncan • KCM 9
5. Taylor • SNS 8
Def. Games as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM 37
2. Mayweather • SNS 17
3. Taylor • MRS 16
4. Bostock • BBB 15
Young • CAG 15
Putouts as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM 371
2. Taylor • MRS 154
3. Young • CAG 143
4. Mayweather • SNS 137
5. Bostock • BBB 127
Assists as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM 16
2. Taylor • MRS 8
3. Bostock • BBB 7
4. Young • CAG 6
5. Mayweather • SNS 4
Saylor • BBB 4
Errors Committed as 1B
1. Mayweather • SNS 5
2. Bostock • BBB 3
O'Neil • KCM 3
Taylor • MRS 3
Young • CAG 3
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM 18
2. Young • CAG 9
3. Bostock • BBB 7
Mayweather • SNS 7
5. Saylor • BBB 4
Taylor • MRS 4
Def. Games as 2B
1. Bibbs • KCM 38
2. Sampson • BBB 25
3. Carter • MRS 19
4. Horne • CAG 16
5. Riddle • SNS 11
Putouts as 2B
1. Bibbs • KCM 79
2. Sampson • BBB 56
3. Horne • CAG 43
4. Carter • MRS 38
5. Riddle • SNS 25
Assists as 2B
1. Bibbs • KCM 107
2. Sampson • BBB 70
3. Horne • CAG 45
4. Carter • MRS 41
5. Riddle • SNS 29
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Sampson • BBB 16
2. Bibbs • KCM 8
Robinson • JRC 8
4. Horne • CAG 7
5. Riddle • SNS 4
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Bibbs • KCM 17
2. Horne • CAG 11
3. Sampson • BBB 8
4. Carter • MRS 7
5. Riddle • SNS 4
Def. Games as 3B
1. Allen • KCM 26
2. Lockett • BBB 23
3. Bankhead • MRS 15
4. Warren • SNS 12
5. Henderson • CAG 11
Putouts as 3B
1. Lockett • BBB 21
2. Bankhead • MRS 15
Allen • KCM 15
4. Warren • SNS 14
5. Henderson • CAG 12
Assists as 3B
1. Allen • KCM 45
2. Bankhead • MRS 29
Lockett • BBB 29
4. Henderson • CAG 22
5. Warren • SNS 19
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Lockett • BBB 4
Woods • JRC 4
3. Allen • KCM 2
Bankhead • MRS 2
Ford • SNS 2
Gipson • CAG 2
Walker • BBB 2
Warren • SNS 2
Young • CAG 2
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Allen • KCM 2
Ford • SNS 2
Henderson • CAG 2
4. Brown • MRS 1
Lockett • BBB 1
Ray • JRC 1
Williams • KCM 1
Def. Games as SS
1. Williams • KCM 33
2. Brown • MRS 18
3. Redd • BBB 17
4. Lyles • 2TM 11
James • 2TM 11
Putouts as SS
1. Williams • KCM 61
2. Redd • BBB 31
3. Lyles • 2TM 25
4. Allen • KCM 20
5. Brown • MRS 18
Assists as SS
1. Williams • KCM 97
2. Brown • MRS 47
3. Redd • BBB 41
4. Lyles • 2TM 33
5. James • 2TM 21
Errors Committed as SS
1. Lyles • 2TM 11
2. Williams • KCM 9
3. Redd • BBB 8
4. Brown • MRS 6
Lamar • JRC 6
James • 2TM 6
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Redd • BBB 9
Williams • KCM 9
3. Allen • KCM 7
4. Walker • BBB 4
James • 2TM 4
Lyles • 2TM 4
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Simms • KCM 25
2. Wilson • SNS 16
3. Douglas • BBB 12
4. Brown • KCM 11
5. Longley • MRS 9
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Simms • KCM 30
2. Wilson • SNS 27
3. Brown • KCM 17
4. Douglas • BBB 13
5. Nixon • 2TM 11
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Coles • JRC 2
Simms • KCM 2
3. Bennett • SNS 1
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Simms • KCM 3
2. Wilson • SNS 2
3. Bennett • SNS 1
Brown • KCM 1
Hyde • MRS 1
Pennington • CAG 1
Rogers • MRS 1
Tatum • BBB 1
Nixon • 2TM 1
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Brown • KCM 28
2. Robinson • MRS 17
3. Armour • SNS 14
4. Simms • KCM 11
5. Wilson • BBB 10
Douglas • BBB 10
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Brown • KCM 45
2. Robinson • MRS 34
3. Armour • SNS 27
4. Douglas • BBB 20
5. Wilson • BBB 19
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Armour • SNS 3
Douglas • BBB 3
3. Brown • KCM 2
Cleveland • JRC 2
Ray • JRC 2
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Armour • SNS 2
Brown • KCM 2
3. Bostock • BBB 1
Crutchfield • CAG 1
Wilson • SNS 1
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Cleveland • JRC 1
Douglas • BBB 1
Robinson • MRS 1
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Strong • KCM 27
2. Hyde • MRS 13
3. Sampson • 2TM 12
4. Bruton • SNS 10
5. Snead • KCM 9
Listach • BBB 9
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Strong • KCM 35
2. Hyde • MRS 27
3. Bruton • SNS 15
4. Crutchfield • CAG 14
Snead • KCM 14
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Strong • KCM 6
2. Snead • KCM 3
3. Cleveland • JRC 1
Crutchfield • CAG 1
Parker • SNS 1
Reeves • CAG 1
Rogers • MRS 1
Spearman • CAG 1
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Sampson • 2TM 2
2. Hyde • MRS 1
Listach • BBB 1
Parker • SNS 1
Pennington • CAG 1
Snead • KCM 1
Strong • KCM 1
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Crutchfield • CAG 1
Rogers • MRS 1
Strong • KCM 1
Putouts as OF
1. Brown • KCM 62
2. Simms • KCM 41
3. Strong • KCM 35
4. Robinson • MRS 34
5. Douglas • BBB 33
Assists as OF
1. Strong • KCM 6
2. Armour • SNS 3
Cleveland • JRC 3
Douglas • BBB 3
Snead • KCM 3
Simms • KCM 3
Errors Committed as OF
1. Wilson • SNS 3
Brown • KCM 3
Simms • KCM 3
4. Pennington • CAG 2
Sampson • 2TM 2
Armour • SNS 2
Hyde • MRS 2
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Cleveland • JRC 1
Crutchfield • CAG 1
Douglas • BBB 1
Robinson • MRS 1
Rogers • MRS 1
Strong • KCM 1
Def. Games as P
1. Smith • KCM 14
2. Paige • KCM 12
3. Bankhead • BBB 11
4. Bradley • KCM 10
Gipson • BBB 10
Putouts as P
1. Bankhead • BBB 4
Smith • KCM 4
3. Smith • SNS 3
4. Mathis • 2TM 2
Allen • JRC 2
Sutton • SNS 2
Radcliffe • MRS 2
Markham • BBB 2
Gipson • BBB 2
Ferrell • CAG 2
Bradley • KCM 2
Assists as P
1. Smith • KCM 28
2. McAllister • SNS 24
3. Paige • KCM 18
4. Bradley • KCM 17
5. Bankhead • BBB 16
Smith • SNS 16
Errors Committed as P
1. Smith • SNS 4
2. Hudson • CAG 2
McAllister • SNS 2
Paige • KCM 2
5. Boone • SNS 1
Ferrell • CAG 1
Gipson • BBB 1
Mitchell • JRC 1
Moss • MRS 1
Radcliffe • MRS 1
Sutton • SNS 1
Double Plays Turned as P
1. Ferrell • CAG 2
Saylor • BBB 2
Walker • KCM 2
4. Bankhead • BBB 1
Henry • JRC 1
Jessup • 2TM 1
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Taylor • SNS 9.56
2. Duncan • KCM 8.64
3. Smith • SNS 8.36
4. Byas • MRS 7.41
5. Greene • KCM 6.97
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Taylor • SNS 7.56
2. Smith • SNS 6.50
3. Byas • MRS 6.22
4. Greene • KCM 6.11
5. Duncan • KCM 6.08
Fielding % as C
1. Brown • MRS 1.000
Byas • MRS 1.000
Smith • SNS 1.000
4. Duncan • KCM .986
5. Taylor • SNS .986
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Young • CAG 10.96
2. O'Neil • KCM 10.95
3. Taylor • MRS 10.72
4. Bostock • BBB 10.67
5. Saylor • BBB 9.72
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM 10.46
2. Taylor • MRS 10.13
3. Young • CAG 9.93
4. Bostock • BBB 8.93
5. Mayweather • SNS 8.29
Fielding % as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM .992
2. Taylor • MRS .982
3. Young • CAG .980
4. Bostock • BBB .978
5. Mayweather • SNS .966
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. Horne • CAG 6.37
2. Sampson • BBB 5.64
3. Riddle • SNS 5.34
4. Robinson • JRC 5.27
5. Bibbs • KCM 5.12
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. Horne • CAG 5.50
2. Sampson • BBB 5.04
3. Riddle • SNS 4.91
4. Bibbs • KCM 4.89
5. Robinson • JRC 4.44
Fielding % as 2B
1. Carter • MRS .988
2. Bibbs • KCM .959
3. Horne • CAG .926
4. Sampson • BBB .887
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Henderson • CAG 3.50
2. Bankhead • MRS 3.27
3. Warren • SNS 2.97
4. Allen • KCM 2.55
5. Lockett • BBB 2.53
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Henderson • CAG 3.09
2. Bankhead • MRS 2.93
3. Warren • SNS 2.75
4. Allen • KCM 2.31
5. Lockett • BBB 2.17
Fielding % as 3B
1. Allen • KCM .968
2. Bankhead • MRS .957
3. Lockett • BBB .926
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Lyles • 2TM 5.42
2. Williams • KCM 5.15
3. Redd • BBB 4.84
4. James • 2TM 4.13
5. Brown • MRS 4.06
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Lyles • 2TM 5.27
2. Williams • KCM 4.79
3. Redd • BBB 4.24
4. Brown • MRS 3.61
5. Lamar • JRC 3.44
Fielding % as SS
1. Williams • KCM .946
2. Brown • MRS .915
3. Redd • BBB .900
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Wilson • SNS 1.88
2. Brown • KCM 1.58
3. Longley • MRS 1.54
4. Simms • KCM 1.37
5. Douglas • BBB 1.19
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Wilson • SNS 1.69
2. Brown • KCM 1.55
3. Simms • KCM 1.28
4. Longley • MRS 1.11
5. Douglas • BBB 1.08
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Wilson • SNS .931
2. Simms • KCM .914
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. Douglas • BBB 2.65
2. Armour • SNS 2.33
3. Wilson • BBB 2.28
4. Robinson • MRS 2.17
5. Brown • KCM 1.84
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. Douglas • BBB 2.30
2. Armour • SNS 2.14
3. Robinson • MRS 2.06
4. Wilson • BBB 1.90
5. Brown • KCM 1.68
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Robinson • MRS 1.000
2. Brown • KCM .959
3. Armour • SNS .938
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Hyde • MRS 2.17
2. Snead • KCM 1.99
3. Bruton • SNS 1.67
4. Strong • KCM 1.61
5. Listach • BBB 1.30
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Hyde • MRS 2.08
2. Snead • KCM 1.89
3. Strong • KCM 1.52
4. Bruton • SNS 1.50
5. Listach • BBB 1.11
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Strong • KCM .976
2. Hyde • MRS .964
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. McAllister • SNS 5.02
2. Mathis • 2TM 4.28
3. Smith • KCM 3.46
4. Smith • KCM 3.38
5. Smith • SNS 3.29
Range Factor/Game as P
1. McAllister • SNS 4.00
2. Mathis • 2TM 2.67
3. Smith • KCM 2.50
4. Smith • SNS 2.38
5. Smith • KCM 2.29
Fielding % as P
1. Hutchinson • MRS 1.000
Sarvis • JRC 1.000
Smith • KCM 1.000
Smith • KCM 1.000
McKinnis • BBB 1.000
Bankhead • BBB 1.000
Markham • BBB 1.000
Johnson • KCM 1.000
Henry • JRC 1.000
Walker • KCM 1.000
Jessup • 2TM 1.000
Cornelius • CAG 1.000
Calhoun • SNS 1.000
Bryant • KCM 1.000
Bradley • KCM 1.000
Mathis • 2TM 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

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