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Negro American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. O'Neil • KCM 400
2. Greene • KCM 183
3. Mayweather • SNS 171
4. Young • CAG 162
5. Taylor • MRS 154

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Bibbs • KCM 120
2. Williams • KCM 108
3. Sampson • BBB 69
4. Allen • KCM 66
5. Horne • CAG 56

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Sampson • BBB 16
2. Lyles • SNS 12
3. Williams • KCM 11
4. Bibbs • KCM 10
5. Riddle • SNS 9

Def. Games as C

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

1. Greene • KCM 30
2. Hardy • BBB 22
3. Smith • SNS 14
4. Duncan • KCM 13
5. Bassett • CAG 12
Taylor • SNS 12

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Greene • KCM 183
2. Hardy • BBB 115
3. Taylor • SNS 91
4. Smith • SNS 83
5. Duncan • KCM 65

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Greene • KCM 20
2. Hardy • BBB 12
3. Smith • SNS 9
4. Young • KCM 8
Duncan • KCM 8

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Greene • KCM 3
Taylor • SNS 3
3. Boone • CAG 2
4. Bassett • CAG 1
Duncan • KCM 1
Hardy • BBB 1
Longley • MRS 1
Turner • JRC 1
Young • KCM 1

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

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

Passed Balls

1. Greene • KCM 5
2. Bassett • CAG 3
Byas • MRS 3
Young • KCM 3
5. Boone • CAG 2
Hardy • BBB 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. Greene • KCM 23
2. Hardy • BBB 15
3. Young • KCM 11
4. Bassett • CAG 10
5. Duncan • KCM 9
Taylor • SNS 9

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. O'Neil • KCM 41
2. Mayweather • SNS 21
3. Young • CAG 17
4. Taylor • MRS 16
5. Bostock • BBB 15

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. O'Neil • KCM 400
2. Mayweather • SNS 171
3. Young • CAG 157
4. Taylor • MRS 154
5. Bostock • BBB 127

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. O'Neil • KCM 16
2. Taylor • MRS 8
3. Bostock • BBB 7
Mayweather • SNS 7
5. Young • CAG 6

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Mayweather • SNS 6
2. O'Neil • KCM 4
Scott • 2TM 4
4. Bostock • BBB 3
Taylor • MRS 3

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. O'Neil • KCM 20
2. Young • CAG 9
3. Bostock • BBB 7
Mayweather • SNS 7
5. Saylor • BBB 4
Taylor • MRS 4

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Bibbs • KCM 43
2. Sampson • BBB 25
3. Carter • MRS 20
4. Horne • CAG 17
5. Riddle • SNS 14

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Bibbs • KCM 91
2. Sampson • BBB 55
3. Horne • CAG 49
4. Carter • MRS 42
5. Riddle • SNS 28

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Bibbs • KCM 120
2. Sampson • BBB 69
3. Horne • CAG 53
4. Carter • MRS 48
5. Riddle • SNS 35

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Sampson • BBB 16
2. Bibbs • KCM 10
3. Robinson • JRC 8
4. Horne • CAG 6
5. Riddle • SNS 4

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Bibbs • KCM 18
2. Horne • CAG 10
3. Sampson • BBB 8
4. Carter • MRS 7
5. Riddle • SNS 4

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Allen • KCM 29
2. Lockett • BBB 23
3. Bankhead • MRS 16
Warren • SNS 16
5. Henderson • CAG 11

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Lockett • BBB 20
2. Warren • SNS 16
Allen • KCM 16
4. Bankhead • MRS 15
5. Henderson • CAG 12

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Allen • KCM 50
2. Bankhead • MRS 32
3. Lockett • BBB 29
4. Warren • SNS 28
5. Henderson • CAG 22

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Lockett • BBB 5
2. Woods • JRC 4
3. Bankhead • MRS 3
Warren • SNS 3
5. Allen • KCM 2
Brown • KCM 2
Ford • SNS 2
Gipson • CAG 2
Henderson • CAG 2
Walker • BBB 2
Young • CAG 2

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Allen • KCM 3
2. Ford • SNS 2
Henderson • CAG 2
4. Brown • MRS 1
Brown • KCM 1
Lockett • BBB 1
Ray • JRC 1
Williams • KCM 1

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Williams • KCM 38
2. Brown • MRS 19
3. Redd • BBB 17
4. Lyles • 2TM 14
5. James • 2TM 11

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Williams • KCM 67
2. Redd • BBB 31
3. Lyles • 2TM 28
4. Brown • MRS 20
Allen • KCM 20

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Williams • KCM 107
2. Brown • MRS 51
3. Redd • BBB 41
4. Lyles • 2TM 38
5. James • 2TM 21

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Lyles • 2TM 11
2. Williams • KCM 10
3. Redd • BBB 8
4. James • 2TM 7
5. Brown • MRS 6
Lamar • JRC 6

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Williams • KCM 10
2. Redd • BBB 9
3. Allen • KCM 7
4. Brown • MRS 4
Walker • BBB 4
Lyles • 2TM 4

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Simms • KCM 29
2. Wilson • SNS 18
3. Douglas • BBB 12
4. Brown • KCM 11
5. Longley • MRS 9

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Simms • KCM 34
2. Wilson • SNS 28
3. Brown • KCM 17
4. Douglas • BBB 13
5. Nixon • 2TM 11

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Simms • KCM 3
2. Coles • JRC 2
3. Bennett • SNS 1

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Simms • KCM 3
2. Wilson • SNS 2
3. Bennett • SNS 1
Brown • KCM 1
Hudson • CAG 1
Hyde • MRS 1
Pennington • CAG 1
Rogers • MRS 1
Tatum • BBB 1
Nixon • 2TM 1

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Brown • KCM 32
2. Robinson • MRS 17
3. Armour • SNS 16
4. Simms • KCM 12
5. Wilson • BBB 10
Crutchfield • CAG 10
Douglas • BBB 10

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Brown • KCM 51
2. Robinson • MRS 34
3. Armour • SNS 30
4. Crutchfield • CAG 25
5. Douglas • BBB 20

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Armour • SNS 3
Douglas • BBB 3
3. Brown • KCM 2
Cleveland • JRC 2
Crutchfield • CAG 2
Ray • JRC 2
Simms • KCM 2

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Armour • SNS 2
Brown • KCM 2
3. Bostock • BBB 1
Crutchfield • CAG 1
Hyde • MRS 1
McAllister • SNS 1
Simms • KCM 1
Wilson • SNS 1

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Cleveland • JRC 1
Douglas • BBB 1
Robinson • MRS 1
Simms • KCM 1

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Strong • KCM 29
2. Hyde • MRS 13
3. Bruton • SNS 12
4. Snead • KCM 9
Listach • BBB 9

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Strong • KCM 37
2. Hyde • MRS 27
3. Bruton • SNS 17
4. Snead • KCM 14
Crutchfield • CAG 14

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Strong • KCM 6
2. Snead • KCM 3
3. Spearman • CAG 2
4. Cleveland • JRC 1
Crutchfield • CAG 1
Parker • SNS 1
Reeves • CAG 1
Rogers • MRS 1

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Allen • KCM 1
Britton • SNS 1
Hyde • MRS 1
Listach • BBB 1
Parker • SNS 1
Sampson • BBB 1
Sampson • JRC 1
Snead • KCM 1
Strong • KCM 1

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Crutchfield • CAG 1
Rogers • MRS 1
Strong • KCM 1

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Brown • KCM 68
2. Simms • KCM 48
3. Crutchfield • CAG 39
4. Strong • KCM 37
5. Robinson • MRS 34

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Strong • KCM 6
2. Simms • KCM 5
3. Armour • SNS 3
Cleveland • JRC 3
Crutchfield • CAG 3
Douglas • BBB 3
Snead • KCM 3

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Simms • KCM 4
2. Wilson • SNS 3
Brown • KCM 3
Hyde • MRS 3
5. Armour • SNS 2

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Cleveland • JRC 1
Crutchfield • CAG 1
Douglas • BBB 1
Robinson • MRS 1
Rogers • MRS 1
Simms • KCM 1
Strong • KCM 1

Def. Games as P

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

1. Smith • KCM 15
2. Paige • KCM 12
3. Bankhead • BBB 11
Bradley • KCM 11
Smith • SNS 11

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Bankhead • BBB 5
Smith • KCM 5
3. Smith • SNS 4
4. Mathis • 2TM 2
Allen • JRC 2
Sutton • SNS 2
Radcliffe • MRS 2
Markham • BBB 2
Gipson • BBB 2
Ferrell • CAG 2
Cornelius • CAG 2
Bradley • KCM 2

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Smith • KCM 29
2. McAllister • SNS 27
3. Smith • SNS 21
4. Bradley • KCM 18
Paige • KCM 18

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

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

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Ferrell • CAG 2
Saylor • BBB 2
Walker • KCM 2
4. Bankhead • BBB 1
Henry • JRC 1
Keyes • MRS 1
Smith • KCM 1
Jessup • 2TM 1

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Taylor • SNS 9.92
2. Duncan • KCM 8.42
3. Smith • SNS 8.36
4. Greene • KCM 7.68
5. Byas • MRS 7.46

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Taylor • SNS 8.08
2. Greene • KCM 6.77
3. Smith • SNS 6.57
4. Byas • MRS 6.30
5. Hardy • BBB 5.77

Fielding % as C

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

1. Smith • SNS 1.000
2. Hardy • BBB .992
3. Duncan • KCM .986
4. Greene • KCM .985
5. Bassett • CAG .979

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Young • CAG 10.84
2. Taylor • MRS 10.72
3. Bostock • BBB 10.67
4. O'Neil • KCM 10.58
5. Saylor • BBB 9.72

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. O'Neil • KCM 10.15
2. Taylor • MRS 10.13
3. Young • CAG 9.59
4. Bostock • BBB 8.93
5. Mayweather • SNS 8.48

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. O'Neil • KCM .990
2. Young • CAG .988
3. Taylor • MRS .982
4. Mayweather • SNS .967

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Horne • CAG 6.89
2. Sampson • BBB 5.55
3. Riddle • SNS 5.30
4. Bibbs • KCM 5.10
5. Carter • MRS 4.79

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Horne • CAG 6.00
2. Sampson • BBB 4.96
3. Bibbs • KCM 4.91
4. Carter • MRS 4.50
Riddle • SNS 4.50

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Carter • MRS .989
2. Bibbs • KCM .955
3. Horne • CAG .944
4. Sampson • BBB .886

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Bankhead • MRS 3.28
2. Warren • SNS 3.00
3. Allen • KCM 2.49
4. Lockett • BBB 2.48

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Bankhead • MRS 2.94
2. Warren • SNS 2.75
3. Allen • KCM 2.28
4. Lockett • BBB 2.13

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Allen • KCM .971
2. Bankhead • MRS .940
3. Warren • SNS .936
4. Lockett • BBB .907

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Lyles • 2TM 5.11
2. Williams • KCM 4.88
3. Redd • BBB 4.84
4. Brown • MRS 4.20

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Lyles • 2TM 4.71
2. Williams • KCM 4.58
3. Redd • BBB 4.24
4. Brown • MRS 3.74

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Williams • KCM .946
2. Brown • MRS .922
3. Redd • BBB .900

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

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

1. Wilson • SNS 1.71
2. Simms • KCM 1.35
3. Douglas • BBB 1.19

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Wilson • SNS 1.56
2. Simms • KCM 1.28
3. Douglas • BBB 1.08

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Wilson • SNS .933
2. Simms • KCM .925

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

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

1. Armour • SNS 2.22
2. Robinson • MRS 2.17
3. Brown • KCM 1.84
4. Simms • KCM 1.36

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Armour • SNS 2.06
2. Robinson • MRS 2.06
3. Brown • KCM 1.66
4. Simms • KCM 1.33

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Robinson • MRS 1.000
2. Brown • KCM .964
3. Armour • SNS .943

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

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

1. Hyde • MRS 2.17
2. Bruton • SNS 1.60
3. Strong • KCM 1.57

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Hyde • MRS 2.08
2. Strong • KCM 1.48
3. Bruton • SNS 1.42

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Strong • KCM .977

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. McAllister • SNS 4.76
2. Mathis • 2TM 4.28
3. Smith • SNS 3.61
4. Smith • KCM 3.31
5. Smith • KCM 3.27

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. McAllister • SNS 3.86
2. Mathis • 2TM 2.67
3. Smith • KCM 2.40
4. Smith • SNS 2.27
5. Smith • KCM 2.27

Fielding % as P

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

1. Markham • BBB 1.000
Mathis • 2TM 1.000
Walker • KCM 1.000
Smith • KCM 1.000
Smith • KCM 1.000
McKinnis • BBB 1.000
Bankhead • BBB 1.000
Johnson • KCM 1.000
Hutchinson • MRS 1.000
Henry • JRC 1.000
Cornelius • CAG 1.000
Calhoun • SNS 1.000
Bryant • KCM 1.000
Bradley • KCM 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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