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Negro American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Ware • CBE 417
2. O'Neil • KCM 387
3. Lindsay • 2TM 294
4. Young • CAG 223
5. Canada • MRS 169

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Serrell • KCM 149
2. Sampson • BBB 126
3. Williams • KCM 118
4. Davis • BBB 104
5. Horne • CBE 103

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Davis • BBB 20
2. Sampson • BBB 19
3. Serrell • KCM 18
4. Smith • 3TM 13
5. Walker • BBB 12

Def. Games as C

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

1. Hardy • BBB 30
2. Radcliffe • 2TM 29
3. Haywood • CC 26
4. Barnhill • KCM 22
5. Duncan • KCM 18

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hardy • BBB 156
2. Barnhill • KCM 140
3. Haywood • CC 123
4. Radcliffe • 2TM 122
5. Duncan • KCM 102

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hardy • BBB 34
2. Haywood • CC 24
3. Radcliffe • 2TM 21
4. Barnhill • KCM 20
5. Haynes • KCM 15

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Haynes • KCM 6
2. Hardy • BBB 5
3. Radcliffe • 2TM 4
Taylor • CBE 4
Duncan • KCM 4

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Brown • MRS 2
Duncan • KCM 2
Hardy • BBB 2
Haywood • CC 2
Radcliffe • 2TM 2

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Taylor • CBE 3
2. Haynes • KCM 2
Haywood • CC 2
Jeffries • CC 2
Young • CAG 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. Haywood • CC 19
2. Radcliffe • 2TM 16
Hardy • BBB 16
4. Barnhill • KCM 11
5. Brown • MRS 10
Taylor • CBE 10

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. O'Neil • KCM 41
2. Ware • CBE 38
3. Lindsay • 2TM 32
4. Young • CAG 20
5. Dunn • BBB 18
Canada • MRS 18

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Ware • CBE 417
2. O'Neil • KCM 387
3. Lindsay • 2TM 294
4. Young • CAG 195
5. Canada • MRS 169

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. O'Neil • KCM 21
2. Ware • CBE 20
3. Lindsay • 2TM 16
4. Canada • MRS 9
5. Young • CAG 8

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Ware • CBE 9
2. Lindsay • 2TM 7
3. O'Neil • KCM 5
4. Dunn • BBB 4
Tatum • CC 4

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. O'Neil • KCM 25
2. Lindsay • 2TM 22
3. Young • CAG 12
4. Canada • MRS 11
5. Ware • CBE 8

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Serrell • KCM 53
2. Sampson • BBB 41
3. Riddle • CBE 30
4. Bankhead • MRS 27
5. Smith • 3TM 15
Pennington • CAG 15

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Serrell • KCM 124
2. Sampson • BBB 99
3. Bankhead • MRS 73
4. Riddle • CBE 51
5. Pennington • CAG 29

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Serrell • KCM 149
2. Sampson • BBB 122
3. Riddle • CBE 94
4. Bankhead • MRS 73
5. Pennington • CAG 46

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Sampson • BBB 19
2. Serrell • KCM 18
3. Riddle • CBE 6
Bankhead • MRS 6
5. Lamar • CC 5
Smith • 3TM 5

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Serrell • KCM 20
2. Sampson • BBB 14
3. Bankhead • MRS 11
4. Pennington • CAG 6
5. Riddle • CBE 5
Snead • CC 5

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Souell • KCM 54
2. Walker • BBB 29
Radcliff • CAG 29
4. Britton • CC 28
5. Woods • CBE 23

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Souell • KCM 53
2. Britton • CC 40
3. Walker • BBB 32
Radcliff • CAG 32
5. Woods • CBE 29

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Souell • KCM 77
2. Radcliff • CAG 56
3. Britton • CC 49
4. Walker • BBB 40
5. Woods • CBE 36

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Souell • KCM 11
2. Radcliff • CAG 8
3. Britton • CC 7
4. Walker • BBB 6
5. Lockett • BBB 5

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Souell • KCM 6
2. Britton • CC 3
Radcliff • CAG 3
4. McDaniel • MRS 2
5. Hyde • MRS 1
Jethroe • CBE 1
Walker • BBB 1

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Williams • KCM 42
2. Davis • BBB 36
3. Horne • CBE 33
4. Wyatt • CAG 27
5. Smith • CC 17

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Williams • KCM 85
2. Horne • CBE 72
Davis • BBB 72
4. Wyatt • CAG 59
5. Smith • CC 34

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Williams • KCM 118
2. Davis • BBB 99
3. Horne • CBE 98
4. Wyatt • CAG 88
5. Smith • CC 45

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Davis • BBB 18
2. Wyatt • CAG 10
3. Longley • MRS 9
4. Horne • CBE 8
5. Williams • KCM 7
Smith • CC 7

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Williams • KCM 16
2. Davis • BBB 11
Wyatt • CAG 11
4. Horne • CBE 5
5. Robinson • MRS 3
Smith • CC 3

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Lockett • BBB 27
2. Bissant • CAG 24
3. Simms • KCM 23
4. Allen • KCM 22
5. Christopher • 2TM 18

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Lockett • BBB 48
2. Bissant • CAG 45
3. Allen • KCM 26
4. Morney • 2TM 19
5. Simms • KCM 18

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Britton • CC 4
Lockett • BBB 4
3. Turner • CBE 3
4. Cleveland • CBE 2
Smith • CBE 2
Morney • 2TM 2

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Simms • KCM 4
Allen • KCM 4
3. Morney • 2TM 3
4. Tatum • CC 2
5. Cornelius • CAG 1
Curry • MRS 1
Hyde • MRS 1
Lockett • BBB 1
Mathis • MRS 1
McDaniel • MRS 1
Nelson • CC 1
Smith • KCM 1
Smith • CAG 1
Smith • CBE 1
Wilson • MRS 1
Christopher • 2TM 1
Segraves • CC 1

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Britton • CC 2
2. Allen • KCM 1

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Brown • KCM 50
2. Davenport • CAG 35
3. Ray • CC 33
McLaurin • BBB 33
5. Robinson • MRS 21

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Brown • KCM 116
2. Davenport • CAG 85
3. McLaurin • BBB 66
4. Ray • CC 64
5. Robinson • MRS 42

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Brown • KCM 4
2. Davenport • CAG 3
McLaurin • BBB 3
4. Jethroe • CBE 2
Robinson • MRS 2

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. McLaurin • BBB 7
2. Brown • KCM 5
3. Robinson • MRS 4
4. Ray • CC 2
Tatum • CC 2

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Brown • KCM 1
Davenport • CAG 1
Grace • CBE 1
McLaurin • BBB 1

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Spearman • BBB 40
2. Thompson • KCM 38
3. Hundley • CBE 22
4. Wilson • CC 19
Smith • CAG 19

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Spearman • BBB 63
2. Thompson • KCM 50
3. Wilson • CC 37
4. Smith • CAG 34
5. Hundley • CBE 26

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Thompson • KCM 5
2. Hundley • CBE 4
3. Rogers • MRS 2
Smith • CAG 2
Spearman • BBB 2

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Thompson • KCM 3
Smith • CAG 3
3. Ferrell • CAG 2
Hundley • CBE 2
Rogers • MRS 2

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Smith • CAG 1
Locke • 3TM 1

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Brown • KCM 116
2. Davenport • 2TM 85
3. Spearman • BBB 69
4. McLaurin • BBB 68
5. Ray • CC 67

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Thompson • KCM 5
2. Britton • CC 4
Brown • KCM 4
Davenport • 2TM 4
Hundley • CBE 4
Lockett • BBB 4

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. McLaurin • BBB 7
2. Brown • KCM 5
Allen • KCM 5
4. Morney • 2TM 4
Tatum • CC 4
Smith • CAG 4
Simms • KCM 4
Robinson • MRS 4

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Britton • CC 2
2. Allen • KCM 1
Brown • KCM 1
Grace • CBE 1
McLaurin • BBB 1
Smith • CAG 1
Davenport • 2TM 1
Locke • 3TM 1

Def. Games as P

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

1. Paige • 2TM 27
2. Matchett • KCM 17
3. McKinnis • 2TM 16
4. Jessup • 2TM 15
5. McDaniel • KCM 14
Hutchinson • MRS 14

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Mathis • MRS 9
Matchett • KCM 9
3. Paige • 2TM 7
4. Cornelius • CAG 5
Hutchinson • MRS 5

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Smith • CBE 42
2. Paige • 2TM 36
3. Jessup • 2TM 34
Matchett • KCM 34
5. Bremer • CBE 20
Cornelius • CAG 20
Mathis • MRS 20

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Newberry • 2TM 4
Sutton • CAG 4
Matchett • KCM 4
4. Cornelius • CAG 3
5. Boone • CBE 2
Alexander • KCM 2
McKinnis • 2TM 2
Davis • CC 2
Davis • CBE 2
Henry • CC 2
Keyes • MRS 2
Smith • KCM 2

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Matchett • KCM 3
Jessup • 2TM 3
3. Keyes • MRS 2
Phillips • KCM 2
Saylor • BBB 2
Wilson • CC 2
McKinnis • 2TM 2

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Barnhill • KCM 7.81
2. Duncan • KCM 7.48
3. Hardy • BBB 7.09
4. Haywood • CC 6.65
5. Haynes • KCM 6.57

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Barnhill • KCM 7.27
2. Hardy • BBB 6.33
3. Duncan • KCM 6.28
4. Haynes • KCM 5.93
5. Haywood • CC 5.65

Fielding % as C

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

1. Haywood • CC .993
2. Barnhill • KCM .982
3. Hardy • BBB .974
4. Radcliffe • 2TM .973

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Ware • CBE 12.35
2. Young • CAG 11.42
3. O'Neil • KCM 10.73
4. Lindsay • 2TM 10.22

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Ware • CBE 11.50
2. Young • CAG 10.15
3. O'Neil • KCM 9.95
4. Lindsay • 2TM 9.69

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. O'Neil • KCM .988
2. Ware • CBE .980
3. Lindsay • 2TM .978

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Sampson • BBB 5.79
2. Bankhead • MRS 5.77
3. Serrell • KCM 5.51
4. Riddle • CBE 5.33

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Bankhead • MRS 5.41
2. Sampson • BBB 5.39
3. Serrell • KCM 5.15
4. Riddle • CBE 4.83

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Bankhead • MRS .961
2. Riddle • CBE .960
3. Serrell • KCM .938
4. Sampson • BBB .921

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Britton • CC 3.62
2. Radcliff • CAG 3.18
3. Woods • CBE 2.99
4. Walker • BBB 2.69
5. Souell • KCM 2.56

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Britton • CC 3.18
2. Radcliff • CAG 3.03
3. Woods • CBE 2.83
4. Walker • BBB 2.48
5. Souell • KCM 2.41

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Britton • CC .927
2. Walker • BBB .923
3. Souell • KCM .922
4. Radcliff • CAG .917

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Wyatt • CAG 5.65
2. Horne • CBE 5.51
3. Williams • KCM 5.17
4. Davis • BBB 5.00

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Wyatt • CAG 5.44
2. Horne • CBE 5.15
3. Williams • KCM 4.83
4. Davis • BBB 4.75

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Williams • KCM .967
2. Horne • CBE .955
3. Wyatt • CAG .936
4. Davis • BBB .905

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

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

1. Lockett • BBB 2.08
2. Bissant • CAG 2.07
3. Allen • KCM 1.38
4. Simms • KCM 0.90

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Lockett • BBB 1.93
2. Bissant • CAG 1.92
3. Allen • KCM 1.18
4. Simms • KCM 0.78

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Lockett • BBB .981

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

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

1. Davenport • CAG 2.61
2. Brown • KCM 2.57
3. Robinson • MRS 2.38
4. McLaurin • BBB 2.24
5. Ray • CC 2.17

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Davenport • CAG 2.51
2. Brown • KCM 2.40
3. Robinson • MRS 2.10
4. McLaurin • BBB 2.09
5. Ray • CC 1.97

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Davenport • CAG .989
2. Ray • CC .970
3. Brown • KCM .960
4. McLaurin • BBB .908

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

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

1. Spearman • BBB 1.73
2. Hundley • CBE 1.62
3. Thompson • KCM 1.58

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Spearman • BBB 1.63
2. Thompson • KCM 1.45
3. Hundley • CBE 1.36

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Spearman • BBB .985
2. Thompson • KCM .948

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Matchett • KCM 4.21
2. Mathis • MRS 4.16
3. Smith • CBE 4.13
4. Cornelius • CAG 3.63
5. Bremer • CBE 3.32

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Smith • CBE 3.75
2. Mathis • MRS 2.90
3. Matchett • KCM 2.53
4. Cornelius • CAG 2.50
5. Jefferson • CBE 2.33

Fielding % as P

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

1. Wilson • CC 1.000
Gipson • BBB 1.000
Saylor • BBB 1.000
Moss • MRS 1.000
McDaniel • KCM 1.000
Markham • 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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