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Negro American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Moody • KCM 400
2. Pennington • CAG 235
3. Ware • CBE 208
4. Davis • BBB 207
5. Canada • MRS 198

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Williams • KCM 156
2. Robinson • KCM 103
3. Wyatt • CAG 95
4. Douglas • CAG 88
5. Wilson • BBB 87

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Williams • KCM 17
2. Wyatt • CAG 16
3. Robinson • KCM 12
4. Douglas • CAG 10
5. Davis • BBB 8
Nelson • CAG 8
Scott • KCM 8
Holmes • CC 8
Souell • KCM 8
Wilson • BBB 8

Def. Games as C

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

1. Barnhill • CAG 28
2. Jones • MRS 22
3. Haynes • KCM 20
4. Bassett • BBB 17
5. Renfroe • KCM 15
Dukes • CAG 15

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Barnhill • CAG 136
2. Haynes • KCM 113
3. Jones • MRS 91
4. Duncan • KCM 84
5. Dukes • CAG 71

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Jones • MRS 19
2. Barnhill • CAG 18
Haynes • KCM 18
4. Haywood • CC 16
5. Dukes • CAG 11
Hairston • CC 11

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Dukes • CAG 4
Gray • KCM 4
3. Barnhill • CAG 3
Bassett • BBB 3
Jethroe • CBE 3
Jones • MRS 3

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Haynes • KCM 3
2. Ashby • CBE 1
Barnhill • CAG 1
Dukes • CAG 1
Duncan • KCM 1
Hairston • CC 1
Haywood • CC 1
Jones • MRS 1
Renfroe • KCM 1
Trouppe • CBE 1

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Haynes • KCM 5
2. Trouppe • CBE 3
3. Jones • MRS 2
4. Ashby • CBE 1
Dukes • CAG 1
Duncan • KCM 1
Hairston • CC 1
Perkins • BBB 1

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. Barnhill • CAG 14
2. Haywood • CC 13
Haynes • KCM 13
4. Dukes • CAG 9
Jones • MRS 9

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Moody • KCM 42
2. Davis • BBB 22
Pennington • CAG 22
4. Ware • CBE 20
Canada • MRS 20

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Moody • KCM 388
2. Pennington • CAG 213
3. Ware • CBE 208
4. Canada • MRS 198
5. Davis • BBB 192

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Moody • KCM 18
2. Davis • BBB 9
3. Pennington • CAG 8
4. Canada • MRS 6
5. Ware • CBE 5
Haynes • KCM 5

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Moody • KCM 7
2. Davis • BBB 6
3. Canada • MRS 4
4. Haynes • KCM 3
Pennington • CAG 3
Vázquez • CC 3

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Moody • KCM 27
2. Davis • BBB 16
3. Vázquez • CC 11
Pennington • CAG 11
5. Canada • MRS 10
McCall • CAG 10

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Williams • KCM 34
2. Bankhead • MRS 21
Cowan • CBE 21
4. Douglas • CAG 20
5. Renfroe • 2TM 18

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Williams • KCM 86
2. Cowan • CBE 53
3. Bankhead • MRS 47
4. Douglas • CAG 46
5. King • CAG 35

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Williams • KCM 100
2. Bankhead • MRS 69
3. Douglas • CAG 61
4. Cowan • CBE 60
5. Renfroe • 2TM 51

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Williams • KCM 11
2. Holmes • CC 8
3. Bankhead • MRS 6
4. King • CAG 5
5. Renfroe • 2TM 4
Cowan • CBE 4

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Williams • KCM 18
2. Douglas • CAG 13
3. Cowan • CBE 9
Bankhead • MRS 9
5. Felder • 2TM 7
King • CAG 7

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Souell • KCM 46
2. Nelson • CAG 24
3. Woods • CBE 18
4. Britton • BBB 16
5. Longley • MRS 13

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Souell • KCM 46
2. Nelson • CAG 22
3. Britton • BBB 16
4. Longley • MRS 14
5. Woods • CBE 13
Hairston • CC 13

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Souell • KCM 86
2. Nelson • CAG 37
3. Woods • CBE 36
4. Britton • BBB 32
5. Longley • MRS 26

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Souell • KCM 8
2. Nelson • CAG 7
3. Longley • MRS 5
Woods • CBE 5
5. Britton • BBB 3

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Souell • KCM 9
2. Nelson • CAG 5
3. Douglas • CAG 3
4. Hairston • CC 2
Lockett • BBB 2
Radcliff • CC 2
Woods • CBE 2

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Robinson • KCM 36
2. Wyatt • CAG 33
3. Wilson • BBB 28
4. Cañizares • CBE 21
5. Williams • KCM 17

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Wyatt • CAG 67
2. Robinson • KCM 63
3. Wilson • BBB 60
4. Cañizares • CBE 47
5. Williams • KCM 27

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Robinson • KCM 103
2. Wyatt • CAG 92
3. Wilson • BBB 87
4. Cañizares • CBE 69
5. Williams • KCM 53

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Wyatt • CAG 15
2. Robinson • KCM 11
3. Wilson • BBB 8
4. Wells • MRS 7
5. Cañizares • CBE 6

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Robinson • KCM 19
2. Wyatt • CAG 14
Wilson • BBB 14
4. Cañizares • CBE 6
Williams • KCM 6

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Bissant • CAG 29
2. Williams • KCM 18
3. Armour • CBE 16
Scott • KCM 16
Lockett • BBB 16

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Bissant • CAG 41
2. Armour • CBE 33
3. Lockett • BBB 24
4. McDaniel • MRS 23
5. Scott • KCM 22

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Drake • CC 3
2. Bissant • CAG 2
Lockett • BBB 2
4. Armour • CBE 1
Barbee • CC 1
Ford • MRS 1
Holmes • CC 1
Navarro • CC 1
Williams • KCM 1

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Bissant • CAG 6
2. Navarro • CC 2
Williams • KCM 2
4. Armour • CBE 1
Lockett • BBB 1
McMullen • KCM 1
Oliver • MRS 1
Pennington • CAG 1
Ray • KCM 1
Scott • KCM 1

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Lockett • BBB 1
Williams • KCM 1

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Crutchfield • CAG 38
2. Scott • KCM 34
3. Robinson • MRS 22
4. Ray • 3TM 15
Merchant • CC 15
Jethroe • CBE 15

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Crutchfield • CAG 70
2. Scott • KCM 45
3. Robinson • MRS 39
4. Jethroe • CBE 32
5. Merchant • CC 30

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Crutchfield • CAG 4
Robinson • MRS 4
3. Davenport • CBE 1
Harper • KCM 1
Jethroe • CBE 1
Scott • KCM 1
Ray • 3TM 1

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Scott • KCM 5
2. Robinson • MRS 4
3. Crutchfield • CAG 2
Drake • CC 2
5. Davenport • CBE 1
Farmer • CC 1
Harper • KCM 1
Lockett • BBB 1
Merchant • CC 1

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Thomas • KCM 48
2. Smith • CAG 36
3. Steele • BBB 27
4. Hyde • MRS 16
5. Grace • CBE 12

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Thomas • KCM 62
2. Smith • CAG 52
3. Steele • BBB 38
4. Grace • CBE 17
Hyde • MRS 17

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Smith • CAG 4
Thomas • KCM 4
3. Drake • CC 2
4. Davenport • CBE 1
Grace • CBE 1
Hyde • MRS 1
Rogers • MRS 1
Steele • BBB 1
Trouppe • CBE 1
Vázquez • CC 1

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Thomas • KCM 4
2. Steele • BBB 2
3. Ford • MRS 1
Hyde • MRS 1
Matchett • KCM 1
Pearson • MRS 1
Scott • KCM 1
Smith • CAG 1

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Smith • CAG 1
Trouppe • CBE 1

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Scott • KCM 71
2. Crutchfield • CAG 70
3. Thomas • KCM 66
4. Smith • CAG 53
5. Bissant • CAG 43

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Drake • CC 5
2. Crutchfield • CAG 4
Thomas • KCM 4
Smith • CAG 4
Robinson • MRS 4

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Scott • KCM 7
2. Bissant • CAG 6
3. Thomas • KCM 4
Robinson • MRS 4
5. Crutchfield • CAG 2
Drake • CC 2
Williams • KCM 2
Steele • BBB 2
Lockett • BBB 2
Navarro • CC 2

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Lockett • BBB 1
Smith • CAG 1
Trouppe • CBE 1
Williams • KCM 1

Def. Games as P

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

1. McDaniel • KCM 28
2. McCoy • CAG 12
LaMarque • KCM 12
4. Williams • CC 11
Newberry • BBB 11
Cornelius • CAG 11
Smith • KCM 11

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. McDaniel • KCM 7
2. Wylie • KCM 4
3. Jessup • CAG 3
LaMarque • KCM 3
Paige • KCM 3
McCoy • CAG 3
McKinnis • CAG 3

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. McDaniel • KCM 32
2. LaMarque • KCM 29
3. Bremer • CBE 27
4. Williams • CC 23
5. Jessup • CAG 22

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Markham • BBB 3
2. Jessup • CAG 2
McDaniel • KCM 2
McCoy • CAG 2
Locke • CAG 2
Newberry • BBB 2
LaMarque • KCM 2
Paige • KCM 2
Huber • BBB 2
Watson • CC 2
West • CAG 2
Wylie • KCM 2

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Bremer • CBE 2
LaMarque • KCM 2
Saylor • BBB 2
4. Cornelius • CAG 1
Huber • BBB 1
Locke • CAG 1
Locke • KCM 1
Markham • BBB 1
McDaniel • KCM 1
Medina • CC 1
Newberry • BBB 1
Smith • KCM 1
West • CAG 1
Williams • CC 1
Davis • 2TM 1

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Duncan • KCM 9.49
2. Haynes • KCM 7.98
3. Dukes • CAG 6.71
4. Renfroe • KCM 6.64
5. Haywood • CC 6.57

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Duncan • KCM 7.00
2. Haynes • KCM 6.55
3. Haywood • CC 5.62
4. Barnhill • CAG 5.50
5. Dukes • CAG 5.47

Fielding % as C

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

1. Haynes • KCM .985
2. Barnhill • CAG .981
3. Jones • MRS .973
4. Bassett • BBB .958

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Davis • BBB 11.52
2. Ware • CBE 11.21
3. Canada • MRS 11.13
4. Pennington • CAG 10.69
5. Moody • KCM 10.21

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Ware • CBE 10.65
2. Canada • MRS 10.20
3. Pennington • CAG 10.05
4. Moody • KCM 9.67
5. Davis • BBB 9.14

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Moody • KCM .983

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Bankhead • MRS 6.07
2. Williams • KCM 5.92
3. Douglas • CAG 5.87
4. Cowan • CBE 5.65
5. Renfroe • 2TM 4.99

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Bankhead • MRS 5.52
2. Williams • KCM 5.47
3. Cowan • CBE 5.38
4. Douglas • CAG 5.35
5. Renfroe • 2TM 4.22

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Williams • KCM .944

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Souell • KCM 3.01
2. Woods • CBE 2.85
3. Nelson • CAG 2.64

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Souell • KCM 2.87
2. Woods • CBE 2.72
3. Nelson • CAG 2.46

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Souell • KCM .943
2. Nelson • CAG .894

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Cañizares • CBE 5.74
2. Wilson • BBB 5.71
3. Williams • KCM 5.35
4. Wyatt • CAG 5.22
5. Robinson • KCM 5.06

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Cañizares • CBE 5.52
2. Wilson • BBB 5.25
3. Wyatt • CAG 4.82
4. Williams • KCM 4.71
5. Robinson • KCM 4.61

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Wilson • BBB .948
2. Robinson • KCM .938
3. Wyatt • CAG .914

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

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

1. Bissant • CAG 1.62
2. Williams • KCM 1.31

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Bissant • CAG 1.48
2. Williams • KCM 1.17

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Bissant • CAG .878

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

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

1. Robinson • MRS 2.16
2. Crutchfield • CAG 2.08
3. Scott • KCM 1.49

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Robinson • MRS 1.95
2. Crutchfield • CAG 1.95
3. Scott • KCM 1.35

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Crutchfield • CAG .974
2. Scott • KCM .902

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

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

1. Smith • CAG 1.65
2. Steele • BBB 1.57
3. Thomas • KCM 1.46

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Smith • CAG 1.56
2. Steele • BBB 1.44
3. Thomas • KCM 1.38

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Smith • CAG .982
2. Steele • BBB .951
3. Thomas • KCM .943

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Williams • CC 4.12
2. Jefferson • CBE 4.01
3. McKinnis • CAG 3.59
4. Bremer • CBE 3.45
5. Medina • CC 3.38

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Bremer • CBE 2.80
2. LaMarque • KCM 2.67
3. Medina • CC 2.63
4. Jessup • CAG 2.50
5. Jefferson • CBE 2.38

Fielding % as P

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

1. Bremer • CBE 1.000
Jefferson • CBE 1.000
Jones • MRS 1.000
Smith • KCM 1.000
Pearson • MRS 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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