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Negro American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. O'Neil • KCM 507
2. Tatum • IC 265
3. Taborn • KCM 224
4. Ware • CBE 198
5. Bostock • CAG 195

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Renfroe • KCM 137
2. Thompson • KCM 131
3. Souell • KCM 97
4. Longest • CAG 81
5. Neil • IC 73

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Renfroe • KCM 28
2. Thompson • KCM 24
3. Smith • CBE 15
4. Souell • KCM 13
5. McNeal • CAG 11

Def. Games as C

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

1. Taborn • KCM 38
2. Greene • KCM 29
3. Haywood • IC 20
4. Ritchey • CAG 17
5. Bassett • BBB 15

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Taborn • KCM 224
2. Greene • KCM 146
3. Ritchey • CAG 85
4. Longley • MRS 84
5. Haywood • IC 83

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Taborn • KCM 30
2. Haywood • IC 22
3. Greene • KCM 21
4. Ritchey • CAG 15
5. Harris • CBE 13

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Taborn • KCM 9
2. Greene • KCM 6
3. Haywood • IC 5
4. Harris • CBE 3
5. Bassett • BBB 2
Longley • MRS 2
Ritchey • CAG 2
Tolbert • CAG 2
Trouppe • CBE 2

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Haywood • IC 3
Ritchey • CAG 3
Taborn • KCM 3
Tolbert • CAG 3
5. Pigg • IC 2

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Greene • KCM 4
2. Harris • CBE 3
Longley • MRS 3
Young • CAG 3
5. Bassett • BBB 2
Haywood • IC 2
Ritchey • 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 • IC 31
2. Longley • MRS 23
3. Taborn • KCM 20
4. Ritchey • CAG 16
5. Harris • CBE 14

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. O'Neil • KCM 57
2. Tatum • IC 29
3. Boyd • MRS 21
Ware • CBE 21
5. Bostock • CAG 20

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. O'Neil • KCM 507
2. Tatum • IC 265
3. Ware • CBE 198
4. Bostock • CAG 194
5. Boyd • MRS 179

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. O'Neil • KCM 24
2. Tatum • IC 17
3. Ware • CBE 13
4. Bostock • CAG 11
Boyd • MRS 11

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. O'Neil • KCM 9
2. Bostock • CAG 6
Tatum • IC 6
4. Ware • CBE 4
5. Bumpus • CAG 3

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. O'Neil • KCM 38
2. Bostock • CAG 19
3. Ware • CBE 11
4. Tatum • IC 10
Moody • 2TM 10

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Renfroe • KCM 36
2. Neil • IC 29
3. Longest • CAG 25
4. Cowan • CBE 18
5. Handy • MRS 14

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Renfroe • KCM 79
2. Longest • CAG 58
3. Neil • IC 54
4. Cowan • CBE 40
5. Davis • BBB 34

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Renfroe • KCM 101
2. Longest • CAG 72
Neil • IC 72
4. Cowan • CBE 52
5. Handy • MRS 42

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Renfroe • KCM 20
2. Neil • IC 9
3. Longest • CAG 8
4. Cowan • CBE 6
5. Handy • MRS 5

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Renfroe • KCM 21
2. Longest • CAG 14
3. Neil • IC 9
4. Cowan • CBE 8
Thompson • KCM 8

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Souell • KCM 61
2. Hairston • IC 21
3. Miles • CAG 19
4. Britton • BBB 14
5. Carter • MRS 13

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Souell • KCM 61
2. Miles • CAG 23
3. Hairston • IC 17
4. Carter • MRS 14
5. Britton • BBB 11

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Souell • KCM 97
2. Hairston • IC 43
3. Miles • CAG 33
4. Britton • BBB 27
5. Atkins • CBE 17
Carter • MRS 17

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Souell • KCM 13
2. Carter • MRS 9
3. Miles • CAG 6
4. Hairston • IC 5
5. Atkins • CBE 4

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Souell • KCM 9
2. Britton • BBB 3
Hairston • IC 3
Miles • CAG 3
5. Atkins • CBE 1
Carter • MRS 1
Griffin • BBB 1
Longest • CAG 1
Merchant • IC 1
Ritchey • CAG 1

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Thompson • KCM 31
2. McNeal • CAG 24
3. Wells • MRS 19
Smith • CBE 19
5. Wilson • BBB 15

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Thompson • KCM 64
2. McNeal • CAG 46
3. Smith • CBE 45
4. Wells • MRS 38
5. Wilson • BBB 30
Renfroe • KCM 30

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Thompson • KCM 97
2. McNeal • CAG 72
3. Smith • CBE 44
4. Wells • MRS 43
5. Wilson • BBB 42

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Thompson • KCM 22
2. Smith • CBE 15
3. McNeal • CAG 11
4. Wells • MRS 8
5. Roberts • KCM 7
Renfroe • KCM 7

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Thompson • KCM 18
2. McNeal • CAG 14
3. Smith • CBE 8
4. Wells • MRS 6
5. Wilson • BBB 5
Renfroe • KCM 5

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Scott • KCM 45
2. Abernathy • IC 26
3. Chism • BBB 16
4. Nelson • CBE 15
5. Hill • CAG 13

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Scott • KCM 70
2. Abernathy • IC 47
3. Chism • BBB 31
4. Robinson • MRS 21
5. Nelson • CBE 19

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Scott • KCM 5
2. Abernathy • IC 2
3. Anderson • BBB 1
Atkins • CBE 1
Bissant • CAG 1
Cleveland • IC 1
Cooper • KCM 1
Greene • KCM 1
Rhodes • CAG 1

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Scott • KCM 4
2. Abernathy • IC 2
Nelson • CBE 2
Scott • MRS 2
Xiqués • IC 2

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Scott • KCM 2
2. Anderson • BBB 1
Atkins • CBE 1
Rhodes • CAG 1

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Brown • KCM 43
2. Drake • IC 25
3. Jethroe • CBE 21
4. Armour • CAG 20
5. Scott • KCM 19

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Brown • KCM 101
2. Drake • IC 56
3. Colás • MRS 47
Jethroe • CBE 47
5. Armour • CAG 43

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Brown • KCM 6
2. Drake • IC 5
3. Armour • CAG 3
Jethroe • CBE 3
5. Colás • MRS 2
Merchant • IC 2
Robinson • BBB 2

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Brown • KCM 5
Drake • IC 5
Jethroe • CBE 5
4. Armour • CAG 3
Colás • MRS 3

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Armour • CAG 1
Colás • MRS 1
Drake • IC 1

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Cooper • KCM 33
2. Strong • KCM 31
3. Grace • CBE 21
4. McCurine • CAG 18
5. Merchant • IC 15

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Strong • KCM 39
2. Cooper • KCM 35
3. Grace • CBE 32
4. McCurine • CAG 27
5. Merchant • IC 25

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Cooper • KCM 3
Hill • CAG 3
McCurine • CAG 3
4. Grace • CBE 2
Strong • KCM 2

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Strong • KCM 5
2. Hyde • MRS 3
3. McCurine • CAG 2
Steele • BBB 2
5. Anderson • BBB 1
Cleveland • IC 1
Cooper • KCM 1
Formental • MRS 1
Grace • CBE 1
Lindsay • IC 1
Merchant • IC 1

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Cooper • KCM 1
Hill • CAG 1
McCurine • CAG 1
Strong • KCM 1

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Scott • KCM 110
2. Brown • KCM 105
3. Drake • IC 56
4. Cooper • KCM 49
5. Abernathy • IC 48

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Brown • KCM 6
2. Scott • KCM 5
Cooper • KCM 5
Drake • IC 5
5. Hill • CAG 4

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Brown • KCM 5
Strong • KCM 5
Drake • IC 5
Scott • KCM 5
Hyde • MRS 5
Jethroe • CBE 5

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Scott • KCM 2
2. Anderson • BBB 1
Armour • CAG 1
Atkins • CBE 1
Colás • MRS 1
Cooper • KCM 1
Drake • IC 1
Hill • CAG 1
McCurine • CAG 1
Rhodes • CAG 1
Strong • KCM 1

Def. Games as P

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

1. LaMarque • KCM 17
2. Berry • KCM 16
3. Smith • KCM 13
Johnson • KCM 13
5. Wylie • 2TM 12

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. LaMarque • KCM 6
2. Smith • KCM 4
Richardson • KCM 4
4. Williams • IC 3
Mathis • MRS 3
Guilbe • IC 3
Smith • KCM 3

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. LaMarque • KCM 41
2. Williams • IC 23
3. Smith • KCM 19
4. Smith • KCM 18
5. Jessup • CAG 17

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Berry • KCM 3
Mathis • MRS 3
3. Alexander • KCM 2
Boone • CBE 2
LaMarque • KCM 2
Wylie • 2TM 2

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Johnson • KCM 3
2. Smith • KCM 2
3. Berry • KCM 1
Locke • CAG 1
Smith • KCM 1
Warren • CAG 1
Williams • CBE 1

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Longley • MRS 7.92
2. Taborn • KCM 7.45
3. Ritchey • CAG 6.99
4. Haywood • IC 6.73
5. Greene • KCM 6.44

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Longley • MRS 6.79
2. Taborn • KCM 6.68
3. Ritchey • CAG 5.88
4. Greene • KCM 5.76
5. Haywood • IC 5.25

Fielding % as C

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

1. Ritchey • CAG .980
2. Longley • MRS .979
3. Bassett • BBB .974
4. Taborn • KCM .966
5. Greene • KCM .965

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Bostock • CAG 11.03
2. Tatum • IC 11.02
3. Ware • CBE 10.79
4. Moody • 2TM 10.15
5. O'Neil • KCM 10.12

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Bostock • CAG 10.25
2. Ware • CBE 10.05
3. Moody • 2TM 9.86
4. Tatum • IC 9.72
5. O'Neil • KCM 9.32

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Boyd • MRS .990
2. O'Neil • KCM .983
3. Ware • CBE .981
4. Tatum • IC .979
5. Bostock • CAG .972

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Longest • CAG 5.84
2. Cowan • CBE 5.59
3. Renfroe • KCM 5.49
4. Handy • MRS 5.40
5. Neil • IC 5.05

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Longest • CAG 5.20
2. Cowan • CBE 5.11
3. Renfroe • KCM 5.00
4. Handy • MRS 4.64
5. Neil • IC 4.34

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Longest • CAG .942
2. Neil • IC .933
3. Renfroe • KCM .900

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Hairston • IC 3.48
2. Miles • CAG 3.28
3. Britton • BBB 2.87
4. Souell • KCM 2.77

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Miles • CAG 2.95
2. Hairston • IC 2.86
3. Britton • BBB 2.71
4. Souell • KCM 2.59

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Souell • KCM .924
2. Hairston • IC .923
3. Miles • CAG .903

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Thompson • KCM 5.44
2. McNeal • CAG 5.15
3. Renfroe • KCM 5.12
4. Wilson • BBB 5.05
5. Smith • CBE 5.01

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Thompson • KCM 5.19
2. McNeal • CAG 4.92
3. Wilson • BBB 4.80
4. Smith • CBE 4.68
5. Renfroe • KCM 4.43

Fielding % as SS

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

1. McNeal • CAG .915
2. Wells • MRS .910
3. Thompson • KCM .880
4. Smith • CBE .856

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

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

1. Chism • BBB 2.21
2. Abernathy • IC 2.13
3. Scott • KCM 1.75
4. Nelson • CBE 1.60

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Chism • BBB 1.94
2. Abernathy • IC 1.88
3. Scott • KCM 1.67
4. Nelson • CBE 1.27

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Abernathy • IC .961
2. Scott • KCM .949

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

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

1. Colás • MRS 2.91
2. Drake • IC 2.78
3. Brown • KCM 2.62
4. Jethroe • CBE 2.53
5. Armour • CAG 2.44

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Colás • MRS 2.72
2. Brown • KCM 2.49
3. Drake • IC 2.44
4. Jethroe • CBE 2.38
5. Armour • CAG 2.30

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Scott • KCM .976
2. Brown • KCM .955
3. Armour • CAG .939
4. Drake • IC .924
5. Jethroe • CBE .909

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

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

1. Merchant • IC 2.02
2. Grace • CBE 1.84
3. McCurine • CAG 1.81
4. Steele • BBB 1.66
5. Strong • KCM 1.57

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Merchant • IC 1.73
2. McCurine • CAG 1.67
3. Grace • CBE 1.62
4. Steele • BBB 1.57
5. Strong • KCM 1.32

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Cooper • KCM .974
2. Grace • CBE .971
3. Strong • KCM .891

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Jessup • CAG 4.46
2. Williams • IC 3.88
3. Clarke • CBE 3.75
4. Colzie • IC 3.52
5. LaMarque • KCM 3.47

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Clarke • CBE 3.75
2. Jessup • CAG 3.60
3. Williams • IC 3.25
4. LaMarque • KCM 2.76
5. Colzie • IC 2.40

Fielding % as P

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

1. Bankhead • MRS 1.000
Huber • 2TM 1.000
Williams • IC 1.000
Stewart • CAG 1.000
Smith • KCM 1.000
Newberry • BBB 1.000
Johnson • KCM 1.000
Jessup • CAG 1.000
Henry • IC 1.000
Colzie • IC 1.000
Clarke • CBE 1.000
Bumpus • CAG 1.000
Bracken • CBE 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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