National League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Virtue • CLV 1,465
2. Anson • CHC 1,409
3. Connor • NYG 1,362
4. Tucker • BSN 1,313
5. Beckley • PIT 1,250

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Smith • CIN 507
2. McPhee • CIN 492
3. Pfeffer • CHC 474
4. McKean • CLV 463
5. Richardson • NYG 461

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. McKean • CLV 91
2. Long • BSN 85
3. Childs • CLV 82
4. Miller • PIT 80
5. Allen • PHI 79

Def. Games as C

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

1. Zimmer • CLV 116
2. Clements • PHI 107
3. Harrington • CIN 92
4. Kittridge • CHC 79
5. Bennett • BSN 75

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Zimmer • CLV 476
2. Buckley • NYG 446
3. Clements • PHI 415
4. Harrington • CIN 388
5. Kittridge • CHC 384

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Zimmer • CLV 181
2. Clements • PHI 108
3. Harrington • CIN 106
4. Kittridge • CHC 87
5. Buckley • NYG 83

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Harrington • CIN 50
2. Zimmer • CLV 45
3. Clements • PHI 41
4. Mack • PIT 35
5. Kittridge • CHC 30

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Bennett • BSN 10
Clements • PHI 10
3. Zimmer • CLV 7
Buckley • NYG 7
5. Kinslow • BRO 6
Harrington • CIN 6
Clarke • NYG 6

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Harrington • CIN 36
2. Zimmer • CLV 35
Mack • PIT 35
4. Clements • PHI 31
5. Clarke • NYG 30

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. Zimmer • CLV 229
2. Clements • PHI 205
3. Harrington • CIN 187
4. Buckley • NYG 156
5. Mack • PIT 124

Caught Stealing 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. Zimmer • CLV 170
2. Clements • PHI 96
3. Harrington • CIN 95
4. Kittridge • CHC 79
Buckley • NYG 79

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. O'Rourke • NYG 51.0
2. Bowman • CHC 42.9
3. Zimmer • CLV 42.6
4. Kittridge • CHC 41.4
5. Berger • PIT 41.0

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Tucker • BSN 140
2. Virtue • CLV 139
3. Anson • CHC 136
4. Beckley • PIT 133
5. Connor • NYG 129

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Virtue • CLV 1,465
2. Anson • CHC 1,407
3. Connor • NYG 1,362
4. Tucker • BSN 1,313
5. Beckley • PIT 1,250

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Beckley • PIT 87
2. Anson • CHC 79
3. Connor • NYG 56
4. Tucker • BSN 55
5. Brown • PHI 48

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Virtue • CLV 44
2. Tucker • BSN 34
3. Foutz • BRO 31
4. Anson • CHC 29
5. Connor • NYG 25

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Anson • CHC 86
2. Connor • NYG 77
3. Virtue • CLV 70
4. Tucker • BSN 66
5. Beckley • PIT 63

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Childs • CLV 141
2. McPhee • CIN 138
3. Pfeffer • CHC 137
4. Myers • PHI 135
5. Quinn • BSN 124

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Pfeffer • CHC 429
2. McPhee • CIN 389
3. Childs • CLV 371
4. Myers • PHI 354
5. Bierbauer • PIT 331

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. McPhee • CIN 492
2. Pfeffer • CHC 474
3. Childs • CLV 455
4. Myers • PHI 438
5. Richardson • NYG 429

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Childs • CLV 82
2. Pfeffer • CHC 77
3. Bierbauer • PIT 55
4. Myers • PHI 53
5. Quinn • BSN 42
McPhee • CIN 42

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Pfeffer • CHC 78
2. McPhee • CIN 72
3. Myers • PHI 67
4. Richardson • NYG 60
5. Childs • CLV 54

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Nash • BSN 140
2. Latham • CIN 135
3. Pinkney • BRO 130
4. Bassett • NYG 121
5. Shindle • PHI 100

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Nash • BSN 213
2. Latham • CIN 177
3. Shindle • PHI 153
4. Pinkney • BRO 146
5. Bassett • NYG 143

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Latham • CIN 370
2. Bassett • NYG 270
3. Nash • BSN 264
4. Pinkney • BRO 261
5. Shindle • PHI 248

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Latham • CIN 75
2. Reilly • PIT 60
3. Shindle • PHI 58
4. Nash • BSN 53
5. Pinkney • BRO 43

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Latham • CIN 24
Shindle • PHI 24
3. Nash • BSN 20
4. Bassett • NYG 18
5. Tebeau • CLV 13
Dahlen • CHC 13

Def. Games as SS

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

1. McKean • CLV 141
2. Long • BSN 139
3. Smith • CIN 138
4. Cooney • CHC 118
Allen • PHI 118

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Long • BSN 345
2. Allen • PHI 258
3. McKean • CLV 248
4. Smith • CIN 240
5. Ward • BRO 180

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Smith • CIN 507
2. McKean • CLV 463
3. Long • BSN 441
4. Cooney • CHC 433
5. Allen • PHI 426

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. McKean • CLV 91
2. Long • BSN 85
3. Allen • PHI 79
4. Smith • CIN 75
5. Ward • BRO 66

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Long • BSN 60
2. Allen • PHI 50
3. McKean • CLV 42
4. Smith • CIN 40
5. Cooney • CHC 39
Glasscock • NYG 39

Def. Games as OF

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

1. McAleer • CLV 136
2. Griffin • BRO 134
Tiernan • NYG 134
Stovey • BSN 134
5. Brodie • BSN 133
Hamilton • PHI 133
Thompson • PHI 133

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Griffin • BRO 353
2. Hamilton • PHI 287
3. McAleer • CLV 284
4. Brodie • BSN 268
5. Davis • CLV 257

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Thompson • PHI 32
2. Griffin • BRO 31
3. Davis • CLV 27
4. Ryan • CHC 25
Brodie • BSN 25
Hanlon • PIT 25

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hanlon • PIT 33
2. Hamilton • PHI 31
3. Ryan • CHC 27
4. Gore • NYG 25
McAleer • CLV 25
Stovey • BSN 25

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Brodie • BSN 9
2. Hamilton • PHI 7
Griffin • BRO 7
4. Thompson • PHI 6
5. Burns • BRO 5
Carroll • CHC 5

Def. Games as P

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

1. Hutchison • CHC 66
2. Rusie • NYG 61
3. Young • CLV 55
Clarkson • BSN 55
5. Gleason • PHI 53
Baldwin • PIT 53

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Baldwin • PIT 37
2. Nichols • BSN 30
3. Thornton • PHI 28
4. Clarkson • BSN 27
5. Lovett • BRO 23

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Clarkson • BSN 114
2. Rusie • NYG 106
3. Hutchison • CHC 103
4. Nichols • BSN 100
5. Rhines • CIN 95

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Viau • CLV 14
Rusie • NYG 14
3. Baldwin • PIT 13
Hutchison • CHC 13
Clarkson • BSN 13

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Nichols • BSN 5
Gruber • CLV 5
King • PIT 5
4. Thornton • PHI 4
Rusie • NYG 4
Baldwin • PIT 4

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Buckley • NYG 7.74
2. Bennett • BSN 6.43
3. Mack • PIT 6.42
4. Ganzel • BSN 6.26
5. Kittridge • CHC 5.93

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Buckley • NYG 7.15
2. Bennett • BSN 6.11
3. Mack • PIT 6.08
4. Kittridge • CHC 5.96
5. Ganzel • BSN 5.88

Fielding % as C

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

1. Bennett • BSN .960
2. Buckley • NYG .958
3. Kittridge • CHC .940
4. Zimmer • CLV .936
5. Clements • PHI .927

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Reilly • CIN 11.78
2. Anson • CHC 11.13
3. Virtue • CLV 11.10
4. Connor • NYG 11.09
5. Brown • PHI 11.01

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Reilly • CIN 11.30
2. Connor • NYG 10.99
3. Anson • CHC 10.93
4. Virtue • CLV 10.86
5. Brown • PHI 10.77

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Brown • PHI .989
2. Connor • NYG .983
3. Beckley • PIT .982
4. Reilly • CIN .982
5. Anson • CHC .981

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Richardson • NYG 6.67
2. Pfeffer • CHC 6.67
3. McPhee • CIN 6.51
4. Bierbauer • PIT 6.06
5. Childs • CLV 5.98

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Richardson • NYG 6.60
2. Pfeffer • CHC 6.59
3. McPhee • CIN 6.38
4. Bierbauer • PIT 5.91
5. Myers • PHI 5.87

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. McPhee • CIN .954
2. Richardson • NYG .952
3. Quinn • BSN .938
4. Myers • PHI .937
5. Bierbauer • PIT .929

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Latham • CIN 4.19
2. Shindle • PHI 3.99
3. Dahlen • CHC 3.94
4. Reilly • PIT 3.77
5. Nash • BSN 3.48

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Latham • CIN 4.05
2. Shindle • PHI 4.01
3. Dahlen • CHC 3.94
4. Reilly • PIT 3.64
5. Bassett • NYG 3.41

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Bassett • NYG .908
2. Pinkney • BRO .904
3. Nash • BSN .900
4. Latham • CIN .879
5. Shindle • PHI .874

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Allen • PHI 5.78
2. Long • BSN 5.76
3. Ward • BRO 5.67
4. Smith • CIN 5.52
5. Shugart • PIT 5.43

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Allen • PHI 5.80
2. Long • BSN 5.65
3. Ward • BRO 5.47
4. Shugart • PIT 5.43
5. Smith • CIN 5.41

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Cooney • CHC .917
2. Glasscock • NYG .913
3. Smith • CIN .909
4. Long • BSN .902
5. Allen • PHI .896

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Griffin • BRO 2.88
2. Davis • CLV 2.57
3. Hamilton • PHI 2.31
4. Brodie • BSN 2.28
5. McAleer • CLV 2.22

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Griffin • BRO 2.87
2. Davis • CLV 2.45
3. Hamilton • PHI 2.29
4. Delahanty • PHI 2.23
5. McAleer • CLV 2.23

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Griffin • BRO .960
2. Brodie • BSN .951
3. O'Brien • BRO .951
4. Holliday • CIN .939
5. Thompson • PHI .937

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Thornton • PHI 2.98
2. Clarkson • BSN 2.75
3. Nichols • BSN 2.75
4. Galvin • PIT 2.62
5. Gumbert • CHC 2.57

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Clarkson • BSN 2.56
2. Nichols • BSN 2.50
3. Thornton • PHI 2.41
4. Gumbert • CHC 2.28
5. Mullane • CIN 2.25

Fielding % as P

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

1. Luby • CHC .962
2. Mullane • CIN .958
3. Terry • BRO .957
4. Nichols • BSN .949
5. Esper • PHI .947

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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