National League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Werden • LOU 1,335
2. LaChance • BRO 1,289
3. Tenney • BSN 1,250
4. Lajoie • PHI 1,117
5. Doyle • BLN 1,105

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Cross • STL 516
2. DeMontreville • WHS 455
3. Ely • PIT 451
4. Reitz • BLN 449
5. Davis • NYG 438

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. DeMontreville • WHS 91
2. Stafford • LOU 77
3. Cross • STL 75
4. Joyce • NYG 67
5. Long • BSN 66

Def. Games as C

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

1. Warner • NYG 111
2. Wilson • LOU 105
3. Bergen • BSN 85
4. Sugden • PIT 81
5. Zimmer • CLV 80

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Warner • NYG 523
2. Bergen • BSN 351
3. Wilson • LOU 341
4. Kittridge • CHC 324
5. Sugden • PIT 317

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Warner • NYG 127
2. Wilson • LOU 116
3. Grim • BRO 98
4. Farrell • WHS 91
5. McGuire • WHS 88

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Warner • NYG 32
2. Wilson • LOU 29
3. Sugden • PIT 25
4. McGuire • WHS 21
5. Kittridge • CHC 20

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Warner • NYG 17
2. Zimmer • CLV 10
Farrell • WHS 10
4. Peitz • CIN 8
Grim • BRO 8

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Wilson • LOU 34
2. Bowerman • BLN 21
3. Bergen • BSN 20
Warner • NYG 20
5. McFarland • 2TM 19

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. Wilson • LOU 187
2. Sugden • PIT 165
3. McGuire • WHS 150
4. Douglass • STL 146
5. Kittridge • CHC 143
Grim • BRO 143

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. Warner • NYG 114
2. Wilson • LOU 111
3. Grim • BRO 96
4. Farrell • WHS 88
5. McGuire • WHS 86

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Warner • NYG 52.3
2. Vaughn • CIN 44.8
Lake • BSN 44.8
4. Ganzel • BSN 44.2
5. Peitz • CIN 43.6

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Werden • LOU 133
2. Tenney • BSN 128
3. LaChance • BRO 126
4. Beckley • 2TM 114
Doyle • BLN 114

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Werden • LOU 1,335
2. LaChance • BRO 1,289
3. Tenney • BSN 1,248
4. Doyle • BLN 1,105
5. Lajoie • PHI 1,079

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Werden • LOU 120
2. Tenney • BSN 81
3. Doyle • BLN 75
4. Clark • NYG 65
5. LaChance • BRO 64

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. LaChance • BRO 30
2. Anson • CHC 25
Doyle • BLN 25
4. Beckley • 2TM 24
Werden • LOU 24

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. LaChance • BRO 76
2. Werden • LOU 72
Doyle • BLN 72
4. Tenney • BSN 69
Clark • NYG 69

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Padden • PIT 134
2. Gleason • NYG 130
3. Reitz • BLN 128
4. Lowe • BSN 123
5. Childs • CLV 114

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Padden • PIT 369
2. Childs • CLV 319
3. Gleason • NYG 312
4. Reitz • BLN 282
5. Hallman • 2TM 271

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Reitz • BLN 449
2. Lowe • BSN 404
3. Padden • PIT 402
4. Gleason • NYG 396
5. Childs • CLV 384

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Gleason • NYG 53
2. Padden • PIT 48
3. Childs • CLV 42
4. Hallman • 2TM 35
5. Lowe • BSN 34

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Reitz • BLN 62
2. Hallman • 2TM 46
3. O'Brien • WHS 43
Gleason • NYG 43
5. Childs • CLV 42

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Collins • BSN 134
Irwin • CIN 134
Shindle • BRO 134
4. Wallace • CLV 130
5. Hartman • STL 125

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Collins • BSN 214
2. Wallace • CLV 190
3. Irwin • CIN 186
4. Shindle • BRO 185
5. Clingman • LOU 178

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Collins • BSN 303
2. Clingman • LOU 273
3. Hartman • STL 255
4. Wallace • CLV 249
5. Shindle • BRO 241

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Joyce • NYG 64
Hartman • STL 64
3. Collins • BSN 47
4. Shindle • BRO 45
5. Everitt • CHC 42

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Collins • BSN 20
2. Irwin • CIN 19
3. Reilly • WHS 17
Joyce • NYG 17
5. Clingman • LOU 16
McGraw • BLN 16

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Ely • PIT 133
2. Cross • STL 132
3. Davis • NYG 130
4. McKean • CLV 125
5. Jennings • BLN 116

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Davis • NYG 339
2. Jennings • BLN 335
3. Cross • STL 329
4. Ely • PIT 308
5. Long • BSN 274

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Cross • STL 516
2. Ely • PIT 451
3. Davis • NYG 438
4. Jennings • BLN 425
5. Smith • BRO 399

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. DeMontreville • WHS 78
2. Stafford • 2TM 77
3. Cross • STL 75
4. Long • BSN 66
5. Davis • NYG 62

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Davis • NYG 67
2. Jennings • BLN 54
3. Dahlen • CHC 48
4. Cross • STL 47
DeMontreville • WHS 47

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Ryan • CHC 136
McCreery • 2TM 136
3. Jones • BRO 135
4. Griffin • BRO 134
5. Cooley • PHI 131
Stenzel • BLN 131

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hoy • CIN 359
2. Griffin • BRO 353
3. Cooley • PHI 322
4. Selbach • WHS 305
5. Hamilton • BSN 296

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Van Haltren • NYG 31
2. Ryan • CHC 28
3. McCreery • 2TM 23
Delahanty • PHI 23
5. Jones • BRO 22

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. McCreery • 2TM 31
2. Smith • PIT 28
3. Hoy • CIN 26
4. Lally • STL 24
Clarke • LOU 24

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Jones • BRO 8
2. Ryan • CHC 7
3. Cooley • PHI 6
Griffin • BRO 6
5. Hoy • CIN 5
Brown • WHS 5
Wagner • LOU 5
Donovan • PIT 5

Def. Games as P

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

1. Mercer • WHS 47
2. Donahue • STL 46
Young • CLV 46
Nichols • BSN 46
5. Kennedy • BRO 44
McJames • WHS 44

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Fraser • LOU 35
2. Nichols • BSN 29
3. Cunningham • LOU 27
4. Mercer • WHS 24
Donahue • STL 24

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Seymour • NYG 100
2. Donahue • STL 97
3. Taylor • PHI 89
4. Young • CLV 88
5. Kennedy • BRO 87

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Seymour • NYG 20
2. Taylor • PHI 16
Corbett • BLN 16
4. Mercer • WHS 15
5. Killen • PIT 13

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Friend • CHC 6
2. Seymour • NYG 5
Fraser • LOU 5
4. Callahan • CHC 4
Mercer • WHS 4
Klobedanz • BSN 4
Kennedy • BRO 4
Hoffer • BLN 4
Hart • STL 4
Ehret • CIN 4

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Warner • NYG 6.18
2. Donahue • CHC 5.60
3. Kittridge • CHC 5.50
4. McGuire • WHS 5.50
5. Farrell • WHS 5.36

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Warner • NYG 5.86
2. McGuire • WHS 5.18
3. Donahue • CHC 5.13
4. Kittridge • CHC 5.05
5. Farrell • WHS 4.94

Fielding % as C

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

1. Peitz • CIN .979
2. Zimmer • CLV .976
3. Bergen • BSN .963
4. Warner • NYG .953
5. Kittridge • CHC .952

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Werden • LOU 11.55
2. Tebeau • CLV 11.20
3. LaChance • BRO 11.13
4. Grady • STL 10.92
5. Doyle • BLN 10.81

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Werden • LOU 10.94
2. LaChance • BRO 10.74
3. Tebeau • CLV 10.39
4. Tenney • BSN 10.38
5. Doyle • BLN 10.35

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Tebeau • CLV .994
2. Tenney • BSN .988
3. Lajoie • PHI .984
4. Clark • NYG .984
5. Werden • LOU .984

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Childs • CLV 6.41
2. McPhee • CIN 6.27
3. Connor • CHC 6.24
4. Shoch • BRO 6.11
5. Padden • PIT 6.03

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Shoch • BRO 6.29
2. Connor • CHC 6.17
3. Childs • CLV 6.17
4. McPhee • CIN 5.88
5. Padden • PIT 5.75

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Reitz • BLN .962
2. Lowe • BSN .952
3. Hallman • 2TM .945
4. Childs • CLV .944
5. Padden • PIT .941

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Clingman • LOU 4.21
2. Collins • BSN 3.94
3. Reilly • WHS 3.90
4. Wallace • CLV 3.58
5. Hartman • STL 3.56

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Clingman • LOU 3.92
2. Collins • BSN 3.86
3. Reilly • WHS 3.69
4. Joyce • NYG 3.41
5. Wallace • CLV 3.38

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Clingman • LOU .947
2. Irwin • CIN .940
3. Wallace • CLV .928
4. Collins • BSN .917
5. Reilly • WHS .905

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Cross • STL 6.84
2. Dahlen • CHC 6.82
3. Jennings • BLN 6.65
4. DeMontreville • WHS 6.36
5. Davis • NYG 6.24

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Dahlen • CHC 6.75
2. Jennings • BLN 6.55
3. Cross • STL 6.40
4. DeMontreville • WHS 6.12
5. Davis • NYG 5.98

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Jennings • BLN .933
2. Ely • PIT .927
3. Davis • NYG .926
4. McKean • CLV .920
5. Cross • STL .918

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Hoy • CIN 3.02
2. Griffin • BRO 2.86
3. Selbach • WHS 2.67
4. Cooley • PHI 2.64
5. Brodie • PIT 2.58

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Hoy • CIN 2.88
2. Griffin • BRO 2.73
3. Cooley • PHI 2.58
4. Selbach • WHS 2.57
5. Burke • CIN 2.47

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Brodie • PIT .983
2. Duffy • BSN .975
3. Keeler • BLN .970
4. Delahanty • PHI .970
5. Hamilton • BSN .962

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Fraser • LOU 3.78
2. Seymour • NYG 3.76
3. Tannehill • PIT 3.30
4. Cunningham • LOU 3.26
5. Donahue • STL 3.13

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Fraser • LOU 3.33
2. Seymour • NYG 2.97
3. Dunn • BRO 2.88
4. Cunningham • LOU 2.83
5. Griffith • CHC 2.63

Fielding % as P

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

1. Fisher • BRO 1.000
2. Briggs • CHC .977
3. Donahue • STL .976
4. Fifield • PHI .968
5. Nichols • BSN .968

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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