National League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Tucker • 2TM 1,552
2. Everitt • CHC 1,519
3. McGann • BLN 1,416
4. Joyce • NYG 1,271
5. Douglass • PHI 1,236

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Corcoran • CIN 561
2. Ely • PIT 527
3. Dahlen • CHC 511
4. Cross • PHI 506
5. Gleason • NYG 488

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Cross • PHI 93
2. Dahlen • CHC 76
3. Wrigley • WHS 72
4. Clingman • LOU 70
5. Long • BSN 67
Corcoran • CIN 67

Def. Games as C

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

1. Donahue • CHC 122
2. McFarland • PHI 121
3. Bergen • BSN 117
4. Warner • NYG 109
5. Peitz • CIN 101

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Warner • NYG 536
2. Bergen • BSN 496
3. Donahue • CHC 450
4. McFarland • PHI 420
5. McGuire • WHS 371

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Warner • NYG 139
2. McFarland • PHI 136
3. Bergen • BSN 109
4. Donahue • CHC 107
5. Criger • CLV 105

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Bergen • BSN 24
Peitz • CIN 24
3. McFarland • PHI 23
4. Warner • NYG 22
Donahue • CHC 22

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Donahue • CHC 16
2. Ryan • BRO 13
3. Peitz • CIN 12
4. McGuire • WHS 11
5. Warner • NYG 10
Kittridge • LOU 10

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Bergen • BSN 38
2. Warner • NYG 28
3. McFarland • PHI 23
4. Grady • NYG 22
5. Clarke • BLN 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. McGuire • WHS 151
2. Warner • NYG 128
Clements • STL 128
4. McFarland • PHI 119
5. Bergen • BSN 111

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. McFarland • PHI 107
2. Warner • NYG 104
3. Bergen • BSN 96
4. Donahue • CHC 93
5. McGuire • WHS 81

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Vaughn • CIN 57.4
2. Murphy • 2TM 51.7
3. Donahue • CHC 51.4
4. Wood • CIN 51.2
5. Peitz • CIN 50.7

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Everitt • CHC 149
2. Douglass • PHI 146
3. McGann • BLN 145
Tucker • 2TM 145
5. Joyce • NYG 130

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Tucker • 2TM 1,552
2. Everitt • CHC 1,519
3. McGann • BLN 1,416
4. Joyce • NYG 1,252
5. Douglass • PHI 1,236

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Joyce • NYG 87
2. Tucker • 2TM 85
3. Douglass • PHI 73
4. Everitt • CHC 70
5. McGann • BLN 68

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Joyce • NYG 47
2. Everitt • CHC 42
3. Douglass • PHI 32
4. Tucker • 2TM 30
5. McGann • BLN 26

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Everitt • CHC 123
2. Tucker • 2TM 84
3. McGann • BLN 78
4. Beckley • CIN 76
5. Douglass • PHI 74

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Lajoie • PHI 146
2. Lowe • BSN 145
3. Gleason • NYG 144
4. Connor • CHC 138
5. Reitz • WHS 132

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Lajoie • PHI 442
2. Lowe • BSN 397
3. Gleason • NYG 366
4. Connor • CHC 330
5. Reitz • WHS 323

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gleason • NYG 468
2. Lowe • BSN 457
3. Connor • CHC 437
4. Hallman • BRO 419
5. Padden • PIT 407

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Gleason • NYG 55
2. Childs • CLV 48
3. Lajoie • PHI 46
4. Connor • CHC 44
5. DeMontreville • BLN 41
Hallman • BRO 41

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Connor • CHC 75
2. McPhee • CIN 74
3. Lowe • BSN 63
4. Lajoie • PHI 59
5. Gleason • NYG 57

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Collins • BSN 152
2. Cross • STL 149
3. Wallace • CLV 141
4. McGraw • BLN 137
Gray • PIT 137

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Collins • BSN 243
2. Irwin • CIN 223
3. Cross • STL 215
4. Wallace • CLV 201
5. Gray • PIT 172

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Cross • STL 351
2. Collins • BSN 332
3. Wallace • CLV 329
4. McCormick • CHC 322
5. Irwin • CIN 305

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. McCormick • CHC 60
2. Gray • PIT 59
3. Hartman • NYG 57
4. Lauder • PHI 47
5. McGraw • BLN 46

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. McCormick • CHC 31
2. Shindle • BRO 23
3. Collins • BSN 20
Cross • STL 20
Irwin • CIN 20

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Corcoran • CIN 153
2. McKean • CLV 151
3. Cross • PHI 149
4. Ely • PIT 148
5. Dahlen • CHC 142
Long • BSN 142

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Cross • PHI 404
2. Dahlen • CHC 369
3. Corcoran • CIN 353
4. Davis • NYG 349
5. Long • BSN 326

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Corcoran • CIN 561
2. Ely • PIT 527
3. Dahlen • CHC 511
4. Cross • PHI 506
5. Long • BSN 472

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Cross • PHI 93
2. Dahlen • CHC 76
3. Wrigley • WHS 68
4. Corcoran • CIN 67
Long • BSN 67

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Dahlen • CHC 77
2. Corcoran • CIN 76
3. Long • BSN 65
Cross • PHI 65
5. Davis • NYG 61

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Van Haltren • NYG 156
2. Duffy • BSN 152
Miller • CIN 152
4. Burkett • CLV 150
5. Clarke • LOU 149
Cooley • PHI 149

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Cooley • PHI 352
2. Hoy • LOU 348
3. Clarke • LOU 344
4. Duffy • BSN 332
5. Selbach • WHS 320

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Harley • STL 26
2. Blake • CLV 25
3. Selbach • WHS 24
4. Miller • CIN 23
Anderson • 2TM 23

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Van Haltren • NYG 29
2. Harley • STL 27
Ryan • CHC 27
4. Miller • CIN 24
5. Holmes • 2TM 23
Clarke • LOU 23

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. O'Brien • 2TM 8
2. Jones • BRO 7
Holmes • 2TM 7
Griffin • BRO 7
5. Hoy • LOU 6
Selbach • WHS 6
Mertes • CHC 6

Def. Games as P

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

1. Nichols • BSN 50
Taylor • STL 50
3. Young • CLV 46
4. McJames • BLN 45
Seymour • NYG 45
Weyhing • WHS 45

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hughes • BLN 29
Cunningham • LOU 29
3. Callahan • CHC 27
4. Dunn • BRO 22
Seymour • NYG 22

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Taylor • STL 144
2. Young • CLV 122
3. Sudhoff • STL 114
4. Seymour • NYG 112
5. Kennedy • BRO 108

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Taylor • STL 22
2. Seymour • NYG 17
3. Piatt • PHI 15
4. Cunningham • LOU 13
5. Dowling • LOU 12
Sudhoff • STL 12

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hill • CIN 7
Seymour • NYG 7
3. Kennedy • BRO 5
Cunningham • LOU 5
Sudhoff • STL 5

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Warner • NYG 6.60
2. Bergen • BSN 5.45
3. McGuire • WHS 5.44
4. Criger • CLV 5.37
5. Clarke • BLN 5.32

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Warner • NYG 6.19
2. Criger • CLV 5.21
3. Bergen • BSN 5.17
4. Clarke • BLN 5.11
5. McGuire • WHS 4.99

Fielding % as C

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

1. Clements • STL .971
2. Warner • NYG .968
3. McGuire • WHS .967
4. Robinson • BLN .965
5. Donahue • CHC .962

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Tucker • 2TM 11.76
2. Tebeau • CLV 11.25
3. Davis • 3TM 11.10
4. Joyce • NYG 10.94
5. Everitt • CHC 10.93

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Tucker • 2TM 11.29
2. Tebeau • CLV 10.98
3. Davis • 3TM 10.69
4. Everitt • CHC 10.66
5. Beckley • CIN 10.34

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Decker • 2TM .984
2. Beckley • CIN .983
3. McGann • BLN .983
4. Tucker • 2TM .982
5. Tenney • BSN .980

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Childs • CLV 6.16
2. Lajoie • PHI 6.11
3. Lowe • BSN 6.04
4. Gleason • NYG 5.97
5. Reitz • WHS 5.87

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Lowe • BSN 5.89
2. Childs • CLV 5.85
3. Lajoie • PHI 5.81
4. Gleason • NYG 5.79
5. DeMontreville • BLN 5.60

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Reitz • WHS .959
2. Lowe • BSN .958
3. McPhee • CIN .956
4. Lajoie • PHI .949
5. Padden • PIT .947

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Clingman • LOU 4.03
2. Irwin • CIN 4.02
3. Cross • STL 4.00
4. Wallace • CLV 3.90
5. Collins • BSN 3.87

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Clingman • LOU 3.92
2. Irwin • CIN 3.88
3. Cross • STL 3.80
4. Collins • BSN 3.78
5. Wallace • CLV 3.76

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Cross • STL .945
2. Irwin • CIN .940
3. Wallace • CLV .936
4. Collins • BSN .932
5. Shindle • BRO .911

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Dahlen • CHC 6.46
2. Davis • NYG 6.43
3. Cross • PHI 6.42
4. Wrigley • WHS 6.29
5. Magoon • BRO 6.12

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Davis • NYG 6.36
2. Dahlen • CHC 6.20
3. Cross • PHI 6.11
4. Magoon • BRO 5.98
5. Corcoran • CIN 5.97

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Ely • PIT .943
2. Davis • NYG .933
3. McKean • CLV .932
4. Corcoran • CIN .932
5. Jennings • BLN .929

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Selbach • WHS 2.72
2. Lange • CHC 2.66
3. Griffin • BRO 2.61
4. Cooley • PHI 2.61
5. McBride • CIN 2.61

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Selbach • WHS 2.63
2. Lange • CHC 2.59
3. McBride • CIN 2.55
4. Griffin • BRO 2.49
5. Hoy • LOU 2.48

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Griffin • BRO .974
2. Tiernan • NYG .973
3. Lange • CHC .970
4. Kelley • BLN .969
5. Stahl • BSN .968

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Sudhoff • STL 3.69
2. Taylor • STL 3.67
3. Rhines • PIT 3.45
4. Fraser • 2TM 3.42
5. Seymour • NYG 3.38

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Taylor • STL 3.24
2. Rhines • PIT 3.19
3. Sudhoff • STL 3.15
4. Kennedy • BRO 3.08
5. Yeager • BRO 3.03

Fielding % as P

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

1. Hill • CIN .986
2. Breitenstein • CIN .981
3. Maul • BLN .978
4. Young • CLV .971
5. Rhines • PIT .971

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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