National League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Konetchy • STL 1,584
2. Hoblitzell • CIN 1,444
3. Abstein • PIT 1,412
4. Bransfield • PHI 1,377
5. Tenney • NYG 1,046

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Doolin • PHI 484
2. Tinker • CHC 470
3. Bridwell • NYG 441
4. Wagner • PIT 430
5. Miller • PIT 426

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Downey • CIN 62
2. Doolin • PHI 54
3. Sweeney • BSN 52
4. Tinker • CHC 50
5. Wagner • PIT 49

Def. Games as C

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

1. Gibson • PIT 150
2. Dooin • PHI 140
3. Bergen • BRO 112
4. McLean • CIN 95
5. Schlei • NYG 89

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Dooin • PHI 717
2. Gibson • PIT 655
3. Bergen • BRO 536
4. Schlei • NYG 493
5. Archer • CHC 408

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Bergen • BRO 202
2. Dooin • PHI 199
3. Gibson • PIT 192
4. Schlei • NYG 127
5. McLean • CIN 119

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Dooin • PHI 40
2. Schlei • NYG 24
3. Graham • BSN 22
4. Archer • CHC 21
5. Phelps • STL 20

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Bergen • BRO 18
2. McLean • CIN 16
3. Graham • BSN 14
Dooin • PHI 14
5. Phelps • STL 11

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Dooin • PHI 15
Graham • BSN 15
3. McLean • CIN 14
4. Gibson • PIT 10
5. Meyers • NYG 8

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. Bergen • BRO 142
2. Dooin • PHI 136
3. Gibson • PIT 129
4. Phelps • STL 125
5. Graham • BSN 119

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. Bergen • BRO 138
Gibson • PIT 138
3. Dooin • PHI 133
4. Schlei • NYG 93
5. McLean • CIN 90

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. McLean • CIN 53.9
2. Bresnahan • STL 53.4
3. Gibson • PIT 51.7
4. Archer • CHC 50.4
5. Schlei • NYG 50.3

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Konetchy • STL 152
2. Hoblitzell • CIN 142
3. Bransfield • PHI 138
4. Abstein • PIT 135
5. Tenney • NYG 98

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Konetchy • STL 1,584
2. Hoblitzell • CIN 1,444
3. Abstein • PIT 1,412
4. Bransfield • PHI 1,377
5. Tenney • NYG 1,046

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Konetchy • STL 97
2. Bransfield • PHI 89
3. Hoblitzell • CIN 74
4. Tenney • NYG 72
5. Abstein • PIT 65

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hoblitzell • CIN 28
2. Abstein • PIT 27
3. Konetchy • STL 26
4. Jordan • BRO 17
5. Bransfield • PHI 16
Tenney • NYG 16
Merkle • NYG 16

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hoblitzell • CIN 80
2. Bransfield • PHI 71
Konetchy • STL 71
4. Abstein • PIT 70
5. Tenney • NYG 53

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Miller • PIT 150
2. Doyle • NYG 144
3. Evers • CHC 126
4. Egan • CIN 116
5. Knabe • PHI 110

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Doyle • NYG 292
2. Egan • CIN 271
3. Alpermann • BRO 266
4. Evers • CHC 262
5. Miller • PIT 260

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Miller • PIT 426
2. Egan • CIN 376
3. Evers • CHC 354
4. Doyle • NYG 323
5. Knabe • PHI 312

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Alpermann • BRO 42
2. Doyle • NYG 39
3. Evers • CHC 38
4. Knabe • PHI 36
5. Charles • 2TM 34
Miller • PIT 34
Egan • CIN 34

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Doyle • NYG 51
2. Miller • PIT 50
3. Egan • CIN 45
4. Knabe • PHI 38
5. Shean • 2TM 37

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Grant • PHI 154
2. Byrne • 2TM 151
Steinfeldt • CHC 151
4. Devlin • NYG 143
5. Barbeau • 2TM 132

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Byrne • 2TM 214
2. Devlin • NYG 191
3. Grant • PHI 184
4. Steinfeldt • CHC 183
5. Lobert • CIN 182

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Byrne • 2TM 359
2. Devlin • NYG 317
3. Grant • PHI 310
4. Steinfeldt • CHC 299
5. Sweeney • BSN 243

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Barbeau • 2TM 43
Sweeney • BSN 43
3. Byrne • 2TM 37
4. Devlin • NYG 36
5. Lobert • CIN 33

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Devlin • NYG 21
2. Grant • PHI 18
Lennox • BRO 18
4. Steinfeldt • CHC 16
Lobert • CIN 16

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Doolin • PHI 147
2. Bridwell • NYG 145
3. Tinker • CHC 143
4. Wagner • PIT 136
5. Downey • CIN 119

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Doolin • PHI 352
2. Wagner • PIT 344
3. Tinker • CHC 320
4. Bridwell • NYG 269
5. Downey • CIN 260

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Doolin • PHI 484
2. Tinker • CHC 470
3. Bridwell • NYG 441
4. Wagner • PIT 430
5. Downey • CIN 363

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Downey • CIN 62
2. Doolin • PHI 54
3. Tinker • CHC 50
4. Wagner • PIT 49
5. McMillan • BRO 47

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Doolin • PHI 58
Wagner • PIT 58
3. Bridwell • NYG 55
4. Downey • CIN 54
5. Tinker • CHC 49

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Clarke • PIT 152
2. Sheckard • CHC 147
3. Magee • PHI 143
4. Ellis • STL 142
5. Bescher • CIN 115

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Clarke • PIT 361
2. Ellis • STL 323
3. Magee • PHI 285
4. Sheckard • CHC 277
5. Bescher • CIN 247

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Ellis • STL 25
2. Clarke • PIT 17
3. Bates • 2TM 16
Sheckard • CHC 16
5. Bescher • CIN 15

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Ellis • STL 16
2. Bescher • CIN 13
3. Sheckard • CHC 10
4. Magee • PHI 9
5. Bates • 2TM 8
McCormick • NYG 8

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Ellis • STL 10
2. Sheckard • CHC 5
3. Bescher • CIN 4
Clement • BRO 4
5. Clarke • PIT 3

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Hofman • CHC 143
2. Leach • PIT 139
3. Beaumont • BSN 111
4. Burch • BRO 102
5. Oakes • CIN 98

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Leach • PIT 331
2. Hofman • CHC 328
3. Beaumont • BSN 232
4. Burch • BRO 230
5. Oakes • CIN 198

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. O'Hara • NYG 16
2. Beaumont • BSN 15
Hofman • CHC 15
4. Burch • BRO 14
Osborn • PHI 14

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Shaw • STL 13
Hofman • CHC 13
3. Burch • BRO 12
4. Leach • PIT 11
5. Beaumont • BSN 8

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hofman • CHC 4
Leach • PIT 4
O'Hara • NYG 4
Osborn • PHI 4
5. Bates • PHI 3
Beaumont • BSN 3
Delahanty • STL 3
Paskert • CIN 3

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Wilson • PIT 154
2. Becker • BSN 152
3. Titus • PHI 149
4. Mitchell • CIN 145
5. Evans • STL 141

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Wilson • PIT 292
2. Mitchell • CIN 261
3. Titus • PHI 241
4. Becker • BSN 220
5. Evans • STL 212

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Murray • NYG 27
2. Becker • BSN 26
3. Titus • PHI 23
4. Evans • STL 20
Mitchell • CIN 20

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Becker • BSN 18
2. Evans • STL 14
Wilson • PIT 14
4. Mitchell • CIN 11
5. Murray • NYG 10

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Evans • STL 10
2. Becker • BSN 7
3. Titus • PHI 6
4. Wilson • PIT 5
5. Mitchell • CIN 3

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Wilson • PIT 154
2. Hofman • CHC 153
3. Becker • BSN 152
Clarke • PIT 152
5. Burch • BRO 151

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Clarke • PIT 362
2. Hofman • CHC 347
3. Leach • PIT 333
4. Ellis • STL 332
5. Burch • BRO 320

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Murray • NYG 30
2. Ellis • STL 28
3. Bates • 2TM 27
4. Becker • BSN 26
5. Burch • BRO 23
Titus • PHI 23

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Becker • BSN 18
2. Ellis • STL 17
3. Burch • BRO 16
4. Bates • 2TM 14
Wilson • PIT 14
Murray • NYG 14

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Evans • STL 10
2. Ellis • STL 9
3. Becker • BSN 8
4. Wilson • PIT 7
5. McCormick • NYG 6
Titus • PHI 6

Def. Games as P

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

1. Brown • CHC 50
2. Mattern • BSN 47
3. Beebe • STL 44
Gaspar • CIN 44
5. McQuillan • PHI 41
Camnitz • PIT 41

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Mattern • BSN 21
2. Mathewson • NYG 19
3. Brown • CHC 18
4. Willis • PIT 16
5. Beebe • STL 15
Reulbach • CHC 15

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Mattern • BSN 100
2. Ames • NYG 99
3. Mathewson • NYG 96
4. Reulbach • CHC 91
5. Fromme • CIN 89

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Mattern • BSN 10
2. Ames • NYG 9
Raymond • NYG 9
4. Fromme • CIN 8
Ewing • CIN 8

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Brown • CHC 6
2. Reulbach • CHC 4
Crandall • NYG 4
4. Maddox • PIT 3
Mathewson • NYG 3
McIntire • BRO 3
Moren • PHI 3
Overall • CHC 3
Rucker • BRO 3
Camnitz • PIT 3
Beebe • STL 3

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Meyers • NYG 7.55
2. Bergen • BRO 7.06
3. Schlei • NYG 7.05
4. Dooin • PHI 6.77
5. Archer • CHC 6.61

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Meyers • NYG 6.98
2. Schlei • NYG 6.97
3. Bergen • BRO 6.59
4. Dooin • PHI 6.54
5. Moran • CHC 6.46

Fielding % as C

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

1. Gibson • PIT .983
2. McLean • CIN .978
3. Bergen • BRO .976
4. Schlei • NYG .963
5. Archer • CHC .960

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Tenney • NYG 11.50
2. Konetchy • STL 11.22
3. Abstein • PIT 10.82
4. Hoblitzell • CIN 10.80
5. Chance • CHC 10.61

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Tenney • NYG 11.41
2. Konetchy • STL 11.06
3. Abstein • PIT 10.94
4. Hoblitzell • CIN 10.69
5. Bransfield • PHI 10.62

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Bransfield • PHI .989
2. Konetchy • STL .985
3. Abstein • PIT .982
4. Hoblitzell • CIN .982

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Egan • CIN 5.54
2. Alpermann • BRO 5.42
3. Shean • 2TM 5.07
4. Knabe • PHI 5.05
5. Charles • 2TM 5.03

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Egan • CIN 5.58
2. Alpermann • BRO 5.21
3. Knabe • PHI 4.99
4. Shean • 2TM 4.98
5. Evers • CHC 4.89

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Miller • PIT .953
2. Egan • CIN .950
3. Evers • CHC .942
4. Doyle • NYG .940
5. Knabe • PHI .938

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Byrne • 2TM 3.82
2. Sweeney • BSN 3.64
3. Devlin • NYG 3.59
4. Lobert • CIN 3.23
5. Grant • PHI 3.21

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Byrne • 2TM 3.79
2. Sweeney • BSN 3.56
3. Devlin • NYG 3.55
4. Grant • PHI 3.21
5. Steinfeldt • CHC 3.19

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Lennox • BRO .959
2. Grant • PHI .957
3. Steinfeldt • CHC .940
4. Byrne • 2TM .939
5. Devlin • NYG .934

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Doolin • PHI 5.74
2. Wagner • PIT 5.63
3. Tinker • CHC 5.53
4. Downey • CIN 5.28
5. Bridwell • NYG 5.02

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Wagner • PIT 5.69
2. Doolin • PHI 5.69
3. Tinker • CHC 5.52
4. Downey • CIN 5.24
5. Bridwell • NYG 4.90

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Tinker • CHC .940
2. Wagner • PIT .940
3. Bridwell • NYG .940
4. Doolin • PHI .939
5. McMillan • BRO .914

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Clarke • PIT 2.49
2. Ellis • STL 2.45
3. Bescher • CIN 2.28
4. Clement • BRO 2.24
5. Magee • PHI 2.07

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Clarke • PIT .987
2. Magee • PHI .970
3. Sheckard • CHC .967
4. Ellis • STL .956
5. Bescher • CIN .953

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Leach • PIT 2.47
2. Hofman • CHC 2.40
3. Burch • BRO 2.39
4. Beaumont • BSN 2.23
5. Shaw • STL 2.19

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Leach • PIT .969
2. Beaumont • BSN .969
3. Hofman • CHC .963

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Wilson • PIT 2.02
2. Mitchell • CIN 1.94
3. Titus • PHI 1.77
4. Evans • STL 1.65
5. Murray • NYG 1.64

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Titus • PHI .971
2. Schulte • CHC .968
3. Mitchell • CIN .962
4. Wilson • PIT .957
5. Murray • NYG .952

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Ellis • STL 2.54
2. Clarke • PIT 2.48
3. Leach • PIT 2.46
4. Paskert • CIN 2.41
5. Hofman • CHC 2.38

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Leach • PIT 2.50
2. Clarke • PIT 2.49
3. Ellis • STL 2.48
4. Hofman • CHC 2.37
5. Burch • BRO 2.27

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Clarke • PIT .987
2. Oakes • CIN .979
3. O'Hara • NYG .978
4. Titus • PHI .971
5. Magee • PHI .970

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Corridon • PHI 4.11
2. Ames • NYG 4.06
3. Mathewson • NYG 3.76
4. Reulbach • CHC 3.63
5. Mattern • BSN 3.45

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Ames • NYG 3.24
2. Mathewson • NYG 3.11
3. Reulbach • CHC 3.03
4. Corridon • PHI 2.89
5. Bell • BRO 2.76

Fielding % as P

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

1. McQuillan • PHI 1.000
2. Pfiester • CHC .974
3. Camnitz • PIT .973
4. Wiltse • NYG .973
5. Brown • CHC .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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