National League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Terry • NYG 1,575
2. Kelly • CIN 1,537
3. Hurst • PHI 1,509
4. Sisler • BSN 1,398
5. Bottomley • STL 1,347

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Jackson • NYG 552
2. Hornsby • CHC 547
3. Maranville • BSN 537
4. Ford • CIN 520
5. Thompson • PHI 512

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Gelbert • STL 46
2. English • CHC 39
3. Ford • CIN 35
Maranville • BSN 35
5. Bartell • PIT 33
Thompson • PHI 33

Def. Games as C

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

1. Wilson • STL 119
2. Spohrer • BSN 109
3. Lerian • PHI 103
4. Hargreaves • PIT 101
5. Taylor • 2TM 95

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Wilson • STL 410
2. Taylor • 2TM 348
3. Spohrer • BSN 314
4. Picinich • BRO 311
5. Hargreaves • PIT 308

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Wilson • STL 80
2. Taylor • 2TM 71
3. Lerian • PHI 69
4. Picinich • BRO 62
5. Gooch • CIN 61

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Spohrer • BSN 18
2. Wilson • STL 14
Hemsley • PIT 14
4. Taylor • 2TM 11
5. Davis • PHI 10

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Wilson • STL 16
2. Lerian • PHI 13
3. Picinich • BRO 8
4. Davis • PHI 7
González • CHC 7
Gooch • CIN 7
Taylor • 2TM 7
Hargreaves • PIT 7
Hemsley • PIT 7

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Picinich • BRO 9
2. Spohrer • BSN 7
3. Sukeforth • CIN 6
Schulte • CHC 6
5. Hogan • NYG 5
Hemsley • PIT 5
Taylor • 2TM 5

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. Picinich • BRO 75
2. Spohrer • BSN 55
3. Lerian • PHI 50
4. Wilson • STL 46
5. DeBerry • BRO 44

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. Wilson • STL 48
2. Taylor • 2TM 42
Picinich • BRO 42
Lerian • PHI 42
5. Gooch • CIN 36

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Taylor • 2TM 55.3
2. Wilson • STL 51.1
3. Gooch • CIN 49.3
4. González • CHC 48.8
5. Hargreaves • PIT 47.3

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Sisler • BSN 154
Hurst • PHI 154
3. Terry • NYG 149
4. Kelly • CIN 147
5. Bottomley • STL 145

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Terry • NYG 1,575
2. Kelly • CIN 1,537
3. Hurst • PHI 1,509
4. Sisler • BSN 1,398
5. Bottomley • STL 1,347

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hurst • PHI 112
2. Terry • NYG 111
Sisler • BSN 111
4. Kelly • CIN 103
5. Sheely • PIT 83

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Sisler • BSN 28
2. Hurst • PHI 24
3. Bissonette • BRO 15
4. Bottomley • STL 13
5. Kelly • CIN 11
Terry • NYG 11

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Terry • NYG 146
2. Sisler • BSN 131
3. Kelly • CIN 127
4. Hurst • PHI 125
5. Bottomley • STL 122

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Hornsby • CHC 156
2. Thompson • PHI 148
3. Maguire • BSN 138
4. Frisch • STL 121
5. Critz • CIN 106

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Thompson • PHI 395
2. Maguire • BSN 334
3. Frisch • STL 295
4. Hornsby • CHC 286
5. Cohen • NYG 227

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hornsby • CHC 547
2. Thompson • PHI 512
3. Maguire • BSN 437
4. Critz • CIN 395
5. Frisch • STL 374

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Thompson • PHI 33
2. Maguire • BSN 23
Hornsby • CHC 23
4. Frisch • STL 21
5. Cohen • NYG 20

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hornsby • CHC 106
2. Thompson • PHI 103
3. Maguire • BSN 94
4. Critz • CIN 72
5. Frisch • STL 66

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Whitney • PHI 154
2. Gilbert • BRO 142
3. Traynor • PIT 130
4. Lindstrom • NYG 128
5. Bell • BSN 127

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Whitney • PHI 168
2. Traynor • PIT 148
3. Gilbert • BRO 137
4. Lindstrom • NYG 134
5. McMillan • CHC 131

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Whitney • PHI 333
2. Gilbert • BRO 271
3. Lindstrom • NYG 258
4. Traynor • PIT 238
5. McMillan • CHC 226

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. McMillan • CHC 21
2. Traynor • PIT 20
3. Gilbert • BRO 19
4. Whitney • PHI 17
Dressen • CIN 17

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Whitney • PHI 29
2. Lindstrom • NYG 24
3. Traynor • PIT 23
4. McMillan • CHC 19
5. High • STL 17

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Jackson • NYG 149
2. Gelbert • STL 146
3. Maranville • BSN 145
4. English • CHC 144
5. Ford • CIN 108

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Gelbert • STL 338
2. English • CHC 332
3. Jackson • NYG 329
4. Maranville • BSN 319
5. Ford • CIN 239

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Jackson • NYG 552
2. Maranville • BSN 536
3. Gelbert • STL 499
4. English • CHC 497
5. Ford • CIN 368

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Gelbert • STL 46
2. English • CHC 39
3. Maranville • BSN 35
4. Ford • CIN 30
5. Jackson • NYG 28

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Jackson • NYG 110
2. English • CHC 107
3. Maranville • BSN 104
4. Gelbert • STL 95
5. Ford • CIN 86

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. O'Doul • PHI 138
2. Stephenson • CHC 130
Hafey • STL 130
4. Bressler • BRO 122
5. Comorosky • PIT 119

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Bressler • BRO 258
2. Hafey • STL 252
3. O'Doul • PHI 250
4. Comorosky • PIT 236
5. Stephenson • CHC 229

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. O'Doul • PHI 13
2. Stephenson • CHC 8
Hafey • STL 8
4. Comorosky • PIT 7
5. Bressler • BRO 6

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Bressler • BRO 14
2. Comorosky • PIT 10
Hafey • STL 10
4. O'Doul • PHI 8
5. Harper • BSN 6

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. O'Doul • PHI 5
2. Stephenson • CHC 4
3. Comorosky • PIT 3
4. Friberg • PHI 2
5. Barron • BSN 1
Grantham • PIT 1
Hafey • STL 1
Swanson • CIN 1

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Waner • PIT 151
2. Douthit • STL 150
Wilson • CHC 150
4. Frederick • BRO 143
5. Roush • NYG 106

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Waner • PIT 427
2. Frederick • BRO 409
Douthit • STL 409
4. Wilson • CHC 342
5. Allen • CIN 300

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Waner • PIT 23
2. Roush • NYG 16
3. Frederick • BRO 13
4. Wilson • CHC 12
5. Allen • CIN 10
Douthit • STL 10

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Wilson • CHC 12
Douthit • STL 12
3. Frederick • BRO 11
4. Swanson • CIN 8
5. Sothern • PHI 7

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Waner • PIT 6
2. Roush • NYG 5
3. Wilson • CHC 4
4. Clark • BSN 3
Sothern • PHI 3

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Ott • NYG 148
2. Waner • PIT 141
Herman • BRO 141
4. Walker • CIN 138
5. Richbourg • BSN 131

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Ott • NYG 323
2. Waner • PIT 310
3. Walker • CIN 291
4. Richbourg • BSN 260
5. Herman • BRO 251

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Ott • NYG 26
2. Waner • PIT 14
Cuyler • CHC 14
4. Klein • PHI 12
5. Orsatti • STL 11
Richbourg • BSN 11
Walker • CIN 11

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Herman • BRO 16
2. Walker • CIN 10
Ott • NYG 10
Richbourg • BSN 10
5. Klein • PHI 8
Cuyler • CHC 8

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Ott • NYG 11
2. Cuyler • CHC 7
3. Orsatti • STL 5
4. Herman • BRO 4
Waner • PIT 4

Def. Games as OF

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

1. O'Doul • PHI 154
2. Waner • PIT 151
3. Wilson • CHC 150
Douthit • STL 150
5. Klein • PHI 149
Ott • NYG 149

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Waner • PIT 450
2. Douthit • STL 442
3. Frederick • BRO 410
4. Allen • CIN 393
5. Wilson • CHC 380

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Ott • NYG 26
2. Waner • PIT 22
3. Roush • NYG 18
Klein • PHI 18
5. Waner • PIT 15
Cuyler • CHC 15

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Herman • BRO 16
2. Bressler • BRO 13
3. Klein • PHI 12
Wilson • CHC 12
Douthit • STL 12

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Ott • NYG 12
2. Cuyler • CHC 6
Waner • PIT 6
4. Waner • PIT 5
Orsatti • STL 5
O'Doul • PHI 5
Roush • NYG 5

Def. Games as P

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

1. Bush • CHC 50
2. Willoughby • PHI 49
3. Collins • PHI 43
Root • CHC 43
Sweetland • PHI 43

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hubbell • NYG 16
2. Jones • BSN 14
Sweetland • PHI 14
4. Vance • BRO 13
Fitzsimmons • NYG 13

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hubbell • NYG 76
Willoughby • PHI 76
3. Fitzsimmons • NYG 70
4. Grimes • PIT 65
5. Sweetland • PHI 64

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Lucas • CIN 4
Haid • STL 4
Fitzsimmons • NYG 4
Dudley • BRO 4
Donohue • CIN 4
Cantwell • BSN 4

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hubbell • NYG 7
Benton • NYG 7
Fitzsimmons • NYG 7
4. Willoughby • PHI 6
Bush • CHC 6

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. DeBerry • BRO 5.66
2. González • CHC 5.13
3. Picinich • BRO 5.03
4. Taylor • 2TM 4.96
5. Wilson • STL 4.67

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. DeBerry • BRO 5.00
2. Taylor • 2TM 4.41
3. Picinich • BRO 4.39
4. Wilson • STL 4.12
5. González • CHC 4.10

Fielding % as C

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

1. Lerian • PHI .986
2. Hargreaves • PIT .981
3. Hogan • NYG .979
4. Picinich • BRO .979
5. O'Farrell • NYG .979

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Kelly • CIN 11.48
2. Terry • NYG 11.32
3. Hurst • PHI 10.96
4. Grimm • CHC 10.91
5. Bissonette • BRO 10.35

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Terry • NYG 11.32
2. Kelly • CIN 11.16
3. Grimm • CHC 10.85
4. Hurst • PHI 10.53
5. Bissonette • BRO 10.09

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Sheely • PIT .996
2. Terry • NYG .994
3. Kelly • CIN .993
4. Grimm • CHC .992
5. Bottomley • STL .991

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Cohen • NYG 6.33
2. Thompson • PHI 6.31
3. Maguire • BSN 6.11
4. Frisch • STL 5.86
5. Critz • CIN 5.81

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Thompson • PHI 6.13
2. Cohen • NYG 5.77
3. Critz • CIN 5.71
4. Maguire • BSN 5.59
5. Frisch • STL 5.53

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Critz • CIN .974
2. Hornsby • CHC .973
3. Maguire • BSN .971
4. Frisch • STL .970
5. Thompson • PHI .965

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Whitney • PHI 3.35
2. Lindstrom • NYG 3.08
3. McMillan • CHC 3.05
4. Traynor • PIT 3.00
5. Gilbert • BRO 2.92

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Whitney • PHI 3.25
2. Lindstrom • NYG 3.06
3. McMillan • CHC 2.98
4. Traynor • PIT 2.97
5. Gilbert • BRO 2.87

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. High • STL .967
2. Whitney • PHI .967
3. Lindstrom • NYG .966
4. Gilbert • BRO .956
5. Bell • BSN .953

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Maranville • BSN 6.12
2. Gelbert • STL 5.95
3. Jackson • NYG 5.92
4. Thevenow • PHI 5.80
5. Ford • CIN 5.80

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Jackson • NYG 5.91
2. Maranville • BSN 5.90
3. English • CHC 5.76
4. Gelbert • STL 5.73
5. Ford • CIN 5.62

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Jackson • NYG .969
2. Maranville • BSN .961
3. English • CHC .955
4. Ford • CIN .953
5. Gelbert • STL .948

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Bressler • BRO 2.16
2. Swanson • CIN 2.09
3. Comorosky • PIT 2.04
4. Hafey • STL 2.00
5. O'Doul • PHI 1.91

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Stephenson • CHC .983
2. O'Doul • PHI .970
3. Harper • BSN .970
4. Hafey • STL .963
5. Comorosky • PIT .960

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Allen • CIN 2.98
2. Waner • PIT 2.98
3. Frederick • BRO 2.95
4. Douthit • STL 2.79
5. Roush • NYG 2.44

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Allen • CIN .987
2. Waner • PIT .987
3. Roush • NYG .981
4. Frederick • BRO .975
5. Douthit • STL .972

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Ott • NYG 2.36
2. Waner • PIT 2.30
3. Cuyler • CHC 2.22
4. Walker • CIN 2.19
5. Richbourg • BSN 2.07

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Waner • PIT .985
2. Ott • NYG .972
3. Cuyler • CHC .969
4. Walker • CIN .968
5. Klein • PHI .965

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Waner • PIT 3.15
2. Allen • CIN 3.09
3. Douthit • STL 3.08
4. Frederick • BRO 3.01
5. Welsh • 2TM 2.90

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Waner • PIT 3.13
2. Douthit • STL 3.00
3. Frederick • BRO 2.96
4. Allen • CIN 2.96
5. Welsh • 2TM 2.67

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Allen • CIN .988
2. Waner • PIT .987
3. Waner • PIT .986
4. Stephenson • CHC .984
5. Roush • NYG .982

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Cantwell • BSN 3.73
2. Sweetland • PHI 3.44
3. Fitzsimmons • NYG 3.36
4. Dudley • BRO 3.21
5. Willoughby • PHI 3.11

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Cantwell • BSN 2.41
2. Hubbell • NYG 2.36
3. Lucas • CIN 2.34
4. Grimes • PIT 2.27
5. Fitzsimmons • NYG 2.24

Fielding % as P

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

1. Vance • BRO 1.000
Seibold • BSN 1.000
Rixey • CIN 1.000
Luque • CIN 1.000
Kremer • PIT 1.000
Haines • STL 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