National League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. McCormick • CIN 1,508
2. Lupien • PHI 1,453
3. Dahlgren • PIT 1,440
4. Sanders • STL 1,370
5. Cavarretta • CHC 1,363

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Miller • CIN 544
2. Williams • CIN 542
3. Kerr • NYG 507
4. Johnson • CHC 462
5. Marion • STL 461

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Johnson • CHC 47
2. Kerr • NYG 40
3. Gustine • PIT 36
4. Phillips • BSN 33
5. Wietelmann • BSN 30

Def. Games as C

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

1. Mueller • CIN 155
2. Owen • BRO 125
3. Lopez • PIT 115
4. Lombardi • NYG 100
5. Cooper • STL 97

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Owen • BRO 506
2. Mueller • CIN 471
3. Cooper • STL 442
4. Lopez • PIT 372
5. Lombardi • NYG 350

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Mueller • CIN 65
2. Owen • BRO 57
3. Lopez • PIT 52
4. Williams • CHC 50
5. Lombardi • NYG 47

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Lombardi • NYG 13
2. Owen • BRO 12
3. Finley • PHI 11
4. Cooper • STL 10
5. Mueller • CIN 9

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Lombardi • NYG 11
2. Owen • BRO 8
3. Williams • CHC 7
Cooper • STL 7
Finley • PHI 7

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Owen • BRO 11
2. Lopez • PIT 10
3. Lombardi • NYG 9
4. Peacock • PHI 7
5. O'Dea • STL 5
Mueller • CIN 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. Masi • BSN 41
2. Owen • BRO 35
3. Mueller • CIN 28
4. Finley • PHI 26
5. Williams • CHC 22
Mancuso • NYG 22
Lopez • PIT 22

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. Owen • BRO 26
2. Williams • CHC 23
Lopez • PIT 23
4. Kluttz • BSN 20
5. Mueller • CIN 19
Lombardi • NYG 19

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Lopez • PIT 51.1
Williams • CHC 51.1
3. Kluttz • BSN 50.0
4. Lombardi • NYG 48.7
5. Peacock • PHI 47.2

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Dahlgren • PIT 158
2. McCormick • CIN 153
3. Sanders • STL 152
4. Lupien • PHI 151
5. Cavarretta • CHC 139

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. McCormick • CIN 1,508
2. Lupien • PHI 1,453
3. Dahlgren • PIT 1,440
4. Sanders • STL 1,370
5. Cavarretta • CHC 1,337

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. McCormick • CIN 135
2. Dahlgren • PIT 128
3. Lupien • PHI 103
4. Schultz • BRO 85
5. Cavarretta • CHC 77

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Dahlgren • PIT 20
2. Macon • BSN 16
3. Schultz • BRO 14
4. Lupien • PHI 13
McCormick • CIN 13

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Sanders • STL 142
2. McCormick • CIN 130
3. Cavarretta • CHC 121
4. Lupien • PHI 114
5. Dahlgren • PIT 105

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Williams • CIN 155
2. Johnson • CHC 154
3. Verban • STL 146
4. Coscarart • PIT 136
5. Hausmann • NYG 122

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Johnson • CHC 385
2. Williams • CIN 377
3. Coscarart • PIT 371
4. Verban • STL 319
5. Hausmann • NYG 301

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Williams • CIN 542
2. Johnson • CHC 462
3. Coscarart • PIT 389
4. Verban • STL 380
5. Hausmann • NYG 350

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Johnson • CHC 47
2. Williams • CIN 27
Hausmann • NYG 27
4. Coscarart • PIT 26
5. Verban • STL 23
Mullen • PHI 23

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Verban • STL 105
2. Williams • CIN 97
3. Johnson • CHC 85
4. Coscarart • PIT 71
5. Hausmann • NYG 66

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Kurowski • STL 146
2. Elliott • PIT 140
3. Mesner • CIN 120
4. Bordagaray • BRO 98
5. Phillips • BSN 90

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Kurowski • STL 188
2. Elliott • PIT 169
3. Mesner • CIN 120
4. Bordagaray • BRO 107
5. Hack • CHC 96

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Elliott • PIT 285
2. Kurowski • STL 281
3. Mesner • CIN 246
4. Stewart • PHI 181
5. Phillips • BSN 177

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Elliott • PIT 27
2. Mesner • CIN 19
Phillips • BSN 19
4. Hack • CHC 17
Kurowski • STL 17

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Elliott • PIT 22
Phillips • BSN 22
3. Mesner • CIN 21
4. Kurowski • STL 20
5. Hughes • CHC 18

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Miller • CIN 155
2. Kerr • NYG 149
3. Marion • STL 144
4. Gustine • PIT 116
5. Wietelmann • BSN 103

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Miller • CIN 357
2. Kerr • NYG 328
3. Marion • STL 268
4. Wietelmann • BSN 215
5. Gustine • PIT 183

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Miller • CIN 544
2. Kerr • NYG 507
3. Marion • STL 461
4. Gustine • PIT 330
5. Hamrick • PHI 293

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Kerr • NYG 40
2. Gustine • PIT 34
3. Miller • CIN 27
4. Hamrick • PHI 25
5. Wietelmann • BSN 24

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Miller • CIN 100
2. Marion • STL 90
3. Kerr • NYG 81
4. Wietelmann • BSN 60
5. Hamrick • PHI 55

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Russell • PIT 140
2. Tipton • CIN 139
3. Litwhiler • STL 136
4. Galan • BRO 125
5. Medwick • NYG 122

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Tipton • CIN 329
2. Russell • PIT 313
3. Medwick • NYG 276
4. Litwhiler • STL 270
5. Galan • BRO 261

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Russell • PIT 18
2. Tipton • CIN 11
3. Galan • BRO 9
4. Dallessandro • CHC 8
Medwick • NYG 8
Nieman • BSN 8

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Litwhiler • STL 8
2. Tipton • CIN 6
3. Wasdell • PHI 5
Russell • PIT 5
5. Dallessandro • CHC 4
Aderholt • BRO 4

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Russell • PIT 5
2. Tipton • CIN 3
3. Dallessandro • CHC 2
Galan • BRO 2
Medwick • NYG 2

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Holmes • BSN 154
2. Adams • PHI 150
3. Rucker • NYG 139
4. Hopp • STL 130
5. Pafko • CHC 122

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Adams • PHI 423
2. Holmes • BSN 419
3. Rucker • NYG 302
4. Pafko • CHC 298
5. Hopp • STL 286

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Pafko • CHC 22
2. Holmes • BSN 15
3. Adams • PHI 14
4. Rucker • NYG 11
Rosen • BRO 11

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Adams • PHI 10
2. Pafko • CHC 6
Olmo • BRO 6
4. Barrett • PIT 5
Rucker • NYG 5

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Holmes • BSN 6
2. DiMaggio • PIT 4
Pafko • CHC 4
Rucker • NYG 4
5. Adams • PHI 2
Barrett • PIT 2
Olmo • BRO 2

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Nicholson • CHC 156
2. Northey • PHI 151
3. Walker • BRO 126
4. Musial • STL 124
5. Ott • NYG 103

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Nicholson • CHC 284
2. Northey • PHI 273
3. Musial • STL 240
4. Walker • BRO 224
5. Ott • NYG 188

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Nicholson • CHC 18
Northey • PHI 18
3. Workman • BSN 13
Walker • BRO 13
Musial • STL 13

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Walker • BRO 9
2. Nicholson • CHC 7
3. Barrett • PIT 6
Northey • PHI 6
5. Walker • CIN 5
Marshall • CIN 5

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Northey • PHI 8
2. Walker • BRO 4
3. Barrett • PIT 3
Marshall • CIN 3
Musial • STL 3
Nicholson • CHC 3
Workman • BSN 3

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Nicholson • CHC 156
2. Holmes • BSN 155
3. Adams • PHI 151
Northey • PHI 151
5. Russell • PIT 149

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Adams • PHI 449
2. Holmes • BSN 426
3. Barrett • PIT 373
4. Musial • STL 353
5. Russell • PIT 345

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Pafko • CHC 24
Northey • PHI 24
3. Russell • PIT 20
4. Nicholson • CHC 18
5. Walker • BRO 17

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Barrett • PIT 11
Walker • BRO 11
3. Adams • PHI 10
Walker • CIN 10
5. Litwhiler • STL 8

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Russell • PIT 7
Holmes • BSN 7
Northey • PHI 7
4. Barrett • PIT 4
DiMaggio • PIT 4
Walker • BRO 4
Rucker • NYG 4
Pafko • CHC 4
Nicholson • CHC 4

Def. Games as P

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

1. Adams • NYG 65
2. Rescigno • PIT 48
Webber • BRO 48
4. Tobin • BSN 43
Voiselle • NYG 43

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Sewell • PIT 21
2. Gumbert • 2TM 20
3. Strincevich • PIT 19
4. Lee • PHI 17
5. Barrett • BSN 15
Walters • CIN 15

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Tobin • BSN 93
2. Strincevich • PIT 60
3. Andrews • BSN 56
4. Walters • CIN 55
5. Barrett • PHI 54

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Feldman • NYG 7
2. Voiselle • NYG 6
3. Schanz • PHI 5
Gregg • BRO 5
5. Sewell • PIT 4
Lee • PHI 4

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Gumbert • 2TM 9
2. Barrett • BSN 7
Walters • CIN 7
4. Munger • STL 5
Passeau • CHC 5

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. O'Dea • STL 5.36
2. Cooper • STL 5.30
3. Williams • CHC 5.20
4. Mancuso • NYG 5.12
5. Owen • BRO 4.83

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. O'Dea • STL 5.22
2. Cooper • STL 4.97
3. Williams • CHC 4.77
4. Owen • BRO 4.50
5. Finley • PHI 4.36

Fielding % as C

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

1. Lopez • PIT .984
2. Mueller • CIN .983
3. Williams • CHC .981
4. Cooper • STL .980
5. Owen • BRO .979

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. McCormick • CIN 10.80
2. Weintraub • NYG 10.49
3. Etchison • BSN 10.38
4. Lupien • PHI 10.34
5. Cavarretta • CHC 10.21

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. McCormick • CIN 10.74
2. Lupien • PHI 10.30
3. Cavarretta • CHC 10.17
4. Weintraub • NYG 10.10
5. Dahlgren • PIT 9.92

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Sanders • STL .994
2. Cavarretta • CHC .992
3. McCormick • CIN .992
4. Lupien • PHI .992
5. Schultz • BRO .988

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Ryan • BSN 6.37
2. Williams • CIN 5.93
3. Coscarart • PIT 5.92
4. Johnson • CHC 5.64
5. Mullen • PHI 5.63

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Ryan • BSN 6.03
2. Williams • CIN 5.93
3. Coscarart • PIT 5.59
4. Johnson • CHC 5.50
5. Hausmann • NYG 5.34

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Williams • CIN .971
2. Verban • STL .968
3. Coscarart • PIT .967
4. Mullen • PHI .963
5. Hausmann • NYG .960

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Kurowski • STL 3.33
2. Elliott • PIT 3.32
3. Stewart • PHI 3.28
4. Phillips • BSN 3.20
5. Mesner • CIN 3.20

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Elliott • PIT 3.24
2. Kurowski • STL 3.21
3. Stewart • PHI 3.11
4. Mesner • CIN 3.05
5. Phillips • BSN 2.90

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Kurowski • STL .965
2. Mesner • CIN .951
3. Elliott • PIT .944

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Miller • CIN 5.87
2. Kerr • NYG 5.80
3. Wietelmann • BSN 5.46
4. Marion • STL 5.16
5. Gustine • PIT 5.08

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Miller • CIN 5.81
2. Kerr • NYG 5.60
3. Marion • STL 5.06
4. Wietelmann • BSN 4.87
5. Gustine • PIT 4.42

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Marion • STL .972
2. Miller • CIN .971
3. Wietelmann • BSN .954
4. Kerr • NYG .954
5. Gustine • PIT .938

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Tipton • CIN 2.45
2. Russell • PIT 2.36
3. Medwick • NYG 2.33
4. Galan • BRO 2.16
5. Nieman • BSN 2.05

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Medwick • NYG .993
2. Galan • BRO .989
3. Russell • PIT .985
4. Tipton • CIN .983
5. Wasdell • PHI .978

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Adams • PHI 2.91
2. Clay • CIN 2.91
3. Holmes • BSN 2.82
4. Pafko • CHC 2.62
5. Rucker • NYG 2.25

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Hopp • STL .997
2. Holmes • BSN .993
3. Rucker • NYG .984
4. Pafko • CHC .982
5. Adams • PHI .978

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Musial • STL 2.04
2. Nicholson • CHC 1.94
3. Northey • PHI 1.93
4. Ott • NYG 1.90
5. Walker • BRO 1.88

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Ott • NYG .985
2. Musial • STL .984
3. Northey • PHI .980
4. Nicholson • CHC .977
5. Walker • BRO .963

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Clay • CIN 3.12
2. Adams • PHI 3.08
3. Pafko • CHC 3.01
4. Holmes • BSN 2.86
5. DiMaggio • PIT 2.74

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Adams • PHI 3.07
2. Pafko • CHC 2.90
3. Holmes • BSN 2.84
4. Clay • CIN 2.82
5. Barrett • PIT 2.62

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Hopp • STL .997
2. Medwick • NYG .993
3. Holmes • BSN .991
4. Galan • BRO .988
5. Musial • STL .987

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Strincevich • PIT 3.74
2. Tobin • BSN 3.19
3. Gumbert • 2TM 3.00
4. Butcher • PIT 2.85
5. Lee • PHI 2.77

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Tobin • BSN 2.47
2. Gumbert • 2TM 2.12
3. Lee • PHI 2.06
4. Walters • CIN 2.06
5. Strincevich • PIT 1.98

Fielding % as P

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

1. Barrett • PHI 1.000
Passeau • CHC 1.000
Walters • CIN 1.000
Wilks • STL 1.000
Cooper • STL 1.000
Brecheen • 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