National League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hodges • BRO 1,336
2. Kluszewski • CIN 1,140
3. Fletcher • BSN 965
4. Mize • NYG 906
5. Jones • STL 876

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hamner • PHI 506
2. Schoendienst • STL 471
3. Rojek • PIT 461
4. Reese • BRO 454
5. Marion • STL 441

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Smalley • CHC 39
2. Rigney • NYG 32
Hamner • PHI 32
4. Jones • PHI 27
Stallcup • CIN 27

Def. Games as C

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

1. Campanella • BRO 127
2. Cooper • 2TM 117
3. Seminick • PHI 98
4. Rice • STL 92
5. McCullough • PIT 90

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Campanella • BRO 684
2. Cooper • 2TM 464
3. Seminick • PHI 411
4. McCullough • PIT 363
5. Rice • STL 355

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Cooper • 2TM 61
2. Campanella • BRO 55
3. Seminick • PHI 54
4. Crandall • BSN 39
McCullough • PIT 39

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Seminick • PHI 12
2. Campanella • BRO 11
Cooper • 2TM 11
4. Owen • CHC 8
5. Lopata • PHI 7
Walker • CHC 7

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Masi • 2TM 8
McCullough • PIT 8
3. Seminick • PHI 6
4. Campanella • BRO 5
Crandall • BSN 5
FitzGerald • PIT 5
Cooper • 2TM 5
Owen • CHC 5

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Cooper • 2TM 15
2. Seminick • PHI 13
3. Owen • CHC 7
FitzGerald • PIT 7
Campanella • BRO 7

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. Cooper • 2TM 30
2. Lopata • PHI 29
3. Seminick • PHI 27
4. Garagiola • STL 23
Owen • CHC 23

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. Seminick • PHI 28
2. Cooper • 2TM 26
3. Campanella • BRO 24
4. Crandall • BSN 17
Owen • CHC 17
McCullough • PIT 17

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Campanella • BRO 58.5
2. Crandall • BSN 51.5
3. Seminick • PHI 50.9
4. McCullough • PIT 48.6
5. Cooper • 2TM 46.4

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Hodges • BRO 156
2. Kluszewski • CIN 134
3. Fletcher • BSN 121
4. Mize • NYG 101
5. Jones • STL 98

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hodges • BRO 1,336
2. Kluszewski • CIN 1,140
3. Fletcher • BSN 965
4. Mize • NYG 906
5. Jones • STL 876

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Reich • CHC 83
2. Hodges • BRO 80
3. Fletcher • BSN 71
4. Kluszewski • CIN 65
Mize • NYG 65

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Jones • STL 15
2. Kluszewski • CIN 14
3. Sisler • PHI 11
4. Fletcher • BSN 9
Reich • CHC 9

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hodges • BRO 142
2. Kluszewski • CIN 109
3. Fletcher • BSN 96
4. Jones • STL 85
5. Mize • NYG 77

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Robinson • BRO 156
2. Schoendienst • STL 138
3. Stanky • BSN 135
4. Basgall • PIT 98
5. Bloodworth • CIN 92

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Schoendienst • STL 399
2. Robinson • BRO 395
3. Stanky • BSN 357
4. Miller • PHI 240
5. Bloodworth • CIN 229

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Schoendienst • STL 424
2. Robinson • BRO 421
3. Stanky • BSN 354
4. Verban • CHC 249
5. Bloodworth • CIN 234

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Verban • CHC 17
2. Robinson • BRO 16
3. Thompson • NYG 15
Stanky • BSN 15
5. Basgall • PIT 13

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Robinson • BRO 119
2. Schoendienst • STL 105
3. Stanky • BSN 92
4. Verban • CHC 60
5. Basgall • PIT 58
Murtaugh • PIT 58

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Jones • PHI 145
2. Hatton • CIN 136
3. Elliott • BSN 130
4. Gordon • NYG 123
5. Cox • BRO 100

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Jones • PHI 181
2. Hatton • CIN 143
3. Elliott • BSN 141
4. Gordon • NYG 112
5. Cox • BRO 104

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Jones • PHI 308
2. Elliott • BSN 300
3. Hatton • CIN 290
4. Castiglione • PIT 213
Cox • BRO 213

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Jones • PHI 27
2. Kazak • STL 19
Glaviano • STL 19
4. Elliott • BSN 17
5. Castiglione • PIT 14
Gordon • NYG 14

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hatton • CIN 29
2. Cox • BRO 28
3. Elliott • BSN 27
4. Castiglione • PIT 26
5. Kazak • STL 20

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Reese • BRO 155
2. Hamner • PHI 154
3. Rojek • PIT 144
4. Stallcup • CIN 141
5. Marion • STL 134

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Reese • BRO 316
2. Hamner • PHI 280
3. Smalley • CHC 265
4. Stallcup • CIN 256
5. Marion • STL 242

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hamner • PHI 506
2. Rojek • PIT 461
3. Reese • BRO 454
4. Marion • STL 441
5. Smalley • CHC 438

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Smalley • CHC 39
2. Hamner • PHI 32
3. Stallcup • CIN 27
4. Rigney • NYG 26
5. Dark • BSN 25
Rojek • PIT 25

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hamner • PHI 101
2. Reese • BRO 93
3. Rojek • PIT 92
4. Smalley • CHC 91
5. Stallcup • CIN 87

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Ennis • PHI 154
2. Kiner • PIT 152
3. Lockman • NYG 151
4. Slaughter • STL 149
5. Sauer • 2TM 135

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Ennis • PHI 358
2. Lockman • NYG 341
3. Slaughter • STL 313
4. Kiner • PIT 302
5. Sauer • 2TM 292

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Ennis • PHI 16
2. Sauer • 2TM 15
3. Kiner • PIT 12
4. Slaughter • STL 10
5. Lockman • NYG 9

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Ennis • PHI 13
2. Lockman • NYG 10
3. Sauer • 2TM 8
4. Kiner • PIT 7
5. Slaughter • STL 6

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Kiner • PIT 4
2. Lowrey • 2TM 2
Sauer • 2TM 2
4. Cavarretta • CHC 1
Ennis • PHI 1
Hermanski • BRO 1
Lockman • NYG 1
Rickert • BSN 1
Slaughter • STL 1
Sauer • 2TM 1

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Thomson • NYG 156
2. Ashburn • PHI 154
3. Snider • BRO 145
4. Diering • STL 125
5. Russell • BSN 95

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Ashburn • PHI 504
2. Thomson • NYG 454
3. Snider • BRO 355
4. Diering • STL 293
5. Merriman • CIN 213

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Ashburn • PHI 12
2. Jeffcoat • CHC 11
Snider • BRO 11
4. Diering • STL 7
Merriman • CIN 7
Thomson • NYG 7

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Ashburn • PHI 11
2. Thomson • NYG 9
3. Jeffcoat • CHC 8
4. Merriman • CIN 7
5. Snider • BRO 6
Russell • BSN 6

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Thomson • NYG 4
2. Russell • BSN 3
Snider • BRO 3
4. Jeffcoat • CHC 2
Musial • STL 2
Reiser • BSN 2
Westlake • PIT 2

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Furillo • BRO 140
2. Marshall • NYG 136
3. Musial • STL 123
4. Holmes • BSN 103
5. Nicholson • PHI 92
Westlake • PIT 92

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Furillo • BRO 286
2. Marshall • NYG 283
3. Holmes • BSN 206
4. Nicholson • PHI 187
5. Westlake • PIT 178

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Furillo • BRO 13
2. Marshall • NYG 12
3. Nicholson • PHI 9
Holmes • BSN 9
5. Westlake • PIT 8

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Furillo • BRO 11
2. Walker • 2TM 7
Marshall • NYG 7
4. Hollmig • PHI 5
5. Wyrostek • CIN 4

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Holmes • BSN 5
2. Marshall • NYG 4
3. Musial • STL 3
Baumholtz • 2TM 3
5. Furillo • BRO 2
Northey • STL 2
Westlake • PIT 2
Edwards • CHC 2

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Thomson • NYG 156
Musial • STL 156
3. Ashburn • PHI 154
Ennis • PHI 154
5. Kiner • PIT 152

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Ashburn • PHI 514
2. Thomson • NYG 488
3. Ennis • PHI 359
4. Snider • BRO 355
5. Lockman • NYG 353

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Sauer • 2TM 16
Ennis • PHI 16
3. Ashburn • PHI 13
Furillo • BRO 13
Marshall • NYG 13

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Ennis • PHI 13
2. Ashburn • PHI 11
Walker • 2TM 11
Furillo • BRO 11
5. Lockman • NYG 10
Jeffcoat • CHC 10

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Musial • STL 5
2. Thomson • NYG 4
Westlake • PIT 4
Holmes • BSN 4
5. Russell • BSN 3
Marshall • NYG 3
Kiner • PIT 3
Baumholtz • 2TM 3
Ashburn • PHI 3

Def. Games as P

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

1. Wilks • STL 59
2. Konstanty • PHI 53
3. Palica • BRO 49
4. Banta • BRO 48
5. Muncrief • 2TM 47

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Dickson • PIT 26
2. Rush • CHC 17
Newcombe • BRO 17
4. Jansen • NYG 14
Meyer • PHI 14
Sain • BSN 14
Spahn • BSN 14
Fox • CIN 14

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Fox • CIN 65
2. Schmitz • CHC 59
3. Jansen • NYG 57
4. Dickson • PIT 52
5. Bickford • BSN 50

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Antonelli • BSN 4
Spahn • BSN 4
Dubiel • CHC 4
Schmitz • CHC 4
Wilks • STL 4

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Schmitz • CHC 8
Dickson • PIT 8
3. Fox • CIN 7
4. Hatten • BRO 5
5. Kennedy • NYG 4
Koslo • NYG 4
Heintzelman • PHI 4
Vander Meer • CIN 4
Roberts • PHI 4
Roe • BRO 4
Chesnes • PIT 4

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Campanella • BRO 6.07
2. Crandall • BSN 5.61
3. Garagiola • STL 5.40
4. McCullough • PIT 5.24
5. Westrum • NYG 4.94

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Campanella • BRO 5.82
2. Crandall • BSN 5.17
3. Seminick • PHI 4.74
4. Garagiola • STL 4.59
5. Cooper • 2TM 4.49

Fielding % as C

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

1. Masi • 2TM .994
2. Rice • STL .992
3. Mueller • 2TM .988
4. Campanella • BRO .985
5. McCullough • PIT .985

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Mize • NYG 10.18
2. Reich • CHC 10.18
3. Jones • STL 10.02
4. Hopp • 2TM 9.59
5. Kluszewski • CIN 9.45

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Reich • CHC 9.91
2. Mize • NYG 9.61
3. Jones • STL 9.35
4. Hodges • BRO 9.08
5. Kluszewski • CIN 8.99

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Hodges • BRO .995
2. Fletcher • BSN .991
3. Kluszewski • CIN .989

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Schoendienst • STL 6.22
2. Verban • CHC 5.71
3. Miller • PHI 5.53
4. Bloodworth • CIN 5.53
5. Stanky • BSN 5.47

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Schoendienst • STL 5.96
2. Verban • CHC 5.31
3. Stanky • BSN 5.27
4. Miller • PHI 5.23
5. Robinson • BRO 5.23

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Schoendienst • STL .987
2. Robinson • BRO .981
3. Stanky • BSN .979

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Elliott • BSN 3.54
2. Castiglione • PIT 3.42
3. Jones • PHI 3.36
4. Hatton • CIN 3.29
5. Cox • BRO 3.24

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Elliott • BSN 3.39
2. Jones • PHI 3.37
3. Castiglione • PIT 3.19
4. Hatton • CIN 3.18
5. Cox • BRO 3.17

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Hatton • CIN .975
2. Elliott • BSN .963
3. Gordon • NYG .958
4. Jones • PHI .948

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Smalley • CHC 5.57
2. Marion • STL 5.36
3. Hamner • PHI 5.12
4. Rigney • NYG 5.03
5. Dark • BSN 5.03

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Smalley • CHC 5.33
2. Hamner • PHI 5.10
3. Marion • STL 5.10
4. Reese • BRO 4.97
5. Dark • BSN 4.95

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Reese • BRO .977
2. Marion • STL .976
3. Rojek • PIT .966
4. Stallcup • CIN .963
5. Dark • BSN .961

Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)

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

1. Lowrey • 2TM 2.63
2. Ennis • PHI 2.42
3. Lockman • NYG 2.38
4. Sauer • 2TM 2.34
5. Slaughter • STL 2.21

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Lowrey • 2TM 2.45
2. Ennis • PHI 2.43
3. Lockman • NYG 2.32
4. Sauer • 2TM 2.27
5. Slaughter • STL 2.17

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Lowrey • 2TM .989
2. Slaughter • STL .982
3. Kiner • PIT .978
4. Sauer • 2TM .975
5. Lockman • NYG .972

Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)

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

1. Ashburn • PHI 3.35
2. Merriman • CIN 3.28
3. Diering • STL 3.27
4. Thomson • NYG 3.02
5. Snider • BRO 2.68

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Ashburn • PHI 3.35
2. Thomson • NYG 2.96
3. Merriman • CIN 2.59
4. Snider • BRO 2.52
5. Diering • STL 2.40

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Diering • STL .987
2. Snider • BRO .984
3. Thomson • NYG .981
4. Ashburn • PHI .979

Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)

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

1. Nicholson • PHI 2.41
2. Marshall • NYG 2.26
3. Westlake • PIT 2.25
4. Holmes • BSN 2.22
5. Furillo • BRO 2.20

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Marshall • NYG 2.17
2. Furillo • BRO 2.14
3. Nicholson • PHI 2.13
4. Holmes • BSN 2.09
5. Westlake • PIT 2.02

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Musial • STL .993
2. Holmes • BSN .986
3. Marshall • NYG .977
4. Furillo • BRO .965

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Ashburn • PHI 3.42
2. Diering • STL 3.35
3. Merriman • CIN 3.27
4. Thomson • NYG 3.26
5. Jeffcoat • CHC 2.99

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Ashburn • PHI 3.42
2. Thomson • NYG 3.19
3. Jeffcoat • CHC 2.59
4. Merriman • CIN 2.57
5. Snider • BRO 2.53

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Musial • STL .991
2. Lowrey • 2TM .989
3. Diering • STL .987
4. Holmes • BSN .987
5. Snider • BRO .984

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Fox • CIN 3.31
2. Dickson • PIT 3.13
3. Schmitz • CHC 3.13
4. Staley • STL 2.99
5. Hartung • NYG 2.62

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Fox • CIN 2.08
2. Schmitz • CHC 2.00
3. Jansen • NYG 1.92
4. Dickson • PIT 1.77
5. Rush • CHC 1.54

Fielding % as P

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

1. Borowy • PHI 1.000
Newcombe • BRO 1.000
Chambers • PIT 1.000
Koslo • NYG 1.000
5. Jansen • NYG .986

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