National League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Waitkus • PHI 1,387
2. Torgeson • BSN 1,365
3. Hodges • BRO 1,273
4. Kluszewski • CIN 1,123
5. Gilbert • NYG 784

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Smalley • CHC 541
2. Hamner • PHI 513
3. Kerr • BSN 471
4. Dark • NYG 465
5. Schoendienst • STL 437

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Smalley • CHC 51
2. Hamner • PHI 48
3. Dark • NYG 30
4. Kerr • BSN 28
5. Hartsfield • BSN 26
Reese • BRO 26
Thompson • NYG 26

Def. Games as C

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

1. Westrum • NYG 139
2. Rice • STL 130
3. Seminick • PHI 124
4. Campanella • BRO 123
5. Cooper • 2TM 101

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Campanella • BRO 683
2. Westrum • NYG 608
3. Rice • STL 572
4. Seminick • PHI 551
5. Cooper • 2TM 448

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Westrum • NYG 71
2. Rice • STL 63
3. Seminick • PHI 54
Campanella • BRO 54
Cooper • 2TM 54

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Seminick • PHI 15
2. Cooper • 2TM 14
3. Crandall • BSN 12
4. Campanella • BRO 11
5. Rice • STL 10

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Westrum • NYG 21
2. Campanella • BRO 14
3. Rice • STL 12
4. Cooper • 2TM 9
Seminick • PHI 9

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Pramesa • CIN 11
2. Rice • STL 9
3. Westrum • NYG 8
4. Campanella • BRO 6
Cooper • 2TM 6
Owen • CHC 6

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. Seminick • PHI 35
2. Rice • STL 33
3. Cooper • 2TM 30
4. Walker • CHC 29
5. Howell • CIN 28

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. Campanella • BRO 35
2. Westrum • NYG 29
3. Seminick • PHI 28
4. Cooper • 2TM 23
5. Owen • CHC 16

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Campanella • BRO 62.5
2. Westrum • NYG 53.7
3. Seminick • PHI 44.4
4. Cooper • 2TM 43.4
5. Owen • CHC 41.0

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Torgeson • BSN 156
2. Waitkus • PHI 154
3. Hodges • BRO 153
4. Kluszewski • CIN 131
5. Gilbert • NYG 111

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Waitkus • PHI 1,387
2. Torgeson • BSN 1,365
3. Hodges • BRO 1,273
4. Kluszewski • CIN 1,123
5. Gilbert • NYG 784

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Torgeson • BSN 110
2. Hodges • BRO 100
3. Waitkus • PHI 99
4. Ward • CHC 73
5. Gilbert • NYG 65

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Torgeson • BSN 21
2. Kluszewski • CIN 15
3. Irvin • NYG 11
4. Waitkus • PHI 10
Gilbert • NYG 10

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hodges • BRO 159
2. Waitkus • PHI 142
3. Torgeson • BSN 126
4. Kluszewski • CIN 101
5. Gilbert • NYG 80

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Stanky • NYG 151
2. Goliat • PHI 145
3. Robinson • BRO 144
4. Schoendienst • STL 143
5. Terwilliger • CHC 126

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Stanky • NYG 407
2. Schoendienst • STL 393
3. Ryan • 2TM 361
4. Robinson • BRO 359
5. Goliat • PHI 345

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Stanky • NYG 418
2. Schoendienst • STL 403
3. Goliat • PHI 393
4. Robinson • BRO 390
5. Terwilliger • CHC 380

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hartsfield • BSN 26
2. Terwilliger • CHC 24
3. Goliat • PHI 21
4. Stanky • NYG 20
5. Ryan • 2TM 16

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Robinson • BRO 133
2. Stanky • NYG 128
3. Schoendienst • STL 124
4. Ryan • 2TM 93
5. Goliat • PHI 89

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Jones • PHI 157
2. Thompson • NYG 138
3. Elliott • BSN 137
4. Hatton • CIN 126
5. Serena • CHC 125

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Jones • PHI 190
2. Hatton • CIN 145
3. Elliott • BSN 141
4. Thompson • NYG 136
5. Serena • CHC 122

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Jones • PHI 323
2. Thompson • NYG 303
3. Serena • CHC 274
4. Elliott • BSN 256
5. Glaviano • STL 255

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Thompson • NYG 26
2. Glaviano • STL 25
Jones • PHI 25
4. Serena • CHC 23
5. Elliott • BSN 20

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Thompson • NYG 43
2. Cox • BRO 35
3. Jones • PHI 30
4. Elliott • BSN 26
5. Serena • CHC 24

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Hamner • PHI 157
2. Kerr • BSN 155
3. Dark • NYG 154
Smalley • CHC 154
5. Stallcup • CIN 136

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Smalley • CHC 332
2. Kerr • BSN 310
3. Hamner • PHI 293
4. Dark • NYG 288
5. Reese • BRO 282

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Smalley • CHC 541
2. Hamner • PHI 513
3. Kerr • BSN 471
4. Dark • NYG 465
5. Reese • BRO 398

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Smalley • CHC 51
2. Hamner • PHI 48
3. Dark • NYG 30
4. Kerr • BSN 28
5. Reese • BRO 26

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Smalley • CHC 115
2. Dark • NYG 101
3. Hamner • PHI 100
4. Kerr • BSN 97
5. Reese • BRO 94

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Kiner • PIT 150
2. Sisler • PHI 137
3. Sauer • CHC 126
4. Lockman • NYG 123
Gordon • BSN 123

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Sisler • PHI 291
2. Lockman • NYG 276
3. Gordon • BSN 275
4. Kiner • PIT 268
5. Sauer • CHC 222

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Kiner • PIT 12
Sauer • CHC 12
Lockman • NYG 12
4. Sisler • PHI 9
5. Gordon • BSN 7

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Kiner • PIT 11
2. Sauer • CHC 9
3. Adcock • CIN 6
Lockman • NYG 6
5. Sisler • PHI 4
Gordon • BSN 4

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Adcock • CIN 3
Kiner • PIT 3
Lockman • NYG 3
4. Shuba • BRO 2
5. Ennis • PHI 1
Gordon • BSN 1
Lindell • STL 1
Musial • STL 1
Sauer • CHC 1

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Snider • BRO 151
2. Thomson • NYG 149
3. Ashburn • PHI 147
4. Jethroe • BSN 140
5. Pafko • CHC 125

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Ashburn • PHI 409
2. Thomson • NYG 399
3. Snider • BRO 379
4. Jethroe • BSN 353
5. Pafko • CHC 291

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Jethroe • BSN 18
2. Thomson • NYG 16
3. Snider • BRO 15
4. Ashburn • PHI 8
Diering • STL 8
Pafko • CHC 8

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Jethroe • BSN 13
2. Thomson • NYG 9
3. Pafko • CHC 8
4. Snider • BRO 7
5. Ashburn • PHI 5

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Thomson • NYG 7
2. Jethroe • BSN 6
3. Ashburn • PHI 2
Diering • STL 2
Snider • BRO 2
Westlake • PIT 2

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Furillo • BRO 153
2. Ennis • PHI 140
3. Slaughter • STL 128
4. Mueller • NYG 123
5. Wyrostek • CIN 113

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Ennis • PHI 262
2. Furillo • BRO 245
3. Mueller • NYG 202
4. Slaughter • STL 200
5. Bell • PIT 197

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Furillo • BRO 16
2. Bell • PIT 10
Marshall • BSN 10
4. Ennis • PHI 9
5. Mueller • NYG 8

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Ennis • PHI 9
2. Furillo • BRO 8
3. Bell • PIT 5
Wyrostek • CIN 5
Slaughter • STL 5

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Bell • PIT 3
2. Ennis • PHI 2
Furillo • BRO 2
Marshall • BSN 2
Mueller • NYG 2
Northey • 2TM 2

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Furillo • BRO 153
2. Snider • BRO 151
3. Kiner • PIT 150
4. Ennis • PHI 149
Thomson • NYG 149

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Ashburn • PHI 405
2. Thomson • NYG 394
3. Snider • BRO 378
4. Jethroe • BSN 355
5. Pafko • CHC 342

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Furillo • BRO 18
2. Jethroe • BSN 17
3. Snider • BRO 15
Thomson • NYG 15
5. Kiner • PIT 13

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Jethroe • BSN 12
2. Kiner • PIT 11
3. Sauer • CHC 9
Ennis • PHI 9
Thomson • NYG 9

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Jethroe • BSN 6
2. Thomson • NYG 5
3. Adcock • CIN 3
Bell • PIT 3
Westlake • PIT 3
Ennis • PHI 3
Lockman • NYG 3

Def. Games as P

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

1. Konstanty • PHI 74
2. Dickson • PIT 51
3. Werle • PIT 48
4. Maglie • NYG 47
5. Brazle • STL 46

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Jansen • NYG 30
2. Bickford • BSN 26
3. Rush • CHC 24
4. Roberts • PHI 22
5. Dickson • PIT 20

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Schmitz • CHC 61
2. Werle • PIT 58
3. Spahn • BSN 55
4. Blackwell • CIN 54
5. Fox • CIN 52

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Spahn • BSN 8
2. Schmitz • CHC 6
3. Wehmeier • CIN 5
Blackwell • CIN 5
5. Bankhead • BRO 4
Pollet • STL 4
Sain • BSN 4
Brazle • STL 4
Boyer • STL 4

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Jansen • NYG 7
2. Roberts • PHI 6
Dickson • PIT 6
4. Bickford • BSN 5
Pollet • STL 5
Schmitz • CHC 5
Church • PHI 5

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Campanella • BRO 6.23
2. Pramesa • CIN 6.03
3. Howell • CIN 5.48
4. Walker • CHC 5.46
5. Cooper • 2TM 5.42

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Campanella • BRO 5.99
2. Pramesa • CIN 5.00
3. Cooper • 2TM 4.97
4. Westrum • NYG 4.88
5. Rice • STL 4.88

Fielding % as C

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

1. Westrum • NYG .999
2. Howell • CIN .986
3. McCullough • PIT .985
4. Campanella • BRO .985
5. Rice • STL .984

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Waitkus • PHI 9.82
2. Torgeson • BSN 9.63
3. Gilbert • NYG 9.31
4. Kluszewski • CIN 9.25
5. Hodges • BRO 9.02

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Waitkus • PHI 9.65
2. Torgeson • BSN 9.46
3. Kluszewski • CIN 9.04
4. Hodges • BRO 8.97
5. Gilbert • NYG 7.65

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Hodges • BRO .994
2. Waitkus • PHI .993
3. Gilbert • NYG .988
4. Kluszewski • CIN .987
5. Torgeson • BSN .986

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Ryan • 2TM 5.99
2. Murtaugh • PIT 5.78
3. Stanky • NYG 5.76
4. Terwilliger • CHC 5.76
5. Schoendienst • STL 5.71

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Ryan • 2TM 5.72
2. Schoendienst • STL 5.57
3. Terwilliger • CHC 5.51
4. Stanky • NYG 5.46
5. Murtaugh • PIT 5.23

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Robinson • BRO .986
2. Schoendienst • STL .985
3. Ryan • 2TM .978
4. Stanky • NYG .976
5. Murtaugh • PIT .976

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Glaviano • STL 3.57
2. Thompson • NYG 3.36
3. Jones • PHI 3.34
4. Cox • BRO 3.32
5. Hatton • CIN 3.26

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Glaviano • STL 3.38
2. Jones • PHI 3.27
3. Thompson • NYG 3.18
4. Serena • CHC 3.17
5. Cox • BRO 3.13

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Cox • BRO .957
2. Hatton • CIN .954
3. Jones • PHI .954
4. Elliott • BSN .952
5. Serena • CHC .945

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Smalley • CHC 5.79
2. Kerr • BSN 5.32
3. Reese • BRO 5.19
4. Hamner • PHI 5.17
5. Marion • STL 5.16

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Smalley • CHC 5.67
2. Hamner • PHI 5.13
3. Reese • BRO 5.07
4. Kerr • BSN 5.04
5. Dark • NYG 4.89

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Stallcup • CIN .973
2. Kerr • BSN .965
3. Reese • BRO .963
4. Dark • NYG .962
5. Smalley • CHC .945

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

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

1. Gordon • BSN 2.42
2. Lockman • NYG 2.39
3. Sisler • PHI 2.26
4. Sauer • CHC 1.92
5. Kiner • PIT 1.90

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Lockman • NYG 2.34
2. Gordon • BSN 2.29
3. Sisler • PHI 2.19
4. Kiner • PIT 1.87
5. Sauer • CHC 1.86

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Sisler • PHI .987
2. Gordon • BSN .986
3. Lockman • NYG .980
4. Sauer • CHC .963
5. Kiner • PIT .962

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

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

1. Diering • STL 3.39
2. Westlake • PIT 3.06
3. Ashburn • PHI 2.91
4. Thomson • NYG 2.85
5. Jethroe • BSN 2.75

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Westlake • PIT 2.84
2. Ashburn • PHI 2.84
3. Thomson • NYG 2.79
4. Jethroe • BSN 2.65
5. Snider • BRO 2.61

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Ashburn • PHI .988
2. Snider • BRO .983
3. Thomson • NYG .979
4. Pafko • CHC .974
5. Jethroe • BSN .966

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

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

1. Bell • PIT 2.07
2. Holmes • BSN 1.98
3. Ennis • PHI 1.98
4. Wyrostek • CIN 1.85
5. Mueller • NYG 1.81

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Bell • PIT 1.99
2. Ennis • PHI 1.94
3. Holmes • BSN 1.76
4. Mueller • NYG 1.71
5. Furillo • BRO 1.71

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Mueller • NYG .986
2. Bell • PIT .976
3. Slaughter • STL .976
4. Wyrostek • CIN .975
5. Furillo • BRO .970

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. Diering • STL 3.34
2. Ashburn • PHI 2.88
3. Thomson • NYG 2.80
4. Westlake • PIT 2.80
5. Jethroe • BSN 2.76

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. Ashburn • PHI 2.81
2. Thomson • NYG 2.74
3. Westlake • PIT 2.71
4. Jethroe • BSN 2.64
5. Snider • BRO 2.60

Fielding % as OF

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

1. Westlake • PIT .991
2. Gordon • BSN .990
3. Ashburn • PHI .988
4. Sisler • PHI .987
5. Mueller • NYG .986

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Schmitz • CHC 3.50
2. Staley • STL 2.97
3. Fox • CIN 2.89
4. Werle • PIT 2.88
5. Miller • PHI 2.84

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Schmitz • CHC 1.92
Rush • CHC 1.92
3. Jansen • NYG 1.88
4. Roberts • PHI 1.80
5. Bickford • BSN 1.78

Fielding % as P

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

1. Munger • STL 1.000
Brecheen • STL 1.000
Staley • STL 1.000
Simmons • PHI 1.000
Jones • NYG 1.000
Miller • PHI 1.000
Meyer • PHI 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