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Negro National League II Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Suttles • NE 372
2. West • 2TM 370
3. Leonard • HG 335
4. Harris • PS 258
5. Washington • NBY 254

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Williams • PS 140
2. Seay • NE 121
3. Bankhead • HG 118
4. Wells • NE 115
5. Jackson • HG 110

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Williams • PS 17
2. Patterson • PS 13
3. Cannady • NBY 11
4. Dunn • PS 10
Spearman • HG 10

Def. Games as C

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

1. Hayes • NE 29
Gibson • HG 29
3. Clarke • NBY 23
4. Mackey • 2TM 22
Perkins • PS 22

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hayes • NE 137
2. Gibson • HG 131
3. Clarke • NBY 112
4. Mackey • 2TM 108
5. Casey • NYC 100

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gibson • HG 23
2. Perkins • PS 20
3. Clarke • NBY 19
4. Hayes • NE 18
5. Casey • NYC 15

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Casey • NYC 6
Clarke • NBY 6
3. Ruffin • 2TM 4
4. Campanella • BEG 3
Hayes • NE 3

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Clarke • NBY 3
Perkins • PS 3
3. Mackey • 2TM 2
4. Boone • BEG 1
Campanella • BEG 1
Dukes • TC2 1
Gibson • HG 1
Hayes • NE 1
Ruffin • 2TM 1

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Hayes • NE 5
2. Campanella • BEG 3
3. Perkins • PS 2
Ruffin • 2TM 2
5. Clarke • NBY 1
Cooper • PS 1
Gibson • HG 1
Napier • HG 1
Mackey • 2TM 1

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. Casey • NYC 13
2. Ruffin • 2TM 12
3. Campanella • BEG 9
4. Clarke • NBY 8
Gibson • HG 8

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. West • 2TM 39
2. Suttles • NE 37
3. Leonard • HG 33
4. Washington • NBY 32
5. Harris • PS 24

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. West • 2TM 370
2. Suttles • NE 367
3. Leonard • HG 335
4. Washington • NBY 254
5. Harris • PS 221

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. West • 2TM 18
2. Suttles • NE 17
3. Harris • PS 14
4. Leonard • HG 12
5. Pagés • NYC 7
Washington • NBY 7

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Washington • NBY 5
2. Suttles • NE 4
West • 2TM 4
4. Charleston • TC2 2
Harris • PS 2
Leonard • HG 2
Pagés • NYC 2

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Leonard • HG 19
2. West • 2TM 17
3. Suttles • NE 15
4. Harris • PS 12
Washington • NBY 12

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Bankhead • HG 36
2. Seay • NE 34
3. Patterson • PS 29
4. Campbell • NBY 28
5. Hughes • BEG 27

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Bankhead • HG 83
2. Seay • NE 76
3. Hughes • BEG 73
4. Campbell • NBY 72
5. Patterson • PS 63

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Bankhead • HG 118
2. Seay • NE 116
3. Hughes • BEG 81
4. Patterson • PS 80
5. Campbell • NBY 65

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Patterson • PS 9
2. Bankhead • HG 8
3. Seay • NE 7
4. Campbell • NBY 5
Dunn • PS 5

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Bankhead • HG 20
2. Seay • NE 13
3. Patterson • PS 12
4. Hughes • BEG 11
5. Campbell • NBY 9

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Spearman • HG 34
2. Wilson • PS 28
3. Irvin • NE 23
4. Scales • NBY 20
5. Snow • BEG 15

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Scales • NBY 24
2. Wilson • PS 21
3. Spearman • HG 18
4. Heredía • NYC 14
5. Cannady • NBY 12

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Spearman • HG 49
2. Wilson • PS 44
3. Snow • BEG 33
4. Irvin • NE 26
5. Heredía • NYC 25
Scales • NBY 25

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Spearman • HG 10
2. Rivera • BEG 6
Irvin • NE 6
4. Cannady • NBY 5
5. Wilson • PS 4
Snow • BEG 4
Patterson • PS 4

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Wilson • PS 3
2. Scales • NBY 2
Patterson • PS 2
Rivera • BEG 2
Riddick • NE 2

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Williams • PS 45
2. Wells • NE 38
3. Jackson • HG 36
4. Miller • NBY 29
5. Walker • BEG 15

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Williams • PS 116
2. Jackson • HG 73
3. Wells • NE 71
4. Miller • NBY 52
5. Snow • BEG 23
Valdés • NYC 23

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Williams • PS 140
2. Wells • NE 115
3. Jackson • HG 110
4. Miller • NBY 73
5. Walker • BEG 42

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Williams • PS 17
2. Jackson • HG 9
3. Wells • NE 8
4. Miller • NBY 7
5. Butts • BEG 3
Cannady • NBY 3
Clarkson • TC2 3
Walker • BEG 3

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Jackson • HG 16
2. Williams • PS 14
3. Miller • NBY 10
4. Wells • NE 9
5. Snow • BEG 6

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Harris • HG 32
2. Parnell • PS 29
3. Wilson • NE 27
4. Brooks • NBY 21
5. Hoskins • BEG 17

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Parnell • PS 51
2. Harris • HG 39
3. Wilson • NE 28
Brooks • NBY 28
Hoskins • BEG 28

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Harris • HG 5
2. Brooks • NBY 2
3. Dunn • PS 1
Harvey • TC2 1
Hoskins • BEG 1
McHenry • PS 1
Parnell • PS 1
Vargas • NYC 1
Wilson • NE 1

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Parnell • PS 4
2. Brooks • NBY 3
Hoskins • BEG 3
4. Dunn • PS 2
Harris • HG 2
Pearson • NE 2

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Benson • PS 48
2. Kimbro • BEG 24
3. Curry • NBY 23
4. Benjamin • HG 20
5. Biot • 2TM 19
Pearson • NE 19

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Benson • PS 96
2. Curry • NBY 56
3. Benjamin • HG 52
4. Kimbro • BEG 50
5. Biot • 2TM 33

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. López • NYC 4
2. Benson • PS 2
Irvin • NE 2
Kimbro • BEG 2
Pearson • NE 2

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Benson • PS 4
2. Pearson • NE 3
3. Brown • HG 2
Kimbro • BEG 2
5. Curry • NBY 1
Biot • 2TM 1

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. López • NYC 1
Pearson • NE 1
Biot • 2TM 1

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Stone • NE 31
2. Whatley • HG 28
Spearman • PS 28
4. Wright • NBY 25
5. Caraballo • NYC 17

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Stone • NE 52
2. Wright • NBY 50
3. Spearman • PS 44
4. Whatley • HG 34
5. Wright • BEG 25
Caraballo • NYC 25

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Dunn • PS 4
2. Hoskins • BEG 3
Stone • NE 3
Wright • NBY 3
5. Brown • HG 2

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hoskins • BEG 3
2. Caraballo • NYC 2
Dunn • PS 2
Spearman • PS 2
Wright • NBY 2

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hoskins • BEG 2
2. Brown • HG 1
Byrd • BEG 1
Wright • NBY 1

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Benson • PS 96
2. Curry • 2TM 63
3. Kimbro • BEG 62
4. Parnell • PS 57
5. Benjamin • 2TM 54

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Dunn • PS 5
Harris • HG 5
3. López • NYC 4
Hoskins • BEG 4
5. Stone • NE 3
Wright • NBY 3

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hoskins • BEG 6
2. Pearson • NE 5
3. Parnell • PS 4
Dunn • PS 4
Benson • PS 4

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Hoskins • BEG 2
2. Brown • HG 1
Byrd • BEG 1
López • NYC 1
Pearson • NE 1
Wright • NBY 1
Biot • 2TM 1

Def. Games as P

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

1. McHenry • PS 18
Day • NE 18
3. Thompson • PS 15
4. Missouri • PS 14
5. Byrd • BEG 13
Stanley • NBY 13

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Holland • NBY 6
2. Day • NE 4
Walker • HG 4
Johnson • TC2 4
5. Brown • HG 2
Partlow • HG 2
Ruiz • NYC 2
Stanley • NBY 2

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Day • NE 32
2. Byrd • BEG 28
McHenry • PS 28
4. Walker • HG 21
5. Ruiz • NYC 20
Missouri • PS 20

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Ruiz • NYC 4
2. Missouri • PS 3
3. Brown • HG 2
Day • NE 2
McDuffie • NBY 2

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Day • NE 3
2. Brown • NBY 1
Ferrell • HG 1
Holland • NBY 1
McHenry • PS 1
Parker • HG 1
Ruiz • NYC 1
Thompson • PS 1
Walker • HG 1
Hubert • 2TM 1
Welmaker • 2TM 1

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Casey • NYC 7.52
2. Clarke • NBY 6.72
3. Hayes • NE 6.42
4. Ruffin • 2TM 6.29
5. Mackey • 2TM 6.10

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Casey • NYC 6.76
2. Clarke • NBY 5.70
3. Mackey • 2TM 5.45
4. Hayes • NE 5.34
5. Ruffin • 2TM 5.33

Fielding % as C

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

1. Gibson • HG .994
2. Perkins • PS .991
3. Palm • 2TM .989
4. Mackey • 2TM .984
5. Hayes • NE .981

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Suttles • NE 11.52
2. Leonard • HG 11.17
3. West • 2TM 10.83
4. Harris • PS 10.58
5. Washington • NBY 9.36

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Leonard • HG 10.52
2. Suttles • NE 10.38
3. West • 2TM 9.95
4. Harris • PS 9.79
5. Washington • NBY 8.16

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Leonard • HG .994
2. Harris • PS .992
3. West • 2TM .990
4. Suttles • NE .990
5. Washington • NBY .981

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Hughes • BEG 6.54
2. Seay • NE 6.19
3. Bankhead • HG 5.96
4. Campbell • NBY 5.72
5. Patterson • PS 5.36

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Hughes • BEG 5.70
2. Seay • NE 5.65
3. Bankhead • HG 5.58
4. Patterson • PS 4.93
5. Campbell • NBY 4.89

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Hughes • BEG .975
2. Seay • NE .965
3. Campbell • NBY .965
4. Bankhead • HG .962
5. Patterson • PS .941

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Scales • NBY 2.92
2. Wilson • PS 2.79
3. Spearman • HG 2.20
4. Irvin • NE 1.75

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Scales • NBY 2.45
2. Wilson • PS 2.32
3. Spearman • HG 1.97
4. Irvin • NE 1.52

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Wilson • PS .942
2. Spearman • HG .870
3. Irvin • NE .854

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Williams • PS 6.03
2. Jackson • HG 5.42
3. Wells • NE 5.34
4. Miller • NBY 5.11

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Williams • PS 5.69
2. Jackson • HG 5.08
3. Wells • NE 4.89
4. Miller • NBY 4.31

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Wells • NE .959
2. Jackson • HG .953
3. Miller • NBY .947
4. Williams • PS .938

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

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

1. Parnell • PS 2.00
2. Brooks • NBY 1.90
3. Hoskins • BEG 1.89
4. Harris • HG 1.53
5. Wilson • NE 1.32

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Parnell • PS 1.79
2. Hoskins • BEG 1.71
3. Brooks • NBY 1.43
4. Harris • HG 1.38
5. Wilson • NE 1.07

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Wilson • NE .967
2. Harris • HG .957
3. Parnell • PS .929

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

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

1. Benjamin • HG 2.84
2. Curry • NBY 2.82
3. Kimbro • BEG 2.38
4. Benson • PS 2.22
5. Biot • 2TM 2.20

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Benjamin • HG 2.65
2. Curry • NBY 2.43
3. Kimbro • BEG 2.17
4. Benson • PS 2.04
5. Biot • 2TM 1.79

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Curry • NBY .982
2. Kimbro • BEG .963
3. Benson • PS .961

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

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

1. Wright • NBY 2.45
2. Stone • NE 2.03
3. Dunn • PS 1.76
4. Spearman • PS 1.74
5. Caraballo • NYC 1.61

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Wright • NBY 2.12
2. Stone • NE 1.77
3. Dunn • PS 1.69
4. Spearman • PS 1.61
5. Caraballo • NYC 1.47

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Stone • NE .982
2. Whatley • HG .971
3. Wright • NBY .964
4. Spearman • PS .957

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Brown • NE 3.60
2. Walker • HG 3.13
3. Welmaker • 2TM 3.07
4. Day • NE 3.07
5. Thompson • PS 2.88

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Brown • HG 2.57
2. Walker • HG 2.27
3. Johnson • TC2 2.25
4. Ruiz • NYC 2.20
5. Byrd • BEG 2.15

Fielding % as P

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

1. Brown • NE 1.000
Williams • NBY 1.000
Ellis • PS 1.000
Tiant • NYC 1.000
Holland • NBY 1.000
Thompson • PS 1.000
Manning • NE 1.000
McDonald • PS 1.000
Roberts • HG 1.000
McHenry • PS 1.000
Partlow • HG 1.000
Parker • HG 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

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