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Negro National League II Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Leonard • HG 542
2. West • PS 463
3. Pearson • NE 329
4. Cash • PS 262
5. Thomas • NYC 242

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Bankhead • HG 196
2. Austin • PS 134
3. Williams • PS 123
4. Dandridge • NE 103
5. Martínez • NYC 102

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Bankhead • HG 19
West • PS 19
3. Martínez • NYC 16
4. Williams • PS 15
5. Austin • PS 13

Def. Games as C

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

1. Cash • PS 44
2. Gibson • HG 43
3. Wynn • NE 31
4. Louden • NYC 26
5. Campanella • BEG 20

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Cash • PS 246
2. Gibson • HG 188
3. Wynn • NE 135
4. Louden • NYC 134
5. Campanella • BEG 112

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Cash • PS 34
2. Gibson • HG 29
3. Louden • NYC 28
4. Wynn • NE 23
5. Campanella • BEG 15

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Cash • PS 10
2. Gibson • HG 7
Louden • NYC 7
4. Wynn • NE 5
5. Brooks • NYC 3
Palm • PS 3

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Kelly • NBY 5
2. Cash • PS 4
3. Gibson • HG 3
4. Campanella • BEG 2
Clarke • BEG 2
Louden • NYC 2
Wynn • NE 2

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Cash • PS 6
Gibson • HG 6
3. Wynn • NE 3
4. Campanella • BEG 2
Louden • NYC 2

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. Wynn • NE 15
2. Cash • PS 11
3. Gibson • HG 9
Louden • NYC 9
5. Gaston • HG 6
Royal • NBY 6

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. West • PS 50
Leonard • HG 50
3. Pearson • NE 33
4. Thomas • NYC 24
5. Clayton • NBY 20
Dennis • BEG 20

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Leonard • HG 542
2. West • PS 463
3. Pearson • NE 321
4. Thomas • NYC 242
5. Dennis • BEG 205

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Leonard • HG 30
2. West • PS 23
3. Pearson • NE 22
4. Thomas • NYC 15
5. Dennis • BEG 11

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. West • PS 19
2. Dennis • BEG 8
3. Pearson • NE 7
4. Clayton • NBY 5
Thomas • NYC 5

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Leonard • HG 31
2. Pearson • NE 30
3. West • PS 28
4. Thomas • NYC 14
5. Clayton • NBY 12

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Williams • PS 50
2. Russell • BEG 31
3. Pérez • NYC 30
Dandridge • NE 30
5. Jackson • HG 25

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Williams • PS 124
2. Dandridge • NE 92
3. Russell • BEG 69
4. Pérez • NYC 61
5. Cannady • HG 49

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Williams • PS 121
2. Dandridge • NE 93
3. Russell • BEG 91
4. Pérez • NYC 85
5. Jackson • HG 70

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Williams • PS 15
2. Pérez • NYC 9
3. Russell • BEG 8
4. Dandridge • NE 7
5. Spencer • 2TM 6

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Williams • PS 24
2. Dandridge • NE 21
3. Spencer • 2TM 13
Pérez • NYC 13
5. Jackson • HG 11

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Spearman • PS 40
2. Watkins • NE 37
Rodríguez • NYC 37
4. Battle • HG 33
5. Snow • BEG 20
Duckett • PS 20

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Rodríguez • NYC 50
2. Watkins • NE 42
Spearman • PS 42
4. Battle • HG 24
5. Snow • BEG 22

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Watkins • NE 77
2. Rodríguez • NYC 75
3. Spearman • PS 69
4. Battle • HG 50
5. Snow • BEG 38

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Watkins • NE 9
2. Battle • HG 6
3. Barker • NBY 5
Spearman • PS 5
5. Rodríguez • NYC 4
Snow • BEG 4

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Spearman • PS 9
Watkins • NE 9
3. Rodríguez • NYC 4
4. Cannady • HG 3
5. Martínez • NYC 2
Rivera • NBY 2
Snow • BEG 2
Starks • NBY 2
Stone • PS 2

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Bankhead • HG 48
2. Austin • PS 47
3. Martínez • NYC 33
4. Butts • 2TM 32
5. Morton • 2TM 21

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Bankhead • HG 122
2. Austin • PS 98
3. Martínez • NYC 78
4. Butts • 2TM 63
5. Morton • 2TM 35

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Bankhead • HG 163
2. Austin • PS 134
3. Martínez • NYC 97
4. Butts • 2TM 86
5. Morton • 2TM 49

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Bankhead • HG 16
2. Austin • PS 13
Martínez • NYC 13
4. Butts • 2TM 9
5. Morton • 2TM 7

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Bankhead • HG 27
2. Austin • PS 23
3. Martínez • NYC 18
4. Butts • 2TM 12
5. Morton • 2TM 10

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Bell • HG 49
2. Hoskins • BEG 30
3. Curry • PS 28
4. Harvey • NE 22
5. Coimbre • NYC 18

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Bell • HG 69
2. Hoskins • BEG 45
3. Curry • PS 31
4. Harvey • NE 27
Coimbre • NYC 27

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Coimbre • NYC 3
2. Bell • HG 2
Brown • PS 2
Curry • PS 2
5. Davis • NE 1
Hoskins • BEG 1
Stone • PS 1

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Curry • PS 6
2. Hoskins • BEG 4
3. Coimbre • NYC 3
4. Harvey • NE 2
5. Brooks • NYC 1
Christopher • NBY 1
Linares • NYC 1
Sydnor • NBY 1

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Davis • NE 1

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Benjamin • HG 53
2. Benson • PS 52
3. Vargas • NYC 35
4. Kimbro • BEG 34
5. Brathwaite • NE 25

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Benson • PS 121
2. Benjamin • HG 116
3. Vargas • NYC 79
4. Kimbro • BEG 68
5. Brathwaite • NE 42

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Benjamin • HG 9
2. Benson • PS 6
3. Vargas • NYC 4
4. Barker • NBY 2
Linares • NYC 2
Louden • NYC 2
Turner • NE 2

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Brathwaite • NE 8
2. Benson • PS 4
3. Barker • NBY 3
4. Benjamin • HG 2
Kimbro • BEG 2

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Benson • PS 2
2. Benjamin • HG 1
Vargas • NYC 1

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Hoskins • HG 42
2. Stone • PS 41
3. Barnett • NE 25
4. Duany • NYC 21
5. Williams • NBY 16

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Hoskins • HG 61
2. Stone • PS 49
3. Barnett • NE 38
4. Campanella • 2TM 26
5. Duany • NYC 23

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Stone • PS 5
2. Barnett • NE 2
Hoskins • HG 2
Wilson • HG 2
Campanella • 2TM 2

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Stone • PS 4
2. Duany • NYC 2
Hoskins • HG 2
Robinson • BEG 2
Campanella • 2TM 2

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Campanella • 2TM 2
2. Barnett • NE 1
Scales • BEG 1

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Benson • PS 121
2. Benjamin • HG 116
3. Vargas • NYC 79
4. Bell • HG 74
5. Kimbro • BEG 68

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Benjamin • HG 9
2. Benson • PS 6
Stone • PS 6
4. Vargas • NYC 4
Coimbre • NYC 4

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Brathwaite • NE 8
2. Curry • PS 6
3. Benson • PS 4
Stone • PS 4
Hoskins • BEG 4

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Benson • PS 2
Campanella • 2TM 2
3. Barnett • NE 1
Benjamin • HG 1
Davis • NE 1
Scales • BEG 1
Vargas • NYC 1

Def. Games as P

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

1. Ricks • PS 21
2. Brown • HG 17
3. Brown • PS 16
4. McDuffie • 2TM 14
Howard • NYC 14

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Ricks • PS 8
2. Brown • PS 4
Howard • NYC 4
4. Carter • HG 3
Mahoney • PS 3

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Ricks • PS 43
2. Brown • HG 35
3. Brown • PS 30
4. Hooker • NE 27
5. Walker • HG 23

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Buchanan • PS 3
2. Ricks • PS 2
Forrest • 2TM 2
Sunkett • PS 2
Stanley • NBY 2
Carter • HG 2

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Ricks • PS 4
2. Walker • HG 2
Johnson • HG 2
4. Brown • HG 1
Carter • HG 1
Gaines • BEG 1
Harvey • BEG 1
Hill • NE 1
Hooker • NE 1
Barnhill • NYC 1
Newcombe • NE 1
Perry • PS 1
Scantlebury • NYC 1
Tiant • NYC 1
Hobgood • 2TM 1
McDuffie • 2TM 1
Morris • NYC 1

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Cash • PS 6.89
2. Clarke • BEG 6.70
3. Campanella • BEG 6.53
4. Louden • NYC 6.49
5. Wynn • NE 5.53

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Cash • PS 6.36
2. Campanella • BEG 6.35
3. Louden • NYC 6.23
4. Clarke • BEG 6.00
5. Wynn • NE 5.10

Fielding % as C

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

1. Campanella • BEG .984
2. Wynn • NE .969
3. Gibson • HG .969
4. Cash • PS .966
5. Louden • NYC .959

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Leonard • HG 11.69
2. Clayton • NBY 11.58
3. Pearson • NE 11.52
4. Thomas • NYC 10.88
5. Dennis • BEG 10.80

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Leonard • HG 11.44
2. Dennis • BEG 10.80
3. Thomas • NYC 10.71
4. Clayton • NBY 10.40
5. Pearson • NE 10.39

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Leonard • HG .995
2. Pearson • NE .980
3. West • PS .962

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Dandridge • NE 6.53
2. Cannady • HG 5.98
3. Spencer • 2TM 5.96
4. Jackson • HG 5.74
5. Russell • BEG 5.52

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Dandridge • NE 6.17
2. Russell • BEG 5.16
3. Cannady • HG 5.05
4. Williams • PS 4.90
5. Pérez • NYC 4.87

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Dandridge • NE .964
2. Russell • BEG .952
3. Williams • PS .942
4. Pérez • NYC .942

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Rodríguez • NYC 3.58
2. Watkins • NE 3.42
3. Snow • BEG 3.31
4. Duckett • PS 3.29
5. Spearman • PS 3.27

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Rodríguez • NYC 3.38
2. Watkins • NE 3.22
3. Snow • BEG 3.00
4. Spearman • PS 2.78
5. Battle • HG 2.24

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Rodríguez • NYC .969
2. Spearman • PS .957
3. Watkins • NE .930
4. Battle • HG .925

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Bankhead • HG 6.12
2. Martínez • NYC 5.42
3. Austin • PS 5.22
4. Butts • 2TM 4.86
5. Morton • 2TM 4.34

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Bankhead • HG 5.94
2. Martínez • NYC 5.30
3. Austin • PS 4.94
4. Butts • 2TM 4.66
5. Morton • 2TM 4.00

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Austin • PS .947
2. Bankhead • HG .947
3. Butts • 2TM .943
4. Martínez • NYC .931

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

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

1. Hoskins • BEG 1.60
2. Bell • HG 1.53
3. Curry • PS 1.42
4. Harvey • NE 1.40

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Hoskins • BEG 1.53
2. Bell • HG 1.45
3. Harvey • NE 1.23
4. Curry • PS 1.18

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Bell • HG 1.000
2. Hoskins • BEG .920
3. Curry • PS .846

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

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

1. Vargas • NYC 2.75
2. Benson • PS 2.54
3. Benjamin • HG 2.48
4. Kimbro • BEG 2.11
5. Brathwaite • NE 1.91

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Benson • PS 2.44
2. Vargas • NYC 2.37
3. Benjamin • HG 2.36
4. Kimbro • BEG 2.03
5. Brathwaite • NE 1.68

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Vargas • NYC .988
2. Benjamin • HG .984
3. Kimbro • BEG .972
4. Benson • PS .969

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

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

1. Barnett • NE 1.75
2. Hoskins • HG 1.58
3. Stone • PS 1.51
4. Duany • NYC 1.28

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Barnett • NE 1.60
2. Hoskins • HG 1.50
3. Stone • PS 1.32
4. Duany • NYC 1.14

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Hoskins • HG .969
2. Stone • PS .931

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Stanley • NBY 3.80
2. Brown • PS 3.57
3. Hoskins • HG 3.40
4. Walker • HG 3.36
5. Newcombe • NE 3.13

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Stanley • NBY 2.86
2. Ricks • PS 2.43
3. Hoskins • HG 2.38
4. Troy • BEG 2.29
5. Hooker • NE 2.23

Fielding % as P

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

1. Brown • HG 1.000
Troy • BEG 1.000
Tiant • NYC 1.000
Scantlebury • NYC 1.000
Morris • NYC 1.000
Johnson • HG 1.000
Howard • NYC 1.000
Hooker • NE 1.000
Glenn • PS 1.000
Gaines • BEG 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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