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Negro National League II Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Washington • BEG 576
2. Pearson • NE 574
3. Dennis • PS 546
4. Leonard • HG 487
5. Thomas • NYC 399

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Butts • BEG 233
2. Austin • PS 194
3. Bankhead • HG 185
4. Doby • NE 160
5. Duckett • PS 148

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Butts • BEG 22
2. Miñoso • NYC 18
3. Doby • NE 17
4. Pearson • NE 16
Hardy • NBY 16
Wilson • HG 16
Irvin • NE 16

Def. Games as C

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

1. Cash • PS 50
2. Clarke • BEG 45
3. Gibson • HG 43
4. Ruffin • NE 42
5. Louden • NYC 37

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Cash • PS 266
2. Ruffin • NE 250
3. Gibson • HG 203
4. Clarke • BEG 194
5. Louden • NYC 180

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Cash • PS 40
2. Gibson • HG 35
3. Louden • NYC 28
4. Clarke • BEG 25
Ruffin • NE 25

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Gibson • HG 7
Louden • NYC 7
3. Cash • PS 6
4. Clarke • BEG 3
Hayes • NBY 3
Ruffin • NE 3

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Cash • PS 6
2. Clarke • BEG 4
Gibson • HG 4
4. Louden • NYC 2
5. Napier • HG 1
Parks • NE 1
Radcliffe • HG 1
Ruffin • NE 1
Villodas • BEG 1
Perkins • 2TM 1

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Cash • PS 5
2. Clarke • BEG 2
Gibson • HG 2
Hayes • NBY 2
Parks • NE 2
Ruffin • NE 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. Gibson • HG 25
2. Hayes • NBY 23
3. Louden • NYC 22
4. Clarke • BEG 20
5. Cash • PS 15

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Washington • BEG 63
2. Pearson • NE 60
3. Dennis • PS 58
4. Leonard • HG 50
5. Thomas • NYC 44

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Washington • BEG 576
2. Pearson • NE 574
3. Dennis • PS 535
4. Leonard • HG 487
5. Thomas • NYC 399

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Dennis • PS 23
Pearson • NE 23
3. Leonard • HG 20
Thomas • NYC 20
5. Washington • BEG 19

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Pearson • NE 16
2. Dennis • PS 10
3. Thomas • NYC 9
Washington • BEG 9
5. Barbee • NBY 8
Leonard • HG 8

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Dennis • PS 30
Leonard • HG 30
3. Washington • BEG 29
Thomas • NYC 29
5. Pearson • NE 27

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Doby • NE 59
2. Duckett • PS 52
3. Hughes • BEG 40
4. Márquez • HG 36
5. Martínez • NYC 30

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Doby • NE 123
2. Duckett • PS 111
3. Hughes • BEG 92
4. Márquez • HG 69
5. Martínez • NYC 65

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Doby • NE 160
2. Duckett • PS 148
3. Hughes • BEG 115
4. Márquez • HG 97
5. Martínez • NYC 83

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Doby • NE 17
2. Hughes • BEG 14
3. Duckett • PS 9
4. Márquez • HG 7
5. Martínez • NYC 6

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Doby • NE 26
2. Duckett • PS 25
3. Williams • 2TM 15
Martínez • NYC 15
5. Márquez • HG 10

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Wells • BEG 44
Patterson • NE 44
3. Watkins • PS 40
4. Miñoso • NYC 35
5. Easterling • HG 32

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Wells • BEG 50
2. Patterson • NE 43
3. Watkins • PS 42
Miñoso • NYC 42
5. Easterling • HG 29

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Watkins • PS 81
2. Patterson • NE 70
3. Wells • BEG 66
4. Easterling • HG 56
Miñoso • NYC 56

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Miñoso • NYC 17
2. Wilson • HG 9
Easterling • HG 9
4. Watkins • PS 8
5. Wells • BEG 6

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Watkins • PS 8
2. Easterling • HG 5
Miñoso • NYC 5
4. Wells • BEG 4
5. Barker • NBY 3
Clarkson • PS 3

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Butts • BEG 64
2. Austin • PS 59
3. Bankhead • HG 53
4. García • NYC 46
5. Irvin • NE 36

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Austin • PS 146
2. Butts • BEG 139
3. Bankhead • HG 115
4. García • NYC 97
5. Hardy • NBY 75

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Butts • BEG 233
2. Austin • PS 194
3. Bankhead • HG 185
4. García • NYC 133
5. Hardy • NBY 105

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Butts • BEG 22
2. Austin • PS 15
3. Hardy • NBY 14
4. Bankhead • HG 13
Irvin • NE 13

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Austin • PS 24
Bankhead • HG 24
García • NYC 24
4. Butts • BEG 22
5. Hardy • NBY 19

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Davis • NE 59
2. Hoskins • 2TM 48
3. Linares • NYC 39
4. Craig • PS 34
5. Bell • HG 29

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Davis • NE 99
2. Hoskins • 2TM 77
3. Linares • NYC 55
4. Craig • PS 48
5. Guilbe • BEG 37

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Davis • NE 4
Guilbe • BEG 4
Linares • NYC 4
4. Craig • PS 3
5. Robinson • BEG 2
Baker • NBY 2

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hoskins • 2TM 6
2. Davis • NE 3
3. Linares • NYC 2
McHenry • PS 2
5. Brown • PS 1
Crespo • NYC 1
Forrest • NBY 1
Guilbe • BEG 1
Henderson • NBY 1
Hoskins • HG 1
McLaurin • NBY 1
Simpson • PS 1
Wilson • HG 1

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Davis • NE 2
2. Scott • NBY 1

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Kimbro • BEG 62
2. Benson • PS 58
3. Benjamin • HG 56
4. Wilkes • NE 54
5. McLaurin • NBY 33

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Kimbro • BEG 144
2. Benjamin • HG 123
3. Benson • PS 122
4. Wilkes • NE 116
5. McLaurin • NBY 80

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Kimbro • BEG 5
Wilkes • NE 5
3. Benjamin • HG 4
Benson • PS 4
5. Clark • NYC 2
McLaurin • NBY 2

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Wilkes • NE 8
2. Kimbro • BEG 7
3. Benjamin • HG 5
4. Clark • NYC 3
5. Benson • PS 2
McLaurin • NBY 2

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Benjamin • HG 1
Brown • PS 1
Crespo • NYC 1
Kimbro • BEG 1
Wilkes • NE 1

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Harvey • NE 48
2. Robinson • BEG 44
3. Díaz • NYC 40
4. Williams • HG 28
5. Hoskins • HG 26

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Robinson • BEG 63
2. Harvey • NE 60
3. Díaz • NYC 57
4. Hoskins • HG 48
5. Williams • HG 35

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Díaz • NYC 4
Harvey • NE 4
3. Curry • PS 3
Thorne • PS 3
5. Brown • PS 2
Craig • PS 2
Simpson • PS 2

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Díaz • NYC 3
Irvin • NE 3
Simpson • PS 3
4. Armstead • BEG 2
Guilbe • BEG 2
Harvey • NE 2
Robinson • BEG 2
Williams • HG 2

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Armstead • BEG 1
Díaz • NYC 1
Spearman • NBY 1

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Kimbro • BEG 144
2. Benjamin • HG 123
3. Benson • PS 122
4. Wilkes • NE 116
5. Davis • NE 102

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Kimbro • BEG 5
Wilkes • NE 5
Craig • PS 5
4. Harvey • NE 4
Benjamin • HG 4
Benson • PS 4
Guilbe • BEG 4
Brown • PS 4
Díaz • NYC 4
Linares • NYC 4
Davis • NE 4

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Wilkes • NE 8
2. Kimbro • BEG 7
3. Hoskins • 2TM 6
4. Benjamin • HG 5
5. Simpson • PS 4

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Davis • NE 2
2. Armstead • BEG 1
Benjamin • HG 1
Brown • PS 1
Crespo • NYC 1
Díaz • NYC 1
Kimbro • BEG 1
Scott • NBY 1
Spearman • NBY 1
Wilkes • NE 1

Def. Games as P

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

1. McHenry • PS 24
Black • BEG 24
3. Harris • PS 22
4. Manning • NE 19
Brown • PS 19

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Black • BEG 10
2. Day • NE 8
3. McHenry • PS 7
4. Fillmore • PS 5
Byrd • BEG 5

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Black • BEG 36
2. Manning • NE 33
3. Smith • HG 32
4. Day • NE 31
5. Newkirk • NBY 30

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Black • BEG 6
2. McHenry • PS 4
3. Harris • PS 3
4. Lewis • NE 2
Romby • BEG 2
England • NE 2
Fillmore • PS 2
Gaines • BEG 2
Hooker • NE 2
Hoskins • HG 2
Johnson • NBY 2

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Manning • NE 3
2. Thurman • HG 2
Smith • HG 2
Crue • NYC 2
Fields • HG 2
Newkirk • NBY 2
Lewis • NE 2

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Ruffin • NE 7.71
2. Cash • PS 6.69
3. Gibson • HG 6.37
4. Louden • NYC 6.19
5. Clarke • BEG 5.92

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Ruffin • NE 6.55
2. Cash • PS 6.12
3. Louden • NYC 5.62
4. Gibson • HG 5.53
5. Clarke • BEG 4.87

Fielding % as C

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

1. Ruffin • NE .989
2. Clarke • BEG .986
3. Cash • PS .981
4. Gibson • HG .971
5. Louden • NYC .967

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Leonard • HG 11.00
2. Pearson • NE 10.45
3. Thomas • NYC 10.38
4. Washington • BEG 10.26
5. Dennis • PS 10.16

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Leonard • HG 10.14
2. Pearson • NE 9.95
3. Dennis • PS 9.62
4. Thomas • NYC 9.52
5. Washington • BEG 9.44

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Washington • BEG .985
2. Leonard • HG .984
3. Dennis • PS .982
4. Thomas • NYC .979
5. Pearson • NE .974

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Hughes • BEG 5.70
2. Martínez • NYC 5.61
3. Duckett • PS 5.46
4. Márquez • HG 4.97
5. Doby • NE 4.95

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Hughes • BEG 5.18
2. Duckett • PS 4.98
3. Martínez • NYC 4.93
4. Doby • NE 4.80
5. Márquez • HG 4.61

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Duckett • PS .966
2. Doby • NE .943
3. Hughes • BEG .937

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Watkins • PS 3.40
2. Miñoso • NYC 3.09
3. Easterling • HG 2.86
4. Wells • BEG 2.81
5. Patterson • NE 2.67

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Watkins • PS 3.08
2. Miñoso • NYC 2.80
3. Easterling • HG 2.66
4. Wells • BEG 2.64
5. Patterson • NE 2.57

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Patterson • NE .958
2. Wells • BEG .951
3. Watkins • PS .939

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Butts • BEG 6.19
2. Austin • PS 6.08
3. Bankhead • HG 6.00
4. Hardy • NBY 5.89
5. García • NYC 5.43

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Butts • BEG 5.81
2. Austin • PS 5.76
3. Bankhead • HG 5.66
4. Hardy • NBY 5.29
5. García • NYC 5.00

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Bankhead • HG .958
2. Austin • PS .958
3. García • NYC .954
4. Butts • BEG .944

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

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

1. Davis • NE 1.84
2. Hoskins • 2TM 1.82
3. Craig • PS 1.75
4. Linares • NYC 1.65
5. Bell • HG 1.57

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Davis • NE 1.75
2. Hoskins • 2TM 1.63
3. Linares • NYC 1.51
4. Craig • PS 1.50
5. Bell • HG 1.28

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Davis • NE .972
2. Linares • NYC .967
3. Hoskins • 2TM .929

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

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

1. McLaurin • NBY 2.72
2. Kimbro • BEG 2.55
3. Benjamin • HG 2.43
4. Wilkes • NE 2.32
5. Benson • PS 2.31

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. McLaurin • NBY 2.48
2. Kimbro • BEG 2.40
3. Benjamin • HG 2.27
4. Wilkes • NE 2.24
5. Benson • PS 2.17

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Benson • PS .984
2. Benjamin • HG .962
3. Kimbro • BEG .955
4. Wilkes • NE .938

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

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

1. Díaz • NYC 1.74
2. Robinson • BEG 1.59
3. Harvey • NE 1.48

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Díaz • NYC 1.53
2. Robinson • BEG 1.45
3. Harvey • NE 1.33

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Harvey • NE .970
Robinson • BEG .970
3. Díaz • NYC .953

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Newkirk • NBY 3.46
2. Barnhill • NYC 3.39
3. Scantlebury • NYC 3.32
4. Black • BEG 3.29
5. Figueroa • BEG 3.03

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Day • NE 2.60
2. Newkirk • NBY 2.50
3. Smith • HG 1.94
4. Barnhill • NYC 1.92
5. Black • BEG 1.92

Fielding % as P

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

1. Tiant • NYC 1.000
Morris • NYC 1.000
Byrd • BEG 1.000
Day • NE 1.000
Fields • HG 1.000
Figueroa • BEG 1.000
Stanley • NBY 1.000
Manning • NE 1.000
Barnhill • NYC 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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