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Negro National League II Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. Washington • BEG 576
2. Pearson • NE 574
3. Dennis • PS 546
4. Leonard • HG 487
5. Thomas • NYC 399
Assists
1. Butts • BEG 233
2. Austin • PS 194
3. Bankhead • HG 184
4. Doby • NE 160
5. Duckett • PS 148
Errors Committed
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
1. Cash • PS 50
2. Clarke • BEG 45
3. Gibson • HG 43
4. Ruffin • NE 42
5. Louden • NYC 37
Putouts as C
1. Cash • PS 266
2. Ruffin • NE 250
3. Gibson • HG 203
4. Clarke • BEG 194
5. Louden • NYC 180
Assists as C
1. Cash • PS 40
2. Gibson • HG 35
3. Louden • NYC 28
4. Clarke • BEG 25
Ruffin • NE 25
Errors Committed as C
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
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
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
1. Gibson • HG 25
2. Hayes • NBY 23
3. Louden • NYC 22
4. Clarke • BEG 20
5. Cash • PS 15
Def. Games as 1B
1. Washington • BEG 63
2. Pearson • NE 60
3. Dennis • PS 58
4. Leonard • HG 50
5. Thomas • NYC 44
Putouts as 1B
1. Washington • BEG 576
2. Pearson • NE 574
3. Dennis • PS 535
4. Leonard • HG 487
5. Thomas • NYC 399
Assists as 1B
1. Dennis • PS 23
Pearson • NE 23
3. Leonard • HG 20
Thomas • NYC 20
5. Washington • BEG 19
Errors Committed as 1B
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
1. Dennis • PS 30
Leonard • HG 30
3. Washington • BEG 29
Thomas • NYC 29
5. Pearson • NE 27
Def. Games as 2B
1. Doby • NE 59
2. Duckett • PS 52
3. Hughes • BEG 40
4. Márquez • HG 36
5. Martínez • NYC 30
Putouts as 2B
1. Doby • NE 123
2. Duckett • PS 111
3. Hughes • BEG 92
4. Márquez • HG 69
5. Martínez • NYC 65
Assists as 2B
1. Doby • NE 160
2. Duckett • PS 148
3. Hughes • BEG 115
4. Márquez • HG 97
5. Martínez • NYC 83
Errors Committed as 2B
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
1. Doby • NE 26
2. Duckett • PS 25
3. Williams • 2TM 15
Martínez • NYC 15
5. Márquez • HG 10
Def. Games as 3B
1. Wells • BEG 44
Patterson • NE 44
3. Watkins • PS 40
4. Miñoso • NYC 35
5. Easterling • HG 32
Putouts as 3B
1. Wells • BEG 50
2. Patterson • NE 43
3. Watkins • PS 42
Miñoso • NYC 42
5. Easterling • HG 29
Assists as 3B
1. Watkins • PS 81
2. Patterson • NE 70
3. Wells • BEG 66
4. Easterling • HG 56
Miñoso • NYC 56
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Miñoso • NYC 17
2. Wilson • HG 9
Easterling • HG 9
4. Watkins • PS 8
5. Wells • BEG 6
Double Plays Turned as 3B
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
1. Butts • BEG 64
2. Austin • PS 59
3. Bankhead • HG 53
4. García • NYC 46
5. Irvin • NE 36
Putouts as SS
1. Austin • PS 146
2. Butts • BEG 139
3. Bankhead • HG 115
4. García • NYC 97
5. Hardy • NBY 75
Assists as SS
1. Butts • BEG 233
2. Austin • PS 194
3. Bankhead • HG 184
4. García • NYC 133
5. Hardy • NBY 105
Errors Committed as SS
1. Butts • BEG 22
2. Austin • PS 15
3. Hardy • NBY 14
4. Bankhead • HG 13
Irvin • NE 13
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Austin • PS 24
Bankhead • HG 24
García • NYC 24
4. Butts • BEG 22
5. Hardy • NBY 19
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
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)
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)
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)
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)
1. Davis • NE 2
2. Scott • NBY 1
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
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)
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)
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)
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)
1. Benjamin • HG 1
Brown • PS 1
Crespo • NYC 1
Kimbro • BEG 1
Wilkes • NE 1
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
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)
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)
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)
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)
1. Armstead • BEG 1
Díaz • NYC 1
Spearman • NBY 1
Putouts as OF
1. Kimbro • BEG 144
2. Benjamin • HG 123
3. Benson • PS 122
4. Wilkes • NE 116
5. Davis • NE 102
Assists as OF
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
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
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
1. McHenry • PS 24
Black • BEG 24
3. Harris • PS 22
4. Manning • NE 19
Brown • PS 19
Putouts as P
1. Black • BEG 10
2. Day • NE 8
3. McHenry • PS 7
4. Fillmore • PS 5
Byrd • BEG 5
Assists as P
1. Black • BEG 36
2. Manning • NE 33
3. Smith • HG 32
4. Day • NE 31
5. Newkirk • NBY 30
Errors Committed as P
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
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
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
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
1. Ruffin • NE .989
2. Clarke • BEG .986
3. Parks • NE .985
4. Cash • PS .981
5. Gibson • HG .971
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Leonard • HG 11.00
2. Pearson • NE 10.45
3. Thomas • NYC 10.38
4. Washington • BEG 10.26
5. Dennis • PS 10.15
Range Factor/Game as 1B
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
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
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
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
1. Duckett • PS .966
2. Doby • NE .943
3. Hughes • BEG .937
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
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
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
1. Patterson • NE .958
2. Wells • BEG .951
3. Watkins • PS .939
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Butts • BEG 6.19
2. Austin • PS 6.08
3. Bankhead • HG 5.98
4. Hardy • NBY 5.89
5. García • NYC 5.43
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Butts • BEG 5.81
2. Austin • PS 5.76
3. Bankhead • HG 5.64
4. Hardy • NBY 5.29
5. García • NYC 5.00
Fielding % as SS
1. Bankhead • HG .958
2. Austin • PS .958
3. García • NYC .954
4. Butts • BEG .944
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
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)
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)
1. Davis • NE .972
2. Linares • NYC .967
3. Hoskins • 2TM .929
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
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)
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)
1. Benson • PS .984
2. Benjamin • HG .962
3. Kimbro • BEG .955
4. Wilkes • NE .938
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Díaz • NYC 1.74
2. Robinson • BEG 1.59
3. Williams • HG 1.56
4. Harvey • NE 1.48
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Díaz • NYC 1.53
2. Robinson • BEG 1.45
3. Harvey • NE 1.33
4. Williams • HG 1.29
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Harvey • NE .970
Robinson • BEG .970
3. Díaz • NYC .953
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Newkirk • NBY 3.46
2. Barnhill • NYC 3.39
3. Scantlebury • NYC 3.32
4. Black • BEG 3.26
5. Figueroa • BEG 3.03
Range Factor/Game as P
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
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 batting rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/G, 1.0 IP/G, 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), and 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1901, so all leaders are since 1901. Explanation of min. requirements

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