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Negro National League II Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Pearson • NE 536
2. Washington • BEG 531
3. Dennis • PS 403
4. Cabrera • NYC 386
5. Leonard • HG 295

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Butts • BEG 193
2. Gilliam • BEG 176
3. Bankhead • HG 149
4. García • NYC 129
5. Duckett • PS 127

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Williams • NE 23
2. Butts • BEG 19
3. Márquez • HG 18
4. Austin • PS 14
Doby • NE 14

Def. Games as C

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

1. Parks • NE 40
2. Napier • HG 38
3. Robinson • BEG 35
4. Cash • PS 32
5. Hayes • NBY 31

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Napier • HG 207
2. Parks • NE 196
3. Louden • NYC 179
4. Robinson • BEG 169
5. Cash • PS 158

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Parks • NE 32
2. Louden • NYC 31
3. Napier • HG 25
4. Cash • PS 24
5. Hayes • NBY 23

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Napier • HG 8
2. Robinson • BEG 7
3. Parks • NE 5
4. Cash • PS 4
Louden • NYC 4
Noble • NYC 4

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Parks • NE 8
2. Louden • NYC 3
Mackey • NE 3
Noble • NYC 3
5. Ashby • HG 2
Gaston • HG 2
Hayes • NBY 2
Marcell • BEG 2
Napier • HG 2

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Glenn • PS 6
2. Napier • HG 5
3. Louden • NYC 4
Marcell • BEG 4
5. Gaston • HG 3
Hayes • NBY 3
Parks • NE 3

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. Parks • NE 31
2. Napier • HG 28
3. Hayes • NBY 27
4. Glenn • PS 22
5. Cash • PS 17

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Pearson • NE 58
2. Washington • BEG 57
3. Dennis • PS 48
4. Cabrera • NYC 39
5. Leonard • HG 33

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Pearson • NE 535
2. Washington • BEG 531
3. Dennis • PS 403
4. Cabrera • NYC 386
5. Leonard • HG 295

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Dennis • PS 23
2. Pearson • NE 21
3. Washington • BEG 19
4. Leonard • HG 12
Cabrera • NYC 12

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Young • HG 12
2. Dennis • PS 11
3. Washington • BEG 9
4. Pearson • NE 6
5. Cabrera • NYC 5

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Washington • BEG 41
2. Pearson • NE 28
3. Dennis • PS 22
4. Young • HG 16
5. Crowe • NBY 13

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Gilliam • BEG 51
2. Duckett • PS 41
3. Bruce • HG 39
4. Doby • NE 30
5. Díaz • NYC 29

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Gilliam • BEG 122
2. Duckett • PS 93
3. Bruce • HG 76
4. Doby • NE 71
5. Díaz • NYC 66

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gilliam • BEG 152
2. Duckett • PS 127
3. Bruce • HG 103
4. Doby • NE 99
5. Díaz • NYC 88

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Doby • NE 14
2. Gilliam • BEG 12
3. Bruce • HG 10
4. Díaz • NYC 9
5. Márquez • HG 8

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Gilliam • BEG 24
2. Duckett • PS 17
3. Bruce • HG 15
4. Doby • NE 14
5. Márquez • HG 8

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Isreal • HG 49
2. Watkins • PS 42
Lockett • BEG 42
4. Miñoso • NYC 39
5. Wilson • NE 35

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Watkins • PS 51
2. Miñoso • NYC 45
3. Isreal • HG 42
4. Lockett • BEG 38
5. Patterson • NE 26

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Watkins • PS 93
2. Miñoso • NYC 78
3. Isreal • HG 72
4. Lockett • BEG 68
5. Wilson • NE 49

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Watkins • PS 10
2. Lockett • BEG 8
Márquez • HG 8
Wiley • BEG 8
5. Isreal • HG 7

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Lockett • BEG 7
2. Watkins • PS 6
Wilson • NE 6
4. Patterson • NE 5
5. Wiley • BEG 4

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Bankhead • HG 59
Butts • BEG 59
3. Austin • PS 48
4. Williams • NE 45
5. García • NYC 39

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Butts • BEG 129
2. Bankhead • HG 124
3. Austin • PS 113
4. Williams • NE 82
5. García • NYC 80

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Butts • BEG 193
2. Bankhead • HG 149
3. García • NYC 129
4. Austin • PS 120
5. Williams • NE 115

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Williams • NE 23
2. Butts • BEG 19
3. Austin • PS 14
4. Bankhead • HG 11
5. García • NYC 7
Parris • NBY 7

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Bankhead • HG 30
2. Butts • BEG 26
3. Austin • PS 22
4. Williams • NE 19
5. Hardy • NBY 10

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Easter • HG 61
2. Davis • NE 53
3. Davis • BEG 46
4. Clark • NYC 33
5. Simpson • PS 24

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Easter • HG 90
2. Davis • NE 86
3. Davis • BEG 74
4. Clark • NYC 52
5. Simpson • PS 39

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Easter • HG 10
2. Simpson • PS 5
3. Davis • BEG 4
4. Clark • NYC 3
5. Davis • NE 2
Lockett • BEG 2

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Easter • HG 4
2. Davis • NE 3
Fitzgerald • NBY 3
4. Barbee • NBY 2
Davis • BEG 2
Gerard • NBY 2

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Davis • BEG 2
Easter • HG 2
3. Simpson • PS 1
Patterson • 3TM 1

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Kimbro • BEG 63
2. Benjamin • HG 52
3. Wilkes • NE 46
4. Benson • PS 43
5. Pagés • NYC 34

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Kimbro • BEG 134
2. Benjamin • HG 102
3. Wilkes • NE 95
4. Benson • PS 74
5. Pagés • NYC 64

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Benjamin • HG 9
2. Kimbro • BEG 8
Pagés • NYC 8
4. Benson • PS 6
5. Barker • NBY 4
Wilkes • NE 4

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Kimbro • BEG 8
2. Pagés • NYC 5
3. Wilkes • NE 3
4. Benjamin • HG 2
Clark • NYC 2
Guilbe • BEG 2
Márquez • HG 2
Patterson • NBY 2

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Farmer • NBY 2
Guilbe • BEG 2
Pagés • NYC 2
4. Barker • NBY 1
Benjamin • HG 1
Davis • BEG 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 54
2. Brathwaite • PS 45
3. Thurman • HG 42
4. Guilbe • BEG 35
Duany • NYC 35

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Brathwaite • PS 80
2. Harvey • NE 70
3. Thurman • HG 68
4. Guilbe • BEG 44
5. Duany • NYC 42

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Brathwaite • PS 8
2. Thurman • HG 6
3. Davis • BEG 3
4. Barbee • NBY 2
Duany • NYC 2
Guilbe • BEG 2
Harvey • NE 2
Márquez • HG 2
Smith • NBY 2

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Harvey • NE 6
2. Thurman • HG 4
3. Davis • BEG 3
Guilbe • BEG 3
Smith • NBY 3

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Márquez • HG 2
2. Barbee • NBY 1
Davis • BEG 1
Guilbe • BEG 1

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Kimbro • BEG 136
2. Benjamin • HG 102
3. Davis • BEG 101
4. Wilkes • NE 95
5. Easter • HG 90

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Easter • HG 10
2. Benjamin • HG 9
3. Kimbro • BEG 8
Brathwaite • PS 8
Pagés • NYC 8

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Kimbro • BEG 8
2. Harvey • NE 6
3. Pagés • NYC 5
Davis • BEG 5
Guilbe • BEG 5

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Davis • BEG 4
2. Guilbe • BEG 3
3. Easter • HG 2
Farmer • NBY 2
Márquez • HG 2
Pagés • NYC 2

Def. Games as P

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

1. Black • BEG 22
2. Manning • NE 20
3. Romby • BEG 19
4. Thompson • HG 17
Lewis • NE 17

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Fields • HG 8
2. Watson • BEG 5
Donoso • NYC 5
4. Barbee • NBY 4
Manning • NE 4
Kaiser • HG 4
Griffith • NBY 4
Byrd • BEG 4
Black • BEG 4

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Black • BEG 36
2. Manning • NE 32
Byrd • BEG 32
4. Wright • HG 25
Watson • BEG 25

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Gaines • BEG 5
2. Black • BEG 4
Byrd • BEG 4
4. Scantlebury • NYC 3
Pope • HG 3

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Black • BEG 4
2. Barbee • NBY 3
3. Griffith • NBY 2
4. Brown • PS 1
Crue • NYC 1
Gaines • BEG 1
Manning • NE 1
Morris • NYC 1
Newkirk • NBY 1
Peace • NE 1
Pope • HG 1
Romby • BEG 1
Thomas • NE 1
Thompson • HG 1
Warren • HG 1
Williams • NE 1
Wilmore • PS 1

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Cash • PS 7.74
2. Louden • NYC 7.15
3. Mackey • NE 7.01
4. Napier • HG 6.99
5. Parks • NE 6.96

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Louden • NYC 7.24
2. Napier • HG 6.11
3. Mackey • NE 6.05
4. Parks • NE 5.70
5. Cash • PS 5.69

Fielding % as C

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

1. Hayes • NBY 1.000
2. Glenn • PS .993
3. Louden • NYC .981
4. Parks • NE .979
5. Cash • PS .978

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Young • HG 10.56
2. Pearson • NE 10.53
3. Cabrera • NYC 10.30
4. Leonard • HG 10.18
5. Washington • BEG 10.18

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Cabrera • NYC 10.21
2. Young • HG 9.76
3. Washington • BEG 9.65
4. Pearson • NE 9.59
5. Leonard • HG 9.30

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Leonard • HG .994
2. Pearson • NE .989
3. Cabrera • NYC .988
4. Washington • BEG .984
5. Dennis • PS .975

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Doby • NE 5.96
2. Díaz • NYC 5.84
3. Duckett • PS 5.78
4. Gilliam • BEG 5.57
5. Bruce • HG 5.20

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Doby • NE 5.67
2. Gilliam • BEG 5.37
3. Duckett • PS 5.37
4. Díaz • NYC 5.31
5. Bruce • HG 4.59

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Duckett • PS .969
2. Gilliam • BEG .958
3. Bruce • HG .947

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Watkins • PS 3.80
2. Miñoso • NYC 3.17
3. Isreal • HG 2.83
4. Lockett • BEG 2.70
5. Wilson • NE 2.65

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Watkins • PS 3.43
2. Miñoso • NYC 3.15
3. Lockett • BEG 2.52
4. Isreal • HG 2.33
5. Patterson • NE 2.23

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Miñoso • NYC .953
2. Isreal • HG .942
3. Watkins • PS .935
4. Lockett • BEG .930
5. Wilson • NE .925

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Butts • BEG 5.67
2. García • NYC 5.51
3. Austin • PS 5.12
4. Bankhead • HG 5.02
5. Williams • NE 4.92

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Butts • BEG 5.46
2. García • NYC 5.36
3. Austin • PS 4.85
4. Bankhead • HG 4.63
5. Williams • NE 4.38

Fielding % as SS

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

1. García • NYC .968
2. Bankhead • HG .961
3. Butts • BEG .944
4. Austin • PS .943
5. Williams • NE .895

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

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

1. Easter • HG 1.79
2. Davis • BEG 1.78
3. Davis • NE 1.75
4. Clark • NYC 1.70

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Davis • BEG 1.70
2. Clark • NYC 1.67
3. Davis • NE 1.66
4. Easter • HG 1.64

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Clark • NYC 1.000
2. Davis • BEG .975
3. Davis • NE .967
4. Easter • HG .962

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

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

1. Benjamin • HG 2.40
2. Wilkes • NE 2.37
3. Kimbro • BEG 2.35
4. Pagés • NYC 2.18
5. Benson • PS 2.00

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Kimbro • BEG 2.25
2. Wilkes • NE 2.15
3. Benjamin • HG 2.13
4. Pagés • NYC 2.12
5. Benson • PS 1.86

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Benson • PS .988
2. Benjamin • HG .982
3. Wilkes • NE .971
4. Kimbro • BEG .947
5. Pagés • NYC .935

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

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

1. Brathwaite • PS 2.07
2. Thurman • HG 2.02
3. Harvey • NE 1.48
4. Guilbe • BEG 1.44
5. Duany • NYC 1.31

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Brathwaite • PS 1.96
2. Thurman • HG 1.76
3. Harvey • NE 1.33
4. Guilbe • BEG 1.31
5. Duany • NYC 1.26

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Brathwaite • PS .978
2. Duany • NYC .957
3. Thurman • HG .949
4. Guilbe • BEG .939
5. Harvey • NE .923

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Barbee • NBY 3.80
2. Griffith • NBY 3.66
3. Kaiser • HG 3.63
4. Brown • PS 3.04
5. Williams • NE 2.98

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Barbee • NBY 2.33
2. Byrd • BEG 2.25
3. Watson • BEG 2.14
4. Wright • HG 1.86
5. Morris • NYC 1.82
Black • BEG 1.82

Fielding % as P

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

1. Brown • PS 1.000
Donoso • NYC 1.000
Walker • HG 1.000
Hooker • NE 1.000
Kaiser • HG 1.000
Lewis • NE 1.000
Tiant • NYC 1.000
Miller • PS 1.000
Barbee • NBY 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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