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Negro National League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. Rile • DS 879
2. Suttles • SLS 847
3. McAllister • BBB 792
4. McHaskell • MRS 784
5. Giles • KCM 777
Assists
1. Russell • SLS 281
2. Wells • SLS 280
3. Allen • KCM 261
4. Orange • DS 244
5. Russ • CAG 212
Errors Committed
1. Owens • BBB 40
2. Thomas • MRS 32
Correa • CSW 32
4. Allen • KCM 29
5. Harris • MRS 27
Def. Games as C
1. Perkins • BBB 77
2. Brown • MRS 74
3. Radcliffe • DS 65
4. Williams • SLS 54
5. Duncan • KCM 47
Putouts as C
1. Perkins • BBB 374
2. Brown • MRS 320
3. Williams • SLS 243
4. Radcliffe • DS 241
5. Duncan • KCM 236
Assists as C
1. Perkins • BBB 62
2. Brown • MRS 58
3. Radcliffe • DS 57
4. Young • KCM 43
5. Duncan • KCM 41
Williams • SLS 41
Errors Committed as C
1. Perkins • BBB 20
2. Radcliffe • DS 11
3. Duncan • KCM 9
Hines • CAG 9
5. Brown • MRS 7
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Perkins • BBB 7
Radcliffe • DS 7
3. Brown • MRS 6
Williams • SLS 6
5. Duncan • KCM 4
Hines • CAG 4
Passed Balls
1. Radcliffe • DS 9
2. Williams • SLS 8
3. Perkins • BBB 5
4. Hamilton • 2TM 4
Brown • MRS 4
Palm • SLS 4
Hines • CAG 4
Martin • DS 4
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Perkins • BBB 60
2. Cortés • CSW 49
3. Radcliffe • DS 46
4. Brown • MRS 42
5. Williams • SLS 38
Def. Games as 1B
1. McAllister • BBB 86
2. Rile • DS 78
3. McHaskell • MRS 77
4. Suttles • SLS 75
5. Giles • KCM 72
Putouts as 1B
1. Rile • DS 879
2. Suttles • SLS 843
3. McAllister • BBB 792
4. McHaskell • MRS 784
5. Giles • KCM 777
Assists as 1B
1. McAllister • BBB 35
2. Rile • DS 32
3. McHaskell • MRS 30
4. Suttles • SLS 29
5. Giles • KCM 27
Errors Committed as 1B
1. Rile • DS 16
2. Suttles • SLS 14
3. McHaskell • MRS 13
McAllister • BBB 13
5. Giles • KCM 10
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. Giles • KCM 48
2. Suttles • SLS 46
3. Rile • DS 45
McHaskell • MRS 45
5. McAllister • BBB 32
Def. Games as 2B
1. Meredith • BBB 66
2. Williams • CAG 64
3. Russell • SLS 61
4. Mothell • KCM 56
5. Jiménez • CSW 47
Putouts as 2B
1. Williams • CAG 158
2. Meredith • BBB 145
3. Russell • SLS 132
4. Mothell • KCM 115
5. Miller • MRS 102
Assists as 2B
1. Russell • SLS 240
2. Williams • CAG 180
3. Meredith • BBB 163
4. Mothell • KCM 148
5. Thomas • MRS 129
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Meredith • BBB 24
2. Thomas • MRS 19
3. Russell • SLS 18
4. DeMoss • DS 13
5. Jiménez • CSW 12
Miller • MRS 12
Mothell • KCM 12
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Russell • SLS 31
2. Jiménez • CSW 20
3. Williams • CAG 19
4. Orange • DS 18
5. Thomas • MRS 16
Meredith • BBB 16
Def. Games as 3B
1. Joseph • KCM 76
2. Johnson • DS 60
3. Creacy • SLS 59
4. Robinson • MRS 54
5. Sheppard • BBB 47
Putouts as 3B
1. Joseph • KCM 62
2. Sheppard • BBB 51
3. Creacy • SLS 50
Johnson • DS 50
5. Jeffries • CTG 49
Assists as 3B
1. Joseph • KCM 131
2. Johnson • DS 123
3. Robinson • MRS 91
4. Creacy • SLS 84
5. Sheppard • BBB 80
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Joseph • KCM 14
2. Robinson • MRS 13
Johnson • DS 13
4. Creacy • SLS 11
5. Sheppard • BBB 9
Oden • BBB 9
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Johnson • DS 13
2. Robinson • MRS 6
Joseph • KCM 6
4. Sheppard • BBB 5
5. Malarcher • CAG 4
Def. Games as SS
1. Wells • SLS 77
Owens • BBB 77
3. Allen • KCM 74
4. Russ • CAG 62
5. Harris • MRS 56
Putouts as SS
1. Allen • KCM 193
2. Wells • SLS 176
3. Russ • CAG 147
4. Harris • MRS 122
5. Owens • BBB 114
Assists as SS
1. Wells • SLS 280
2. Allen • KCM 261
3. Russ • CAG 210
4. Owens • BBB 206
5. Harris • MRS 183
Errors Committed as SS
1. Owens • BBB 40
2. Correa • CSW 30
3. Allen • KCM 29
4. Harris • MRS 27
5. Wells • SLS 24
Russ • CAG 24
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Wells • SLS 40
2. Allen • KCM 35
3. Harris • MRS 27
4. Correa • CSW 20
Russ • CAG 20
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Redus • SLS 76
2. Johnston • DS 71
3. Rogers • 2TM 42
Summers • CTG 42
5. Thompson • CAG 38
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Johnston • DS 113
2. Redus • SLS 109
3. Rogers • 2TM 68
4. Alexander • BBB 67
Hicks • MRS 67
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Summers • CTG 8
2. Alonso • CSW 5
Redus • SLS 5
Johnston • DS 5
5. Rogers • 2TM 4
Parnell • BBB 4
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Johnston • DS 12
2. Redus • SLS 9
3. Hicks • MRS 6
4. Summers • CTG 5
5. Livingston • KCM 4
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Melton • CTG 2
2. Harding • KCM 1
Hicks • MRS 1
Summers • CTG 1
Thompson • CAG 1
Wesley • BBB 1
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Bell • SLS 79
2. Stearnes • DS 78
3. Dwight • KCM 73
4. Ward • MRS 69
5. Gardner • CAG 50
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Bell • SLS 201
2. Stearnes • DS 193
3. Ward • MRS 138
4. Dwight • KCM 137
5. Gardner • CAG 121
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Bell • SLS 14
2. Gardner • CAG 12
3. Stearnes • DS 10
4. López • CSW 7
5. Dwight • KCM 6
Thompson • 2TM 6
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Bell • SLS 8
Ward • MRS 8
3. Stearnes • DS 7
4. Parnell • BBB 5
5. Duff • CTG 4
Dwight • KCM 4
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Bell • SLS 3
Ward • MRS 3
3. Parnell • BBB 2
4. López • CSW 1
Stearnes • DS 1
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Russell • SLS 76
2. Taylor • KCM 70
3. McNair • DS 67
4. Johnson • 2TM 57
5. Montalvo • CSW 45
Jones • 2TM 45
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Taylor • KCM 114
2. McNair • DS 93
3. Russell • SLS 91
4. Johnson • 2TM 64
5. Montalvo • CSW 58
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Montalvo • CSW 10
2. Taylor • KCM 7
Singer • CTG 7
Russell • SLS 7
5. Johnson • 2TM 5
Cooper • BBB 5
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Russell • SLS 9
2. Taylor • KCM 7
3. Clark • MRS 5
McNair • DS 5
Montalvo • CSW 5
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Montalvo • CSW 3
2. Cooper • BBB 2
McNair • DS 2
Taylor • KCM 2
Wesley • BBB 2
Putouts as OF
1. Bell • SLS 201
2. Stearnes • DS 195
3. Parnell • BBB 141
4. Ward • MRS 138
5. Dwight • KCM 137
Assists as OF
1. Bell • SLS 14
2. Singer • CTG 12
Gardner • CAG 12
4. Stearnes • DS 10
Montalvo • CSW 10
Errors Committed as OF
1. Johnston • DS 14
2. Redus • SLS 10
3. Russell • SLS 9
4. Bell • SLS 8
Ward • MRS 8
Taylor • KCM 8
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Bell • SLS 3
Wesley • BBB 3
Ward • MRS 3
Montalvo • CSW 3
5. Cooper • BBB 2
Taylor • KCM 2
Parnell • BBB 2
Melton • CTG 2
McNair • DS 2
Def. Games as P
1. Mitchell • DS 30
2. Glass • MRS 29
3. Foster • CAG 27
Birdine • BBB 27
5. Trent • SLS 26
Dean • CTG 26
Putouts as P
1. Miller • CAG 8
Mitchell • DS 8
Salmon • BBB 8
4. Harney • CAG 7
García • CSW 7
Assists as P
1. Bell • KCM 65
2. Glass • MRS 61
Foster • CAG 61
4. Mitchell • DS 50
5. Brewer • KCM 49
Errors Committed as P
1. Bell • MRS 5
2. Birdine • BBB 4
Cooper • KCM 4
McDonald • SLS 4
5. Rosell • CSW 3
Shaw • DS 3
Stevens • CTG 3
Dean • CTG 3
Díaz • CSW 3
Nash • BBB 3
Foster • CAG 3
Marshall • DS 3
Harney • CAG 3
Double Plays Turned as P
1. Mitchell • DS 4
Miller • CAG 4
Tyler • MRS 4
4. Rogan • KCM 3
Bell • MRS 3
Curry • DS 3
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Perkins • BBB 6.55
2. Cortés • CSW 6.31
3. Duncan • KCM 6.19
4. Hines • CAG 5.99
5. Williams • SLS 5.78
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Duncan • KCM 5.89
2. Perkins • BBB 5.66
3. Cortés • CSW 5.47
4. Williams • SLS 5.26
5. Young • KCM 5.19
Fielding % as C
1. Williams • SLS .983
2. Brown • MRS .982
3. Duncan • KCM .969
4. Radcliffe • DS .964
5. Hines • CAG .959
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Rile • DS 12.16
2. Suttles • SLS 11.92
3. Giles • KCM 11.66
4. McHaskell • MRS 11.27
5. McAllister • BBB 10.39
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. Rile • DS 11.68
2. Suttles • SLS 11.63
3. Giles • KCM 11.17
4. McHaskell • MRS 10.57
5. McAllister • BBB 9.62
Fielding % as 1B
1. Giles • KCM .988
2. McAllister • BBB .985
3. McHaskell • MRS .984
4. Suttles • SLS .984
5. Rile • DS .983
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. Russell • SLS 6.27
2. Miller • MRS 5.94
3. Thomas • MRS 5.50
4. Williams • CAG 5.43
5. Meredith • BBB 5.17
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. Russell • SLS 6.10
2. Williams • CAG 5.28
3. Miller • MRS 5.20
4. Thomas • MRS 5.00
5. Mothell • KCM 4.70
Fielding % as 2B
1. Williams • CAG .974
2. Mothell • KCM .956
3. Russell • SLS .954
4. Meredith • BBB .928
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Sheppard • BBB 3.32
2. Johnson • DS 3.06
3. Robinson • MRS 2.83
4. Oden • BBB 2.77
5. Joseph • KCM 2.61
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Johnson • DS 2.88
2. Sheppard • BBB 2.79
3. Oden • BBB 2.62
4. Robinson • MRS 2.56
5. Joseph • KCM 2.54
Fielding % as 3B
1. Joseph • KCM .932
2. Johnson • DS .930
3. Creacy • SLS .924
4. Robinson • MRS .914
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Allen • KCM 6.31
2. Harris • MRS 6.06
3. Wells • SLS 6.04
4. Correa • CSW 5.92
5. Russ • CAG 5.90
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Allen • KCM 6.14
2. Wells • SLS 5.92
3. Russ • CAG 5.76
4. Harding • 2TM 5.57
5. Harris • MRS 5.45
Fielding % as SS
1. Wells • SLS .950
2. Allen • KCM .940
3. Russ • CAG .937
4. Harris • MRS .919
5. Owens • BBB .889
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Rogers • 2TM 1.87
2. Summers • CTG 1.86
3. Johnston • DS 1.76
4. Thompson • CAG 1.56
5. Redus • SLS 1.53
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Rogers • 2TM 1.71
2. Summers • CTG 1.67
3. Johnston • DS 1.66
4. Thompson • CAG 1.58
5. Redus • SLS 1.50
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Redus • SLS .927
2. Johnston • DS .908
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. Gardner • CAG 2.76
2. Bell • SLS 2.74
3. Stearnes • DS 2.73
4. López • CSW 2.48
5. Parnell • BBB 2.34
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. Bell • SLS 2.72
2. Gardner • CAG 2.66
3. Stearnes • DS 2.60
4. López • CSW 2.23
5. Parnell • BBB 2.06
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Gardner • CAG .985
2. Dwight • KCM .973
3. Stearnes • DS .967
4. Bell • SLS .964
5. Ward • MRS .947
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Taylor • KCM 1.85
2. Montalvo • CSW 1.69
3. Jones • 2TM 1.56
4. McNair • DS 1.55
5. Johnson • 2TM 1.37
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Taylor • KCM 1.73
2. Montalvo • CSW 1.51
3. McNair • DS 1.45
4. Jones • 2TM 1.36
5. Russell • SLS 1.29
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Johnson • 2TM .986
2. McNair • DS .951
3. Taylor • KCM .945
4. Russell • SLS .916
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Miller • CAG 4.71
2. Bell • KCM 4.08
3. Tyler • MRS 3.99
4. Brewer • KCM 3.96
5. Stevens • CTG 3.86
Range Factor/Game as P
1. Miller • CAG 4.00
2. Bell • KCM 2.83
3. Tyler • MRS 2.71
4. Brewer • KCM 2.65
5. Foster • CAG 2.44
Fielding % as P
1. Mitchell • DS 1.000
Bell • KCM 1.000
Rogan • KCM 1.000
Torriente • DS 1.000
Curry • CTG 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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