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Major League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. Gehrig • NYY 1,662
2. Bottomley • STL 1,656
3. Terry • NYG 1,621
4. Grimm • CHC 1,437
5. Todt • BOS 1,401
Assists
1. Frisch • STL 643
2. Hornsby • NYG 582
3. Lazzeri • NYY 525
4. Thompson • PHI 485
5. Sewell • CLE 480
Errors Committed
1. Farrell • BSN 58
2. Partridge • BRO 52
3. Koenig • NYY 47
4. Reeves • WSH 46
5. Wright • PIT 45
Def. Games as C
1. Ruel • WSH 128
2. Sewell • CLE 126
Hartnett • CHC 126
4. Wilson • PHI 124
5. Cochrane • PHA 123
Putouts as C
1. Cochrane • PHA 559
2. Ruel • WSH 495
3. Hartnett • CHC 479
4. Taylor • 2TM 404
5. Sewell • CLE 402
Assists as C
1. Sewell • CLE 119
2. Ruel • WSH 100
3. Hartnett • CHC 99
4. Cochrane • PHA 85
5. Wilson • PHI 82
Errors Committed as C
1. Sewell • CLE 20
2. Hofmann • BOS 18
3. Hartnett • CHC 16
4. Henline • BRO 15
5. Gámiz • HBG 13
Fernández • CSE 13
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Hartnett • CHC 21
2. Sewell • CLE 14
3. Wilson • PHI 12
4. Taylor • 2TM 11
Cochrane • PHA 11
Passed Balls
1. Hartnett • CHC 12
2. Wilson • PHI 10
3. Schang • SLB 9
4. Cochrane • PHA 8
Taylor • 2TM 8
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Hartley • BOS 67
2. Cochrane • PHA 65
3. Wilson • PHI 61
Sewell • CLE 61
5. Hofmann • BOS 60
Caught Stealing as C
1. Sewell • CLE 69
2. Schang • SLB 45
3. Ruel • WSH 43
Hartnett • CHC 43
5. Woodall • DET 38
Caught Stealing %
1. Hogan • BSN 61.0
2. Sewell • CLE 53.1
3. Hartnett • CHC 51.8
4. Crouse • CHW 51.4
5. O'Neill • SLB 50.7
Def. Games as 1B
1. Gehrig • NYY 155
2. Bottomley • STL 152
3. Terry • NYG 150
4. Sisler • SLB 149
5. Grimm • CHC 147
Putouts as 1B
1. Gehrig • NYY 1,662
2. Bottomley • STL 1,656
3. Terry • NYG 1,621
4. Grimm • CHC 1,437
5. Todt • BOS 1,401
Assists as 1B
1. Sisler • SLB 131
2. Todt • BOS 112
3. Terry • NYG 105
4. Burns • CLE 102
5. Grimm • CHC 99
Errors Committed as 1B
1. Sisler • SLB 24
2. Dallard • AC 21
Herman • BRO 21
4. Bottomley • STL 20
5. Blue • DET 18
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. Bottomley • STL 149
2. Sisler • SLB 138
3. Terry • NYG 135
4. Todt • BOS 121
5. Grimm • CHC 117
Def. Games as 2B
1. Hornsby • NYG 155
2. Frisch • STL 153
Thompson • PHI 153
4. Partridge • BRO 140
5. Ward • CHW 139
Putouts as 2B
1. Thompson • PHI 424
2. Frisch • STL 396
3. Partridge • BRO 330
4. Harris • WSH 316
5. Gehringer • DET 304
Assists as 2B
1. Frisch • STL 641
2. Hornsby • NYG 582
3. Thompson • PHI 485
4. Partridge • BRO 454
5. Gehringer • DET 438
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Partridge • BRO 52
2. Melillo • SLB 36
3. Thompson • PHI 35
4. Grantham • PIT 32
5. Regan • BOS 28
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Frisch • STL 104
2. Hornsby • NYG 98
3. Thompson • PHI 97
4. Gehringer • DET 84
5. Regan • BOS 76
Def. Games as 3B
1. Bluege • WSH 146
Kamm • CHW 146
3. Traynor • PIT 143
4. Dressen • CIN 142
5. Warner • DET 138
Putouts as 3B
1. Kamm • CHW 236
2. Traynor • PIT 212
3. Bluege • WSH 185
4. O'Rourke • SLB 183
5. Warner • DET 156
Assists as 3B
1. Bluege • WSH 337
2. Dressen • CIN 315
3. Kamm • CHW 279
4. Warner • DET 277
5. Traynor • PIT 265
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Warner • DET 24
Bell • STL 24
3. Bluege • WSH 21
Barrett • BRO 21
Lutzke • CLE 21
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Hale • PHA 46
2. Warner • DET 34
3. O'Rourke • SLB 27
4. Lutzke • CLE 24
5. Friberg • PHI 23
Traynor • PIT 23
Def. Games as SS
1. Sewell • CLE 153
2. Wright • PIT 143
3. Gerber • SLB 141
4. Jackson • NYG 124
5. Koenig • NYY 122
Putouts as SS
1. Sewell • CLE 361
2. Wright • PIT 296
3. Gerber • SLB 290
4. Jackson • NYG 287
5. Bancroft • BSN 275
Assists as SS
1. Sewell • CLE 480
2. Jackson • NYG 444
3. Wright • PIT 430
4. Gerber • SLB 427
5. Koenig • NYY 423
Errors Committed as SS
1. Koenig • NYY 47
2. Wright • PIT 45
3. Gerber • SLB 41
Reeves • WSH 41
5. Myer • 2TM 40
Farrell • 2TM 40
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Gerber • SLB 91
2. Jackson • NYG 85
3. Wright • PIT 82
4. Sewell • CLE 80
5. Tavener • DET 79
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Brown • BSN 150
2. Stephenson • CHC 146
3. Falk • CHW 145
Goslin • WSH 145
5. Fothergill • DET 136
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Falk • CHW 364
2. Brown • BSN 337
3. Goslin • WSH 325
4. Jamieson • CLE 300
5. Stephenson • CHC 288
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Falk • CHW 21
2. Stephenson • CHC 16
3. Bressler • CIN 15
4. Hafey • STL 14
5. Williams • SLB 13
Jamieson • CLE 13
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Goslin • WSH 16
2. Felix • BRO 13
Fothergill • DET 13
4. Jamieson • CLE 10
5. Meusel • NYY 9
Falk • CHW 9
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Falk • CHW 9
2. Bressler • CIN 5
Stephenson • CHC 5
4. Williams • SLB 4
5. Hafey • STL 3
Goslin • WSH 3
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Combs • NYY 151
2. Manush • DET 146
Wilson • CHC 146
4. Roush • NYG 138
5. Metzler • CHW 133
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Combs • NYY 399
2. Wilson • CHC 393
3. Metzler • CHW 385
4. Douthit • STL 383
5. Statz • BRO 354
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Leach • PHI 21
2. Flagstead • BOS 18
Welsh • BSN 18
4. Roush • NYG 17
White • AC 17
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Douthit • STL 16
2. Combs • NYY 15
Metzler • CHW 15
4. Wilson • CHC 14
5. Welsh • BSN 12
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Leach • PHI 11
2. Metzler • CHW 6
Welsh • BSN 6
4. Statz • BRO 5
Eichrodt • CLE 5
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Summa • CLE 145
2. Waner • PIT 143
3. Harper • NYG 142
4. Walker • CIN 141
5. Rice • WSH 138
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Waner • PIT 324
2. Walker • CIN 318
3. Harper • NYG 291
4. Barrett • CHW 247
5. Summa • CLE 243
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Williams • PHI 21
2. Waner • PIT 19
Barrett • CHW 19
4. Rice • SLB 17
5. Carey • BRO 16
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Walker • CIN 15
2. Rice • SLB 12
Summa • CLE 12
Barrett • CHW 12
5. Richbourg • BSN 11
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Williams • PHI 9
Walker • CIN 9
3. Heathcote • CHC 6
Carey • BRO 6
Barrett • CHW 6
Def. Games as OF
1. Combs • NYY 152
2. Ruth • NYY 151
3. Brown • BSN 150
Waner • PIT 150
5. Manush • DET 149
Putouts as OF
1. Combs • NYY 411
2. Wilson • CHC 400
3. Metzler • CHW 397
4. Douthit • STL 396
Waner • PIT 396
Assists as OF
1. Rice • SLB 26
Leach • PHI 26
3. Welsh • BSN 24
4. Barrett • CHW 22
Falk • CHW 22
Williams • PHI 22
Errors Committed as OF
1. Rice • SLB 20
2. Goslin • WSH 17
3. Metzler • CHW 15
Douthit • STL 15
Walker • CIN 15
Thomas • 2TM 15
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Leach • PHI 10
2. Falk • CHW 9
3. Williams • PHI 8
Walker • CIN 8
5. Heathcote • CHC 7
Hafey • STL 7
Rice • SLB 7
Def. Games as P
1. Braxton • WSH 58
2. Marberry • WSH 56
3. Grove • PHA 51
4. Moore • NYY 50
5. Root • CHC 48
Scott • PHI 48
Putouts as P
1. Smith • BSN 22
2. Fitzsimmons • NYG 19
3. Gaston • SLB 18
Moore • NYY 18
Luque • CIN 18
Assists as P
1. Moore • NYY 89
2. Hudlin • CLE 80
3. Lyons • CHW 79
4. Haines • STL 72
5. Grimes • NYG 71
Errors Committed as P
1. Grove • PHA 9
2. Whitehill • DET 7
Pruett • PHI 7
4. Russell • BOS 6
Walberg • PHA 6
McClure • BBS 6
Petty • BRO 6
Double Plays Turned as P
1. Gaston • SLB 9
Grimes • NYG 9
3. Collins • DET 6
4. Connally • CHW 5
Rommel • PHA 5
Cooper • HBG 5
Strong • BBS 5
Blake • CHC 5
Meadows • PIT 5
Sherdel • STL 5
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. DeBerry • BRO 6.55
2. Clarke • BBS 6.05
3. Jones • AC 5.72
4. Cochrane • PHA 5.64
5. Rojo • 2TM 5.43
Range Factor/Game as C
1. DeBerry • BRO 5.94
2. Clarke • BBS 5.81
3. Jones • AC 5.39
4. Cochrane • PHA 5.24
5. Rojo • 2TM 5.04
Fielding % as C
1. Woodall • DET .997
2. Ruel • WSH .988
3. Hargrave • CIN .988
4. Cochrane • PHA .986
5. Jones • AC .978
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Pérez • HBG 11.81
2. Terry • NYG 11.69
3. Bottomley • STL 11.44
4. Gehrig • NYY 11.36
5. Todt • BOS 11.32
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. Terry • NYG 11.51
2. Bottomley • STL 11.36
3. Gehrig • NYY 11.29
4. Pérez • HBG 11.19
5. Todt • BOS 10.88
Fielding % as 1B
1. Pipp • CIN .996
2. Judge • WSH .996
3. Terry • NYG .993
4. Gehrig • NYY .992
5. Todt • BOS .991
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. Frisch • STL 6.84
2. Day • HBG 6.68
3. Alfonso • CSE 6.30
4. Gehringer • DET 6.19
5. Thompson • PHI 6.15
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. Frisch • STL 6.78
2. Day • HBG 6.31
3. Gehringer • DET 6.13
4. Beck • CHC 6.02
5. Thompson • PHI 5.94
Fielding % as 2B
1. Frisch • STL .979
2. Hornsby • NYG .972
3. Harris • WSH .972
4. Lazzeri • NYY .971
5. Critz • CIN .969
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. O'Rourke • SLB 3.74
2. Bluege • WSH 3.67
3. Friberg • PHI 3.60
4. Kamm • CHW 3.60
5. Lutzke • CLE 3.48
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Bluege • WSH 3.58
2. O'Rourke • SLB 3.53
3. Kamm • CHW 3.53
4. Friberg • PHI 3.40
5. Traynor • PIT 3.34
Fielding % as 3B
1. Kamm • CHW .972
2. Dressen • CIN .967
3. Traynor • PIT .962
4. Hale • PHA .961
5. Bluege • WSH .961
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Jackson • NYG 6.20
2. Bancroft • BSN 6.07
3. Lundy • AC 5.96
4. English • CHC 5.73
5. Koenig • NYY 5.72
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Jackson • NYG 5.90
2. Lundy • AC 5.81
3. Bancroft • BSN 5.81
4. Koenig • NYY 5.61
5. Sewell • CLE 5.50
Fielding % as SS
1. Cooney • 2TM .978
2. Sewell • CLE .962
3. Lundy • AC .962
4. Ford • CIN .952
5. Jackson • NYG .952
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Holloway • BBS 2.34
2. Arnold • BRG 2.09
3. Smith • AC 2.08
4. Fabré • CSE 2.07
5. Reid • AC 1.85
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Falk • CHW 2.66
2. Jamieson • CLE 2.46
3. Barnhart • PIT 2.43
4. Williams • SLB 2.40
5. Brown • BSN 2.32
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Spalding • PHI .992
2. Brown • BSN .980
3. Smith • AC .978
4. Falk • CHW .977
5. Stephenson • CHC .974
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. Oms • CSE 2.95
2. Washington • BBS 2.93
3. Brooks • BRG 2.77
4. White • AC 2.71
5. Charleston • HBG 2.58
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. Douthit • STL 3.16
2. Statz • BRO 3.08
3. Metzler • CHW 2.99
4. Welsh • BSN 2.98
5. Leach • PHI 2.93
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Statz • BRO .989
2. Washington • BBS .989
3. White • AC .987
4. Flagstead • BOS .985
5. Leach • PHI .983
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Smith • AC 2.29
2. Hubbard • AC 2.12
3. Briggs • HIL 1.84
4. Johnson • HBG 1.77
5. Baró • CSE 1.66
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Waner • PIT 2.40
2. Walker • CIN 2.36
3. Carey • BRO 2.30
4. Ruth • NYY 2.17
5. Richbourg • BSN 2.17
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Johnson • HBG .986
2. Waner • PIT .980
3. Harper • NYG .974
4. Carey • BRO .973
5. Rice • WSH .972
Range Factor/9Inn as OF
1. Douthit • STL 3.34
2. Statz • BRO 3.26
3. Welsh • BSN 3.21
4. Metzler • CHW 3.13
5. Leach • PHI 3.13
Range Factor/Game as OF
1. Douthit • STL 3.23
2. Statz • BRO 3.16
3. Welsh • BSN 3.11
4. Metzler • CHW 3.08
5. Leach • PHI 2.94
Fielding % as OF
1. Spalding • PHI .992
2. Statz • BRO .990
3. Flagstead • BOS .986
4. Simmons • PHA .985
5. Leach • PHI .981
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Lee • HIL 4.81
2. Moore • NYY 4.52
3. Collins • DET 3.90
4. Cockrell • HIL 3.51
5. Cooper • HBG 3.41
Range Factor/Game as P
1. Lee • HIL 2.93
2. Luque • CIN 2.83
3. Cockrell • HIL 2.75
4. Collins • DET 2.50
5. Henderson • AC 2.43
Fielding % as P
1. Rector • NLG 1.000
Ulrich • PHI 1.000
May • CIN 1.000
Stewart • SLB 1.000
Shaute • CLE 1.000
Ruether • NYY 1.000
Quinn • PHA 1.000
Marberry • WSH 1.000
Carlson • 2TM 1.000
Henry • NYG 1.000
Aldridge • PIT 1.000
Genewich • BSN 1.000
Alexander • STL 1.000
Grimes • NYG 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