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Major League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. GehrigNYY 1,662
2. BottomleySTL 1,656
3. TerryNYG 1,621
4. GrimmCHC 1,437
5. TodtBOS 1,401
Assists
1. FrischSTL 643
2. HornsbyNYG 582
3. LazzeriNYY 525
4. ThompsonPHI 485
5. SewellCLE 480
Errors Committed
1. FarrellBSN 58
2. PartridgeBRO 52
3. KoenigNYY 47
4. ReevesWSH 46
5. WrightPIT 45
Def. Games as C
1. RuelWSH 128
2. SewellCLE 126
HartnettCHC 126
4. WilsonPHI 124
5. CochranePHA 123
Putouts as C
1. CochranePHA 559
2. RuelWSH 495
3. HartnettCHC 479
4. Taylor2TM 404
5. SewellCLE 402
Assists as C
1. SewellCLE 119
2. RuelWSH 100
3. HartnettCHC 99
4. CochranePHA 85
5. WilsonPHI 82
Errors Committed as C
1. SewellCLE 20
2. HofmannBOS 18
3. HartnettCHC 16
4. HenlineBRO 15
5. GámizHBG 13
FernándezCSE 13
Double Plays Turned as C
1. HartnettCHC 21
2. SewellCLE 14
3. WilsonPHI 12
4. Taylor2TM 11
CochranePHA 11
Passed Balls
1. HartnettCHC 12
2. WilsonPHI 10
3. SchangSLB 9
4. CochranePHA 8
Taylor2TM 8
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. HartleyBOS 67
2. CochranePHA 65
3. WilsonPHI 61
SewellCLE 61
5. HofmannBOS 60
Caught Stealing as C
1. SewellCLE 69
2. SchangSLB 45
3. RuelWSH 43
HartnettCHC 43
5. WoodallDET 38
Caught Stealing %
1. HoganBSN 61.0
2. SewellCLE 53.1
3. HartnettCHC 51.8
4. CrouseCHW 51.4
5. O'NeillSLB 50.7
Def. Games as 1B
1. GehrigNYY 155
2. BottomleySTL 152
3. TerryNYG 150
4. SislerSLB 149
5. GrimmCHC 147
Putouts as 1B
1. GehrigNYY 1,662
2. BottomleySTL 1,656
3. TerryNYG 1,621
4. GrimmCHC 1,437
5. TodtBOS 1,401
Assists as 1B
1. SislerSLB 131
2. TodtBOS 112
3. TerryNYG 105
4. BurnsCLE 102
5. GrimmCHC 99
Errors Committed as 1B
1. SislerSLB 24
2. DallardAC 21
HermanBRO 21
4. BottomleySTL 20
5. BlueDET 18
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. BottomleySTL 149
2. SislerSLB 138
3. TerryNYG 135
4. TodtBOS 121
5. GrimmCHC 117
Def. Games as 2B
1. HornsbyNYG 155
2. FrischSTL 153
ThompsonPHI 153
4. PartridgeBRO 140
5. WardCHW 139
Putouts as 2B
1. ThompsonPHI 424
2. FrischSTL 396
3. PartridgeBRO 330
4. HarrisWSH 316
5. GehringerDET 304
Assists as 2B
1. FrischSTL 641
2. HornsbyNYG 582
3. ThompsonPHI 485
4. PartridgeBRO 454
5. GehringerDET 438
Errors Committed as 2B
1. PartridgeBRO 52
2. MelilloSLB 36
3. ThompsonPHI 35
4. GranthamPIT 32
5. ReganBOS 28
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. FrischSTL 104
2. HornsbyNYG 98
3. ThompsonPHI 97
4. GehringerDET 84
5. ReganBOS 76
Def. Games as 3B
1. BluegeWSH 146
KammCHW 146
3. TraynorPIT 143
4. DressenCIN 142
5. WarnerDET 138
Putouts as 3B
1. KammCHW 236
2. TraynorPIT 212
3. BluegeWSH 185
4. O'RourkeSLB 183
5. WarnerDET 156
Assists as 3B
1. BluegeWSH 337
2. DressenCIN 315
3. KammCHW 279
4. WarnerDET 277
5. TraynorPIT 265
Errors Committed as 3B
1. WarnerDET 24
BellSTL 24
3. BluegeWSH 21
BarrettBRO 21
LutzkeCLE 21
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. HalePHA 46
2. WarnerDET 34
3. O'RourkeSLB 27
4. LutzkeCLE 24
5. FribergPHI 23
TraynorPIT 23
Def. Games as SS
1. SewellCLE 153
2. WrightPIT 143
3. GerberSLB 141
4. JacksonNYG 124
5. KoenigNYY 122
Putouts as SS
1. SewellCLE 361
2. WrightPIT 296
3. GerberSLB 290
4. JacksonNYG 287
5. BancroftBSN 275
Assists as SS
1. SewellCLE 480
2. JacksonNYG 444
3. WrightPIT 430
4. GerberSLB 427
5. KoenigNYY 423
Errors Committed as SS
1. KoenigNYY 47
2. WrightPIT 45
3. GerberSLB 41
ReevesWSH 41
5. Myer2TM 40
Farrell2TM 40
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. GerberSLB 91
2. JacksonNYG 85
3. WrightPIT 82
4. SewellCLE 80
5. TavenerDET 79
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. BrownBSN 150
2. StephensonCHC 146
3. FalkCHW 145
GoslinWSH 145
5. FothergillDET 136
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. FalkCHW 364
2. BrownBSN 337
3. GoslinWSH 325
4. JamiesonCLE 300
5. StephensonCHC 288
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. FalkCHW 21
2. StephensonCHC 16
3. BresslerCIN 15
4. HafeySTL 14
5. WilliamsSLB 13
JamiesonCLE 13
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. GoslinWSH 16
2. FelixBRO 13
FothergillDET 13
4. JamiesonCLE 10
5. MeuselNYY 9
FalkCHW 9
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. FalkCHW 9
2. BresslerCIN 5
StephensonCHC 5
4. WilliamsSLB 4
5. HafeySTL 3
GoslinWSH 3
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. CombsNYY 151
2. ManushDET 146
WilsonCHC 146
4. RoushNYG 138
5. MetzlerCHW 133
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. CombsNYY 399
2. WilsonCHC 393
3. MetzlerCHW 385
4. DouthitSTL 383
5. StatzBRO 354
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. LeachPHI 21
2. FlagsteadBOS 18
WelshBSN 18
4. RoushNYG 17
WhiteAC 17
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. DouthitSTL 16
2. CombsNYY 15
MetzlerCHW 15
4. WilsonCHC 14
5. WelshBSN 12
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. LeachPHI 11
2. MetzlerCHW 6
WelshBSN 6
4. StatzBRO 5
EichrodtCLE 5
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. SummaCLE 145
2. WanerPIT 143
3. HarperNYG 142
4. WalkerCIN 141
5. RiceWSH 138
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. WanerPIT 324
2. WalkerCIN 318
3. HarperNYG 291
4. BarrettCHW 247
5. SummaCLE 243
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. WilliamsPHI 21
2. WanerPIT 19
BarrettCHW 19
4. RiceSLB 17
5. CareyBRO 16
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. WalkerCIN 15
2. RiceSLB 12
SummaCLE 12
BarrettCHW 12
5. RichbourgBSN 11
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. WilliamsPHI 9
WalkerCIN 9
3. HeathcoteCHC 6
CareyBRO 6
BarrettCHW 6
Def. Games as OF
1. CombsNYY 152
2. RuthNYY 151
3. BrownBSN 150
WanerPIT 150
5. ManushDET 149
Putouts as OF
1. CombsNYY 411
2. WilsonCHC 400
3. MetzlerCHW 397
4. DouthitSTL 396
WanerPIT 396
Assists as OF
1. RiceSLB 26
LeachPHI 26
3. WelshBSN 24
4. BarrettCHW 22
FalkCHW 22
WilliamsPHI 22
Errors Committed as OF
1. RiceSLB 20
2. GoslinWSH 17
3. MetzlerCHW 15
DouthitSTL 15
WalkerCIN 15
Thomas2TM 15
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. LeachPHI 10
2. FalkCHW 9
3. WilliamsPHI 8
WalkerCIN 8
5. HeathcoteCHC 7
HafeySTL 7
RiceSLB 7
Def. Games as P
1. BraxtonWSH 58
2. MarberryWSH 56
3. GrovePHA 51
4. MooreNYY 50
5. RootCHC 48
ScottPHI 48
Putouts as P
1. SmithBSN 22
2. FitzsimmonsNYG 19
3. GastonSLB 18
MooreNYY 18
LuqueCIN 18
Assists as P
1. MooreNYY 89
2. HudlinCLE 80
3. LyonsCHW 79
4. HainesSTL 72
5. GrimesNYG 71
Errors Committed as P
1. GrovePHA 9
2. WhitehillDET 7
PruettPHI 7
4. RussellBOS 6
WalbergPHA 6
McClureBBS 6
PettyBRO 6
Double Plays Turned as P
1. GastonSLB 9
GrimesNYG 9
3. CollinsDET 6
4. ConnallyCHW 5
RommelPHA 5
CooperHBG 5
StrongBBS 5
BlakeCHC 5
MeadowsPIT 5
SherdelSTL 5
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. DeBerryBRO 6.55
2. ClarkeBBS 6.05
3. JonesAC 5.72
4. CochranePHA 5.64
5. Rojo2TM 5.43
Range Factor/Game as C
1. DeBerryBRO 5.94
2. ClarkeBBS 5.81
3. JonesAC 5.39
4. CochranePHA 5.24
5. Rojo2TM 5.04
Fielding % as C
1. WoodallDET .997
2. RuelWSH .988
3. HargraveCIN .988
4. CochranePHA .986
5. JonesAC .978
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. PérezHBG 11.81
2. TerryNYG 11.69
3. BottomleySTL 11.44
4. GehrigNYY 11.36
5. TodtBOS 11.32
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. TerryNYG 11.51
2. BottomleySTL 11.36
3. GehrigNYY 11.29
4. PérezHBG 11.19
5. TodtBOS 10.88
Fielding % as 1B
1. PippCIN .996
2. JudgeWSH .996
3. TerryNYG .993
4. GehrigNYY .992
5. TodtBOS .991
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. FrischSTL 6.84
2. DayHBG 6.68
3. AlfonsoCSE 6.30
4. GehringerDET 6.19
5. ThompsonPHI 6.15
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. FrischSTL 6.78
2. DayHBG 6.31
3. GehringerDET 6.13
4. BeckCHC 6.02
5. ThompsonPHI 5.94
Fielding % as 2B
1. FrischSTL .979
2. HornsbyNYG .972
3. HarrisWSH .972
4. LazzeriNYY .971
5. CritzCIN .969
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. O'RourkeSLB 3.74
2. BluegeWSH 3.67
3. FribergPHI 3.60
4. KammCHW 3.60
5. LutzkeCLE 3.48
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. BluegeWSH 3.58
2. O'RourkeSLB 3.53
3. KammCHW 3.53
4. FribergPHI 3.40
5. TraynorPIT 3.34
Fielding % as 3B
1. KammCHW .972
2. DressenCIN .967
3. TraynorPIT .962
4. HalePHA .961
5. BluegeWSH .961
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. JacksonNYG 6.20
2. BancroftBSN 6.07
3. LundyAC 5.96
4. EnglishCHC 5.73
5. KoenigNYY 5.72
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. JacksonNYG 5.90
2. LundyAC 5.81
3. BancroftBSN 5.81
4. KoenigNYY 5.61
5. SewellCLE 5.50
Fielding % as SS
1. Cooney2TM .978
2. SewellCLE .962
3. LundyAC .962
4. FordCIN .952
5. JacksonNYG .952
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. HollowayBBS 2.34
2. ArnoldBRG 2.09
3. SmithAC 2.08
4. FabréCSE 2.07
5. ReidAC 1.85
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. FalkCHW 2.66
2. JamiesonCLE 2.46
3. BarnhartPIT 2.43
4. WilliamsSLB 2.40
5. BrownBSN 2.32
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. SpaldingPHI .992
2. BrownBSN .980
3. SmithAC .978
4. FalkCHW .977
5. StephensonCHC .974
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. OmsCSE 2.95
2. WashingtonBBS 2.93
3. BrooksBRG 2.77
4. WhiteAC 2.71
5. CharlestonHBG 2.58
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. DouthitSTL 3.16
2. StatzBRO 3.08
3. MetzlerCHW 2.99
4. WelshBSN 2.98
5. LeachPHI 2.93
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. StatzBRO .989
2. WashingtonBBS .989
3. WhiteAC .987
4. FlagsteadBOS .985
5. LeachPHI .983
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. SmithAC 2.29
2. HubbardAC 2.12
3. BriggsHIL 1.84
4. JohnsonHBG 1.77
5. BaróCSE 1.66
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. WanerPIT 2.40
2. WalkerCIN 2.36
3. CareyBRO 2.30
4. RuthNYY 2.17
5. RichbourgBSN 2.17
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. JohnsonHBG .986
2. WanerPIT .980
3. HarperNYG .974
4. CareyBRO .973
5. RiceWSH .972
Range Factor/9Inn as OF
1. DouthitSTL 3.34
2. StatzBRO 3.26
3. WelshBSN 3.21
4. MetzlerCHW 3.13
5. LeachPHI 3.13
Range Factor/Game as OF
1. DouthitSTL 3.23
2. StatzBRO 3.16
3. WelshBSN 3.11
4. MetzlerCHW 3.08
5. LeachPHI 2.94
Fielding % as OF
1. SpaldingPHI .992
2. StatzBRO .990
3. FlagsteadBOS .986
4. SimmonsPHA .985
5. LeachPHI .981
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. LeeHIL 4.81
2. MooreNYY 4.52
3. CollinsDET 3.90
4. CockrellHIL 3.51
5. CooperHBG 3.41
Range Factor/Game as P
1. LeeHIL 2.93
2. LuqueCIN 2.83
3. CockrellHIL 2.75
4. CollinsDET 2.50
5. HendersonAC 2.43
Fielding % as P
1. RectorNLG 1.000
UlrichPHI 1.000
MayCIN 1.000
StewartSLB 1.000
ShauteCLE 1.000
RuetherNYY 1.000
QuinnPHA 1.000
MarberryWSH 1.000
Carlson2TM 1.000
HenryNYG 1.000
AldridgePIT 1.000
GenewichBSN 1.000
AlexanderSTL 1.000
GrimesNYG 1.000