American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Trosky • CLE 1,567
2. Greenberg • DET 1,437
3. Dahlgren • BOS 1,433
4. Kuhel • WSH 1,425
5. Bonura • CHW 1,421

Assists

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Appling • CHW 556
2. Rogell • DET 512
3. Gehringer • DET 489
4. Warstler • PHA 486
5. Myer • WSH 473

Errors Committed

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Appling • CHW 39
2. Cronin • BOS 37
3. Warstler • PHA 34
4. Knickerbocker • CLE 32
5. Hale • CLE 31

Def. Games as C

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

1. Hemsley • SLB 141
2. Ferrell • BOS 131
3. Dickey • NYY 118
4. Sewell • CHW 112
5. Cochrane • DET 110

Putouts as C

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Dickey • NYY 536
2. Ferrell • BOS 520
3. Hemsley • SLB 510
4. Cochrane • DET 504
5. Sewell • CHW 399

Assists as C

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hemsley • SLB 105
2. Sewell • CHW 83
3. Ferrell • BOS 79
4. Dickey • NYY 62
5. Bolton • WSH 52

Errors Committed as C

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Ferrell • BOS 13
Hemsley • SLB 13
3. Bolton • WSH 12
4. Richards • PHA 8
Holbrook • WSH 8

Double Plays Turned as C

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Ferrell • BOS 12
2. Sewell • CHW 10
Hemsley • SLB 10
4. Bolton • WSH 8
5. Berry • PHA 7
Dickey • NYY 7

Passed Balls

Passed Balls

1. Sewell • CHW 9
Bolton • WSH 9
3. Dickey • NYY 8
Ferrell • BOS 8
5. Cochrane • DET 6
Richards • PHA 6

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. Sewell • CHW 49
2. Hemsley • SLB 47
3. Bolton • WSH 41
Richards • PHA 41
5. Ferrell • BOS 33

Caught Stealing 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. Ferrell • BOS 49
2. Hemsley • SLB 30
Dickey • NYY 30
4. Sewell • CHW 25
5. Berry • PHA 22
Cochrane • DET 22

Caught Stealing %

Caught Stealing Percentage
CS / (SB + CS)

1. Ferrell • BOS 59.8
2. Dickey • NYY 50.0
3. Berry • PHA 47.8
4. Shea • CHW 43.8
5. Cochrane • DET 40.7

Def. Games as 1B

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

1. Trosky • CLE 153
2. Greenberg • DET 152
3. Kuhel • WSH 151
4. Gehrig • NYY 149
Dahlgren • BOS 149

Putouts as 1B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Trosky • CLE 1,567
2. Greenberg • DET 1,437
3. Dahlgren • BOS 1,433
4. Kuhel • WSH 1,425
5. Bonura • CHW 1,421

Assists as 1B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Greenberg • DET 99
2. Trosky • CLE 88
3. Kuhel • WSH 87
4. Bonura • CHW 83
5. Gehrig • NYY 82

Errors Committed as 1B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Dahlgren • BOS 18
2. Gehrig • NYY 15
3. Kuhel • WSH 14
4. Greenberg • DET 13
5. Burns • SLB 11
Trosky • CLE 11

Double Plays Turned as 1B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Kuhel • WSH 150
2. Greenberg • DET 142
3. Trosky • CLE 129
4. Burns • SLB 115
5. Dahlgren • BOS 109

Def. Games as 2B

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

1. Myer • WSH 151
2. Gehringer • DET 149
3. Warstler • PHA 136
4. Melillo • 2TM 123
5. Berger • CLE 120

Putouts as 2B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Myer • WSH 460
2. Gehringer • DET 349
3. Melillo • 2TM 324
4. Berger • CLE 309
5. Warstler • PHA 308

Assists as 2B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Gehringer • DET 489
2. Warstler • PHA 482
3. Myer • WSH 473
4. Melillo • 2TM 432
5. Berger • CLE 419

Errors Committed as 2B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Warstler • PHA 34
2. Berger • CLE 27
3. Melillo • 2TM 21
4. Myer • WSH 20
5. Lazzeri • NYY 19

Double Plays Turned as 2B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Myer • WSH 138
2. Gehringer • DET 99
3. Melillo • 2TM 94
Warstler • PHA 94
5. Berger • CLE 91

Def. Games as 3B

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

1. Hale • CLE 149
2. Rolfe • NYY 136
3. Owen • DET 131
Higgins • PHA 131
5. Clift • SLB 127

Putouts as 3B

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Werber • BOS 174
2. Rolfe • NYY 166
3. Higgins • PHA 162
4. Hale • CLE 160
5. Owen • DET 148

Assists as 3B

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Hale • CLE 312
2. Werber • BOS 264
3. Travis • WSH 254
4. Clift • SLB 240
5. Rolfe • NYY 239

Errors Committed as 3B

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Hale • CLE 31
2. Werber • BOS 27
3. Clift • SLB 26
4. Higgins • PHA 21
5. Owen • DET 16

Double Plays Turned as 3B

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Travis • WSH 29
2. Werber • BOS 20
3. Owen • DET 19
4. Hale • CLE 17
5. Rolfe • NYY 16

Def. Games as SS

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

1. Appling • CHW 153
2. Rogell • DET 150
3. Cronin • BOS 139
4. Knickerbocker • CLE 128
5. Lary • 2TM 123

Putouts as SS

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Appling • CHW 335
2. Lary • 2TM 321
3. Rogell • DET 280
4. Cronin • BOS 264
5. Knickerbocker • CLE 247

Assists as SS

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Appling • CHW 556
2. Rogell • DET 512
3. Knickerbocker • CLE 453
4. Cronin • BOS 431
5. Lary • 2TM 384

Errors Committed as SS

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Appling • CHW 39
2. Cronin • BOS 37
3. Knickerbocker • CLE 32
4. Lary • 2TM 29
5. McNair • PHA 27

Double Plays Turned as SS

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Rogell • DET 104
2. Appling • CHW 93
3. Cronin • BOS 86
4. Knickerbocker • CLE 82
5. Lary • 2TM 79

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Vosmik • CLE 147
2. Johnson • PHA 146
3. Radcliff • CHW 142
Johnson • BOS 142
5. Solters • 2TM 126

Putouts as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Johnson • PHA 338
2. Vosmik • CLE 328
3. Solters • 2TM 290
4. Goslin • DET 241
5. Johnson • BOS 232

Assists as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Johnson • BOS 22
2. Johnson • PHA 14
3. Solters • 2TM 13
4. Radcliff • CHW 9
5. Hill • NYY 8
Manush • WSH 8

Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Johnson • PHA 20
2. Johnson • BOS 17
3. Hill • NYY 11
4. Goslin • DET 8
Radcliff • CHW 8

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Manush • WSH 5
2. Johnson • PHA 4
3. Vosmik • CLE 3
4. Goslin • DET 1
Hill • NYY 1
Johnson • BOS 1
Radcliff • CHW 1
Stone • WSH 1
Travis • WSH 1
Walker • DET 1
Winegarner • CLE 1
Solters • 2TM 1

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)

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

1. Cramer • PHA 149
2. Averill • CLE 139
3. Chapman • NYY 138
4. Powell • WSH 136
5. West • SLB 135

Putouts as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Cramer • PHA 427
2. West • SLB 408
3. Averill • CLE 362
4. Chapman • NYY 357
5. Simmons • CHW 316

Assists as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Chapman • NYY 25
2. Almada • BOS 17
3. Powell • WSH 9
4. West • SLB 7
5. Averill • CLE 6
Cramer • PHA 6
White • DET 6

Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Chapman • NYY 15
2. Almada • BOS 11
Cramer • PHA 11
White • DET 11
5. Powell • WSH 9

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Chapman • NYY 7
2. Powell • WSH 4
3. Almada • BOS 2
Averill • CLE 2
West • SLB 2

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Selkirk • NYY 127
2. Fox • DET 122
3. Coleman • 2TM 103
4. Stone • WSH 90
5. Washington • CHW 79
Moses • PHA 79

Putouts as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Selkirk • NYY 266
2. Fox • DET 207
3. Coleman • 2TM 158
4. Moses • PHA 156
Stone • WSH 156

Assists as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Coleman • 2TM 10
Washington • CHW 10
3. Stone • WSH 9
Selkirk • NYY 9
5. Fox • DET 8

Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Stone • WSH 11
2. Moses • PHA 9
3. Finney • PHA 8
4. Selkirk • NYY 7
5. Bell • SLB 6
Galatzer • CLE 6

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Stone • WSH 2
Washington • CHW 2
3. Campbell • CLE 1
Conlan • CHW 1
Cooke • BOS 1
Finney • PHA 1
Fox • DET 1
Goslin • DET 1
Haas • CHW 1
Almada • BOS 1
Moses • PHA 1
Pepper • SLB 1
Selkirk • NYY 1
Solters • BOS 1
Tauby • CHW 1
Coleman • 2TM 1
Miles • WSH 1

Def. Games as OF

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

1. Vosmik • CLE 150
2. Almada • BOS 149
Cramer • PHA 149
4. Solters • 2TM 148
5. Johnson • PHA 147

Putouts as OF

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. West • SLB 449
2. Cramer • PHA 429
3. Solters • 2TM 382
4. Chapman • NYY 372
5. Averill • CLE 371

Assists as OF

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Chapman • NYY 25
2. Almada • BOS 22
3. Johnson • BOS 21
4. Solters • 2TM 20
5. Johnson • PHA 13

Errors Committed as OF

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Johnson • PHA 20
2. Johnson • BOS 17
3. Chapman • NYY 15
4. Almada • BOS 12
Goslin • DET 12

Double Plays Turned as OF

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Chapman • NYY 7
2. Manush • WSH 5
3. Stone • WSH 4
Powell • WSH 4
Johnson • PHA 4

Def. Games as P

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

1. Van Atta • 2TM 58
2. Walkup • SLB 55
3. Andrews • SLB 50
4. Thomas • SLB 49
5. Knott • SLB 48

Putouts as P

<strong>Putouts</strong>

1. Harder • CLE 18
2. Ruffing • NYY 17
3. Bridges • DET 15
4. Whitehill • WSH 13
Hadley • WSH 13

Assists as P

<strong>Assists</strong>

1. Harder • CLE 81
2. Ferrell • BOS 76
3. Grove • BOS 63
4. Whitehill • WSH 60
5. Whitehead • CHW 56

Errors Committed as P

<strong>Fielding Errors</strong>

1. Blaeholder • 2TM 7
2. Van Atta • 2TM 5
Marcum • PHA 5
Ostermueller • BOS 5
Coffman • SLB 5

Double Plays Turned as P

<strong>Double Plays as Defender</strong>

1. Whitehead • CHW 6
Grove • BOS 6
3. Crowder • DET 5
Pearson • CLE 5
Sullivan • DET 5

Range Factor/9Inn as C

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

1. Dickey • NYY 5.34
2. Cochrane • DET 5.25
3. Ferrell • BOS 4.83
4. Hemsley • SLB 4.80
5. Richards • PHA 4.74

Range Factor/Game as C

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

1. Dickey • NYY 5.07
2. Cochrane • DET 5.04
3. Ferrell • BOS 4.57
4. Hemsley • SLB 4.36
5. Sewell • CHW 4.30

Fielding % as C

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

1. Dickey • NYY .995
2. Cochrane • DET .989
3. Sewell • CHW .988
4. Hemsley • SLB .979
5. Ferrell • BOS .979

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B

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

1. Bonura • CHW 11.10
2. Trosky • CLE 10.86
3. Dahlgren • BOS 10.37
4. Greenberg • DET 10.13
5. Kuhel • WSH 10.13

Range Factor/Game as 1B

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

1. Bonura • CHW 10.90
2. Trosky • CLE 10.82
3. Greenberg • DET 10.11
4. Dahlgren • BOS 10.08
5. Kuhel • WSH 10.01

Fielding % as 1B

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

1. Foxx • PHA .997
2. Bonura • CHW .994
3. Trosky • CLE .993
4. Greenberg • DET .992
5. Burns • SLB .992

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B

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

1. Melillo • 2TM 6.42
2. Myer • WSH 6.24
3. Berger • CLE 6.12
4. Warstler • PHA 5.92
5. Hayes • CHW 5.83

Range Factor/Game as 2B

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

1. Myer • WSH 6.18
2. Melillo • 2TM 6.15
3. Berger • CLE 6.07
4. Warstler • PHA 5.81
5. Gehringer • DET 5.62

Fielding % as 2B

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

1. Gehringer • DET .985
2. Myer • WSH .979
3. Melillo • 2TM .973
4. Lazzeri • NYY .970
5. Berger • CLE .964

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B

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

1. Werber • BOS 3.57
2. Travis • WSH 3.54
3. Hale • CLE 3.18
4. Rolfe • NYY 3.05
5. Clift • SLB 3.00

Range Factor/Game as 3B

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

1. Werber • BOS 3.56
2. Travis • WSH 3.42
3. Hale • CLE 3.17
4. Rolfe • NYY 2.98
5. Clift • SLB 2.91

Fielding % as 3B

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

1. Rolfe • NYY .964
2. Travis • WSH .963
3. Owen • DET .958
4. Higgins • PHA .947
5. Werber • BOS .942

Range Factor/9Inn as SS

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

1. Lary • 2TM 5.93
2. Appling • CHW 5.90
3. Knickerbocker • CLE 5.59
4. Rogell • DET 5.31
5. Cronin • BOS 5.02

Range Factor/Game as SS

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

1. Appling • CHW 5.82
2. Lary • 2TM 5.73
3. Knickerbocker • CLE 5.47
4. Rogell • DET 5.28
5. Cronin • BOS 5.00

Fielding % as SS

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

1. Rogell • DET .971
2. Lary • 2TM .960
3. Appling • CHW .958
4. Knickerbocker • CLE .956
5. McNair • PHA .955

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Johnson • PHA 2.41
2. Solters • 2TM 2.40
3. Vosmik • CLE 2.26
4. Hill • NYY 2.14
5. Manush • WSH 1.96

Fielding % as LF (s.1901)

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

1. Vosmik • CLE .985
2. Solters • 2TM .984
3. Manush • WSH .982
4. Goslin • DET .968
5. Radcliff • CHW .965

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)

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

1. West • SLB 3.07
2. Cramer • PHA 2.91
3. Chapman • NYY 2.77
4. Simmons • CHW 2.75
5. Averill • CLE 2.65

Fielding % as CF (s.1901)

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

1. West • SLB .988
2. Averill • CLE .981
3. Simmons • CHW .979
4. Cramer • PHA .975
5. Powell • WSH .972

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Selkirk • NYY 2.17
2. Moses • PHA 2.06
3. Stone • WSH 1.83
4. Washington • CHW 1.78
5. Fox • DET 1.76

Fielding % as RF (s.1901)

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

1. Fox • DET .991
2. Selkirk • NYY .975
3. Coleman • 2TM .971

Range Factor/9Inn as OF

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

1. West • SLB 3.39
2. Cramer • PHA 2.95
3. Chapman • NYY 2.92
4. Simmons • CHW 2.92
5. Powell • WSH 2.80

Range Factor/Game as OF

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

1. West • SLB 3.38
2. Cramer • PHA 2.92
3. Chapman • NYY 2.88
4. Simmons • CHW 2.81
5. Powell • WSH 2.73

Fielding % as OF

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

1. West • SLB .989
2. Fox • DET .988
3. Vosmik • CLE .986
4. Solters • 2TM .985
5. Manush • WSH .985

Range Factor/9Inn as P

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

1. Harder • CLE 3.10
2. Blaeholder • 2TM 3.07
3. Kennedy • CHW 2.63
4. Lee • CLE 2.59
5. Whitehead • CHW 2.55

Range Factor/Game as P

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

1. Harder • CLE 2.36
2. Whitehead • CHW 2.25
3. Whitehill • WSH 2.15
4. Ferrell • BOS 2.07
5. Kennedy • CHW 2.00

Fielding % as P

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

1. Auker • DET 1.000
Lyons • CHW 1.000
Crowder • DET 1.000
Ruffing • NYY 1.000
5. Whitehead • CHW .984

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