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Major League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. Jordan • BSN 1,513
2. Bottomley • CIN 1,511
3. Kuhel • WSH 1,498
4. Suhr • PIT 1,451
5. Foxx • PHA 1,402
Assists
1. Gehringer • DET 542
2. Critz • NYG 541
3. Appling • CHW 534
4. Cronin • WSH 528
5. Rogell • DET 526
Errors Committed
1. Appling • CHW 55
2. Rogell • DET 51
3. Williams • PHA 47
4. Vaughan • PIT 46
5. Herman • CHC 45
Bartell • PHI 45
Def. Games as C
1. Mancuso • NYG 142
2. Sewell • WSH 141
3. Hartnett • CHC 140
4. Ferrell • 2TM 137
5. Hayworth • DET 133
Putouts as C
1. Dickey • NYY 721
2. Ferrell • 2TM 591
3. Mancuso • NYG 580
4. Hartnett • CHC 550
5. Hayworth • DET 546
Assists as C
1. Ferrell • 2TM 92
2. Lopez • BRO 84
3. Mancuso • NYG 83
4. Dickey • NYY 82
5. Hayworth • DET 79
Errors Committed as C
1. Mancuso • NYG 19
2. Wilson • STL 10
3. Hemsley • 2TM 8
Lombardi • CIN 8
Davis • PHI 8
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Shea • 2TM 17
2. Mancuso • NYG 15
Dickey • NYY 15
4. Lopez • BRO 14
Hayworth • DET 14
Passed Balls
1. Mancuso • NYG 12
2. Dickey • NYY 10
Davis • PHI 10
4. Lombardi • CIN 9
5. Wilson • STL 7
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Ferrell • 2TM 65
2. Hayworth • DET 62
3. Davis • PHI 56
4. Cochrane • PHA 45
5. Mancuso • NYG 40
Caught Stealing as C
1. Ferrell • 2TM 53
2. Hayworth • DET 44
3. Mancuso • NYG 42
4. Lopez • BRO 37
Cochrane • PHA 37
Caught Stealing %
1. Hogan • BSN 77.4
2. Spencer • CLE 71.4
3. Pytlak • CLE 62.5
4. Hartnett • CHC 61.4
5. Shea • 2TM 60.8
Def. Games as 1B
1. Suhr • PIT 154
2. Kuhel • WSH 153
3. Gehrig • NYY 152
4. Jordan • BSN 150
5. Foxx • PHA 149
Putouts as 1B
1. Jordan • BSN 1,513
2. Bottomley • CIN 1,511
3. Kuhel • WSH 1,498
4. Suhr • PIT 1,451
5. Foxx • PHA 1,402
Assists as 1B
1. Hurst • PHI 114
2. Foxx • PHA 93
3. Suhr • PIT 90
4. Jordan • BSN 88
5. Grimm • CHC 84
Errors Committed as 1B
1. Kress • CHW 28
2. Hurst • PHI 23
3. Leslie • 2TM 21
4. Foxx • PHA 15
Bottomley • CIN 15
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. Hurst • PHI 132
2. Burns • SLB 129
3. Kuhel • WSH 126
4. Jordan • BSN 117
5. Suhr • PIT 115
Def. Games as 2B
1. Gehringer • DET 155
2. Herman • CHC 153
3. Maranville • BSN 142
4. Hayes • CHW 138
Lazzeri • NYY 138
Putouts as 2B
1. Herman • CHC 466
2. Frisch • STL 371
3. Maranville • BSN 362
Melillo • SLB 362
5. Gehringer • DET 358
Assists as 2B
1. Gehringer • DET 542
2. Critz • NYG 541
3. Herman • CHC 512
4. Hayes • CHW 497
5. Melillo • SLB 451
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Herman • CHC 45
2. Piet • PIT 26
3. Hodapp • BOS 25
Lazzeri • NYY 25
5. Hale • CLE 23
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Herman • CHC 114
2. Gehringer • DET 111
3. Melillo • SLB 110
4. Myer • WSH 92
5. Hayes • CHW 89
Def. Games as 3B
1. Traynor • PIT 154
2. Higgins • PHA 152
3. Dykes • CHW 151
4. Martin • STL 145
5. Stripp • BRO 140
Putouts as 3B
1. Traynor • PIT 176
2. Stripp • BRO 170
3. Higgins • PHA 159
4. Kamm • CLE 153
5. Owen • DET 143
Assists as 3B
1. Traynor • PIT 300
2. Dykes • CHW 296
3. Adams • 2TM 278
4. Martin • STL 273
5. Higgins • PHA 270
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Traynor • PIT 27
2. Vergez • NYG 25
Martin • STL 25
4. Higgins • PHA 24
5. Owen • DET 22
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Scharein • SLB 31
2. Sewell • NYY 27
3. Bluege • WSH 25
4. Higgins • PHA 23
5. Dykes • CHW 22
Def. Games as SS
1. Rogell • DET 155
2. Vaughan • PIT 152
Cronin • WSH 152
Bartell • PHI 152
5. Appling • CHW 151
Putouts as SS
1. Bartell • PHI 381
2. Rogell • DET 326
3. Appling • CHW 314
4. Vaughan • PIT 310
5. Urbanski • BSN 299
Assists as SS
1. Appling • CHW 534
2. Cronin • WSH 528
3. Rogell • DET 526
4. Ryan • NYG 494
5. Bartell • PHI 493
Errors Committed as SS
1. Appling • CHW 55
2. Rogell • DET 51
3. Vaughan • PIT 46
4. Bartell • PHI 45
5. Crosetti • NYY 43
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Rogell • DET 116
2. Appling • CHW 107
3. Bartell • PHI 100
4. Ryan • NYG 95
Jurges • CHC 95
Cronin • WSH 95
Vaughan • PIT 95
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Manush • WSH 150
2. Medwick • STL 147
3. Simmons • CHW 144
4. Lee • 2TM 130
5. Johnson • PHA 127
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Simmons • CHW 340
2. Medwick • STL 287
3. Lee • 2TM 273
4. Manush • WSH 270
5. Johnson • PHA 266
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Medwick • STL 17
2. Moore • NYG 16
3. Simmons • CHW 15
4. Chapman • NYY 14
5. Johnson • PHA 13
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Johnson • PHA 14
Walker • DET 14
3. Reynolds • SLB 10
4. O'Doul • 2TM 7
Jolley • BOS 7
Medwick • STL 7
Moore • NYG 7
Lee • 2TM 7
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Moore • NYG 5
2. Walker • DET 4
3. Moore • CIN 3
Vosmik • CLE 3
Jolley • BOS 3
Ruth • NYY 3
Reynolds • SLB 3
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Cramer • PHA 152
2. Fullis • PHI 151
3. Averill • CLE 149
4. Haas • CHW 146
5. Schulte • WSH 142
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Averill • CLE 392
2. Cramer • PHA 389
3. Fullis • PHI 376
4. Schulte • WSH 358
5. Berger • BSN 346
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Fullis • PHI 19
2. Cramer • PHA 13
3. Hafey • CIN 12
4. Schulte • WSH 11
West • SLB 11
Demaree • CHC 11
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Averill • CLE 12
Cramer • PHA 12
3. Demaree • CHC 11
4. Fullis • PHI 10
5. Berger • BSN 9
Schulte • WSH 9
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Berger • BSN 4
Hafey • CIN 4
Schulte • WSH 4
4. Davis • NYG 3
Benjamin • ID 3
Fullis • PHI 3
Averill • CLE 3
West • SLB 3
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Waner • PIT 154
2. Klein • PHI 152
3. Campbell • SLB 144
4. Ott • NYG 136
5. Watkins • STL 134
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Waner • PIT 340
2. Klein • PHI 306
3. Rice • CIN 289
4. Watkins • STL 261
5. Herman • CHC 235
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Klein • PHI 21
2. Campbell • SLB 19
3. Goslin • WSH 15
4. Waner • PIT 13
5. Moore • BSN 11
Johnson • BOS 11
Chapman • NYY 11
Herman • CHC 11
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Johnson • BOS 18
2. Watkins • STL 14
Campbell • SLB 14
4. Herman • CHC 12
5. Goslin • WSH 10
Frederick • BRO 10
Stone • DET 10
Coleman • PHA 10
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Goslin • WSH 7
2. Klein • PHI 5
3. Campbell • SLB 4
4. Watkins • STL 3
Porter • CLE 3
Rogers • CAG 3
Rice • CIN 3
Ott • NYG 3
Chapman • NYY 3
Def. Games as OF
1. Waner • PIT 154
2. Cramer • PHA 152
Klein • PHI 152
Ott • NYG 152
5. Fullis • PHI 151
Putouts as OF
1. Schulte • WSH 433
2. Fullis • PHI 410
3. Averill • CLE 390
4. Lindstrom • PIT 388
5. Cramer • PHA 387
Assists as OF
1. Chapman • NYY 24
2. Klein • PHI 21
3. Moore • NYG 19
4. Campbell • SLB 18
5. Goslin • WSH 17
Medwick • STL 17
Errors Committed as OF
1. Johnson • BOS 25
2. Johnson • PHA 16
3. Walker • DET 15
Watkins • STL 15
5. Campbell • SLB 14
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Goslin • WSH 7
2. Moore • NYG 6
3. Klein • PHI 5
Hafey • CIN 5
Cooke • BOS 5
Def. Games as P
1. Crowder • WSH 52
2. Russell • WSH 50
3. Dean • STL 48
4. Welch • BOS 47
French • PIT 47
Putouts as P
1. Hubbell • NYG 23
2. Harder • CLE 22
3. Bush • CHC 18
4. Brown • 2TM 16
5. Blaeholder • SLB 15
Mungo • BRO 15
Schumacher • NYG 15
Assists as P
1. Hubbell • NYG 94
2. Harder • CLE 87
3. Fitzsimmons • NYG 83
4. Betts • BSN 78
5. Cantwell • BSN 77
Errors Committed as P
1. Whitehill • WSH 7
2. Hallahan • STL 6
3. Dean • STL 5
4. Faber • CHW 4
Gomez • NYY 4
Marberry • DET 4
Rhodes • BOS 4
Elliott • PHI 4
Fitzsimmons • NYG 4
Hansen • PHI 4
Parmelee • NYG 4
Walker • STL 4
Britt • HG 4
Kincannon • PC 4
Double Plays Turned as P
1. Warneke • CHC 7
2. Betts • BSN 6
Fitzsimmons • NYG 6
Frankhouse • BSN 6
5. Bridges • DET 5
Cain • PHA 5
Grove • PHA 5
Ruffing • NYY 5
Russell • WSH 5
Hubbell • NYG 5
Lucas • CIN 5
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Perkins • PC 8.55
2. Palm • 3TM 7.56
3. Gibson • PC 7.24
4. Eggleston • BBS 6.60
5. Brown • CAG 6.57
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Perkins • PC 7.83
2. Gibson • PC 6.52
3. Dickey • NYY 6.32
4. Radcliffe • 2TM 6.17
5. Palm • 3TM 6.10
Fielding % as C
1. Hogan • BSN .997
2. Shea • 2TM .996
3. Hayworth • DET .994
4. Dickey • NYY .993
5. Lopez • BRO .991
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Scott • 2TM 11.83
2. West • NEG 11.32
3. Terry • NYG 11.31
4. Bottomley • CIN 11.29
5. Kress • CHW 11.25
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. Scott • 2TM 11.61
2. Terry • NYG 11.30
3. Kress • CHW 11.07
4. Bottomley • CIN 10.92
5. Jordan • BSN 10.67
Fielding % as 1B
1. Grimm • CHC .996
2. Kuhel • WSH .996
3. Boss • CLE .994
Collins • STL .994
5. Gehrig • NYY .993
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. Herman • CHC 6.52
2. Melillo • SLB 6.42
3. Critz • NYG 6.41
4. Hodapp • BOS 6.36
5. Morrissey • CIN 6.33
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. Critz • NYG 6.44
2. Herman • CHC 6.39
3. Melillo • SLB 6.25
4. Seay • BBS 6.21
5. Hayes • CHW 6.09
Fielding % as 2B
1. Melillo • SLB .991
2. Critz • NYG .982
3. Frisch • STL .982
4. Gehringer • DET .981
5. Hayes • CHW .981
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Snow • NEG 3.70
2. Scharein • SLB 3.59
3. Stripp • BRO 3.25
4. Traynor • PIT 3.15
5. Adams • 2TM 3.14
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Snow • NEG 3.46
2. Scharein • SLB 3.36
3. Stripp • BRO 3.10
4. Traynor • PIT 3.09
5. Whitney • 2TM 2.97
Fielding % as 3B
1. Creacy • 2TM .987
2. Kamm • CLE .984
3. English • CHC .973
4. Whitney • 2TM .969
5. Williams • BBS .968
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Bartell • PHI 5.90
2. Jurges • CHC 5.73
3. Ryan • NYG 5.61
4. Williams • PHA 5.60
5. Appling • CHW 5.58
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Bartell • PHI 5.75
2. Appling • CHW 5.62
3. Rogell • DET 5.50
4. Cronin • WSH 5.43
5. Jurges • CHC 5.41
Fielding % as SS
1. Cronin • WSH .960
2. Durocher • 2TM .960
3. Jurges • CHC .958
4. Urbanski • BSN .953
5. Bartell • PHI .951
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Williams • ID 1.86
2. Harris • HG 1.74
3. Griffin • CBB 1.69
4. Crutchfield • PC 1.60
5. Davis • CAG 1.14
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Simmons • CHW 2.47
2. Vosmik • CLE 2.22
3. Johnson • PHA 2.20
4. Lee • 2TM 2.18
5. Stephenson • CHC 2.10
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Simmons • CHW .989
2. Crutchfield • PC .988
3. Vosmik • CLE .984
4. Manush • WSH .979
5. Medwick • STL .977
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. Andrews • CBB 3.01
2. Benjamin • ID 2.59
3. Bankhead • NEG 2.57
4. Holloway • BBS 2.50
5. Stearnes • CAG 2.35
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. Lindstrom • PIT 3.08
2. Hafey • CIN 2.82
3. Andrews • CBB 2.82
4. Taylor • BRO 2.79
5. Averill • CLE 2.68
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Davis • NYG .987
2. West • SLB .987
3. Benjamin • ID .986
4. Lindstrom • PIT .986
5. Bankhead • NEG .984
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Wright • NEG 2.10
2. Rogers • CAG 1.71
3. Johnson • BBS 1.67
4. Page • PC 1.65
5. Redus • CBB 1.48
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Rice • CIN 2.30
2. Waner • PIT 2.29
3. Klein • PHI 2.15
4. Moore • BSN 2.14
5. Frederick • BRO 2.14
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Rogers • CAG 1.000
Wright • NEG 1.000
3. Porter • CLE .996
4. Rice • CIN .990
5. Klein • PHI .985
Range Factor/9Inn as OF
1. Schulte • WSH 3.19
2. Oliver • BOS 3.12
3. Lindstrom • PIT 3.11
4. Taylor • BRO 2.89
5. Fullis • PHI 2.88
Range Factor/Game as OF
1. Schulte • WSH 3.12
2. Lindstrom • PIT 3.04
3. Berger • BSN 2.85
4. Fullis • PHI 2.81
5. Taylor • BRO 2.76
Fielding % as OF
1. Porter • CLE .996
2. Rice • CIN .991
3. Simmons • CHW .990
4. West • SLB .988
5. Davis • NYG .988
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Brown • HG 4.57
2. Powell • CAG 4.25
3. Wright • NEG 4.07
4. Byrd • CBB 3.88
5. Harder • CLE 3.88
Range Factor/Game as P
1. Brown • HG 3.89
2. Wright • NEG 3.38
3. Powell • CAG 3.29
4. Byrd • CBB 3.15
5. Bailey • 2TM 2.90
Fielding % as P
1. Jones • BBS 1.000
Holley • PHI 1.000
Brown • CLE 1.000
Yokely • BBS 1.000
Crowder • WSH 1.000
Ferrell • CLE 1.000
Benge • BRO 1.000
Wright • NEG 1.000
Williams • CBB 1.000
Lucas • CIN 1.000
Miller • NEG 1.000
Willis • NEG 1.000
Johnson • BOS 1.000
Streeter • PC 1.000
Warneke • CHC 1.000
Hayes • BBS 1.000
Snowden • ID 1.000
Paige • PC 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