American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. Skowron • CHW 1,297
2. Cash • DET 1,091
3. Pepitone • NYY 1,081
4. Thomas • BOS 1,064
5. Harrelson • KCA 1,049
Assists
1. Hansen • CHW 527
2. Versalles • MIN 487
3. Fregosi • CAL 481
4. Adair • BAL 446
5. Aparicio • BAL 439
Errors Committed
1. Versalles • MIN 39
2. Campaneris • KCA 35
3. Hansen • CHW 26
Fregosi • CAL 26
5. Brinkman • WSA 25
Total Zone Runs
1. Buford • CHW 20
2. Versalles • MIN 17
3. Adair • BAL 16
4. Aparicio • BAL 15
5. Davalillo • CLE 13
Def. Games as C
1. Freehan • DET 129
2. Battey • MIN 128
Rodgers • CAL 128
4. Martin • CHW 112
5. Romano • CHW 111
Putouts as C
1. Freehan • DET 865
2. Azcue • CLE 714
3. Rodgers • CAL 682
4. Tillman • BOS 676
5. Battey • MIN 652
Assists as C
1. Romano • CHW 61
2. Freehan • DET 57
3. Battey • MIN 56
4. Azcue • CLE 53
5. Rodgers • CAL 52
Errors Committed as C
1. Battey • MIN 10
2. Brown • BAL 9
Bryan • KCA 9
Tillman • BOS 9
5. Lachemann • KCA 8
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Battey • MIN 10
Romano • CHW 10
3. Rodgers • CAL 7
4. Brown • BAL 6
Edwards • 2TM 6
Bryan • KCA 6
Tillman • BOS 6
Howard • NYY 6
Passed Balls
1. Martin • CHW 33
2. Freehan • DET 20
3. Bryan • KCA 16
4. Azcue • CLE 14
5. Battey • MIN 12
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Tillman • BOS 50
2. Romano • CHW 47
3. Lachemann • KCA 44
4. Bryan • KCA 41
5. Rodgers • CAL 40
Caught Stealing as C
1. Battey • MIN 26
2. Brown • BAL 25
3. Freehan • DET 22
Romano • CHW 22
Howard • NYY 22
Caught Stealing %
1. Battey • MIN 48.1
2. Brown • BAL 44.6
3. Camilli • WSA 44.1
4. Azcue • CLE 39.6
5. Freehan • DET 36.1
Howard • NYY 36.1
Def. Games as 1B
1. Skowron • CHW 145
2. Cash • DET 139
3. Thomas • BOS 127
4. Harrelson • KCA 125
5. Whitfield • CLE 122
Putouts as 1B
1. Skowron • CHW 1,297
2. Cash • DET 1,091
3. Harrelson • KCA 1,044
4. Pepitone • NYY 1,036
5. Thomas • BOS 1,035
Assists as 1B
1. Cash • DET 97
Thomas • BOS 97
3. Whitfield • CLE 80
4. Skowron • CHW 74
5. Pepitone • NYY 71
Errors Committed as 1B
1. Thomas • BOS 18
2. Cash • DET 9
Harrelson • KCA 9
4. Skowron • CHW 8
Killebrew • MIN 8
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. Skowron • CHW 116
2. Pepitone • NYY 104
3. Cash • DET 96
4. Harrelson • KCA 93
5. Thomas • BOS 86
Def. Games as 2B
1. Richardson • NYY 158
2. Adair • BAL 157
3. Knoop • CAL 142
4. Lumpe • DET 139
Buford • CHW 139
Putouts as 2B
1. Adair • BAL 395
2. Richardson • NYY 372
3. Knoop • CAL 331
4. Buford • CHW 326
5. Lumpe • DET 281
Assists as 2B
1. Adair • BAL 446
2. Richardson • NYY 403
3. Knoop • CAL 402
4. Buford • CHW 357
5. Green • KCA 341
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Knoop • CAL 22
2. Kindall • MIN 19
3. Richardson • NYY 15
4. Mantilla • BOS 13
Buford • CHW 13
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Richardson • NYY 121
2. Adair • BAL 99
3. Buford • CHW 93
4. Knoop • CAL 89
5. Green • KCA 73
Def. Games as 3B
1. Wert • DET 161
2. Alvis • CLE 156
3. Schaal • CAL 153
4. Boyer • NYY 147
5. Robinson • BAL 143
Putouts as 3B
1. Alvis • CLE 169
2. Wert • DET 163
3. McMullen • WSA 155
4. Charles • KCA 150
5. Robinson • BAL 144
Assists as 3B
1. Boyer • NYY 354
2. Wert • DET 331
3. Schaal • CAL 321
4. Ward • CHW 319
5. McMullen • WSA 299
Errors Committed as 3B
1. McMullen • WSA 22
2. Ward • CHW 21
3. Alvis • CLE 19
4. Jones • BOS 17
5. Boyer • NYY 16
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Boyer • NYY 46
2. Robinson • BAL 36
3. Wert • DET 33
4. McMullen • WSA 29
5. Charles • KCA 28
Def. Games as SS
1. Hansen • CHW 161
2. Versalles • MIN 160
Fregosi • CAL 160
4. Brinkman • WSA 150
5. Aparicio • BAL 141
Putouts as SS
1. Fregosi • CAL 312
2. Brinkman • WSA 292
3. Hansen • CHW 287
4. Versalles • MIN 248
5. Aparicio • BAL 238
Assists as SS
1. Hansen • CHW 527
2. Versalles • MIN 487
3. Fregosi • CAL 481
4. Aparicio • BAL 439
5. Brinkman • WSA 369
Errors Committed as SS
1. Versalles • MIN 39
2. Campaneris • KCA 30
3. Fregosi • CAL 26
Hansen • CHW 26
5. Brinkman • WSA 25
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Versalles • MIN 105
2. Hansen • CHW 97
3. Fregosi • CAL 93
4. Aparicio • BAL 87
5. Brinkman • WSA 76
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Howard • WSA 138
2. Wagner • CLE 134
3. Cater • CHW 126
4. Yastrzemski • BOS 123
5. Smith • CAL 122
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Allison • MIN 229
2. Howard • WSA 204
3. Horton • DET 202
4. Smith • CAL 196
5. Yastrzemski • BOS 191
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Allison • MIN 11
Yastrzemski • BOS 11
3. Smith • CAL 10
4. Reynolds • KCA 8
5. Horton • DET 7
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Wagner • CLE 8
2. Allison • MIN 7
3. Mantle • NYY 6
4. Howard • WSA 4
Smith • CAL 4
Cater • CHW 4
Campaneris • KCA 4
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Allison • MIN 4
2. Campaneris • KCA 3
3. Cater • CHW 2
Horton • DET 2
Reynolds • KCA 2
Yastrzemski • BOS 2
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Berry • CHW 155
2. Hall • MIN 139
3. Lock • WSA 136
4. Davalillo • CLE 134
5. Cardenal • CAL 129
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Berry • CHW 333
2. Davalillo • CLE 316
3. Cardenal • CAL 284
4. Hall • MIN 280
5. Lock • WSA 278
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Cardenal • CAL 11
2. Hall • MIN 7
3. Tresh • NYY 6
Lock • WSA 6
5. Berry • CHW 5
Blair • BAL 5
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Cardenal • CAL 11
2. Lock • WSA 9
3. Berry • CHW 7
Tresh • NYY 7
Hall • MIN 7
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Lock • WSA 3
2. Cardenal • CAL 2
Gosger • BOS 2
Hall • MIN 2
5. Berry • CHW 1
Demeter • DET 1
Green • BOS 1
Hershberger • KCA 1
McCraw • CHW 1
Pearson • CAL 1
Tresh • NYY 1
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Colavito • CLE 162
2. Robinson • CHW 145
3. Oliva • MIN 141
4. Conigliaro • BOS 135
5. Hershberger • KCA 134
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Oliva • MIN 274
2. Conigliaro • BOS 263
3. Colavito • CLE 256
4. Robinson • CHW 251
5. Hershberger • KCA 215
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Hershberger • KCA 13
2. Conigliaro • BOS 10
Oliva • MIN 10
4. Colavito • CLE 9
5. King • WSA 7
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Oliva • MIN 11
2. López • NYY 6
3. Brandt • BAL 5
Conigliaro • BOS 5
5. Blefary • BAL 4
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Hershberger • KCA 6
2. Oliva • MIN 4
3. Blefary • BAL 3
4. Bowens • BAL 1
Colavito • CLE 1
Conigliaro • BOS 1
King • WSA 1
Kosco • MIN 1
Nossek • MIN 1
Clinton • 3TM 1
Def. Games as OF
1. Colavito • CLE 162
2. Berry • CHW 156
3. Tresh • NYY 154
4. Robinson • CHW 153
5. Oliva • MIN 147
Putouts as OF
1. Berry • CHW 331
2. Davalillo • CLE 320
3. Cardenal • CAL 286
4. Oliva • MIN 284
5. Tresh • NYY 283
Assists as OF
1. Hershberger • KCA 14
2. Cardenal • CAL 12
3. Allison • MIN 11
Conigliaro • BOS 11
Tresh • NYY 11
Yastrzemski • BOS 11
Errors Committed as OF
1. Oliva • MIN 11
Cardenal • CAL 11
3. Lock • WSA 9
Tresh • NYY 9
5. Wagner • CLE 8
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Hershberger • KCA 7
2. Allison • MIN 4
3. Lock • WSA 3
Oliva • MIN 3
Campaneris • KCA 3
Blefary • BAL 3
Def. Games as P
1. Fisher • CHW 82
2. Kline • WSA 74
3. Lee • CAL 69
4. Dickson • KCA 68
5. Miller • BAL 67
Putouts as P
1. Stottlemyre • NYY 30
2. Newman • CAL 25
3. Wilson • BOS 24
4. Monbouquette • BOS 21
5. Miller • BAL 18
Assists as P
1. Newman • CAL 83
2. Stottlemyre • NYY 74
3. Kaat • MIN 64
4. López • CAL 57
5. Ford • NYY 53
Errors Committed as P
1. Barber • BAL 6
Kaat • MIN 6
Sparma • DET 6
4. John • CHW 5
Lolich • DET 5
Lonborg • BOS 5
Double Plays Turned as P
1. Grant • MIN 6
Chance • CAL 6
3. Sheldon • 2TM 4
Pappas • BAL 4
Newman • CAL 4
López • CAL 4
Siebert • CLE 4
Ford • NYY 4
Downing • NYY 4
Buzhardt • CHW 4
Total Zone Runs as C (s.1953)
1. Brown • BAL 5
2. Battey • MIN 4
3. Howard • NYY 3
Sims • CLE 3
Sullivan • DET 3
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Azcue • CLE 8.17
2. Freehan • DET 7.64
3. Howard • NYY 7.26
4. Tillman • BOS 7.19
5. Brumley • WSA 6.92
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Freehan • DET 7.15
2. Azcue • CLE 7.10
3. Howard • NYY 6.92
4. Tillman • BOS 6.80
5. Brumley • WSA 6.08
Fielding % as C
1. Zimmerman • MIN .997
2. Freehan • DET .996
3. Azcue • CLE .994
4. Romano • CHW .992
5. Howard • NYY .991
Total Zone Runs as 1B (s.1953)
1. Cash • DET 11
2. Pepitone • NYY 7
3. McCraw • CHW 6
4. Skowron • CHW 5
5. Killebrew • MIN 3
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Adcock • CAL 10.55
2. Skowron • CHW 10.11
3. Pepitone • NYY 10.10
4. Power • CAL 9.78
5. Mincher • MIN 9.62
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. Pepitone • NYY 9.63
2. Skowron • CHW 9.46
3. Thomas • BOS 8.91
4. Harrelson • KCA 8.91
5. Mincher • MIN 8.72
Fielding % as 1B
1. Pepitone • NYY .997
2. Skowron • CHW .994
3. Whitfield • CLE .993
4. Cash • DET .992
5. Harrelson • KCA .992
Total Zone Runs as 2B (s.1953)
1. Adair • BAL 16
2. Buford • CHW 14
3. González • CLE 5
4. Weis • CHW 4
5. Kindall • MIN 4
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. Knoop • CAL 5.69
2. Buford • CHW 5.56
3. Adair • BAL 5.34
4. Blasingame • WSA 5.19
5. González • CLE 5.14
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. Adair • BAL 5.36
2. Knoop • CAL 5.16
3. González • CLE 4.93
4. Buford • CHW 4.91
5. Richardson • NYY 4.91
Fielding % as 2B
1. Adair • BAL .986
2. Lumpe • DET .985
3. Blasingame • WSA .984
4. Buford • CHW .981
5. Richardson • NYY .981
Total Zone Runs as 3B (s.1953)
1. McMullen • WSA 9
2. Rollins • MIN 9
3. Wert • DET 9
4. Boyer • NYY 8
Ward • CHW 8
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Boyer • NYY 3.45
2. McMullen • WSA 3.40
3. Charles • KCA 3.26
4. Rollins • MIN 3.22
5. Ward • CHW 3.21
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Boyer • NYY 3.32
2. McMullen • WSA 3.20
3. Charles • KCA 3.13
4. Ward • CHW 3.10
5. Robinson • BAL 3.08
Fielding % as 3B
1. Wert • DET .976
2. Charles • KCA .971
3. Schaal • CAL .970
4. Boyer • NYY .968
5. Robinson • BAL .967
Total Zone Runs as SS (s.1953)
1. Versalles • MIN 17
2. Aparicio • BAL 15
3. Hansen • CHW 10
4. Petrocelli • BOS 7
5. Fregosi • CAL 7
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Fregosi • CAL 5.09
2. Brinkman • WSA 5.05
3. Hansen • CHW 5.01
4. Petrocelli • BOS 4.88
5. Aparicio • BAL 4.80
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Hansen • CHW 5.06
2. Fregosi • CAL 4.96
3. Aparicio • BAL 4.80
4. Petrocelli • BOS 4.61
5. Versalles • MIN 4.59
Fielding % as SS
1. Aparicio • BAL .971
2. Hansen • CHW .969
3. Fregosi • CAL .968
4. Brinkman • WSA .964
5. McAuliffe • DET .956
Total Zone Runs as LF (s.1953)
1. Allison • MIN 13
2. Smith • CAL 6
3. Brown • DET 6
4. Tartabull • KCA 6
5. Valdespino • MIN 5
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Allison • MIN 2.08
2. Horton • DET 2.01
3. Tresh • NYY 2.00
4. Smith • CAL 1.90
5. Mantle • NYY 1.83
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Allison • MIN 1.98
2. Horton • DET 1.88
3. Smith • CAL 1.69
4. Yastrzemski • BOS 1.64
5. Mantle • NYY 1.53
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Horton • DET .991
2. Yastrzemski • BOS .985
3. Howard • WSA .981
4. Smith • CAL .981
5. Cater • CHW .978
Total Zone Runs as CF (s.1953)
1. Davalillo • CLE 13
2. Berry • CHW 9
3. Snyder • BAL 6
4. Hall • MIN 5
5. Pearson • CAL 5
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. Landis • KCA 2.63
2. Davalillo • CLE 2.56
3. Green • BOS 2.53
4. Berry • CHW 2.44
5. Cardenal • CAL 2.44
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. Davalillo • CLE 2.39
2. Landis • KCA 2.37
3. Cardenal • CAL 2.29
4. Green • BOS 2.23
5. Berry • CHW 2.18
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Blair • BAL .992
2. Davalillo • CLE .988
3. Berry • CHW .980
4. Hall • MIN .976
5. Lock • WSA .969
Total Zone Runs as RF (s.1953)
1. Robinson • CHW 7
2. Oliva • MIN 7
3. Snyder • BAL 5
4. Bowens • BAL 4
5. McMullen • WSA 2
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Oliva • MIN 2.07
2. King • WSA 2.05
3. Conigliaro • BOS 2.04
4. Hershberger • KCA 1.87
5. Robinson • CHW 1.83
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Conigliaro • BOS 2.02
2. Oliva • MIN 2.01
3. Robinson • CHW 1.77
4. Hershberger • KCA 1.70
5. Colavito • CLE 1.64
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Colavito • CLE 1.000
2. Robinson • CHW .988
3. Hershberger • KCA .987
4. Conigliaro • BOS .982
5. Oliva • MIN .963
Total Zone Runs as OF (s.1953)
1. Davalillo • CLE 13
2. Allison • MIN 12
3. Snyder • BAL 10
4. Berry • CHW 9
5. Smith • CAL 6
Oliva • MIN 6
Range Factor/9Inn as OF
1. Landis • KCA 2.67
2. Davalillo • CLE 2.60
3. Gosger • BOS 2.51
4. Cardenal • CAL 2.47
5. Blair • BAL 2.44
Range Factor/Game as OF
1. Gosger • BOS 2.46
2. Davalillo • CLE 2.43
3. Landis • KCA 2.39
4. Cardenal • CAL 2.31
5. Berry • CHW 2.16
Fielding % as OF
1. Colavito • CLE 1.000
2. Blair • BAL .992
3. Horton • DET .988
4. Hershberger • KCA .988
5. Davalillo • CLE .988
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Newman • CAL 3.73
2. Stottlemyre • NYY 3.22
3. Narum • WSA 2.90
4. López • CAL 2.88
5. John • CHW 2.70
Range Factor/Game as P
1. Newman • CAL 3.00
2. Stottlemyre • NYY 2.81
3. López • CAL 1.97
4. Kaat • MIN 1.76
5. Chance • CAL 1.75
Fielding % as P
1. Ford • NYY 1.000
2. Stottlemyre • NYY .990
3. Chance • CAL .984
4. McLain • DET .979
5. Tiant • CLE .978
Fisher • CHW .978
Peters • CHW .978

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