American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. Joyner • CAL 1,487
2. McGriff • TOR 1,460
3. O'Brien • CLE 1,359
4. Esasky • BOS 1,319
5. Mattingly • NYY 1,276
Assists
1. Ripken • BAL 531
2. Fermín • CLE 517
3. Guillén • CHW 512
4. Reynolds • SEA 506
5. Fernández • TOR 475
Errors Committed
1. Fermín • CLE 26
2. Kunkel • TEX 22
Gruber • TOR 22
Espinoza • NYY 22
Guillén • CHW 22
Total Zone Runs
1. Henderson • 2TM 24
2. White • CAL 22
3. Ripken • BAL 21
4. Boggs • BOS 19
5. Henderson • OAK 18
Def. Games as C
1. Boone • KCR 129
2. Parrish • CAL 122
3. Heath • DET 117
4. Whitt • TOR 115
5. Allanson • CLE 111
Putouts as C
1. Boone • KCR 752
2. Parrish • CAL 638
3. Heath • DET 582
4. Cerone • BOS 578
5. Allanson • CLE 570
Assists as C
1. Heath • DET 66
2. Boone • KCR 64
3. Parrish • CAL 63
4. Allanson • CLE 53
5. Valle • SEA 52
Errors Committed as C
1. Harper • MIN 11
2. Cerone • BOS 10
Gedman • BOS 10
4. Allanson • CLE 9
Surhoff • MIL 9
Steinbach • OAK 9
Heath • DET 9
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Heath • DET 10
2. Slaught • NYY 8
3. Parrish • CAL 7
Harper • MIN 7
5. Gedman • BOS 6
Boone • KCR 6
Steinbach • OAK 6
Surhoff • MIL 6
Karkovice • CHW 6
Passed Balls
1. Kreuter • TEX 21
2. Allanson • CLE 12
Parrish • CAL 12
Whitt • TOR 12
5. Surhoff • MIL 10
Sundberg • TEX 10
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Cerone • BOS 84
2. Surhoff • MIL 81
3. Heath • DET 78
4. Allanson • CLE 76
5. Parrish • CAL 74
Caught Stealing as C
1. Boone • KCR 43
2. Heath • DET 42
3. Valle • SEA 35
4. Slaught • NYY 33
5. Cerone • BOS 32
Caught Stealing %
1. Karkovice • CHW 48.0
2. Valle • SEA 42.2
3. Boone • KCR 41.7
4. Geren • NYY 41.2
5. Steinbach • OAK 40.6
Def. Games as 1B
1. McGriff • TOR 159
Joyner • CAL 159
3. O'Brien • CLE 154
4. Esasky • BOS 153
5. Palmeiro • TEX 147
Putouts as 1B
1. Joyner • CAL 1,487
2. McGriff • TOR 1,460
3. O'Brien • CLE 1,359
4. Esasky • BOS 1,317
5. Mattingly • NYY 1,274
Assists as 1B
1. Palmeiro • TEX 119
2. McGriff • TOR 115
3. McGwire • OAK 114
O'Brien • CLE 114
5. Esasky • BOS 107
Errors Committed as 1B
1. McGriff • TOR 17
2. Palmeiro • TEX 12
3. Davis • SEA 10
4. O'Brien • CLE 9
5. Bergman • DET 7
Mattingly • NYY 7
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. McGriff • TOR 148
2. Joyner • CAL 146
3. Mattingly • NYY 143
4. Esasky • BOS 129
5. McGwire • OAK 122
Def. Games as 2B
1. Sax • NYY 158
2. Reynolds • SEA 151
Browne • CLE 151
4. Whitaker • DET 146
5. Franco • TEX 140
Putouts as 2B
1. Whitaker • DET 327
2. Sax • NYY 312
3. Reynolds • SEA 311
4. Browne • CLE 305
5. Ray • CAL 279
Assists as 2B
1. Reynolds • SEA 506
2. Sax • NYY 460
3. White • KCR 407
4. Ray • CAL 403
5. Whitaker • DET 393
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Reynolds • SEA 17
2. Browne • CLE 15
3. Manrique • 2TM 14
4. Franco • TEX 13
5. Liriano • TOR 12
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Sax • NYY 117
2. Reynolds • SEA 109
3. Whitaker • DET 99
4. Ray • CAL 98
5. Gantner • MIL 88
Def. Games as 3B
1. Seitzer • KCR 159
2. Boggs • BOS 152
3. Worthington • BAL 145
Buechele • TEX 145
5. Jacoby • CLE 144
Putouts as 3B
1. Boggs • BOS 123
2. Worthington • BAL 113
3. Seitzer • KCR 112
4. Buechele • TEX 106
5. Lansford • OAK 104
Gaetti • MIN 104
Assists as 3B
1. Howell • CAL 322
2. Gruber • TOR 291
3. Worthington • BAL 277
4. Seitzer • KCR 272
5. Jacoby • CLE 268
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Gruber • TOR 22
2. Seitzer • KCR 20
Worthington • BAL 20
4. Strange • DET 18
5. Boggs • BOS 17
Presley • SEA 17
Molitor • MIL 17
Jacoby • CLE 17
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Boggs • BOS 29
2. Seitzer • KCR 28
3. Howell • CAL 27
4. Gaetti • MIN 23
5. Worthington • BAL 22
Buechele • TEX 22
Def. Games as SS
1. Ripken • BAL 162
2. Guillén • CHW 155
3. Fermín • CLE 153
4. Espinoza • NYY 146
Gagne • MIN 146
Putouts as SS
1. Ripken • BAL 276
2. Guillén • CHW 272
3. Fernández • TOR 260
4. Fermín • CLE 247
5. Espinoza • NYY 237
Assists as SS
1. Ripken • BAL 531
2. Guillén • CHW 512
Fermín • CLE 512
4. Fernández • TOR 475
5. Espinoza • NYY 471
Errors Committed as SS
1. Fermín • CLE 26
2. Espinoza • NYY 22
Guillén • CHW 22
4. Vizquel • SEA 18
Gagne • MIN 18
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Ripken • BAL 119
2. Espinoza • NYY 114
3. Guillén • CHW 106
4. Vizquel • SEA 102
5. Fernández • TOR 93
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Davis • CAL 147
Henderson • 2TM 147
3. Bradley • BAL 140
4. Greenwell • BOS 139
5. Bell • TOR 134
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Henderson • 2TM 332
2. Bradley • BAL 289
3. Davis • CAL 269
4. Bell • TOR 257
5. Braggs • MIL 250
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Jackson • KCR 11
Greenwell • BOS 11
3. Polonia • 2TM 10
4. Gladden • MIN 9
5. Henderson • 2TM 7
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Bell • TOR 10
2. Gladden • MIN 9
3. Greenwell • BOS 8
Jackson • KCR 8
5. Braggs • MIL 7
Briley • SEA 7
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Gladden • MIN 3
2. Polonia • 2TM 2
Cotto • SEA 2
Jackson • KCR 2
Incaviglia • TEX 2
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Puckett • MIN 157
2. White • CAL 154
3. Henderson • OAK 149
4. Yount • MIL 144
5. Gallagher • CHW 138
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Puckett • MIN 438
2. White • CAL 431
3. Henderson • OAK 391
4. Yount • MIL 367
5. Kelly • NYY 354
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Puckett • MIN 13
2. Griffey • SEA 11
3. White • CAL 10
4. Kelly • NYY 9
5. Yount • MIL 8
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Griffey • SEA 10
2. Henderson • OAK 9
3. Yount • MIL 6
Burks • BOS 6
Carter • CLE 6
Wilson • KCR 6
Kelly • NYY 6
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Griffey • SEA 6
2. Romine • BOS 4
3. Carter • CLE 3
Burks • BOS 3
Gallagher • CHW 3
Williams • DET 3
Puckett • MIN 3
White • CAL 3
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Sierra • TEX 161
2. Barfield • 2TM 140
3. Snyder • CLE 125
4. Deer • MIL 123
5. Lemon • DET 111
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Sierra • TEX 314
2. Barfield • 2TM 300
3. Snyder • CLE 293
4. Deer • MIL 263
5. Orsulak • BAL 210
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Barfield • 2TM 18
2. Snyder • CLE 17
3. Sierra • TEX 13
4. Deer • MIL 10
5. Coles • SEA 9
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Sierra • TEX 9
Deer • MIL 9
3. Félix • TOR 7
Barfield • 2TM 7
5. Washington • CAL 5
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Snyder • CLE 5
2. Barfield • 2TM 4
3. Buhner • SEA 3
Calderón • CHW 3
Coles • SEA 3
Def. Games as OF
1. Sierra • TEX 162
2. Gallagher • CHW 160
3. Puckett • MIN 157
4. White • CAL 154
5. Barfield • 2TM 150
Putouts as OF
1. Puckett • MIN 438
2. White • CAL 430
3. Gallagher • CHW 390
4. Henderson • OAK 385
5. Yount • MIL 361
Assists as OF
1. Barfield • 2TM 20
2. Snyder • CLE 18
3. Puckett • MIN 13
Sierra • TEX 13
5. Griffey • SEA 12
Errors Committed as OF
1. Bell • TOR 10
Griffey • SEA 10
Barfield • 2TM 10
4. Sierra • TEX 9
Félix • TOR 9
Gladden • MIN 9
Henderson • OAK 9
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Griffey • SEA 6
2. Snyder • CLE 5
3. Romine • BOS 4
Barfield • 2TM 4
Gallagher • CHW 4
Def. Games as P
1. Crim • MIL 76
2. Murphy • BOS 74
3. Rogers • TEX 73
4. Russell • TEX 71
5. Guetterman • NYY 70
Putouts as P
1. Candiotti • CLE 28
2. Milacki • BAL 27
3. Welch • OAK 26
4. Moore • OAK 25
5. Alexander • DET 23
Assists as P
1. Ballard • BAL 55
2. Gubicza • KCR 49
Witt • CAL 49
4. Cerutti • TOR 45
5. Key • TOR 44
Errors Committed as P
1. Johnson • SEA 5
Gubicza • KCR 5
Stottlemyre • TOR 5
4. Welch • OAK 4
Leach • KCR 4
Witt • CAL 4
Saberhagen • KCR 4
Stewart • OAK 4
Double Plays Turned as P
1. Gordon • KCR 7
2. Ballard • BAL 6
Blyleven • CAL 6
Brown • TEX 6
5. Anderson • MIN 5
August • MIL 5
McCaskill • CAL 5
Milacki • BAL 5
Moore • OAK 5
Rosenberg • CHW 5
Swift • SEA 5
Total Zone Runs as C (s.1953)
1. Valle • SEA 10
2. Boone • KCR 9
3. O'Brien • MIL 8
4. Slaught • NYY 6
5. Heath • DET 5
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Kreuter • TEX 8.17
2. Sundberg • TEX 7.48
3. Cerone • BOS 7.43
4. Gedman • BOS 7.11
5. Boone • KCR 6.79
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Cerone • BOS 6.38
2. Boone • KCR 6.33
3. Bradley • SEA 5.90
4. Valle • SEA 5.89
5. Parrish • CAL 5.75
Fielding % as C
1. Fisk • CHW .993
2. Parrish • CAL .993
3. Valle • SEA .993
4. Kreuter • TEX .992
5. Whitt • TOR .992
Total Zone Runs as 1B (s.1953)
1. McGwire • OAK 10
2. Palmeiro • TEX 8
3. Hrbek • MIN 8
4. Traber • BAL 7
5. Joyner • CAL 6
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Joyner • CAL 10.40
2. McGriff • TOR 10.03
3. Bergman • DET 9.97
4. O'Brien • CLE 9.96
5. Mattingly • NYY 9.95
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. Joyner • CAL 9.97
2. McGriff • TOR 9.91
3. O'Brien • CLE 9.56
4. Davis • SEA 9.50
5. Mattingly • NYY 9.39
Fielding % as 1B
1. Joyner • CAL .997
2. Esasky • BOS .996
3. McGwire • OAK .995
4. Milligan • BAL .995
5. Mattingly • NYY .995
Total Zone Runs as 2B (s.1953)
1. Reynolds • SEA 11
2. Phillips • OAK 9
3. Ripken • BAL 8
4. White • KCR 8
5. Briley • SEA 3
Wellman • KCR 3
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. Ripken • BAL 5.87
2. Gantner • MIL 5.69
3. Reynolds • SEA 5.66
4. Whitaker • DET 5.50
5. White • KCR 5.49
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. Reynolds • SEA 5.41
2. Gantner • MIL 5.29
3. Ray • CAL 5.25
4. Ripken • BAL 5.18
5. Whitaker • DET 4.93
Fielding % as 2B
1. Sax • NYY .987
2. Gantner • MIL .987
3. Ripken • BAL .985
4. Whitaker • DET .985
5. White • KCR .985
Total Zone Runs as 3B (s.1953)
1. Boggs • BOS 19
2. Howell • CAL 9
3. Gaetti • MIN 7
Gruber • TOR 7
5. Mulliniks • TOR 6
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Gruber • TOR 3.25
2. Howell • CAL 3.10
3. Gaetti • MIN 3.02
4. Molitor • MIL 2.98
5. Buechele • TEX 2.88
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Gruber • TOR 3.17
2. Howell • CAL 2.94
3. Molitor • MIL 2.87
4. Gaetti • MIN 2.84
5. Worthington • BAL 2.69
Fielding % as 3B
1. Howell • CAL .974
2. Gaetti • MIN .973
3. Buechele • TEX .969
4. Boggs • BOS .958
5. Lansford • OAK .957
Total Zone Runs as SS (s.1953)
1. Ripken • BAL 21
2. Guillén • CHW 15
3. Trammell • DET 13
Fernández • TOR 13
5. Schofield • CAL 12
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Fernández • TOR 5.32
2. Guillén • CHW 5.25
3. Fermín • CLE 5.21
4. Espinoza • NYY 5.21
5. Trammell • DET 5.20
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Fernández • TOR 5.25
2. Guillén • CHW 5.06
3. Trammell • DET 4.99
4. Ripken • BAL 4.98
5. Fermín • CLE 4.96
Fielding % as SS
1. Fernández • TOR .992
2. Ripken • BAL .990
3. Trammell • DET .985
4. Guillén • CHW .973
5. Gagne • MIN .971
Total Zone Runs as LF (s.1953)
1. Henderson • 2TM 24
2. Leach • TEX 8
3. Felder • MIL 7
4. Johnson • CHW 5
5. Cotto • SEA 3
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Polonia • 2TM 2.52
2. Henderson • 2TM 2.40
3. Gladden • MIN 2.36
4. Jackson • KCR 2.25
5. Bradley • BAL 2.20
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Henderson • 2TM 2.31
2. Polonia • 2TM 2.22
3. Jackson • KCR 2.16
4. Gladden • MIN 2.16
5. Bradley • BAL 2.09
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Bradley • BAL .990
2. Henderson • 2TM .988
3. Davis • CAL .979
4. Braggs • MIL .973
5. Incaviglia • TEX .971
Total Zone Runs as CF (s.1953)
1. White • CAL 22
2. Henderson • OAK 18
3. Espy • TEX 7
4. Finley • BAL 4
5. Kunkel • TEX 4
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. Puckett • MIN 3.06
2. White • CAL 2.91
3. Pettis • DET 2.89
4. Kelly • NYY 2.81
5. Wilson • KCR 2.75
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. Puckett • MIN 2.87
2. White • CAL 2.86
3. Pettis • DET 2.76
4. Henderson • OAK 2.65
5. Kelly • NYY 2.65
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Gallagher • CHW .994
2. Puckett • MIN .991
3. Espy • TEX .989
4. White • CAL .989
5. Pettis • DET .988
Total Zone Runs as RF (s.1953)
1. Barfield • 2TM 16
2. Brower • NYY 7
3. Kutcher • BOS 6
4. Bichette • CAL 5
5. Snyder • CLE 5
Devereaux • BAL 5
Hall • NYY 5
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Orsulak • BAL 2.72
2. Bush • MIN 2.68
3. Snyder • CLE 2.59
4. Félix • TOR 2.48
5. Barfield • 2TM 2.45
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Snyder • CLE 2.48
2. Orsulak • BAL 2.38
3. Barfield • 2TM 2.27
4. Félix • TOR 2.24
5. Coles • SEA 2.23
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Snyder • CLE .997
2. Lemon • DET .985
3. Barfield • 2TM .978
4. Sierra • TEX .973
5. Deer • MIL .968
Total Zone Runs as OF (s.1953)
1. Henderson • 2TM 24
2. White • CAL 22
3. Henderson • OAK 18
4. Barfield • 2TM 16
5. Brower • NYY 10
Range Factor/9Inn as OF
1. Puckett • MIN 3.06
2. Devereaux • BAL 3.01
3. White • CAL 2.90
4. Pettis • DET 2.87
5. Williams • DET 2.84
Range Factor/Game as OF
1. Puckett • MIN 2.87
2. White • CAL 2.86
3. Pettis • DET 2.74
4. Burks • BOS 2.65
5. Kelly • NYY 2.64
Fielding % as OF
1. Snyder • CLE .997
2. Gallagher • CHW .993
3. Puckett • MIN .991
4. Bradley • BAL .990
5. Espy • TEX .990
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Candiotti • CLE 3.01
2. Dopson • BOS 2.87
3. Ballard • BAL 2.84
4. Witt • CAL 2.74
5. Cerutti • TOR 2.67
Range Factor/Game as P
1. Candiotti • CLE 2.23
2. Witt • CAL 2.03
3. Brown • TEX 2.00
4. Ballard • BAL 1.94
5. Dopson • BOS 1.86
Fielding % as P
1. Smith • MIN 1.000
Stieb • TOR 1.000
Bankhead • SEA 1.000
Gordon • KCR 1.000
Blyleven • CAL 1.000
Flanagan • TOR 1.000
Swindell • CLE 1.000
Tanana • DET 1.000
Clemens • BOS 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