American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. Palmeiro • TEX 1,388
2. Mattingly • NYY 1,258
3. Thomas • CHW 1,222
4. Jaha • MIL 1,187
5. Olerud • TOR 1,160
Assists
1. Ripken • BAL 495
2. Vizquel • SEA 475
3. Gagne • KCR 451
4. Baerga • CLE 445
5. Alomar • TOR 439
Errors Committed
1. Palmer • TEX 29
2. Cooper • BOS 24
3. Fryman • DET 23
Fermín • CLE 23
5. Valentin • BOS 20
Total Zone Runs
1. Valentin • BOS 22
2. Fletcher • BOS 21
3. Kirby • CLE 20
4. Vaughn • MIL 20
5. Gallego • NYY 19
Def. Games as C
1. Borders • TOR 138
2. Valle • SEA 135
3. Rodríguez • TEX 134
Harper • MIN 134
5. Karkovice • CHW 127
Putouts as C
1. Valle • SEA 881
2. Borders • TOR 869
3. Rodríguez • TEX 801
4. Karkovice • CHW 769
5. Harper • MIN 736
Assists as C
1. Borders • TOR 80
2. Rodríguez • TEX 76
3. Valle • SEA 71
4. Kreuter • DET 69
5. Macfarlane • KCR 68
Errors Committed as C
1. Borders • TOR 13
2. Macfarlane • KCR 11
3. Harper • MIN 10
4. Nilsson • MIL 9
5. Rodríguez • TEX 8
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Valle • SEA 13
Ortiz • CLE 13
3. Borders • TOR 12
4. Hoiles • BAL 11
Macfarlane • KCR 11
Passed Balls
1. Harper • MIN 18
2. Rodríguez • TEX 14
3. Hemond • OAK 10
4. Karkovice • CHW 9
5. Valle • SEA 8
Macfarlane • KCR 8
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Harper • MIN 114
2. Borders • TOR 108
3. Macfarlane • KCR 70
4. Valle • SEA 68
5. Myers • CAL 67
Hoiles • BAL 67
Caught Stealing as C
1. Valle • SEA 57
2. Karkovice • CHW 56
3. Harper • MIN 55
4. Borders • TOR 53
Macfarlane • KCR 53
Caught Stealing %
1. Karkovice • CHW 53.8
2. Valle • SEA 45.6
3. Ortiz • CLE 45.3
4. Rodríguez • TEX 44.3
5. Kreuter • DET 44.1
Def. Games as 1B
1. Palmeiro • TEX 160
2. Jaha • MIL 150
Thomas • CHW 150
4. Segui • BAL 144
Sorrento • CLE 144
Putouts as 1B
1. Palmeiro • TEX 1,388
2. Mattingly • NYY 1,258
3. Thomas • CHW 1,222
4. Jaha • MIL 1,186
5. Olerud • TOR 1,160
Assists as 1B
1. Palmeiro • TEX 147
2. Joyner • KCR 145
3. Jaha • MIL 128
4. Segui • BAL 98
5. Olerud • TOR 97
Errors Committed as 1B
1. Vaughn • BOS 16
2. Thomas • CHW 15
3. Olerud • TOR 10
Jaha • MIL 10
Fielder • DET 10
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. Palmeiro • TEX 133
2. Thomas • CHW 128
3. Mattingly • NYY 123
4. Segui • BAL 122
5. Jaha • MIL 116
Joyner • KCR 116
Def. Games as 2B
1. Cora • CHW 151
2. Alomar • TOR 150
Baerga • CLE 150
4. Knoblauch • MIN 148
5. Reynolds • BAL 141
Putouts as 2B
1. Baerga • CLE 347
2. Reynolds • BAL 306
3. Knoblauch • MIN 298
4. Cora • CHW 295
5. Gates • OAK 281
Assists as 2B
1. Baerga • CLE 445
2. Alomar • TOR 439
3. Gates • OAK 431
4. Knoblauch • MIN 425
5. Cora • CHW 410
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Cora • CHW 19
2. Baerga • CLE 17
3. Alomar • TOR 14
Kelly • NYY 14
Gates • OAK 14
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Reynolds • BAL 110
2. Baerga • CLE 108
3. Knoblauch • MIN 98
4. Alomar • TOR 92
5. Gates • OAK 88
Def. Games as 3B
1. Ventura • CHW 155
2. Cooper • BOS 154
3. Sprague • TOR 150
4. Palmer • TEX 148
5. Boggs • NYY 134
Putouts as 3B
1. Sprague • TOR 127
2. Ventura • CHW 112
3. Cooper • BOS 111
4. Surhoff • MIL 101
5. Palmer • TEX 85
Assists as 3B
1. Boggs • NYY 311
2. Ventura • CHW 278
3. Palmer • TEX 258
4. Cooper • BOS 244
5. Sprague • TOR 232
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Palmer • TEX 29
2. Cooper • BOS 24
3. Sprague • TOR 17
Surhoff • MIL 17
5. Hiatt • KCR 16
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Boggs • NYY 29
2. Ventura • CHW 26
3. Hulett • BAL 23
4. Cooper • BOS 22
5. Sprague • TOR 21
Palmer • TEX 21
Def. Games as SS
1. Ripken • BAL 162
2. Bordick • OAK 159
Gagne • KCR 159
4. Vizquel • SEA 155
5. Valentin • BOS 144
Putouts as SS
1. Bordick • OAK 280
2. Gagne • KCR 266
3. Vizquel • SEA 245
4. Valentin • BOS 238
5. Ripken • BAL 226
Assists as SS
1. Ripken • BAL 495
2. Vizquel • SEA 475
3. Gagne • KCR 451
4. Valentin • BOS 432
5. Bordick • OAK 418
Errors Committed as SS
1. Fermín • CLE 23
2. Valentin • BOS 20
3. Fryman • DET 19
Meares • MIN 19
5. Ripken • BAL 17
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Vizquel • SEA 108
Bordick • OAK 108
3. Ripken • BAL 101
4. Valentin • BOS 96
5. Gagne • KCR 93
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Belle • CLE 150
2. Polonia • CAL 141
3. Greenwell • BOS 134
4. González • TEX 129
5. Anderson • BAL 126
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Belle • CLE 336
2. Polonia • CAL 287
3. González • TEX 266
4. Greenwell • BOS 262
5. Henderson • 2TM 259
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Belle • CLE 16
2. Polonia • CAL 12
3. Felder • SEA 9
4. Gladden • DET 8
5. Henderson • 2TM 6
Raines • CHW 6
McCarty • MIN 6
Greenwell • BOS 6
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Henderson • 2TM 7
2. Polonia • CAL 5
Mack • MIN 5
Belle • CLE 5
5. Velarde • NYY 4
Carter • TOR 4
González • TEX 4
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Belle • CLE 7
2. Polonia • CAL 3
3. Raines • CHW 2
Muñoz • MIN 2
5. Cañate • TOR 1
Dascenzo • TEX 1
Edmonds • CAL 1
Gladden • DET 1
Greenwell • BOS 1
James • NYY 1
Litton • SEA 1
McCarty • MIN 1
Tettleton • DET 1
Thurman • DET 1
Vaughn • MIL 1
Zupcic • BOS 1
Henderson • 2TM 1
Meulens • NYY 1
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. McRae • KCR 153
2. Curtis • CAL 151
3. Lofton • CLE 146
Johnson • CHW 146
5. White • TOR 145
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Curtis • CAL 425
2. Johnson • CHW 424
3. Lofton • CLE 402
4. White • TOR 399
5. McRae • KCR 392
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Curtis • CAL 13
2. Lofton • CLE 11
3. Puckett • MIN 8
Griffey • SEA 8
5. Devereaux • BAL 7
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Lofton • CLE 9
Curtis • CAL 9
Johnson • CHW 9
4. Cuyler • DET 7
5. McRae • KCR 6
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Curtis • CAL 6
2. McRae • KCR 3
Lofton • CLE 3
Griffey • SEA 3
5. Henderson • OAK 2
White • TOR 2
Hatcher • BOS 2
Devereaux • BAL 2
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Buhner • SEA 148
2. Salmon • CAL 140
3. José • KCR 136
4. Sierra • OAK 133
5. Burks • CHW 132
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Salmon • CAL 334
2. Sierra • OAK 291
3. Deer • 2TM 286
4. McLemore • BAL 285
5. Buhner • SEA 266
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Kirby • CLE 13
McLemore • BAL 13
3. Salmon • CAL 12
4. Sierra • OAK 9
Buhner • SEA 9
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Deer • 2TM 7
José • KCR 7
Salmon • CAL 7
Sierra • OAK 7
5. Buhner • SEA 6
Burks • CHW 6
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Kirby • CLE 5
2. McLemore • BAL 4
3. Deer • 2TM 3
Sierra • OAK 3
5. Buhner • SEA 2
Salmon • CAL 2
Peltier • TEX 2
Jackson • CHW 2
José • KCR 2
Henderson • OAK 2
Canseco • TEX 2
Def. Games as OF
1. McRae • KCR 153
2. Carter • TOR 151
Curtis • CAL 151
4. Belle • CLE 150
5. Buhner • SEA 148
Putouts as OF
1. Johnson • CHW 427
2. Curtis • CAL 426
3. Lofton • CLE 402
4. White • TOR 399
5. McRae • KCR 394
Assists as OF
1. Kirby • CLE 19
2. Belle • CLE 16
3. Puckett • MIN 13
Curtis • CAL 13
McLemore • BAL 13
Errors Committed as OF
1. Lofton • CLE 9
Johnson • CHW 9
Curtis • CAL 9
4. Deer • 2TM 8
Carter • TOR 8
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Belle • CLE 7
2. Curtis • CAL 6
3. Kirby • CLE 5
4. Henderson • OAK 4
McLemore • BAL 4
Def. Games as P
1. Harris • BOS 80
2. Radinsky • CHW 73
3. Fossas • BOS 71
Nelson • SEA 71
Ward • TOR 71
Putouts as P
1. Brown • TEX 29
2. Moore • DET 27
3. Appier • KCR 26
Bones • MIL 26
Eldred • MIL 26
Assists as P
1. Langston • CAL 47
2. Rogers • TEX 46
3. Leibrandt • TEX 45
4. McDowell • CHW 43
Moore • DET 43
Errors Committed as P
1. Banks • MIN 6
2. Doherty • DET 5
Finley • CAL 5
Sele • BOS 5
5. Key • NYY 4
Rogers • TEX 4
Valenzuela • BAL 4
Viola • BOS 4
Double Plays Turned as P
1. Leibrandt • TEX 5
Witt • OAK 5
3. Appier • KCR 4
Eldred • MIL 4
Fetters • MIL 4
Hathaway • CAL 4
Langston • CAL 4
McCaskill • CHW 4
Rogers • TEX 4
Wegman • MIL 4
Total Zone Runs as C (s.1953)
1. Karkovice • CHW 14
2. LaValliere • CHW 8
3. Valle • SEA 7
4. Hoiles • BAL 6
Ortiz • CLE 6
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Valle • SEA 7.57
2. Peña • BOS 7.38
3. Borders • TOR 7.23
4. Karkovice • CHW 7.21
5. Rodríguez • TEX 7.07
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Valle • SEA 7.05
2. Borders • TOR 6.88
3. Karkovice • CHW 6.55
4. Rodríguez • TEX 6.54
5. Macfarlane • KCR 6.27
Fielding % as C
1. Stanley • NYY .996
2. Valle • SEA .995
3. Peña • BOS .995
4. Karkovice • CHW .994
5. Hoiles • BAL .993
Total Zone Runs as 1B (s.1953)
1. Palmeiro • TEX 13
2. Martinez • SEA 12
3. Joyner • KCR 6
4. Mattingly • NYY 5
5. Segui • BAL 5
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Mattingly • NYY 10.80
2. Palmeiro • TEX 9.90
3. Fielder • DET 9.81
4. Segui • BAL 9.75
5. Hrbek • MIN 9.74
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. Mattingly • NYY 10.32
2. Martinez • SEA 9.63
3. Palmeiro • TEX 9.59
4. Olerud • TOR 9.18
5. Vaughn • BOS 9.01
Fielding % as 1B
1. Mattingly • NYY .998
2. Palmeiro • TEX .997
3. Segui • BAL .996
4. Hrbek • MIN .995
5. Sorrento • CLE .995
Total Zone Runs as 2B (s.1953)
1. Fletcher • BOS 21
2. Strange • TEX 11
3. Knoblauch • MIN 11
4. Kelly • NYY 10
5. Gallego • NYY 8
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. Whitaker • DET 5.81
2. Baerga • CLE 5.47
3. Fletcher • BOS 5.39
4. Gates • OAK 5.29
5. Kelly • NYY 5.25
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. Baerga • CLE 5.28
2. Gates • OAK 5.12
3. Whitaker • DET 5.07
4. Fletcher • BOS 5.07
5. Reynolds • BAL 4.98
Fielding % as 2B
1. Lind • KCR .994
2. Knoblauch • MIN .988
3. Reynolds • BAL .986
4. Fletcher • BOS .982
5. Gates • OAK .981
Total Zone Runs as 3B (s.1953)
1. Ventura • CHW 17
2. Hulett • BAL 15
3. Cooper • BOS 12
4. Gaetti • 2TM 12
5. Surhoff • MIL 8
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Boggs • NYY 3.09
2. Blowers • SEA 2.82
3. Surhoff • MIL 2.81
4. Pagliarulo • 2TM 2.64
5. Espinoza • CLE 2.58
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Boggs • NYY 2.88
2. Surhoff • MIL 2.62
3. Ventura • CHW 2.52
4. Blowers • SEA 2.49
5. Sprague • TOR 2.39
Fielding % as 3B
1. Boggs • NYY .970
2. Ventura • CHW .965
3. Sprague • TOR .955
4. Blowers • SEA .951
5. Surhoff • MIL .949
Total Zone Runs as SS (s.1953)
1. Valentin • BOS 22
2. Vizquel • SEA 16
3. Ripken • BAL 11
4. Lee • TEX 11
5. Gagne • KCR 10
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Fernández • TOR 4.99
2. Valentin • BOS 4.93
3. Vizquel • SEA 4.87
4. Gagne • KCR 4.85
5. Owen • NYY 4.83
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Fernández • TOR 4.85
2. Fryman • DET 4.78
3. Valentin • BOS 4.65
4. Vizquel • SEA 4.65
5. Gagne • KCR 4.51
Fielding % as SS
1. Gagne • KCR .986
2. Bordick • OAK .982
3. Vizquel • SEA .980
4. Ripken • BAL .977
5. Disarcina • CAL .975
Total Zone Runs as LF (s.1953)
1. Vaughn • MIL 20
2. Greenwell • BOS 9
3. Phillips • DET 7
4. Jackson • CHW 7
5. Anderson • BAL 6
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Vaughn • MIL 2.40
2. Belle • CLE 2.39
3. Henderson • 2TM 2.37
4. Polonia • CAL 2.28
5. González • TEX 2.22
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Belle • CLE 2.35
2. Vaughn • MIL 2.31
3. Henderson • 2TM 2.25
4. Polonia • CAL 2.12
5. González • TEX 2.10
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Raines • CHW 1.000
2. Greenwell • BOS .996
3. Anderson • BAL .992
4. Belle • CLE .986
5. González • TEX .985
Total Zone Runs as CF (s.1953)
1. Lofton • CLE 18
2. Johnson • CHW 18
3. White • TOR 18
4. Griffey • SEA 8
5. Cuyler • DET 7
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. Johnson • CHW 3.13
2. Curtis • CAL 3.00
3. Lofton • CLE 2.99
4. White • TOR 2.88
5. Yount • MIL 2.87
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. Johnson • CHW 2.95
2. Curtis • CAL 2.90
3. Lofton • CLE 2.83
4. White • TOR 2.79
5. Williams • NYY 2.67
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Yount • MIL .997
2. Hatcher • BOS .993
3. White • TOR .993
4. Griffey • SEA .991
5. Williams • NYY .989
Total Zone Runs as RF (s.1953)
1. McLemore • BAL 14
2. Kirby • CLE 13
3. Hamilton • MIL 8
4. Deer • 2TM 8
5. Carter • TOR 7
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Deer • 2TM 2.56
2. Salmon • CAL 2.55
3. McLemore • BAL 2.52
4. Kirby • CLE 2.49
5. Sierra • OAK 2.35
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Salmon • CAL 2.47
2. Deer • 2TM 2.44
3. McLemore • BAL 2.40
4. Sierra • OAK 2.26
5. Kirby • CLE 2.11
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. McLemore • BAL .987
2. Salmon • CAL .980
3. Kirby • CLE .979
4. Buhner • SEA .979
5. Burks • CHW .978
Total Zone Runs as OF (s.1953)
1. Kirby • CLE 20
2. Vaughn • MIL 20
3. Lofton • CLE 18
4. Johnson • CHW 18
5. White • TOR 18
Range Factor/9Inn as OF
1. Johnson • CHW 3.16
2. Curtis • CAL 3.01
3. Lofton • CLE 2.99
4. Hamilton • MIL 2.89
5. Yount • MIL 2.89
Range Factor/Game as OF
1. Johnson • CHW 2.97
2. Curtis • CAL 2.91
3. Lofton • CLE 2.83
4. White • TOR 2.79
5. Mack • MIN 2.77
Fielding % as OF
1. Raines • CHW 1.000
2. Yount • MIL .997
3. Puckett • MIN .994
4. Anderson • BAL .993
5. Hatcher • BOS .993
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Moore • DET 2.95
2. Rogers • TEX 2.76
3. Brown • TEX 2.74
4. Pichardo • KCR 2.56
5. Valenzuela • BAL 2.42
Range Factor/Game as P
1. Brown • TEX 2.09
2. Moore • DET 1.94
3. McDowell • CHW 1.94
4. Rogers • TEX 1.83
5. McDonald • BAL 1.68
Fielding % as P
1. Fleming • SEA 1.000
Pichardo • KCR 1.000
Perez • NYY 1.000
Stewart • TOR 1.000
Mussina • BAL 1.000
Leary • SEA 1.000
Johnson • SEA 1.000
Tapani • MIN 1.000
Welch • OAK 1.000
Fernandez • CHW 1.000
Deshaies • MIN 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