American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. Clark • DET 1,423
2. Palmeiro • BAL 1,304
3. Martinez • NYY 1,302
4. Thome • CLE 1,233
5. King • KCR 1,217
Assists
1. Jeter • NYY 457
2. Bell • KCR 450
Garciaparra • BOS 450
4. Vizquel • CLE 429
5. Knoblauch • MIN 427
Errors Committed
1. Hollins • ANA 29
2. Rodriguez • SEA 24
3. Valentin • BOS 22
Ripken • BAL 22
5. Garciaparra • BOS 21
Total Zone Runs
1. Rodríguez • TEX 21
2. Bragg • BOS 20
3. Cirillo • MIL 19
4. Cameron • CHW 18
5. King • KCR 17
Williams • CLE 17
Def. Games as C
1. Wilson • SEA 144
2. Rodríguez • TEX 143
3. Matheny • MIL 121
4. Alomar • CLE 119
5. Steinbach • MIN 116
Putouts as C
1. Wilson • SEA 1,051
2. Girardi • NYY 830
3. Rodríguez • TEX 821
4. Alomar • CLE 743
5. Matheny • MIL 697
Assists as C
1. Rodríguez • TEX 75
2. Wilson • SEA 72
3. Matheny • MIL 58
4. Girardi • NYY 54
5. Fábregas • 2TM 51
Steinbach • MIN 51
Errors Committed as C
1. Alomar • CLE 12
2. Hatteberg • BOS 11
3. Casanova • DET 9
4. Fábregas • 2TM 8
5. Rodríguez • TEX 7
Haselman • BOS 7
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Hatteberg • BOS 13
Wilson • SEA 13
Sweeney • KCR 13
4. Girardi • NYY 11
Rodríguez • TEX 11
Passed Balls
1. Haselman • BOS 17
Hatteberg • BOS 17
3. Girardi • NYY 11
4. Leyritz • 2TM 10
5. Steinbach • MIN 9
Macfarlane • KCR 9
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Hatteberg • BOS 95
2. Alomar • CLE 84
3. Hoiles • BAL 74
Wilson • SEA 74
5. Casanova • DET 72
Caught Stealing as C
1. Wilson • SEA 56
2. Rodríguez • TEX 49
3. Alomar • CLE 38
4. Matheny • MIL 37
Girardi • NYY 37
Caught Stealing %
1. Rodríguez • TEX 57.0
2. O'Brien • TOR 55.4
3. Wilson • SEA 43.1
4. Leyritz • 2TM 42.9
5. Kreuter • 2TM 41.9
Def. Games as 1B
1. Clark • DET 158
2. Palmeiro • BAL 155
3. King • KCR 150
Martinez • NYY 150
5. Thome • CLE 145
Putouts as 1B
1. Clark • DET 1,423
2. Palmeiro • BAL 1,304
3. Martinez • NYY 1,302
4. Thome • CLE 1,233
5. King • KCR 1,217
Assists as 1B
1. King • KCR 147
2. Palmeiro • BAL 112
3. Martinez • NYY 105
4. Clark • DET 100
5. Thome • CLE 95
Errors Committed as 1B
1. Vaughn • BOS 14
2. Delgado • TOR 12
3. Thomas • CHW 11
Erstad • ANA 11
5. Thome • CLE 10
Clark • DET 10
Palmeiro • BAL 10
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. King • KCR 135
2. Clark • DET 131
3. Palmeiro • BAL 124
4. Martinez • NYY 123
Thome • CLE 123
Def. Games as 2B
1. Knoblauch • MIN 154
2. Durham • CHW 153
3. Spiezio • OAK 146
4. Cora • SEA 142
5. Easley • DET 137
Putouts as 2B
1. Cora • SEA 307
2. Knoblauch • MIN 283
3. Spiezio • OAK 280
4. Durham • CHW 270
5. Easley • DET 234
Assists as 2B
1. Knoblauch • MIN 424
2. Spiezio • OAK 415
3. Durham • CHW 395
4. Easley • DET 389
5. Cora • SEA 310
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Durham • CHW 18
2. Cora • SEA 17
3. Easley • DET 12
4. Knoblauch • MIN 11
Cedeño • TEX 11
Valentin • BOS 11
Alicea • ANA 11
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Knoblauch • MIN 101
2. Spiezio • OAK 93
3. Easley • DET 82
4. Cora • SEA 81
5. Durham • CHW 77
Def. Games as 3B
1. Ripken • BAL 162
2. Fryman • DET 153
3. Williams • CLE 151
4. Cirillo • MIL 150
5. Palmer • 2TM 141
Putouts as 3B
1. Fryman • DET 126
Cirillo • MIL 126
3. Sprague • TOR 106
4. Hollins • ANA 101
5. Palmer • 2TM 99
Assists as 3B
1. Cirillo • MIL 320
2. Ripken • BAL 314
3. Fryman • DET 312
4. Williams • CLE 301
5. Palmer • 2TM 244
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Hollins • ANA 29
2. Ripken • BAL 22
3. Palmer • 2TM 19
4. Sprague • TOR 18
Davis • SEA 18
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Cirillo • MIL 29
2. Ripken • BAL 25
3. Davis • SEA 24
4. Brosius • OAK 23
5. Fryman • DET 21
Williams • CLE 21
Def. Games as SS
1. Jeter • NYY 159
2. Bordick • BAL 153
Disarcina • ANA 153
Garciaparra • BOS 153
5. Vizquel • CLE 152
Putouts as SS
1. Garciaparra • BOS 249
2. Vizquel • CLE 245
3. Jeter • NYY 244
4. Bell • KCR 227
Disarcina • ANA 227
Assists as SS
1. Jeter • NYY 457
2. Garciaparra • BOS 450
3. Bell • KCR 443
4. Vizquel • CLE 429
5. Bordick • BAL 424
Errors Committed as SS
1. Rodriguez • SEA 24
2. Garciaparra • BOS 21
3. Valentín • MIL 20
Meares • MIN 20
5. Gil • TEX 19
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Garciaparra • BOS 113
2. Bell • KCR 102
3. Vizquel • CLE 98
4. Bordick • BAL 95
5. Cruz • DET 94
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Belle • CHW 154
2. Greer • TEX 148
3. Cordero • BOS 137
4. Surhoff • BAL 133
5. Anderson • ANA 130
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Belle • CHW 352
2. Greer • TEX 283
3. Anderson • ANA 262
4. Cordero • BOS 249
Surhoff • BAL 249
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Higginson • DET 17
2. Anderson • ANA 12
Cordova • MIN 12
4. Surhoff • BAL 11
5. Cordero • BOS 8
Greer • TEX 8
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Greer • TEX 11
2. Belle • CHW 10
3. Higginson • DET 6
4. Cruz • 2TM 5
5. Lesher • OAK 3
Roberts • 2TM 3
Anderson • ANA 3
Giles • CLE 3
Dunn • MIL 3
Benítez • KCR 3
Carter • TOR 3
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Higginson • DET 5
2. Cordero • BOS 4
3. Surhoff • BAL 3
4. Cordova • MIN 2
Lawton • MIN 2
Nevin • DET 2
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Hunter • DET 162
2. Griffey • SEA 153
3. Goodwin • 2TM 145
4. Grissom • CLE 144
5. Williams • MIL 129
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Hunter • DET 407
2. Griffey • SEA 388
3. Goodwin • 2TM 368
4. Grissom • CLE 354
5. Edmonds • ANA 312
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Edmonds • ANA 9
Mashore • OAK 9
Griffey • SEA 9
Bragg • BOS 9
5. Williams • MIL 8
Hunter • DET 8
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Griffey • SEA 6
2. Becker • MIN 5
Edmonds • ANA 5
Cameron • CHW 5
5. McDonald • OAK 4
Hunter • DET 4
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Buford • TEX 4
Williams • MIL 4
3. Griffey • SEA 3
Grissom • CLE 3
Mashore • OAK 3
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Buhner • SEA 154
2. Salmon • ANA 153
3. O'Neill • NYY 146
Ramirez • CLE 146
5. Burnitz • MIL 124
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Salmon • ANA 353
2. Buhner • SEA 294
3. O'Neill • NYY 291
4. Ramirez • CLE 262
5. O'Leary • BOS 228
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Salmon • ANA 15
2. Burnitz • MIL 12
3. Merced • TOR 10
Ramirez • CLE 10
5. Dye • KCR 7
O'Neill • NYY 7
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Salmon • ANA 12
2. Burnitz • MIL 7
Ramirez • CLE 7
4. Dye • KCR 6
5. Canseco • OAK 5
O'Neill • NYY 5
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Salmon • ANA 5
2. Merced • TOR 4
3. Buhner • SEA 3
Burnitz • MIL 3
Damon • KCR 3
Dye • KCR 3
Green • TOR 3
Martinez • CHW 3
Def. Games as OF
1. Hunter • DET 162
2. Belle • CHW 154
Buhner • SEA 154
Williams • MIL 154
5. Greer • TEX 153
Griffey • SEA 153
Salmon • ANA 153
Putouts as OF
1. Hunter • DET 408
2. Griffey • SEA 388
3. Goodwin • 2TM 370
4. Bragg • BOS 365
5. Williams • MIL 357
Assists as OF
1. Higginson • DET 20
2. Salmon • ANA 15
3. Anderson • ANA 14
4. Burnitz • MIL 13
5. Cordova • MIN 12
Errors Committed as OF
1. Greer • TEX 12
2. Salmon • ANA 11
3. Belle • CHW 10
4. Higginson • DET 9
5. Lawton • MIN 7
Ramirez • CLE 7
Burnitz • MIL 7
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Salmon • ANA 5
Higginson • DET 5
3. Williams • MIL 4
Buford • TEX 4
Merced • TOR 4
Cordero • BOS 4
Def. Games as P
1. Myers • DET 88
2. Groom • OAK 78
3. Nelson • NYY 77
Quantrill • TOR 77
5. Slocumb • 2TM 76
Putouts as P
1. Appier • KCR 24
2. Belcher • KCR 23
3. Tewksbury • MIN 21
4. Hershiser • CLE 20
5. Hentgen • TOR 19
Assists as P
1. Nagy • CLE 45
2. Pettitte • NYY 44
3. Erickson • BAL 43
4. Rogers • NYY 42
5. Clemens • TOR 39
Errors Committed as P
1. Erickson • BAL 6
2. Colón • CLE 5
Ogea • CLE 5
Prieto • OAK 5
5. Hershiser • CLE 4
Johnson • SEA 4
Karl • MIL 4
Karsay • OAK 4
Wells • NYY 4
Double Plays Turned as P
1. Tewksbury • MIN 7
2. Erickson • BAL 6
3. Karl • MIL 5
Radke • MIN 5
5. Jackson • CLE 4
Kamieniecki • BAL 4
Pettitte • NYY 4
Telgheder • OAK 4
Wickman • MIL 4
Lira • 2TM 4
Total Zone Runs as C (s.1953)
1. Rodríguez • TEX 21
2. O'Brien • TOR 16
3. Wilson • SEA 11
4. Leyritz • 2TM 7
5. Matheny • MIL 6
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. O'Brien • TOR 8.87
2. Wilson • SEA 8.41
3. Girardi • NYY 8.12
4. Hoiles • BAL 7.77
5. Webster • BAL 7.56
Range Factor/Game as C
1. O'Brien • TOR 8.46
2. Girardi • NYY 7.96
3. Wilson • SEA 7.80
4. Hoiles • BAL 7.24
5. Santiago • TOR 6.96
Fielding % as C
1. Hoiles • BAL 1.000
2. Santiago • TOR .997
3. Mayne • OAK .996
4. Webster • BAL .995
5. Wilson • SEA .995
Total Zone Runs as 1B (s.1953)
1. King • KCR 17
2. Palmeiro • BAL 10
3. Clark • TEX 8
4. Martinez • NYY 4
5. Erstad • ANA 3
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. McGwire • OAK 10.07
2. Clark • TEX 10.00
3. Clark • DET 9.91
4. Thome • CLE 9.76
5. Martinez • NYY 9.68
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. Clark • DET 9.64
2. Clark • TEX 9.42
3. Martinez • NYY 9.38
4. McGwire • OAK 9.35
5. Thome • CLE 9.16
Fielding % as 1B
1. King • KCR .996
2. Sorrento • SEA .996
3. Martinez • NYY .994
4. Clark • DET .993
5. Palmeiro • BAL .993
Total Zone Runs as 2B (s.1953)
1. Knoblauch • MIN 17
2. Fernández • CLE 9
3. Viña • MIL 7
Reboulet • BAL 7
5. Spiezio • OAK 7
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. Fernández • CLE 5.38
2. Alomar • BAL 5.05
3. Spiezio • OAK 4.98
4. Alicea • ANA 4.91
5. McLemore • TEX 4.87
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. Spiezio • OAK 4.76
2. Alicea • ANA 4.63
3. Alomar • BAL 4.61
4. Fernández • CLE 4.61
5. Knoblauch • MIN 4.59
Fielding % as 2B
1. Spiezio • OAK .990
2. Alomar • BAL .988
3. Knoblauch • MIN .985
4. Easley • DET .981
5. Fernández • CLE .980
Total Zone Runs as 3B (s.1953)
1. Cirillo • MIL 19
2. Williams • CLE 17
3. Brosius • OAK 16
4. Fryman • DET 9
5. Ventura • CHW 7
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Brosius • OAK 3.25
2. Cirillo • MIL 3.10
3. Fryman • DET 2.96
4. Williams • CLE 2.73
5. Hollins • ANA 2.68
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Cirillo • MIL 2.97
2. Fryman • DET 2.86
3. Brosius • OAK 2.79
4. Williams • CLE 2.58
5. Ripken • BAL 2.54
Fielding % as 3B
1. Fryman • DET .978
2. Williams • CLE .970
3. Coomer • MIN .966
4. Cirillo • MIL .963
5. Ripken • BAL .949
Total Zone Runs as SS (s.1953)
1. Bordick • BAL 14
2. Gil • TEX 12
3. Garciaparra • BOS 10
4. Bell • KCR 10
5. Gonzalez • TOR 10
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Gil • TEX 5.13
2. Meares • MIN 4.98
3. Bell • KCR 4.74
4. Garciaparra • BOS 4.68
5. Cruz • DET 4.65
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Meares • MIN 4.67
2. Gil • TEX 4.63
3. Garciaparra • BOS 4.57
4. Bell • KCR 4.50
5. Vizquel • CLE 4.43
Fielding % as SS
1. Gonzalez • TOR .986
2. Vizquel • CLE .985
3. Bell • KCR .985
4. Bordick • BAL .980
5. Cruz • DET .979
Total Zone Runs as LF (s.1953)
1. Cordero • BOS 13
2. Surhoff • BAL 12
3. Anderson • ANA 12
4. Roberts • 2TM 8
5. Williams • MIL 8
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Belle • CHW 2.38
2. Cordova • MIN 2.37
3. Higginson • DET 2.36
4. Anderson • ANA 2.27
5. Giles • CLE 2.15
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Belle • CHW 2.29
2. Cordova • MIN 2.25
3. Anderson • ANA 2.11
4. Higginson • DET 2.04
5. Greer • TEX 1.97
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Surhoff • BAL .992
2. Cordero • BOS .992
3. Anderson • ANA .989
4. Belle • CHW .972
5. Greer • TEX .964
Total Zone Runs as CF (s.1953)
1. Bragg • BOS 17
2. Griffey • SEA 15
3. Cameron • CHW 13
4. Damon • KCR 10
5. Grissom • CLE 10
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. Cameron • CHW 3.22
2. Edmonds • ANA 2.99
3. Bragg • BOS 2.91
4. Buford • TEX 2.88
5. Becker • MIN 2.82
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. Cameron • CHW 2.93
2. Edmonds • ANA 2.79
3. Griffey • SEA 2.59
4. Bragg • BOS 2.59
5. Goodwin • 2TM 2.58
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Bragg • BOS .994
2. Williams • NYY .993
3. Goodwin • 2TM .992
4. Grissom • CLE .992
5. Hunter • DET .990
Total Zone Runs as RF (s.1953)
1. Merced • TOR 11
2. Ordóñez • CHW 8
3. Burnitz • MIL 7
4. Cameron • CHW 5
5. Tarasco • BAL 5
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Salmon • ANA 2.41
2. Nieves • DET 2.28
3. Merced • TOR 2.18
4. O'Leary • BOS 2.17
5. O'Neill • NYY 2.12
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Salmon • ANA 2.41
2. Merced • TOR 2.08
3. O'Neill • NYY 2.04
4. O'Leary • BOS 1.96
5. Buhner • SEA 1.94
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Buhner • SEA .997
2. O'Neill • NYY .983
3. O'Leary • BOS .983
4. Ramirez • CLE .975
5. Burnitz • MIL .968
Total Zone Runs as OF (s.1953)
1. Bragg • BOS 20
2. Cameron • CHW 18
3. Anderson • ANA 17
4. Griffey • SEA 15
5. Cordero • BOS 13
Range Factor/9Inn as OF
1. Cameron • CHW 3.24
2. Edmonds • ANA 2.99
3. Mashore • OAK 2.93
4. Buford • TEX 2.86
5. Becker • MIN 2.80
Range Factor/Game as OF
1. Cameron • CHW 3.03
2. Edmonds • ANA 2.79
3. Griffey • SEA 2.59
4. Hunter • DET 2.57
5. Goodwin • 2TM 2.56
Fielding % as OF
1. Buhner • SEA .997
2. Williams • NYY .993
3. Surhoff • BAL .992
4. Cordero • BOS .992
5. Goodwin • 2TM .992
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Tewksbury • MIN 2.72
2. Hill • 2TM 2.56
3. Erickson • BAL 2.44
4. Nagy • CLE 2.42
5. Moyer • SEA 2.29
Range Factor/Game as P
1. Tewksbury • MIN 1.96
2. Nagy • CLE 1.79
3. Erickson • BAL 1.76
4. Hill • 2TM 1.74
5. Moyer • SEA 1.60
Fielding % as P
1. Radke • MIN 1.000
Belcher • KCR 1.000
Rusch • KCR 1.000
Nagy • CLE 1.000
Hill • 2TM 1.000
Mussina • BAL 1.000
Moyer • SEA 1.000
Eldred • MIL 1.000
Tewksbury • MIN 1.000
Thompson • DET 1.000
Finley • ANA 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