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Major League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. Pipp • NYY 1,667
2. Daubert • CIN 1,652
3. Kelly • NYG 1,642
4. Leslie • PHI 1,517
5. Sheely • CHW 1,512
Assists
1. Bancroft • NYG 579
2. Parkinson • PHI 562
3. Scott • NYY 538
4. Peckinpaugh • WSH 527
5. Maranville • PIT 512
Errors Committed
1. Bancroft • NYG 62
2. Sewell • CLE 52
3. Rigney • DET 50
4. Gerber • SLB 47
Caveney • CIN 47
Def. Games as C
1. Schalk • CHW 142
2. Perkins • PHA 141
3. Severeid • SLB 133
4. O'Neill • CLE 130
5. O'Farrell • CHC 125
Putouts as C
1. Schalk • CHW 591
2. Severeid • SLB 552
3. Schang • NYY 456
4. O'Neill • CLE 450
5. O'Farrell • CHC 446
Assists as C
1. Schalk • CHW 150
2. O'Farrell • CHC 143
3. Perkins • PHA 130
4. Severeid • SLB 123
5. O'Neill • CLE 116
Errors Committed as C
1. Ainsmith • STL 20
2. Gooch • PIT 15
O'Neill • CLE 15
Brown • CAG 15
5. Schang • NYY 14
O'Farrell • CHC 14
Double Plays Turned as C
1. O'Farrell • CHC 22
2. Ruel • BOS 17
3. Schalk • CHW 15
4. Ainsmith • STL 14
5. Henline • PHI 13
Schang • NYY 13
Passed Balls
1. O'Neill • CLE 17
2. Perkins • PHA 14
3. Duncan • KCM 11
Smith • NYG 11
Schang • NYY 11
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Henline • PHI 78
2. Bassler • DET 73
3. Ruel • BOS 67
4. Perkins • PHA 65
5. O'Neill • CLE 64
Caught Stealing as C
1. O'Farrell • CHC 83
2. Severeid • SLB 70
3. Schalk • CHW 66
4. Schang • NYY 63
5. Perkins • PHA 60
Caught Stealing %
1. O'Farrell • CHC 65.9
2. Severeid • SLB 56.5
3. Wingo • CIN 55.3
4. Ainsmith • STL 55.0
5. O'Neil • BSN 54.9
Def. Games as 1B
1. Daubert • CIN 156
2. Grimm • PIT 154
3. Pipp • NYY 152
4. Kelly • NYG 151
5. Sheely • CHW 149
Putouts as 1B
1. Pipp • NYY 1,667
2. Daubert • CIN 1,652
3. Kelly • NYG 1,642
4. Leslie • PHI 1,517
5. Sheely • CHW 1,512
Assists as 1B
1. Sisler • SLB 125
2. Sheely • CHW 103
Kelly • NYG 103
4. Judge • WSH 101
5. Blue • DET 95
Errors Committed as 1B
1. Burns • BOS 20
Grant • CAG 20
3. Hawkins • KCM 19
Grimes • CHC 19
5. Fournier • STL 18
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. Judge • WSH 135
2. Daubert • CIN 127
3. Kelly • NYG 123
4. Sisler • SLB 119
5. Sheely • CHW 114
Def. Games as 2B
1. Hornsby • STL 154
Collins • CHW 154
Pratt • BOS 154
Harris • WSH 154
5. McManus • SLB 153
Putouts as 2B
1. Harris • WSH 483
2. Collins • CHW 406
3. McManus • SLB 398
Hornsby • STL 398
5. Pratt • BOS 362
Assists as 2B
1. Parkinson • PHI 562
2. Ward • NYY 489
3. Pratt • BOS 484
4. Harris • WSH 483
5. Hornsby • STL 473
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Parkinson • PHI 34
2. McManus • SLB 32
3. Hornsby • STL 30
Harris • WSH 30
Pratt • BOS 30
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Harris • WSH 119
2. McManus • SLB 102
3. Pratt • BOS 83
4. Collins • CHW 81
Hornsby • STL 81
Def. Games as 3B
1. Pinelli • CIN 156
2. Stock • STL 149
3. Dykes • PHA 141
4. High • BRO 130
5. Gardner • CLE 128
Putouts as 3B
1. Pinelli • CIN 204
2. Dykes • PHA 186
3. Stock • STL 172
4. Jones • DET 161
5. Traynor • PIT 147
Assists as 3B
1. Pinelli • CIN 350
2. Dykes • PHA 295
3. Jones • DET 267
4. Dugan • 2TM 260
5. Gardner • CLE 259
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Pinelli • CIN 32
2. Dykes • PHA 28
3. Stock • STL 22
4. Krug • CHC 21
Traynor • PIT 21
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Gardner • CLE 27
2. Groh • NYG 25
3. High • BRO 23
Ellerbe • SLB 23
5. Dugan • 2TM 22
Jones • DET 22
Stock • STL 22
Def. Games as SS
1. Bancroft • NYG 156
2. Rigney • DET 155
Galloway • PHA 155
4. Scott • NYY 154
5. Gerber • SLB 153
Putouts as SS
1. Bancroft • NYG 405
2. Maranville • PIT 359
3. Hollocher • CHC 332
4. Gerber • SLB 322
5. Galloway • PHA 321
Assists as SS
1. Bancroft • NYG 579
2. Scott • NYY 538
3. Peckinpaugh • WSH 527
4. Hollocher • CHC 502
5. Galloway • PHA 493
Rigney • DET 493
Errors Committed as SS
1. Bancroft • NYG 62
2. Rigney • DET 50
3. Sewell • CLE 49
4. Caveney • CIN 47
Gerber • SLB 47
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Peckinpaugh • WSH 95
2. Gerber • SLB 93
Bancroft • NYG 93
4. Hollocher • CHC 89
5. Johnson • CHW 84
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Veach • DET 154
Meusel • NYG 154
3. Wheat • BRO 152
4. Duncan • CIN 151
5. Bigbee • PIT 147
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Veach • DET 366
2. Bigbee • PIT 341
3. Williams • SLB 339
4. Wheat • BRO 312
5. Duncan • CIN 310
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Bigbee • PIT 28
2. Walker • PHA 17
3. Duncan • CIN 16
Williams • SLB 16
Veach • DET 16
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Bigbee • PIT 18
2. Goslin • WSH 14
3. McNair • KCM 12
4. McHenry • STL 11
Duncan • CIN 11
Miller • CHC 11
Walker • PHA 11
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Bigbee • PIT 7
2. Duncan • CIN 5
3. Jamieson • CLE 4
Walker • PHA 4
5. Miller • CHC 3
Falk • CHW 3
McHenry • STL 3
Lee • PHI 3
Menosky • BOS 3
Veach • DET 3
Smith • WSH 3
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Rice • WSH 154
2. Carey • PIT 152
Myers • BRO 152
4. Williams • PHI 150
5. Powell • BSN 136
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Carey • PIT 441
2. Myers • BRO 392
3. Powell • BSN 379
4. Williams • PHI 378
5. Rice • WSH 377
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Rice • WSH 23
2. Williams • PHI 19
Myers • BRO 19
Powell • BSN 19
5. Carey • PIT 17
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Rice • WSH 21
2. Carey • PIT 15
3. Statz • CHC 14
4. Jacobson • SLB 13
5. Mostil • CHW 12
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Speaker • CLE 7
2. Dreke • CSW 5
3. Charleston • ABC 4
Carey • PIT 4
Rice • WSH 4
Statz • CHC 4
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Hooper • CHW 149
2. Walker • PHI 147
Youngs • NYG 147
4. Tobin • SLB 145
5. Wood • CLE 138
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Walker • PHI 291
2. Hooper • CHW 284
3. Youngs • NYG 276
4. Wood • CLE 239
5. Tobin • SLB 217
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Youngs • NYG 28
2. Walker • PHI 24
3. Hooper • CHW 20
4. Wood • CLE 18
5. Tobin • SLB 14
Welch • PHA 14
Harper • CIN 14
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Youngs • NYG 19
2. Tobin • SLB 16
3. Walker • PHI 15
4. Hooper • CHW 12
5. Wood • CLE 11
Harper • CIN 11
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Walker • PHI 8
Hooper • CHW 8
3. Youngs • NYG 6
4. Wood • CLE 5
5. Tobin • SLB 4
Smith • 2TM 4
Griffith • BRO 4
Friberg • CHC 4
Def. Games as OF
1. Burns • CIN 156
2. Carey • PIT 155
3. Rice • WSH 154
Veach • DET 154
Meusel • NYG 154
Putouts as OF
1. Carey • PIT 449
2. Myers • BRO 399
3. Rice • WSH 387
4. Burns • CIN 386
5. Powell • BSN 377
Assists as OF
1. Youngs • NYG 28
2. Bigbee • PIT 27
3. Meusel • NYY 24
Walker • PHI 24
5. Rice • WSH 23
Errors Committed as OF
1. Rice • WSH 21
2. Youngs • NYG 19
3. Bigbee • PIT 17
4. Goslin • WSH 15
Tobin • SLB 15
Walker • PHA 15
Carey • PIT 15
Smith • STL 15
Walker • PHI 15
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Walker • PHI 8
Hooper • CHW 8
3. Speaker • CLE 7
4. Youngs • NYG 6
5. Bigbee • PIT 5
Wood • CLE 5
Dreke • CSW 5
Def. Games as P
1. North • STL 53
2. Rommel • PHA 51
3. Uhle • CLE 50
4. Shocker • SLB 48
5. Harriss • PHA 47
Sherdel • STL 47
Putouts as P
1. Shocker • SLB 33
2. Bush • NYY 16
Collins • BOS 16
Uhle • CLE 16
5. Coveleski • CLE 14
Vangilder • SLB 14
Kaufmann • CHC 14
Nehf • NYG 14
Assists as P
1. Faber • CHW 94
Mays • NYY 94
3. Rommel • PHA 92
4. Quinn • BOS 89
5. Pillette • DET 82
Errors Committed as P
1. McQuillan • 2TM 9
2. Hasty • PHA 7
3. Mogridge • WSH 6
Grimes • BRO 6
5. Francis • WSH 5
Karr • BOS 5
Mays • NYY 5
Rommel • PHA 5
Uhle • CLE 5
Sherdel • STL 5
Branham • CTS 5
Johnston • CTS 5
Whitworth • CAG 5
Double Plays Turned as P
1. Rommel • PHA 7
2. Ruether • BRO 6
3. Jones • NYY 5
Mogridge • WSH 5
Pillette • DET 5
Uhle • CLE 5
Alexander • CHC 5
Barnes • NYG 5
Cooper • PIT 5
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Brown • CAG 7.37
2. Duncan • KCM 7.26
3. Petway • DS 7.15
4. Kennard • SLS 7.10
5. Barnes • CTS 6.92
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Duncan • KCM 7.06
2. Brown • CAG 6.95
3. Kennard • SLS 6.35
4. Petway • DS 6.22
5. Barnes • CTS 6.05
Fielding % as C
1. Schalk • CHW .989
2. Petway • DS .987
3. Perkins • PHA .984
4. Duncan • KCM .984
5. Severeid • SLB .984
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Hawkins • KCM 12.28
2. Leslie • PHI 11.71
3. Kelly • NYG 11.62
4. Pipp • NYY 11.58
5. Bonner • CTS 11.54
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. Hawkins • KCM 11.79
2. Kelly • NYG 11.56
3. Pipp • NYY 11.55
4. Leslie • PHI 11.37
5. Blue • DET 11.12
Fielding % as 1B
1. McInnis • CLE .997
2. Judge • WSH .996
3. Daubert • CIN .994
4. Grimm • PIT .994
5. Pipp • NYY .993
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. Parkinson • PHI 6.49
2. Harris • WSH 6.42
3. Bohne • CIN 6.13
4. Terry • CHC 6.02
5. Cutshaw • DET 5.95
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. Parkinson • PHI 6.37
2. Harris • WSH 6.27
3. Terry • CHC 5.92
4. Bohne • CIN 5.92
5. Hornsby • STL 5.66
Fielding % as 2B
1. Collins • CHW .976
2. Ward • NYY .974
3. Cutshaw • DET .972
4. Harris • WSH .970
5. Hornsby • STL .967
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Ellerbe • SLB 3.98
2. Jones • DET 3.77
3. Pinelli • CIN 3.61
4. Mulligan • CHW 3.51
5. Dykes • PHA 3.50
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Ellerbe • SLB 3.97
2. Jones • DET 3.60
3. Mulligan • CHW 3.56
4. Pinelli • CIN 3.55
5. Dykes • PHA 3.41
Fielding % as 3B
1. Groh • NYG .965
2. Jones • DET .962
3. High • BRO .958
4. Blackmon • ABC .955
5. Dugan • 2TM .954
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Bancroft • NYG 6.43
2. Maranville • PIT 5.97
3. Lavan • STL 5.91
4. Ford • BSN 5.87
5. Fletcher • PHI 5.86
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Bancroft • NYG 6.31
2. Maranville • PIT 5.88
3. Moore • KCM 5.74
4. Ford • BSN 5.69
5. Caveney • CIN 5.59
Fielding % as SS
1. Scott • NYY .966
2. Hollocher • CHC .965
3. Maranville • PIT .961
4. Ford • BSN .953
5. Galloway • PHA .952
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Lyons • CAG 2.20
2. Guerra • CSW 1.92
3. Washington • ABC 1.76
4. Smith • DS 1.73
5. McNair • KCM 1.62
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Menosky • BOS 2.69
2. Williams • SLB 2.59
3. Bigbee • PIT 2.51
4. Veach • DET 2.48
5. Goslin • WSH 2.34
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Wheat • BRO .988
2. Veach • DET .982
3. Meusel • NYG .980
4. Jamieson • CLE .979
5. Williams • SLB .975
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. Dreke • CSW 3.01
2. Charleston • ABC 2.58
3. Gray • 2TM 2.57
4. Thomas • DS 2.39
5. Leonard • CTS 2.07
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. Carey • PIT 3.01
2. Powell • BSN 2.93
3. Statz • CHC 2.89
4. Dreke • CSW 2.81
5. Mostil • CHW 2.77
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Speaker • CLE .983
2. Witt • NYY .982
3. Powell • BSN .980
4. Cobb • DET .980
5. Torriente • CAG .979
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Holloway • ABC 1.87
2. Gardner • CAG 1.84
3. Jones • DS 1.55
4. Johnson • KCM 1.49
5. Villa • CSW 1.45
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Griffith • BRO 2.16
2. Walker • PHI 2.14
3. Harper • CIN 2.13
4. Youngs • NYG 2.07
5. Hooper • CHW 2.04
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Holloway • ABC .984
2. Brower • WSH .982
3. Gardner • CAG .968
4. Hooper • CHW .962
5. Wood • CLE .959
Range Factor/9Inn as OF
1. Statz • CHC 3.09
2. Carey • PIT 3.07
3. Powell • BSN 3.05
4. McGowan • PHA 2.88
5. Mostil • CHW 2.83
Range Factor/Game as OF
1. Carey • PIT 3.04
2. Statz • CHC 2.95
3. Powell • BSN 2.90
4. Mostil • CHW 2.78
5. Jacobson • SLB 2.74
Fielding % as OF
1. Wheat • BRO .991
2. Speaker • CLE .983
3. Veach • DET .982
4. Powell • BSN .980
5. Cobb • DET .980
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Bell • SLS 4.50
2. Johnston • CTS 4.17
3. Rile • CAG 4.00
4. Branham • CTS 3.98
5. Wilson • DS 3.96
Range Factor/Game as P
1. Bell • SLS 3.56
2. Curry • KCM 3.28
3. Rogan • KCM 3.12
4. Mays • NYY 3.00
Johnston • CTS 3.00
Fielding % as P
1. Hamilton • PIT 1.000
Wilson • DS 1.000
Strong • CTS 1.000
Pedroso • CSW 1.000
Crawford • KCM 1.000
Boada • CSW 1.000
Vance • BRO 1.000
Ruether • BRO 1.000
Osborne • CHC 1.000
Bush • NYY 1.000
Couch • CIN 1.000
Cooper • PIT 1.000
Cheeves • CHC 1.000
Alexander • CHC 1.000
Zachary • WSH 1.000
Naylor • PHA 1.000
Johnson • WSH 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