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Major League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. Kelly • NYG 1,568
2. Sheely • CHW 1,563
3. McInnis • BSN 1,500
4. Burns • BOS 1,485
5. Hauser • PHA 1,475
Assists
1. Johnston • BRO 532
2. Grantham • CHC 518
3. Tierney • 2TM 515
4. Peckinpaugh • WSH 510
5. Maranville • PIT 505
Errors Committed
1. Sewell • CLE 59
2. Grantham • CHC 55
3. Johnston • BRO 51
4. Sand • PHI 50
5. Caveney • CIN 49
Def. Games as C
1. Perkins • PHA 137
2. Ruel • WSH 133
3. Bassler • DET 128
4. O'Farrell • CHC 124
5. Schalk • CHW 121
Putouts as C
1. Ruel • WSH 528
2. Severeid • SLB 511
3. Schalk • CHW 481
4. Perkins • PHA 475
5. Bassler • DET 447
Assists as C
1. Ruel • WSH 146
2. Bassler • DET 133
3. Duncan • KCM 132
4. O'Farrell • CHC 118
Taylor • BRO 118
Errors Committed as C
1. Duncan • KCM 25
2. Perkins • PHA 17
3. Roth • 2TM 16
Taylor • BRO 16
Myatt • CLE 16
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Schalk • CHW 20
2. Ruel • WSH 14
3. Snyder • NYG 12
Hargrave • CIN 12
Perkins • PHA 12
Passed Balls
1. Perkins • PHA 16
2. O'Neill • CLE 14
3. Taylor • BRO 13
4. Hofmann • NYY 12
5. Wilson • PHI 10
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Perkins • PHA 81
2. Severeid • SLB 73
3. Ruel • WSH 72
4. Henline • PHI 71
5. Hargrave • CIN 69
Caught Stealing as C
1. Bassler • DET 84
2. Ruel • WSH 82
3. O'Neil • BSN 66
Taylor • BRO 66
5. Hargrave • CIN 65
Caught Stealing %
1. Bassler • DET 59.6
2. O'Neil • BSN 57.4
3. Schmidt • PIT 53.9
4. Ruel • WSH 53.2
5. Snyder • NYG 52.0
Def. Games as 1B
1. Sheely • CHW 156
2. McInnis • BSN 154
3. Grimm • PIT 152
4. Burns • BOS 146
Hauser • PHA 146
Holke • PHI 146
Schliebner • 2TM 146
Putouts as 1B
1. Kelly • NYG 1,568
2. Sheely • CHW 1,563
3. McInnis • BSN 1,500
4. Burns • BOS 1,485
5. Hauser • PHA 1,475
Assists as 1B
1. Schliebner • 2TM 96
Sheely • CHW 96
3. Blue • DET 93
4. Burns • BOS 92
5. McInnis • BSN 89
Errors Committed as 1B
1. Hawkins • KCM 21
Fournier • BRO 21
3. Guerra • CSW 20
4. Bottomley • STL 18
5. Schliebner • 2TM 17
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. McInnis • BSN 136
Holke • PHI 136
3. Grimm • PIT 130
4. Schliebner • 2TM 121
5. Sheely • CHW 113
Judge • WSH 113
Def. Games as 2B
1. Ward • NYY 152
2. Grantham • CHC 150
3. Harris • WSH 144
Tierney • 2TM 144
5. Collins • CHW 142
Putouts as 2B
1. Harris • WSH 418
2. Ward • NYY 387
3. McManus • SLB 386
4. Grantham • CHC 374
5. Collins • CHW 347
Assists as 2B
1. Grantham • CHC 518
2. Tierney • 2TM 510
3. Ward • NYY 493
4. Frisch • NYG 451
5. Harris • WSH 449
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Grantham • CHC 55
2. Harris • WSH 35
3. Anderson • KCM 32
McManus • SLB 32
5. Rawlings • PIT 30
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Harris • WSH 120
2. Tierney • 2TM 104
3. Grantham • CHC 90
4. Ward • NYY 86
McManus • SLB 86
Def. Games as 3B
1. Traynor • PIT 152
2. Stock • STL 150
3. Kamm • CHW 149
4. Boeckel • BSN 147
5. Dugan • NYY 146
Friberg • CHC 146
Putouts as 3B
1. Traynor • PIT 189
2. Lutzke • CLE 181
3. Kamm • CHW 173
4. Boeckel • BSN 169
5. Friberg • CHC 168
Assists as 3B
1. Lutzke • CLE 354
2. Kamm • CHW 352
3. Traynor • PIT 306
4. Dugan • NYY 300
5. Friberg • CHC 294
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Lutzke • CLE 35
2. Boeckel • BSN 28
Hale • PHA 28
4. Traynor • PIT 26
5. Pinelli • CIN 25
Bluege • WSH 25
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Friberg • CHC 33
2. Traynor • PIT 30
3. Bluege • WSH 29
Kamm • CHW 29
5. Dugan • NYY 28
Def. Games as SS
1. Gerber • SLB 154
Peckinpaugh • WSH 154
3. Scott • NYY 152
4. Sewell • CLE 151
5. Maranville • PIT 141
Putouts as SS
1. Gerber • SLB 334
2. Maranville • PIT 332
3. Caveney • CIN 313
4. Peckinpaugh • WSH 311
5. Sewell • CLE 286
Assists as SS
1. Peckinpaugh • WSH 510
2. Maranville • PIT 505
3. Sewell • CLE 497
4. Caveney • CIN 477
5. Gerber • SLB 461
Errors Committed as SS
1. Sewell • CLE 59
2. Caveney • CIN 49
Sand • PHI 49
4. Peckinpaugh • WSH 45
5. Bancroft • NYG 43
Williams • CAG 43
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Peckinpaugh • WSH 105
2. Maranville • PIT 94
3. Sand • PHI 91
4. Caveney • CIN 86
Gerber • SLB 86
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Jamieson • CLE 152
2. Goslin • WSH 148
3. Williams • SLB 145
Meusel • NYG 145
5. Duncan • CIN 144
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Jamieson • CLE 354
2. Williams • SLB 334
3. Goslin • WSH 302
4. Bigbee • PIT 282
5. Duncan • CIN 281
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Goslin • WSH 25
2. Williams • SLB 23
3. Jamieson • CLE 15
4. Mokan • PHI 14
Miller • CHC 14
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Meusel • NYG 15
Goslin • WSH 15
3. Felix • BSN 14
Wheat • BRO 14
5. Williams • SLB 12
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Campos • CSW 8
2. Williams • SLB 5
Goslin • WSH 5
4. Miller • CHC 4
5. Bigbee • PIT 3
Falk • CHW 3
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Statz • CHC 154
2. Carey • PIT 153
3. Speaker • CLE 150
4. Jacobson • SLB 146
5. Witt • NYY 144
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Carey • PIT 455
2. Statz • CHC 439
3. Jacobson • SLB 406
4. Mostil • CHW 384
5. Speaker • CLE 373
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Speaker • CLE 28
2. Carey • PIT 27
Statz • CHC 27
4. Mostil • CHW 15
Leibold • 2TM 15
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Carey • PIT 19
2. Matthews • PHA 18
3. Neis • BRO 16
4. Powell • BSN 14
5. Speaker • CLE 13
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Speaker • CLE 8
2. Statz • CHC 7
3. Mostil • CHW 5
4. Witt • NYY 4
Carey • PIT 4
Torriente • CAG 4
Jacobson • SLB 4
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Youngs • NYG 152
2. Tobin • SLB 151
Southworth • BSN 151
4. Burns • CIN 150
5. Rice • WSH 147
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Southworth • BSN 325
2. Burns • CIN 310
3. Rice • WSH 297
4. Youngs • NYG 275
5. Heilmann • DET 272
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Flagstead • BOS 28
2. Rice • WSH 21
3. Youngs • NYG 20
Southworth • BSN 20
5. Walker • PHI 16
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Southworth • BSN 21
2. Griffith • BRO 18
3. Walker • PHI 15
4. Burns • CIN 14
5. Rice • WSH 13
Youngs • NYG 13
Hooper • CHW 13
Flack • STL 13
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Flagstead • BOS 8
Rice • WSH 8
3. Youngs • NYG 7
4. Southworth • BSN 6
5. Walker • PHI 5
Summa • CLE 5
Def. Games as OF
1. Burns • CIN 154
Statz • CHC 154
3. Carey • PIT 153
4. Jamieson • CLE 152
Youngs • NYG 152
Putouts as OF
1. Carey • PIT 450
2. Statz • CHC 438
3. Mostil • CHW 422
4. Jacobson • SLB 409
5. Ruth • NYY 378
Assists as OF
1. Flagstead • BOS 31
2. Carey • PIT 28
3. Goslin • WSH 26
Speaker • CLE 26
Statz • CHC 26
Errors Committed as OF
1. Southworth • BSN 21
2. Carey • PIT 19
3. Matthews • PHA 18
Griffith • BRO 18
Neis • BRO 18
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Campos • CSW 8
Rice • WSH 8
Flagstead • BOS 8
4. Speaker • CLE 7
Youngs • NYG 7
Mostil • CHW 7
Statz • CHC 7
Def. Games as P
1. Rommel • PHA 56
2. Uhle • CLE 54
3. Cole • DET 52
Russell • WSH 52
5. Dauss • DET 50
Putouts as P
1. Rogan • KCM 19
2. Coveleski • CLE 18
Ehmke • BOS 18
Uhle • CLE 18
Cooper • DS 18
Assists as P
1. Rommel • PHA 109
2. Ehmke • BOS 101
Grimes • BRO 101
4. Dauss • DET 92
5. Alexander • CHC 90
Curry • KCM 90
Errors Committed as P
1. Pillette • DET 11
2. Grimes • BRO 10
3. Donohue • CIN 8
4. Rommel • PHA 7
Ryan • HIL 7
Newsome • ABC 7
Double Plays Turned as P
1. Uhle • CLE 9
2. Ehmke • BOS 8
3. Johnson • WSH 7
Meadows • 2TM 7
5. Mogridge • WSH 6
Alexander • CHC 6
Grimes • BRO 6
Nehf • NYG 6
Barnes • 2TM 6
Glazner • 2TM 6
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Duncan • KCM 6.91
2. Mackey • HIL 6.32
3. Brown • CAG 6.11
4. Taylor • BRO 5.83
5. DeBerry • BRO 5.79
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Duncan • KCM 6.72
2. Brown • CAG 5.85
3. DeBerry • BRO 5.63
4. Taylor • BRO 5.62
5. Mackey • HIL 5.54
Fielding % as C
1. Severeid • SLB .993
2. Snyder • NYG .990
3. Petway • DS .988
4. Bassler • DET .988
5. Hargrave • CIN .988
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Wesley • DS 12.47
2. Hawkins • KCM 12.24
3. Guerra • CSW 12.10
4. Charleston • ABC 11.61
5. Beckwith • CAG 11.56
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. Wesley • DS 12.25
2. Hawkins • KCM 11.91
3. Kelly • NYG 11.23
4. Blue • DET 11.16
5. Charleston • ABC 10.91
Fielding % as 1B
1. Grimm • PIT .995
2. Judge • WSH .993
3. Daubert • CIN .993
4. Kelly • NYG .993
5. Pipp • NYY .992
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. DeMoss • CAG 6.32
2. Johnston • BRO 6.26
3. Harris • WSH 6.15
4. Pryor • 2TM 6.12
5. Bohne • CIN 6.11
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. DeMoss • CAG 6.21
2. Johnston • BRO 6.10
3. Harris • WSH 6.02
4. Bohne • CIN 6.00
5. Wambsganss • CLE 5.99
Fielding % as 2B
1. Ward • NYY .980
2. Collins • CHW .975
3. Frisch • NYG .973
4. DeMoss • CAG .971
5. Tierney • 2TM .968
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Lutzke • CLE 3.97
2. Jones • DET 3.70
3. Blackmon • ABC 3.66
4. Bluege • WSH 3.66
5. Kamm • CHW 3.53
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Lutzke • CLE 3.79
2. Kamm • CHW 3.52
3. Blackmon • ABC 3.47
4. Bluege • WSH 3.47
5. Jones • DET 3.43
Fielding % as 3B
1. Groh • NYG .975
2. Dugan • NYY .974
3. Kamm • CHW .960
4. Taylor • 2TM .956
5. Stock • STL .955
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Moore • KCM 6.74
2. Bancroft • NYG 6.45
3. Riggins • DS 6.25
4. Smith • BSN 6.24
5. Freigau • STL 6.16
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Moore • KCM 6.59
2. Bancroft • NYG 6.53
3. Riggins • DS 6.10
4. Maranville • PIT 5.94
5. Smith • BSN 5.88
Fielding % as SS
1. Maranville • PIT .965
2. Scott • NYY .961
3. McClellan • CHW .958
4. Moore • KCM .951
5. Lloyd • HIL .950
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Campos • CSW 2.38
2. Thomas • HIL 2.19
3. Johnson • HIL 2.15
4. Thompson • MB 1.99
5. Lyons • CAG 1.75
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Smith • STL 2.47
2. Williams • SLB 2.46
3. Jamieson • CLE 2.43
4. Blades • STL 2.42
5. Bigbee • PIT 2.41
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Duncan • CIN .993
2. Bigbee • PIT .990
3. Miller • CHC .978
4. Campos • CSW .975
5. Jamieson • CLE .974
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. Charleston • ABC 2.67
2. Wilson • MB 2.53
3. Torriente • CAG 2.33
4. Thomas • HIL 2.24
5. Stearnes • DS 2.11
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. Carey • PIT 3.15
2. Mostil • CHW 3.05
3. Statz • CHC 3.03
4. Myers • STL 2.92
5. Neis • BRO 2.91
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Johnston • KCM .988
2. Torriente • CAG .982
3. Williams • PHI .981
4. Witt • NYY .979
5. Statz • CHC .975
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Blackwell • SLS 1.96
2. Holloway • ABC 1.82
3. Gardner • CAG 1.72
4. Briggs • HIL 1.66
5. Montalvo • CSW 1.65
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Flagstead • BOS 2.39
2. Welch • PHA 2.32
3. Southworth • BSN 2.28
4. Walker • PHI 2.22
5. Rice • WSH 2.16
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Briggs • HIL .980
2. Heathcote • CHC .979
3. Holloway • ABC .966
4. Welch • PHA .966
5. Tobin • SLB .966
Range Factor/9Inn as OF
1. Myers • STL 3.17
2. Carey • PIT 3.16
3. Mostil • CHW 3.15
4. Statz • CHC 3.07
5. Nixon • BSN 2.98
Range Factor/Game as OF
1. Carey • PIT 3.12
2. Mostil • CHW 3.10
3. Statz • CHC 3.01
4. Myers • STL 2.92
5. Jacobson • SLB 2.87
Fielding % as OF
1. Duncan • CIN .993
2. Bigbee • PIT .990
3. Williams • PHI .981
4. Heathcote • CHC .980
5. Witt • NYY .979
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Cockrell • HIL 5.52
2. Bell • SLS 4.81
3. Curry • KCM 4.30
4. Johnson • 3TM 4.26
5. Cooper • DS 3.97
Range Factor/Game as P
1. Cockrell • HIL 3.88
2. Bell • SLS 3.24
3. Curry • KCM 3.09
4. Dismukes • ABC 3.06
5. Grimes • BRO 3.00
Fielding % as P
1. Danforth • SLB 1.000
Robertson • CHW 1.000
Zachary • WSH 1.000
Aldridge • CHC 1.000
Oeschger • BSN 1.000
Owens • CAG 1.000
Stewart • SLS 1.000
Bell • 2TM 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