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Major League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. Bissonette • BRO 1,460
2. Blue • CHW 1,452
3. Terry • NYG 1,411
4. Sheely • BSN 1,374
5. Grimm • CHC 1,357
Assists
1. Melillo • SLB 543
2. Rhyne • BOS 502
3. Cuccinello • CIN 499
4. Jackson • NYG 496
5. Cronin • WSH 488
Errors Committed
1. Levey • SLB 58
2. Lary • NYY 46
3. Appling • CHW 43
Cronin • WSH 43
5. Bartell • PHI 42
Def. Games as C
1. Spencer • WSH 145
2. Dickey • NYY 125
3. Cochrane • PHA 117
4. Davis • PHI 114
5. Hogan • NYG 113
Putouts as C
1. Dickey • NYY 670
2. Spencer • WSH 642
3. Cochrane • PHA 560
4. Wilson • STL 498
5. Hogan • NYG 469
Assists as C
1. Ferrell • SLB 86
2. Berry • BOS 78
Davis • PHI 78
Dickey • NYY 78
5. Wilson • STL 75
Errors Committed as C
1. Ferrell • SLB 14
2. Sukeforth • CIN 13
3. Lopez • BRO 11
Spencer • WSH 11
Hayworth • DET 11
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Hartnett • CHC 16
2. Wilson • STL 15
3. Phillips • PIT 12
4. Ferrell • SLB 11
Tate • CHW 11
Passed Balls
1. Hemsley • 2TM 9
2. Hartnett • CHC 8
3. Berry • BOS 6
Lopez • BRO 6
Ferrell • SLB 6
Cochrane • PHA 6
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Dickey • NYY 55
2. Sewell • CLE 54
3. Grube • CHW 53
4. Cochrane • PHA 52
5. Tate • CHW 50
Caught Stealing as C
1. Dickey • NYY 46
2. Sewell • CLE 41
3. Davis • PHI 40
4. Spencer • WSH 39
Berry • BOS 39
Caught Stealing %
1. Hartnett • CHC 60.4
2. Hogan • NYG 57.4
3. Wilson • STL 55.4
4. Myatt • CLE 52.5
5. Lopez • BRO 51.5
Def. Games as 1B
1. Blue • CHW 155
2. Gehrig • NYY 154
3. Terry • NYG 153
4. Bissonette • BRO 152
5. Grimm • CHC 144
Putouts as 1B
1. Bissonette • BRO 1,460
2. Blue • CHW 1,452
3. Terry • NYG 1,411
4. Sheely • BSN 1,374
5. Grimm • CHC 1,357
Assists as 1B
1. Burns • SLB 125
2. Terry • NYG 105
3. Hurst • PHI 104
4. Sweeney • BOS 92
5. Blue • CHW 81
Errors Committed as 1B
1. Morgan • CLE 19
2. Hurst • PHI 18
Hendrick • CIN 18
4. Blue • CHW 16
Terry • NYG 16
Alexander • DET 16
Bissonette • BRO 16
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. Hendrick • CIN 147
2. Bissonette • BRO 136
3. Burns • SLB 131
4. Gehrig • NYY 120
5. Kuhel • WSH 119
Def. Games as 2B
1. Cuccinello • CIN 154
2. Melillo • SLB 151
3. Maguire • BSN 148
4. Myer • WSH 137
5. Bishop • PHA 130
Putouts as 2B
1. Melillo • SLB 428
2. Cuccinello • CIN 376
3. Maguire • BSN 372
4. Myer • WSH 333
5. Bishop • PHA 314
Assists as 2B
1. Melillo • SLB 543
2. Cuccinello • CIN 499
3. Maguire • BSN 478
4. Frisch • STL 424
5. Bishop • PHA 414
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Melillo • SLB 32
2. Cuccinello • CIN 28
3. Mallon • PHI 24
4. Grantham • PIT 23
5. Hodapp • CLE 22
Kerr • CHW 22
Lazzeri • NYY 22
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Cuccinello • CIN 128
2. Melillo • SLB 118
3. Maguire • BSN 94
4. Frisch • STL 93
5. Myer • WSH 87
Def. Games as 3B
1. Traynor • PIT 155
2. Bluege • WSH 152
Vergez • NYG 152
4. Gilbert • BRO 145
5. Adams • STL 138
Putouts as 3B
1. Traynor • PIT 172
2. Kamm • 2TM 158
3. Bluege • WSH 151
4. Vergez • NYG 146
5. Whitney • PHI 131
Sewell • NYY 131
Assists as 3B
1. Gilbert • BRO 295
2. Bluege • WSH 286
3. Traynor • PIT 284
4. Vergez • NYG 268
5. Kamm • 2TM 240
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Traynor • PIT 37
2. Vergez • NYG 30
3. Sullivan • CHW 24
4. Kamm • 2TM 23
Gilbert • BRO 23
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Kamm • 2TM 33
2. Adams • STL 29
3. Bluege • WSH 24
McManus • 2TM 24
Gilbert • BRO 24
Def. Games as SS
1. Cronin • WSH 155
Lary • NYY 155
3. Rhyne • BOS 147
4. Jackson • NYG 145
5. Levey • SLB 139
Putouts as SS
1. Cronin • WSH 323
2. English • CHC 322
3. Lary • NYY 321
4. Bartell • PHI 315
5. Jackson • NYG 303
Assists as SS
1. Rhyne • BOS 502
2. Jackson • NYG 496
3. Cronin • WSH 488
4. Lary • NYY 484
5. English • CHC 441
Errors Committed as SS
1. Levey • SLB 58
2. Lary • NYY 46
3. Cronin • WSH 43
4. Appling • CHW 42
5. Bartell • PHI 41
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Bartell • PHI 96
2. Cronin • WSH 94
3. Maranville • BSN 93
4. Thevenow • PIT 92
Levey • SLB 92
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Goslin • SLB 151
2. Vosmik • CLE 147
3. Manush • WSH 143
4. Stone • DET 135
5. O'Doul • BRO 132
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Vosmik • CLE 314
2. Goslin • SLB 289
3. O'Doul • BRO 283
4. Simmons • PHA 278
5. Leach • NYG 220
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Goslin • SLB 13
2. Vosmik • CLE 12
Johnston • DS 12
Chapman • NYY 12
5. Klein • PHI 10
Stone • DET 10
Simmons • PHA 10
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. O'Doul • BRO 14
Goslin • SLB 14
3. Stone • DET 13
4. Vosmik • CLE 10
Chapman • NYY 10
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Stone • DET 5
2. Cullop • CIN 3
Johnston • DS 3
4. Comorosky • PIT 2
Vosmik • CLE 2
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Berger • BSN 156
2. Averill • CLE 155
3. Waner • PIT 153
4. Oliver • BOS 148
5. Frederick • BRO 145
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Waner • PIT 476
2. Berger • BSN 406
3. Averill • CLE 404
4. Frederick • BRO 397
5. Oliver • BOS 365
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Waner • PIT 19
2. Oliver • BOS 17
3. Frederick • BRO 13
Schulte • SLB 13
Berger • BSN 13
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Frederick • BRO 15
2. Schulte • SLB 11
Waner • PIT 11
Berger • BSN 11
Doljack • DET 11
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Berger • BSN 5
Waner • PIT 5
3. Schulte • SLB 4
Oliver • BOS 4
Haas • PHA 4
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Webb • BOS 151
2. Herman • BRO 150
3. Johnson • DET 146
4. Miller • PHA 137
Waner • PIT 137
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Waner • PIT 329
2. Miller • PHA 298
3. Herman • BRO 287
4. Johnson • DET 255
5. Webb • BOS 247
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Waner • PIT 27
2. Johnson • DET 24
3. Herman • BRO 22
4. Webb • BOS 19
5. Watkins • STL 13
Arlett • PHI 13
Heathcote • CIN 13
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Webb • BOS 16
2. Johnson • DET 15
3. Herman • BRO 13
4. Watkins • STL 11
5. Arlett • PHI 10
Reynolds • CHW 10
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Waner • PIT 9
2. Johnson • DET 8
3. Herman • BRO 7
4. Webb • BOS 5
Arlett • PHI 5
Crabtree • CIN 5
Def. Games as OF
1. Berger • BSN 156
2. Averill • CLE 155
3. Cuyler • CHC 153
Waner • PIT 153
5. Goslin • SLB 151
Webb • BOS 151
Putouts as OF
1. Waner • PIT 484
2. Berger • BSN 457
3. Oliver • BOS 433
4. West • WSH 402
5. Averill • CLE 398
Frederick • BRO 398
Assists as OF
1. Waner • PIT 28
2. Johnson • DET 25
3. Herman • BRO 24
4. Webb • BOS 21
5. Ott • NYG 20
Waner • PIT 20
Errors Committed as OF
1. Watwood • CHW 16
Webb • BOS 16
3. Johnson • DET 15
Frederick • BRO 15
5. Goslin • SLB 14
Stone • DET 14
O'Doul • BRO 14
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Waner • PIT 8
Johnson • DET 8
3. Herman • BRO 7
4. Crabtree • CIN 6
Arlett • PHI 6
Stone • DET 6
Def. Games as P
1. Hadley • WSH 55
2. Moore • BOS 53
3. Elliott • PHI 52
4. Caraway • CHW 51
5. Fischer • WSH 46
Frazier • CHW 46
Putouts as P
1. Blaeholder • SLB 25
2. Whitehill • DET 20
3. Ferrell • CLE 19
4. Stewart • SLB 17
Collins • PHI 17
Assists as P
1. Fitzsimmons • NYG 89
2. Ferrell • CLE 74
3. Moore • BOS 70
4. Brown • CLE 67
5. Hudlin • CLE 65
Zachary • BSN 65
Errors Committed as P
1. Gray • SLB 8
2. Brown • AB2 7
3. Frazier • CHW 6
Mitchell • NYG 6
5. Earnshaw • PHA 5
Lisenbee • BOS 5
Morris • BOS 5
Collins • PHI 5
Double Plays Turned as P
1. Hudlin • CLE 10
2. Fitzsimmons • NYG 9
3. Bush • CHC 7
Meine • PIT 7
5. Herring • DET 6
French • PIT 6
Phelps • BRO 6
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Young • SLS 7.07
2. Murray • AB2 7.06
3. Palm • DS 6.92
4. Williams • CCU 6.37
5. Trouppe • SLS 6.34
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Murray • AB2 6.51
2. Palm • DS 6.40
3. Young • SLS 6.37
4. Dickey • NYY 5.98
5. Cochrane • PHA 5.32
Fielding % as C
1. Hogan • NYG .996
2. Dickey • NYY .996
3. Davis • PHI .994
4. Young • SLS .992
5. Tate • CHW .987
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Sweeney • BOS 11.53
2. Scott • LOW 11.30
3. Giles • SLS 11.27
4. West • CCU 11.11
5. McBride • AB2 10.81
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. Giles • SLS 11.15
2. Sweeney • BOS 11.09
3. West • CCU 10.55
4. Hendrick • CIN 10.33
5. Burns • SLB 10.29
Fielding % as 1B
1. Sweeney • BOS .993
2. Foxx • PHA .993
3. Grimm • CHC .993
4. Burns • SLB .993
5. Sheely • BSN .992
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. Melillo • SLB 6.68
2. Allen • SLS 6.25
3. Hodapp • CLE 6.23
4. Kerr • CHW 6.07
5. Maguire • BSN 6.00
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. Melillo • SLB 6.43
2. Allen • SLS 6.12
3. Gehringer • DET 5.90
4. Maguire • BSN 5.74
5. Cuccinello • CIN 5.68
Fielding % as 2B
1. Myer • WSH .984
2. Bishop • PHA .984
3. Maguire • BSN .976
4. Finn • BRO .975
5. Frisch • STL .974
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Snow • LOW 3.78
2. McManus • 2TM 3.70
3. Stripp • CIN 3.20
4. Kamm • 2TM 3.16
5. Sullivan • CHW 3.14
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Snow • LOW 3.59
2. McManus • 2TM 3.41
3. Stripp • CIN 3.04
4. Kamm • 2TM 3.02
5. Sullivan • CHW 2.99
Fielding % as 3B
1. Adams • STL .963
2. Creacy • SLS .962
3. Bluege • WSH .960
4. Sewell • NYY .952
5. Whitney • PHI .948
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Slade • BRO 5.99
2. Thevenow • PIT 5.96
3. Williams • AB2 5.80
4. Bartell • PHI 5.78
5. Jackson • NYG 5.72
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Thevenow • PIT 5.64
2. Bartell • PHI 5.62
3. English • CHC 5.53
4. Williams • AB2 5.51
5. Jackson • NYG 5.51
Fielding % as SS
1. Jackson • NYG .970
2. Durocher • CIN .965
3. English • CHC .965
4. Thevenow • PIT .964
5. Rhyne • BOS .963
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Thompson • CAG 2.69
2. Williams • AB2 2.44
3. Johnston • DS 2.37
4. Singer • CCU 2.06
5. Suttles • SLS 1.55
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Thompson • CAG 2.72
2. Chapman • NYY 2.35
Comorosky • PIT 2.35
4. Simmons • PHA 2.32
5. Johnston • DS 2.22
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Worthington • BSN .991
2. Simmons • PHA .986
3. Hafey • STL .981
4. Leach • NYG .974
5. Manush • WSH .971
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. Stearnes • DS 2.79
2. Ridley • CCU 2.07
3. Bell • SLS 1.84
4. Crutchfield • AB2 1.78
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. Waner • PIT 3.24
2. Frederick • BRO 2.83
3. Douthit • 2TM 2.82
4. Berger • BSN 2.69
5. Haas • PHA 2.68
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Oliver • BOS .992
2. West • WSH .988
3. Bell • SLS .983
4. Douthit • 2TM .979
5. Waner • PIT .978
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Rogers • CAG 1.70
2. Russell • SLS 1.66
3. Gardner • DS 1.65
4. Cox • CCU 1.54
5. Andrews • AB2 1.25
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Waner • PIT 2.60
2. Miller • PHA 2.23
3. Cuyler • CHC 2.15
4. Arlett • PHI 2.13
5. Herman • BRO 2.06
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Miller • PHA .987
2. Waner • PIT .975
3. Russell • SLS .972
4. Porter • CLE .970
5. Herman • BRO .960
Range Factor/9Inn as OF
1. West • WSH 3.35
2. Waner • PIT 3.32
3. Douthit • 2TM 3.17
4. Berger • BSN 3.09
5. Oliver • BOS 3.08
Range Factor/Game as OF
1. Waner • PIT 3.29
2. West • WSH 3.27
3. Berger • BSN 3.03
4. Douthit • 2TM 3.03
5. Oliver • BOS 3.03
Fielding % as OF
1. Oliver • BOS .993
2. West • WSH .990
3. Worthington • BSN .988
4. Miller • PHA .987
5. Simmons • PHA .987
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. McDonald • 2TM 4.25
2. McCall • DS 4.00
3. Willis • CCU 3.78
4. Fitzsimmons • NYG 3.61
5. Dean • DS 3.53
Range Factor/Game as P
1. McDonald • 2TM 3.46
2. Dean • DS 3.27
3. Fitzsimmons • NYG 2.91
4. McCall • DS 2.67
5. Grimes • STL 2.52
Fielding % as P
1. Dudley • PHI 1.000
Brown • CLE 1.000
Williams • 2TM 1.000
Strong • SLS 1.000
Parker • AB2 1.000
Mitchell • AB2 1.000
Miller • CCU 1.000
McCall • DS 1.000
Hunter • SLS 1.000
Dean • DS 1.000
Bell • CCU 1.000
Vance • BRO 1.000
Smith • CHC 1.000
Seibold • BSN 1.000
Johnson • CIN 1.000
Clark • BRO 1.000
Walberg • PHA 1.000
Uhle • DET 1.000
Ruffing • NYY 1.000
Johnson • NYY 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