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Negro American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. O'Neil • KCM 400
2. Moore • BCA 370
3. Taylor • MRS 288
4. Else • KCM 225
5. Duncan • 2TM 217
Assists
1. Bibbs • 2TM 139
2. Allen • KCM 108
3. Johnson • KCM 98
4. Robinson • MRS 90
5. Kemp • 2TM 88
Errors Committed
1. Johnson • KCM 18
2. Longley • MRS 17
3. Kemp • 2TM 16
4. Robinson • MRS 13
5. Young • CAG 10
Bankhead • 2TM 10
Bibbs • 2TM 10
Def. Games as C
1. Duncan • 2TM 34
2. Else • KCM 27
3. Brown • MRS 26
4. Greene • BCA 25
5. Taylor • 3TM 20
Putouts as C
1. Else • KCM 224
2. Duncan • 2TM 217
3. Brown • MRS 139
4. Taylor • 3TM 135
5. Greene • BCA 117
Assists as C
1. Duncan • 2TM 30
2. Else • KCM 29
3. Greene • BCA 20
4. Barnes • BBB 16
Brown • MRS 16
Errors Committed as C
1. Duncan • 2TM 4
2. Taylor • 3TM 3
Williams • BCA 3
Cooper • BCA 3
Else • KCM 3
Greene • BCA 3
Smith • BBB 3
Barnes • BBB 3
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Byas • CAG 3
2. Greene • BCA 2
Taylor • 3TM 2
4. Barnes • BBB 1
Brown • MRS 1
Else • KCM 1
Hardy • CAG 1
Longley • MRS 1
Smith • BBB 1
Passed Balls
1. Barnes • BBB 4
Taylor • 3TM 4
3. Cooper • BCA 3
Else • KCM 3
Greene • BCA 3
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Else • KCM 33
2. Greene • BCA 30
3. Duncan • 2TM 29
4. Cooper • BCA 26
5. Brown • MRS 22
Def. Games as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM 43
2. Moore • BCA 39
3. Taylor • MRS 35
4. McCall • BBB 23
5. Gilyard • CAG 18
Putouts as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM 400
2. Moore • BCA 370
3. Taylor • MRS 288
4. McCall • BBB 208
5. Jones • JRC 182
Assists as 1B
1. Moore • BCA 15
O'Neil • KCM 15
3. Taylor • MRS 14
4. Gilyard • CAG 10
McCall • BBB 10
Errors Committed as 1B
1. McCall • BBB 8
2. Taylor • MRS 7
O'Neil • KCM 7
4. Young • CAG 4
Jones • JRC 4
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM 15
2. Moore • BCA 14
3. Gilyard • CAG 12
McCall • BBB 12
5. Taylor • MRS 10
Def. Games as 2B
1. Bibbs • 2TM 39
2. Allen • KCM 36
3. Kemp • 2TM 31
4. Bankhead • 2TM 26
5. Longley • MRS 20
Putouts as 2B
1. Bibbs • 2TM 80
2. Allen • KCM 73
3. Bankhead • 2TM 64
4. Kemp • 2TM 61
5. Riddle • AB3 36
Assists as 2B
1. Bibbs • 2TM 129
2. Allen • KCM 101
3. Kemp • 2TM 88
4. Bankhead • 2TM 68
5. Riddle • AB3 40
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Kemp • 2TM 16
2. Longley • MRS 12
3. Bibbs • 2TM 10
Bankhead • 2TM 10
5. Allen • KCM 8
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Bibbs • 2TM 14
2. Kemp • 2TM 12
3. Bankhead • 2TM 10
4. Allen • KCM 6
Riddle • AB3 6
Def. Games as 3B
1. Radcliff • CAG 31
2. Cox • KCM 30
3. Woods • BBB 23
4. Glenn • BCA 17
5. Davis • BCA 16
Carter • 2TM 16
Putouts as 3B
1. Radcliff • CAG 34
2. Cox • KCM 30
3. Woods • BBB 26
4. Carter • 2TM 17
5. Frazier • JRC 15
Assists as 3B
1. Radcliff • CAG 59
2. Woods • BBB 43
3. Cox • KCM 40
4. Glenn • BCA 26
5. Davis • BCA 22
Carter • 2TM 22
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Glenn • BCA 7
Robinson • AB3 7
3. Woods • BBB 6
Radcliff • CAG 6
5. Cox • KCM 4
Davis • BCA 4
Frazier • JRC 4
Shamberger • BCA 4
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Cox • KCM 3
Davis • BCA 3
Radcliff • CAG 3
Woods • BBB 3
5. Frazier • JRC 2
Def. Games as SS
1. Johnson • KCM 40
2. Robinson • MRS 30
3. Butts • BCA 25
4. Armour • AB3 17
5. Sampson • CAG 16
Putouts as SS
1. Robinson • MRS 59
2. Johnson • KCM 52
3. Butts • BCA 46
4. Sampson • CAG 30
5. Armour • AB3 27
Assists as SS
1. Johnson • KCM 98
2. Robinson • MRS 89
3. Butts • BCA 76
4. Sampson • CAG 48
5. Sephus • BBB 40
Errors Committed as SS
1. Johnson • KCM 18
2. Robinson • MRS 11
3. Butts • BCA 9
4. Sephus • BBB 8
5. Armour • AB3 7
Sampson • CAG 7
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Johnson • KCM 9
2. Butts • BCA 8
3. Robinson • MRS 7
4. Sephus • BBB 6
Sampson • CAG 6
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Redus • CAG 34
2. Milton • KCM 26
3. Davis • BCA 22
4. Hyde • MRS 21
5. Williams • BBB 19
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Hyde • MRS 42
2. Redus • CAG 39
3. Milton • KCM 32
4. Williams • BBB 25
5. Brown • KCM 19
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Hyde • MRS 3
Milton • KCM 3
3. Pelham • BCA 2
Redus • CAG 2
5. Allen • MRS 1
Bremer • MRS 1
Brown • KCM 1
Cleveland • JRC 1
Davis • BCA 1
Holliday • BCA 1
Rogan • KCM 1
Thomas • JRC 1
Williams • BCA 1
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Milton • KCM 4
2. Redus • CAG 3
Trouppe • AB3 3
4. Davis • BCA 2
Hyde • MRS 2
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Pelham • BCA 1
Williams • BCA 1
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Stearnes • 2TM 34
2. Brown • KCM 28
3. Davenport • MRS 27
4. Owens • BBB 25
5. Pelham • BCA 23
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Stearnes • 2TM 62
2. Owens • BBB 60
3. Pelham • BCA 51
Davenport • MRS 51
5. Brown • KCM 48
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Davenport • MRS 4
2. Pelham • BCA 3
3. Hadley • BCA 2
Owens • BBB 2
Simms • 2TM 2
Stearnes • 2TM 2
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Owens • BBB 7
2. Davenport • MRS 5
3. Thomas • JRC 3
Stearnes • 2TM 3
5. Hadley • BCA 2
Simms • 2TM 2
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Brown • KCM 1
Davenport • MRS 1
Lyles • AB3 1
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Reeves • BCA 33
2. Whatley • 2TM 26
3. Dunlap • CAG 25
4. Rogers • MRS 24
5. Mayweather • KCM 22
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Whatley • 2TM 42
2. Reeves • BCA 35
Dunlap • CAG 35
4. Rogers • MRS 29
5. Mayweather • KCM 24
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Dunlap • CAG 3
Reeves • BCA 3
3. Rogers • MRS 2
Whatley • 2TM 2
5. Jefferson • MRS 1
Johnson • BBB 1
Milton • KCM 1
Royal • JRC 1
Smith • KCM 1
Young • CAG 1
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Whatley • 2TM 4
2. Davenport • MRS 2
Davis • BCA 2
Hadley • BCA 2
Reeves • BCA 2
Young • CAG 2
Smith • 2TM 2
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Dunlap • CAG 1
Reeves • BCA 1
Rogers • MRS 1
Whatley • 2TM 1
Putouts as OF
1. Pelham • BCA 68
2. Brown • KCM 67
3. Stearnes • 2TM 62
4. Hyde • MRS 61
5. Owens • BBB 60
Assists as OF
1. Pelham • BCA 5
2. Davenport • MRS 4
Milton • KCM 4
4. Dunlap • CAG 3
Reeves • BCA 3
Hyde • MRS 3
Errors Committed as OF
1. Owens • BBB 7
Davenport • MRS 7
3. Whatley • 2TM 5
Milton • KCM 5
5. Hadley • BCA 4
Davis • BCA 4
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Brown • KCM 1
Davenport • MRS 1
Dunlap • CAG 1
Lyles • AB3 1
Pelham • BCA 1
Reeves • BCA 1
Rogers • MRS 1
Williams • BCA 1
Whatley • 2TM 1
Def. Games as P
1. Dixon • BCA 23
2. Cornelius • CAG 20
3. Smith • KCM 19
Johnson • CAG 19
5. Mitchell • 2TM 18
Putouts as P
1. Smith • KCM 6
2. Dixon • BCA 5
Johnson • CAG 5
4. Trent • CAG 4
Jefferson • MRS 4
Kranson • KCM 4
Assists as P
1. Smith • KCM 41
2. Dixon • BCA 39
3. Johnson • CAG 33
4. Cornelius • CAG 27
5. Kranson • KCM 24
Errors Committed as P
1. Moss • MRS 5
Johnson • CAG 5
3. McAllister • AB3 3
Bradley • KCM 3
Radcliffe • MRS 3
Double Plays Turned as P
1. McDuffie • JRC 2
Smith • KCM 2
3. Blackmon • BBB 1
Harding • BCA 1
Johnson • CAG 1
Markham • KCM 1
Moss • MRS 1
Wilson • MRS 1
Bremer • 2TM 1
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Else • KCM 10.83
2. Taylor • 3TM 8.86
3. Duncan • 2TM 7.91
4. Brown • MRS 7.55
5. Radcliffe • MRS 7.21
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Else • KCM 9.37
2. Taylor • 3TM 7.35
3. Duncan • 2TM 7.26
4. Barnes • BBB 6.18
5. Brown • MRS 5.96
Fielding % as C
1. Else • KCM .988
2. Brown • MRS .987
3. Duncan • 2TM .984
4. Taylor • 3TM .980
5. Greene • BCA .979
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Gilyard • CAG 12.02
2. Jones • JRC 11.35
3. Moore • BCA 11.21
4. Young • CAG 10.96
5. O'Neil • KCM 10.39
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. Jones • JRC 11.56
2. Gilyard • CAG 10.61
3. Moore • BCA 9.87
4. O'Neil • KCM 9.65
5. McCall • BBB 9.48
Fielding % as 1B
1. Moore • BCA .995
2. O'Neil • KCM .983
3. Taylor • MRS .977
4. McCall • BBB .965
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. Bibbs • 2TM 5.82
2. Bankhead • 2TM 5.80
3. Allen • KCM 5.43
4. Kemp • 2TM 5.20
5. Riddle • AB3 5.09
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. Bibbs • 2TM 5.36
2. Bankhead • 2TM 5.08
3. Allen • KCM 4.83
4. Kemp • 2TM 4.81
5. Riddle • AB3 4.47
Fielding % as 2B
1. Allen • KCM .956
2. Bibbs • 2TM .954
3. Bankhead • 2TM .930
4. Kemp • 2TM .903
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Woods • BBB 3.37
2. Radcliff • CAG 3.27
3. Carter • 2TM 2.86
4. Cox • KCM 2.61
5. Davis • BCA 2.35
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Radcliff • CAG 3.00
Woods • BBB 3.00
3. Carter • 2TM 2.44
4. Cox • KCM 2.33
5. Davis • BCA 2.19
Fielding % as 3B
1. Cox • KCM .946
2. Radcliff • CAG .939
3. Woods • BBB .920
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Robinson • MRS 5.52
2. Butts • BCA 5.42
3. Sampson • CAG 5.12
4. Armour • AB3 4.49
5. Johnson • KCM 4.07
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Robinson • MRS 4.93
2. Butts • BCA 4.88
3. Sampson • CAG 4.88
4. Armour • AB3 3.88
5. Johnson • KCM 3.75
Fielding % as SS
1. Butts • BCA .931
2. Robinson • MRS .931
3. Johnson • KCM .893
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Hyde • MRS 2.53
2. Milton • KCM 1.55
3. Williams • BBB 1.44
4. Redus • CAG 1.26
5. Trouppe • AB3 1.07
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Hyde • MRS 2.14
2. Milton • KCM 1.35
3. Williams • BBB 1.32
4. Redus • CAG 1.21
5. Trouppe • AB3 0.88
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Hyde • MRS .957
2. Redus • CAG .932
3. Milton • KCM .897
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. Owens • BBB 2.79
2. Pelham • BCA 2.51
3. Hadley • BCA 2.36
4. Davenport • MRS 2.23
5. Stearnes • 2TM 1.99
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. Owens • BBB 2.48
2. Pelham • BCA 2.35
3. Davenport • MRS 2.04
4. Hadley • BCA 1.95
5. Stearnes • 2TM 1.88
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Pelham • BCA .982
2. Brown • KCM .980
3. Stearnes • 2TM .955
4. Simms • 2TM .949
5. Davenport • MRS .917
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Whatley • 2TM 1.93
2. Dunlap • CAG 1.60
3. Rogers • MRS 1.44
4. Reeves • BCA 1.39
5. Mayweather • KCM 1.24
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Whatley • 2TM 1.69
2. Dunlap • CAG 1.52
3. Rogers • MRS 1.29
4. Reeves • BCA 1.15
5. Mayweather • KCM 1.09
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Dunlap • CAG .974
2. Rogers • MRS .969
3. Mayweather • KCM .960
4. Reeves • BCA .950
5. Whatley • 2TM .917
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Kranson • KCM 4.30
2. Dixon • BCA 4.01
3. Howard • 2TM 3.98
4. Smith • KCM 3.75
5. Houston • CAG 3.74
Range Factor/Game as P
1. Henry • JRC 2.67
2. Smith • KCM 2.47
3. Evans • 2TM 2.33
4. Kranson • KCM 2.15
5. Johnson • CAG 2.00
Fielding % as P
1. Howard • 2TM 1.000
Dunklin • 2TM 1.000
Bremer • 2TM 1.000
Calhoun • AB3 1.000
Wilson • MRS 1.000
Smith • KCM 1.000
Markham • KCM 1.000
Henry • JRC 1.000
Howard • BCA 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

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