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Negro American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. Taylor • MRS 424
2. O'Neil • KCM 352
3. Mayweather • SNS 248
4. Brown • MRS 242
5. Bostock • BBB 204
Assists
1. Bankhead • MRS 124
2. Brown • MRS 105
3. Williams • KCM 102
4. Sampson • BBB 88
5. Douglas • KCM 75
Errors Committed
1. Brown • MRS 24
2. Douglas • KCM 15
3. Young • CAG 14
4. Ford • SNS 12
Williams • KCM 12
Def. Games as C
1. Brown • MRS 44
2. Greene • KCM 25
3. Hardy • BBB 24
4. Taylor • SNS 19
Turner • CBR 19
Putouts as C
1. Brown • MRS 242
2. Greene • KCM 144
3. Hardy • BBB 113
4. Decuir • KCM 110
5. Turner • CBR 109
Assists as C
1. Hardy • BBB 24
2. Brown • MRS 23
3. Turner • CBR 16
4. Decuir • KCM 13
5. Greene • KCM 12
Errors Committed as C
1. Hardy • BBB 6
2. Brown • MRS 3
3. Barnhill • CBR 2
Turner • CBR 2
5. Bell • TC 1
Greene • KCM 1
Smith • SNS 1
Taylor • SNS 1
Burch • 2TM 1
Dawson • 3TM 1
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Brown • MRS 2
Hardy • BBB 2
Dawson • 3TM 2
4. Decuir • KCM 1
Smith • SNS 1
Smith • CAG 1
Taylor • SNS 1
Turner • CBR 1
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Brown • MRS 31
2. Turner • CBR 15
3. Decuir • KCM 13
Greene • KCM 13
Taylor • SNS 13
Smith • SNS 13
Def. Games as 1B
1. Taylor • MRS 48
2. O'Neil • KCM 38
3. Mayweather • SNS 28
4. Bostock • BBB 20
5. Young • CAG 18
Putouts as 1B
1. Taylor • MRS 424
2. O'Neil • KCM 352
3. Mayweather • SNS 248
4. Bostock • BBB 193
5. Young • CAG 171
Assists as 1B
1. Taylor • MRS 18
2. Young • CAG 13
3. Mayweather • SNS 12
4. O'Neil • KCM 10
5. Bostock • BBB 8
Errors Committed as 1B
1. Young • CAG 14
2. Taylor • MRS 7
3. Mayweather • SNS 6
4. O'Neil • KCM 5
5. Williams • CBR 4
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM 22
Taylor • MRS 22
3. Mayweather • SNS 19
4. Bostock • BBB 11
5. Young • CAG 9
Def. Games as 2B
1. Bankhead • MRS 43
2. Douglas • KCM 26
3. Sampson • BBB 25
4. Riddle • SNS 20
5. Bibbs • 2TM 18
Putouts as 2B
1. Bankhead • MRS 95
2. Sampson • BBB 60
3. Riddle • SNS 43
4. Douglas • KCM 38
5. Bibbs • 2TM 35
Assists as 2B
1. Bankhead • MRS 123
2. Sampson • BBB 88
3. Douglas • KCM 72
4. Riddle • SNS 52
5. Frazier • CBR 42
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Douglas • KCM 14
2. Bankhead • MRS 9
3. Sampson • BBB 7
Bibbs • 2TM 7
5. Sparks • CAG 6
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Bankhead • MRS 17
2. Douglas • KCM 15
3. Sampson • BBB 14
4. Riddle • SNS 13
5. Frazier • CBR 7
Def. Games as 3B
1. Souell • KCM 32
2. Carter • MRS 31
3. Woods • 2TM 26
4. Burton • BBB 21
5. Bond • CAG 20
Putouts as 3B
1. Carter • MRS 31
2. Burton • BBB 27
3. Woods • 2TM 24
4. Bond • CAG 23
5. Souell • KCM 18
Assists as 3B
1. Carter • MRS 53
2. Souell • KCM 48
3. Woods • 2TM 45
4. Bond • CAG 40
Burton • BBB 40
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Ford • SNS 9
2. Carter • MRS 8
Woods • 2TM 8
4. Burton • BBB 6
Souell • KCM 6
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Carter • MRS 4
2. Burton • BBB 3
Ford • SNS 3
Woods • 2TM 3
5. Bond • CAG 2
Robinson • MRS 2
Def. Games as SS
1. Brown • MRS 48
2. Williams • KCM 37
3. Lamar • CBR 27
4. Redd • BBB 24
5. Morney • CAG 16
Putouts as SS
1. Brown • MRS 79
2. Williams • KCM 58
3. Redd • BBB 48
4. Morney • CAG 38
5. Lamar • CBR 36
Assists as SS
1. Brown • MRS 105
2. Williams • KCM 95
3. Lamar • CBR 71
4. Redd • BBB 67
5. Armour • SNS 41
Errors Committed as SS
1. Brown • MRS 24
2. Lamar • CBR 10
Williams • KCM 10
4. Lyles • SNS 6
5. Morney • CAG 5
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Williams • KCM 16
2. Brown • MRS 12
3. Redd • BBB 11
4. Lamar • CBR 9
5. Lyles • SNS 8
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Andrews • BBB 26
Longley • MRS 26
3. McDaniel • KCM 20
4. Bennett • SNS 19
5. Sampson • CBR 14
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Longley • MRS 37
2. Andrews • BBB 30
3. Sampson • CBR 27
4. Bennett • SNS 25
5. McDaniel • KCM 21
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. McDaniel • KCM 3
2. Green • SNS 2
Smith • TC 2
4. Allen • KCM 1
Bennett • SNS 1
Coles • CBR 1
Smith • CAG 1
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Andrews • BBB 4
2. Coles • CBR 2
Redus • CAG 2
Sampson • CBR 2
5. Bennett • SNS 1
Bradford • MRS 1
Longley • MRS 1
McDaniel • KCM 1
Nixon • BBB 1
Smith • TC 1
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Bennett • SNS 1
Green • SNS 1
Smith • CAG 1
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Stearnes • KCM 36
2. Mathis • MRS 23
3. Thomas • BBB 20
Ray • CBR 20
5. Simms • CAG 19
Robinson • MRS 19
Green • SNS 19
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Stearnes • KCM 44
2. Mathis • MRS 42
3. Ray • CBR 37
4. Robinson • MRS 36
5. Thomas • BBB 32
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Cleveland • CBR 4
2. Green • SNS 3
3. Mathis • MRS 2
4. Allen • BBB 1
Longley • MRS 1
Payne • TC 1
Ray • CBR 1
Robinson • MRS 1
Spencer • TC 1
Stearnes • KCM 1
Thomas • BBB 1
Wilson • BBB 1
Owens • 2TM 1
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Stearnes • KCM 7
2. Green • SNS 3
Ray • CBR 3
4. Merchant • CAG 2
Owens • 2TM 2
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Longley • MRS 1
Thomas • BBB 1
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Milton • KCM 31
2. Bradford • MRS 29
3. Nixon • BBB 25
4. Cleveland • CBR 21
5. Reeves • CAG 16
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Milton • KCM 42
2. Nixon • BBB 39
3. Bradford • MRS 31
4. Cleveland • CBR 25
5. Rogers • 2TM 20
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Nixon • BBB 5
2. Cleveland • CBR 3
3. Bradford • MRS 2
Ford • SNS 2
Reeves • CAG 2
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Ford • SNS 2
Reeves • CAG 2
Rogers • 2TM 2
4. Allen • KCM 1
Bradford • MRS 1
Burton • BBB 1
Coles • CBR 1
Evans • MRS 1
Longley • MRS 1
Lyles • SNS 1
Milton • KCM 1
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Armour • SNS 1
Bradford • MRS 1
Dimes • CBR 1
Nixon • BBB 1
Putouts as OF
1. Longley • MRS 61
2. Mathis • MRS 53
3. Stearnes • KCM 44
4. Green • SNS 43
5. Ray • CBR 42
Milton • KCM 42
Assists as OF
1. Cleveland • CBR 7
2. Green • SNS 6
3. Nixon • BBB 5
4. McDaniel • KCM 3
5. Reeves • CAG 2
Smith • TC 2
Mathis • MRS 2
Ford • SNS 2
Bradford • MRS 2
Bennett • SNS 2
Errors Committed as OF
1. Stearnes • KCM 7
2. Andrews • BBB 4
3. Coles • CBR 3
Ray • CBR 3
Green • SNS 3
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Armour • SNS 1
Bennett • SNS 1
Bradford • MRS 1
Dimes • CBR 1
Green • SNS 1
Longley • MRS 1
Nixon • BBB 1
Smith • CAG 1
Thomas • BBB 1
Def. Games as P
1. Henry • CBR 16
2. Howard • BBB 15
Smith • KCM 15
Calhoun • SNS 15
5. Matchett • KCM 14
Smith • SNS 14
Putouts as P
1. Matchett • KCM 6
Kranson • KCM 6
3. McAllister • SNS 5
Bremer • MRS 5
5. Calhoun • SNS 4
Smith • KCM 4
Smith • SNS 4
Assists as P
1. Henry • CBR 30
2. Bremer • MRS 21
3. Bankhead • BBB 20
Smith • SNS 20
5. Hudson • CAG 19
Errors Committed as P
1. Smith • SNS 8
2. Sarvis • CBR 3
3. Washington • SNS 2
Sutton • SNS 2
Dumas • MRS 2
Dunklin • SNS 2
Miller • CAG 2
McAllister • SNS 2
Kranson • KCM 2
Matchett • KCM 2
Double Plays Turned as P
1. Calhoun • SNS 2
Johnson • TC 2
3. Bowe • CAG 1
Henry • CBR 1
Kranson • KCM 1
McAllister • SNS 1
Sarvis • CBR 1
Walker • KCM 1
Boone • 2TM 1
Wilson • 2TM 1
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Decuir • KCM 9.60
2. Smith • SNS 8.03
3. Turner • CBR 7.52
4. Greene • KCM 7.51
5. Taylor • SNS 7.17
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Decuir • KCM 7.69
2. Smith • SNS 6.77
3. Turner • CBR 6.58
4. Greene • KCM 6.24
5. Brown • MRS 6.02
Fielding % as C
1. Decuir • KCM 1.000
2. Greene • KCM .994
3. Taylor • SNS .989
4. Brown • MRS .989
5. Smith • SNS .989
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Turner • TC 11.97
2. Young • CAG 11.24
3. Bostock • BBB 11.19
4. O'Neil • KCM 10.69
5. Mayweather • SNS 10.46
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. Turner • TC 10.75
2. Young • CAG 10.22
3. Bostock • BBB 10.05
4. O'Neil • KCM 9.53
5. Mayweather • SNS 9.29
Fielding % as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM .986
2. Bostock • BBB .985
3. Taylor • MRS .984
4. Mayweather • SNS .977
5. Young • CAG .929
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. Sampson • BBB 6.41
2. Sparks • CAG 6.11
3. Bankhead • MRS 5.65
4. Riddle • SNS 5.19
5. Frazier • CBR 5.04
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. Sampson • BBB 5.92
2. Sparks • CAG 5.15
3. Bankhead • MRS 5.07
4. Riddle • SNS 4.75
5. Frazier • CBR 4.47
Fielding % as 2B
1. Bankhead • MRS .960
2. Sampson • BBB .955
3. Riddle • SNS .950
4. Bibbs • 2TM .911
5. Douglas • KCM .887
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Burton • BBB 3.80
2. Bond • CAG 3.49
3. Robinson • MRS 3.46
4. Carter • MRS 3.06
5. Woods • 2TM 3.03
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Burton • BBB 3.19
2. Bond • CAG 3.15
3. Ford • SNS 2.71
4. Carter • MRS 2.71
5. Robinson • MRS 2.67
Fielding % as 3B
1. Bond • CAG .969
2. Burton • BBB .918
3. Souell • KCM .917
4. Carter • MRS .913
5. Woods • 2TM .896
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Redd • BBB 5.67
2. Morney • CAG 5.58
3. Armour • SNS 5.03
4. Williams • KCM 4.72
5. Lamar • CBR 4.46
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Redd • BBB 4.79
2. Morney • CAG 4.75
3. Armour • SNS 4.38
4. Williams • KCM 4.14
5. Lamar • CBR 3.96
Fielding % as SS
1. Redd • BBB .975
2. Williams • KCM .939
3. Morney • CAG .938
4. Lamar • CBR .915
5. Brown • MRS .885
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Sampson • CBR 2.14
2. Longley • MRS 1.63
3. Bennett • SNS 1.55
4. McDaniel • KCM 1.32
5. Andrews • BBB 1.31
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Sampson • CBR 1.93
2. Longley • MRS 1.42
3. Bennett • SNS 1.37
4. McDaniel • KCM 1.20
5. Andrews • BBB 1.15
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Longley • MRS .974
2. Bennett • SNS .963
3. McDaniel • KCM .960
4. Andrews • BBB .882
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. Mathis • MRS 2.50
2. Robinson • MRS 2.43
3. Ray • CBR 2.08
4. Thomas • BBB 1.96
5. Green • SNS 1.64
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. Robinson • MRS 1.95
2. Mathis • MRS 1.91
3. Ray • CBR 1.90
4. Thomas • BBB 1.65
5. Green • SNS 1.47
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Thomas • BBB 1.000
2. Mathis • MRS .978
3. Robinson • MRS .974
4. Simms • CAG .962
5. Ray • CBR .927
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Rogers • 2TM 2.15
2. Nixon • BBB 1.94
3. Armour • SNS 1.71
4. Cleveland • CBR 1.52
5. Milton • KCM 1.49
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Nixon • BBB 1.76
2. Rogers • 2TM 1.67
3. Armour • SNS 1.54
4. Milton • KCM 1.35
5. Cleveland • CBR 1.33
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Cleveland • CBR 1.000
Nixon • BBB 1.000
3. Milton • KCM .977
4. Bradford • MRS .971
5. Reeves • CAG .905
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Kranson • KCM 5.54
2. Hudson • CAG 4.65
3. Johnson • TC 4.50
4. Bankhead • BBB 4.17
5. McAllister • SNS 3.75
Range Factor/Game as P
1. Hudson • CAG 3.50
2. Johnson • TC 3.25
3. Kranson • KCM 2.88
4. Bankhead • BBB 2.63
5. Bradley • KCM 2.22
Fielding % as P
1. Hutchinson • MRS 1.000
Moody • BBB 1.000
Savage • MRS 1.000
Smith • KCM 1.000
Snead • BBB 1.000
Sumrall • MRS 1.000
Johnson • CAG 1.000
Johnson • TC 1.000
Jessup • BBB 1.000
Walker • KCM 1.000
Hudson • CAG 1.000
Wright • TC 1.000
Wilson • 2TM 1.000
Calhoun • SNS 1.000
Bradley • KCM 1.000
Bankhead • BBB 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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