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Negro American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. Moody • KCM 334
2. Pennington • CAG 215
3. Ware • CBE 186
4. Davis • BBB 185
5. Canada • MRS 161
Assists
1. Williams • KCM 127
2. Robinson • KCM 94
3. Wyatt • CAG 87
4. Wilson • BBB 79
5. Douglas • CAG 71
Souell • KCM 71
Errors Committed
1. Wyatt • CAG 14
2. Williams • KCM 13
3. Robinson • KCM 12
4. Douglas • CAG 9
5. Holmes • CC 8
Def. Games as C
1. Barnhill • CAG 25
2. Jones • MRS 20
3. Haynes • KCM 18
4. Bassett • BBB 15
5. Haywood • CC 13
Dukes • CAG 13
Putouts as C
1. Barnhill • CAG 128
2. Haynes • KCM 105
3. Jones • MRS 89
4. Duncan • KCM 78
5. Dukes • CAG 65
Assists as C
1. Haynes • KCM 17
2. Haywood • CC 16
3. Barnhill • CAG 15
Jones • MRS 15
5. Dukes • CAG 10
Trouppe • CBE 10
Errors Committed as C
1. Dukes • CAG 4
2. Barnhill • CAG 3
Bassett • BBB 3
Jethroe • CBE 3
5. Ashby • CBE 2
Bell • BBB 2
Haywood • CC 2
Jones • MRS 2
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Haynes • KCM 3
2. Barnhill • CAG 1
Dukes • CAG 1
Duncan • KCM 1
Haywood • CC 1
Jones • MRS 1
Renfroe • KCM 1
Trouppe • CBE 1
Passed Balls
1. Trouppe • CBE 3
2. Haynes • KCM 2
Jones • MRS 2
4. Ashby • CBE 1
Dukes • CAG 1
Duncan • KCM 1
Hairston • CC 1
Perkins • BBB 1
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Barnhill • CAG 13
Haywood • CC 13
3. Haynes • KCM 11
4. Jones • MRS 9
Dukes • CAG 9
Def. Games as 1B
1. Moody • KCM 36
2. Pennington • CAG 20
3. Davis • BBB 19
4. Ware • CBE 18
5. Canada • MRS 16
Putouts as 1B
1. Moody • KCM 322
2. Pennington • CAG 196
3. Ware • CBE 186
4. Davis • BBB 172
5. Canada • MRS 161
Assists as 1B
1. Moody • KCM 14
2. Davis • BBB 7
3. Pennington • CAG 6
4. Ware • CBE 4
Canada • MRS 4
Errors Committed as 1B
1. Moody • KCM 7
2. Davis • BBB 5
3. Canada • MRS 3
Haynes • KCM 3
Pennington • CAG 3
Vázquez • CC 3
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. Moody • KCM 23
2. Davis • BBB 15
3. Pennington • CAG 11
4. McCall • CAG 10
5. Canada • MRS 9
Ware • CBE 9
Def. Games as 2B
1. Williams • KCM 31
2. Cowan • CBE 18
3. Bankhead • MRS 17
4. Douglas • CAG 16
5. King • CAG 13
Putouts as 2B
1. Williams • KCM 76
2. Cowan • CBE 45
3. Bankhead • MRS 35
King • CAG 35
Douglas • CAG 35
Assists as 2B
1. Williams • KCM 86
2. Bankhead • MRS 54
3. Cowan • CBE 47
4. Douglas • CAG 44
5. King • CAG 39
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Williams • KCM 10
2. Holmes • CC 8
3. Bankhead • MRS 6
4. King • CAG 5
5. Spencer • BBB 3
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Williams • KCM 16
2. Douglas • CAG 10
3. Cowan • CBE 8
Bankhead • MRS 8
5. King • CAG 7
Def. Games as 3B
1. Souell • KCM 38
2. Nelson • CAG 21
3. Woods • CBE 15
4. Britton • BBB 14
5. Longley • MRS 13
Putouts as 3B
1. Souell • KCM 40
2. Nelson • CAG 19
3. Britton • BBB 14
Longley • MRS 14
5. Hairston • CC 13
Assists as 3B
1. Souell • KCM 71
2. Nelson • CAG 33
3. Woods • CBE 31
4. Britton • BBB 28
5. Longley • MRS 26
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Souell • KCM 7
2. Nelson • CAG 6
3. Longley • MRS 5
4. Britton • BBB 3
Woods • CBE 3
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Souell • KCM 7
2. Nelson • CAG 5
3. Douglas • CAG 3
4. Hairston • CC 2
Lockett • BBB 2
Def. Games as SS
1. Robinson • KCM 33
2. Wyatt • CAG 30
3. Wilson • BBB 25
4. Cañizares • CBE 18
5. Williams • KCM 12
Putouts as SS
1. Wyatt • CAG 62
2. Robinson • KCM 59
3. Wilson • BBB 55
4. Cañizares • CBE 41
5. Williams • KCM 16
Assists as SS
1. Robinson • KCM 94
2. Wyatt • CAG 85
3. Wilson • BBB 79
4. Cañizares • CBE 61
5. Williams • KCM 38
Errors Committed as SS
1. Wyatt • CAG 13
2. Robinson • KCM 11
3. Wilson • BBB 7
4. Douglas • CAG 5
Wells • MRS 5
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Robinson • KCM 18
2. Wilson • BBB 14
3. Wyatt • CAG 13
4. Cañizares • CBE 6
5. Williams • KCM 5
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Bissant • CAG 27
2. Armour • CBE 15
3. Lockett • BBB 14
4. Williams • KCM 13
Scott • KCM 13
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Bissant • CAG 39
2. Armour • CBE 30
3. Lockett • BBB 22
4. Scott • KCM 19
McDaniel • MRS 19
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Drake • CC 3
2. Bissant • CAG 2
3. Armour • CBE 1
Barbee • CC 1
Ford • MRS 1
Holmes • CC 1
Lockett • BBB 1
Navarro • CC 1
Williams • KCM 1
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Bissant • CAG 6
2. Navarro • CC 2
Williams • KCM 2
4. Armour • CBE 1
Lockett • BBB 1
McMullen • KCM 1
Ray • KCM 1
Scott • KCM 1
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Lockett • BBB 1
Williams • KCM 1
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Crutchfield • CAG 34
2. Scott • KCM 28
3. Robinson • MRS 19
4. Merchant • CC 14
Jethroe • CBE 14
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Crutchfield • CAG 63
2. Scott • KCM 35
3. Robinson • MRS 34
4. Jethroe • CBE 31
5. Merchant • CC 29
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Crutchfield • CAG 3
Robinson • MRS 3
3. Davenport • CBE 1
Harper • KCM 1
Jethroe • CBE 1
Scott • KCM 1
Ray • 3TM 1
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Robinson • MRS 3
Scott • KCM 3
3. Drake • CC 2
4. Crutchfield • CAG 1
Davenport • CBE 1
Farmer • CC 1
Harper • KCM 1
Lockett • BBB 1
Merchant • CC 1
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Thomas • KCM 41
2. Smith • CAG 33
3. Steele • BBB 24
4. Hyde • MRS 14
5. Grace • CBE 11
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Thomas • KCM 58
2. Smith • CAG 48
3. Steele • BBB 34
4. Grace • CBE 16
5. Hyde • MRS 13
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Smith • CAG 4
Thomas • KCM 4
3. Drake • CC 2
4. Davenport • CBE 1
Grace • CBE 1
Hyde • MRS 1
Rogers • MRS 1
Steele • BBB 1
Vázquez • CC 1
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Thomas • KCM 3
2. Steele • BBB 2
3. Ford • MRS 1
Hyde • MRS 1
Pearson • MRS 1
Scott • KCM 1
Smith • CAG 1
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Smith • CAG 1
Putouts as OF
1. Crutchfield • CAG 63
2. Thomas • KCM 60
3. Scott • KCM 58
4. Smith • CAG 49
5. Bissant • CAG 39
Assists as OF
1. Drake • CC 5
2. Thomas • KCM 4
Smith • CAG 4
4. Crutchfield • CAG 3
Robinson • MRS 3
Errors Committed as OF
1. Bissant • CAG 6
2. Scott • KCM 5
3. Thomas • KCM 3
Robinson • MRS 3
5. Williams • KCM 2
Drake • CC 2
Steele • BBB 2
Lockett • BBB 2
Navarro • CC 2
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Lockett • BBB 1
Smith • CAG 1
Williams • KCM 1
Def. Games as P
1. McDaniel • KCM 25
2. McCoy • CAG 12
3. Williams • CC 11
Smith • KCM 11
5. LaMarque • KCM 10
Newberry • BBB 10
Putouts as P
1. McDaniel • KCM 6
2. Wylie • KCM 4
3. McKinnis • CAG 3
Jessup • CAG 3
McCoy • CAG 3
Mathis • MRS 3
Assists as P
1. McDaniel • KCM 29
2. LaMarque • KCM 27
3. Bremer • CBE 25
4. Williams • CC 23
5. Jessup • CAG 19
Newberry • BBB 19
Errors Committed as P
1. Markham • BBB 3
2. Wylie • KCM 2
Watson • CC 2
Huber • BBB 2
Jessup • CAG 2
LaMarque • KCM 2
Locke • CAG 2
McCoy • CAG 2
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Duncan • KCM 9.78
2. Haynes • KCM 8.09
3. Renfroe • KCM 6.75
4. Dukes • CAG 6.68
5. Haywood • CC 6.57
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Duncan • KCM 7.00
2. Haynes • KCM 6.78
3. Dukes • CAG 5.77
4. Barnhill • CAG 5.72
5. Haywood • CC 5.62
Fielding % as C
1. Haynes • KCM 1.000
2. Jones • MRS .981
3. Barnhill • CAG .979
4. Bassett • BBB .947
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Davis • BBB 11.62
2. Canada • MRS 11.34
3. Ware • CBE 11.18
4. Pennington • CAG 10.63
5. Moody • KCM 9.85
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. Ware • CBE 10.56
2. Canada • MRS 10.31
3. Pennington • CAG 10.10
4. Davis • BBB 9.42
5. Moody • KCM 9.33
Fielding % as 1B
1. Pennington • CAG .985
2. Moody • KCM .980
3. Davis • BBB .973
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. Bankhead • MRS 5.80
2. Williams • KCM 5.70
3. Cowan • CBE 5.41
4. Douglas • CAG 5.31
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. Bankhead • MRS 5.24
2. Williams • KCM 5.23
3. Cowan • CBE 5.11
4. Douglas • CAG 4.94
Fielding % as 2B
1. Williams • KCM .942
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Britton • BBB 3.27
2. Souell • KCM 3.07
3. Woods • CBE 2.95
4. Nelson • CAG 2.61
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Britton • BBB 3.00
2. Souell • KCM 2.92
3. Woods • CBE 2.80
4. Nelson • CAG 2.48
Fielding % as 3B
1. Souell • KCM .941
2. Nelson • CAG .897
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Cañizares • CBE 5.92
2. Wilson • BBB 5.82
3. Wyatt • CAG 5.25
4. Robinson • KCM 5.14
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Cañizares • CBE 5.67
2. Wilson • BBB 5.36
3. Wyatt • CAG 4.90
4. Robinson • KCM 4.64
Fielding % as SS
1. Wilson • BBB .950
2. Robinson • KCM .933
3. Wyatt • CAG .919
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Armour • CBE 2.27
2. Lockett • BBB 1.76
3. Bissant • CAG 1.65
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Armour • CBE 2.07
2. Lockett • BBB 1.64
3. Bissant • CAG 1.52
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Bissant • CAG .872
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. Jethroe • CBE 2.59
2. Merchant • CC 2.26
3. Robinson • MRS 2.16
4. Crutchfield • CAG 2.01
5. Scott • KCM 1.37
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. Jethroe • CBE 2.29
2. Merchant • CC 2.07
3. Robinson • MRS 1.95
4. Crutchfield • CAG 1.94
5. Scott • KCM 1.29
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Crutchfield • CAG .985
2. Robinson • MRS .925
3. Scott • KCM .923
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Smith • CAG 1.67
2. Thomas • KCM 1.61
3. Steele • BBB 1.58
4. Hyde • MRS 1.08
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Smith • CAG 1.58
2. Thomas • KCM 1.51
3. Steele • BBB 1.46
4. Hyde • MRS 1.00
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Smith • CAG .981
2. Thomas • KCM .954
3. Steele • BBB .946
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Williams • CC 4.12
2. Jefferson • CBE 4.01
3. McKinnis • CAG 3.67
4. LaMarque • KCM 3.54
5. Chatman • MRS 3.49
Range Factor/Game as P
1. LaMarque • KCM 2.90
2. Bremer • CBE 2.89
3. Medina • CC 2.83
4. Chatman • MRS 2.75
5. Jessup • CAG 2.44
Fielding % as P
1. Chatman • MRS 1.000
Gipson • BBB 1.000
Jefferson • CBE 1.000
Jones • MRS 1.000
Bremer • CBE 1.000
Smith • KCM 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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