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Negro American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. O'Neil • KCM 390
2. Ware • CBE 179
3. Young • CAG 176
4. Greene • KCM 138
5. Tatum • IC 133
Assists
1. Souell • KCM 73
2. Neil • IC 71
3. Renfroe • KCM 65
4. Cowan • CBE 55
5. Hamilton • KCM 53
Errors Committed
1. Souell • KCM 16
2. Wyatt • 2TM 12
Smith • IC 12
4. Thompson • KCM 11
Renfroe • KCM 11
Def. Games as C
1. Greene • KCM 23
2. Taborn • KCM 19
3. Trouppe • CBE 15
Haywood • IC 15
5. Hairston • IC 14
Putouts as C
1. Greene • KCM 136
2. Taborn • KCM 94
3. Haywood • IC 83
4. Hairston • IC 81
5. Trouppe • CBE 73
Assists as C
1. Greene • KCM 31
2. Taborn • KCM 18
3. Haywood • IC 13
4. Trouppe • CBE 12
5. Jones • MRS 11
Errors Committed as C
1. Taborn • KCM 7
2. Charter • CAG 4
Trouppe • CBE 4
4. Hairston • IC 3
Haywood • IC 3
Jones • MRS 3
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Greene • KCM 4
2. Taborn • KCM 3
3. Jones • MRS 2
4. Bassett • BBB 1
Charter • CAG 1
Hairston • IC 1
Trouppe • CBE 1
Passed Balls
1. Greene • KCM 5
2. Charter • CAG 3
Taborn • KCM 3
4. Trouppe • CBE 2
5. Haywood • IC 1
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Jones • MRS 17
2. Greene • KCM 15
3. Barnhill • CAG 13
4. Haywood • IC 12
5. Trouppe • CBE 8
Def. Games as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM 39
2. Young • CAG 18
Ware • CBE 18
4. Tatum • IC 17
5. Taylor • MRS 11
Putouts as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM 390
2. Ware • CBE 179
3. Young • CAG 175
4. Tatum • IC 133
5. Taylor • MRS 91
Assists as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM 22
2. Young • CAG 10
3. Ware • CBE 9
4. Taylor • MRS 3
5. Bostock • BBB 2
Davis • IC 2
Merchant • IC 2
Errors Committed as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM 4
Young • CAG 4
3. Ware • CBE 3
4. Smith • IC 2
Tatum • IC 2
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM 26
2. Tatum • IC 10
Ware • CBE 10
Young • CAG 10
5. Taylor • MRS 6
Def. Games as 2B
1. Neil • IC 26
2. Thompson • KCM 19
3. Longest • CAG 15
4. Brown • KCM 12
Cowan • CBE 12
Putouts as 2B
1. Neil • IC 61
2. Longest • CAG 34
Thompson • KCM 34
4. Brown • KCM 30
5. Bankhead • MRS 29
Assists as 2B
1. Neil • IC 71
2. Thompson • KCM 49
3. Cowan • CBE 42
4. Longest • CAG 37
5. Brown • KCM 34
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Longest • CAG 10
Neil • IC 10
3. Thompson • KCM 9
4. Brown • KCM 6
5. Jethroe • CBE 5
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Thompson • KCM 11
2. Bankhead • MRS 9
Neil • IC 9
4. Longest • CAG 6
5. Cowan • CBE 5
Def. Games as 3B
1. Souell • KCM 38
2. Nelson • CAG 19
3. Kellman • CBE 17
4. Hairston • IC 14
5. Britton • BBB 10
Putouts as 3B
1. Souell • KCM 41
2. Nelson • CAG 28
3. Kellman • CBE 16
4. Hairston • IC 12
5. Radcliff • MRS 9
Assists as 3B
1. Souell • KCM 67
2. Nelson • CAG 38
3. Kellman • CBE 26
4. Hairston • IC 19
5. Britton • BBB 13
Radcliff • MRS 13
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Souell • KCM 16
2. Kellman • CBE 7
3. Nelson • CAG 6
4. Hairston • IC 4
Lockett • IC 4
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Souell • KCM 11
2. Kellman • CBE 2
3. Britton • BBB 1
Carter • MRS 1
Longley • MRS 1
Nelson • CAG 1
Radcliff • MRS 1
Smith • CBE 1
Def. Games as SS
1. Renfroe • KCM 24
2. Wyatt • 2TM 16
Hamilton • KCM 16
4. Ferrer • IC 14
5. McNeal • CAG 13
Putouts as SS
1. Renfroe • KCM 39
2. Wyatt • 2TM 37
3. McNeal • CAG 23
4. Ferrer • IC 20
Smith • IC 20
Wells • MRS 20
Assists as SS
1. Renfroe • KCM 54
2. Hamilton • KCM 51
3. Wyatt • 2TM 45
4. McNeal • CAG 29
5. Smith • IC 28
Errors Committed as SS
1. Wyatt • 2TM 12
2. Smith • IC 10
3. Renfroe • KCM 9
4. McNeal • CAG 6
5. Hamilton • KCM 5
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Renfroe • KCM 12
2. Ferrer • IC 6
Smith • IC 6
Wyatt • 2TM 6
5. Wells • MRS 5
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Scott • KCM 38
2. Armour • CBE 16
3. Xiqués • IC 15
4. Bissant • CAG 9
5. Lockett • 2TM 8
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Scott • KCM 41
2. Armour • CBE 29
3. Xiqués • IC 23
4. Lockett • 2TM 17
5. Bissant • CAG 10
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Scott • KCM 4
2. Moody • BBB 2
3. Miles • CAG 1
Sampson • BBB 1
Lockett • 2TM 1
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Scott • KCM 4
2. Bissant • CAG 2
3. Miles • CAG 1
Minor • CBE 1
Rhodes • CAG 1
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Scott • KCM 2
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Brown • KCM 26
2. Drake • IC 25
3. Jethroe • CBE 13
4. Thomas • CAG 12
5. Smith • KCM 10
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Brown • KCM 62
2. Drake • IC 53
3. Jethroe • CBE 26
4. Thomas • CAG 19
5. Smith • KCM 13
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Drake • IC 8
2. Brown • KCM 3
3. Hyde • MRS 2
Thomas • CAG 2
5. Jethroe • CBE 1
McDaniel • MRS 1
Smith • KCM 1
Thompson • KCM 1
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Drake • IC 3
2. Miles • CAG 2
Smith • KCM 2
Thompson • KCM 2
5. Chism • CBE 1
Hyde • MRS 1
Jethroe • CBE 1
Mathis • MRS 1
Merchant • IC 1
Thomas • CAG 1
Green • 2TM 1
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Drake • IC 3
2. Brown • KCM 1
Hyde • MRS 1
Smith • KCM 1
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Strong • KCM 31
2. Cleveland • IC 23
3. Grace • CBE 16
4. McCurine • CAG 13
5. Steele • BBB 9
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Cleveland • IC 41
2. Strong • KCM 38
3. McCurine • CAG 18
4. Grace • CBE 17
5. Steele • BBB 10
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Strong • KCM 4
2. Lockett • IC 2
Steele • BBB 2
4. Cleveland • IC 1
Grace • CBE 1
Rhodes • CAG 1
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. McCurine • CAG 2
Strong • KCM 2
3. Carter • MRS 1
Grace • CBE 1
Longley • MRS 1
Rhodes • CAG 1
Steele • BBB 1
Thomas • CAG 1
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Cleveland • IC 1
Putouts as OF
1. Brown • KCM 62
2. Drake • IC 53
3. Scott • KCM 41
Cleveland • IC 41
5. Strong • KCM 38
Assists as OF
1. Drake • IC 8
2. Strong • KCM 4
Scott • KCM 4
4. Lockett • 2TM 3
Brown • KCM 3
Errors Committed as OF
1. Scott • KCM 4
2. Drake • IC 3
Miles • CAG 3
4. Thompson • KCM 2
Thomas • CAG 2
Strong • KCM 2
Smith • KCM 2
McCurine • CAG 2
Bissant • CAG 2
Rhodes • CAG 2
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Drake • IC 3
2. Scott • KCM 2
3. Brown • KCM 1
Cleveland • IC 1
Hyde • MRS 1
Smith • KCM 1
Def. Games as P
1. Johnson • KCM 12
2. LaMarque • KCM 11
3. Wylie • KCM 10
4. Smith • KCM 8
Colzie • IC 8
Paige • KCM 8
Putouts as P
1. LaMarque • KCM 6
2. Bremer • CBE 3
Johnson • KCM 3
Smith • KCM 3
Paige • KCM 3
Assists as P
1. LaMarque • KCM 20
Jessup • CAG 20
3. Wylie • KCM 18
4. Smith • KCM 17
Johnson • KCM 17
Errors Committed as P
1. Odom • IC 2
McCoy • CAG 2
3. Henry • IC 1
Howard • CAG 1
Hutchinson • MRS 1
Jessup • CAG 1
Mathis • MRS 1
Newberry • BBB 1
Pollard • BBB 1
Rhodes • CAG 1
Shelton • CBE 1
Smith • KCM 1
Williams • IC 1
Woods • CBE 1
Wylie • KCM 1
Colzie • IC 1
Brewer • 2TM 1
Double Plays Turned as P
1. Jessup • CAG 3
2. Smith • KCM 2
Williams • IC 2
Wylie • KCM 2
5. Allen • CBE 1
Bankhead • MRS 1
Gipson • BBB 1
LaMarque • KCM 1
Smith • KCM 1
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Jones • MRS 8.92
2. Barnhill • CAG 8.76
Bassett • BBB 8.76
4. Greene • KCM 8.15
5. Hairston • IC 7.68
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Barnhill • CAG 8.57
2. Bassett • BBB 8.00
3. Jones • MRS 7.30
4. Greene • KCM 7.26
5. Haywood • IC 6.40
Fielding % as C
1. Greene • KCM .988
2. Bassett • BBB .986
3. Haywood • IC .970
4. Hairston • IC .967
5. Jones • MRS .961
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM 11.21
2. Ware • CBE 11.13
3. Young • CAG 10.95
4. Bostock • BBB 10.25
5. Tatum • IC 9.28
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM 10.56
2. Ware • CBE 10.44
3. Young • CAG 10.28
4. Bostock • BBB 9.25
5. Taylor • MRS 8.55
Fielding % as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM .990
2. Taylor • MRS .989
3. Tatum • IC .985
4. Ware • CBE .984
5. Young • CAG .979
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. Davis • BBB 5.84
2. Cowan • CBE 5.59
3. Brown • KCM 5.54
4. Bankhead • MRS 5.46
5. Neil • IC 5.28
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. Brown • KCM 5.33
Cowan • CBE 5.33
Davis • BBB 5.33
4. Neil • IC 5.08
5. Bankhead • MRS 4.91
Fielding % as 2B
1. Cowan • CBE .955
2. Bankhead • MRS .931
3. Neil • IC .930
4. Brown • KCM .914
5. Thompson • KCM .902
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Nelson • CAG 3.67
2. Souell • KCM 3.02
3. Hairston • IC 2.82
4. Kellman • CBE 2.64
5. Britton • BBB 2.28
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Nelson • CAG 3.47
2. Souell • KCM 2.84
3. Kellman • CBE 2.47
4. Hairston • IC 2.21
5. Britton • BBB 2.10
Fielding % as 3B
1. Nelson • CAG .917
2. Hairston • IC .886
3. Souell • KCM .871
4. Kellman • CBE .857
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Smith • IC 6.11
2. Wyatt • 2TM 5.09
3. McNeal • CAG 4.93
4. Hamilton • KCM 4.92
5. Wilson • BBB 4.55
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Wyatt • 2TM 5.13
2. Smith • IC 4.80
3. Wilson • BBB 4.20
4. Hamilton • KCM 4.19
5. Wells • MRS 4.09
Fielding % as SS
1. Ferrer • IC .959
2. Wells • MRS .938
3. Hamilton • KCM .931
4. Renfroe • KCM .912
5. McNeal • CAG .897
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Lockett • 2TM 2.31
2. Armour • CBE 2.09
3. Xiqués • IC 1.67
4. Scott • KCM 1.26
5. Bissant • CAG 1.24
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Lockett • 2TM 2.25
2. Armour • CBE 1.81
3. Xiqués • IC 1.53
4. Scott • KCM 1.18
5. Bissant • CAG 1.11
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Armour • CBE 1.000
Xiqués • IC 1.000
3. Scott • KCM .918
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. Brown • KCM 2.70
2. Drake • IC 2.66
3. Thomas • CAG 2.30
4. Jethroe • CBE 2.29
5. Smith • KCM 1.47
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. Brown • KCM 2.50
2. Drake • IC 2.44
3. Jethroe • CBE 2.08
4. Thomas • CAG 1.75
5. Smith • KCM 1.40
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Brown • KCM 1.000
2. Jethroe • CBE .964
3. Thomas • CAG .955
4. Drake • IC .953
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Cleveland • IC 1.90
2. McCurine • CAG 1.51
3. Strong • KCM 1.47
4. Steele • BBB 1.46
5. Grace • CBE 1.25
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Cleveland • IC 1.83
2. McCurine • CAG 1.38
3. Strong • KCM 1.35
4. Steele • BBB 1.33
5. Grace • CBE 1.13
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Cleveland • IC 1.000
2. Strong • KCM .955
3. Grace • CBE .947
4. McCurine • CAG .900
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Cornelius • CAG 5.71
2. Clarke • CBE 4.25
3. Jessup • CAG 3.71
4. Smith • KCM 3.48
5. Smith • KCM 3.26
Range Factor/Game as P
1. Jessup • CAG 4.20
2. Cornelius • CAG 3.67
3. Clarke • CBE 2.83
4. McCoy • CAG 2.67
5. Smith • KCM 2.50
Fielding % as P
1. Godínez • IC 1.000
Paige • KCM 1.000
LaMarque • KCM 1.000
Johnson • KCM 1.000
Powell • BBB 1.000
Smith • KCM 1.000
Heard • BBB 1.000
García • IC 1.000
Davis • IC 1.000
Cornelius • CAG 1.000
Alexander • KCM 1.000
Clarke • CBE 1.000
Bremer • CBE 1.000
Bankhead • MRS 1.000
Allen • CBE 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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