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Negro American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. O'Neil • KCM 507
2. Tatum • IC 265
3. Taborn • KCM 224
4. Ware • CBE 198
5. Bostock • CAG 195
Assists
1. Renfroe • KCM 135
2. Thompson • KCM 129
3. Souell • KCM 95
4. Longest • CAG 77
5. Neil • IC 73
Errors Committed
1. Renfroe • KCM 28
2. Thompson • KCM 24
3. Smith • CBE 15
4. Souell • KCM 13
5. McNeal • CAG 11
Def. Games as C
1. Taborn • KCM 38
2. Greene • KCM 29
3. Haywood • IC 20
4. Ritchey • CAG 17
5. Bassett • BBB 15
Putouts as C
1. Taborn • KCM 224
2. Greene • KCM 146
3. Ritchey • CAG 85
4. Longley • MRS 84
5. Haywood • IC 83
Assists as C
1. Taborn • KCM 30
2. Haywood • IC 22
3. Greene • KCM 20
4. Ritchey • CAG 14
5. Harris • CBE 13
Errors Committed as C
1. Taborn • KCM 9
2. Greene • KCM 6
3. Haywood • IC 5
4. Harris • CBE 3
5. Bassett • BBB 2
Longley • MRS 2
Ritchey • CAG 2
Tolbert • CAG 2
Trouppe • CBE 2
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Haywood • IC 3
Ritchey • CAG 3
Taborn • KCM 3
Tolbert • CAG 3
5. Pigg • IC 2
Passed Balls
1. Greene • KCM 4
2. Harris • CBE 3
Longley • MRS 3
Young • CAG 3
5. Bassett • BBB 2
Haywood • IC 2
Ritchey • CAG 2
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Haywood • IC 31
2. Longley • MRS 23
3. Taborn • KCM 20
4. Ritchey • CAG 16
5. Harris • CBE 14
Def. Games as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM 57
2. Tatum • IC 29
3. Boyd • MRS 21
Ware • CBE 21
5. Bostock • CAG 20
Putouts as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM 507
2. Tatum • IC 265
3. Ware • CBE 198
4. Bostock • CAG 194
5. Boyd • MRS 179
Assists as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM 23
2. Tatum • IC 17
3. Ware • CBE 13
4. Bostock • CAG 12
5. Boyd • MRS 11
Errors Committed as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM 9
2. Bostock • CAG 6
Tatum • IC 6
4. Ware • CBE 4
5. Bumpus • CAG 3
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM 38
2. Bostock • CAG 19
3. Ware • CBE 11
4. Tatum • IC 10
5. Boyd • MRS 8
Moody • 2TM 8
Def. Games as 2B
1. Renfroe • KCM 36
2. Neil • IC 29
3. Longest • CAG 25
4. Cowan • CBE 18
5. Handy • MRS 14
Putouts as 2B
1. Renfroe • KCM 79
2. Longest • CAG 58
3. Neil • IC 54
4. Cowan • CBE 40
5. Davis • BBB 34
Assists as 2B
1. Renfroe • KCM 99
2. Neil • IC 72
3. Longest • CAG 68
4. Cowan • CBE 52
5. Handy • MRS 42
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Renfroe • KCM 20
2. Neil • IC 9
3. Longest • CAG 8
4. Cowan • CBE 6
5. Handy • MRS 5
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Renfroe • KCM 21
2. Longest • CAG 14
3. Neil • IC 9
4. Cowan • CBE 8
Thompson • KCM 8
Def. Games as 3B
1. Souell • KCM 61
2. Hairston • IC 21
3. Miles • CAG 19
4. Britton • BBB 14
5. Carter • MRS 13
Putouts as 3B
1. Souell • KCM 61
2. Miles • CAG 23
3. Hairston • IC 17
4. Carter • MRS 14
5. Britton • BBB 10
Assists as 3B
1. Souell • KCM 95
2. Hairston • IC 43
3. Miles • CAG 33
4. Britton • BBB 25
5. Atkins • CBE 17
Carter • MRS 17
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Souell • KCM 13
2. Carter • MRS 9
3. Miles • CAG 6
4. Hairston • IC 5
5. Atkins • CBE 4
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Souell • KCM 9
2. Hairston • IC 3
Miles • CAG 3
4. Britton • BBB 2
5. Atkins • CBE 1
Carter • MRS 1
Griffin • BBB 1
Longest • CAG 1
Merchant • IC 1
Ritchey • CAG 1
Def. Games as SS
1. Thompson • KCM 31
2. McNeal • CAG 24
3. Wells • MRS 19
Smith • CBE 19
5. Wilson • BBB 15
Putouts as SS
1. Thompson • KCM 64
2. McNeal • CAG 46
3. Smith • CBE 45
4. Wells • MRS 38
5. Wilson • BBB 31
Assists as SS
1. Thompson • KCM 95
2. McNeal • CAG 68
3. Smith • CBE 44
4. Wells • MRS 43
5. Wilson • BBB 41
Errors Committed as SS
1. Thompson • KCM 22
2. Smith • CBE 15
3. McNeal • CAG 11
4. Wells • MRS 8
5. Roberts • KCM 7
Renfroe • KCM 7
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Thompson • KCM 18
2. McNeal • CAG 14
3. Smith • CBE 8
4. Wells • MRS 6
5. Renfroe • KCM 5
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Scott • KCM 45
2. Abernathy • IC 26
3. Chism • BBB 16
4. Nelson • CBE 15
5. Hill • CAG 13
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Scott • KCM 70
2. Abernathy • IC 47
3. Chism • BBB 31
4. Robinson • MRS 21
5. Nelson • CBE 19
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Scott • KCM 5
2. Abernathy • IC 2
3. Anderson • BBB 1
Atkins • CBE 1
Bissant • CAG 1
Cleveland • IC 1
Cooper • KCM 1
Greene • KCM 1
Rhodes • CAG 1
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Scott • KCM 4
2. Abernathy • IC 2
Nelson • CBE 2
Scott • MRS 2
Xiqués • IC 2
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Scott • KCM 2
2. Anderson • BBB 1
Atkins • CBE 1
Rhodes • CAG 1
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Brown • KCM 44
2. Drake • IC 25
3. Jethroe • CBE 21
4. Armour • CAG 20
5. Scott • KCM 19
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Brown • KCM 101
2. Drake • IC 54
3. Colás • MRS 47
Jethroe • CBE 47
5. Armour • CAG 43
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Brown • KCM 6
2. Drake • IC 5
3. Armour • CAG 3
Jethroe • CBE 3
5. Colás • MRS 2
Merchant • IC 2
Robinson • BBB 2
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Brown • KCM 5
Drake • IC 5
Jethroe • CBE 5
4. Armour • CAG 3
Colás • MRS 3
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Armour • CAG 1
Colás • MRS 1
Drake • IC 1
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Cooper • KCM 32
2. Strong • KCM 31
3. Grace • CBE 21
4. McCurine • CAG 18
5. Merchant • IC 15
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Strong • KCM 39
2. Cooper • KCM 34
3. Grace • CBE 32
4. McCurine • CAG 27
5. Merchant • IC 25
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Cooper • KCM 3
Hill • CAG 3
McCurine • CAG 3
4. Grace • CBE 2
Strong • KCM 2
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Strong • KCM 5
2. Hyde • MRS 3
3. McCurine • CAG 2
Steele • BBB 2
5. Anderson • BBB 1
Cleveland • IC 1
Cooper • KCM 1
Formental • MRS 1
Grace • CBE 1
Lindsay • IC 1
Merchant • IC 1
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Cooper • KCM 1
Hill • CAG 1
McCurine • CAG 1
Strong • KCM 1
Putouts as OF
1. Scott • KCM 110
2. Brown • KCM 105
3. Drake • IC 54
4. Abernathy • IC 48
Cooper • KCM 48
Assists as OF
1. Brown • KCM 6
2. Scott • KCM 5
Cooper • KCM 5
Drake • IC 5
5. Hill • CAG 4
Errors Committed as OF
1. Brown • KCM 5
Strong • KCM 5
Drake • IC 5
Scott • KCM 5
Hyde • MRS 5
Jethroe • CBE 5
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Scott • KCM 2
2. Anderson • BBB 1
Armour • CAG 1
Atkins • CBE 1
Colás • MRS 1
Cooper • KCM 1
Drake • IC 1
Hill • CAG 1
McCurine • CAG 1
Rhodes • CAG 1
Strong • KCM 1
Def. Games as P
1. LaMarque • KCM 17
2. Berry • KCM 16
3. Smith • KCM 13
Johnson • KCM 13
5. Wylie • 2TM 11
Alexander • KCM 11
Stewart • CAG 11
Putouts as P
1. LaMarque • KCM 6
2. Smith • KCM 4
Richardson • KCM 4
4. Williams • IC 3
Mathis • MRS 3
Smith • KCM 3
Assists as P
1. LaMarque • KCM 39
2. Williams • IC 23
3. Smith • KCM 18
Smith • KCM 18
5. Johnson • KCM 16
Errors Committed as P
1. Berry • KCM 3
Mathis • MRS 3
3. Alexander • KCM 2
Boone • CBE 2
LaMarque • KCM 2
Wylie • 2TM 2
Double Plays Turned as P
1. Johnson • KCM 3
2. Smith • KCM 2
3. Berry • KCM 1
Locke • CAG 1
Smith • KCM 1
Warren • CAG 1
Williams • CBE 1
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Longley • MRS 7.92
2. Trouppe • CBE 7.77
3. Taborn • KCM 7.45
4. Ritchey • CAG 6.92
5. Haywood • IC 6.73
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Longley • MRS 6.79
2. Taborn • KCM 6.68
3. Trouppe • CBE 6.33
4. Ritchey • CAG 5.82
5. Greene • KCM 5.72
Fielding % as C
1. Ritchey • CAG .980
2. Longley • MRS .979
3. Bassett • BBB .973
4. Taborn • KCM .966
5. Greene • KCM .965
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Bostock • CAG 11.08
2. Tatum • IC 11.02
3. Ware • CBE 10.79
4. Moody • 2TM 10.15
5. O'Neil • KCM 10.10
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. Bostock • CAG 10.30
2. Ware • CBE 10.05
3. Moody • 2TM 9.86
4. Tatum • IC 9.72
5. O'Neil • KCM 9.30
Fielding % as 1B
1. Boyd • MRS .990
2. O'Neil • KCM .983
3. Ware • CBE .981
4. Tatum • IC .979
5. Bostock • CAG .972
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. Thompson • KCM 5.69
2. Longest • CAG 5.66
3. Cowan • CBE 5.59
4. Renfroe • KCM 5.42
5. Handy • MRS 5.40
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. Cowan • CBE 5.11
2. Longest • CAG 5.04
3. Renfroe • KCM 4.94
4. Thompson • KCM 4.77
5. Handy • MRS 4.64
Fielding % as 2B
1. Longest • CAG .940
2. Cowan • CBE .939
3. Neil • IC .933
4. Renfroe • KCM .899
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Hairston • IC 3.48
2. Miles • CAG 3.28
3. Souell • KCM 2.74
4. Britton • BBB 2.65
5. Carter • MRS 2.52
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Miles • CAG 2.95
2. Hairston • IC 2.86
3. Souell • KCM 2.56
4. Britton • BBB 2.50
5. Carter • MRS 2.38
Fielding % as 3B
1. Hairston • IC .923
Souell • KCM .923
3. Miles • CAG .903
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Thompson • KCM 5.37
2. Renfroe • KCM 5.12
3. Wilson • BBB 5.05
4. Smith • CBE 5.01
5. McNeal • CAG 4.97
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Thompson • KCM 5.13
2. Wilson • BBB 4.80
3. McNeal • CAG 4.75
4. Smith • CBE 4.68
5. Renfroe • KCM 4.43
Fielding % as SS
1. McNeal • CAG .912
2. Wells • MRS .910
3. Thompson • KCM .878
4. Smith • CBE .856
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Chism • BBB 2.21
2. Abernathy • IC 2.13
3. Scott • KCM 1.75
4. Nelson • CBE 1.60
5. Hill • CAG 1.39
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Chism • BBB 1.94
2. Abernathy • IC 1.88
3. Scott • KCM 1.67
4. Nelson • CBE 1.27
5. Hill • CAG 1.23
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Abernathy • IC .961
2. Scott • KCM .949
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. Colás • MRS 2.91
2. Drake • IC 2.69
3. Brown • KCM 2.59
4. Jethroe • CBE 2.53
5. Armour • CAG 2.44
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. Colás • MRS 2.88
2. Brown • KCM 2.43
3. Jethroe • CBE 2.38
4. Drake • IC 2.36
5. Armour • CAG 2.30
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Scott • KCM .976
2. Brown • KCM .955
3. Colás • MRS .942
4. Armour • CAG .939
5. Drake • IC .922
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Merchant • IC 2.02
2. Grace • CBE 1.84
3. McCurine • CAG 1.81
4. Strong • KCM 1.57
5. Steele • BBB 1.51
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Merchant • IC 1.73
2. McCurine • CAG 1.67
3. Grace • CBE 1.62
4. Steele • BBB 1.43
5. Strong • KCM 1.32
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Cooper • KCM .974
2. Grace • CBE .971
3. McCurine • CAG .938
4. Strong • KCM .891
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Jessup • CAG 3.96
2. Locke • CAG 3.96
3. Williams • IC 3.88
4. Clarke • CBE 3.75
5. Colzie • IC 3.52
Range Factor/Game as P
1. Clarke • CBE 3.75
2. Williams • IC 3.25
3. Jessup • CAG 3.20
4. Richardson • KCM 3.00
5. Locke • CAG 2.75
Fielding % as P
1. Johnson • KCM 1.000
Bankhead • MRS 1.000
Huber • 2TM 1.000
Bracken • CBE 1.000
Bremer • CBE 1.000
Bumpus • CAG 1.000
Clarke • CBE 1.000
Colzie • IC 1.000
Godínez • IC 1.000
Henry • IC 1.000
Jessup • CAG 1.000
Williams • IC 1.000
Stewart • CAG 1.000
Locke • CAG 1.000
McCoy • CAG 1.000
Newberry • BBB 1.000
Perry • BBB 1.000
Powell • BBB 1.000
Richardson • KCM 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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