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Negro American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. Taborn • KCM 293
2. Cooper • KCM 243
3. Scott • BBB 214
4. O'Neil • KCM 205
5. Ware • CBE 182
Assists
1. Baker • KCM 120
2. Roberts • KCM 118
3. Souell • KCM 90
4. Davis • BBB 86
5. Wilson • BBB 82
Errors Committed
1. Baker • KCM 20
2. Davis • BBB 14
3. Roberts • KCM 13
4. Renfroe • CBE 11
5. Pendleton • CAG 10
Taborn • KCM 10
Scott • BBB 10
Def. Games as C
1. Taborn • KCM 44
2. Pigg • IC 19
3. Bell • BBB 16
4. Harris • CBE 15
5. Bassett • BBB 13
Jones • MRS 13
Putouts as C
1. Taborn • KCM 293
2. Bell • BBB 96
3. Harris • CBE 81
4. Bassett • BBB 80
5. Pigg • IC 68
Assists as C
1. Taborn • KCM 36
2. Pigg • IC 14
3. Harris • CBE 10
Trouppe • CAG 10
5. Bassett • BBB 8
Hairston • IC 8
Errors Committed as C
1. Taborn • KCM 10
2. Bassett • BBB 3
Harris • CBE 3
Pigg • IC 3
Tolbert • CAG 3
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Taborn • KCM 3
2. Pigg • IC 2
Trouppe • CAG 2
4. Bassett • BBB 1
Hairston • IC 1
Harris • CBE 1
Tolbert • CAG 1
Passed Balls
1. Taborn • KCM 8
2. Bassett • BBB 3
Harris • CBE 3
4. Bell • BBB 2
Pigg • IC 2
Rodríguez • CAG 2
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Taborn • KCM 39
2. Pigg • IC 18
3. Hairston • IC 11
4. Harris • CBE 9
5. Bassett • BBB 8
Cooper • KCM 8
Greene • CBE 8
Def. Games as 1B
1. Cooper • KCM 25
Scott • BBB 25
3. O'Neil • KCM 23
4. Ware • CBE 22
5. Tatum • IC 20
Putouts as 1B
1. Scott • BBB 214
2. Cooper • KCM 212
3. O'Neil • KCM 205
4. Ware • CBE 182
5. Tatum • IC 178
Assists as 1B
1. Ware • CBE 14
2. O'Neil • KCM 11
Scott • BBB 11
4. Cooper • KCM 9
Tatum • IC 9
Errors Committed as 1B
1. Scott • BBB 10
2. Cooper • KCM 6
3. Tatum • IC 5
4. Boyd • MRS 3
Ware • CBE 3
Williams • CAG 3
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. Cooper • KCM 17
2. Scott • BBB 15
3. O'Neil • KCM 11
4. Williams • CAG 8
5. Tatum • IC 7
Ware • CBE 7
Def. Games as 2B
1. Roberts • KCM 45
2. Davis • BBB 26
3. Neil • IC 25
4. McNeal • CAG 13
Reynolds • CBE 13
Putouts as 2B
1. Roberts • KCM 107
2. Davis • BBB 68
3. Neil • IC 58
4. McNeal • CAG 46
5. Cowan • MRS 28
Assists as 2B
1. Roberts • KCM 118
2. Davis • BBB 84
3. Neil • IC 68
4. Reynolds • CBE 44
5. McNeal • CAG 35
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Davis • BBB 13
2. Roberts • KCM 12
3. Neil • IC 8
4. Reynolds • CBE 6
5. McNeal • CAG 3
Nelson • CBE 3
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Roberts • KCM 22
2. Davis • BBB 13
Neil • IC 13
4. McNeal • CAG 9
5. Cowan • MRS 3
Reynolds • CBE 3
Def. Games as 3B
1. Souell • KCM 46
2. Britton • BBB 29
3. Hairston • IC 17
4. Kellman • CBE 13
5. Pérez • IC 9
Putouts as 3B
1. Souell • KCM 36
2. Britton • BBB 28
3. Hairston • IC 26
4. Kellman • CBE 18
5. Pérez • IC 11
Assists as 3B
1. Souell • KCM 90
2. Britton • BBB 41
3. Hairston • IC 29
4. Kellman • CBE 25
5. Pérez • IC 20
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Souell • KCM 9
2. Britton • BBB 4
Hairston • IC 4
4. Nelson • CBE 2
Renfroe • CBE 2
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Souell • KCM 7
2. Britton • BBB 3
Pérez • IC 3
4. Baylis • CAG 1
Carter • CAG 1
Kellman • CBE 1
Robinson • MRS 1
Def. Games as SS
1. Baker • KCM 46
2. Wilson • BBB 29
3. Renfroe • CBE 17
4. Pendleton • CAG 13
5. Ferrer • IC 11
Putouts as SS
1. Baker • KCM 90
2. Wilson • BBB 52
3. Pendleton • CAG 35
Renfroe • CBE 35
5. Ferrer • IC 16
Wells • MRS 16
Assists as SS
1. Baker • KCM 119
2. Wilson • BBB 82
3. Renfroe • CBE 48
4. Pendleton • CAG 41
5. Ferrer • IC 34
Errors Committed as SS
1. Baker • KCM 20
2. Pendleton • CAG 10
3. Renfroe • CBE 9
4. Wilson • BBB 6
5. Felder • IC 4
Ferrer • IC 4
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Baker • KCM 17
2. Wilson • BBB 15
3. Pendleton • CAG 9
4. Renfroe • CBE 5
5. Ferrer • IC 4
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Howard • KCM 20
2. Zapp • BBB 16
3. Scott • KCM 15
Mesa • IC 15
5. Smith • CBE 14
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Zapp • BBB 30
2. Howard • KCM 24
3. Scott • MRS 19
4. Scott • KCM 18
5. Thompson • KCM 17
Mays • BBB 17
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Thompson • KCM 2
Witherspoon • IC 2
3. Mays • BBB 1
Mesa • IC 1
Miles • CAG 1
Robinson • MRS 1
Wilson • IC 1
Zapp • BBB 1
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Howard • KCM 3
2. Cabrera • IC 2
Mays • BBB 2
4. Bruton • CBE 1
Miles • CAG 1
Roberts • KCM 1
Robinson • MRS 1
Scott • KCM 1
Scott • MRS 1
Smith • CBE 1
Steele • BBB 1
Zapp • BBB 1
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Thompson • KCM 1
Wilson • IC 1
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Brown • KCM 46
2. Robinson • BBB 29
3. Drake • IC 25
4. Hill • CAG 12
5. Jethroe • CBE 10
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Brown • KCM 68
2. Robinson • BBB 59
3. Drake • IC 55
4. Hill • CAG 29
5. Jethroe • CBE 23
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Brown • KCM 7
2. Merchant • IC 2
Robinson • BBB 2
4. Drake • IC 1
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Brown • KCM 8
2. Minor • CBE 4
Robinson • BBB 4
4. Merchant • IC 3
5. Drake • IC 1
Jethroe • CBE 1
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Brown • KCM 3
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Thompson • KCM 32
2. Steele • BBB 28
3. Grace • CBE 18
4. Scott • KCM 13
5. Hyde • MRS 11
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Thompson • KCM 35
2. Steele • BBB 33
3. Strong • IC 21
Hyde • MRS 21
5. Grace • CBE 18
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Scott • MRS 5
2. Thompson • KCM 3
3. Cabrera • IC 2
Grace • CBE 2
Steele • BBB 2
Strong • IC 2
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Grace • CBE 4
Steele • BBB 4
3. Thompson • KCM 3
4. Hyde • MRS 2
5. Cooper • KCM 1
Miles • CAG 1
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Cabrera • IC 1
Grace • CBE 1
Putouts as OF
1. Brown • KCM 68
2. Robinson • BBB 59
3. Drake • IC 55
4. Thompson • KCM 52
5. Scott • KCM 38
Merchant • IC 38
Assists as OF
1. Brown • KCM 7
2. Thompson • KCM 5
Scott • MRS 5
4. Merchant • IC 3
5. Cabrera • IC 2
Witherspoon • IC 2
Wilson • IC 2
Strong • IC 2
Steele • BBB 2
Robinson • BBB 2
Miles • CAG 2
Mesa • IC 2
Grace • CBE 2
Errors Committed as OF
1. Brown • KCM 8
2. Steele • BBB 5
3. Grace • CBE 4
Minor • CBE 4
Robinson • BBB 4
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Brown • KCM 3
2. Cabrera • IC 1
Grace • CBE 1
Thompson • KCM 1
Wilson • IC 1
Def. Games as P
1. LaMarque • KCM 16
2. Newberry • BBB 13
3. Perry • BBB 11
Smith • KCM 11
Collins • KCM 11
Putouts as P
1. Clarke • CBE 7
2. LaMarque • KCM 5
3. Brewer • CBE 4
Perry • BBB 4
5. Powell • BBB 3
Assists as P
1. LaMarque • KCM 38
2. Clarke • CBE 16
3. Smith • KCM 14
4. Newberry • BBB 13
5. Smith • KCM 12
Collins • KCM 12
Errors Committed as P
1. Collins • KCM 4
2. Carter • MRS 3
Smith • KCM 3
4. Morgan • MRS 2
Perry • BBB 2
Double Plays Turned as P
1. LaMarque • KCM 3
2. Clarke • CBE 2
Smith • KCM 2
4. Cathey • IC 1
Cohen • IC 1
Perry • BBB 1
Porter • IC 1
Richardson • KCM 1
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Taborn • KCM 7.99
2. Bell • BBB 7.06
3. Bassett • BBB 6.83
4. Harris • CBE 6.69
5. Jones • MRS 6.05
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Taborn • KCM 7.48
2. Bassett • BBB 6.77
3. Bell • BBB 6.31
4. Harris • CBE 6.07
5. Jones • MRS 4.85
Fielding % as C
1. Bell • BBB .990
2. Taborn • KCM .971
3. Jones • MRS .969
4. Harris • CBE .968
5. Bassett • BBB .967
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Tatum • IC 10.61
2. O'Neil • KCM 10.30
3. Ware • CBE 10.10
4. Cooper • KCM 9.99
5. Scott • BBB 9.61
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM 9.39
2. Tatum • IC 9.35
3. Scott • BBB 9.00
4. Ware • CBE 8.91
5. Boyd • MRS 8.85
Fielding % as 1B
1. O'Neil • KCM .995
2. Ware • CBE .985
3. Tatum • IC .974
4. Cooper • KCM .974
5. Scott • BBB .957
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. McNeal • CAG 7.08
2. Davis • BBB 6.52
3. Reynolds • CBE 6.19
4. Neil • IC 5.74
5. Roberts • KCM 5.39
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. McNeal • CAG 6.23
2. Davis • BBB 5.85
3. Reynolds • CBE 5.31
4. Neil • IC 5.04
5. Roberts • KCM 5.00
Fielding % as 2B
1. Roberts • KCM .949
2. Neil • IC .940
3. Davis • BBB .921
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Hairston • IC 3.70
2. Kellman • CBE 3.61
3. Souell • KCM 2.89
4. Britton • BBB 2.55
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Kellman • CBE 3.31
2. Hairston • IC 3.24
3. Souell • KCM 2.74
4. Britton • BBB 2.38
Fielding % as 3B
1. Britton • BBB .945
2. Souell • KCM .933
3. Hairston • IC .932
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Pendleton • CAG 6.58
2. Renfroe • CBE 5.29
3. Wilson • BBB 4.93
4. Baker • KCM 4.85
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Pendleton • CAG 5.85
2. Renfroe • CBE 4.88
3. Wilson • BBB 4.62
4. Baker • KCM 4.54
Fielding % as SS
1. Wilson • BBB .957
2. Baker • KCM .913
3. Renfroe • CBE .902
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Zapp • BBB 2.18
2. Howard • KCM 1.28
3. Scott • KCM 1.26
4. Smith • CBE 1.16
5. Mesa • IC 0.86
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Zapp • BBB 1.94
2. Howard • KCM 1.20
Scott • KCM 1.20
4. Smith • CBE 1.07
5. Mesa • IC 0.73
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Howard • KCM .889
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. Hill • CAG 2.63
2. Drake • IC 2.62
3. Robinson • BBB 2.24
4. Brown • KCM 1.72
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. Hill • CAG 2.42
2. Drake • IC 2.24
3. Robinson • BBB 2.10
4. Brown • KCM 1.63
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Drake • IC .982
2. Robinson • BBB .938
3. Brown • KCM .904
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Scott • KCM 1.37
2. Steele • BBB 1.34
3. Thompson • KCM 1.29
4. Grace • CBE 1.26
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Scott • KCM 1.31
2. Steele • BBB 1.25
3. Thompson • KCM 1.19
4. Grace • CBE 1.11
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Thompson • KCM .927
2. Steele • BBB .897
3. Grace • CBE .833
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Clarke • CBE 3.32
2. LaMarque • KCM 3.28
3. Brewer • CBE 3.06
4. Williams • IC 2.90
5. Richardson • KCM 2.64
Range Factor/Game as P
1. LaMarque • KCM 2.69
2. Clarke • CBE 2.56
3. Brewer • CBE 2.40
4. Powell • BBB 2.00
5. Smith • KCM 1.88
Fielding % as P
1. Cabrera • IC 1.000
Stewart • CAG 1.000
Smith • KCM 1.000
Clarke • CBE 1.000
Cohen • IC 1.000
Powell • BBB 1.000
Jessup • CAG 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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