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Negro National League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. Wesley • DS 879
2. Hawkins • KCM 788
3. Suttles • SLS 629
4. Brown • CAG 570
5. Rile • ABC 501
Assists
1. Riggins • DS 310
2. DeMoss • ABC 291
3. Russell • SLS 282
4. Allen • KCM 277
5. Wells • SLS 271
Errors Committed
1. Riggins • DS 35
2. Correa • CSW 33
3. Creacy • SLS 32
Wells • SLS 32
5. Allen • KCM 30
Def. Games as C
1. Murray • SLS 81
2. Brown • DS 55
3. Duncan • KCM 54
4. Daniels • DS 52
5. Foreman • ABC 51
Putouts as C
1. Murray • SLS 363
2. Russ • CAG 294
3. Duncan • KCM 246
4. Foreman • ABC 239
5. Brown • DS 226
Assists as C
1. Murray • SLS 94
2. Duncan • KCM 41
3. Foreman • ABC 39
4. Brown • DS 38
Russ • CAG 38
Errors Committed as C
1. Murray • SLS 13
2. Kirksey • DM 10
3. Daniels • DS 9
Duncan • KCM 9
Foreman • ABC 9
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Murray • SLS 19
2. Duncan • KCM 7
Williams • SLS 7
4. Foreman • ABC 6
5. Brown • DS 5
Kirksey • DM 5
Russ • CAG 5
Passed Balls
1. Brown • CAG 5
Foreman • ABC 5
3. Duncan • KCM 3
4. Dixon • ABC 2
Young • KCM 2
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Murray • SLS 76
2. Calderón • CSW 70
3. Foreman • ABC 48
4. Bonner • CEL 47
5. Pedroso • CSW 44
Def. Games as 1B
1. Wesley • DS 83
2. Hawkins • KCM 71
3. Suttles • SLS 55
4. Brown • CAG 50
Rile • ABC 50
Putouts as 1B
1. Wesley • DS 878
2. Hawkins • KCM 780
3. Suttles • SLS 584
4. Rile • ABC 499
5. Brown • CAG 442
Assists as 1B
1. Wesley • DS 61
2. Hawkins • KCM 48
3. Arango • CSW 33
4. Brown • CAG 20
5. Ware • CAG 19
Suttles • SLS 19
Errors Committed as 1B
1. Wesley • DS 28
2. Bobo • SLS 14
3. Suttles • SLS 13
Rile • ABC 13
Martin • ABC 13
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. Suttles • SLS 56
2. Wesley • DS 52
Hawkins • KCM 52
4. Bobo • SLS 33
5. Rile • ABC 31
Def. Games as 2B
1. Russell • SLS 84
2. DeMoss • ABC 81
3. Sierra • CSW 61
4. Mothell • KCM 48
5. Williams • CAG 44
Putouts as 2B
1. DeMoss • ABC 226
2. Russell • SLS 193
3. Sierra • CSW 140
4. Williams • CAG 128
5. Mothell • KCM 87
Assists as 2B
1. DeMoss • ABC 291
2. Russell • SLS 274
3. Sierra • CSW 176
4. Mothell • KCM 164
5. Williams • CAG 136
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Russell • SLS 21
2. Mothell • KCM 16
3. DeMoss • ABC 15
Sierra • CSW 15
5. Sheppard • DS 13
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Russell • SLS 64
2. DeMoss • ABC 43
3. Sierra • CSW 37
4. Mothell • KCM 21
5. Pryor • DS 18
Def. Games as 3B
1. Creacy • SLS 92
2. Jeffries • DS 79
3. Malarcher • CAG 68
4. Joseph • KCM 62
5. Robinson • ABC 56
Putouts as 3B
1. Creacy • SLS 97
2. Malarcher • CAG 79
3. Jeffries • DS 77
4. Robinson • ABC 53
5. Joseph • KCM 43
Assists as 3B
1. Creacy • SLS 171
2. Jeffries • DS 166
3. Malarcher • CAG 127
4. Robinson • ABC 88
Joseph • KCM 88
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Creacy • SLS 32
2. Jeffries • DS 22
3. Robinson • ABC 12
Joseph • KCM 12
5. Hamilton • CEL 8
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Creacy • SLS 17
2. Jeffries • DS 12
3. Robinson • ABC 11
Malarcher • CAG 11
5. Alfonso • CSW 8
Def. Games as SS
1. Riggins • DS 87
2. Wells • SLS 81
3. Harding • ABC 72
4. Allen • KCM 61
5. Correa • CSW 59
Putouts as SS
1. Wells • SLS 188
2. Riggins • DS 178
3. Correa • CSW 131
4. Harding • ABC 129
5. Allen • KCM 127
Assists as SS
1. Riggins • DS 300
2. Wells • SLS 271
3. Allen • KCM 210
4. Harding • ABC 204
5. Correa • CSW 191
Errors Committed as SS
1. Riggins • DS 34
2. Wells • SLS 32
Correa • CSW 32
4. Harding • ABC 28
5. Allen • KCM 24
Jackson • CAG 24
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Wells • SLS 60
2. Riggins • DS 46
3. Allen • KCM 40
4. Correa • CSW 30
Harding • ABC 30
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Johnston • KCM 61
2. Redus • SLS 55
Dreke • CSW 55
4. Thompson • CAG 50
5. Watson • DS 42
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Jones • 2TM 79
2. Thompson • CAG 78
3. Dreke • CSW 77
4. Johnston • KCM 64
5. Watson • DS 63
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Suttles • SLS 8
2. Dreke • CSW 7
3. Jones • 2TM 6
4. Redus • SLS 5
Thompson • CAG 5
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Watson • DS 7
2. Dreke • CSW 4
Jones • ABC 4
Taylor • ABC 4
5. Jones • 2TM 3
Thompson • CAG 3
Johnston • KCM 3
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Suttles • SLS 2
Jones • 2TM 2
3. Blackwell • DS 1
Redus • SLS 1
Summers • CEL 1
Thompson • CAG 1
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Bell • SLS 91
2. Stearnes • DS 89
3. Torriente • KCM 66
4. López • CSW 62
5. Taylor • ABC 56
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Bell • SLS 206
2. Stearnes • DS 195
3. López • CSW 191
4. Torriente • KCM 122
5. Evans • 2TM 109
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Stearnes • DS 18
2. Bell • SLS 15
3. López • CSW 13
4. Evans • 2TM 7
Sweatt • CAG 7
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Stearnes • DS 9
Taylor • ABC 9
3. Evans • 2TM 5
López • CSW 5
Bell • SLS 5
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Stearnes • DS 7
2. López • CSW 3
3. Melton • CEL 2
4. Bell • SLS 1
Bell • DS 1
Boggs • DM 1
Thompson • CAG 1
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. McNair • KCM 66
2. Blackwell • DS 64
Russell • SLS 64
4. Gutiérrez • CSW 62
5. Gardner • CAG 55
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Gardner • CAG 98
2. Russell • SLS 88
3. McNair • KCM 86
4. Gutiérrez • CSW 83
5. Jones • ABC 77
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Russell • SLS 11
2. Gardner • CAG 10
3. Gutiérrez • CSW 8
Jones • ABC 8
5. McNair • KCM 5
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. McNair • KCM 9
2. Russell • SLS 8
3. Ducy • DM 5
Jones • ABC 5
5. Blackwell • DS 4
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Jones • ABC 4
Russell • SLS 4
3. Blackwell • DS 2
Gutiérrez • CSW 2
McNair • KCM 2
Tyler • CEL 2
Putouts as OF
1. Bell • SLS 206
2. Stearnes • DS 201
3. López • CSW 191
4. Torriente • KCM 146
5. Taylor • ABC 127
Assists as OF
1. Stearnes • DS 18
2. Bell • SLS 15
3. López • CSW 13
4. Gardner • CAG 11
Russell • SLS 11
Errors Committed as OF
1. Taylor • ABC 13
2. McNair • KCM 9
Jones • ABC 9
Stearnes • DS 9
5. Watson • DS 8
Russell • SLS 8
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Stearnes • DS 7
2. Jones • ABC 4
Russell • SLS 4
4. Blackwell • DS 3
Suttles • SLS 3
López • CSW 3
Def. Games as P
1. Hensley • SLS 40
2. Cooper • DS 37
3. Davis • SLS 36
4. Ross • SLS 32
5. Brown • SLS 31
Putouts as P
1. Mitchell • ABC 10
2. Bell • KCM 9
3. Díaz • CSW 8
4. Brewer • KCM 7
Morris • DS 7
Pedemonte • CSW 7
Assists as P
1. Hensley • SLS 73
2. Harney • CAG 61
3. Bell • KCM 58
4. Foster • CAG 52
Díaz • CSW 52
Errors Committed as P
1. Bell • KCM 6
Williams • DM 6
3. Miller • ABC 5
4. Bell • KCM 4
Rosell • CSW 4
Double Plays Turned as P
1. Hensley • SLS 9
2. Morris • DS 6
3. Hampton • DS 5
4. Bell • KCM 4
5. Rosell • CSW 3
Cooper • DS 3
McCall • ABC 3
Díaz • CSW 3
Gómez • CSW 3
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Russ • CAG 7.19
2. Bonner • CEL 6.61
3. Murray • SLS 6.31
4. Foreman • ABC 5.96
5. Duncan • KCM 5.93
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Russ • CAG 6.92
2. Murray • SLS 5.64
3. Foreman • ABC 5.45
4. Duncan • KCM 5.31
5. Bonner • CEL 5.22
Fielding % as C
1. Russ • CAG .982
2. Brown • DS .981
3. Murray • SLS .972
4. Duncan • KCM .970
5. Calderón • CSW .969
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Hawkins • KCM 12.68
2. Wesley • DS 12.04
3. Suttles • SLS 11.75
4. Bobo • SLS 11.10
5. Rile • ABC 10.89
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. Hawkins • KCM 11.66
2. Wesley • DS 11.31
3. Suttles • SLS 10.96
4. Bobo • SLS 10.43
5. Rile • ABC 10.30
Fielding % as 1B
1. Hawkins • KCM .988
2. Brown • CAG .985
3. Suttles • SLS .979
4. Rile • ABC .975
5. Wesley • DS .971
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. DeMoss • ABC 6.62
2. Williams • CAG 6.01
3. Mothell • KCM 5.92
4. Pryor • DS 5.79
5. Russell • SLS 5.69
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. DeMoss • ABC 6.38
2. Williams • CAG 6.00
3. Russell • SLS 5.56
4. Pryor • DS 5.49
5. Mothell • KCM 5.23
Fielding % as 2B
1. DeMoss • ABC .972
2. Russell • SLS .957
3. Sierra • CSW .955
4. Mothell • KCM .940
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Jeffries • DS 3.30
2. Malarcher • CAG 3.07
3. Creacy • SLS 2.95
4. Alfonso • CSW 2.66
5. Robinson • ABC 2.60
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Jeffries • DS 3.08
2. Malarcher • CAG 3.03
3. Creacy • SLS 2.91
4. Robinson • ABC 2.52
5. Alfonso • CSW 2.45
Fielding % as 3B
1. Malarcher • CAG .972
2. Robinson • ABC .922
3. Jeffries • DS .917
4. Joseph • KCM .916
5. Creacy • SLS .893
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Allen • KCM 6.00
2. Wells • SLS 5.94
3. Correa • CSW 5.85
4. Riggins • DS 5.71
5. Harding • ABC 4.79
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Wells • SLS 5.67
2. Allen • KCM 5.52
3. Riggins • DS 5.49
4. Correa • CSW 5.46
5. Harding • ABC 4.63
Fielding % as SS
1. Wells • SLS .935
2. Riggins • DS .934
3. Allen • KCM .934
4. Harding • ABC .922
5. Correa • CSW .910
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Jones • 2TM 2.28
2. Thompson • CAG 1.67
3. Dreke • CSW 1.66
4. Watson • DS 1.57
5. Suttles • SLS 1.54
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Jones • 2TM 2.13
2. Thompson • CAG 1.66
3. Dreke • CSW 1.53
4. Watson • DS 1.50
5. Suttles • SLS 1.42
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Redus • SLS .969
2. Thompson • CAG .965
3. Johnston • KCM .957
4. Dreke • CSW .955
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. López • CSW 3.53
2. Stearnes • DS 2.52
3. Bell • SLS 2.46
4. Sweatt • CAG 2.24
5. Taylor • ABC 2.11
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. López • CSW 3.29
2. Bell • SLS 2.43
3. Stearnes • DS 2.39
4. Sweatt • CAG 2.14
5. Taylor • ABC 2.00
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Bell • SLS .978
2. López • CSW .976
3. Torriente • KCM .968
4. Stearnes • DS .959
5. Taylor • ABC .926
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Jones • ABC 2.23
2. Gardner • CAG 2.01
3. Russell • SLS 1.67
4. Gutiérrez • CSW 1.59
5. McNair • KCM 1.48
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Jones • ABC 2.13
2. Gardner • CAG 1.96
3. Russell • SLS 1.55
4. Gutiérrez • CSW 1.47
5. McNair • KCM 1.38
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Gardner • CAG .982
2. Gutiérrez • CSW .968
3. Blackwell • DS .952
4. Russell • SLS .925
5. McNair • KCM .910
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Williams • DM 4.35
2. Kenyon • DS 4.11
3. Harney • CAG 3.91
4. Brewer • KCM 3.78
5. Díaz • CSW 3.46
Range Factor/Game as P
1. Kenyon • DS 2.86
2. Brewer • KCM 2.83
3. Bell • KCM 2.79
4. Drake • ABC 2.59
5. Mitchell • ABC 2.58
Fielding % as P
1. Stevens • ABC 1.000
Kenyon • DS 1.000
3. Foster • CAG .982
4. Curry • CAG .981
5. Gómez • CSW .978

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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