1930 Negro National League Fielding Leaders

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Negro National League Fielding Leaders

Def. Games as C
1.	Perkins • BBB	59
2.	Radcliffe • SLS	55
3.	Young • KCM	49
4.	Barnes • MRS	46
5.	Williams • SLS	45

Def. Games as 1B
1.	Giles • SLS	73
2.	McAllister • 2TM	65
3.	Rile • DS	64
4.	Bobo • NEG	46
5.	Thomas • BBB	43

Def. Games as 2B
1.	Russell • SLS	87
2.	Williams • CAG	75
3.	Orange • DS	56
4.	Allen • KCM	51
5.	Alfonso • CSW	48

Def. Games as 3B
1.	Creacy • SLS	89
2.	Robinson • DS	70
3.	Joseph • KCM	59
4.	Hernández • CSW	48
	Binder • MRS	48

Def. Games as SS
1.	Wells • SLS	89
2.	Williams • 2TM	71
	Dunn • DS	71
4.	Miller • CAG	59
5.	Bauza • CSW	48

Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1.	Johnston • DS	69
2.	McDuffie • BBB	56
3.	Redus • 2TM	46
4.	Robinson • MRS	45
5.	Salazar • CSW	40
	Livingston • KCM	40

Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1.	Bell • SLS	79
2.	Crutchfield • BBB	64
3.	Roussell • MRS	48
4.	López • CSW	45
5.	Jackson • CAG	42

Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1.	Russell • SLS	81
2.	Rogers • 2TM	50
3.	Taylor • KCM	45
4.	Andrews • 3TM	44
5.	Alonso • CSW	43

Def. Games as P
1.	Bell • 2TM	29
2.	Salmon • 2TM	27
	Cornelius • 2TM	27
4.	Hensley • SLS	26
	Foster • CAG	26

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