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Negro National League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. Giles • SLS 349
2. West • CCU 340
3. Scott • LOW 282
4. Love • DS 264
5. Palm • DS 223
Assists
1. Russell • 2TM 119
2. Wells • SLS 115
3. Williams • AB2 108
4. Walker • CCU 103
5. Allen • SLS 100
Errors Committed
1. Robinson • DS 16
2. Saunders • DS 14
3. Williams • AB2 13
4. Love • DS 12
Russell • 2TM 12
Def. Games as C
1. Palm • DS 42
2. Murray • AB2 35
3. Williams • LOW 23
4. Young • SLS 19
Williams • CCU 19
Putouts as C
1. Palm • DS 223
2. Murray • AB2 197
3. Young • SLS 109
4. Williams • LOW 87
5. Trouppe • SLS 82
Assists as C
1. Palm • DS 46
2. Murray • AB2 31
3. Williams • LOW 22
4. Young • SLS 12
5. Trouppe • SLS 11
Errors Committed as C
1. Murray • AB2 9
2. Palm • DS 8
3. Harper • CAG 5
Williams • LOW 5
5. Williams • CCU 4
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Murray • AB2 7
2. Palm • DS 6
3. Williams • LOW 2
Young • SLS 2
5. Harris • AB2 1
Perkins • CCU 1
Roberts • CAG 1
Smith • CCU 1
Williams • CCU 1
Passed Balls
1. Palm • DS 3
2. Trouppe • SLS 2
Williams • CCU 2
4. Bray • CAG 1
Dixon • CCU 1
English • LOW 1
Murray • AB2 1
Young • SLS 1
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Palm • DS 45
2. Williams • CCU 18
3. Williams • LOW 17
4. Murray • AB2 15
5. Dixon • CCU 12
Def. Games as 1B
1. West • CCU 33
Giles • SLS 33
3. Love • DS 31
4. Scott • LOW 30
5. McBride • AB2 23
Putouts as 1B
1. Giles • SLS 349
2. West • CCU 340
3. Scott • LOW 282
4. Love • DS 255
5. McBride • AB2 216
Assists as 1B
1. Giles • SLS 19
Scott • LOW 19
3. Love • DS 15
4. West • CCU 8
5. McBride • AB2 7
Mitchell • AB2 7
Errors Committed as 1B
1. Love • DS 12
2. Giles • SLS 5
Scott • LOW 5
West • CCU 5
5. Dials • DS 2
McBride • AB2 2
Mitchell • AB2 2
Smith • CAG 2
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. West • CCU 22
2. Scott • LOW 18
3. Giles • SLS 15
Love • DS 15
5. McBride • AB2 14
Def. Games as 2B
1. Russell • 2TM 42
2. Allen • SLS 26
3. Saunders • DS 25
4. Hughes • LOW 18
5. Zomphier • 2TM 14
Putouts as 2B
1. Russell • 2TM 86
2. Allen • SLS 59
3. Saunders • DS 47
4. Hughes • LOW 40
5. Harding • CAG 38
Assists as 2B
1. Russell • 2TM 119
2. Allen • SLS 100
3. Hughes • LOW 54
4. Saunders • DS 53
5. Zomphier • 2TM 47
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Saunders • DS 14
2. Russell • 2TM 10
Allen • SLS 10
4. Hughes • LOW 6
5. Zomphier • 2TM 4
Gardner • DS 4
Harding • CAG 4
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Russell • 2TM 14
Allen • SLS 14
3. Laurent • CCU 10
Saunders • DS 10
5. Hughes • LOW 8
Def. Games as 3B
1. Robinson • DS 45
2. Binder • AB2 41
3. Creacy • SLS 34
4. Wiggins • CCU 18
5. Snow • LOW 17
Putouts as 3B
1. Robinson • DS 55
2. Binder • AB2 31
3. Creacy • SLS 28
4. Snow • LOW 27
5. Turner • CCU 20
Assists as 3B
1. Binder • AB2 74
2. Robinson • DS 62
3. Creacy • SLS 48
4. Wiggins • CCU 35
5. Snow • LOW 34
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Robinson • DS 16
2. Binder • AB2 7
3. Snow • LOW 4
4. Creacy • SLS 3
Malarcher • CAG 3
Turner • CCU 3
Wiggins • CCU 3
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Binder • AB2 6
Robinson • DS 6
3. Snow • LOW 5
4. Malarcher • CAG 4
5. Creacy • SLS 2
Mitchell • LOW 2
Wiggins • CCU 2
Def. Games as SS
1. Williams • AB2 35
2. Wells • SLS 34
3. Walker • CCU 33
4. Davis • DS 25
5. Cooper • LOW 13
Owens • DS 13
Putouts as SS
1. Williams • AB2 85
2. Wells • SLS 70
3. Walker • CCU 66
4. Davis • DS 59
5. Cooper • LOW 38
Assists as SS
1. Wells • SLS 115
2. Williams • AB2 108
3. Walker • CCU 103
4. Davis • DS 65
5. Owens • DS 43
Errors Committed as SS
1. Williams • AB2 13
2. Walker • CCU 11
3. Davis • DS 10
4. Wells • SLS 9
5. Owens • DS 6
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Wells • SLS 17
2. Walker • CCU 13
Williams • AB2 13
4. Davis • DS 10
5. Cooper • LOW 8
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Johnston • DS 45
2. Williams • AB2 30
3. Suttles • SLS 27
4. Thompson • CAG 18
Singer • CCU 18
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Johnston • DS 88
2. Williams • AB2 58
3. Thompson • CAG 45
4. Suttles • SLS 39
5. Singer • CCU 32
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Johnston • DS 12
2. Williams • AB2 8
3. Thompson • CAG 4
4. McNeal • LOW 3
Singer • CCU 3
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Johnston • DS 4
Suttles • SLS 4
3. Williams • AB2 3
4. Andrews • AB2 2
McNeal • LOW 2
Singer • CCU 2
Thompson • CAG 2
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Johnston • DS 3
2. McNeal • LOW 1
Suttles • SLS 1
Thompson • CAG 1
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Crutchfield • AB2 37
2. Bell • SLS 33
Ridley • CCU 33
4. Stearnes • DS 30
5. Jackson • CAG 16
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Stearnes • DS 72
2. Crutchfield • AB2 60
3. Ridley • CCU 57
4. Bell • SLS 55
5. Jackson • CAG 49
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Ridley • CCU 8
2. Jackson • CAG 5
3. Stearnes • DS 4
4. Bell • SLS 3
5. Crutchfield • AB2 2
Dials • DS 2
Lindsey • AB2 2
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Ridley • CCU 7
Stearnes • DS 7
3. Crutchfield • AB2 2
Dials • DS 2
Jackson • CAG 2
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Stearnes • DS 2
2. Crutchfield • AB2 1
Dials • DS 1
Jackson • CAG 1
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Andrews • AB2 33
2. Dials • DS 28
3. Russell • SLS 23
4. Gardner • DS 19
5. Cox • CCU 18
Rogers • CAG 18
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Russell • SLS 34
2. Andrews • AB2 32
3. Gardner • DS 28
4. Gisentaner • LOW 27
Rogers • CAG 27
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Dials • DS 6
2. Andrews • AB2 4
Cox • CCU 4
Rogers • CAG 4
5. Laurent • CCU 3
Williams • AB2 3
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Dials • DS 6
2. Andrews • AB2 3
3. Cox • CCU 2
Gardner • DS 2
5. Gisentaner • LOW 1
Laurent • CCU 1
McNeal • LOW 1
Redus • SLS 1
Rogers • CAG 1
Russell • SLS 1
Williams • AB2 1
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Andrews • AB2 1
Brown • AB2 1
Cox • CCU 1
Gisentaner • LOW 1
Kerner • AB2 1
Rogers • CAG 1
Williams • AB2 1
Putouts as OF
1. Johnston • DS 88
2. Williams • AB2 73
3. Stearnes • DS 72
4. Crutchfield • AB2 60
5. Ridley • CCU 57
Assists as OF
1. Johnston • DS 12
2. Williams • AB2 11
3. Dials • DS 8
Ridley • CCU 8
5. Andrews • AB2 5
Jackson • CAG 5
Errors Committed as OF
1. Dials • DS 8
2. Stearnes • DS 7
Ridley • CCU 7
4. Andrews • AB2 5
5. Williams • AB2 4
McNeal • LOW 4
Suttles • SLS 4
Johnston • DS 4
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Johnston • DS 3
2. Stearnes • DS 2
3. Andrews • AB2 1
Brown • AB2 1
Cox • CCU 1
Crutchfield • AB2 1
Dials • DS 1
Gisentaner • LOW 1
Jackson • CAG 1
Kerner • AB2 1
McNeal • LOW 1
Rogers • CAG 1
Suttles • SLS 1
Thompson • CAG 1
Williams • AB2 1
Def. Games as P
1. Brown • AB2 16
Powell • DS 16
3. Trent • SLS 14
4. Mitchell • AB2 13
McDonald • 2TM 13
Putouts as P
1. Mitchell • AB2 6
2. McCall • DS 5
3. Powell • DS 4
Dean • DS 4
5. McDonald • 2TM 3
Powell • CAG 3
Paige • CCU 3
Matlock • SLS 3
Lindsey • AB2 3
Assists as P
1. McDonald • 2TM 42
2. Dean • DS 32
3. Brown • AB2 31
4. Powell • DS 29
5. Willis • CCU 27
Errors Committed as P
1. Brown • AB2 7
2. Cannon • CCU 4
3. Gisentaner • LOW 3
4. Capers • LOW 2
Chapman • CAG 2
Matlock • SLS 2
White • LOW 2
Willis • CCU 2
Double Plays Turned as P
1. McDonald • 2TM 3
2. Dean • DS 2
Parker • AB2 2
4. Bell • CCU 1
Brown • AB2 1
Capers • LOW 1
Gisentaner • LOW 1
Hensley • SLS 1
Hunter • SLS 1
McCall • DS 1
Andrews • AB2 1
Pope • LOW 1
Powell • DS 1
Rile • AB2 1
Strong • SLS 1
Trent • SLS 1
White • LOW 1
Winston • 2TM 1
Mitchell • AB2 1
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Young • SLS 7.07
2. Murray • AB2 7.06
3. Palm • DS 6.92
4. Williams • CCU 6.37
5. Trouppe • SLS 6.34
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Murray • AB2 6.51
2. Palm • DS 6.40
3. Young • SLS 6.37
4. Trouppe • SLS 5.17
5. Williams • LOW 4.74
Fielding % as C
1. Young • SLS .992
2. Trouppe • SLS .979
3. Palm • DS .971
4. Murray • AB2 .962
5. Williams • CCU .957
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Scott • LOW 11.30
2. Giles • SLS 11.27
3. West • CCU 11.11
4. McBride • AB2 10.81
5. Mitchell • AB2 10.53
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. Giles • SLS 11.15
2. West • CCU 10.55
3. Scott • LOW 10.03
4. McBride • AB2 9.70
5. Love • DS 8.71
Fielding % as 1B
1. McBride • AB2 .991
2. Giles • SLS .987
3. West • CCU .986
4. Scott • LOW .984
5. Love • DS .957
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. Allen • SLS 6.25
2. Hughes • LOW 5.55
3. Russell • 2TM 5.54
4. Saunders • DS 4.43
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. Allen • SLS 6.12
2. Hughes • LOW 5.22
3. Russell • 2TM 4.88
4. Saunders • DS 4.00
Fielding % as 2B
1. Russell • 2TM .953
2. Allen • SLS .941
3. Saunders • DS .877
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Snow • LOW 3.78
2. Binder • AB2 2.88
3. Wiggins • CCU 2.84
4. Robinson • DS 2.78
5. Creacy • SLS 2.33
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Snow • LOW 3.59
2. Wiggins • CCU 2.67
3. Robinson • DS 2.60
4. Binder • AB2 2.56
5. Creacy • SLS 2.24
Fielding % as 3B
1. Creacy • SLS .962
2. Binder • AB2 .938
3. Robinson • DS .880
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Williams • AB2 5.80
2. Wells • SLS 5.51
3. Davis • DS 5.50
4. Walker • CCU 5.45
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Williams • AB2 5.51
2. Wells • SLS 5.44
3. Walker • CCU 5.12
4. Davis • DS 4.96
Fielding % as SS
1. Wells • SLS .954
2. Walker • CCU .939
3. Williams • AB2 .937
4. Davis • DS .925
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Thompson • CAG 2.69
2. Williams • AB2 2.44
3. Johnston • DS 2.37
4. Singer • CCU 2.06
5. Suttles • SLS 1.55
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Thompson • CAG 2.72
2. Johnston • DS 2.22
3. Williams • AB2 2.20
4. Singer • CCU 1.94
5. Suttles • SLS 1.52
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Johnston • DS .962
2. Williams • AB2 .957
3. Suttles • SLS .911
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. Stearnes • DS 2.79
2. Ridley • CCU 2.07
3. Bell • SLS 1.84
4. Crutchfield • AB2 1.78
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. Stearnes • DS 2.53
2. Ridley • CCU 1.97
3. Bell • SLS 1.76
4. Crutchfield • AB2 1.68
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Bell • SLS .983
2. Crutchfield • AB2 .969
3. Stearnes • DS .916
4. Ridley • CCU .903
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Rogers • CAG 1.70
2. Russell • SLS 1.66
3. Gardner • DS 1.65
4. Cox • CCU 1.54
5. Andrews • AB2 1.25
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Rogers • CAG 1.72
2. Russell • SLS 1.52
3. Gardner • DS 1.47
4. Cox • CCU 1.44
5. Andrews • AB2 1.09
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Russell • SLS .972
2. Andrews • AB2 .923
3. Dials • DS .833
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. McDonald • 2TM 4.25
2. McCall • DS 4.00
3. Willis • CCU 3.78
4. Dean • DS 3.53
5. Mitchell • AB2 3.34
Range Factor/Game as P
1. McDonald • 2TM 3.46
2. Dean • DS 3.27
3. McCall • DS 2.67
4. Willis • CCU 2.42
5. Hensley • SLS 2.40
Fielding % as P
1. Miller • CCU 1.000
Williams • 2TM 1.000
Strong • SLS 1.000
Parker • AB2 1.000
Mitchell • AB2 1.000
Bell • CCU 1.000
McCall • DS 1.000
Hunter • SLS 1.000
Dean • DS 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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