Major League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. Gould • BOS 516
2. Start • NYU 497
3. Mills • BAL 464
4. Dehlman • BRA 457
5. Mack • ATH 302
Assists
1. Wright • BOS 193
2. Ferguson • BRA 178
3. Radcliff • BAL 166
4. Barnes • BOS 162
5. Hatfield • NYU 159
Errors Committed
1. Radcliff • BAL 74
2. Ferguson • BRA 63
3. Burdock • BRA 58
4. Hatfield • NYU 57
Anson • ATH 57
Def. Games as C
1. Hicks • NYU 54
2. Allison • 2TM 40
3. McVey • BOS 39
4. Barlow • BRA 36
5. Craver • BAL 27
Putouts as C
1. Hicks • NYU 295
2. Allison • 2TM 182
3. Craver • BAL 166
4. McVey • BOS 149
5. Higham • BAL 131
Assists as C
1. Barlow • BRA 48
2. Hicks • NYU 34
3. Allison • 2TM 30
McVey • BOS 30
5. Malone • ATH 28
Errors Committed as C
1. Hicks • NYU 47
2. Barlow • BRA 44
3. Allison • 2TM 28
Higham • BAL 28
5. McVey • BOS 27
Craver • BAL 27
Double Plays Turned as C
1. White • CLE 5
2. Craver • BAL 4
3. Hicks • NYU 3
Malone • ATH 3
McGeary • ATH 3
Hastings • 2TM 3
Passed Balls
1. Barlow • BRA 36
2. Higham • BAL 34
3. Hicks • NYU 32
4. Hastings • 2TM 26
5. Allison • 2TM 24
Def. Games as 1B
1. Mills • BAL 55
2. Start • NYU 54
3. Gould • BOS 44
4. Dehlman • BRA 37
5. Mack • ATH 26
Putouts as 1B
1. Gould • BOS 513
2. Start • NYU 497
3. Mills • BAL 464
4. Dehlman • BRA 457
5. Murnane • MAN 285
Assists as 1B
1. Mack • ATH 11
2. Gould • BOS 6
Mills • BAL 6
4. Carleton • CLE 4
Dehlman • BRA 4
Errors Committed as 1B
1. Gould • BOS 37
2. Dehlman • BRA 36
3. Mills • BAL 35
4. Murnane • MAN 30
5. Start • NYU 22
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. Gould • BOS 33
2. Start • NYU 26
3. Mills • BAL 17
4. Simmons • CLE 11
5. Dehlman • BRA 9
Def. Games as 2B
1. Hatfield • NYU 55
2. Fisler • ATH 47
3. Barnes • BOS 45
4. Wood • 2TM 32
5. Carey • BAL 29
Putouts as 2B
1. Hatfield • NYU 157
2. Barnes • BOS 138
3. Fisler • ATH 117
4. Wood • 2TM 106
5. Carey • BAL 79
Assists as 2B
1. Barnes • BOS 162
2. Hatfield • NYU 159
3. Fisler • ATH 140
4. Wood • 2TM 76
5. Booth • 2TM 72
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Hatfield • NYU 57
2. Booth • 2TM 39
3. Barnes • BOS 32
Fisler • ATH 32
5. Carey • BAL 28
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Barnes • BOS 31
2. Hatfield • NYU 25
3. Fisler • ATH 13
4. Booth • 2TM 9
5. Pike • BAL 7
Def. Games as 3B
1. Anson • ATH 46
2. Schafer • BOS 43
3. Ferguson • BRA 37
4. Force • 2TM 35
5. Boyd • NYU 34
Putouts as 3B
1. Anson • ATH 89
2. Ferguson • BRA 86
3. Force • 2TM 75
4. Schafer • BOS 73
5. Boyd • NYU 53
Assists as 3B
1. Ferguson • BRA 178
2. Schafer • BOS 117
3. Force • 2TM 87
4. Anson • ATH 84
5. Boyd • NYU 63
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Ferguson • BRA 63
2. Anson • ATH 57
3. Schafer • BOS 50
4. Boyd • NYU 43
5. Sutton • CLE 35
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Ferguson • BRA 8
2. Schafer • BOS 6
3. Anson • ATH 5
4. Force • 2TM 4
5. Waterman • OLY 3
Sellman • OLY 3
Def. Games as SS
1. Radcliff • BAL 50
2. Wright • BOS 48
3. Pearce • NYU 42
4. Burdock • BRA 36
5. Holdsworth • 2TM 25
Putouts as SS
1. Wright • BOS 87
2. Radcliff • BAL 66
3. Holdsworth • 2TM 65
4. Burdock • BRA 50
5. Pearce • NYU 34
Assists as SS
1. Wright • BOS 193
2. Radcliff • BAL 156
3. Pearce • NYU 144
4. Burdock • BRA 112
5. Snyder • ECK 95
Errors Committed as SS
1. Radcliff • BAL 66
2. Burdock • BRA 56
3. Wright • BOS 55
4. Holdsworth • 2TM 40
5. Snyder • ECK 39
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Wright • BOS 25
2. Pearce • NYU 12
3. Holdsworth • 2TM 10
4. Radcliff • BAL 9
5. Fulmer • NYU 5
Def. Games as OF
1. Eggler • NYU 56
2. McMullin • NYU 53
3. Hall • BAL 52
4. York • BAL 51
5. Bechtel • NYU 50
Putouts as OF
1. Eggler • NYU 154
2. McMullin • NYU 146
3. York • BAL 145
4. Cuthbert • ATH 95
5. Treacey • ATH 93
Assists as OF
1. Eggler • NYU 12
2. Leonard • BOS 7
York • BAL 7
4. Booth • 2TM 6
5. Allen • MAN 5
Meyerle • ATH 5
King • TRO 5
Remsen • BRA 5
Errors Committed as OF
1. Remsen • BRA 24
2. Treacey • ATH 22
McMullin • NYU 22
4. Hall • BAL 18
5. Bechtel • NYU 17
King • TRO 17
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Glenn • 2TM 2
York • BAL 2
Eggler • NYU 2
Hall • BAL 2
Remsen • BRA 2
Reach • ATH 2
Def. Games as P
1. Cummings • NYU 55
2. Mathews • BAL 49
3. Spalding • BOS 48
4. McBride • ATH 47
5. Britt • BRA 37
Putouts as P
1. McBride • ATH 34
2. Spalding • BOS 28
3. Cummings • NYU 21
4. Mathews • BAL 20
5. Fisher • BAL 14
Assists as P
1. Spalding • BOS 101
2. McBride • ATH 83
3. Cummings • NYU 61
4. Britt • BRA 53
5. Zettlein • 2TM 52
Errors Committed as P
1. McBride • ATH 24
2. Mathews • BAL 20
3. Britt • BRA 17
4. Zettlein • 2TM 16
5. Spalding • BOS 14
Double Plays Turned as P
1. Cummings • NYU 3
McBride • ATH 3
Pratt • CLE 3
4. Bentley • MAN 2
Mathews • BAL 2
Spalding • BOS 2
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Higham • BAL 7.46
2. Craver • BAL 7.25
3. Hastings • 2TM 6.46
4. White • CLE 6.43
5. Hicks • NYU 6.02
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Craver • BAL 7.07
2. Higham • BAL 6.20
3. Hicks • NYU 6.09
4. Hastings • 2TM 5.40
5. McGeary • ATH 5.39
Fielding % as C
1. Malone • ATH .884
2. Allison • 2TM .883
3. Craver • BAL .876
4. Hicks • NYU .875
5. McVey • BOS .869
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Murnane • MAN 12.76
2. Dehlman • BRA 12.35
3. Gould • BOS 12.10
4. Mack • ATH 11.10
5. Allison • ECK 10.82
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. Dehlman • BRA 12.46
2. Murnane • MAN 12.39
3. Gould • BOS 11.80
4. Mack • ATH 11.19
5. Allison • ECK 10.27
Fielding % as 1B
1. Start • NYU .958
2. McAtee • TRO .948
3. Mack • ATH .948
4. Gould • BOS .933
5. Mills • BAL .931
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. Barnes • BOS 6.68
2. Booth • 2TM 6.44
3. Wood • 2TM 5.65
4. Hatfield • NYU 5.63
5. Fisler • ATH 5.52
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. Barnes • BOS 6.67
2. Booth • 2TM 6.57
3. Hatfield • NYU 5.75
4. Wood • 2TM 5.69
5. Fisler • ATH 5.47
Fielding % as 2B
1. Barnes • BOS .904
2. Fisler • ATH .889
3. Wood • 2TM .875
4. Hatfield • NYU .847
5. Carey • BAL .815
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Ferguson • BRA 7.16
2. Force • 2TM 4.70
3. Schafer • BOS 4.44
4. Fisher • BAL 4.09
5. Sutton • CLE 4.03
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Ferguson • BRA 7.14
2. Force • 2TM 4.63
3. Schafer • BOS 4.42
4. Fisher • BAL 4.11
5. Sutton • CLE 4.05
Fielding % as 3B
1. Force • 2TM .857
2. Ferguson • BRA .807
3. Schafer • BOS .792
4. Anson • ATH .752
5. Boyd • NYU .730
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Wright • BOS 5.86
2. Holdsworth • 2TM 5.43
3. Snyder • ECK 5.27
4. McGeary • ATH 4.83
5. Burdock • BRA 4.64
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Wright • BOS 5.83
2. Holdsworth • 2TM 5.48
3. McGeary • ATH 5.13
4. Snyder • ECK 5.00
5. Burdock • BRA 4.50
Fielding % as SS
1. Pearce • NYU .844
2. Wright • BOS .836
3. McGeary • ATH .797
4. Holdsworth • 2TM .774
5. Radcliff • BAL .771
Range Factor/9Inn as OF
1. Eggler • NYU 2.93
2. York • BAL 2.86
3. Remsen • BRA 2.52
4. Gedney • 2TM 2.51
5. McMullin • NYU 2.50
Range Factor/Game as OF
1. York • BAL 2.98
2. Eggler • NYU 2.96
3. McMullin • NYU 2.81
4. Remsen • BRA 2.54
5. Gedney • 2TM 2.44
Fielding % as OF
1. Eggler • NYU .917
2. York • BAL .916
3. Gedney • 2TM .892
4. Pike • BAL .875
5. McMullin • NYU .871
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Spalding • BOS 2.87
2. Fisher • BAL 2.86
3. Bentley • MAN 2.56
4. McBride • ATH 2.51
5. Buttery • MAN 2.44
Range Factor/Game as P
1. Spalding • BOS 2.69
2. McBride • ATH 2.49
3. Bentley • MAN 2.28
4. Buttery • MAN 2.00
5. Zettlein • 2TM 1.88
Fielding % as P
1. Cummings • NYU .911
2. Spalding • BOS .902
3. Buttery • MAN .842
4. McBride • ATH .830
5. Bentley • MAN .820

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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