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Major League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. Todt • BOS 1,755
2. Pipp • CIN 1,710
3. Bottomley • STL 1,607
4. Gehrig • NYY 1,566
5. Burns • CLE 1,499
Assists
1. Thevenow • STL 597
2. Critz • CIN 588
3. Adams • CHC 523
4. Friberg • PHI 512
5. Sand • PHI 495
Errors Committed
1. Sand • PHI 55
2. Koenig • NYY 52
3. Wright • PIT 49
4. Thevenow • STL 45
5. Myer • WSH 42
Def. Games as C
1. O'Farrell • STL 146
2. Sewell • CLE 125
3. Taylor • BSN 123
4. Ruel • WSH 117
5. Cochrane • PHA 115
Putouts as C
1. Cochrane • PHA 502
2. O'Farrell • STL 466
3. Ruel • WSH 452
4. Sewell • CLE 437
5. Collins • NYY 401
Assists as C
1. Taylor • BSN 123
2. O'Farrell • STL 117
3. Murray • SLS 94
4. Sewell • CLE 91
5. Cochrane • PHA 90
Errors Committed as C
1. Florence • NYG 17
2. Wilson • PHI 16
3. Cochrane • PHA 15
4. Collins • NYY 14
Smith • PIT 14
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Murray • SLS 19
2. Taylor • BSN 17
3. Collins • NYY 14
4. Ruel • WSH 13
5. O'Farrell • STL 12
Passed Balls
1. Taylor • BSN 13
2. Hartnett • CHC 12
3. Picinich • CIN 10
Wilson • PHI 10
5. Cochrane • PHA 8
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Gaston • BOS 77
2. Murray • SLS 76
3. Calderón • CSW 70
4. Gee • NLG 62
5. Ruel • WSH 59
Caught Stealing as C
1. Taylor • BSN 59
2. O'Farrell • STL 53
3. Cochrane • PHA 42
4. Schang • SLB 41
Ruel • WSH 41
Caught Stealing %
1. Hartnett • CHC 60.7
2. Schang • SLB 56.9
3. Schalk • CHW 56.8
4. González • CHC 56.4
5. Taylor • BSN 51.3
Def. Games as 1B
1. Gehrig • NYY 155
Pipp • CIN 155
3. Todt • BOS 154
Bottomley • STL 154
5. Burns • CLE 151
Putouts as 1B
1. Todt • BOS 1,755
2. Pipp • CIN 1,710
3. Bottomley • STL 1,607
4. Gehrig • NYY 1,566
5. Burns • CLE 1,499
Assists as 1B
1. Todt • BOS 126
2. Burrus • BSN 103
3. Burns • CLE 99
4. Judge • WSH 95
5. Pipp • CIN 92
Errors Committed as 1B
1. Wesley • DS 28
2. Todt • BOS 22
3. Sisler • SLB 21
4. Blue • DET 19
Bottomley • STL 19
Burns • CLE 19
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. Sisler • SLB 141
2. Pipp • CIN 140
3. Grimm • CHC 139
4. Burns • CLE 122
5. Bottomley • STL 118
Def. Games as 2B
1. Critz • CIN 155
2. Lazzeri • NYY 149
Spurgeon • CLE 149
4. Friberg • PHI 144
5. Harris • WSH 141
Putouts as 2B
1. Friberg • PHI 381
2. Critz • CIN 357
3. Harris • WSH 356
4. Spurgeon • CLE 341
5. Adams • CHC 324
Assists as 2B
1. Critz • CIN 588
2. Friberg • PHI 512
3. Adams • CHC 485
4. Spurgeon • CLE 479
5. Frisch • NYG 471
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Spurgeon • CLE 32
2. Lazzeri • NYY 31
3. Harris • WSH 30
4. Adams • CHC 29
5. Hornsby • STL 27
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Critz • CIN 107
2. Adams • CHC 93
Spurgeon • CLE 93
4. Friberg • PHI 89
5. Harris • WSH 74
Def. Games as 3B
1. Bell • STL 155
2. Traynor • PIT 148
3. Kamm • CHW 142
Lutzke • CLE 142
5. Lindstrom • NYG 138
Putouts as 3B
1. Traynor • PIT 182
2. Kamm • CHW 177
3. Bell • STL 165
4. Lutzke • CLE 160
5. Lindstrom • NYG 151
Assists as 3B
1. Kamm • CHW 323
2. Haney • BOS 322
3. Lutzke • CLE 302
4. Dressen • CIN 284
5. Traynor • PIT 279
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Creacy • SLS 32
2. Traynor • PIT 23
3. Jeffries • DS 22
Bell • STL 22
5. Haney • BOS 21
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Traynor • PIT 32
2. Haney • BOS 27
Lutzke • CLE 27
4. Bell • STL 25
5. Lindstrom • NYG 23
Def. Games as SS
1. Tavener • DET 156
Thevenow • STL 156
3. Sewell • CLE 154
4. Sand • PHI 149
5. Rigney • BOS 146
Putouts as SS
1. Thevenow • STL 371
2. Sand • PHI 358
3. Cooney • CHC 344
4. Sewell • CLE 326
5. Bancroft • BSN 317
Assists as SS
1. Thevenow • STL 597
2. Sand • PHI 495
3. Rigney • BOS 492
Cooney • CHC 492
5. Tavener • DET 470
Errors Committed as SS
1. Sand • PHI 55
2. Koenig • NYY 52
3. Wright • PIT 49
4. Thevenow • STL 45
5. Galloway • PHA 41
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Cooney • CHC 107
2. Thevenow • STL 98
3. Tavener • DET 92
Gerber • SLB 92
5. Sand • PHI 88
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Falk • CHW 155
2. Jamieson • CLE 143
3. Meusel • NYG 112
4. Lamar • PHA 107
5. Blades • STL 105
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Falk • CHW 320
2. Jamieson • CLE 292
3. Blades • STL 218
4. Wheat • BRO 198
5. Lamar • PHA 191
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Jamieson • CLE 16
2. Falk • CHW 15
3. Wingo • DET 12
Williams • SLB 12
5. Meusel • NYG 11
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Jamieson • CLE 13
2. Wingo • DET 12
3. Wheat • BRO 11
Williams • SLB 11
5. Goslin • WSH 10
Lamar • PHA 10
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Jamieson • CLE 6
2. Falk • CHW 4
3. Wheat • BRO 3
Ruth • NYY 3
McNeely • WSH 3
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Speaker • CLE 149
2. Mostil • CHW 147
Simmons • PHA 147
4. Combs • NYY 144
Roush • CIN 144
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Mostil • CHW 418
2. Speaker • CLE 397
3. Douthit • STL 384
4. Wilson • CHC 340
5. Combs • NYY 337
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Speaker • CLE 21
2. Stearnes • DS 18
3. Mostil • CHW 15
Bell • SLS 15
5. Goslin • WSH 13
Flagstead • BOS 13
López • CSW 13
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Carey • 2TM 19
Douthit • STL 19
3. Mostil • CHW 15
Roush • CIN 15
5. Combs • NYY 12
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Speaker • CLE 8
2. Goslin • WSH 7
Stearnes • DS 7
4. Tyson • NYG 5
Simmons • PHA 5
Wilson • CHC 5
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Summa • CLE 154
2. Walker • CIN 151
3. Heilmann • DET 134
4. Waner • PIT 133
5. Welsh • BSN 129
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Summa • CLE 327
Walker • CIN 327
3. Waner • PIT 297
4. Welsh • BSN 266
5. Heathcote • CHC 226
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Welsh • BSN 24
2. Walker • CIN 21
3. Waner • PIT 19
4. Heilmann • DET 17
Summa • CLE 17
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Walker • CIN 14
2. Welsh • BSN 11
3. Summa • CLE 9
McNair • KCM 9
5. Southworth • 2TM 8
Miller • 2TM 8
Carlyle • 2TM 8
Waner • PIT 8
Cox • BRO 8
Russell • SLS 8
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Walker • CIN 9
2. Heathcote • CHC 8
Welsh • BSN 8
4. French • PHA 7
5. Summa • CLE 5
Def. Games as OF
1. Cuyler • PIT 157
2. Falk • CHW 155
3. Summa • CLE 154
4. Brown • BSN 153
5. Rice • WSH 152
Walker • CIN 152
Putouts as OF
1. Mostil • CHW 440
Douthit • STL 440
3. Cuyler • PIT 405
4. Brown • BSN 401
5. Speaker • CLE 394
Assists as OF
1. Goslin • WSH 25
Rice • WSH 25
3. Welsh • BSN 23
4. Rice • SLB 22
Heathcote • CHC 22
Errors Committed as OF
1. Douthit • STL 20
2. Carey • 2TM 19
3. Mueller • 2TM 17
4. Goslin • WSH 15
Mostil • CHW 15
Rice • WSH 15
Brown • BSN 15
Roush • CIN 15
Miller • 2TM 15
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Goslin • WSH 8
Heathcote • CHC 8
Walker • CIN 8
Welsh • BSN 8
5. French • PHA 7
Speaker • CLE 7
Stearnes • DS 7
Def. Games as P
1. Marberry • WSH 64
2. Scott • NYG 50
3. Pate • PHA 47
Donohue • CIN 47
Willoughby • PHI 47
Putouts as P
1. Uhle • CLE 30
2. Fitzsimmons • NYG 20
3. Gaston • SLB 16
Lyons • CHW 16
Mays • CIN 16
Assists as P
1. Mays • CIN 117
2. Lyons • CHW 91
3. Zachary • SLB 80
4. Rhem • STL 76
5. Pennock • NYY 73
Hensley • SLS 73
Errors Committed as P
1. Yokely • BBS 8
2. Gray • PHA 7
Uhle • CLE 7
Carter • HBG 7
Winters • HIL 7
Petty • BRO 7
Ehmke • 2TM 7
Double Plays Turned as P
1. Mays • CIN 10
2. Hensley • SLS 9
3. Levsen • CLE 7
4. Coveleski • WSH 6
Pennock • NYY 6
Smith • CLE 6
Meadows • PIT 6
Rhem • STL 6
Smith • BSN 6
Morris • DS 6
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Gatewood • AC 7.56
2. Russ • CAG 7.19
3. Jones • AC 6.90
4. Bonner • CEL 6.61
5. Lewis • 2TM 6.44
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Russ • CAG 6.92
2. Jones • AC 6.05
3. Murray • SLS 5.64
4. Clarke • BBS 5.57
5. Foreman • ABC 5.45
Fielding % as C
1. González • CHC .989
2. Ruel • WSH .989
3. Hargrave • CIN .988
4. Jones • AC .987
5. Taylor • BSN .985
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Hawkins • KCM 12.68
2. Todt • BOS 12.47
3. Wesley • DS 12.04
4. Pipp • CIN 11.90
5. Suttles • SLS 11.75
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. Todt • BOS 12.21
2. Hawkins • KCM 11.66
3. Pipp • CIN 11.63
4. Wesley • DS 11.31
5. Kelly • NYG 11.18
Fielding % as 1B
1. Pérez • HBG .996
2. Sheely • CHW .995
3. Judge • WSH .994
4. Kelly • NYG .993
5. Pipp • CIN .992
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. DeMoss • ABC 6.62
2. Friberg • PHI 6.52
3. Regan • BOS 6.31
4. Adams • CHC 6.22
5. Critz • CIN 6.16
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. DeMoss • ABC 6.38
2. Friberg • PHI 6.20
3. Regan • BOS 6.18
4. Critz • CIN 6.10
5. Williams • CAG 6.00
Fielding % as 2B
1. Bishop • PHA .987
2. Critz • CIN .981
3. Friberg • PHI .976
4. Frisch • NYG .975
5. Gehringer • DET .973
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. McManus • SLB 3.84
2. Kamm • CHW 3.63
3. Dykes • PHA 3.62
4. Haney • BOS 3.56
5. Rojo • BBS 3.46
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. McManus • SLB 3.76
2. Kamm • CHW 3.52
3. Dykes • PHA 3.45
4. Haney • BOS 3.44
5. Lutzke • CLE 3.25
Fielding % as 3B
1. Kamm • CHW .978
2. Malarcher • CAG .972
3. Freigau • CHC .966
4. Dressen • CIN .966
5. Portuondo • CSE .963
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Thevenow • STL 6.31
2. Sand • PHI 6.21
3. Bancroft • BSN 6.12
4. Cooney • CHC 6.10
5. Turner • BRG 6.09
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Thevenow • STL 6.21
2. Cooney • CHC 5.93
3. Bancroft • BSN 5.81
4. Sand • PHI 5.72
5. Wells • SLS 5.67
Fielding % as SS
1. Cooney • CHC .972
2. Rigney • BOS .969
3. Jackson • NYG .962
4. Bancroft • BSN .956
5. Thevenow • STL .956
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Young • NLG 2.30
2. Jones • 2TM 2.28
3. Jenkins • HBG 2.21
4. Mesa • CSE 2.15
5. Washington • HIL 1.90
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Brown • BSN 2.23
2. Blades • STL 2.17
3. Falk • CHW 2.16
4. Jamieson • CLE 2.15
5. Jones • 2TM 2.13
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Falk • CHW .991
2. Jenkins • HBG .990
3. Mason • 2TM .982
4. Blades • STL .979
5. Washington • HIL .971
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. López • CSW 3.53
2. Holloway • BBS 2.86
3. White • AC 2.69
4. Thomas • HIL 2.55
5. Stearnes • DS 2.52
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. López • CSW 3.29
2. Mostil • CHW 2.95
3. Douthit • STL 2.88
4. Cuyler • PIT 2.87
5. Speaker • CLE 2.81
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Thomas • HIL .991
2. Oms • CSE .989
3. Jacobson • 2TM .983
4. Johnson • NLG .981
5. Speaker • CLE .981
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Young • NLG 2.25
2. Jones • ABC 2.23
3. Gardner • CAG 2.01
4. Briggs • HIL 1.89
5. Dixon • HBG 1.81
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Waner • PIT 2.38
2. Walker • CIN 2.30
3. Welsh • BSN 2.25
4. Heathcote • CHC 2.24
5. Summa • CLE 2.23
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Baró • CSE 1.000
2. Dixon • HBG .985
3. Heathcote • CHC .984
4. Gardner • CAG .982
5. Farrell • AC .980
Range Factor/9Inn as OF
1. Douthit • STL 3.35
2. Mostil • CHW 3.15
3. Nixon • PHI 2.96
4. Carey • 2TM 2.93
5. Flagstead • BOS 2.89
Range Factor/Game as OF
1. Douthit • STL 3.29
2. Mostil • CHW 3.10
3. Flagstead • BOS 2.84
4. Carey • 2TM 2.78
5. Speaker • CLE 2.78
Fielding % as OF
1. Falk • CHW .992
2. Heathcote • CHC .985
3. Speaker • CLE .981
4. Blades • STL .980
5. Leach • PHI .979
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Williams • DM 4.35
2. Mays • CIN 4.26
3. Kenyon • DS 4.11
4. Cockrell • HIL 4.04
5. Harney • CAG 3.91
Range Factor/Game as P
1. Cockrell • HIL 3.53
2. Mays • CIN 3.41
3. Kenyon • DS 2.86
4. Brewer • KCM 2.83
5. Bell • KCM 2.79
Fielding % as P
1. Blankenship • CHW 1.000
Shaute • CLE 1.000
Smith • CLE 1.000
Stoner • DET 1.000
Thomas • CHW 1.000
Flournoy • BRG 1.000
San • CSE 1.000
Strong • BBS 1.000
Benton • BSN 1.000
Fitzsimmons • NYG 1.000
Kaufmann • CHC 1.000
Lucas • CIN 1.000
Kenyon • DS 1.000
Stevens • ABC 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