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Major League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. TodtBOS 1,755
2. PippCIN 1,710
3. BottomleySTL 1,607
4. GehrigNYY 1,566
5. BurnsCLE 1,499
Assists
1. ThevenowSTL 597
2. CritzCIN 588
3. AdamsCHC 523
4. FribergPHI 512
5. SandPHI 495
Errors Committed
1. SandPHI 55
2. KoenigNYY 52
3. WrightPIT 49
4. ThevenowSTL 45
5. MyerWSH 42
Def. Games as C
1. O'FarrellSTL 146
2. SewellCLE 125
3. TaylorBSN 123
4. RuelWSH 117
5. CochranePHA 115
Putouts as C
1. CochranePHA 502
2. O'FarrellSTL 466
3. RuelWSH 452
4. SewellCLE 437
5. CollinsNYY 401
Assists as C
1. TaylorBSN 123
2. O'FarrellSTL 117
3. MurraySLS 94
4. SewellCLE 91
5. CochranePHA 90
Errors Committed as C
1. FlorenceNYG 17
2. WilsonPHI 16
3. CochranePHA 15
4. CollinsNYY 14
SmithPIT 14
Double Plays Turned as C
1. MurraySLS 19
2. TaylorBSN 17
3. CollinsNYY 14
4. RuelWSH 13
5. O'FarrellSTL 12
Passed Balls
1. TaylorBSN 13
2. HartnettCHC 12
3. PicinichCIN 10
WilsonPHI 10
5. CochranePHA 8
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. GastonBOS 77
2. MurraySLS 76
3. CalderónCSW 70
4. GeeNLG 62
5. RuelWSH 59
Caught Stealing as C
1. TaylorBSN 59
2. O'FarrellSTL 53
3. CochranePHA 42
4. SchangSLB 41
RuelWSH 41
Caught Stealing %
1. HartnettCHC 60.7
2. SchangSLB 56.9
3. SchalkCHW 56.8
4. GonzálezCHC 56.4
5. TaylorBSN 51.3
Def. Games as 1B
1. GehrigNYY 155
PippCIN 155
3. TodtBOS 154
BottomleySTL 154
5. BurnsCLE 151
Putouts as 1B
1. TodtBOS 1,755
2. PippCIN 1,710
3. BottomleySTL 1,607
4. GehrigNYY 1,566
5. BurnsCLE 1,499
Assists as 1B
1. TodtBOS 126
2. BurrusBSN 103
3. BurnsCLE 99
4. JudgeWSH 95
5. PippCIN 92
Errors Committed as 1B
1. WesleyDS 28
2. TodtBOS 22
3. SislerSLB 21
4. BlueDET 19
BottomleySTL 19
BurnsCLE 19
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. SislerSLB 141
2. PippCIN 140
3. GrimmCHC 139
4. BurnsCLE 122
5. BottomleySTL 118
Def. Games as 2B
1. CritzCIN 155
2. LazzeriNYY 149
SpurgeonCLE 149
4. FribergPHI 144
5. HarrisWSH 141
Putouts as 2B
1. FribergPHI 381
2. CritzCIN 357
3. HarrisWSH 356
4. SpurgeonCLE 341
5. AdamsCHC 324
Assists as 2B
1. CritzCIN 588
2. FribergPHI 512
3. AdamsCHC 485
4. SpurgeonCLE 479
5. FrischNYG 471
Errors Committed as 2B
1. SpurgeonCLE 32
2. LazzeriNYY 31
3. HarrisWSH 30
4. AdamsCHC 29
5. HornsbySTL 27
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. CritzCIN 107
2. AdamsCHC 93
SpurgeonCLE 93
4. FribergPHI 89
5. HarrisWSH 74
Def. Games as 3B
1. BellSTL 155
2. TraynorPIT 148
3. KammCHW 142
LutzkeCLE 142
5. LindstromNYG 138
Putouts as 3B
1. TraynorPIT 182
2. KammCHW 177
3. BellSTL 165
4. LutzkeCLE 160
5. LindstromNYG 151
Assists as 3B
1. KammCHW 323
2. HaneyBOS 322
3. LutzkeCLE 302
4. DressenCIN 284
5. TraynorPIT 279
Errors Committed as 3B
1. CreacySLS 32
2. TraynorPIT 23
3. JeffriesDS 22
BellSTL 22
5. HaneyBOS 21
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. TraynorPIT 32
2. HaneyBOS 27
LutzkeCLE 27
4. BellSTL 25
5. LindstromNYG 23
Def. Games as SS
1. TavenerDET 156
ThevenowSTL 156
3. SewellCLE 154
4. SandPHI 149
5. RigneyBOS 146
Putouts as SS
1. ThevenowSTL 371
2. SandPHI 358
3. CooneyCHC 344
4. SewellCLE 326
5. BancroftBSN 317
Assists as SS
1. ThevenowSTL 597
2. SandPHI 495
3. RigneyBOS 492
CooneyCHC 492
5. TavenerDET 470
Errors Committed as SS
1. SandPHI 55
2. KoenigNYY 52
3. WrightPIT 49
4. ThevenowSTL 45
5. GallowayPHA 41
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. CooneyCHC 107
2. ThevenowSTL 98
3. TavenerDET 92
GerberSLB 92
5. SandPHI 88
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. FalkCHW 155
2. JamiesonCLE 143
3. MeuselNYG 112
4. LamarPHA 107
5. BladesSTL 105
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. FalkCHW 333
2. JamiesonCLE 291
3. BladesSTL 231
4. WheatBRO 198
5. GoslinWSH 195
LamarPHA 195
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. JamiesonCLE 16
2. FalkCHW 15
3. WingoDET 12
4. MeuselNYG 11
WilliamsSLB 11
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. JamiesonCLE 13
2. WingoDET 12
3. WheatBRO 11
WilliamsSLB 11
5. GoslinWSH 10
LamarPHA 10
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. JamiesonCLE 6
2. FalkCHW 4
3. WheatBRO 3
RuthNYY 3
McNeelyWSH 3
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. SpeakerCLE 149
2. MostilCHW 147
SimmonsPHA 147
4. CombsNYY 144
RoushCIN 144
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. MostilCHW 435
2. DouthitSTL 424
3. SpeakerCLE 397
4. CombsNYY 366
5. WilsonCHC 344
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. SpeakerCLE 21
2. StearnesDS 18
3. MostilCHW 15
BellSLS 15
5. FlagsteadBOS 14
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. DouthitSTL 19
Carey2TM 19
3. MostilCHW 15
RoushCIN 15
5. CombsNYY 12
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. SpeakerCLE 8
2. GoslinWSH 7
StearnesDS 7
4. TysonNYG 5
SimmonsPHA 5
WilsonCHC 5
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. SummaCLE 154
2. WalkerCIN 151
3. HeilmannDET 134
4. WanerPIT 133
5. WelshBSN 129
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. SummaCLE 328
2. WalkerCIN 327
3. WanerPIT 297
4. WelshBSN 285
5. Southworth2TM 238
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. WelshBSN 24
2. WalkerCIN 21
3. WanerPIT 19
4. HeilmannDET 18
5. RiceWSH 17
SummaCLE 17
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. WalkerCIN 14
2. WelshBSN 11
3. SummaCLE 9
McNairKCM 9
5. Southworth2TM 8
Miller2TM 8
Carlyle2TM 8
WanerPIT 8
CoxBRO 8
RussellSLS 8
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. WalkerCIN 9
2. WelshBSN 8
HeathcoteCHC 8
4. FrenchPHA 7
5. SummaCLE 5
Def. Games as OF
1. CuylerPIT 157
2. FalkCHW 155
3. SummaCLE 154
4. BrownBSN 153
5. RiceWSH 152
WalkerCIN 152
Putouts as OF
1. MostilCHW 440
DouthitSTL 440
3. CuylerPIT 405
4. BrownBSN 401
5. SpeakerCLE 394
Assists as OF
1. GoslinWSH 25
RiceWSH 25
3. WelshBSN 23
4. RiceSLB 22
HeathcoteCHC 22
Errors Committed as OF
1. DouthitSTL 20
2. Carey2TM 19
3. Mueller2TM 17
4. GoslinWSH 15
MostilCHW 15
RiceWSH 15
BrownBSN 15
RoushCIN 15
Miller2TM 15
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. GoslinWSH 8
HeathcoteCHC 8
WalkerCIN 8
WelshBSN 8
5. FrenchPHA 7
SpeakerCLE 7
StearnesDS 7
Def. Games as P
1. MarberryWSH 64
2. ScottNYG 50
3. PatePHA 47
DonohueCIN 47
WilloughbyPHI 47
Putouts as P
1. UhleCLE 30
2. FitzsimmonsNYG 20
3. GastonSLB 16
LyonsCHW 16
MaysCIN 16
Assists as P
1. MaysCIN 117
2. LyonsCHW 91
3. ZacharySLB 80
4. RhemSTL 76
5. PennockNYY 73
HensleySLS 73
Errors Committed as P
1. YokelyBBS 8
2. GrayPHA 7
UhleCLE 7
CarterHBG 7
WintersHIL 7
PettyBRO 7
Ehmke2TM 7
Double Plays Turned as P
1. MaysCIN 10
2. HensleySLS 9
3. LevsenCLE 7
4. CoveleskiWSH 6
PennockNYY 6
SmithCLE 6
MeadowsPIT 6
RhemSTL 6
SmithBSN 6
MorrisDS 6
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. GatewoodAC 7.56
2. RussCAG 7.19
3. JonesAC 6.90
4. BonnerCEL 6.61
5. Lewis2TM 6.44
Range Factor/Game as C
1. RussCAG 6.92
2. JonesAC 6.05
3. MurraySLS 5.64
4. ClarkeBBS 5.57
5. ForemanABC 5.45
Fielding % as C
1. GonzálezCHC .989
2. RuelWSH .989
3. HargraveCIN .988
4. JonesAC .987
5. TaylorBSN .985
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. HawkinsKCM 12.68
2. TodtBOS 12.47
3. WesleyDS 12.04
4. PippCIN 11.90
5. SuttlesSLS 11.75
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. TodtBOS 12.21
2. HawkinsKCM 11.66
3. PippCIN 11.63
4. WesleyDS 11.31
5. KellyNYG 11.18
Fielding % as 1B
1. PérezHBG .996
2. SheelyCHW .995
3. JudgeWSH .994
4. KellyNYG .993
5. PippCIN .992
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. DeMossABC 6.62
2. FribergPHI 6.52
3. ReganBOS 6.31
4. AdamsCHC 6.22
5. CritzCIN 6.16
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. DeMossABC 6.38
2. FribergPHI 6.20
3. ReganBOS 6.18
4. CritzCIN 6.10
5. WilliamsCAG 6.00
Fielding % as 2B
1. BishopPHA .987
2. CritzCIN .981
3. FribergPHI .976
4. FrischNYG .975
5. GehringerDET .973
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. McManusSLB 3.84
2. KammCHW 3.63
3. DykesPHA 3.62
4. HaneyBOS 3.56
5. RojoBBS 3.46
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. McManusSLB 3.76
2. KammCHW 3.52
3. DykesPHA 3.45
4. HaneyBOS 3.44
5. LutzkeCLE 3.25
Fielding % as 3B
1. KammCHW .978
2. MalarcherCAG .972
3. FreigauCHC .966
4. DressenCIN .966
5. PortuondoCSE .963
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. ThevenowSTL 6.31
2. SandPHI 6.21
3. BancroftBSN 6.12
4. CooneyCHC 6.10
5. TurnerBRG 6.09
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. ThevenowSTL 6.21
2. CooneyCHC 5.93
3. BancroftBSN 5.81
4. SandPHI 5.72
5. WellsSLS 5.67
Fielding % as SS
1. CooneyCHC .972
2. RigneyBOS .969
3. JacksonNYG .962
4. BancroftBSN .956
5. ThevenowSTL .956
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. YoungNLG 2.30
2. Jones2TM 2.28
3. JenkinsHBG 2.21
4. MesaCSE 2.15
5. WashingtonHIL 1.90
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. GoslinWSH 2.38
2. BrownBSN 2.31
3. BladesSTL 2.30
4. FalkCHW 2.25
5. WilliamsSLB 2.19
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. FalkCHW .991
2. JenkinsHBG .990
3. Mason2TM .982
4. BladesSTL .980
5. WashingtonHIL .971
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. LópezCSW 3.53
2. HollowayBBS 2.86
3. WhiteAC 2.69
4. ThomasHIL 2.55
5. StearnesDS 2.52
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. LópezCSW 3.29
2. DouthitSTL 3.17
3. MostilCHW 3.06
4. CuylerPIT 2.87
5. FlagsteadBOS 2.87
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. ThomasHIL .991
2. OmsCSE .989
3. JohnsonNLG .981
4. SpeakerCLE .981
5. Jacobson2TM .981
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. YoungNLG 2.25
2. JonesABC 2.23
3. GardnerCAG 2.01
4. BriggsHIL 1.89
5. DixonHBG 1.81
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. WelshBSN 2.40
2. WanerPIT 2.38
3. WalkerCIN 2.30
4. Southworth2TM 2.30
5. HeathcoteCHC 2.25
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. BaróCSE 1.000
2. DixonHBG .985
3. HeathcoteCHC .984
4. GardnerCAG .982
5. FarrellAC .980
Range Factor/9Inn as OF
1. DouthitSTL 3.35
2. MostilCHW 3.15
3. NixonPHI 2.96
4. Carey2TM 2.93
5. FlagsteadBOS 2.89
Range Factor/Game as OF
1. DouthitSTL 3.29
2. MostilCHW 3.10
3. FlagsteadBOS 2.84
4. Carey2TM 2.78
5. SpeakerCLE 2.78
Fielding % as OF
1. FalkCHW .992
2. HeathcoteCHC .985
3. SpeakerCLE .981
4. BladesSTL .980
5. LeachPHI .979
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. WilliamsDM 4.35
2. MaysCIN 4.26
3. KenyonDS 4.11
4. CockrellHIL 4.04
5. HarneyCAG 3.91
Range Factor/Game as P
1. CockrellHIL 3.53
2. MaysCIN 3.41
3. KenyonDS 2.86
4. BrewerKCM 2.83
5. BellKCM 2.79
Fielding % as P
1. BlankenshipCHW 1.000
ShauteCLE 1.000
SmithCLE 1.000
StonerDET 1.000
ThomasCHW 1.000
FlournoyBRG 1.000
SanCSE 1.000
StrongBBS 1.000
BentonBSN 1.000
FitzsimmonsNYG 1.000
KaufmannCHC 1.000
LucasCIN 1.000
KenyonDS 1.000
StevensABC 1.000