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Major League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. Terry • NYG 1,575
2. Kelly • CIN 1,537
3. Hurst • PHI 1,509
4. Blue • SLB 1,491
5. Fonseca • CLE 1,486
Assists
1. Jackson • NYG 552
2. Hornsby • CHC 547
3. Maranville • BSN 537
4. Ford • CIN 520
5. Melillo • SLB 519
Errors Committed
1. Cronin • WSH 62
2. Cissell • CHW 55
3. Schuble • DET 47
4. Gelbert • STL 46
5. Kress • SLB 43
Def. Games as C
1. Cochrane • PHA 135
2. Dickey • NYY 127
3. Sewell • CLE 124
4. Wilson • STL 119
5. Spohrer • BSN 109
Putouts as C
1. Cochrane • PHA 659
2. Dickey • NYY 476
3. Sewell • CLE 433
4. Wilson • STL 410
5. Taylor • 2TM 348
Assists as C
1. Dickey • NYY 95
2. Berg • CHW 86
3. Sewell • CLE 81
4. Wilson • STL 80
5. Cochrane • PHA 77
Errors Committed as C
1. Spohrer • BSN 18
Sewell • CLE 18
3. Wilson • STL 14
Hemsley • PIT 14
Ewing • HG 14
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Wilson • STL 16
2. Dickey • NYY 13
Lerian • PHI 13
4. Berg • CHW 12
5. Sewell • CLE 11
Passed Balls
1. Sewell • CLE 9
Cochrane • PHA 9
Picinich • BRO 9
4. Spohrer • BSN 7
5. Clarke • BBS 6
Sukeforth • CIN 6
Berg • CHW 6
Schulte • CHC 6
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Picinich • BRO 75
2. Cochrane • PHA 69
3. Dickey • NYY 57
4. Sewell • CLE 55
Spohrer • BSN 55
Caught Stealing as C
1. Sewell • CLE 48
Wilson • STL 48
3. Dickey • NYY 44
4. Taylor • 2TM 42
Lerian • PHI 42
Picinich • BRO 42
Caught Stealing %
1. Ruel • WSH 58.0
2. Taylor • 2TM 55.3
3. Wilson • STL 51.1
4. Tate • WSH 50.0
5. Gooch • CIN 49.3
Def. Games as 1B
1. Alexander • DET 155
2. Gehrig • NYY 154
Hurst • PHI 154
Sisler • BSN 154
5. Todt • BOS 153
Putouts as 1B
1. Terry • NYG 1,575
2. Kelly • CIN 1,537
3. Hurst • PHI 1,509
4. Blue • SLB 1,491
5. Fonseca • CLE 1,486
Assists as 1B
1. Hurst • PHI 112
2. Terry • NYG 111
Sisler • BSN 111
4. Fonseca • CLE 107
5. Kelly • CIN 103
Errors Committed as 1B
1. Sisler • BSN 28
2. Hurst • PHI 24
3. Alexander • DET 18
4. Bissonette • BRO 15
5. Todt • BOS 14
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. Terry • NYG 146
2. Fonseca • CLE 141
3. Gehrig • NYY 135
4. Sisler • BSN 131
5. Alexander • DET 129
Def. Games as 2B
1. Hornsby • CHC 156
2. Gehringer • DET 154
3. Thompson • PHI 148
4. Lazzeri • NYY 147
5. Melillo • SLB 141
Putouts as 2B
1. Gehringer • DET 404
2. Thompson • PHI 395
3. Lazzeri • NYY 368
4. Melillo • SLB 342
5. Maguire • BSN 334
Assists as 2B
1. Hornsby • CHC 547
2. Melillo • SLB 519
3. Thompson • PHI 512
4. Gehringer • DET 501
5. Lazzeri • NYY 467
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Thompson • PHI 33
2. Jackson • HIL 29
3. Lazzeri • NYY 27
4. Melillo • SLB 24
5. Maguire • BSN 23
Hornsby • CHC 23
Gehringer • DET 23
Kerr • CHW 23
Warfield • BBS 23
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Hornsby • CHC 106
2. Thompson • PHI 103
3. Lazzeri • NYY 102
4. Melillo • SLB 98
5. Maguire • BSN 94
Def. Games as 3B
1. Whitney • PHI 154
2. Sewell • CLE 152
3. O'Rourke • SLB 151
4. McManus • DET 150
5. Kamm • CHW 145
Putouts as 3B
1. Kamm • CHW 221
2. McManus • DET 206
3. O'Rourke • SLB 171
4. Whitney • PHI 168
5. Sewell • CLE 163
Assists as 3B
1. Sewell • CLE 336
2. Whitney • PHI 333
3. McManus • DET 289
4. Gilbert • BRO 271
5. Kamm • CHW 270
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Reeves • BOS 38
2. O'Rourke • SLB 25
3. McMillan • CHC 21
4. Traynor • PIT 20
5. Gilbert • BRO 19
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. O'Rourke • SLB 30
2. McManus • DET 29
Whitney • PHI 29
4. Sewell • CLE 28
5. Kamm • CHW 27
Reeves • BOS 27
Def. Games as SS
1. Cissell • CHW 152
2. Jackson • NYG 149
3. Kress • SLB 146
Gelbert • STL 146
5. Maranville • BSN 145
Putouts as SS
1. Cissell • CHW 357
2. Gelbert • STL 338
3. English • CHC 332
4. Jackson • NYG 329
5. Maranville • BSN 319
Assists as SS
1. Jackson • NYG 552
2. Maranville • BSN 536
3. Gelbert • STL 499
4. English • CHC 497
5. Cissell • CHW 459
Cronin • WSH 459
Errors Committed as SS
1. Cronin • WSH 62
2. Cissell • CHW 55
3. Gelbert • STL 46
Schuble • DET 46
5. Kress • SLB 43
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Jackson • NYG 110
2. English • CHC 107
3. Maranville • BSN 104
4. Gelbert • STL 95
5. Kress • SLB 94
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Goslin • WSH 142
Simmons • PHA 142
3. Manush • SLB 141
4. O'Doul • PHI 138
5. Scarritt • BOS 136
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Simmons • PHA 353
2. Manush • SLB 270
3. Bressler • BRO 257
4. Metzler • CHW 254
5. Hafey • STL 251
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Simmons • PHA 19
2. Metzler • CHW 18
3. Scarritt • BOS 15
4. Johnson • DET 13
O'Doul • PHI 13
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Johnson • DET 22
2. Scarritt • BOS 20
3. Bressler • BRO 14
4. Metzler • CHW 13
5. Dallard • HIL 12
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Scarritt • BOS 6
2. O'Doul • PHI 5
3. Stephenson • CHC 4
Metzler • CHW 4
5. Manush • SLB 3
Comorosky • PIT 3
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Averill • CLE 152
2. Waner • PIT 151
3. Douthit • STL 150
Wilson • CHC 150
5. Frederick • BRO 143
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Waner • PIT 426
2. Frederick • BRO 409
Douthit • STL 409
4. Averill • CLE 383
5. Haas • PHA 372
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. West • WSH 24
2. Waner • PIT 23
3. Roush • NYG 16
4. Rice • DET 14
5. Frederick • BRO 13
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Rice • DET 15
Averill • CLE 15
3. Combs • NYY 13
4. Wilson • CHC 12
Douthit • STL 12
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. West • WSH 8
2. Waner • PIT 6
Rice • DET 6
4. Combs • NYY 5
Roush • NYG 5
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Ott • NYG 148
2. Rice • WSH 147
3. Herman • BRO 141
Waner • PIT 141
5. Walker • CIN 138
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Ott • NYG 324
2. Waner • PIT 309
3. Walker • CIN 289
4. Miller • PHA 288
5. Richbourg • BSN 256
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Ott • NYG 26
2. Rice • WSH 19
3. Holloway • HIL 17
4. Barrett • BOS 16
5. Waner • PIT 14
Cuyler • CHC 14
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Herman • BRO 16
2. Holloway • HIL 15
3. Morgan • CLE 11
4. Miller • PHA 10
Walker • CIN 10
Richbourg • BSN 10
Ott • NYG 10
Falk • CLE 10
Reynolds • CHW 10
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Ott • NYG 11
2. Cuyler • CHC 7
3. Rice • WSH 5
Orsatti • STL 5
5. Waner • PIT 4
Reynolds • CHW 4
Barrett • BOS 4
Herman • BRO 4
Miller • PHA 4
McGowan • SLB 4
Def. Games as OF
1. O'Doul • PHI 154
2. Averill • CLE 152
3. Waner • PIT 151
4. Douthit • STL 150
Wilson • CHC 150
Putouts as OF
1. Waner • PIT 450
2. Douthit • STL 442
3. Frederick • BRO 410
4. Allen • CIN 393
5. Averill • CLE 383
Assists as OF
1. Ott • NYG 26
2. Johnson • DET 25
West • WSH 25
4. Waner • PIT 22
5. Rice • WSH 20
Errors Committed as OF
1. Johnson • DET 31
2. Scarritt • BOS 19
3. Herman • BRO 16
Holloway • HIL 16
5. Reynolds • CHW 15
Rice • DET 15
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Ott • NYG 12
2. West • WSH 8
3. Cuyler • CHC 6
Scarritt • BOS 6
Rice • DET 6
Waner • PIT 6
Def. Games as P
1. Bush • CHC 50
2. Marberry • WSH 49
Willoughby • PHI 49
4. Earnshaw • PHA 44
5. Ferrell • CLE 43
Gray • SLB 43
Collins • PHI 43
Root • CHC 43
Sweetland • PHI 43
Putouts as P
1. Hudlin • CLE 24
2. Lyons • CHW 21
3. Hubbell • NYG 16
4. Blaeholder • SLB 15
Marberry • WSH 15
Miller • CLE 15
Russell • BOS 15
Whitehill • DET 15
Assists as P
1. Hudlin • CLE 88
2. Hubbell • NYG 76
Willoughby • PHI 76
4. Blaeholder • SLB 74
5. Fitzsimmons • NYG 70
Errors Committed as P
1. Henderson • AC 8
Ryan • 2TM 8
3. Earnshaw • PHA 6
4. Carroll • DET 5
Hudlin • CLE 5
Lyons • CHW 5
Miller • CLE 5
McClure • AC 5
Yokely • BBS 5
Britt • 2TM 5
Double Plays Turned as P
1. Hudlin • CLE 8
2. Benton • NYG 7
Fitzsimmons • NYG 7
Hubbell • NYG 7
5. Bush • CHC 6
Willoughby • PHI 6
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Ewing • HG 6.32
2. Cochrane • PHA 5.77
3. Mackey • HIL 5.74
4. Jones • AC 5.68
5. DeBerry • BRO 5.66
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Ewing • HG 5.85
2. Cochrane • PHA 5.45
3. Lewis • HIL 5.09
4. Mackey • HIL 5.08
5. DeBerry • BRO 5.00
Fielding % as C
1. Schang • SLB .988
2. Lerian • PHI .986
3. Cochrane • PHA .983
4. Berg • CHW .982
5. Hargreaves • PIT .981
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Kelly • CIN 11.48
2. Lloyd • NLG 11.32
3. Hudspeth • 2TM 11.32
4. Terry • NYG 11.32
5. Pérez • CSE 11.10
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. Terry • NYG 11.32
2. Kelly • CIN 11.16
3. Grimm • CHC 10.85
4. Fonseca • CLE 10.84
5. Hudspeth • 2TM 10.78
Fielding % as 1B
1. Sheely • PIT .996
2. Judge • WSH .996
3. Foxx • PHA .995
4. Fonseca • CLE .995
5. Gehrig • NYY .994
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. Kerr • CHW 6.71
2. Melillo • SLB 6.45
3. Cohen • NYG 6.33
4. Thompson • PHI 6.31
5. Day • AC 6.30
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. Kerr • CHW 6.28
2. Thompson • PHI 6.13
3. Melillo • SLB 6.11
4. Warfield • BBS 5.95
5. Gehringer • DET 5.88
Fielding % as 2B
1. Gehringer • DET .975
2. Critz • CIN .974
3. Hornsby • CHC .973
4. Melillo • SLB .973
5. Maguire • BSN .971
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Kamm • CHW 3.44
2. McManus • DET 3.38
3. Whitney • PHI 3.35
4. Sewell • CLE 3.34
5. Reeves • BOS 3.34
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Kamm • CHW 3.39
2. McManus • DET 3.30
3. Sewell • CLE 3.28
4. Whitney • PHI 3.25
5. Lindstrom • NYG 3.06
Fielding % as 3B
1. Kamm • CHW .978
2. Sewell • CLE .975
3. McManus • DET .972
4. High • STL .967
5. Whitney • PHI .967
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Tavener • CLE 6.26
2. Maranville • BSN 6.12
3. Gelbert • STL 5.95
4. Jackson • NYG 5.92
5. Dihigo • HIL 5.80
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Jackson • NYG 5.91
2. Maranville • BSN 5.90
3. English • CHC 5.76
4. Gelbert • STL 5.73
5. Ford • CIN 5.62
Fielding % as SS
1. Jackson • NYG .969
2. Maranville • BSN .961
3. English • CHC .955
4. Ford • CIN .953
5. Gelbert • STL .948
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Washington • NLG 2.02
2. Jenkins • AC 1.96
3. Dallard • HIL 1.87
4. Harris • HG 1.72
5. Ramos • CSE 1.60
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Simmons • PHA 2.62
2. Bressler • BRO 2.16
3. Johnson • DET 2.11
4. Jamieson • CLE 2.10
5. Metzler • CHW 2.06
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Simmons • PHA .989
2. Manush • SLB .986
3. Stephenson • CHC .983
4. Washington • NLG .975
5. Harper • BSN .970
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. White • 2TM 2.51
2. Washington • BBS 2.44
3. Charleston • HIL 2.37
4. Gray • NLG 2.32
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. Waner • PIT 2.97
2. Allen • CIN 2.96
3. Frederick • BRO 2.95
4. Schulte • SLB 2.95
5. Douthit • STL 2.79
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Schulte • SLB .988
2. Allen • CIN .987
3. Waner • PIT .987
4. Washington • BBS .984
5. Haas • PHA .982
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Smith • NLG 2.17
2. Holloway • HIL 2.03
3. Graham • HG 1.72
4. Baró • CSE 1.55
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Ott • NYG 2.36
2. Waner • PIT 2.29
3. Cuyler • CHC 2.22
4. Miller • PHA 2.20
5. Walker • CIN 2.17
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Waner • PIT .985
2. Ott • NYG .972
3. Cuyler • CHC .969
4. Walker • CIN .968
5. Miller • PHA .967
Range Factor/9Inn as OF
1. Schulte • SLB 3.27
2. Waner • PIT 3.15
3. Allen • CIN 3.09
4. Douthit • STL 3.08
5. Rothrock • BOS 3.08
Range Factor/Game as OF
1. Schulte • SLB 3.22
2. Waner • PIT 3.13
3. Douthit • STL 3.00
4. Frederick • BRO 2.96
5. Allen • CIN 2.96
Fielding % as OF
1. Schulte • SLB .989
2. Simmons • PHA .989
3. Allen • CIN .988
4. Waner • PIT .987
5. Manush • SLB .987
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Lee • BBS 4.79
2. Cantwell • BSN 3.73
3. Blaeholder • SLB 3.61
4. Hudlin • CLE 3.60
5. Fabré • CSE 3.57
Range Factor/Game as P
1. Lee • BBS 2.93
2. Hudlin • CLE 2.80
3. Cooper • HIL 2.54
4. Fabré • CSE 2.47
5. Cantwell • BSN 2.41
Fielding % as P
1. Sorrell • DET 1.000
Luque • CIN 1.000
Marberry • WSH 1.000
Kremer • PIT 1.000
Russell • BOS 1.000
Haines • STL 1.000
Rixey • CIN 1.000
Pennock • NYY 1.000
Seibold • BSN 1.000
Walberg • PHA 1.000
Vance • BRO 1.000
Collins • SLB 1.000
Brown • WSH 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