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Major League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. McCormick • CIN 1,464
2. Kuhel • CHW 1,444
Fletcher • PIT 1,444
4. Young • NYG 1,395
5. York • DET 1,393
Assists
1. Marion • STL 489
2. Miller • BSN 485
3. Appling • CHW 473
Reese • BRO 473
5. Stringer • CHC 462
Errors Committed
1. Brancato • PHA 61
2. Reese • BRO 47
3. Joost • CIN 46
4. Bragan • PHI 45
5. Sisti • BSN 44
Croucher • DET 44
Def. Games as C
1. Owen • BRO 128
2. Hayes • PHA 123
3. Berres • BSN 120
4. Ferrell • 2TM 119
McCullough • CHC 119
Putouts as C
1. Danning • NYG 530
Owen • BRO 530
3. Lombardi • CIN 496
4. Tresh • CHW 488
5. Mancuso • STL 482
Assists as C
1. Warren • PHI 84
2. Tebbetts • DET 83
3. Tresh • CHW 81
4. Danning • NYG 77
5. Lombardi • CIN 70
Errors Committed as C
1. Early • WSH 16
2. Warren • PHI 14
3. Tebbetts • DET 13
4. Tresh • CHW 11
5. Cooper • STL 10
Lombardi • CIN 10
McCullough • CHC 10
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Warren • PHI 16
2. Early • WSH 13
Berres • BSN 13
4. Ferrell • 2TM 12
Tresh • CHW 12
Passed Balls
1. Early • WSH 17
2. Lombardi • CIN 16
3. Hayes • PHA 15
4. Tresh • CHW 13
5. Ferrell • 2TM 9
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Hayes • PHA 51
2. Warren • PHI 45
3. Lombardi • CIN 41
Ferrell • 2TM 41
5. Tebbetts • DET 39
Caught Stealing as C
1. Warren • PHI 37
2. Lombardi • CIN 34
Tebbetts • DET 34
4. Danning • NYG 33
Tresh • CHW 33
Caught Stealing %
1. Mancuso • STL 69.2
2. Lopez • PIT 55.8
3. Berres • BSN 53.7
4. Owen • BRO 51.8
5. Cooper • STL 51.4
Def. Games as 1B
1. York • DET 155
2. McCormick • CIN 154
3. Kuhel • CHW 151
Fletcher • PIT 151
5. Etten • PHI 150
Young • NYG 150
Putouts as 1B
1. McCormick • CIN 1,464
2. Fletcher • PIT 1,444
Kuhel • CHW 1,444
4. Young • NYG 1,395
5. York • DET 1,393
Assists as 1B
1. Fletcher • PIT 118
2. Foxx • BOS 112
3. York • DET 110
4. McQuinn • SLB 109
5. Kuhel • CHW 108
Errors Committed as 1B
1. Etten • PHI 23
2. York • DET 21
Young • NYG 21
4. Camilli • BRO 16
Matthews • NE 16
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. McCormick • CIN 130
2. Dahlgren • 2TM 129
3. Etten • PHI 124
Young • NYG 124
5. Vernon • WSH 122
Def. Games as 2B
1. Mack • CLE 145
Crespi • STL 145
Frey • CIN 145
4. Herman • 2TM 144
5. Stringer • CHC 137
Putouts as 2B
1. Crespi • STL 382
2. Bloodworth • WSH 380
3. Mack • CLE 363
4. Stringer • CHC 356
5. Frey • CIN 340
Assists as 2B
1. Stringer • CHC 455
2. Bloodworth • WSH 436
3. Frey • CIN 432
4. McCoy • PHA 423
5. Crespi • STL 421
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Rowell • BSN 40
2. Stringer • CHC 34
3. Crespi • STL 32
Gordon • NYY 32
5. Gustine • PIT 28
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Mack • CLE 109
Gordon • NYY 109
3. Bloodworth • WSH 107
4. Crespi • STL 94
5. Frey • CIN 93
Def. Games as 3B
1. Clift • SLB 154
2. Hack • CHC 150
3. Keltner • CLE 149
4. Higgins • DET 145
5. May • PHI 140
Putouts as 3B
1. Clift • SLB 195
2. May • PHI 194
3. Keltner • CLE 181
4. Suder • PHA 175
5. Sisti • BSN 162
Assists as 3B
1. Keltner • CLE 346
2. May • PHI 324
3. Clift • SLB 316
4. Higgins • DET 304
5. Hack • CHC 295
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Sisti • BSN 41
2. Tabor • BOS 30
3. Higgins • DET 26
4. Rolfe • NYY 23
5. Lavagetto • BRO 22
Clift • SLB 22
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Keltner • CLE 36
2. May • PHI 31
3. Werber • CIN 30
4. Rolfe • NYY 28
Sisti • BSN 28
Def. Games as SS
1. Marion • STL 155
2. Miller • BSN 154
Appling • CHW 154
Bragan • PHI 154
5. Reese • BRO 151
Putouts as SS
1. Reese • BRO 346
2. Miller • BSN 336
3. Bragan • PHI 322
4. Joost • CIN 310
5. Marion • STL 299
Assists as SS
1. Marion • STL 489
2. Miller • BSN 485
3. Appling • CHW 473
Reese • BRO 473
5. Boudreau • CLE 444
Errors Committed as SS
1. Brancato • PHA 61
2. Reese • BRO 47
3. Joost • CIN 45
Bragan • PHI 45
5. Croucher • DET 44
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Miller • BSN 112
2. Rizzuto • NYY 109
3. Travis • WSH 99
4. Boudreau • CLE 97
5. Appling • CHW 95
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Litwhiler • PHI 148
2. Keller • NYY 137
3. Medwick • BRO 131
4. Williams • BOS 130
5. West • BSN 125
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Litwhiler • PHI 327
2. Keller • NYY 325
3. Medwick • BRO 270
4. Case • WSH 258
5. Van Robays • PIT 246
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Johnson • PHA 17
2. Case • WSH 15
3. Litwhiler • PHI 13
4. Cullenbine • SLB 11
Medwick • BRO 11
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Litwhiler • PHI 14
2. Williams • BOS 10
3. Case • WSH 9
4. Van Robays • PIT 8
5. Keller • NYY 7
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. West • BSN 3
Van Robays • PIT 3
Litwhiler • PHI 3
4. Case • WSH 2
Cullenbine • SLB 2
Keller • NYY 2
Williams • BOS 2
Medwick • BRO 2
McCormick • CIN 2
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Cramer • WSH 152
2. DiMaggio • PIT 151
3. DiMaggio • BOS 144
4. Rucker • NYG 142
5. Chapman • PHA 141
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. DiMaggio • NYY 377
2. Chapman • PHA 364
3. Reiser • BRO 355
4. Cramer • WSH 345
5. DiMaggio • BOS 318
DiMaggio • PIT 318
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Chapman • PHA 21
2. DiMaggio • BOS 17
3. DiMaggio • NYY 16
4. Reiser • BRO 14
5. Rucker • NYG 13
Moore • STL 13
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. DiMaggio • BOS 15
Chapman • PHA 15
3. Rucker • NYG 12
4. Marty • PHI 11
5. DiMaggio • PIT 10
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Rucker • NYG 5
Chapman • PHA 5
DiMaggio • NYY 5
4. Moore • STL 3
DiMaggio • PIT 3
Cooney • BSN 3
Judnich • SLB 3
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Ott • NYG 143
2. Nicholson • CHC 141
3. Wright • CHW 134
Elliott • PIT 134
5. Campbell • DET 133
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Nicholson • CHC 238
2. Henrich • NYY 228
Moses • PHA 228
4. Wright • CHW 218
5. Elliott • PIT 211
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Ott • NYG 18
2. Walker • BRO 17
Lewis • WSH 17
4. Heath • CLE 14
Grace • SLB 14
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Heath • CLE 11
Finney • BOS 11
3. Slaughter • STL 10
4. Ott • NYG 9
Nicholson • CHC 9
Elliott • PIT 9
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Walker • BRO 7
2. Moses • PHA 5
3. Henrich • NYY 4
4. Waner • 2TM 3
Ott • NYG 3
Elliott • PIT 3
Benjamin • PHI 3
Wright • CHW 3
Lewis • WSH 3
Def. Games as OF
1. Cramer • WSH 152
2. Case • WSH 151
Heath • CLE 151
DiMaggio • PIT 151
5. Litwhiler • PHI 150
Putouts as OF
1. Chapman • PHA 416
2. Litwhiler • PHI 393
3. DiMaggio • PIT 391
4. DiMaggio • BOS 386
5. DiMaggio • NYY 385
Assists as OF
1. Case • WSH 21
Chapman • PHA 21
3. Heath • CLE 20
4. Ott • NYG 19
Walker • BRO 19
Errors Committed as OF
1. Chapman • PHA 15
DiMaggio • BOS 15
Heath • CLE 15
Litwhiler • PHI 15
5. Rucker • NYG 12
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Walker • BRO 8
2. West • BSN 5
Moses • PHA 5
DiMaggio • NYY 5
Rucker • NYG 5
Chapman • PHA 5
Def. Games as P
1. Higbe • BRO 48
2. Pearson • PHI 46
3. Casey • BRO 45
4. Feller • CLE 44
Hutchings • 2TM 44
Putouts as P
1. Sewell • PIT 21
2. Leonard • WSH 20
3. Newsome • BOS 19
4. Walters • CIN 18
5. Lyons • CHW 17
Butcher • PIT 17
Assists as P
1. Tobin • BSN 71
2. Walters • CIN 68
3. Melton • NYG 58
4. Hudson • WSH 57
Gumbert • 2TM 57
Errors Committed as P
1. Hudson • WSH 7
2. Lee • CHC 6
3. Lee • CHW 5
4. McCrabb • PHA 4
Russo • NYY 4
Smith • SNS 4
Hoerst • PHI 4
Johnson • BSN 4
Double Plays Turned as P
1. Carrasquel • WSH 7
Leonard • WSH 7
Russo • NYY 7
4. Auker • SLB 6
Casey • BRO 6
Earley • BSN 6
Mooty • CHC 6
Sewell • PIT 6
Walters • CIN 6
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Taylor • SNS 9.56
2. Duncan • KCM 8.64
3. Smith • SNS 8.36
4. Mackey • NE 8.11
5. Byas • MRS 7.41
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Taylor • SNS 7.56
2. Mackey • NE 6.86
3. Smith • SNS 6.50
4. Byas • MRS 6.22
5. Greene • KCM 6.11
Fielding % as C
1. Smith • SNS 1.000
Byas • MRS 1.000
Brown • MRS 1.000
4. Berres • BSN .995
5. Owen • BRO .995
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. West • 2TM 11.59
2. Leonard • HG 11.42
3. Young • CAG 10.96
4. Blanco • NYC 10.96
5. O'Neil • KCM 10.95
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. Leonard • HG 10.78
2. O'Neil • KCM 10.46
3. West • 2TM 10.43
4. Fletcher • PIT 10.34
5. Kuhel • CHW 10.28
Fielding % as 1B
1. McQuinn • SLB .995
2. McCormick • CIN .995
3. Kuhel • CHW .994
4. Mize • STL .994
5. O'Neil • KCM .992
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. Horne • CAG 6.37
2. Bloodworth • WSH 6.31
3. Stringer • CHC 6.16
4. Day • NE 6.08
5. Gustine • PIT 5.93
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. Bloodworth • WSH 6.18
2. Stringer • CHC 5.92
3. Day • NE 5.86
4. Murtaugh • PHI 5.65
5. Gustine • PIT 5.63
Fielding % as 2B
1. Carter • MRS .988
2. Gehringer • DET .982
3. Blanco • NYC .975
4. Heffner • SLB .974
5. Bloodworth • WSH .971
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. May • PHI 3.92
2. Keltner • CLE 3.62
3. Lodigiani • CHW 3.61
4. Werber • CIN 3.53
5. Sisti • BSN 3.45
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. May • PHI 3.70
2. Lodigiani • CHW 3.57
3. Keltner • CLE 3.54
4. Werber • CIN 3.51
5. Brown • STL 3.34
Fielding % as 3B
1. May • PHI .972
2. Wilson • HG .972
3. Keltner • CLE .971
4. Allen • KCM .968
5. Brown • STL .965
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Williams • HG 5.56
2. Miller • BSN 5.53
3. Reese • BRO 5.51
4. Cooper • NBY 5.45
5. Lyles • 2TM 5.42
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Reese • BRO 5.42
2. Miller • BSN 5.33
3. Lyles • 2TM 5.27
4. Williams • HG 5.23
5. Rizzuto • NYY 5.09
Fielding % as SS
1. Boudreau • CLE .966
2. Miller • BSN .966
3. Butts • BEG .965
4. Travis • WSH .964
5. Cronin • BOS .958
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Barker • 2TM 2.19
2. Coimbre • NYC 2.08
3. Wilson • SNS 1.88
4. Brown • KCM 1.58
5. Harris • HG 1.57
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Walker • CLE 2.46
2. Keller • NYY 2.42
3. Case • WSH 2.37
4. McCormick • CIN 2.30
5. Litwhiler • PHI 2.30
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Johnson • PHA .988
2. Medwick • BRO .983
3. West • BSN .980
4. Keller • NYY .979
5. Cullenbine • SLB .975
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. Kimbro • NBY 2.79
2. Douglas • BBB 2.65
3. Benjamin • HG 2.45
4. Owens • PS 2.44
5. Armour • SNS 2.33
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. DiMaggio • NYY 2.83
2. Reiser • BRO 2.77
3. Chapman • PHA 2.73
4. Craft • CIN 2.50
5. Kimbro • NBY 2.41
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Robinson • MRS 1.000
2. Cooney • BSN .996
3. Kreevich • CHW .992
4. Kimbro • NBY .989
5. Benjamin • HG .984
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Hyde • MRS 2.17
2. Snead • KCM 1.99
3. Christopher • NE 1.91
4. Bruton • SNS 1.67
5. Strong • KCM 1.61
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Lewis • WSH 2.31
2. Moses • PHA 2.20
3. Hyde • MRS 2.08
4. Henrich • NYY 1.96
5. Snead • KCM 1.89
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Parnell • PS .980
2. Strong • KCM .976
3. Henrich • NYY .976
4. Campbell • DET .971
5. Moses • PHA .968
Range Factor/9Inn as OF
1. Chapman • PHA 3.15
2. DiMaggio • NYY 2.92
3. Judnich • SLB 2.91
4. DiMaggio • BOS 2.87
5. Cooney • BSN 2.85
Range Factor/Game as OF
1. Chapman • PHA 3.10
2. DiMaggio • NYY 2.88
3. Judnich • SLB 2.81
4. DiMaggio • BOS 2.79
5. Reiser • BRO 2.78
Fielding % as OF
1. Cooney • BSN .996
2. Kreevich • CHW .994
3. Johnson • PHA .990
4. Dallessandro • CHC .987
5. McCosky • DET .985
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. McAllister • SNS 5.02
2. Mathis • 2TM 4.28
3. Adams • BEG 3.84
4. Gumbert • 2TM 3.58
5. Smith • KCM 3.46
Range Factor/Game as P
1. McAllister • SNS 4.00
2. Mathis • 2TM 2.67
3. Tobin • BSN 2.61
4. McHenry • PS 2.55
5. Smith • KCM 2.50
Fielding % as P
1. Henry • JRC 1.000
Butcher • PIT 1.000
Walker • KCM 1.000
Smith • KCM 1.000
Smith • KCM 1.000
Sarvis • JRC 1.000
McKinnis • BBB 1.000
Markham • BBB 1.000
Johnson • KCM 1.000
Hutchinson • MRS 1.000
Auker • SLB 1.000
Cornelius • CAG 1.000
Calhoun • SNS 1.000
Bryant • KCM 1.000
Bradley • KCM 1.000
Bankhead • BBB 1.000
Ruffing • NYY 1.000
Niggeling • SLB 1.000
Newhouser • DET 1.000
Galehouse • SLB 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