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Major League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. Fletcher • PIT 1,541
2. Lupien • BOS 1,487
3. Kuhel • CHW 1,471
4. Etten • NYY 1,410
5. Vernon • WSH 1,351
Assists
1. Wietelmann • BSN 581
2. Miller • CIN 543
3. Witek • NYG 505
4. Appling • CHW 500
5. Doerr • BOS 490
Gordon • NYY 490
Errors Committed
1. Hall • PHA 41
Hoover • DET 41
Sullivan • WSH 41
4. Wietelmann • BSN 40
5. Merullo • CHC 39
Def. Games as C
1. Mueller • CIN 140
2. Early • WSH 122
3. Lopez • PIT 116
4. Livingston • 2TM 115
5. Rosar • CLE 114
Putouts as C
1. Mueller • CIN 579
2. Richards • DET 537
3. Cooper • STL 504
4. Rosar • CLE 480
5. Early • WSH 443
Assists as C
1. Mueller • CIN 100
2. Rosar • CLE 91
3. Richards • DET 86
4. Early • WSH 83
5. Lopez • PIT 66
Errors Committed as C
1. Cooper • STL 14
2. Early • WSH 11
3. Clarke • 2TM 10
Lombardi • NYG 10
Mancuso • NYG 10
Rosar • CLE 10
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Mueller • CIN 17
2. Richards • DET 12
3. Owen • BRO 11
Rosar • CLE 11
Partee • BOS 11
Passed Balls
1. Early • WSH 13
Wagner • PHA 13
3. Cooper • STL 9
Turner • CHW 9
Owen • BRO 9
Partee • BOS 9
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Wagner • PHA 58
Hayes • SLB 58
3. Swift • PHA 52
4. Partee • BOS 48
5. Ferrell • SLB 42
Caught Stealing as C
1. Richards • DET 55
2. Rosar • CLE 47
3. Mueller • CIN 42
4. Early • WSH 41
5. Wagner • PHA 29
Caught Stealing %
1. Lopez • PIT 65.0
2. Rosar • CLE 60.3
3. Richards • DET 59.8
4. Mueller • CIN 56.8
5. Dickey • NYY 55.9
Def. Games as 1B
1. York • DET 155
2. Etten • NYY 154
Fletcher • PIT 154
4. Kuhel • CHW 153
Lupien • BOS 153
Putouts as 1B
1. Fletcher • PIT 1,541
2. Lupien • BOS 1,487
3. Kuhel • CHW 1,471
4. Etten • NYY 1,410
5. Vernon • WSH 1,351
Assists as 1B
1. York • DET 149
2. Lupien • BOS 118
3. Siebert • PHA 111
4. Fletcher • PIT 108
5. Kuhel • CHW 106
Errors Committed as 1B
1. Cavarretta • CHC 18
2. Etten • NYY 17
3. York • DET 15
Siebert • PHA 15
5. Vernon • WSH 14
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. Lupien • BOS 149
2. Etten • NYY 148
3. Kuhel • CHW 143
4. Sanders • STL 142
5. Fletcher • PIT 141
Def. Games as 2B
1. Doerr • BOS 155
2. Mack • CLE 153
Witek • NYG 153
4. Gordon • NYY 152
5. Frey • CIN 144
Putouts as 2B
1. Doerr • BOS 415
2. Gordon • NYY 407
3. Witek • NYG 401
4. Frey • CIN 399
5. Mack • CLE 381
Assists as 2B
1. Witek • NYG 505
2. Doerr • BOS 490
Gordon • NYY 490
4. Frey • CIN 461
5. Mack • CLE 444
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Witek • NYG 31
2. Gordon • NYY 29
Gutteridge • SLB 29
4. Mack • CLE 28
5. Stanky • CHC 27
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Doerr • BOS 132
2. Mack • CLE 123
3. Gordon • NYY 114
4. Frey • CIN 112
5. Priddy • WSH 105
Def. Games as 3B
1. Johnson • NYY 155
2. Elliott • PIT 151
3. Higgins • DET 138
4. Kurowski • STL 137
5. Hack • CHC 136
Putouts as 3B
1. Johnson • NYY 183
2. Mayo • PHA 176
3. Kurowski • STL 166
4. Higgins • DET 156
5. Elliott • PIT 149
Hack • CHC 149
Assists as 3B
1. Johnson • NYY 326
2. Elliott • PIT 294
3. May • PHI 280
4. Mesner • CIN 274
5. Hack • CHC 264
Clift • 2TM 264
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Higgins • DET 26
Tabor • BOS 26
3. Elliott • PIT 24
Mesner • CIN 24
5. Clift • 2TM 21
Kurowski • STL 21
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Elliott • PIT 34
2. Tabor • BOS 32
Johnson • NYY 32
4. Kurowski • STL 29
Mesner • CIN 29
Def. Games as SS
1. Appling • CHW 155
2. Miller • CIN 154
3. Wietelmann • BSN 153
4. Boudreau • CLE 152
5. Hall • PHA 148
Putouts as SS
1. Miller • CIN 335
2. Boudreau • CLE 328
3. Wietelmann • BSN 307
4. Hoover • DET 301
5. Appling • CHW 300
Assists as SS
1. Wietelmann • BSN 581
2. Miller • CIN 543
3. Appling • CHW 500
4. Boudreau • CLE 488
5. Sullivan • WSH 445
Errors Committed as SS
1. Hoover • DET 41
Sullivan • WSH 41
3. Hall • PHA 40
Wietelmann • BSN 40
5. Merullo • CHC 39
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Boudreau • CLE 122
2. Miller • CIN 121
3. Appling • CHW 115
4. Marion • STL 93
5. Wietelmann • BSN 91
Hall • PHA 91
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Keller • NYY 140
2. Wakefield • DET 139
Tipton • CIN 139
4. Russell • PIT 133
5. Curtright • CHW 128
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Keller • NYY 308
2. Tipton • CIN 298
3. Russell • PIT 250
4. Curtright • CHW 221
5. Wakefield • DET 217
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Laabs • SLB 15
Russell • PIT 15
3. Litwhiler • 2TM 12
4. Johnson • WSH 11
5. Medwick • 2TM 10
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Wakefield • DET 11
2. Curtright • CHW 9
Heath • CLE 9
4. Parnell • PS 8
5. Medwick • 2TM 7
Van Robays • PIT 7
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Laabs • SLB 4
2. Litwhiler • 2TM 3
Tipton • CIN 3
Russell • PIT 3
5. Medwick • 2TM 2
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. DiMaggio • PIT 156
2. Holmes • BSN 149
3. Spence • WSH 148
4. Walker • STL 142
5. Cramer • DET 138
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. DiMaggio • PIT 391
2. Holmes • BSN 364
3. Spence • WSH 332
4. Tucker • CHW 307
5. Galan • BRO 290
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. DiMaggio • PIT 18
2. Holmes • BSN 16
3. Tucker • CHW 14
Walker • STL 14
Lowrey • CHC 14
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Walker • STL 12
2. White • PHA 10
Rucker • NYG 10
4. Hockett • CLE 9
5. DiMaggio • PIT 7
Crabtree • CIN 7
McLaurin • BBB 7
Spence • WSH 7
Metkovich • BOS 7
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Walker • STL 4
Lowrey • CHC 4
3. Rucker • NYG 3
Cramer • DET 3
Holmes • BSN 3
DiMaggio • PIT 3
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Nicholson • CHC 154
2. Northey • PHI 145
3. Workman • BSN 133
4. Marshall • CIN 129
5. Moses • CHW 125
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Nicholson • CHC 290
2. Northey • PHI 252
3. Moses • CHW 244
4. Marshall • CIN 240
Musial • STL 240
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Workman • BSN 20
Northey • PHI 20
3. Musial • STL 16
4. Nicholson • CHC 15
5. Cullenbine • CLE 14
Walker • BRO 14
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Fox • BOS 11
2. Walker • BRO 9
3. Nicholson • CHC 8
4. Harris • DET 7
Northey • PHI 7
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Workman • BSN 7
2. Cullenbine • CLE 6
Northey • PHI 6
4. Marshall • CIN 4
Musial • STL 4
Def. Games as OF
1. DiMaggio • PIT 156
2. Wakefield • DET 155
Musial • STL 155
4. Nicholson • CHC 154
5. Holmes • BSN 152
Putouts as OF
1. DiMaggio • PIT 457
2. Holmes • BSN 408
3. Tucker • CHW 399
4. Spence • WSH 396
5. Musial • STL 376
Assists as OF
1. Workman • BSN 22
2. Walker • BRO 20
3. Northey • PHI 19
4. Holmes • BSN 18
5. Laabs • SLB 16
DiMaggio • PIT 16
Nicholson • CHC 16
Russell • PIT 16
Errors Committed as OF
1. Hockett • CLE 15
2. Wakefield • DET 14
3. White • PHA 12
Walker • STL 12
5. Fox • BOS 11
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Workman • BSN 7
2. Cullenbine • CLE 6
Northey • PHI 6
4. Lowrey • CHC 4
Walker • STL 4
Marshall • CIN 4
Musial • STL 4
Laabs • SLB 4
Def. Games as P
1. Adams • NYG 70
2. Webber • BRO 54
3. Brown • BOS 49
4. Head • BRO 47
5. Mungo • NYG 45
Shoun • CIN 45
Putouts as P
1. Bagby • CLE 21
Grove • CHW 21
3. Trout • DET 20
4. Walters • CIN 19
5. Bridges • DET 18
Javery • BSN 18
Assists as P
1. Andrews • BSN 71
2. Javery • BSN 69
3. Bagby • CLE 67
Trout • DET 67
Vander Meer • CIN 67
Errors Committed as P
1. Javery • BSN 6
Tobin • BSN 6
3. Boone • HAR 5
Podgajny • 2TM 5
5. Naymick • CLE 4
Sundra • SLB 4
Trout • DET 4
Wensloff • NYY 4
Matchett • KCM 4
Sutton • CAG 4
Hebert • PIT 4
Sewell • PIT 4
Vander Meer • CIN 4
Barnhill • NYC 4
Kimball • 2TM 4
Double Plays Turned as P
1. Vander Meer • CIN 7
Walters • CIN 7
3. Harris • PHA 6
4. Bagby • CLE 5
Christopher • PHA 5
Flores • PHA 5
Leonard • WSH 5
Hebert • PIT 5
Passeau • CHC 5
Shoun • CIN 5
Niggeling • 2TM 5
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Barnhill • KCM 7.63
2. Duncan • KCM 7.50
3. Ruffin • NE 7.22
4. Hardy • BBB 6.92
5. Richards • DET 6.64
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Barnhill • KCM 7.00
2. Ruffin • NE 6.64
3. Duncan • KCM 6.32
4. Richards • DET 6.23
5. Hardy • BBB 6.17
Fielding % as C
1. Haywood • CC 1.000
2. Livingston • 2TM .991
Lopez • PIT .991
4. Mueller • CIN .988
5. Owen • BRO .987
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Ware • CBE 12.45
2. Clayton • NBY 12.06
3. Young • CAG 11.64
4. McCarthy • BSN 11.47
5. Pearson • NE 11.19
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. Ware • CBE 11.53
2. McCarthy • BSN 11.44
3. Clayton • NBY 11.17
4. Fletcher • PIT 10.71
5. Pearson • NE 10.53
Fielding % as 1B
1. Fletcher • PIT .996
2. Rocco • CLE .995
3. McCormick • CIN .995
4. Kuhel • CHW .995
5. Sanders • STL .995
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. Stanky • CHC 6.21
2. Murtaugh • PHI 5.99
3. Witek • NYG 5.97
4. Frey • CIN 5.97
5. Gordon • NYY 5.83
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. Frey • CIN 5.97
2. Stanky • CHC 5.94
3. Witek • NYG 5.92
4. Gordon • NYY 5.90
5. Murtaugh • PHI 5.89
Fielding % as 2B
1. Doerr • BOS .990
2. Frey • CIN .985
3. Easterling • HG .974
4. Murtaugh • PHI .974
5. Klein • STL .973
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Watkins • NE 3.76
2. Britton • CC 3.63
3. Clift • 2TM 3.61
4. May • PHI 3.56
5. Spearman • PS 3.43
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Clift • 2TM 3.64
2. Watkins • NE 3.54
3. Spearman • PS 3.32
4. Johnson • NYY 3.28
5. Mayo • PHA 3.24
Fielding % as 3B
1. Mayo • PHA .976
2. Keltner • CLE .969
3. Johnson • NYY .966
4. May • PHI .963
5. Hack • CHC .960
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Bankhead • HG 6.16
2. Martínez • NYC 5.99
3. Wietelmann • BSN 5.80
4. Miller • CIN 5.72
5. Horne • CBE 5.69
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Wietelmann • BSN 5.80
2. Bankhead • HG 5.76
3. Miller • CIN 5.70
4. Martínez • NYC 5.50
5. Newsome • BOS 5.43
Fielding % as SS
1. Miller • CIN .979
2. Bankhead • HG .978
3. Marion • STL .970
4. Boudreau • CLE .970
5. Williams • KCM .965
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Hoskins • BEG 2.25
2. Lockett • BBB 2.08
3. Bissant • CAG 1.88
4. Parnell • PS 1.73
5. Bell • HG 1.60
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Johnson • WSH 2.28
2. Keller • NYY 2.26
3. Tipton • CIN 2.21
4. Estalella • PHA 2.15
5. Litwhiler • 2TM 2.13
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Lockett • BBB 1.000
2. Litwhiler • 2TM .996
3. Keller • NYY .994
4. Russell • PIT .989
5. Bell • HG .988
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. Benson • PS 2.75
2. Davenport • CAG 2.60
3. Brown • KCM 2.56
4. Kimbro • BEG 2.54
5. Benjamin • HG 2.49
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. Galan • BRO 3.08
2. Benson • PS 2.64
3. DiMaggio • PIT 2.62
4. Holmes • BSN 2.55
5. Davenport • CAG 2.50
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Davenport • CAG 1.000
2. Holmes • BSN .992
3. Benjamin • HG .987
4. Cramer • DET .985
5. Tucker • CHW .985
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Spearman • BBB 1.69
2. Hundley • CBE 1.63
3. Curry • PS 1.61
4. Thompson • KCM 1.58
5. Coimbre • NYC 1.52
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Walker • BRO 2.17
2. Musial • STL 2.10
3. Moses • CHW 2.05
4. Case • WSH 1.98
5. Nicholson • CHC 1.98
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Musial • STL .988
2. Workman • BSN .988
3. Case • WSH .988
4. Spearman • BBB .984
5. Moses • CHW .981
Range Factor/9Inn as OF
1. Tucker • CHW 3.12
2. DiMaggio • PIT 3.11
3. Lowrey • CHC 3.07
4. Galan • BRO 3.02
5. Adams • 2TM 2.94
Range Factor/Game as OF
1. Tucker • CHW 3.13
2. DiMaggio • PIT 3.03
3. Lowrey • CHC 2.90
4. Galan • BRO 2.90
5. Holmes • BSN 2.80
Fielding % as OF
1. Byrnes • SLB .997
2. Litwhiler • 2TM .996
3. Keller • NYY .994
4. Holmes • BSN .993
5. Russell • PIT .990
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Matchett • KCM 4.30
2. Smith • CBE 3.84
3. Paige • 2TM 3.49
4. Cornelius • CAG 3.48
5. Curry • PS 3.46
Range Factor/Game as P
1. Smith • CBE 3.45
2. Byrd • 2TM 2.63
3. Matchett • KCM 2.59
4. Jessup • CAG 2.57
5. Bagby • CLE 2.44
Jefferson • CBE 2.44
Fielding % as P
1. Moss • MRS 1.000
Carter • HG 1.000
Brown • HG 1.000
Passeau • CHC 1.000
Mungo • NYG 1.000
Klinger • PIT 1.000
Higbe • BRO 1.000
Wilson • CC 1.000
Smith • CBE 1.000
Saylor • BBB 1.000
Black • PHA 1.000
McDaniel • KCM 1.000
Markham • BBB 1.000
Hutchinson • MRS 1.000
Gipson • BBB 1.000
Trucks • DET 1.000
Haefner • WSH 1.000
Candini • WSH 1.000
Bridges • DET 1.000
Bonham • NYY 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