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Major League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. McCormick • CIN 1,469
2. York • DET 1,464
3. Siebert • PHA 1,427
4. Etten • NYY 1,401
5. Dahlgren • PIT 1,373
Assists
1. Kerr • NYG 515
2. Hall • PHA 498
3. Stirnweiss • NYY 492
4. Hausmann • NYG 489
5. Lake • BOS 459
Errors Committed
1. Michaels • CHW 47
2. Gustine • PIT 41
3. Lake • BOS 40
4. Crosetti • NYY 37
5. Basinski • BRO 35
Torres • WSH 35
Def. Games as C
1. Hayes • 2TM 151
2. Tresh • CHW 150
3. Mancuso • SLB 115
4. Lombardi • NYG 96
5. Masi • BSN 95
Putouts as C
1. Hayes • 2TM 639
2. Tresh • CHW 575
3. Mancuso • SLB 467
4. Lombardi • NYG 425
5. Richards • DET 361
Assists as C
1. Tresh • CHW 102
2. Hayes • 2TM 91
3. Ferrell • WSH 64
4. Swift • DET 60
5. Mancuso • SLB 55
Errors Committed as C
1. Dantonio • BRO 12
2. Tresh • CHW 11
Unser • CIN 11
4. Lakeman • CIN 10
5. Salkeld • PIT 9
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Hayes • 2TM 29
2. O'Dea • STL 14
3. Swift • DET 12
4. Mancuso • SLB 10
Garbark • NYY 10
Passed Balls
1. Ferrell • WSH 21
2. Hayes • 2TM 14
3. Guerra • WSH 10
4. Gibson • HG 9
Evans • WSH 9
Lombardi • NYG 9
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Hayes • 2TM 69
2. Salkeld • PIT 46
3. Mancuso • SLB 43
4. Masi • BSN 39
5. Unser • CIN 36
Caught Stealing as C
1. Tresh • CHW 48
2. Hayes • 2TM 44
3. Swift • DET 36
4. O'Dea • STL 30
5. Masi • BSN 28
Caught Stealing %
1. Tresh • CHW 60.0
2. Ferrell • WSH 53.8
3. Hofferth • BSN 53.1
4. Rosar • PHA 53.1
5. Swift • DET 52.2
Def. Games as 1B
1. York • DET 155
2. Etten • NYY 152
3. McCormick • CIN 151
4. Siebert • PHA 147
5. Dahlgren • PIT 144
Putouts as 1B
1. McCormick • CIN 1,469
2. York • DET 1,464
3. Siebert • PHA 1,427
4. Etten • NYY 1,401
5. Dahlgren • PIT 1,373
Assists as 1B
1. Siebert • PHA 135
2. McCormick • CIN 118
3. Rocco • CLE 115
4. York • DET 113
5. McQuinn • SLB 105
Errors Committed as 1B
1. York • DET 19
Sanders • STL 19
3. Etten • NYY 17
4. Kuhel • WSH 16
5. West • PS 15
Metkovich • BOS 15
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. Etten • NYY 149
2. York • DET 142
3. Siebert • PHA 129
4. Dahlgren • PIT 115
5. Sanders • STL 113
Def. Games as 2B
1. Verban • STL 155
2. Hausmann • NYG 154
3. Stanky • BRO 153
4. Stirnweiss • NYY 152
5. Hall • PHA 151
Putouts as 2B
1. Stirnweiss • NYY 432
2. Stanky • BRO 429
3. Hall • PHA 422
4. Verban • STL 398
5. Schalk • CHW 380
Assists as 2B
1. Hall • PHA 498
2. Stirnweiss • NYY 492
3. Hausmann • NYG 489
4. Stanky • BRO 441
5. Johnson • CHC 440
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Stanky • BRO 34
2. Hausmann • NYG 29
Stirnweiss • NYY 29
4. Williams • CIN 22
5. Gutteridge • SLB 21
Hall • PHA 21
Vaughn • WSH 21
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Stirnweiss • NYY 119
2. Hall • PHA 108
3. Stanky • BRO 101
4. Verban • STL 95
5. Mayo • DET 91
Def. Games as 3B
1. Mesner • CIN 148
2. Kell • PHA 147
3. Hack • CHC 146
4. Grimes • NYY 141
5. Kurowski • STL 131
Putouts as 3B
1. Hack • CHC 195
2. Kell • PHA 186
3. Kurowski • STL 172
4. Mesner • CIN 170
5. Grimes • NYY 162
Assists as 3B
1. Kell • PHA 345
2. Mesner • CIN 326
3. Hack • CHC 312
4. Grimes • NYY 296
5. Kurowski • STL 235
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Grimes • NYY 31
2. Workman • BSN 30
3. Maier • DET 25
4. Clift • WSH 23
5. Elliott • PIT 21
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Mesner • CIN 35
Grimes • NYY 35
3. Kell • PHA 32
4. Kurowski • STL 28
5. Hack • CHC 27
Def. Games as SS
1. Kerr • NYG 148
2. Torres • WSH 145
3. Stephens • SLB 144
4. Lake • BOS 130
5. Crosetti • NYY 126
Michaels • CHW 126
Culler • BSN 126
Putouts as SS
1. Kerr • NYG 333
2. Torres • WSH 272
3. Lake • BOS 265
4. Crosetti • NYY 264
5. Michaels • CHW 259
Assists as SS
1. Kerr • NYG 515
2. Lake • BOS 459
3. Stephens • SLB 439
4. Torres • WSH 437
5. Michaels • CHW 426
Errors Committed as SS
1. Michaels • CHW 47
2. Lake • BOS 40
3. Crosetti • NYY 37
4. Torres • WSH 35
Gustine • PIT 35
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Lake • BOS 112
2. Crosetti • NYY 86
3. Kerr • NYG 81
4. Michaels • CHW 74
5. Boudreau • CLE 73
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Johnson • BOS 140
2. Russell • PIT 139
3. Dickshot • CHW 124
Lowrey • CHC 124
5. Schoendienst • STL 118
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Russell • PIT 288
2. Johnson • BOS 269
3. Schoendienst • STL 261
4. Dickshot • CHW 241
5. Lowrey • CHC 231
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Johnson • BOS 16
2. Lowrey • CHC 13
Dickshot • CHW 13
4. Outlaw • DET 12
5. Case • WSH 11
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Triplett • PHI 12
2. Nieman • BSN 10
3. Russell • PIT 9
Gardella • NYG 9
5. Johnson • BOS 8
Dickshot • CHW 8
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Outlaw • DET 5
2. Johnson • BOS 4
3. Case • WSH 3
Dickshot • CHW 3
5. Medwick • 2TM 2
Dinges • PHI 2
Seerey • CLE 2
Olmo • BRO 2
Martin • SLB 2
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Clay • CIN 152
2. Rosen • BRO 141
3. Cramer • DET 140
Gillenwater • BSN 140
Pafko • CHC 140
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Clay • CIN 445
2. Gillenwater • BSN 439
3. Rosen • BRO 394
4. Pafko • CHC 327
5. Adams • STL 323
DiMaggio • PHI 323
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Gillenwater • BSN 24
2. DiMaggio • PHI 16
3. Culberson • BOS 13
4. Clay • CIN 11
Estalella • PHA 11
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Gillenwater • BSN 10
2. Culberson • BOS 8
3. Benjamin • 2TM 7
Barrett • PIT 7
Gionfriddo • PIT 7
Stainback • NYY 7
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Culberson • BOS 6
2. Stainback • NYY 5
Gillenwater • BSN 5
4. Cramer • DET 4
Mackiewicz • CLE 4
DiMaggio • PHI 4
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Walker • BRO 153
2. Nicholson • CHC 151
3. Cullenbine • 2TM 147
4. Moses • CHW 139
5. Metheny • NYY 128
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Walker • BRO 344
2. Moses • CHW 306
3. Cullenbine • 2TM 298
4. Nicholson • CHC 269
5. Holmes • BSN 237
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Cullenbine • 2TM 19
2. Walker • BRO 17
3. Holmes • BSN 13
Moses • CHW 13
5. Metheny • NYY 12
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Peck • PHA 12
2. Moses • CHW 8
3. Moore • SLB 6
Lazor • BOS 6
Holmes • BSN 6
Libke • CIN 6
Cullenbine • 2TM 6
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Libke • CIN 6
2. Holmes • BSN 4
Walker • BRO 4
Nicholson • CHC 4
5. Cullenbine • 2TM 3
Dinges • PHI 3
Bergamo • STL 3
Peck • PHA 3
Lewis • WSH 3
Def. Games as OF
1. Holmes • BSN 154
Adams • 2TM 154
3. Walker • BRO 153
4. Clay • CIN 152
5. Nicholson • CHC 151
Putouts as OF
1. Gillenwater • BSN 451
2. Clay • CIN 446
3. Adams • 2TM 408
4. Rosen • BRO 392
5. Pafko • CHC 371
Assists as OF
1. Gillenwater • BSN 24
2. Cullenbine • 2TM 23
3. Walker • BRO 18
4. Case • WSH 17
Lowrey • CHC 17
Errors Committed as OF
1. Peck • PHA 12
Triplett • PHI 12
3. Gillenwater • BSN 10
Nieman • BSN 10
5. Gardella • NYG 9
Gionfriddo • PIT 9
Libke • CIN 9
Russell • PIT 9
Adams • 2TM 9
Benjamin • 2TM 9
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Outlaw • DET 6
Stainback • NYY 6
Culberson • BOS 6
Libke • CIN 6
5. Dinges • PHI 5
Gillenwater • BSN 5
Def. Games as P
1. Karl • PHI 67
2. Adams • NYG 65
3. Hutchings • BSN 57
4. Berry • PHA 52
5. Fox • CIN 45
Barrett • 2TM 45
Putouts as P
1. Christopher • PHA 26
2. Barrett • 2TM 24
3. Ferriss • BOS 22
4. Tobin • 2TM 20
5. Pieretti • WSH 17
Passeau • CHC 17
Assists as P
1. Christopher • PHA 71
2. Ferriss • BOS 67
Wyse • CHC 67
4. Newhouser • DET 66
5. Trout • DET 65
Errors Committed as P
1. Trout • DET 9
2. Gassaway • PHA 6
Humphries • CHW 6
4. Grove • CHW 5
Reynolds • CLE 5
Mungo • NYG 5
Double Plays Turned as P
1. Ferriss • BOS 10
2. Trout • DET 9
3. Logan • BSN 7
4. Tobin • 2TM 6
5. Bevens • NYY 5
Newhouser • DET 5
Lombardi • BRO 5
Wyse • CHC 5
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Duncan • KCM 9.49
2. Haynes • KCM 7.98
3. Cash • PS 7.71
4. Campanella • BEG 7.42
5. Louden • NYC 6.99
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Cash • PS 7.20
2. Duncan • KCM 7.00
3. Campanella • BEG 6.90
4. Haynes • KCM 6.55
5. Louden • NYC 6.39
Fielding % as C
1. Richards • DET .995
2. O'Dea • STL .995
3. Rice • STL .994
4. Lopez • PIT .992
5. Ferrell • WSH .990
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. Davis • BBB 11.50
2. Leonard • HG 11.27
3. Ware • CBE 11.11
4. Thomas • NYC 11.02
Canada • MRS 11.02
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. Leonard • HG 11.00
2. Weintraub • NYG 10.83
3. Siebert • PHA 10.63
4. Ware • CBE 10.53
5. McCormick • CIN 10.51
Fielding % as 1B
1. Dahlgren • PIT .996
2. McCormick • CIN .994
3. Cavarretta • CHC .993
4. Rocco • CLE .992
5. McQuinn • SLB .991
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. Stirnweiss • NYY 6.16
2. Bankhead • MRS 6.08
3. Hall • PHA 6.07
4. Wietelmann • BSN 5.96
5. Schalk • CHW 5.92
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. Hall • PHA 6.09
2. Stirnweiss • NYY 6.08
3. Mayo • DET 5.80
4. Schalk • CHW 5.78
5. Stanky • BRO 5.69
Fielding % as 2B
1. Cowan • CBE .981
2. Mayo • DET .980
3. Meyer • CLE .978
4. Verban • STL .978
5. Coscarart • PIT .978
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Kell • PHA 3.65
2. Handley • PIT 3.57
3. Hack • CHC 3.57
4. Elliott • PIT 3.54
5. Mesner • CIN 3.43
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Kell • PHA 3.61
2. Hack • CHC 3.47
3. Handley • PIT 3.39
4. Elliott • PIT 3.36
5. Mesner • CIN 3.35
Fielding % as 3B
1. Hack • CHC .975
2. Mesner • CIN .971
3. Kurowski • STL .964
4. Kell • PHA .964
5. Reyes • NYG .961
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Austin • PS 5.88
2. Cañizares • CBE 5.87
3. Kerr • NYG 5.82
4. Webb • DET 5.79
5. Lake • BOS 5.76
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Kerr • NYG 5.73
2. Austin • PS 5.68
3. Cañizares • CBE 5.63
4. Lake • BOS 5.57
5. Miller • CIN 5.45
Fielding % as SS
1. Miller • CIN .975
2. Marion • STL .967
3. Bankhead • HG .965
4. Kerr • NYG .964
5. Stephens • SLB .961
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Armour • CBE 2.32
2. Lockett • BBB 1.75
3. Bissant • CAG 1.62
4. Hoskins • BEG 1.46
5. Bell • HG 1.44
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Case • WSH 2.49
2. Martin • NYY 2.34
3. Tipton • CIN 2.34
4. Schoendienst • STL 2.29
5. Russell • PIT 2.14
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Lowrey • CHC .988
2. Schoendienst • STL .982
3. Johnson • BOS .973
4. Russell • PIT .971
5. Dickshot • CHW .969
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. Jethroe • CBE 2.48
2. Robinson • MRS 2.28
3. Benson • PS 2.23
4. Merchant • CC 2.15
5. Kimbro • BEG 2.12
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. Gillenwater • BSN 3.31
2. Clay • CIN 3.00
3. Rosen • BRO 2.84
4. DiMaggio • PHI 2.80
5. Rucker • NYG 2.63
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. DiMaggio • PHI .994
2. Pafko • CHC .994
3. Rosen • BRO .993
4. Estalella • PHA .990
5. Cramer • DET .989
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Harvey • NE 1.79
2. Hoskins • HG 1.73
3. Smith • CAG 1.66
4. Steele • BBB 1.54
5. Wright • BEG 1.54
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Walker • BRO 2.36
2. Moses • CHW 2.29
3. Libke • CIN 2.17
4. Cullenbine • 2TM 2.16
5. Holmes • BSN 2.05
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Stone • PS 1.000
2. Walker • BRO .992
3. Nicholson • CHC .989
4. Metheny • NYY .983
5. Ott • NYG .983
Range Factor/9Inn as OF
1. Gillenwater • BSN 3.43
2. Stainback • NYY 3.14
3. Mackiewicz • CLE 3.09
4. Clay • CIN 3.04
5. DiMaggio • PHI 3.03
Range Factor/Game as OF
1. Gillenwater • BSN 3.39
2. Clay • CIN 3.00
3. Stainback • NYY 2.93
4. DiMaggio • PHI 2.92
5. Rosen • BRO 2.83
Fielding % as OF
1. Pafko • CHC .995
2. DiMaggio • PHI .994
3. Rosen • BRO .993
4. Walker • BRO .992
5. Cramer • DET .991
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Williams • CC 4.12
2. Jefferson • CBE 4.01
3. Christopher • PHA 3.85
4. McKinnis • CAG 3.59
5. Scantlebury • NYC 3.58
Range Factor/Game as P
1. Welmaker • HG 3.14
2. Christopher • PHA 2.94
3. Bremer • CBE 2.89
4. Chatman • MRS 2.75
5. LaMarque • KCM 2.67
Blair • HG 2.67
Fielding % as P
1. Blair • HG 1.000
Hollingsworth • SLB 1.000
Walker • HG 1.000
Sunkett • PS 1.000
Bonham • NYY 1.000
Tiant • NYC 1.000
Ricks • PS 1.000
Newhouser • DET 1.000
Morris • NYC 1.000
Hooker • NE 1.000
Wright • 2TM 1.000
Roe • PIT 1.000
Bremer • CBE 1.000
Chatman • MRS 1.000
Gipson • BBB 1.000
Jefferson • CBE 1.000
Passeau • CHC 1.000
Jones • MRS 1.000
Smith • KCM 1.000
Pearson • MRS 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