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Negro American League Fielding Leaders

Putouts
1. Mayweather • KCM 497
2. Gilyard • 2TM 406
3. Taylor • CT 359
4. Duncan • KCM 335
5. Radcliffe • CT 217
Assists
1. Allen • 2TM 195
2. Sparks • 2TM 120
3. Radcliff • CAG 104
4. Johnson • KCM 88
5. Brooks • KCM 87
Errors Committed
1. Sparks • 2TM 19
Johnson • KCM 19
3. Easterling • CT 18
4. Brooks • KCM 17
5. Mayweather • KCM 16
Allen • 2TM 16
Def. Games as C
1. Duncan • 2TM 47
2. Radcliffe • CT 30
3. Byas • CAG 29
4. Else • KCM 22
5. Barnes • BBB 21
Putouts as C
1. Duncan • 2TM 297
2. Radcliffe • CT 210
3. Byas • CAG 145
4. Barnes • BBB 121
5. Else • KCM 109
Assists as C
1. Duncan • 2TM 39
2. Radcliffe • CT 28
3. Byas • CAG 23
4. Hardy • CAG 18
5. Edwards • SL2 17
Errors Committed as C
1. Byas • CAG 6
Taylor • MRS 6
3. Radcliffe • CT 5
Shropshire • SL2 5
5. Wilson • DTS 4
Double Plays Turned as C
1. Edwards • SL2 4
2. Barnes • BBB 3
Radcliffe • CT 3
4. Dunbar • IA 2
Hardy • CAG 2
Shropshire • SL2 2
Webster • DTS 2
Passed Balls
1. Else • KCM 5
2. May • SL2 4
3. Taylor • MRS 3
Radcliffe • CT 3
5. Duncan • 2TM 2
Bagby • CT 2
Webster • DTS 2
Walker • IA 2
Smith • MRS 2
Johnson • CT 2
Hardy • CAG 2
Edwards • SL2 2
Byas • CAG 2
Stolen Bases Allowed as C
1. Byas • CAG 35
2. Hardy • CAG 24
3. Duncan • 2TM 21
4. Taylor • MRS 19
5. Edwards • SL2 18
Def. Games as 1B
1. Mayweather • KCM 53
2. Gilyard • 2TM 44
3. Taylor • CT 40
4. Lyons • MRS 19
5. Dunn • DTS 17
Putouts as 1B
1. Mayweather • KCM 497
2. Gilyard • 2TM 406
3. Taylor • CT 359
4. McCall • 3TM 159
5. Lyons • MRS 153
Assists as 1B
1. Taylor • CT 29
2. Gilyard • 2TM 28
3. Mayweather • KCM 24
4. Lyons • MRS 12
5. Clayton • CAG 8
Errors Committed as 1B
1. Mayweather • KCM 16
2. Gilyard • 2TM 14
3. Taylor • CT 11
4. Lyons • MRS 9
5. McCall • 3TM 6
Double Plays Turned as 1B
1. Mayweather • KCM 29
2. Gilyard • 2TM 18
3. Dunn • DTS 15
4. Taylor • CT 14
5. Lyons • MRS 7
Def. Games as 2B
1. Allen • 2TM 56
2. Sparks • 2TM 45
3. Bibbs • CT 23
4. Childs • IA 20
5. Bankhead • BBB 17
Putouts as 2B
1. Allen • 2TM 120
2. Sparks • 2TM 97
3. Bibbs • CT 38
Childs • IA 38
5. Bankhead • BBB 32
Marshall • CAG 32
Assists as 2B
1. Allen • 2TM 191
2. Sparks • 2TM 118
3. Bibbs • CT 61
4. Childs • IA 53
5. Bankhead • BBB 47
Ford • MRS 47
Errors Committed as 2B
1. Sparks • 2TM 19
2. Allen • 2TM 16
3. Childs • IA 10
4. Hyde • 2TM 8
5. Bibbs • CT 6
Double Plays Turned as 2B
1. Allen • 2TM 30
2. Sparks • 2TM 12
3. Childs • IA 8
Ford • MRS 8
5. Bankhead • BBB 5
Cox • DTS 5
Def. Games as 3B
1. Brooks • KCM 56
2. Carter • CT 37
3. Bond • CAG 31
4. Woods • BBB 26
5. Long • IA 17
Putouts as 3B
1. Brooks • KCM 46
2. Bond • CAG 31
3. Woods • BBB 30
4. Carter • CT 29
5. Carter • SL2 20
Radcliff • CAG 20
Assists as 3B
1. Brooks • KCM 87
2. Bond • CAG 63
Carter • CT 63
4. Long • IA 36
5. Woods • BBB 29
Errors Committed as 3B
1. Brooks • KCM 17
2. Woods • BBB 7
3. Long • IA 6
Carter • CT 6
5. Smith • MRS 5
House • DTS 5
Double Plays Turned as 3B
1. Brooks • KCM 5
2. Bond • CAG 4
3. Carter • SL2 2
Woods • BBB 2
Cox • 2TM 2
Def. Games as SS
1. Johnson • KCM 41
2. Radcliff • CAG 31
3. Easterling • CT 29
4. Strong • 3TM 23
Lamar • 2TM 23
Putouts as SS
1. Johnson • KCM 65
2. Lamar • 2TM 61
3. Radcliff • CAG 57
4. Easterling • CT 51
5. Strong • 3TM 45
Assists as SS
1. Johnson • KCM 88
2. Radcliff • CAG 87
3. Strong • 3TM 68
4. Easterling • CT 67
5. Lamar • 2TM 58
Errors Committed as SS
1. Johnson • KCM 19
2. Easterling • CT 17
3. Radcliff • CAG 12
4. Hale • DTS 11
5. Lamar • 2TM 9
Double Plays Turned as SS
1. Johnson • KCM 12
2. Lamar • 2TM 11
Hale • DTS 11
4. Radcliff • CAG 10
5. Strong • 3TM 8
Easterling • CT 8
Def. Games as LF (s.1901)
1. Brown • KCM 37
2. Redus • CAG 33
3. Harris • CT 23
4. Williams • BBB 18
5. Milton • KCM 16
Putouts as LF (s.1901)
1. Redus • CAG 51
2. Brown • KCM 42
3. Harris • CT 35
4. Williams • BBB 28
5. Curry • 3TM 14
Underwood • DTS 14
Milton • KCM 14
Assists as LF (s.1901)
1. Brown • KCM 2
Harris • CT 2
Redus • CAG 2
4. Howard • IA 1
Miles • CAG 1
Milton • KCM 1
O'Neil • MRS 1
Pearson • SL2 1
Radcliffe • CT 1
Underwood • DTS 1
Williams • SL2 1
Morgan • 2TM 1
Errors Committed as LF (s.1901)
1. Curry • 3TM 4
2. Williams • BBB 3
Redus • CAG 3
4. Milton • KCM 2
5. Brown • KCM 1
Davenport • CT 1
Davis • SL2 1
Dixon • SL2 1
Harris • CT 1
Howard • IA 1
Howard • BBB 1
Bradley • CT 1
McCall • CAG 1
Rogan • KCM 1
Thomas • SL2 1
Underwood • DTS 1
Madison • MRS 1
Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1901)
1. Redus • CAG 1
Underwood • DTS 1
Def. Games as CF (s.1901)
1. Dunlap • CAG 35
2. Robinson • CT 32
3. Dwight • KCM 30
4. Simms • KCM 26
5. Stearnes • 2TM 21
Putouts as CF (s.1901)
1. Robinson • CT 62
2. Dunlap • CAG 59
3. Segraves • IA 46
4. Stearnes • 2TM 45
5. Dwight • KCM 42
Assists as CF (s.1901)
1. Dunlap • CAG 2
Longley • MRS 2
Morgan • MRS 2
Owens • BBB 2
Pearson • SL2 2
Ray • BBB 2
Stearnes • 2TM 2
Errors Committed as CF (s.1901)
1. Stearnes • 2TM 3
Dunlap • CAG 3
Robinson • CT 3
4. Ray • BBB 2
Walker • SL2 2
Segraves • IA 2
Pearson • SL2 2
Morgan • MRS 2
Dwight • KCM 2
Dial • DTS 2
Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1901)
1. Dial • DTS 1
Longley • MRS 1
Ray • BBB 1
Robinson • CT 1
Stearnes • 2TM 1
Def. Games as RF (s.1901)
1. Milton • 2TM 36
2. Davenport • CT 29
3. Marshall • CAG 26
Whatley • BBB 26
5. Pearson • SL2 18
Putouts as RF (s.1901)
1. Davenport • CT 49
2. Milton • 2TM 46
3. Marshall • CAG 37
4. Whatley • BBB 34
5. Rogers • MRS 30
Assists as RF (s.1901)
1. Marshall • CAG 7
2. Davenport • CT 4
Whatley • BBB 4
4. Ferrell • BBB 3
Milton • 2TM 3
Errors Committed as RF (s.1901)
1. Whatley • BBB 4
2. Hyde • IA 2
Marshall • CAG 2
Pearson • SL2 2
Milton • 2TM 2
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1901)
1. Davenport • CT 2
2. Mays • KCM 1
Pearson • SL2 1
Milton • 2TM 1
Putouts as OF
1. Redus • CAG 65
2. Robinson • CT 64
3. Milton • 2TM 63
Davenport • CT 63
5. Dunlap • CAG 60
Assists as OF
1. Marshall • CAG 7
2. Pearson • SL2 5
3. Davenport • CT 4
Whatley • BBB 4
Milton • 2TM 4
Errors Committed as OF
1. Curry • 3TM 5
Redus • CAG 5
3. Pearson • SL2 4
Whatley • BBB 4
Milton • 2TM 4
Double Plays Turned as OF
1. Davenport • CT 2
2. Dial • DTS 1
Longley • MRS 1
Mays • KCM 1
Pearson • SL2 1
Ray • BBB 1
Redus • CAG 1
Robinson • CT 1
Underwood • DTS 1
Milton • 2TM 1
Stearnes • 2TM 1
Def. Games as P
1. Smith • 2TM 21
2. Cornelius • CAG 17
3. Foster • CAG 16
Houston • CT 16
5. Barnes • KCM 15
Trent • CAG 15
McHenry • KCM 15
Kranson • 3TM 15
Putouts as P
1. Houston • CT 7
Cornelius • CAG 7
3. Kranson • 3TM 6
Bremer • CT 6
5. Smith • 2TM 5
Cooper • 2TM 5
Trent • CAG 5
Cook • IA 5
Assists as P
1. Smith • 2TM 46
2. Kranson • 3TM 35
3. Cornelius • CAG 33
4. Foster • CAG 29
Johnson • SL2 29
Errors Committed as P
1. Johnson • SL2 6
2. Smith • 2TM 4
3. Kranson • 3TM 3
4. Barnes • KCM 2
Foster • CAG 2
Double Plays Turned as P
1. Webster • DTS 3
2. Johnson • SL2 2
Cooper • 2TM 2
Smith • 2TM 2
5. Bremer • CT 1
Cook • IA 1
Ferrell • BBB 1
Hannibal • IA 1
Howard • BBB 1
Hughes • IA 1
Markham • KCM 1
McHenry • KCM 1
Miller • DTS 1
Thomas • DTS 1
Trent • CAG 1
Kranson • 3TM 1
Range Factor/9Inn as C
1. Radcliffe • CT 8.56
2. Duncan • 2TM 8.14
3. Else • KCM 8.01
4. Walker • IA 7.78
5. Hardy • CAG 7.53
Range Factor/Game as C
1. Radcliffe • CT 7.93
2. Duncan • 2TM 7.15
3. Barnes • BBB 6.38
4. Hardy • CAG 6.28
5. Taylor • MRS 5.88
Fielding % as C
1. Duncan • 2TM .997
2. Else • KCM .983
3. Hardy • CAG .983
4. Radcliffe • CT .979
5. Barnes • BBB .978
Range Factor/9Inn as 1B
1. McCall • 3TM 11.52
2. Mayweather • KCM 10.96
3. Gilyard • 2TM 10.65
4. Dunn • DTS 10.30
5. Taylor • CT 10.22
Range Factor/Game as 1B
1. McCall • 3TM 10.38
2. Gilyard • 2TM 9.86
3. Mayweather • KCM 9.83
4. Taylor • CT 9.70
5. Dunn • DTS 9.00
Fielding % as 1B
1. Taylor • CT .972
2. Mayweather • KCM .970
3. Gilyard • 2TM .969
Range Factor/9Inn as 2B
1. Allen • 2TM 5.99
2. Sparks • 2TM 5.37
3. Bankhead • BBB 5.12
4. Childs • IA 4.97
5. Bibbs • CT 4.53
Range Factor/Game as 2B
1. Allen • 2TM 5.55
2. Sparks • 2TM 4.78
3. Bankhead • BBB 4.65
4. Childs • IA 4.55
5. Bibbs • CT 4.30
Fielding % as 2B
1. Allen • 2TM .951
2. Bibbs • CT .943
3. Sparks • 2TM .919
Range Factor/9Inn as 3B
1. Long • IA 3.30
2. Bond • CAG 3.16
3. Carter • CT 2.61
4. Brooks • KCM 2.52
5. Woods • BBB 2.47
Range Factor/Game as 3B
1. Long • IA 3.12
2. Bond • CAG 3.03
3. Carter • CT 2.49
4. Brooks • KCM 2.38
5. Woods • BBB 2.27
Fielding % as 3B
1. Bond • CAG .959
2. Carter • CT .939
3. Woods • BBB .894
4. Brooks • KCM .887
Range Factor/9Inn as SS
1. Lamar • 2TM 5.81
2. Strong • 3TM 5.20
3. Radcliff • CAG 4.94
4. Brown • KCM 4.57
5. Easterling • CT 4.39
Range Factor/Game as SS
1. Lamar • 2TM 5.17
2. Strong • 3TM 4.91
3. Radcliff • CAG 4.65
4. Easterling • CT 4.07
5. Hale • DTS 4.06
Fielding % as SS
1. Strong • 3TM .934
2. Lamar • 2TM .930
3. Radcliff • CAG .923
4. Johnson • KCM .890
5. Easterling • CT .874
Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1948)
1. Harris • CT 1.99
2. Redus • CAG 1.70
3. Williams • BBB 1.67
4. Brown • KCM 1.29
5. Milton • KCM 1.01
Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1901)
1. Harris • CT 1.61
2. Redus • CAG 1.61
3. Williams • BBB 1.56
4. Brown • KCM 1.19
5. Milton • KCM 0.94
Fielding % as LF (s.1901)
1. Brown • KCM .978
2. Harris • CT .974
3. Redus • CAG .946
Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1948)
1. Ray • BBB 2.61
2. Segraves • IA 2.46
3. Stearnes • 2TM 2.40
4. Robinson • CT 2.10
5. Dunlap • CAG 1.87
Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1901)
1. Segraves • IA 2.35
2. Ray • BBB 2.31
3. Stearnes • 2TM 2.24
4. Robinson • CT 1.97
5. Dunlap • CAG 1.74
Fielding % as CF (s.1901)
1. Simms • KCM .967
2. Dwight • KCM .955
Robinson • CT .955
4. Dunlap • CAG .953
5. Stearnes • 2TM .940
Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1948)
1. Rogers • MRS 2.20
2. Davenport • CT 1.90
3. Marshall • CAG 1.85
4. Whatley • BBB 1.59
5. Pearson • SL2 1.57
Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1901)
1. Rogers • MRS 1.94
2. Davenport • CT 1.83
3. Marshall • CAG 1.69
4. Whatley • BBB 1.46
5. Pearson • SL2 1.39
Fielding % as RF (s.1901)
1. Davenport • CT .981
2. Milton • 2TM .961
3. Marshall • CAG .957
4. Whatley • BBB .905
Range Factor/9Inn as P
1. Kranson • 3TM 4.57
2. Cook • IA 3.93
3. Bremer • CT 3.76
4. Wilson • 2TM 3.54
5. Smith • 2TM 3.52
Range Factor/Game as P
1. Bremer • CT 3.29
2. Kranson • 3TM 2.73
3. Wilson • 2TM 2.63
4. Johnson • SL2 2.54
5. Cook • IA 2.50
Fielding % as P
1. Jefferson • CT 1.000
Wilson • 2TM 1.000
Thomas • DTS 1.000
McHenry • KCM 1.000
Markham • KCM 1.000
Howard • BBB 1.000
Griffin • SL2 1.000
Ferrell • BBB 1.000
Cornelius • CAG 1.000
Cook • IA 1.000
Bremer • CT 1.000
Bryant • 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

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