1917 MLB Outfield Fielding Leaders

Every outfield fielding board for 1917 on one page, top ten in each.

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Ping Bodie led all outfielders in assists in 1917, with 32. Max Carey led in putouts (440). Bobby Veach made the most errors, 17.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 103 games at outfield, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.

Assists

OF A

Putouts

OF PO

1 Max Carey 440
1 Happy Felsch 440
3 Ty Cobb 373
4 Tris Speaker 365
5 Benny Kauff 357
6 Bobby Veach 356
7 Amos Strunk 346
8 Shoeless Joe Jackson 341
9 Cy Williams 340
10 Clyde Milan 339

Fielding Percentage

OF FPCT

1 Amos Strunk .986
2 Happy Felsch .985
3 Dode Paskert .984
4 Shoeless Joe Jackson .984
5 Tris Speaker .980
6 Max Carey .979
7 Greasy Neale .979
8 George Whitted .977
9 Benny Kauff .976
10 Baby Doll Jacobson .975

Range Factor

OF RF

1 Max Carey 3.06
2 Happy Felsch 3.05
3 Tris Speaker 2.73
4 Cy Williams 2.67
5 Ty Cobb 2.63
6 Edd Roush 2.61
7 Joe Kelly 2.59
8 Shoeless Joe Jackson 2.48
9 Amos Strunk 2.46
10 Bobby Veach 2.42

Games

OF G

1 Sam Rice 155
2 Bobby Veach 154
3 Max Carey 153
3 Benny Kauff 153
3 Clyde Milan 153
6 George Burns 152
6 Ty Cobb 152
6 Walton Cruise 152
6 Happy Felsch 152
10 Harry Hooper 151

Errors

OF E