1917 MLB Pitcher Fielding Leaders
Every pitcher fielding board for 1917 on one page, top ten in each.
Carl Mays led all pitchers in assists in 1917, with 118. Jim Bagby led in putouts (26). Allen Sothoron made the most errors, 11.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 157.0 innings, the ERA-title bar.
Assists
P A- 1 Carl Mays 118
- 2 Pete Alexander 108
- 3 Bill Doak 103
- 4 Phil Douglas 102
- 5 Babe Ruth 101
- 6 Hooks Dauss 100
- 7 Jesse Barnes 96
- 8 Eddie Cicotte 94
- 9 Eppa Rixey 93
- 10 Hippo Vaughn 89
Putouts
P PO- 1 Jim Bagby 26
- 2 Pete Alexander 24
- 3 Carl Mays 22
- 4 Bullet Joe Bush 20
- 5 Babe Ruth 19
- 5 Ernie Shore 19
- 7 Jesse Barnes 18
- 7 Bob Shawkey 18
- 9 Walter Johnson 16
- 9 Jim Shaw 16
Fielding Percentage
P FPCT- 1 Walter Johnson 1.000
- 1 Al Demaree 1.000
- 1 Eppa Rixey 1.000
- 1 Slim Sallee 1.000
- 1 Rube Schauer 1.000
- 1 George Mogridge 1.000
- 7 Carl Mays .993
- 8 Pete Alexander .993
- 9 Jesse Barnes .991
- 10 Frank Miller .987
Range Factor
P RF- 1 Carl Mays 4.00
- 2 Ernie Shore 3.31
- 3 Bob Shawkey 3.03
- 4 Hooks Dauss 2.97
- 5 Pete Alexander 2.93
- 6 Babe Ruth 2.93
- 7 Lefty Tyler 2.81
- 8 Eppa Rixey 2.77
- 9 Mike Regan 2.72
- 10 George Mogridge 2.66
Games
P G- 1 Phil Douglas 51
- 2 Jesse Barnes 50
- 2 Dave Danforth 50
- 4 Jim Bagby 49
- 4 Eddie Cicotte 49
- 6 Allen Sothoron 48
- 7 Dave Davenport 47
- 7 Walter Johnson 47
- 7 Jim Shaw 47
- 10 Pete Schneider 46
Errors
P E- 1 Allen Sothoron 11
- 2 Harry Harper 9
- 3 Red Faber 8
- 3 Ed Klepfer 8
- 3 George Dumont 8
- 6 Phil Douglas 7
- 6 Fred Toney 7
- 6 Hippo Vaughn 7
- 6 Ernie Koob 7
- 6 Bob Steele 7