1937 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1937 on one page, top ten in each.
Frank Duncan led qualified catchers with a .997 fielding percentage in 1937. Bill Dickey led in putouts (692). Al Todd led in assists (89) and double plays (15). Al Todd made the most errors, 20.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 35 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Frank Duncan .997
- 2 Gabby Hartnett .996
- 3 Gene Desautels .993
- 4 Bill Dickey .991
- 5 Rick Ferrell .988
- 6 Frankie Pytlak .986
- 7 Luke Sewell .985
- 8 Bruce Ogrodowski .984
- 9 Al Lopez .984
- 10 Josh Gibson .983
Putouts
C PO- 1 Bill Dickey 692
- 2 Al Todd 603
- 3 Frankie Pytlak 559
- 4 Luke Sewell 502
- 5 Gene Desautels 491
- 6 Babe Phelps 465
- 7 Gabby Hartnett 436
- 8 Rick Ferrell 434
- 9 Gus Mancuso 410
- 10 Bruce Ogrodowski 387
Assists
C A- 1 Al Todd 89
- 2 Al Lopez 83
- 3 Bill Dickey 80
- 3 Frankie Pytlak 80
- 5 Babe Phelps 76
- 6 Luke Sewell 72
- 7 Rollie Hemsley 70
- 8 Gus Mancuso 69
- 9 Gabby Hartnett 65
- 10 Ernie Lombardi 58
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Al Todd 15
- 2 Frankie Pytlak 13
- 2 Rollie Hemsley 13
- 2 Earle Brucker 13
- 5 Bill Dickey 11
- 5 Luke Sewell 11
- 7 Babe Phelps 10
- 7 Earl Grace 10
- 9 Gabby Hartnett 7
- 9 Harry Danning 7
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Ted Radcliffe 7.93
- 2 Frank Duncan 7.15
- 3 Harry Barnes 6.38
- 4 Josh Gibson 6.33
- 5 Gus Mancuso 5.91
- 6 Gene Desautels 5.69
- 7 Bill Dickey 5.64
- 8 Frankie Pytlak 5.56
- 9 Al Todd 5.41
- 10 Bob Clarke 5.32
Games
C G- 1 Bill Dickey 137
- 2 Al Todd 128
- 3 Luke Sewell 118
- 4 Frankie Pytlak 115
- 5 Babe Phelps 111
- 6 Gabby Hartnett 103
- 7 Rick Ferrell 102
- 7 Al Lopez 102
- 9 Gene Desautels 94
- 9 Rollie Hemsley 94
Errors
C E- 1 Al Todd 20
- 2 Babe Phelps 16
- 3 Rollie Hemsley 13
- 4 Earle Brucker 11
- 4 Ernie Lombardi 11
- 4 Bill Atwood 11
- 7 Luke Sewell 9
- 7 Frankie Pytlak 9
- 7 Gus Mancuso 9
- 7 Mickey Owen 9