1938 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1938 on one page, top ten in each.
Gabby Hartnett led qualified catchers with a .995 fielding percentage in 1938. Al Todd led in putouts (574) and assists (89). Rick Ferrell led in double plays (15). Bill Atwood made the most errors, 13.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 77 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Gabby Hartnett .995
- 2 Josh Gibson .992
- 3 Billy Sullivan .990
- 4 Rudy York .990
- 5 Frankie Pytlak .987
- 6 Bill Dickey .987
- 7 Gene Desautels .986
- 8 Al Todd .985
- 9 Ernie Lombardi .985
- 10 Harry Danning .984
Putouts
C PO- 1 Al Todd 574
- 2 Bill Dickey 518
- 3 Rick Ferrell 512
- 3 Ernie Lombardi 512
- 5 Frankie Pytlak 475
- 6 Mickey Owen 463
- 7 Harry Danning 449
- 8 Billy Sullivan 441
- 9 Gene Desautels 423
- 10 Rudy York 406
Assists
C A- 1 Al Todd 89
- 2 Bill Dickey 74
- 3 Ernie Lombardi 73
- 4 Rudy York 70
- 5 Rick Ferrell 69
- 6 Mickey Owen 67
- 7 Billy Sullivan 65
- 8 Frankie Pytlak 56
- 9 Luke Sewell 55
- 10 Bill Atwood 53
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Rick Ferrell 15
- 2 Bill Atwood 12
- 3 Frankie Pytlak 11
- 4 Rudy York 10
- 4 Billy Sullivan 10
- 6 Ernie Lombardi 8
- 6 Mickey Owen 8
- 6 Gabby Hartnett 8
- 9 Al Todd 7
- 9 Bill Dickey 7
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Frank Duncan 7.27
- 2 Biz Mackey 5.73
- 3 Josh Gibson 5.55
- 4 Frankie Pytlak 5.36
- 5 Bill Perkins 5.12
- 6 Billy Sullivan 5.11
- 7 Al Todd 5.02
- 8 Gabby Hartnett 4.80
- 9 Ernie Lombardi 4.76
- 10 Bill Dickey 4.70
Games
C G- 1 Al Todd 132
- 2 Rick Ferrell 131
- 3 Bill Dickey 126
- 4 Ernie Lombardi 123
- 5 Mickey Owen 116
- 5 Rudy York 116
- 7 Harry Danning 114
- 8 Gene Desautels 108
- 9 Frankie Pytlak 99
- 9 Billy Sullivan 99
Errors
C E- 1 Bill Atwood 13
- 2 Rick Ferrell 11
- 2 Mickey Owen 11
- 4 Al Todd 10
- 4 Ken O'Dea 10
- 6 Ernie Lombardi 9
- 6 Frankie Hayes 9
- 8 Bill Dickey 8
- 8 Harry Danning 8
- 8 Rollie Hemsley 8