1938 MLB Pitcher Fielding Leaders
Every pitcher fielding board for 1938 on one page, top ten in each.
Harry Gumbert led all pitchers in assists in 1938, with 85. Mel Harder led in putouts (21). Russ Bauers made the most errors, 6.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 151.0 innings, the ERA-title bar.
Assists
P A- 1 Harry Gumbert 85
- 2 Jim Turner 72
- 3 Bucky Walters 66
- 3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 66
- 5 Cliff Melton 64
- 6 Bill Lee 61
- 7 Claude Passeau 60
- 8 Lou Fette 56
- 9 Hugh Mulcahy 54
- 10 Paul Derringer 51
Putouts
P PO- 1 Mel Harder 21
- 2 Larry French 19
- 3 Bill Lee 18
- 3 Spud Chandler 18
- 5 Jim Turner 17
- 5 Bump Hadley 17
- 7 Jim Bagby 16
- 8 Jack Wilson 15
- 8 Fritz Ostermueller 15
- 10 Claude Passeau 14
Fielding Percentage
P FPCT- 1 Hugh Mulcahy 1.000
- 1 Curt Davis 1.000
- 1 Jim Tobin 1.000
- 1 Jim Turner 1.000
- 1 Lou Fette 1.000
- 1 Al Hollingsworth 1.000
- 1 Red Ruffing 1.000
- 1 Bump Hadley 1.000
- 1 Bob Klinger 1.000
- 1 Lefty Grove 1.000
Range Factor
P RF- 1 Spud Chandler 2.96
- 2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.93
- 3 Jim Turner 2.54
- 4 Hilton Smith 2.47
- 5 Harry Gumbert 2.45
- 6 Ted Lyons 2.39
- 7 Ray Brown 2.30
- 8 Roy Partlow 2.25
- 9 Bill Byrd 2.08
- 10 Hal Schumacher 2.07
Games
P G- 1 Mace Brown 51
- 1 Dick Coffman 51
- 3 Bill McGee 47
- 4 Hugh Mulcahy 46
- 5 Johnny Humphries 45
- 6 Clay Bryant 44
- 6 Luke Hamlin 44
- 6 Bill Lee 44
- 6 Bobo Newsom 44
- 6 Claude Passeau 44
Errors
P E- 1 Russ Bauers 6
- 1 Ken Chase 6
- 3 Bill Lee 5
- 3 Thornton Lee 5
- 3 Howard Mills 5
- 3 Tommy Johnson 5
- 3 Porter Moss 5
- 8 Claude Passeau 4
- 8 Pete Appleton 4
- 8 George Caster 4