1940 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1940 on one page, top ten in each.
Joe Greene led qualified catchers with a .994 fielding percentage in 1940. Harry Danning led in putouts (634), assists (91) and double plays (13). Frankie Hayes made the most errors, 17.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 26 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Joe Greene .994
- 2 Rollie Hemsley .994
- 3 Bill Dickey .994
- 4 Al Lopez .990
- 5 Ernie Lombardi .989
- 5 Larry Brown .989
- 7 Bob Clarke .988
- 8 Henry Turner .984
- 9 Al Todd .984
- 10 Mike Tresh .983
Putouts
C PO- 1 Harry Danning 634
- 2 Mike Tresh 619
- 3 Rollie Hemsley 591
- 4 Birdie Tebbetts 572
- 5 Frankie Hayes 515
- 6 Babe Phelps 428
- 7 Rick Ferrell 427
- 8 Bill Dickey 425
- 9 Al Todd 418
- 10 Ernie Lombardi 397
Assists
C A- 1 Harry Danning 91
- 2 Birdie Tebbetts 89
- 3 Mike Tresh 69
- 4 Rick Ferrell 67
- 5 Rollie Hemsley 65
- 5 Ray Berres 65
- 7 Frankie Hayes 63
- 7 Bennie Warren 63
- 9 Al Lopez 62
- 10 Virgil Davis 61
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Harry Danning 13
- 2 Al Todd 11
- 2 Al Lopez 11
- 2 Virgil Davis 11
- 5 Birdie Tebbetts 10
- 6 Frankie Hayes 9
- 6 Bill Dickey 9
- 6 Bennie Warren 9
- 9 Bob Swift 8
- 9 Rollie Hemsley 8
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Joe Greene 6.56
- 2 Roy Campanella 6.41
- 3 Biz Mackey 6.26
- 4 Henry Turner 6.25
- 5 Birdie Tebbetts 6.18
- 6 Larry Brown 6.05
- 7 Bill Perkins 5.80
- 8 Paul Hardy 5.68
- 9 Rollie Hemsley 5.61
- 10 Harry Danning 5.53
Games
C G- 1 Mike Tresh 135
- 2 Frankie Hayes 134
- 3 Harry Danning 131
- 4 Bob Swift 128
- 5 Rollie Hemsley 117
- 6 Mickey Owen 113
- 7 Birdie Tebbetts 107
- 8 Ray Berres 106
- 9 Al Todd 104
- 10 Bill Dickey 102
Errors
C E- 1 Frankie Hayes 17
- 1 Birdie Tebbetts 17
- 3 Harry Danning 15
- 4 Mike Tresh 12
- 4 Virgil Davis 12
- 6 Babe Phelps 11
- 6 Don Padgett 11
- 8 Rick Ferrell 10
- 8 Bennie Warren 10
- 8 Jake Early 10