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1940 MLB Outfield Fielding Leaders

Every outfield fielding board for 1940 on one page, top ten in each.

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Max West led all outfielders in assists in 1940, with 16. Mike Kreevich led in putouts (428). Hank Greenberg made the most errors, 15.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 26 games at outfield, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.

Assists

OF A

Putouts

OF PO

1 Mike Kreevich 428
2 George Case 384
3 Terry Moore 383
4 Roy Weatherly 370
5 Dixie Walker 360
6 Joe DiMaggio 359
7 Wally Judnich 356
8 Barney McCosky 349
9 Sam Chapman 348
10 Chet Ross 347

Fielding Percentage

OF FPCT

1 Goose Curry 1.000
2 Harry Craft .997
3 Enos Slaughter .989
4 Wally Judnich .989
5 Terry Moore .987
6 Mike McCormick .986
7 Hank Leiber .985
8 Alejandro Crespo .984
9 Barney McCosky .983
10 Jim Gleeson .983

Range Factor

OF RF

1 Mike Kreevich 3.06
2 Terry Moore 2.96
3 Roy Weatherly 2.81
4 Joe DiMaggio 2.80
5 Sam Chapman 2.80
6 Wally Judnich 2.73
7 Dixie Walker 2.69
8 Harry Craft 2.67
9 Mike McCormick 2.57
10 Joe Marty 2.57

Games

OF G

1 George Case 154
2 Doc Cramer 149
2 Chet Ross 149
4 Hank Greenberg 148
5 Bob Elliott 147
6 Mike Kreevich 144
6 Taffy Wright 144
8 Maurice Van Robays 143
8 Ted Williams 143
10 Barney McCosky 141

Errors

OF E