1940 MLB Pitcher Fielding Leaders
Every pitcher fielding board for 1940 on one page, top ten in each.
Dutch Leonard led all pitchers in assists in 1940, with 72. Elden Auker led in putouts (27). Eugene Smith made the most errors, 8.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 154.0 innings, the ERA-title bar.
Assists
P A- 1 Dutch Leonard 72
- 2 Hugh Mulcahy 65
- 2 Harry Gumbert 65
- 4 Larry French 63
- 4 Ray Brown 63
- 6 Claude Passeau 62
- 7 Hal Schumacher 61
- 8 Dick Errickson 58
- 9 Bucky Walters 56
- 10 Vern Olsen 53
Putouts
P PO- 1 Elden Auker 27
- 2 Hugh Mulcahy 22
- 3 Curt Davis 18
- 4 Claude Passeau 17
- 4 Jim Bagby 17
- 4 Bill Posedel 17
- 4 Rip Sewell 17
- 4 Nels Potter 17
- 9 Kirby Higbe 15
- 9 Dutch Leonard 15
Fielding Percentage
P FPCT- 1 Jack Wilson 1.000
- 1 Johnny Rigney 1.000
- 1 Cliff Melton 1.000
- 1 Harry Gumbert 1.000
- 1 Vern Kennedy 1.000
- 1 Vern Olsen 1.000
- 1 Lon Warneke 1.000
- 1 Nels Potter 1.000
- 1 Al Smith 1.000
- 1 Marius Russo 1.000
Range Factor
P RF- 1 Ray Brown 3.19
- 2 Johnny Taylor 2.58
- 3 Dutch Leonard 2.49
- 4 Hugh Mulcahy 2.42
- 5 Johnny Gorsica 2.35
- 6 Hal Schumacher 2.21
- 7 Harry Gumbert 2.17
- 8 Ches Buchanan 2.06
- 9 Elden Auker 2.05
- 10 Spud Chandler 2.00
Games
P G- 1 Clyde Shoun 54
- 2 Mace Brown 48
- 3 Claude Passeau 46
- 4 Hugh Casey 44
- 5 Bob Feller 43
- 5 Ken Raffensberger 43
- 7 Al Benton 42
- 8 Jumbo Brown 41
- 8 Ed Heusser 41
- 8 Kirby Higbe 41
Errors
P E- 1 Eugene Smith 8
- 2 Claude Passeau 7
- 3 Bill Lee 6
- 4 Rip Sewell 5
- 4 Bud Barbee 5
- 6 Joe Heving 4
- 6 Elden Auker 4
- 6 Sid Hudson 4
- 6 Al Milnar 4
- 6 Bucky Walters 4