1947 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1947 on one page, top ten in each.
Johnny Hayes led qualified catchers with a 1.000 fielding percentage in 1947. Bruce Edwards led in putouts (592). Buddy Rosar led in assists (70). Jim Hegan led in double plays (14). Walker Cooper made the most errors, 13.
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 Johnny Hayes 1.000
- 2 Buddy Rosar .996
- 3 Phil Masi .989
- 4 Bob Swift .989
- 5 Jim Hegan .989
- 6 Al Evans .989
- 7 Jake Early .989
- 8 Hal Wagner .987
- 9 Ray Lamanno .986
- 10 George Dickey .985
Putouts
C PO- 1 Bruce Edwards 592
- 2 Jim Hegan 566
- 3 Walker Cooper 561
- 4 Ray Lamanno 556
- 5 Andy Seminick 438
- 6 Birdie Tebbetts 427
- 7 Phil Masi 411
- 8 Buddy Rosar 406
- 9 Bob Swift 401
- 10 Al Evans 389
Assists
C A- 1 Buddy Rosar 70
- 2 Birdie Tebbetts 65
- 3 Ray Lamanno 62
- 4 Bruce Edwards 58
- 4 Phil Masi 58
- 6 Clyde Kluttz 55
- 7 Jim Hegan 54
- 8 Andy Seminick 53
- 9 Bob Scheffing 52
- 10 Walker Cooper 51
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Jim Hegan 14
- 1 Al Evans 14
- 3 Buddy Rosar 12
- 4 Bruce Edwards 11
- 5 Birdie Tebbetts 10
- 5 Mike Tresh 10
- 7 Walker Cooper 8
- 7 Charlie Parks 8
- 9 Del Rice 7
- 9 Clyde Kluttz 7
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Earl Taborn 6.68
- 2 Eudie Napier 6.11
- 3 Bill Cash 5.69
- 4 Ray Lamanno 5.67
- 5 Bruce Edwards 5.08
- 6 Johnny Hayes 5.03
- 7 Buddy Rosar 4.67
- 8 Jim Hegan 4.66
- 9 Al Evans 4.65
- 10 Walker Cooper 4.64
Games
C G- 1 Jim Hegan 133
- 2 Walker Cooper 132
- 3 Bruce Edwards 128
- 4 Phil Masi 123
- 5 Ray Lamanno 109
- 5 Birdie Tebbetts 109
- 7 Andy Seminick 107
- 8 Buddy Rosar 102
- 9 Bob Scheffing 97
- 9 Bob Swift 97
Errors
C E- 1 Walker Cooper 13
- 2 Bruce Edwards 11
- 2 Andy Seminick 11
- 4 Birdie Tebbetts 10
- 5 Ray Lamanno 9
- 5 Mike Tresh 9
- 5 Mike Guerra 9
- 5 Earl Taborn 9
- 9 Del Rice 8
- 9 Dixie Howell 8