1947 MLB Outfield Fielding Leaders

Every outfield fielding board for 1947 on one page, top ten in each.

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Willard Marshall led all outfielders in assists in 1947, with 19. Sam Chapman led in putouts (428). Harry Walker made the most errors, 14.

Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 104 games at outfield, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.

Assists

OF A

Putouts

OF PO

1 Sam Chapman 428
2 Dom DiMaggio 413
3 Stan Spence 408
4 Ralph Kiner 390
5 Harry Walker 365
6 Dave Philley 355
7 Hoot Evers 354
8 George Metkovich 349
9 Ted Williams 347
10 Barney McCosky 346

Fielding Percentage

OF FPCT

1 Joe DiMaggio .997
2 Sam Mele .992
3 Bill Nicholson .990
4 George Metkovich .989
5 Tommy Holmes .989
6 Gene Benson .989
7 Augie Galan .988
8 Wally Westlake .988
9 Pete Reiser .988
10 Pat Mullin .988

Range Factor

OF RF

1 Dom DiMaggio 3.22
2 Sam Chapman 3.04
3 Hoot Evers 2.96
4 Stan Spence 2.96
5 George Metkovich 2.95
6 Jim Russell 2.93
7 Harry Walker 2.77
8 Dave Philley 2.74
9 Paul Lehner 2.72
10 Bobby Thomson 2.69

Games

OF G

1 Ted Williams 156
2 Willard Marshall 155
3 Ralph Kiner 152
4 Frank Baumholtz 150
5 Tommy Holmes 147
5 Dixie Walker 147
7 Sam Chapman 146
8 Enos Slaughter 142
8 Stan Spence 142
10 Jeff Heath 140

Errors

OF E