1954 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1954 on one page, top ten in each.
Bill Sarni led qualified catchers with a .996 fielding percentage in 1954. Yogi Berra led in putouts (717) and double plays (14). Sammy White led in assists (80). Sammy White made the most errors, 16.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 77 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Bill Sarni .996
- 2 Jim Hegan .994
- 3 Sherm Lollar .993
- 4 Frank House .992
- 5 Toby Atwell .990
- 6 Clint Courtney .990
- 7 Yogi Berra .990
- 8 Roy Campanella .989
- 9 Del Crandall .989
- 10 Andy Seminick .989
Putouts
C PO- 1 Yogi Berra 717
- 2 Sammy White 677
- 3 Del Crandall 665
- 4 Jim Hegan 661
- 5 Roy Campanella 600
- 6 Clint Courtney 539
- 7 Bill Sarni 486
- 8 Frank House 434
- 9 Wes Westrum 419
- 10 Ed FitzGerald 396
Assists
C A- 1 Sammy White 80
- 2 Del Crandall 79
- 3 Yogi Berra 63
- 4 Roy Campanella 58
- 5 Frank House 56
- 6 Clint Courtney 53
- 7 Jim Hegan 49
- 8 Jack Shepard 46
- 9 Wes Westrum 45
- 10 Andy Seminick 44
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Yogi Berra 14
- 2 Bill Sarni 12
- 3 Del Crandall 11
- 3 Sammy White 11
- 3 Andy Seminick 11
- 6 Jim Hegan 9
- 7 Clint Courtney 8
- 7 Wes Westrum 8
- 7 Sherm Lollar 8
- 7 Red Wilson 8
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Roy Campanella 5.93
- 2 Sammy White 5.69
- 3 Del Crandall 5.47
- 4 Clint Courtney 5.33
- 5 Yogi Berra 5.23
- 6 Jim Hegan 5.18
- 7 Wes Westrum 4.73
- 8 Sherm Lollar 4.66
- 9 Frank House 4.58
- 10 Toby Atwell 4.53
Games
C G- 1 Yogi Berra 149
- 2 Jim Hegan 137
- 3 Del Crandall 136
- 4 Sammy White 133
- 5 Bill Sarni 118
- 6 Roy Campanella 111
- 6 Clint Courtney 111
- 8 Ed FitzGerald 107
- 8 Frank House 107
- 10 Wes Westrum 98
Errors
C E- 1 Sammy White 16
- 2 Ed FitzGerald 12
- 3 Smoky Burgess 10
- 4 Yogi Berra 8
- 4 Del Crandall 8
- 4 Ray Katt 8
- 7 Roy Campanella 7
- 7 Wes Westrum 7
- 7 Jack Shepard 7
- 10 Clint Courtney 6