1942 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1942 on one page, top ten in each.
Bob Clarke led qualified catchers with a 1.000 fielding percentage in 1942. Mickey Owen led in putouts (595). Jake Early led in assists (71). Al Lopez led in double plays (14). Walker Cooper made the most errors, 17.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 19 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Bob Clarke 1.000
- 1 Roy Campanella 1.000
- 1 Buster Haywood 1.000
- 4 Al Lopez .995
- 5 Otto Denning .992
- 6 Leon Ruffin .989
- 7 Johnny Peacock .988
- 8 Joe Greene .987
- 9 Mickey Livingston .987
- 10 Mickey Owen .987
Putouts
C PO- 1 Mickey Owen 595
- 2 Walker Cooper 519
- 3 Harry Danning 459
- 4 Birdie Tebbetts 446
- 5 Ray Lamanno 421
- 6 Jake Early 392
- 7 Clyde McCullough 386
- 8 Hal Wagner 371
- 9 Rick Ferrell 356
- 10 Bob Swift 334
Assists
C A- 1 Jake Early 71
- 2 Birdie Tebbetts 69
- 3 Mickey Owen 66
- 4 Walker Cooper 62
- 5 Clyde McCullough 61
- 6 Ray Lamanno 59
- 7 Rick Ferrell 57
- 8 Harry Danning 55
- 9 Al Lopez 53
- 10 Bob Swift 50
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Al Lopez 14
- 2 Mickey Owen 12
- 3 Jake Early 11
- 4 Clyde McCullough 10
- 4 Birdie Tebbetts 10
- 6 Johnny Peacock 8
- 6 Mickey Livingston 8
- 8 Harry Danning 7
- 8 Ray Lamanno 7
- 8 Rick Ferrell 7
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Joe Greene 6.88
- 2 Johnny Hayes 6.44
- 3 Leon Ruffin 6.32
- 4 Bob Clarke 6.14
- 5 Robert Gaston 5.90
- 6 Bill Cooper 5.76
- 7 Charlie Parks 5.72
- 8 Paul Hardy 5.68
- 9 Josh Gibson 5.56
- 10 Roy Campanella 5.41
Games
C G- 1 Mickey Owen 133
- 2 Harry Danning 116
- 3 Walker Cooper 115
- 4 Ray Lamanno 104
- 5 Al Lopez 99
- 6 Jake Early 98
- 7 Clyde McCullough 97
- 7 Birdie Tebbetts 97
- 9 Rick Ferrell 95
- 10 Hal Wagner 94
Errors
C E- 1 Walker Cooper 17
- 2 Birdie Tebbetts 12
- 2 Babe Phelps 12
- 2 Al Evans 12
- 5 Harry Danning 11
- 5 Ray Lamanno 11
- 5 Bill Conroy 11
- 8 Mickey Owen 9
- 8 Jake Early 9
- 8 Clyde McCullough 9