1942 MLB Outfield Fielding Leaders
Every outfield fielding board for 1942 on one page, top ten in each.
Vince DiMaggio led all outfielders in assists in 1942, with 20. Dom DiMaggio led in putouts (439). George Case made the most errors, 14.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 101 games at outfield, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Assists
OF A- 1 Vince DiMaggio 20
- 2 Dom DiMaggio 19
- 3 Bill Nicholson 18
- 3 Bob Johnson 18
- 5 Tommy Holmes 16
- 6 Mel Ott 15
- 6 Enos Slaughter 15
- 6 Doc Cramer 15
- 6 Ted Williams 15
- 10 Wally Moses 14
Putouts
OF PO- 1 Dom DiMaggio 439
- 2 Joe DiMaggio 409
- 3 Stan Spence 395
- 4 Vince DiMaggio 383
- 5 Tommy Holmes 373
- 6 Doc Cramer 352
- 7 Barney McCosky 351
- 8 Wally Judnich 330
- 9 Bill Nicholson 327
- 10 Jeff Heath 326
Fielding Percentage
OF FPCT- 1 Danny Litwhiler 1.000
- 1 David Whatley 1.000
- 1 Marvin Barker 1.000
- 1 Tom Parker 1.000
- 1 Johnny Davis 1.000
- 6 Wally Judnich .991
- 7 Roy Weatherly .991
- 8 Joe Medwick .990
- 9 Tommy Holmes .990
- 10 Mel Ott .990
Range Factor
OF RF- 1 Dom DiMaggio 3.03
- 2 Mike Kreevich 2.97
- 3 Vince DiMaggio 2.92
- 4 Roy Weatherly 2.83
- 5 Tommy Holmes 2.78
- 6 Wally Judnich 2.74
- 7 Joe DiMaggio 2.72
- 8 Stan Spence 2.70
- 9 Gee Walker 2.58
- 10 Gene Benson 2.55
Games
OF G- 1 Joe DiMaggio 154
- 1 Barney McCosky 154
- 3 Charlie Keller 152
- 3 Mel Ott 152
- 5 Dom DiMaggio 151
- 5 Danny Litwhiler 151
- 5 Bill Nicholson 151
- 5 Enos Slaughter 151
- 9 Doc Cramer 150
- 9 Ted Williams 150
Errors
OF E- 1 George Case 14
- 2 Bob Johnson 13
- 3 Stan Spence 11
- 3 Ron Northey 11
- 5 Elmer Valo 10
- 5 Ned Harris 10
- 7 Chet Laabs 9
- 7 Vince DiMaggio 9
- 7 Pete Reiser 9
- 7 Lou Novikoff 9