1944 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1944 on one page, top ten in each.
Buddy Rosar led qualified catchers with a .989 fielding percentage in 1944. Frankie Hayes led in putouts (636) and assists (89). Buddy Rosar also led in double plays (13). Frank Mancuso made the most errors, 17.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 78 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Buddy Rosar .989
- 2 Roy Partee .989
- 3 Mike Garbark .988
- 4 Al Lopez .984
- 5 Ray Mueller .983
- 6 Frankie Hayes .982
- 7 Rick Ferrell .981
- 8 Mike Tresh .981
- 9 Walker Cooper .980
- 10 Paul Richards .979
Putouts
C PO- 1 Frankie Hayes 636
- 2 Mickey Owen 506
- 3 Ray Mueller 471
- 4 Walker Cooper 442
- 5 Paul Richards 413
- 6 Buddy Rosar 409
- 7 Rick Ferrell 403
- 8 Al Lopez 372
- 8 Mike Garbark 372
- 10 Mike Tresh 370
Assists
C A- 1 Frankie Hayes 89
- 2 Rick Ferrell 71
- 3 Ray Mueller 65
- 4 Paul Richards 60
- 5 Buddy Rosar 59
- 6 Mickey Owen 57
- 7 Al Lopez 52
- 8 Dewey Williams 50
- 9 Bob Swift 48
- 10 Ernie Lombardi 47
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Buddy Rosar 13
- 1 Paul Richards 13
- 3 Ernie Lombardi 11
- 4 Frankie Hayes 10
- 5 Frank Mancuso 9
- 5 Mike Garbark 9
- 7 Mickey Owen 8
- 7 Rick Ferrell 8
- 7 Mike Guerra 8
- 10 Walker Cooper 7
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Bill Cash 6.36
- 2 Lou Louden 6.23
- 3 Paul Richards 5.26
- 4 Josh Gibson 5.05
- 5 Walker Cooper 4.97
- 6 Willie Wynn 4.96
- 7 Rick Ferrell 4.94
- 8 Mike Garbark 4.93
- 9 Buddy Rosar 4.78
- 10 Frankie Hayes 4.68
Games
C G- 1 Frankie Hayes 155
- 1 Ray Mueller 155
- 3 Mickey Owen 125
- 4 Al Lopez 115
- 5 Ernie Lombardi 100
- 6 Buddy Rosar 98
- 7 Walker Cooper 97
- 8 Rick Ferrell 96
- 9 Mike Tresh 93
- 10 Paul Richards 90
Errors
C E- 1 Frank Mancuso 17
- 2 Frankie Hayes 13
- 2 Ernie Lombardi 13
- 2 Red Hayworth 13
- 5 Mickey Owen 12
- 6 Bob Finley 11
- 6 Sammy Haynes 11
- 8 Walker Cooper 10
- 8 Paul Richards 10
- 8 Hal Wagner 10