1945 MLB Shortstop Fielding Leaders
Every shortstop fielding board for 1945 on one page, top ten in each.
Eddie Miller led qualified shortstops with a .975 fielding percentage in 1945. Buddy Kerr led in assists (515) and putouts (333). Eddie Lake led in double plays (112). Cass Michaels made the most errors, 47.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 103 games at shortstop, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
SS FPCT- 1 Eddie Miller .975
- 2 Marty Marion .967
- 3 Willie Wells .965
- 4 Buddy Kerr .964
- 5 Vern Stephens .961
- 6 Skeeter Webb .957
- 7 Dick Culler .954
- 8 Gil Torres .953
- 9 Ed Busch .952
- 10 Lennie Merullo .948
Assists
SS A- 1 Buddy Kerr 515
- 2 Eddie Lake 459
- 3 Vern Stephens 439
- 4 Gil Torres 437
- 5 Cass Michaels 426
- 6 Dick Culler 386
- 7 Eddie Miller 382
- 8 Frankie Crosetti 380
- 9 Marty Marion 372
- 10 Ed Busch 370
Putouts
SS PO- 1 Buddy Kerr 333
- 2 Gil Torres 272
- 3 Eddie Lake 265
- 4 Frankie Crosetti 264
- 5 Cass Michaels 259
- 6 Vern Stephens 256
- 7 Dick Culler 252
- 8 Eddie Miller 245
- 9 Marty Marion 237
- 10 Lou Boudreau 217
Double Plays
SS DP- 1 Eddie Lake 112
- 2 Frankie Crosetti 86
- 3 Buddy Kerr 81
- 4 Cass Michaels 74
- 5 Lou Boudreau 73
- 6 Dick Culler 71
- 6 Skeeter Webb 71
- 8 Marty Marion 70
- 9 Vern Stephens 69
- 10 Ed Busch 67
Range Factor
SS RF- 1 Buddy Kerr 5.73
- 2 Frank Austin 5.68
- 3 Eddie Lake 5.57
- 4 Eddie Miller 5.45
- 5 Cass Michaels 5.44
- 6 Skeeter Webb 5.37
- 7 Willie Wells 5.35
- 8 Frankie Crosetti 5.11
- 9 Dick Culler 5.06
- 10 Marty Marion 4.99
Games
SS G- 1 Buddy Kerr 148
- 2 Gil Torres 145
- 3 Vern Stephens 144
- 4 Eddie Lake 130
- 5 Frankie Crosetti 126
- 5 Dick Culler 126
- 5 Cass Michaels 126
- 8 Marty Marion 122
- 9 Lennie Merullo 118
- 10 Ed Busch 116
Errors
SS E- 1 Cass Michaels 47
- 2 Eddie Lake 40
- 3 Frankie Crosetti 37
- 4 Gil Torres 35
- 4 Frankie Gustine 35
- 6 Eddie Basinski 34
- 7 Buddy Kerr 32
- 8 Dick Culler 31
- 9 Lennie Merullo 30
- 10 Ed Busch 29