1949 MLB Outfield Fielding Leaders
Every outfield fielding board for 1949 on one page, top ten in each.
Del Ennis led all outfielders in assists in 1949, with 16. Richie Ashburn led in putouts (514). Del Ennis made the most errors, 13.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 103 games at outfield, the fielding-title rule of two-thirds of the team's games.
Assists
OF A- 1 Del Ennis 16
- 1 Dave Philley 16
- 1 Dick Kokos 16
- 1 Hank Sauer 16
- 5 Vic Wertz 14
- 5 Roy Sievers 14
- 5 Cliff Mapes 14
- 8 Richie Ashburn 13
- 8 Dom DiMaggio 13
- 8 Carl Furillo 13
Putouts
OF PO- 1 Richie Ashburn 514
- 2 Bobby Thomson 488
- 3 Sam Chapman 450
- 4 Dom DiMaggio 420
- 5 Elmer Valo 395
- 6 Del Ennis 359
- 7 Larry Doby 355
- 7 Duke Snider 355
- 9 Whitey Lockman 353
- 10 Ted Williams 337
Fielding Percentage
OF FPCT- 1 Dale Mitchell .994
- 2 Hoot Evers .994
- 3 Stan Musial .991
- 4 Peanuts Lowrey .989
- 5 Chuck Diering .987
- 6 Al Zarilla .985
- 7 Duke Snider .984
- 8 Ted Williams .983
- 9 Enos Slaughter .983
- 10 Bobby Thomson .982
Range Factor
OF RF- 1 Richie Ashburn 3.42
- 2 Bobby Thomson 3.19
- 3 Dom DiMaggio 3.01
- 4 Sam Chapman 2.99
- 5 Clyde Vollmer 2.87
- 6 Hoot Evers 2.69
- 7 Elmer Valo 2.69
- 8 Roy Sievers 2.62
- 9 Duke Snider 2.53
- 10 Chuck Diering 2.48
Games
OF G- 1 Stan Musial 156
- 1 Bobby Thomson 156
- 3 Vic Wertz 155
- 3 Ted Williams 155
- 5 Richie Ashburn 154
- 5 Sam Chapman 154
- 5 Del Ennis 154
- 8 Ralph Kiner 152
- 9 Whitey Lockman 151
- 10 Enos Slaughter 150
Errors
OF E- 1 Del Ennis 13
- 2 Richie Ashburn 11
- 2 Carl Furillo 11
- 2 Harry Walker 11
- 5 Sam Chapman 10
- 5 Whitey Lockman 10
- 5 Dom DiMaggio 10
- 5 Hal Jeffcoat 10
- 9 Bobby Thomson 9
- 9 Larry Doby 9