1955 MLB Catcher Fielding Leaders
Every catcher fielding board for 1955 on one page, top ten in each.
Jim Hegan led qualified catchers with a .997 fielding percentage in 1955. Yogi Berra led in putouts (748). Sammy White led in assists (71). Sherm Lollar led in double plays (12). Yogi Berra made the most errors, 13.
Fielding percentage and range factor count qualified players only: at least 77 games at catcher, the fielding-title rule of half of the team's games.
Fielding Percentage
C FPCT- 1 Jim Hegan .997
- 2 Sherm Lollar .995
- 3 Andy Seminick .994
- 4 Roy Campanella .992
- 5 Billy Shantz .990
- 6 Joe Astroth .989
- 7 Frank House .987
- 8 Smoky Burgess .987
- 9 Ray Katt .987
- 10 Bill Sarni .987
Putouts
C PO- 1 Yogi Berra 748
- 2 Roy Campanella 672
- 3 Sammy White 671
- 4 Sherm Lollar 664
- 5 Del Crandall 611
- 6 Jim Hegan 583
- 7 Hal Smith 497
- 8 Harry Chiti 495
- 9 Smoky Burgess 492
- 10 Ray Katt 482
Assists
C A- 1 Sammy White 71
- 2 Harry Chiti 69
- 3 Del Crandall 67
- 4 Sherm Lollar 62
- 5 Hal Smith 58
- 6 Yogi Berra 54
- 6 Roy Campanella 54
- 8 Joe Astroth 50
- 9 Ray Katt 45
- 9 Andy Seminick 45
Double Plays
C DP- 1 Sherm Lollar 12
- 1 Jim Hegan 12
- 3 Yogi Berra 10
- 3 Harry Chiti 10
- 5 Hal Smith 9
- 5 Joe Astroth 9
- 5 Stan Lopata 9
- 8 Sammy White 8
- 8 Del Crandall 8
- 8 Roy Campanella 8
Range Factor
C RF- 1 Roy Campanella 6.00
- 2 Jim Hegan 5.56
- 3 Yogi Berra 5.53
- 4 Andy Seminick 5.44
- 5 Sherm Lollar 5.34
- 6 Bill Sarni 5.26
- 7 Sammy White 5.19
- 8 Del Crandall 5.18
- 9 Harry Chiti 4.99
- 10 Frank House 4.92
Games
C G- 1 Yogi Berra 145
- 2 Sammy White 143
- 3 Sherm Lollar 136
- 4 Del Crandall 131
- 5 Hal Smith 125
- 6 Ray Katt 122
- 7 Roy Campanella 121
- 8 Smoky Burgess 113
- 8 Harry Chiti 113
- 10 Jim Hegan 111
Errors
C E- 1 Yogi Berra 13
- 2 Sammy White 12
- 3 Del Crandall 10
- 4 Harry Chiti 9
- 5 Hal Smith 8
- 6 Ray Katt 7
- 6 Smoky Burgess 7
- 6 Bill Sarni 7
- 9 Roy Campanella 6
- 9 Frank House 6