Team IP/G

A recent comment over at Brew Crew Ball inspired this post. The writer suggested projections for Brewers pitchers should add up to 1458 innings as a team. That, of course, would be the total of 162 games with nine innings pitched by the team. Yours truly replied with an awkward sounding suggestion that road losses requiring only eight innings pitched were to blame for the projections falling a little short. I figured that most teams finished below 1458 innings pitched and indeed only three teams (the Mets, Padres, and Twins) reached that number in 2008. I also wondered about the record for the highest (and lowest) average team innings pitched per game. Placing high on the list would seem to require winning often on the road and/or playing a lot of extra inning games. Likewise, showing up near to bottom would require losing a lot away from home and/or weather-shortened games.

I started by grabbing yearly pitching totals for each franchise from the franchise encyclopedia section of Baseball-Reference.com (a sample). Unfortunately those pages don't include thirds of an inning, but that won't change the results much anyway. In case of ties, though, I've gone and checked the relevant team pages. After getting all those numbers, it's easy to sort by innings pitched per game.

The bottom of the list is dominated by teams from the 19th and early 20th centuries. A simple reason for this games shorted because of darkness. Fields also weren't engineered as well as they are today, meaning inclement weather could shut games down much more quickly.

The two major league teams that averaged the fewest innings pitched per game folded shortly after beginning play. The 1884 St. Paul White Caps and 1884 Wilmington Quicksteps, both members of the Union Association, averaged 7.89 IP/G. St. Paul went 2-6 while Wilmington went 2-6-1 while Wilmington went 2-16. The 1884 Richmond Virginians, part of the American Association, were third from the bottom, averaging 8.04 IP in their 46 games.

It should come as no surprise that the team with the lowest average over a full season also owns the record for most losses in a season. The 1899 Cleveland Spiders, the best 20-134 team in baseball history, averaged a merciful 8.21 innings pitched per game. Just above them were the 1890 Baltimore Orioles and five Washington teams from the 1890's.

Turning to more modern teams, here are the bottom ten since expansion in 1961:

1. 2005 Royals, 8.72 (1413.1 IP/162 G)
2. 1961 Athletics, 8.73 (1415.0/162)
3. 2001 Pirates, 8.74 (1416.1/162)
4. 1979 Blue Jays, 8.75 (1417.0/162)
5. 1978 White Sox, 8.75 (1409.0/161)
6. 1983 Mariners, 8.75 (1418.0/162)
7. 2005 Rockies, 8.76 (1418.2/162)
8. 1985 Rangers, 8.76 (1411.0/161)
9. 2006 Orioles, 8.76 (1419.0/162)
10. 1997 Phillies, 8.77 (1420.0/162)
    1999 Padres, 8.77 (1420.0/162)
    2003 Rockies, 8.77 (1420.0/162)

All of these teams finished with more than 90 losses except for the 1999 Padres and 2003 Rockies (88 losses each). Many of them lost over 100 games. That's a lot of eight-inning contests. Surprisingly, the 1983 Mariners actually had an ERA+ over 100.

The other extreme has a mix of different eras. The top spot is held by the 1918 Washington Senators, a team that averaged a stunning 9.45 innings pitched over their 130 games. They went 72-56-2, finishing third in the league. There must have been a lot of extra baseball in Washington that year. The 1876 Louisville Grays are second, averaging 9.32 IP/G despite giving up just under 5 runs each game. The 1876 New York Mutuals took third at 9.30 IP/G while allowing over 7 runs each day. The 1969 Twins are the highest team since expansion, throwing 1497 innings on the year, or 9.24 per game. They finished 97-65 and played eleven games that lasted 13 or more innings.

Here are the top ten averages since expansion:

1. 1969 Twins, 9.24 (1497.0 IP/162 G)
2. 1973 Dodgers, 9.20 (1491.0/162)
3. 1967 White Sox, 9.20 (1490.0/162)
4. 1988 Athletics, 9.19 (1489.0/162)
5. 1996 Padres, 9.19 (1489.0/162)
6. 1982 Dodgers, 9.19 (1488.0/162)
7. 1985 Mets, 9.19 (1488.0/162)
8. 1964 Yankees, 9.18 (1506.0/164)
9. 1972 Padres, 9.17 (1403.0/153)
10. 1972 Reds, 9.17 (1412.0/154)

These teams all finished with 88 or more wins, with one notable exception. The 1972 Padres managed to lose 95 games despite throwing so many innings. They were better on the road (32-41) than they were at home (26-54) but that doesn't explain it all. Another big reason they averaged so many innings was the 21 extra inning games they played. By my count, they played 62 extra frames that season. The 1972 Padres were the only team on the list with an ERA+ under 100.

Wondering about the high and low teams in 2008? It turns out three teams averaged at least nine innings pitched per game, but one of them isn't one of the teams that totaled over 1458 innings. The Mets led the majors with 1464.1 innings pitched in 162 games, or 9.04 IP/G. The Cubs were next with 1450.2 in 161 games, or 9.01 IP/G. Finally, the Padres wound up at 1458 1/3 IP, just a hair over 9.00 IP/G. The bottom three teams were the Orioles, Astros, and Diamondbacks, averaging 8.83, 8.85, and 8.86 innings per game, respectively. The major league average was 8.93 IP/G. The major league average has hovered between 8.90 and 8.93 since 2000.

Update: SO > TB, Minimum 200 AB

Today I'm revisiting my first real post on this blog. Back in 2007, my first topic was hitters who wound up with more strikeouts than total bases. To make sure I only got players who spent a significant time in the majors, I set the minimum to qualify for the list at 200 at bats. It turns out three players have officially joined the list since the original post.

Name	Year	Team	Pos	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG	TB	SO	OPS+
Bill Bergen	1911	BRO	C	227	.132	.183	.154	35	42	-4
Billy Consolo	1954	BOS	SS	242	.227	.324	.277	67	69	59
Billy Consolo	1959	BOS WSH	SS	216	.213	.331	.269	58	59	67
Ernie Fazio	1963	HOU	2B	228	.184	.273	.281	64	70	65
Jerry Kindall	1963	CLE	2B	234	.205	.266	.295	69	71	58
Dave Nicholson	1964	CHW	LF	294	.204	.329	.365	107	126	96
Chris Cannizzaro	1965	NYM	C	251	.183	.270	.231	58	60	46
Don Zimmer	1965	WSA	C	226	.199	.284	.252	57	59	55
Ray Oyler	1966	DET	SS	210	.171	.263	.252	53	62	48
Jerry Zimmerman	1967	MIN	C	234	.167	.243	.192	45	49	26
Ray Oyler	1968	DET	SS	215	.135	.213	.186	40	59	20
George Scott	1968	BOS	1B	350	.171	.236	.237	83	88	40
Dick Tracewski	1968	DET	SS	212	.156	.239	.236	50	51	43
Al Weis	1968	NYM	SS	274	.172	.234	.204	56	63	32
Darrel Chaney	1969	CIN	SS	209	.191	.278	.234	49	75	42
Ray Oyler	1969	SEP	SS	255	.165	.260	.267	68	80	49
Jim Mason	1975	NYY	SS	223	.152	.228	.211	47	49	27
John Hale	1978	SEA	RF	211	.171	.283	.265	56	64	56
Leroy Stanton	1978	SEA	LF	302	.182	.265	.248	75	80	47
Bobby Bonds	1980	STL	LF	231	.203	.305	.316	73	74	72
Tom Donohue	1980	CAL	C	218	.188	.216	.243	53	63	27
Reggie Jackson	1983	CAL	RF	397	.194	.290	.340	135	140	74
Gary Pettis	1987	CAL	CF	394	.208	.302	.259	102	124	53
Jody Davis	1989	ATL	C	231	.169	.246	.242	56	61	39
John Shelby	1989	LAD	CF	345	.183	.237	.229	79	92	36
Jeff Kunkel	1990	TEX	SS	200	.170	.221	.280	56	66	40
Rob Deer	1991	DET	RF	448	.179	.314	.386	173	175	92
Hensley Meulens	1991	NYY	LF	288	.222	.276	.319	92	97	65
Gary Pettis	1991	TEX	CF	282	.216	.341	.277	78	91	75
Andujar Cedeno	1992	HOU	SS	220	.173	.232	.277	61	71	47
Jack Clark	1992	BOS	DH	257	.210	.350	.311	80	87	82
Billy Ashley	1995	LAD	LF	215	.237	.320	.372	80	88	90
Benji Gil	1995	TEX	SS	415	.219	.266	.347	144	147	60
Kimera Bartee	1996	DET	CF	217	.253	.308	.304	66	77	57
Archi Cianfrocco	1997	SDP	1B	220	.245	.328	.355	78	80	85
Mark Johnson	1997	PIT	1B	219	.215	.345	.315	69	78	73
Ryan McGuire	1998	MON	1B	210	.186	.292	.243	51	55	46
Greg Vaughn	2002	TBD	LF	251	.163	.286	.315	79	82	60
Mark Bellhorn	2005	BOS NYY	2B	300	.210	.324	.357	107	112	81
Mark Bellhorn	2006	SDP	3B	253	.190	.285	.344	87	90	66
Ryan Langerhans	2007	ATL OAK WSN	OF	210	.167	.272	.305	64	81	53
Andruw Jones	2008	LAD	CF	209	.158	.256	.249	52	76	34
Tony Pena Jr.	2008	KCR	SS	225	.169	.189	.209	47	49	7
Name	Year	Team	Pos	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG	TB	SO	OPS+

I think it's cool that Pena became only the second player with an OPS+ of under 10 to show up. In fact, he is the first player since Bill Bergen a century ago to have an OPS+ that low under in 200+ at bats.

In addition to Langerhans, Jones, and Pena, Jeff Mathis of the Angels deserves a mention. In 2008 he came to bat 283 times and wound up with 90 total bases. He also struck out 90 times. Darrel Chaney in 1973 was the last player to have equal strikeouts and total bases in 200 or more at bats.

I wonder which hitters will linger long enough in the big leagues next year to make the list. I guess we'll see...

Completing Every Start

Have you ever seen something online, decided to pursue more information on the topic, and realize an hour later that you've wandered into topics far from the original? I had such an experience last night and it resulted in my finding the BR Bullpen page of turn-of-the-century hurler Kid Nichols. Nichols is deservedly a Hall of Famer and I was struck by this quote on the page:

"(He) took pride in two things - his election to (the Hall of Fame), and the fact he was never removed from a game for a relief hurler." - from the New York Times obituary of Kid Nichols

If you look at his career stats, you can see he started 561 games and completed 531 of them. That means he went the distance in nearly 95% of his starts. That's a stunning number, even for those days. Among pitchers who started at least 400 games (~10 seasons), only Will White, Charley Radbourn, Jim McCormick, and Mickey Welch completed a higher percentage of their starts.

You might be saying that it's all well and good Nichols was a durable pitcher, but the quote is wrong. He had thirty starts that he didn't finish, so obviously relievers were used. I wonder how many of those thirty starts were ended by pinch hitters sent up to bat for him (he was no great shakes with the bat). You could argue that situation isn't being removed for a relief pitcher. Also, if he only came out of games between innings, he was never relieved while on the mound. Either way, I'm willing to give a guy who completed 95% of his starts the benefit of the doubt.

That quote also made me wonder about pitchers who did complete every single game they started. It turns out twenty pitchers, all from 1901 or before, started ten or more games in their career and completed every one.

Most Career Games Started, All Complete Games

1. Bill Stemmeyer, 59
2. Fleury Sullivan, 51
3. Sam Kimber, 42
4. Frank Hankinson, 28
5. Charlie Knepper, 26
6. Doug Crothers, 21
   
7. John Shaffer, 21
8. Ed Dugan, 20
9. John Henry, 18
10. Will Sawyer, 15
11. Ed Mars, 14
12. Peek-A-Boo Veach, 13
13. Frank Brill, 12
14. John Connor, 12
15. John Hofford, 12
16. Frank Hoffman, 12
17. Jack Bracken, 12
18. Buck Becannon, 11
19. Jim Egan, 10
20. Ed Trumbull, 10

A Errors by Position

It's been a while since I've done one of these posts. I've already done similar posts for the three higher levels of minor league baseball: AAA errors by position, AA errors by position posts, and A+ errors by position. Today I'm moving on to A ball, to be followed soon by Low A and Rookie level posts.

A Pitchers

A Pitchers Sorted By Most Errors
Name	Team	Org.	TC	E	FPct.
Scott Moviel	Savannah	NYM	40	11	.725
Matthew Mitchell	Burlington	KCR	28	7	.750
Luis Montano	Dayton	CIN	27	7	.741
Luis Noel	Delmarva	BAL	34	6	.824
Esmerlin Jimenez	Cedar Rapids	LAA	32	6	.813
Rafael de los Santos	Hickory	PIT	24	6	.750
Zachary Britton	Delmarva	BAL	67	5	.925
Jamie Richmond	Kane County	OAK	40	5	.875
Chuckie Fick	Quad Cities	STL	32	5	.844
Santos Arias	Beloit	MIN	25	5	.800
Ryan Miller	Lake County	CLE	20	5	.750
Mike Koons	Lexington	HOU	16	5	.688
Daniel Merklinger	West Virginia	MIL	16	5	.688
Brant Rustich	Savannah	NYM	9	5	.444

A Pitchers Sorted By Lowest FPct. (minimum 20 total chances)
Name	Team	Org.	TC	E	FPct.
Scott Moviel	Savannah	NYM	40	11	.728
Luis Montano	Dayton	CIN	27	7	.741
Matthew Mitchell	Burlington	KCR	28	7	.750
Rafael de los Santos	Hickory	PIT	24	6	.750
Ryan Miller	Lake County	CLE	20	5	.750
Santos Arias	Beloit	MIN	25	5	.800
Leonardo Espinal	Kane County	OAK	20	4	.800
Ryan Tatusko	Clinton	TEX	20	4	.800
Esmerlin Jimenez	Cedar Rapids	LAA	32	6	.813
Andrew Hess	West Michigan	DET	22	4	.818
Jordan Norberto	South Bend	ARI	22	4	.818
MWL Pitchers			3814	301	.921
SAL Pitchers			4349	317	.927
A Pitchers			8163	618	.924

Normally I would've cut off the first list after the guys with six errors. This time, however, I wanted to include Brant Rustich's numbers. The Mets righty pitched 49 2/3 innings for Savannah and only accepted nine chances in the field. More than half of those chances wound up being errors. Ouch.

A Catchers

A Catchers Sorted By Most Errors
Name	Team	Org.	TC	E	FPct.
Gregory Yersich	Beloit	MIN	525	15	.971
Kenley Jansen	Great Lakes	LAD	708	14	.980
Jose Felix	Clinton	TEX	713	12	.983
Eric Fryer	West Virginia	MIL	319	12	.962
Michael McCormick	Columbus	TBR	722	11	.985
Carlos Dominguez	Clinton	TEX	432	11	.975
Jameson Smith	Greensboro	FLA	292	11	.962
Ryan Eigsti	Burlington	KCR	899	10	.989
Jonathan Fixler	Lexington	HOU	551	10	.982
Matthew Inouye	Kannapolis	CHW	465	10	.978

A Catchers Sorted By Lowest FPct. (minimum 400 total chances)
Name	Team	Org.	TC	E	FPct.
Gregory Yersich	Beloit	MIN	525	15	.971
Carlos Dominguez	Clinton	TEX	432	11	.975
Matthew Inouye	Kannapolis	CHW	465	10	.978
Kenley Jansen	Great Lakes	LAD	708	14	.980
Josh Donaldson	Peoria	CHC	426	8	.981
Anel de los Santos	Cedar Rapids	LAA	490	9	.982
Jonathan Fixler	Lexington	HOU	551	10	.982
Jose Felix	Clinton	TEX	713	12	.983
Travis Reagan	Hagerstown	WSN	476	8	.983
Michael McCormick	Columbus	TBR	722	11	.985
Devin Mesoraco	Dayton	CIN	593	9	.985
MWL Catchers			16673	221	.987
SAL Catchers			18734	227	.988
A Catchers			35407	448	.987

Yersich is the first error leader at catcher who isn't near the top of his level in innings caught. In fact, his 483 1/3 innings caught was just over half Ryan Eigsti's level-leading 894 2/3 innings. Thanks to his middle-of-the-road workload, Yersich wound up in the top slot of the second table as well. Curiously, A ball catchers combined for the same number of errors as their counterparts in High A ball.

A First Basemen

A 1B Sorted By Most Errors
Name	Team	Org.	TC	E	FPct.
Jeffrey Cunningham	Asheville	COL	942	17	.982
Angel Villalona	Augusta	SFG	970	15	.985
Frederick Freeman	Rome	ATL	1132	14	.988
Michael Durant	Lakewood	PHI	619	14	.977
Felix Carrasco	Fort Wayne	SDP	885	13	.985
Chance Wheeless	South Bend	ARI	725	13	.982
Michael Jones	Greenville	BOS	639	13	.980
Greg Dowling	Kane County	OAK	1163	12	.990
Anthony Martinez	Delmarva	BAL	959	12	.987
3 tied with				10

A 1B Sorted By Lowest FPct. (minimum 500 total chances)
Name	Team	Org.	TC	E	FPct.
Michael Durant	Lakewood	PHI	619	14	.977
Michael Jones	Greenville	BOS	639	13	.980
Manuel Rodriguez	Lansing	TOR	530	10	.981
Jeffrey Cunningham	Asheville	COL	942	17	.982
Chance Wheeless	South Bend	ARI	725	13	.982
Angel Villalona	Augusta	SFG	970	15	.985
Jovan Rosa	Peoria	CHC	531	8	.985
Jaime Ortiz	Great Lakes	LAD	676	10	.985
Felix Carrasco	Fort Wayne	SDP	885	13	.985
Christopher Carlson	West Michigan	DET	698	10	.986
MWL 1B			18049	221	.988
SAL 1B			21306	235	.989
A 1B			39355	456	.988

Cunningham led the level in errors while placing fifth in innings played. Eric Taylor, Greg Dowling, and Frederick Freeman were the only three A ball first basemen to reach 1000 innings played. Collectively, A ball first basemen had only ten more fielding chances than their High A ball brethren.

A Second Basemen

A 2B Sorted By Most Errors
Name	Team	Org.	TC	E	FPct.
Ryan Adams	Delmarva	BAL	485	46	.905
Derrick Mitchell	Lakewood	PHI	527	33	.937
Justin Snyder	Charleston	NYY	634	25	.961
John Tolisano	Lansing	TOR	518	25	.952
Kevyn Feiner	Dayton	CIN	323	20	.938
Justin Henry	West Michigan	DET	564	19	.966
Nick Noonan	Augusta	SFG	572	18	.969
Greg Veloz	Savannah	NYM	513	18	.965
Eric Farris	West Virginia	MIL	459	18	.961
Matthew Lawson	Clinton	TEX	438	17	.961
Everth Cabrera	Asheville	COL	416	17	.959

A 2B Sorted By Lowest FPct. (minimum 250 total chances)
Name	Team	Org.	TC	E	FPct.
Ryan Adams	Delmarva	BAL	485	46	.905
Derrick Mitchell	Lakewood	PHI	527	33	.937
Kevyn Feiner	Dayton	CIN	323	20	.938
Craig Corrado	Lexington	HOU	304	16	.947
John Tolisano	Lansing	TOR	518	25	.952
Karexon Sanchez	Lake County	CLE	325	15	.954
Johnny Giavotella	Burlington	KCR	290	13	.955
Everth Cabrera	Asheville	COL	416	17	.959
Justin Snyder	Charleston	NYY	634	25	.961
Eric Farris	West Virginia	MIL	459	18	.961
MWL 2B			9309	323	.965
SAL 2B			10695	414	.961
A 2B			20004	737	.963

Adams barely edges out Rangers High A shortstop Marcus Lemon for the honor of the most errors committed at one position in the minors (so far). It's unsurprising that he had the worst fielding percentage among qualifiers at his position. Overall, fielding at second takes a hit when going below High A: A ball second sackers committed 170 more errors in a little over 400 fewer chances.

A Third Basemen

A 3B Sorted By Most Errors
Name	Team	Org.	TC	E	FPct.
Jonathan Greene	Clinton	TEX	349	31	.911
Bobby Henson	Delmarva	BAL	350	29	.917
Justin Baum	Fort Wayne	SDP	272	29	.893
Kevin Ahrens	Lansing	TOR	286	27	.906
Travis Mattair	Lakewood	PHI	356	26	.927
Domnit Bolivar	Quad Cities	STL	197	23	.883
Jovan Rosa	Peoria	CHC	189	21	.889
Gregory Sexton	Columbus	TBR	336	20	.940
Jay Brossman	Cedar Rapids	LAA	262	19	.927
3 tied with				18

A 3B Sorted By Lowest FPct. (minimum 125 total chances)
Name	Team	Org.	TC	E	FPct.
Domnit Bolivar	Quad Cities	STL	197	23	.883
Jovan Rosa	Peoria	CHC	189	21	.889
Matthew Hague	Hickory	PIT	128	14	.891
Justin Baum	Fort Wayne	SDP	272	29	.893
Samuel Sime	Rome	ATL	149	15	.899
Robert Spain	Hickory	PIT	161	16	.901
Jason Taylor	Burlington	KCR	136	13	.904
Kevin Ahrens	Lansing	TOR	286	27	.906
Jonathan Greene	Clinton	TEX	349	31	.911
Ron Bourquin	West Michigan	DET	166	14	.916
MWL 3B			5391	441	.918
SAL 3B			6025	475	.921
A 3B			11416	916	.920

The top error totals at third base are relatively modest. Half of the second list is guys who couldn't crack .900 in fielding percentage, the most of any position at any level so far. Once again fielding suffered when going down a level: A ball third basemen committed 90 more errors in 139 more chances than players at the hot corner in High A. The worst fielding percentage table is littered with Midwest Leaguers, a fact reflected in the lower collective fielding percentage of that league.

A Shortstops

A SS Sorted By Most Errors
Name	Team	Org.	TC	E	FPct.
Carmen Angelini	Charleston	NYY	564	42	.926
Audy Ciriaco	West Michigan	DET	510	41	.920
Charlie Culberson	Augusta	SFG	354	35	.901
Helder Velazquez	Asheville	COL	407	32	.921
Osvaldo Martinez	Greensboro	FLA	361	28	.922
Lance Zawadzki	Fort Wayne	SDP	337	27	.920
Justin Jackson	Lansing	TOR	593	26	.956
Andrew Romine	Cedar Rapids	LAA	605	25	.959
Juan Diaz	Wisconsin	SEA	541	25	.954
Nathan Samson	Peoria	CHC	538	25	.954
Michael Richard	Kane County	OAK	342	25	.927

A+ SS Sorted By Lowest FPct. (minimum 250 total chances)
Name	Team	Org.	TC	E	FPct.
Charlie Culberson	Augusta	SFG	354	35	.901
Audy Ciriaco	West Michigan	DET	510	41	.920
Lance Zawadzki	Fort Wayne	SDP	337	27	.920
Helder Velazquez	Asheville	COL	407	32	.921
Osvaldo Martinez	Greensboro	FLA	361	28	.922
Oscar Tejeda	Greenville	BOS	290	22	.924
Carmen Angelini	Charleston	NYY	564	42	.926
Michael Richard	Kane County	OAK	342	25	.927
Michael Fisher	Rome	ATL	325	21	.935
Matthew Cline	West Virginia	MIL	313	19	.939
MWL SS			8889	483	.946
SAL SS			10279	609	.941
A SS			19168	1092	.943

A couple shortstops keep Ryan Adams company in the 40+ errors club. Speaking of Adams, he played seven games at short as well, committing five errors. Overall, he committed 52 errors, the most in A ball. Also related to Adams, this is the only infield position that doesn't feature a Delmarva (Baltimore) player on the boards. Starting only half his team's games prevented 19-year-old Charlie Culberson from reaching 40+ errors. Carmen Angelini, the errors leader, also led the level in innings played with 1127 2/3. Phillies prospect Freddy Galvis was right behind him at 1124 and committed half as many errors.

A Outfielders

A OF Sorted By Most Errors
Name	Team	Org.	TC	E	FPct.
D'Marcus Ingram	Quad Cities	STL	178	12	.933
Maiko Loyola	Columbus	TBR	272	11	.960
Mark Dolenc	Beloit	MIN	221	11	.950
Maximo Mendez	Wisconsin	SEA	213	11	.948
Shane Keough	Kane County	OAK	131	11	.916
Austin Krum	Charleston	NYY	238	10	.958
Dominic Brown	Lakewood	PHI	230	10	.957
Moises Sierra	Lansing	TOR	223	10	.955
Ben Revere	Beloit	MIN	175	10	.943
3 tied with				9

A OF Sorted By Lowest FPct. (minimum 200 total chances)
Name	Team	Org.	TC	E	FPct.
Maximo Mendez	Wisconsin	SEA	213	11	.948
Mark Dolenc	Beloit	MIN	221	11	.950
Moises Sierra	Lansing	TOR	223	10	.955
Dominic Brown	Lakewood	PHI	230	10	.957
Austin Krum	Charleston	NYY	238	10	.958
Maiko Loyola	Columbus	TBR	272	11	.960
Che-Hsuan Lin	Greenville	BOS	207	8	.961
Jason Heyward	Rome	ATL	233	9	.961
Denis Phipps	Dayton	CIN	258	9	.965
Matthew Brown	Lake County	CLE	203	7	.966
MWL OF			11259	344	.969
SAL OF			12587	382	.970
A OF			23846	726	.970

Once again a dozen errors in the outfield is enough to place a player on top of the errors leaderboard. Like Carlos Peguero in High A, D'Marcus Ingram led the errors list without accepting enough total chances to appear on the fielding percentage board. Both leagues were pretty even in cumulative outfield fielding percentage.