Login
Login

List of Major League Baseball career putouts leaders

{{Short description|None}}

File:Jake Beckley plaque.jpg

In baseball statistics, a putout (denoted by PO or fly out when appropriate) is given to a defensive player who records an out by a Tagging a runner with the ball when he is not touching a base (a tagout), catching a batted or thrown ball and tagging a base to put out a batter or runner (a Force out), catching a thrown ball and tagging a base to record an out on an appeal play, catching a third strike (a strikeout), catching a batted ball on the fly (a flyout), or being positioned closest to a runner called out for interference.

Jake Beckley{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/becklja01.shtml|title=Jake Beckley Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=April 20, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/beckley-jake|title=Jake Beckley Hall of Fame Profile|work=National Baseball Hall of Fame|accessdate=April 20, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jake-beckley|last=Fleitz|first=David|title=Jake Beckley Bio|work=Society For American Baseball Research|accessdate=August 1, 2021}} is the all-time leader in career putouts with 23,743. Cap Anson{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/ansonca01.shtml|title=Cap Anson Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=April 20, 2021}} (22,572), Ed Konetchy{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/koneted01.shtml|title=Ed Konetchy Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=April 20, 2021}} (21,378), Eddie Murray{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/murraed02.shtml|title=Eddie Murray Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=April 20, 2021}} (21,265), Charlie Grimm{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grimmch01.shtml|title=Charlie Grimm Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=April 20, 2021}} (20,722), and Stuffy McInnis{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcinnst01.shtml|title=Stuffy McInnis Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=April 20, 2021}} (20,120) are the only other players to record 20,000 career putouts.

Key

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"

| Rank

Among leaders in career putouts. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (2025 POs)Recorded putouts in 2025.
POCareer putouts.
scope="row" style="background-color:#ffffbb"|*

|Elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.

scope="row" style="background:#cfecec;"|Bold

|Active player.A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.

Overall

The top 100 in putouts in major league history.

File:Freddie_Freeman_Braves_versus_Rangers_in_TX_Sept_2014.jpg

  • Stats updated as of April 27, 2025.

class="wikitable" style="float:left;"
style="white-space:nowrap;"

!Rank

!Player (2025 POs)

!PO

1

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Jake Beckley*

|23,743

2

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Cap Anson*

|22,572

3

|Ed Konetchy

|21,378

4

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Eddie Murray*

|21,265

5

|Charlie Grimm

|20,722

6

|Stuffy McInnis

|20,120

7

|Mickey Vernon

|19,819

8

|Jake Daubert

|19,634

9

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Lou Gehrig*

|19,525

10

|Joe Kuhel

|19,386

11

|Joe Judge

|19,265

12

|Steve Garvey

|19,004

13

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Fred McGriff*

|18,985

14

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|George Sisler*

|18,914

15

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Todd Helton*

|18,905

16

|Wally Pipp

|18,779

17

|Mark Grace

|18,503

18

|Hal Chase

|18,346

19

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Jim Bottomley*

|18,337

20

|Fred Tenney

|18,278

21

|Andrés Galarraga

|18,224

22

|Rafael Palmeiro

|18,128

23

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Roger Connor*

|18,115

24

|Keith Hernandez

|17,916

25

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Jimmie Foxx*

|17,797

26

|Chris Chambliss

|17,771

27

|Albert Pujols

|17,620

28

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Willie McCovey*

|17,567

29

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Jeff Bagwell*

|17,546

30

|George Burns

|16,970

31

|Will Clark

|16,695

32

|Tommy Tucker

|16,433

33

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Dan Brouthers*

|16,422

34

|John Olerud

|16,165

35

|Wally Joyner

|16,081

36

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Bill Terry*

|15,999

37

|Paul Konerko

|15,965

38

|Harry Davis

|15,866

39

| style="background:#cfecec;" |Freddie Freeman (96)

|15,834

40

| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Gil Hodges*

|15,722

41

|Lu Blue

|15,647

42

| style="background:#cfecec;" |Paul Goldschmidt (180)

|15,644

43

|George Scott

|15,601

44

|Fred Merkle

|15,513

45

|Carlos Delgado

|15,236

46

|Yadier Molina

|15,232

47

|Norm Cash

|15,173

48

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Tony Pérez*

|15,127

49

|Bill Buckner

|15,126

50

|Tino Martinez

|15,001

class="wikitable" style="float:left;"
style="white-space: nowrap;"

!Rank

!Player (2025 POs)

!PO

51

|Mark Teixeira

|14,989

52

|Adrián González

|14,983

53

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Iván Rodríguez*

|14,922

54

|Derrek Lee

|14,910

55

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Johnny Mize*

|14,862

56

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Orlando Cepeda*

|14,829

57

|Joey Votto

|14,736

58

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|George Kelly*

|14,690

59

|Mark McGwire

|14,464

60

|Don Mattingly

|14,270

61

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Ernie Banks*

|14,206

62

|Eric Karros

|14,056

63

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Charles Comiskey*

|13,900

64

|Frank McCormick

|13,803

|Dan McGann

|13,803

66

|Kent Hrbek

|13,725

67

|Dolph Camilli

|13,724

68

|Joe Adcock

|13,678

69

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Rod Carew*

|13,510

70

|George McQuinn

|13,414

71

|Cecil Cooper

|13,361

72

|Elbie Fletcher

|13,237

73

|John Mayberry

|13,169

74

|style="background:#cfecec;"|Anthony Rizzo (0)

|13,128

75

|Fred Luderus

|13,126

76

|Gus Suhr

|13,104

77

|Jason Kendall

|13,067

78

|Lee May

|13,029

79

|Bill White

|13,015

80

| style="background:#cfecec;" |Carlos Santana (130)

|12,941

81

|George Stovall

|12,899

82

|Brad Ausmus

|12,856

83

|J.T. Snow

|12,855

84

|Kitty Bransfield

|12,805

85

|Boog Powell

|12,796

86

|Ted Kluszewski

|12,652

87

|A. J. Pierzynski

|12,600

88

|Dick Hoblitzell

|12,591

89

|Eric Hosmer

|12,555

90

|Jack Fournier

|12,535

91

|Candy LaChance

|12,506

92

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Gary Carter*

|12,490

93

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Stan Musial*

|12,439

94

|Phil Cavarretta

|12,435

95

|Pete Rose

|12,394

96

|Ryan Howard

|12,351

97

|Rudy York

|12,308

98

|Brian McCann

|12,165

99

|Walter Holke

|12,158

100

|Hal Trosky

|12,125

{{Clear}}

By position

=Pitchers=

File:Cubs Maddux 2.jpg

The pitcher is the player who pitches the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. The pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive side of the game, playing the most difficult and specialized position, and as such is regarded as being at the right end of the defensive spectrum. Pitchers play far less than players at other positions, generally appearing in only two or three games per week; only one pitcher in major league history has appeared in 100 games in a single season. There are many different types of pitchers, generally divided between starting pitchers and relief pitchers, which include the middle reliever, lefty specialist, setup man, and closer. In the scoring system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1.

Pitchers typically record putouts by catching line drives or pop-ups, or by covering first base on ground balls to the first baseman. On pop-ups, however, pitchers will often instead act as a defensive supervisor, evaluating the ball's arc and selecting which infielder should make the catch. Pitchers can also record a putout while covering home plate by tagging a runner attempting to score a run if the catcher is retrieving a wild pitch, passed ball, or errant throw. Because of the relative rarity of such plays, as well as their reduced playing time, pitchers record far fewer putouts than players at any other position; players at every other position have recorded between five and forty-three times as many putouts as the top pitcher. Only four pitchers in history – none since 1886 – have recorded 50 putouts in a season, a total which a first baseman might reach in a week.

Career putout totals for pitchers have generally risen with the increase in long careers, and the lengthening of the major league season in the early 1960s. The top 11 career leaders are all starting pitchers who have been active since 1962. Right-handed pitchers generally record more putouts due to their facing first base after the follow-through of their pitching motion; the top 24 leaders are all right-handed. Greg Maddux is the all-time leader in career putouts by a pitcher with 546;{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/maddugr01.shtml|title=Greg Maddux Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/greg-maddux|last=Thornley|first=Stew|title=Greg Maddux Bio|work=Society For American Baseball Research|accessdate=July 28, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/maddux-greg|title=Greg Maddux Hall of Fame Profile|publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame|accessdate=August 1, 2021}} he is the only pitcher to record more than 400 career putouts.

File:Justin_Verlander_on_June_1,_2013.jpg, the active leader in putouts by a pitcher and tied for 102nd all-time.]]

File:Jack Morris 2013 (cropped).jpg

File:Tony Mullane.jpg

File:1904 Kid Nichols.jpeg

File:Jamie Moyer 2012 Rockies.jpg

File:Walter Johnson 1924.jpg

  • Stats updated as of March 27, 2025.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
style="white-space:nowrap;"

! rowspan=2 |Rank

! rowspan=2 scope="col" |Player (2025 POs)

! rowspan=2 |Throws

! colspan=3|Putouts as a pitcher

! rowspan=2|Other leagues, notes

MLB

! American League

! National League

1

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Greg Maddux*

|R

|546

|0

|546

|Held the modern National League single-season record, 1990-1999 (tie)

2

|Kevin Brown

|R

|388

|187

|201

|Holds the modern National League single-season record of 41 (set in 1999)

3

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Jack Morris*

|R

|387

|387

|0

|Held major league record, 1994-2000

4

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Phil Niekro*

|R

|386

|46

|340

|Held major league record, 1985-1994; held National League record, 1982-1998

5

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Ferguson Jenkins*

|R

|363

|176

|187

|Held major league record, 1981-1985

6

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Gaylord Perry*

|R

|349

|141

|208

|

7

|Zack Greinke

|R

|340

|151

|189

|

8

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Don Sutton*

|R

|334

|64

|270

|

9

|Orel Hershiser

|R

|332

|56

|276

|

10

|Rick Reuschel

|R

|328

|6

|322

|

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Tom Seaver*

|R

|328

|48

|280

|

12

|Tony Mullane

|R

|326

|0

|106

|Includes 220 in American Association (league record); held major league record, 1894-1981; held the single-season record, 1882-1886

13

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Pud Galvin*

|R

|325

|0

|276

|Includes 26 in American Association, 22 in Players' League, 1 in National Association; held major league record, 1889-1894; held National League record, 1891-1901

14

|Roger Clemens

|R

|320

|296

|24

|

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|John Smoltz*

|R

|320

|4

|316

|

16

|Dennis Martínez

|R

|319

|196

|123

|

17

|Chick Fraser

|R

|317

|35

|282

|Held the modern single-season record, 1901-1902

18

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Robin Roberts*

|R

|316

|64

|252

|

19

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Kid Nichols*

|R

|313

|0

|313

|Held National League record, 1901-1982

20

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Jim Palmer*

|R

|292

|292

|0

|Held American League record, 1982-1990

21

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Bob Gibson*

|R

|291

|0

|291

|

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Juan Marichal*

|R

|291

|4

|287

|

23

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Bert Blyleven*

|R

|287

|252

|35

|

24

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Christy Mathewson*

|R

|281

|0

|281

|

25

|Jamie Moyer

|L

|279

|203

|76

|

26

|Mike Moore

|R

|278

|278

|0

|

27

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Walter Johnson*

|R

|276

|276

|0

|Held American League record, 1922-1982

28

|Dave Stieb

|R

|272

|272

|0

|

29

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Vic Willis*

|R

|271

|0

|271

|Held the modern National League single-season record, 1902-1999

30

|Doug Drabek

|R

|266

|27

|239

|

31

|Doyle Alexander

|R

|264

|220

|44

|

32

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Bob Lemon*

|R

|263

|263

|0

|

|Jim McCormick

|R

|263

|0

|250

|Includes 13 in Union Association; held major league record, 1885-1889

34

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Tom Glavine *

|L

|262

|0

|262

|

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Jim Kaat*

|L

|262

|214

|48

|Held record for left-handed pitchers, 1980-2008

36

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Tim Keefe*

|R

|260

|0

|196

|Includes 49 in American Association, 15 in Players' League

37

|Tim Hudson

|R

|258

|114

|144

|

|Kenny Rogers

|L

|258

|254

|4

|

39

|Larry Jackson

|R

|257

|0

|257

|

40

|Dan Petry

|R

|255

|251

|4

|

41

|Joe Niekro

|R

|253

|56

|197

|

42

|Mike Boddicker

|R

|245

|245

|0

|Holds the modern single-season record of 49 (set in 1984)

|Ted Breitenstein

|L

|245

|0

|244

|Includes 1 in American Association; holds the single-season record for left-handed pitchers (46 in 1895)

|Lew Burdette

|R

|245

|8

|237

|

|Milt Pappas

|R

|245

|133

|112

|

46

|Adonis Terry

|R

|244

|0

|106

|Includes 138 in American Association

47

|Bob Welch

|R

|243

|102

|141

|

48

|Mel Stottlemyre

|R

|242

|242

|0

|

49

|Freddie Fitzsimmons

|R

|237

|0

|237

|

|Mark Gubicza

|R

|237

|237

|0

|

|Tommy John

|L

|237

|191

|46

|

|Steve Rogers

|R

|237

|0

|237

|

53

|Murry Dickson

|R

|236

|10

|226

|

|Bobby Mathews

|R

|236

|0

|60

|Includes 139 in National Association, 37 in American Association; held major league record, 1883-1886

|Adam Wainwright

|R

|236

|0

|236

|

|Doc White

|L

|236

|219

|17

|

57

|Charlie Hough

|R

|235

|193

|42

|

58

|Bob Forsch

|R

|234

|0

|234

|

59

| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Ed Walsh*

|R

|233

|232

|1

|

60

| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Mike Mussina*

|R

|231

|231

|0

|

61

|Tom Candiotti

|R

|230

|154

|76

|

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Charles Radbourn*

|R

|230

|0

|214

|Includes 16 in Players' League

63

|George Mullin

|R

|229

|219

|0

|Includes 10 in Federal League; held the modern single-season record, 1903-1904 (tie)

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Eddie Plank*

|L

|229

|216

|0

|Includes 13 in Federal League

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Cy Young*

|R

|229

|72

|157

|

66

|Bob Friend

|R

|228

|3

|225

|

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Roy Halladay*

|R

|228

|188

|40

|

68

|Tim Wakefield

|R

|227

|213

|14

|

69

|Frank Tanana

|L

|226

|215

|11

|

70

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Burleigh Grimes*

|R

|225

|1

|224

|

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Catfish Hunter*

|R

|225

|225

|0

|

72

|Dwight Gooden

|R

|224

|33

|191

|

73

|Scott Erickson

|R

|223

|219

|4

|

|Mike Torrez

|R

|223

|130

|93

|

75

|John Lackey

|R

|222

|156

|66

|

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Warren Spahn*

|L

|222

|0

|222

|

77

|Bronson Arroyo

|R

|221

|47

|174

|

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|John Clarkson*

|R

|221

|0

|221

|

|Derek Lowe

|R

|221

|108

|113

|

|Luis Tiant

|R

|221

|218

|3

|

81

|David Cone

|R

|220

|119

|101

|

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Nolan Ryan*

|R

|220

|125

|95

|

83

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Ted Lyons*

|R

|219

|219

|0

|

84

|Tommy Bond

|R

|218

|0

|149

|Includes 59 in National Association, 8 in Union Association, 2 in American Association

85

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Mickey Welch*

|R

|217

|0

|217

|

86

|George Bradley

|R

|216

|0

|120

|Includes 52 in National Association, 33 in Union Association, 11 in American Association; held the single-season record, 1876-1882

|Guy Hecker

|R

|216

|0

|8

|Includes 208 in American Association

88

|Mike Morgan

|R

|215

|77

|138

|

89

|Mike Leake

|R

|213

|35

|178

|

|Brad Radke

|R

|213

|213

|0

|

91

|Tim Belcher

|R

|212

|118

|94

|

|Vern Law

|R

|212

|0

|212

|

93

|Bob Buhl

|R

|211

|0

|211

|

|Liván Hernández

|R

|211

|7

|204

|

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Albert Spalding*

|R

|211

|0

|47

|Includes 164 in National Association; held major league record, 1874-1883

|Rick Sutcliffe

|R

|211

|77

|134

|

97

|Camilo Pascual

|R

|210

|209

|1

|

98

|Mel Harder

|R

|209

|209

|0

|

|Harry Howell

|R

|209

|192

|17

|

100

|Bullet Joe Bush

|R

|208

|203

|5

|

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Dennis Eckersley*

|R

|208

|160

|48

|

{{Clear}}

=Catchers=

File:Yadier Molina (cropped).jpg

The catcher is a defensive position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his/her turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to these primary duties, the catcher is also called upon to master many other skills in order to field the position well. The role of the catcher is similar to that of the wicket-keeper in cricket. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the catcher is assigned the number 2.

The great majority of putouts recorded by catchers result from strikeouts, with almost all of the rest resulting from catching pop-ups and retiring runners tagged out or forced out at home plate, including attempts to steal home. On rare occasions, a catcher can record two putouts on a single play, usually by tagging out a runner trying to steal home immediately after the batter has struck out; on August 2, 1985, Carlton Fisk of the Chicago White Sox tagged out two New York Yankees moments apart at home plate when both tried to score on a double. The feat was duplicated by Paul Lo Duca of the New York Mets in Game 1 of the 2006 National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Putout totals are often not regarded as a strong indicator of a catcher's defensive skill because of the high number resulting from strikeouts. As trends in baseball have changed, with an increasing number of strikeouts per game, the proportion of catchers' putouts from strikeouts has risen steadily. In 1901, about 73% of catchers' putouts in the major leagues resulted from strikeouts (the figure is imprecise due to the occasional uncaught third strike either resulting in no putout or a putout being awarded to a different player); that figure rose to 78% in 1930, 84% in 1950 and 92% in 1980. In the 2021 season, 99% of catchers' putouts resulted from strikeouts; remarkably, the Atlanta Braves pitching staff recorded 1,417 strikeouts, but the team's catchers only recorded 1,394 putouts. Accordingly, putout totals for catchers have also risen steadily; through 2021, the top six major league catchers in career putouts, and 11 of the top 16, all made their major league debuts after 1990, with all 16 debuting in 1969 or later. Through 2021, 12 of the top 13 single-season totals were recorded in 2016 or later, and 90 of the top 100 were recorded since 1993.

Yadier Molina holds the record for the most putouts by a catcher with 15,122.{{cite web |title=Yadier Molina Career Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/molinya01.shtml |accessdate=June 28, 2021 |work=Baseball Reference}} Molina surpassed the previous holder, Hall of Famer Iván Rodríguez, on June 14, 2022, in the first game of a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/yadier-molina-sets-mlb-record-for-putouts-by-catcher|title=With 14,865th putout, Yadi sets MLB record|work=Major League Baseball|accessdate=June 14, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodriiv01.shtml|title=Iván Rodríguez Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=June 28, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ivan-rodriguez|last=West|first=Steve|title=Ivan Rodriguez Bio|work=Society For American Baseball Research|accessdate=June 28, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/rodriguez-ivan|title=Iván Rodríguez Hall of Fame Profile|publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame|accessdate=August 1, 2021}} Rodríguez (14,864) remains the only other catcher to record 14,000 career putouts.

File:J._T._Realmuto_during_warmups,_September_22,_2024_(cropped).jpg

File:Ivan Rodriguez (3592918435) (cropped).jpg

File:Gary Carter Mets.jpg

File:Carlton Fisk 1976.jpg

File:Gabby Hartnett 1925.jpeg

File:1920 Ray Schalk.jpeg

  • Stats updated as of April 27, 2025.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
style="white-space:nowrap;"

! rowspan=2 |Rank

! rowspan=2 scope="col" |Player (2025 POs)

! colspan=3|Putouts as a catcher

! rowspan=2|Other leagues, notes

MLB

! American League

! National League

1

|Yadier Molina

|15,122

|0

|15,122

|

2

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Iván Rodríguez*

|14,864

|12,377

|2,487

|Held major league record, 2007-2022

3

|Jason Kendall

|13,019

|3,116

|9,903

|

4

|Brad Ausmus

|12,839

|2,104

|10,735

|

5

|A. J. Pierzynski

|12,600

|10,562

|2,038

|

6

|Brian McCann

|12,048

|4,086

|7,962

|

7

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Gary Carter*

|11,785

|0

|11,785

|Held major league record, 1988-1989, 1991-2007; held NL record, 1987-2018

8

|Russell Martin

|11,612

|4,815

|6,797

|

9

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Carlton Fisk*

|11,369

|11,369

|0

|Held American League record, 1990-2007

10

|Bob Boone

|11,260

|5,583

|5,677

|Held major league record, 1989-1991

11

|Tony Peña

|11,212

|4,408

|6,804

|

12

|Kurt Suzuki

|10,869

|7,755

|3,114

|

13

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Mike Piazza*

|10,844

|0

|10,844

|

14

|Benito Santiago

|10,816

|894

|9,922

|

15

|Jason Varitek

|10,166

|10,166

|0

|

16

|Jorge Posada

|10,016

|10,016

|0

|

17

|Bill Freehan

|9,941

|9,941

|0

|Held major league record, 1975-1988; held AL record, 1973-1990; held AL single-season record, 1967-1997

18

|Jim Sundberg

|9,767

|9,406

|361

|

19

|Lance Parrish

|9,647

|8,059

|1,588

|

20

| style="background:#cfecec;" |J. T. Realmuto (221)

|9,623

|0

|9,623

|

21

| style="background:#cfecec;" |Salvador Pérez (127)

|9,546

|9,546

|0

|

22

|John Roseboro

|9,291

|1,396

|7,895

|Held major league record, 1969-1975; held NL record, 1966-1972; held single-season record, 1959-1963

23

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Johnny Bench*

|9,249

|0

|9,249

|Held National League record, 1980-1987

24

|style="background:#cfecec;"|Yasmani Grandal (0)

|9,115

|2,235

|6,880

|Holds the single-season record of 1,169 (set in 2019)

25

|Ramón Hernández

|9,012

|5,740

|3,272

|

26

| style="background:#cfecec;" |Martín Maldonado (108)

|8,991

|6,770

|2,221

|

27

|Javy López

|8,990

|1,570

|7,420

|

28

|Johnny Edwards

|8,925

|0

|8,925

|Held National League record, 1972-1980; held the single-season record, 1963-2019

29

| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Ted Simmons*

|8,906

|1,330

|7,576

|

30

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Yogi Berra*

|8,738

|8,723

|15

|Held major league record, 1959-1969; held AL record, 1959-1973

31

|style="background:#cfecec;"|Yan Gomes (0)

|8,378

|5,203

|3,175

|Held AL single-season record, 2014-2019

32

|Buster Posey

|8,359

|0

|8,359

|

33

|Mike Scioscia

|8,335

|0

|8,335

|

34

|Tim McCarver

|8,206

|55

|8,151

|

35

|Bengie Molina

|8,122

|4,989

|3,133

|

36

|Dan Wilson

|8,109

|7,921

|188

|Held AL single-season record, 1997-2014

37

|Jerry Grote

|8,081

|87

|7,994

|

38

|Jonathan Lucroy

|8,041

|2,183

|5,858

|

39

| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Bill Dickey*

|7,965

|7,965

|0

|Held major league record, 1942-1959; held AL record, 1942-1959

40

|Mike Lieberthal

|7,829

|0

|7,829

|

41

|Matt Wieters

|7,697

|5,597

|2,100

|

42

|Carlos Ruiz

|7,668

|282

|7,386

|

43

|Sandy Alomar Jr.

|7,667

|7,335

|332

|

44

|Joe Girardi

|7,619

|2,626

|4,993

|

45

|Chris Iannetta

|7,613

|3,310

|4,303

|

46

|Miguel Montero

|7,516

|192

|7,324

|

47

|Jim Hegan

|7,506

|7,170

|336

|

48

|Terry Steinbach

|7,505

|7,505

|0

|

49

|Rick Dempsey

|7,367

|6,556

|811

|

50

|Del Crandall

|7,352

|304

|7,048

|

51

| style="background:#cfecec;" |Christian Vázquez (104)

|7,339

|7,339

|0

|

52

| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Roy Campanella*

|7,295

|0

|6,520

|Includes 775 in Negro National League (incomplete); held single-season record, 1953-1959

53

| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Gabby Hartnett*

|7,292

|0

|7,292

|Held major league record, 1941-1942; held NL record, 1936-1966

54

|Wilson Ramos

|7,256

|1,311

|5,945

|

55

| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Rick Ferrell*

|7,248

|7,248

|0

|

56

|Charles Johnson

|7,218

|1,582

|5,636

|

57

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Ray Schalk*

|7,168

|7,161

|7

|Held major league record, 1925-1941; held AL record 1920-1942

58

|Mike Matheny

|7,117

|1,860

|5,257

|

59

|Alan Ashby

|7,086

|1,991

|5,095

|

60

|Sherm Lollar

|7,059

|7,059

|0

|

61

|Tom Haller

|7,012

|220

|6,792

|

62

|Deacon McGuire

|6,856

|1,661

|4,041

|Includes 1,154 in American Association; held major league record, 1901-1925

63

|Mike Zunino

|6,832

|6,832

|0

|

64

| style="background:#cfecec;" |Travis d'Arnaud (61)

|6,781

|720

|6,061

|

65

|Rod Barajas

|6,768

|3,416

|3,352

|

65

|Darrell Porter

|6,756

|4,497

|2,259

|

66

|John Buck

|6,733

|4,264

|2,469

|

68

|Damian Miller

|6,696

|786

|5,910

|

69

|Darrin Fletcher

|6,678

|2,992

|3,686

|

70

|Miguel Olivo

|6,675

|3,950

|2,725

|

71

|Alex Avila

|6,658

|5,373

|1,285

|

72

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Al López*

|6,644

|144

|6,500

|

73

|style="background:#cfecec;"|James McCann (0)

|6,628

|5,210

|1,418

|

74

|Terry Kennedy

|6,555

|1,082

|5,473

|

75

|Rick Cerone

|6,548

|5,634

|914

|

76

|Todd Hundley

|6,535

|0

|6,535

|

77

|Elston Howard

|6,447

|6,447

|0

|Held AL single-season record, 1964-1967

78

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Mickey Cochrane*

|6,414

|6,414

|0

|

79

|style="background:#cfecec;"|Tucker Barnhart (0)

|6,354

|653

|5,701

|

80

|Jason Castro

|6,323

|5,264

|1,059

|

81

|Paul Lo Duca

|6,311

|0

|6,311

|

82

|Jeff Mathis

|6,294

|3,843

|2,451

|

83

|Butch Wynegar

|6,281

|6,281

|0

|

84

|Thurman Munson

|6,253

|6,253

|0

|

85

|Brent Mayne

|6,186

|3,706

|2,480

|

86

|Earl Battey

|6,176

|6,176

|0

|Held AL single-season record, 1961-1964

87

|Don Slaught

|6,158

|3,911

|2,247

|

88

|Gregg Zaun

|6,134

|4,465

|1,669

|

89

|Dioner Navarro

|6,113

|4,651

|1,462

|

89

|Steve Yeager

|6,110

|234

|5,876

|

91

|Ernie Whitt

|6,091

|5,795

|296

|

92

|Joe Oliver

|6,059

|1,329

|4,730

|

93

|Nick Hundley

|6,045

|529

|5,516

|

94

|José Molina

|6,033

|5,989

|44

|

95

|Michael Barrett

|6,020

|34

|5,986

|

96

|Manny Sanguillén

|5,996

|341

|5,655

|

97

|Brian Schneider

|5,987

|0

|5,987

|

98

|Steve O'Neill

|5,967

|5,967

|0

|

99

|Rollie Hemsley

|5,868

|4,251

|1,617

|

100

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Joe Mauer*

|5,831

|5,831

|0

|

{{Clear}}

=First Basemen=

File:MLB-Jake Beckley.jpg

First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner to score a run for that player's team. A first baseman is the player on the team playing defense who fields the area nearest first base, and is responsible for the majority of plays made at that base. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the first baseman is assigned the number 3.

The great majority of putouts recorded by first basemen result from their fielding a throw from one of the other three infielders or the pitcher on a ground out. Because of the frequency of ground outs, first basemen typically accumulate higher putout totals than players at any other position, and they often benefit in this area from the defensive skill of the other infielders. Other ways in which first basemen often record a putout include catching a pop-up or line drive, fielding a ground ball close enough to first base that they can step on the bag before the batter/runner arrives, tagging a runner on a pickoff play, receiving a throw to retire a runner who fails to tag up on a fly ball out, receiving a throw to retire a batter/runner on a bunt (often a sacrifice hit), and tagging a runner stranded between bases in a rundown play. Occasionally, a first baseman can record two putouts on a single play; with a runner taking a lead off first base and less than two out, the first baseman can catch a line drive near the base, then step on the bag before the runner can return, completing a double play. On two occasions in major league history, a first baseman has recorded three putouts on a single play for an unassisted triple play: On September 14, 1923, George Burns of the Boston Red Sox accomplished the feat in the second inning against the Cleveland Indians by catching a line drive, tagging the runner off first base, then sprinting to step on second base before the runner off that base could return. And on May 31, 1927, Johnny Neun of the Detroit Tigers completed a triple play in the same way, also against the Indians, securing a 1-0 victory in the ninth inning.

As strikeout totals have risen in baseball, the frequency of other defensive outs including ground outs has declined; as a result, putout totals for first basemen have likewise declined, and ten of the top eleven career leaders ended their careers before 1961. Through 2021, only two of the top 31 single-season totals have been recorded since 1927, and only 27 of the top 125 since 1945. Jake Beckley{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/becklja01.shtml|title=Jake Beckley Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jake-beckley|last=Fleitz|first=David|title=Jake Beckley Bio|work=Society For American Baseball Research|accessdate=July 28, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/beckley-jake|title=Jake Beckley Hall of Fame Profile|work=National Baseball Hall of Fame|accessdate=July 28, 2021}} is the all-time leader in career putouts as a first baseman with 23,755. Cap Anson{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/ansonca01.shtml|title=Cap Anson Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}} (21,699), Ed Konetchy{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/koneted01.shtml|title=Ed Konetchy Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=August 7, 2021}} (21,361), Eddie Murray{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/murraed02.shtml|title=Eddie Murray Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}} (21,255), and Charlie Grimm{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grimmch01.shtml|title=Charlie Grimm Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}} (20,711) are the only other players to record 20,000 career putouts.

File:Freddie_Freeman_HR_from_Nationals_vs._Braves_at_Nationals_Park,_April_6th,_2021_(All-Pro_Reels_Photography)_(51102625370)_(cropped).png

File:Eddie Murray 1983 (cropped).jpg

File:Mickey Vernon 1961.jpg

File:Lou Gehrig as a new Yankee 11 Jun 1923.jpg

File:george-kelly.jpg

File:Frank McCormick Reds.jpg

  • Stats updated as of April 27, 2025.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
style="white-space:nowrap;"

! rowspan=2 |Rank

! rowspan=2 scope="col" |Player (2025 POs)

! colspan=3|Putouts as a first baseman

! rowspan=2|Other leagues, notes

MLB

! American League

! National League

1

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Jake Beckley*

|23,755

|0

|22,475

|Includes 1,280 in Players' League; held single-season record, 1892-1898

2

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Cap Anson*

|21,699

|0

|20,798

|Includes 901 in National Association; held major league record, 1888-1905; held NL record, 1887-1905; held single-season record, 1884-1886; held NL single-season record, 1884-1886, 1889-1891

3

|Ed Konetchy

|21,361

|0

|19,825

|Includes 1,536 in Federal League; held National League single-season record, 1911-1920

4

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Eddie Murray*

|21,255

|14,830

|6,425

|

5

|Charlie Grimm

|20,711

|0

|20,711

|

6

|Stuffy McInnis

|19,962

|16,349

|3,613

|Held American League record, 1920-1928

7

|Mickey Vernon

|19,808

|19,754

|54

|

8

|Jake Daubert

|19,634

|0

|19,634

|

9

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Lou Gehrig*

|19,510

|19,510

|0

|Held American League record, 1938-1958

10

|Joe Kuhel

|19,386

|19,386

|0

|

11

|Joe Judge

|19,264

|19,021

|243

|Held American League record, 1930-1938

12

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Fred McGriff*

|18,985

|8,259

|10,726

|

13

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Todd Helton*

|18,889

|0

|18,889

|

14

|Steve Garvey

|18,844

|0

|18,844

|

15

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|George Sisler*

|18,837

|15,336

|3,501

|

16

|Wally Pipp

|18,779

|15,251

|3,528

|

17

|Mark Grace

|18,503

|0

|18,503

|

18

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Jim Bottomley*

|18,337

|1,429

|16,908

|

19

|Andrés Galarraga

|18,244

|204

|18,040

|

20

|Hal Chase

|18,185

|11,792

|4,243

|Includes 2,150 in Federal League

21

|Keith Hernandez

|17,909

|340

|17,569

|

22

|Fred Tenney

|17,903

|0

|17,903

|Held National League single-season record, 1905-1906, 1908-1911

23

|Chris Chambliss

|17,771

|11,219

|6,552

|

24

|Rafael Palmeiro

|17,738

|17,596

|142

|

25

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Roger Connor*

|17,612

|0

|16,277

|Includes 1,335 in Players' League; held NL single-season record, 1887-1888

26

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Jeff Bagwell*

|17,545

|0

|17,545

|

27

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Jimmie Foxx*

|17,207

|16,426

|781

|

28

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Willie McCovey*

|17,170

|0

|17,170

|

29

|Albert Pujols

|17,049

|4,662

|12,387

|

30

|George Burns

|16,892

|16,892

|0

|Held American League record, 1928-1930

31

|Will Clark

|16,695

|6,117

|10,578

|

32

|Tommy Tucker

|16,401

|0

|12,557

|Includes 3,844 in American Association; held single-season record, 1898-1904; held NL single-season record, 1898-1905

33

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Dan Brouthers*

|16,386

|0

|13,865

|Includes 1,313 in American Association, 1,208 in Players' League; held NL single-season record, 1883-1884

34

|John Olerud

|16,165

|12,271

|3,894

|

35

|Wally Joyner

|16,081

|11,926

|4,155

|

36

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Bill Terry*

|15,972

|0

|15,972

|

37

|Paul Konerko

|15,936

|15,725

|211

|

38

|style="background:#cfecec;"|Freddie Freeman (96)

|15,821

|0

|15,821

|

39

|Harry Davis

|15,666

|13,423

|2,243

|Held American League record, 1906-1920

40

|Lu Blue

|15,644

|15,642

|2

|

|style="background:#cfecec;"|Paul Goldschmidt (180)

|15,644

|180

|15,464

|

42

|Fred Merkle

|15,419

|34

|15,385

|

43

|George Scott

|15,405

|15,405

|0

|

44

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Gil Hodges*

|15,344

|0

|15,344

|

45

|Norm Cash

|15,157

|15,157

|0

|

46

|Carlos Delgado

|15,144

|10,236

|4,908

|

47

|Tino Martinez

|15,001

|12,755

|2,246

|

48

|Adrián González

|14,962

|2,350

|12,612

|

49

|Mark Teixeira

|14,942

|13,485

|1,457

|

50

|Derrek Lee

|14,910

|713

|14,197

|

51

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Johnny Mize*

|14,850

|1,500

|13,350

|

52

|Joey Votto

|14,722

|0

|14,722

|

53

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Tony Pérez*

|14,481

|1,825

|12,656

|

54

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Orlando Cepeda*

|14,459

|0

|14,459

|

55

|Mark McGwire

|14,451

|10,285

|4,166

|

56

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|George Kelly*

|14,232

|0

|14,232

|Holds NL single-season record

57

|Don Mattingly

|14,148

|14,148

|0

|

58

|Eric Karros

|14,056

|165

|13,891

|

59

|Bill Buckner

|13,901

|4,482

|9,419

|

60

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Charles Comiskey*

|13,832

|0

|2,705

|Includes 10,245 in American Association, 882 in Players' League; held the single-season record, 1883-1884

61

|Frank McCormick

|13,798

|0

|13,798

|

62

|Kent Hrbek

|13,725

|13,725

|0

|

63

|Dolph Camilli

|13,724

|505

|13,219

|

64

|Dan McGann

|13,694

|658

|13,036

|

65

|George McQuinn

|13,414

|13,078

|336

|

66

|Cecil Cooper

|13,361

|13,361

|0

|

67

|Elbie Fletcher

|13,237

|0

|13,237

|

68

|John Mayberry

|13,169

|12,456

|713

|

69

|style="background:#cfecec;"|Anthony Rizzo (0)

|13,128

|2,485

|10,643

|

70

|Fred Luderus

|13,126

|0

|13,126

|

71

|Gus Suhr

|13,103

|0

|13,103

|

72

|Joe Adcock

|13,006

|2,921

|10,085

|

73

|Lee May

|12,885

|3,291

|9,594

|

74

|J. T. Snow

|12,855

|4,063

|8,792

|

75

|Kitty Bransfield

|12,797

|0

|12,797

|

76

|Bill White

|12,735

|0

|12,735

|

77

|George Stovall

|12,709

|10,091

|0

|Includes 2,618 in Federal League

78

|Ted Kluszewski

|12,652

|1,065

|11,587

|

79

|Dick Hoblitzell

|12,584

|4,430

|8,154

|

80

|Eric Hosmer

|12,554

|8,344

|4,210

|

81

|Jack Fournier

|12,375

|3,249

|9,126

|

82

|Ryan Howard

|12,351

|0

|12,351

|

83

|Candy LaChance

|12,330

|6,202

|6,128

|Held American League record, 1902-1906; held the single-season record, 1904-1906; held AL single-season record, 1902-1906

84

|Walter Holke

|12,158

|0

|12,158

|

85

|Boog Powell

|12,130

|12,115

|15

|

86

|Hal Trosky

|12,124

|12,124

|0

|

87

|Adam LaRoche

|12,072

|380

|11,692

|

88

|Earl Sheely

|12,067

|9,401

|2,666

|

89

|Bill Skowron

|12,043

|11,525

|518

|

90

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Ernie Banks*

|12,005

|0

|12,005

|

91

|Jason Thompson

|11,818

|6,114

|5,704

|

92

|Lyle Overbay

|11,755

|7,004

|4,751

|

93

|Earl Torgeson

|11,680

|3,299

|8,381

|

94

|Pete O'Brien

|11,651

|11,651

|0

|

95

|Phil Cavarretta

|11,375

|264

|11,111

|

96

|Rudy York

|11,359

|11,359

|0

|

97

|Mike Hargrove

|11,274

|10,951

|323

|

98

|Justin Morneau

|11,239

|9,489

|1,750

|

99

|Joe Start

|11,197

|0

|8,691

|Includes 2,506 in National Association; held major league record, 1877-1888; held NL record, 1877-1887; held single-season record, 1880-1883

100

|Chick Gandil

|11,118

|11,118

|0

|

{{Clear}}

=Second Basemen=

File:BidMcPhee3.jpg

In baseball and softball, the second baseman is a fielding position in the infield, commonly stationed between second and first base. The second baseman often possesses quick hands and feet, needs the ability to get rid of the ball quickly, and must be able to make the pivot on a double play. In addition, second basemen are almost always right-handed. Only four left-handed throwing players have appeared as second basemen in the major leagues since 1950; one of the four, Gonzalo Márquez, was listed as the second baseman in the starting lineup for two games in 1973, batting in the first inning, but was replaced before his team took the field on defense, and none of the other three players lasted even a complete inning at the position.{{cite web|url=http://bbref.com/pi/shareit/Dn6bJ|title=From 1950 to 2013, Throws LH, Played: 2B|publisher=Baseball-Reference|accessdate=September 23, 2019}} In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the second baseman is assigned the number 4.

Putouts are most commonly recorded by second basemen by stepping on second base after receiving a throw from another infielder or the pitcher to force out a runner on a ground out, often beginning a double play; a second baseman generally benefits in this respect from playing alongside an excellent shortstop with great range and quickness. Other ways in which second basemen often record a putout include catching a pop-up or line drive, fielding a ground ball close enough to second base that they can step on the bag for a force out before the runner advances from first base, tagging a runner after a throw from the catcher or pitcher on a stolen base attempt or a pickoff play, receiving a throw from an outfielder to tag out a runner trying to stretch a single into a double, receiving a throw to retire a runner who fails to tag up on a fly ball out, receiving a throw to force out a runner on a bunt (possibly a sacrifice hit attempt), and tagging a runner stranded between bases in a rundown play. Sometimes a second baseman will record a putout while covering first base if the first baseman is charging toward the plate on an expected bunt. Occasionally, a second baseman can record two putouts on a single play; with a runner taking a lead off second base and less than two out, the second baseman can catch a line drive near the base, then step on the bag before the runner can return, completing a double play; alternately, if a runner on first base breaks for second base when the ball is hit, the second baseman can catch a line drive and tag the runner before they can stop and return to first. On five occasions in major league history, a second baseman has recorded three putouts on a single play for an unassisted triple play, always by catching a line drive, then stepping on second base and tagging the runner advancing from first base (one of the five tagged the runner before stepping on the bag). The first and most famous of these occurred in Game Five of the 1920 World Series, when Cleveland Indians second baseman Bill Wambsganss accomplished the feat in the fifth inning.

As strikeout totals have risen in baseball, the frequency of other defensive outs including ground outs has declined; as a result, putout totals for second basemen have likewise declined, and seven of the top eight career leaders began their careers before 1961. Through 2021, only five of the top 19 single-season totals have been recorded since 1936, only eight of the top 70 since 1962, and only two of the top 154 since 1980; only four of the top 500 have been recorded since 2000. Bid McPhee,{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcphebi01.shtml|title=Bid McPhee Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/bid-mcphee|last=Moses|first=Ralph|title=Bid McPhee Bio|work=Society For American Baseball Research|accessdate=July 28, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/mcphee-bid|title=Bid McPhee Hall of Fame Profile|publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame|accessdate=August 1, 2021}} who retired in 1899 and is the only second baseman ever to record 500 putouts in a season, is the all-time leader in career putouts as a second baseman with 6,552. Eddie Collins{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/collied01.shtml|title=Eddie Collins Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}} (6,526) and Nellie Fox{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/foxne01.shtml|title=Nellie Fox Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}} (6,090) are the only other second basemen with over 6,000 career putouts.

File:Jose_Altuve_in_Houston_in_January_2015.jpg

File:Eddie Collins 1911.jpg

File:Nellie Fox 1960.jpeg

File:Joe Morgan Reds 1972.jpg

File:Fred Pfeffer.jpg

File:Bobby Grich Orioles.jpg

  • Stats updated as of April 25, 2025.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
style="white-space:nowrap;"

! rowspan=2 |Rank

! rowspan=2 scope="col" |Player (2025 POs)

! colspan=3|Putouts as a second baseman

! rowspan=2|Other leagues, notes

MLB

! American League

! National League

1

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Bid McPhee*

|6,552

|0

|3,441

|Includes 3,111 in American Association; holds the single-season record of 529 (set in 1886)

2

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Eddie Collins*

|6,526

|6,526

|0

|

3

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Nellie Fox*

|6,090

|5,859

|231

|

4

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Joe Morgan*

|5,742

|201

|5,541

|

5

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Nap Lajoie*

|5,496

|4,543

|953

|Held American League record, 1901-1902, 1903-1904, 1908-1921; held AL single-season record, 1901-1905, 1908-1922

6

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Charlie Gehringer*

|5,369

|5,369

|0

|

7

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Bill Mazeroski*

|4,974

|0

|4,974

|Held National League record, 1970-1981

8

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Bobby Doerr*

|4,928

|4,928

|0

|

9

|Willie Randolph

|4,859

|4,366

|493

|

10

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Billy Herman*

|4,780

|0

|4,780

|Held National League record, 1943-1970; holds the NL single-season record (466 in 1933)

11

|Lou Whitaker

|4,771

|4,771

|0

|

12

|Frank White

|4,742

|4,742

|0

|

13

|Fred Pfeffer

|4,719

|0

|4,278

|Includes 441 in Players' League; held National League record, 1889-1936; held NL single-season record, 1884-1912

14

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Red Schoendienst*

|4,616

|0

|4,616

|

15

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Roberto Alomar*

|4,458

|3,028

|1,430

|

16

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Frankie Frisch*

|4,348

|0

|4,348

|Held National League record, 1936-1943

17

|Bobby Grich

|4,217

|4,217

|0

|Holds the American League single-season record (484 in 1974)

18

|Del Pratt

|4,069

|4,069

|0

|

19

|Robinson Canó

|4,066

|3,841

|225

|

20

|Jeff Kent

|4,016

|35

|3,981

|

21

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Craig Biggio*

|3,992

|0

|3,992

|

22

|Kid Gleason

|3,887

|655

|3,232

|

23

|Cupid Childs

|3,865

|0

|3,493

|Includes 372 in American Association

24

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Ryne Sandberg*

|3,807

|0

|3,807

|

25

|George Cutshaw

|3,762

|437

|3,325

|

26

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Johnny Evers*

|3,758

|3

|3,755

|

27

|Lou Bierbauer

|3,726

|0

|1,828

|Includes 1,526 in American Association, 372 in Players' League

28

|Larry Doyle

|3,635

|0

|3,635

|

29

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Joe Gordon*

|3,600

|3,600

|0

|

30

|Steve Sax

|3,574

|1,199

|2,375

|

31

|Brandon Phillips

|3,548

|304

|3,244

|

32

|Ray Durham

|3,506

|2,126

|1,380

|

33

|Félix Millán

|3,495

|0

|3,495

|

34

|Buddy Myer

|3,487

|3,487

|0

|

35

|Cub Stricker

|3,447

|0

|843

|Includes 2,309 in American Association, 295 in Players' League

36

|Hughie Critz

|3,446

|0

|3,446

|

37

|Claude Ritchey

|3,444

|0

|3,444

|

38

|Bret Boone

|3,443

|1,465

|1,978

|

39

|Ski Melillo

|3,437

|3,437

|0

|

40

|Chase Utley

|3,426

|0

|3,426

|

41

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Miller Huggins*

|3,425

|0

|3,425

|

42

|Frank Bolling

|3,423

|1,863

|1,560

|

43

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Bucky Harris*

|3,412

|3,412

|0

|Held the American League single-season record, 1922-1974

44

|Manny Trillo

|3,403

|218

|3,185

|

45

|Ian Kinsler

|3,397

|3,301

|96

|

46

|Julián Javier

|3,380

|0

|3,380

|

47

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Tony Lazzeri*

|3,351

|3,315

|36

|

48

|Bobby Lowe

|3,336

|396

|2,940

|

49

|Joe Quinn

|3,329

|158

|2,730

|Includes 441 in Players' League

50

|Luis Castillo

|3,287

|421

|2,866

|

51

|Tony Taylor

|3,274

|369

|2,905

|

52

|Jerry Priddy

|3,226

|3,226

|0

|

53

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Rogers Hornsby*

|3,206

|31

|3,175

|

54

|Dave Cash

|3,185

|0

|3,185

|

55

|Johnny Temple

|3,172

|549

|2,623

|

56

|Davey Lopes

|3,142

|563

|2,579

|

57

|Jim Gantner

|3,139

|3,139

|0

|

58

|Bobby Richardson

|3,125

|3,125

|0

|

59

|Cookie Rojas

|3,100

|1,630

|1,470

|

60

|Jack Burdock

|3,075

|0

|2,522

|Includes 381 in National Association, 172 in American Association; held major league record, 1878-1889; held NL record, 1876-1889; held single-season record, 1873-1874, 1879-1884; held NL single-season record, 1876-1884

61

|Don Blasingame

|3,065

|780

|2,285

|

62

|Tito Fuentes

|3,046

|396

|2,650

|

63

|Eddie Stanky

|3,030

|0

|3,030

|

64

|Bill Wambsganss

|2,986

|2,986

|0

|

65

|Tom Herr

|2,932

|140

|2,792

|

66

|Ted Sizemore

|2,928

|69

|2,859

|

67

|Fred Dunlap

|2,909

|0

|2,559

|Includes 341 in Union Association, 8 in American Association, 1 in Players' League

68

|Tony Cuccinello

|2,883

|11

|2,872

|

69

|Davey Johnson

|2,837

|2,273

|564

|

70

|Bobby Ávila

|2,820

|2,717

|103

|

71

|Glenn Hubbard

|2,795

|277

|2,518

|

72

|Joe Gerhardt

|2,794

|0

|1,446

|Includes 1,320 in American Association, 28 in National Association

73

|Jimmy Williams

|2,759

|2,759

|0

|

74

|Max Bishop

|2,752

|2,752

|0

|

75

|Harold Reynolds

|2,749

|2,749

|0

|

76

|Otto Knabe

|2,743

|0

|2,251

|Includes 492 in Federal League

77

|Ron Hunt

|2,734

|0

|2,734

|

78

|Glenn Beckert

|2,710

|0

|2,710

|

79

|Bill Hallman

|2,701

|0

|2,351

|Includes 327 in American Association, 23 in Players' League

80

|Tommy Helms

|2,688

|4

|2,684

|

81

|Horace Clarke

|2,682

|2,642

|40

|

|Johnny Ray

|2,682

|766

|1,916

|

83

|Mark Ellis

|2,671

|2,042

|629

|

84

|Tom Daly

|2,652

|408

|2,244

|

85

|Orlando Hudson

|2,635

|1,236

|1,399

|

86

|Eric Young

|2,623

|41

|2,582

|

87

|Bill Doran

|2,619

|28

|2,591

|

88

|Robby Thompson

|2,611

|0

|2,611

|

89

|Delino DeShields

|2,608

|349

|2,259

|

90

|Ron Oester

|2,591

|0

|2,591

|

91

|Juan Samuel

|2,580

|48

|2,532

|

92

|Dustin Pedroia

|2,574

|2,574

|0

|

93

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Rod Carew*

|2,573

|2,573

|0

|

94

|Sandy Alomar

|2,572

|2,517

|55

|

95

|Rennie Stennett

|2,568

|0

|2,568

|

96

|Bobby Knoop

|2,566

|2,566

|0

|

97

|Jim Gilliam

|2,546

|0

|2,279

|Includes 267 in Negro National League (second) (incomplete)

98

|Chuck Knoblauch

|2,529

|2,529

|0

|

99

|Dick Green

|2,518

|2,518

|0

|

100

|style="background:#cfecec;"|Jose Altuve (12)

|2,514

|2,177

|337

|

{{Clear}}

=Third Basemen=

File:Brooks Robinson 1955.jpg

Third base, or 3B, is the third of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team. A third baseman is the player on the team playing defense who fields the area nearest third base, and is responsible for the majority of plays made at that base. The third baseman requires good reflexes in reacting to batted balls, often being the closest infielder (roughly 90–120 feet) to the batter. The third base position requires a strong and accurate arm, as the third baseman often makes long throws to first base. The third baseman sometimes must throw quickly to second base in time to start a double play, and must also field fly balls in both fair and foul territory. In the scoring system used to record defensive plays, the third baseman is assigned the number 5.

Third basemen typically record putouts by stepping on third base after receiving a throw from another infielder or the pitcher to force out a runner on a ground out, by catching a pop-up or line drive, or by fielding a ground ball close enough to third base that they can step on the bag for a force out before the runner advances from second base. Other ways in which third basemen often record a putout include receiving a throw from an outfielder to tag a runner trying to reach third base, tagging a runner after a throw from the catcher or pitcher on a stolen base attempt or a pickoff play, receiving a throw to retire a runner who fails to tag up on a fly ball out, receiving a throw to force out a runner on a bunt (possibly a sacrifice hit attempt), and tagging a runner stranded between bases in a rundown play. Because fewer runners advance to third base than to the preceding bases, because of the higher difficulty of throwing out a runner taking a lead off second base, and because there are far fewer attempts to steal third base than second base, third basemen generally record far fewer putouts than any other players except pitchers. Occasionally, a third baseman can record two putouts on a single play; with a runner taking a lead off third base and less than two out, the third baseman can catch a line drive near the base, then step on the bag before the runner can return, completing a double play; alternately, if a runner on second base breaks for third base when the ball is hit, the third baseman can catch a line drive and tag the runner before they can stop and return to second.

As strikeout totals have risen in baseball, the frequency of other defensive outs including ground outs has declined; as a result, putout totals for third basemen have likewise declined, and all but three of the top 25 career leaders began their careers prior to 1961 even though career lengths for third basemen have steadily increased since 1920; eight of the top 13 began their careers before 1925. Through 2022, only four of the top 63 single-season totals have been recorded since 1929, only four of the top 138 since 1957, and only six of the top 499 since 1976. Brooks Robinson is the all-time leader in career putouts as a third baseman with 2,697;{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/robinbr01.shtml|title=Brooks Robinson Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/brooks-robinson|last=Kates|first=Maxwell|title=Brooks Robinson Bio|work=Society For American Baseball Research|accessdate=July 28, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/robinson-brooks|title=Brooks Robinson Hall of Fame Profile|publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame|accessdate=August 1, 2021}} he is the only third baseman with more than 2,500 career putouts.

File:NolanArenaldo2023profile.jpg

File:Jimmy Collins.jpg

File:Ed Yost - Detroit Tigers - 1959.jpg

File:Traynor-Pie-bain.tif

File:Billy Nash, Boston Beaneaters, baseball card portrait LCCN2007685693.jpg

File:Frank Baker.jpg

  • Stats updated as of April 27, 2025.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
style="white-space:nowrap;"

! rowspan=2 |Rank

! rowspan=2 scope="col" |Player (2025 POs)

! colspan=3|Putouts as a third baseman

! rowspan=2|Other leagues, notes

MLB

! American League

! National League

1

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Brooks Robinson*

|2,697

|2,697

|0

|

2

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Jimmy Collins*

|2,372

|1,182

|1,190

|Held major league record, 1908–1973; held American League record, 1904–1905; holds the NL single-season record (251 in 1900; tie)

3

|Eddie Yost

|2,356

|2,356

|0

|Held American League record, 1960-1973

4

|Lave Cross

|2,310

|999

|1,283

|Includes 28 in American Association; held major league record, 1906-1908

5

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Pie Traynor*

|2,289

|0

|2,289

|

6

|Billy Nash

|2,226

|0

|1,947

|Includes 202 in Players' League, 77 in American Association; held major league record, 1895–1906; held NL record, 1896–1933; held NL single-season record, 1887-1889

7

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Adrián Beltré*

|2,194

|1,475

|719

|

8

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Home Run Baker*

|2,154

|2,154

|0

|Held American League record, 1918–1920, 1921–1960; held AL single-season record, 1913-1927

9

|Willie Kamm

|2,151

|2,151

|0

|Holds the American League single-season record (243 in 1928)

10

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Eddie Mathews*

|2,049

|17

|2,032

|

11

|Willie Jones

|2,045

|3

|2,042

|

12

|Jimmy Austin

|2,042

|2,042

|0

|Held American League record, 1916–1918, 1920-1921

13

|Arlie Latham

|1,976

|0

|869

|Includes 1,042 in American Association, 65 in Players' League; held major league record, 1894-1895

14

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Ron Santo*

|1,955

|25

|1,930

|

15

|Stan Hack

|1,944

|0

|1,944

|

16

|Graig Nettles

|1,898

|1,583

|315

|

17

|Pinky Higgins

|1,848

|1,848

|0

|

18

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|George Kell*

|1,825

|1,825

|0

|

19

|Billy Shindle

|1,815

|0

|1,370

|Includes 443 in American Association, 2 in Players' League

20

|Buddy Bell

|1,798

|1,509

|289

|

21

|Larry Gardner

|1,789

|1,789

|0

|

22

|Harlond Clift

|1,777

|1,777

|0

|

|Jerry Denny

|1,777

|0

|1,777

|Held major league record, 1889–1894; held National League record, 1886–1896; held single-season record, 1883–1886; held NL single-season record, 1883-1887

24

|Harry Steinfeldt

|1,776

|0

|1,776

|

25

|Bill Bradley

|1,755

|1,490

|210

|Includes 55 in Federal League; held American League record, 1902–1904, 1905-1916

26

|Gary Gaetti

|1,699

|1,458

|241

|

27

|Denny Lyons

|1,675

|0

|726

|Includes 949 in American Association; holds the single-season record of 255 (set in 1887)

28

|Tim Wallach

|1,662

|27

|1,635

|

29

|Sal Bando

|1,647

|1,647

|0

|

30

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Mike Schmidt*

|1,591

|0

|1,591

|

31

|Ken Keltner

|1,576

|1,576

|0

|

32

|Ken Boyer

|1,567

|24

|1,543

|

33

|Ossie Bluege

|1,551

|1,551

|0

|

34

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Wade Boggs*

|1,550

|1,550

|0

|

35

|Aurelio Rodríguez

|1,529

|1,491

|38

|

36

|Ron Cey

|1,500

|1

|1,499

|

37

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Scott Rolen*

|1,478

|136

|1,342

|

38

|Robin Ventura

|1,471

|1,148

|323

|

39

|Clete Boyer

|1,470

|966

|504

|

40

|Bobby Byrne

|1,456

|0

|1,456

|

|Heinie Groh

|1,456

|0

|1,456

|

42

|Pinky Whitney

|1,455

|0

|1,455

|

43

|Hick Carpenter

|1,450

|0

|314

|Includes 1,136 in American Association; held major league record, 1888–1889; held National League single-season record, 1880-1881

44

|Bob Elliott

|1,448

|105

|1,343

|

45

|Art Devlin

|1,399

|0

|1,399

|

46

|Milt Stock

|1,392

|0

|1,392

|

47

|Terry Pendleton

|1,386

|12

|1,374

|

48

|Carney Lansford

|1,382

|1,382

|0

|

49

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|George Brett*

|1,372

|1,372

|0

|

50

|Mike Mowrey

|1,363

|0

|1,189

|Includes 174 in Federal League

51

|Jimmy Dykes

|1,361

|1,361

|0

|

52

|George Pinkney

|1,343

|0

|535

|Includes 808 in American Association; held single-season record, 1886-1887

53

|Tommy Leach

|1,323

|0

|1,323

|

54

|Doc Casey

|1,312

|307

|1,005

|

55

|Frank Malzone

|1,308

|1,308

|0

|

56

|Evan Longoria

|1,305

|1,012

|293

|

57

|Matt Williams

|1,293

|89

|1,204

|

58

|Hans Lobert

|1,292

|0

|1,292

|

59

|Eddie Foster

|1,289

|1,289

|0

|

60

|Darrell Evans

|1,273

|17

|1,256

|

61

|Bill Coughlin

|1,269

|1,262

|7

|Held American League record, 1901–1902; held AL single-season record, 1901-1913

62

|Billy Werber

|1,264

|761

|503

|

63

|Ken McMullen

|1,259

|1,194

|65

|

64

|Doug DeCinces

|1,256

|1,253

|3

|

65

|Ezra Sutton

|1,252

|0

|896

|Includes 356 in National Association; held major league record, 1882-1888

66

|Ken Caminiti

|1,251

|42

|1,209

|

67

|Joe Mulvey

|1,235

|0

|919

|Includes 172 in American Association, 144 in Players' League

68

|Charlie Irwin

|1,228

|0

|1,228

|

69

|Red Rolfe

|1,220

|1,220

|0

|

70

|Don Hoak

|1,219

|0

|1,219

|

71

|Red Smith

|1,210

|0

|1,210

|

72

|Aramis Ramírez

|1,197

|0

|1,197

|

73

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Chipper Jones*

|1,159

|0

|1,159

|

74

|Vinny Castilla

|1,156

|76

|1,080

|

75

|Mike Lowell

|1,140

|414

|726

|

76

|Doug Rader

|1,138

|38

|1,100

|

77

|style="background:#cfecec;"|Nolan Arenado (13)

|1,112

|0

|1,112

|

78

|Joe Dugan

|1,099

|1,086

|13

|

79

|David Wright

|1,087

|0

|1,087

|

80

|Jim Tabor

|1,077

|853

|224

|

81

| style="background:#cfecec;" |Manny Machado (23)

|1,060

|553

|507

|

82

|Heinie Zimmerman

|1,054

|0

|1,054

|

83

|Harry Lord

|1,046

|961

|0

|Includes 85 in Federal League

84

|Bill Joyce

|1,044

|0

|786

|Includes 176 in Players' League, 82 in American Association

85

|Tom Burns

|1,043

|0

|1,043

|Held National League single-season record, 1889-1898

86

|Eric Chavez

|1,035

|1,000

|35

|

87

|Marv Owen

|1,032

|1,032

|0

|

88

|Frank Hankinson

|1,029

|0

|575

|Includes 454 in American Association; held National League single-season record, 1881-1883

89

|Ossie Vitt

|1,026

|1,026

|0

|

|Art Whitney

|1,026

|0

|612

|Includes 285 in American Association, 129 in Players' League

91

|Bob Aspromonte

|1,025

|0

|1,025

|

|Whitey Kurowski

|1,025

|0

|1,025

|

93

|Joe Randa

|1,005

|782

|223

|

94

|Ken Reitz

|996

|0

|996

|

95

|Harry Wolverton

|989

|99

|890

|

96

|Grady Hatton

|979

|191

|788

|

97

|Todd Zeile

|974

|183

|791

|

98

|Al Rosen

|970

|970

|0

|

99

|Charlie Deal

|967

|89

|802

|Includes 76 in Federal League

100

|Max Alvis

|962

|962

|0

|

|Eddie Grant

|962

|0

|962

|

{{Clear}}

=Shortstop=

File:Rabbit Maranville 1914.jpg

Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is a baseball or softball fielding position in the infield, commonly stationed between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. The position is mostly filled by defensive specialists, so shortstops are generally relatively poor batters who typically hit lower in the batting order. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the shortstop is assigned the number 6.

Putouts are most commonly recorded by shortstops by stepping on second base after receiving a throw from the first baseman, second baseman, or pitcher to force out a runner on a ground out, often beginning a double play; a shortstop generally benefits in this respect from playing alongside an excellent second baseman with great range and quickness. Other ways in which shortstops often record a putout include catching a pop-up or line drive, fielding a ground ball close enough to second base that they can step on the bag for a force out before the runner advances from first base, tagging a runner after a throw from the catcher or pitcher on a stolen base attempt or a pickoff play, receiving a throw from an outfielder to tag out a runner trying to stretch a single into a double, receiving a throw to retire a runner who fails to tag up on a fly ball out, receiving a throw to force out a runner on a bunt (possibly a sacrifice hit attempt), and tagging a runner stranded between bases in a rundown play. Sometimes a shortstop will record a putout while covering third base if the third baseman is charging toward the plate on an expected bunt. Occasionally, a shortstop can record two putouts on a single play; with a runner taking a lead off second base and less than two out, the shortstop can catch a line drive near the base, then step on the bag before the runner can return, completing a double play; alternately, if a runner on first base breaks for second base when the ball is hit, the shortstop can catch a line drive and tag the runner before they can stop and return to first. On eight occasions in major league history, a shortstop has recorded three putouts on a single play for an unassisted triple play, always by catching a line drive, then stepping on second base and tagging the runner advancing from first base.

As strikeout totals have risen in baseball, the frequency of other defensive outs including ground outs has declined; as a result, putout totals for second basemen have likewise declined. The top five career leaders all began their careers prior to 1916, and only four of the top 16 were active after 1950, and only two of them after 1973. Through 2022, only six of the top 40 single-season totals have been recorded since 1922, and none of the top 85 since 1949; none of the top 181 have been recorded since 1964, and only three of the top 485 have been recorded since 1992. Rabbit Maranville is the all-time leader in career putouts as a shortstop with 5,139;{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/maranra01.shtml|title=Rabbit Maranville Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/rabbit-maranville|last=Leyden|first=Dick|title=Rabbit Maranville Bio|work=Society For American Baseball Research|accessdate=July 28, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/maranville-rabbit|title=Rabbit Maranville Hall of Fame Profile|publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame|accessdate=August 1, 2021}} he is the only shortstop to record more than 5,000 career putouts.

File:Francisco_Lindor_during_warmups,_March_15,_2024_(1)_(cropped).jpg, the active leader in putouts by a shortstop and 122nd all-time.]]

File:Bill Dahlen.jpg

File:Luis Aparicio, 70CWS.png

File:LukeApplingGoudeycard.jpg

File:Donie Bush (1910).jpg

File:Cal Ripken Jr. in 1993.jpg

  • Stats updated as of April 26, 2025.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
style="white-space:nowrap;"

! rowspan=2 |Rank

! rowspan=2 scope="col" |Player (2025 POs)

! colspan=3|Putouts as a shortstop

! rowspan=2|Other leagues, notes

MLB

! American League

! National League

1

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Rabbit Maranville*

|5,139

|0

|5,139

|

2

|Bill Dahlen

|4,856

|0

|4,856

|Held major league record, 1908–1930; held National League record, 1905-1930

3

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Dave Bancroft*

|4,623

|0

|4,623

|

4

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Honus Wagner*

|4,576

|0

|4,576

|

5

|Tommy Corcoran

|4,556

|0

|4,043

|Includes 300 in American Association, 213 in Players' League; held major league record, 1905-1908

6

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Luis Aparicio*

|4,548

|4,548

|0

|

7

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Luke Appling*

|4,398

|4,398

|0

|Held American League record, 1948-1973

8

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Ozzie Smith*

|4,249

|0

|4,249

|

9

|Herman Long

|4,229

|142

|3,752

|Includes 335 in American Association; held major league record, 1898–1905; held National League record, 1899–1905; held single-season record, 1889–1890, 1891-1895

10

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Bobby Wallace*

|4,142

|3,227

|915

|Held American League record, 1908-1918

11

|Omar Vizquel

|4,102

|3,357

|745

|

12

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Pee Wee Reese*

|4,040

|0

|4,040

|

13

|Donie Bush

|4,038

|4,038

|0

|Held American League record, 1918–1948; holds the single-season record of 425 (set in 1914; tie)

14

|Monte Cross

|3,980

|1,588

|2,392

|Held American League single-season record, 1902-1905

15

|Roger Peckinpaugh

|3,919

|3,919

|0

|

16

|Dick Bartell

|3,872

|307

|3,565

|

17

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Derek Jeter*

|3,820

|3,820

|0

|

18

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Joe Tinker*

|3,768

|0

|3,481

|Includes 287 in Federal League

19

|Roy McMillan

|3,705

|0

|3,705

|

20

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Joe Cronin*

|3,696

|3,693

|3

|

21

|Dave Concepción

|3,670

|0

|3,670

|

22

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Cal Ripken Jr.*

|3,651

|3,651

|0

|

23

|Bert Campaneris

|3,608

|3,608

|0

|

24

|George McBride

|3,585

|3,235

|350

|

25

|Mickey Doolin

|3,578

|0

|2,924

|Includes 654 in Federal League

26

|Dick Groat

|3,505

|0

|3,505

|

27

|Garry Templeton

|3,393

|0

|3,393

|

28

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Alan Trammell*

|3,391

|3,391

|0

|

29

|Everett Scott

|3,351

|3,343

|8

|

30

|Larry Bowa

|3,314

|0

|3,314

|

31

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|George Davis*

|3,239

|1,503

|1,736

|

32

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Phil Rizzuto*

|3,219

|3,219

|0

|

33

|Leo Cárdenas

|3,218

|1,198

|2,020

|

34

|Alfredo Griffin

|3,207

|2,447

|760

|

35

|Don Kessinger

|3,151

|260

|2,891

|

36

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Barry Larkin*

|3,150

|0

|3,150

|

37

|Billy Jurges

|3,133

|0

|3,133

|

38

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Lou Boudreau*

|3,132

|3,132

|0

|

39

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Leo Durocher*

|3,097

|243

|2,854

|

40

|Royce Clayton

|3,095

|992

|2,103

|

41

|Frankie Crosetti

|3,061

|3,061

|0

|

42

|Chris Speier

|3,057

|14

|3,043

|

43

|Mark Belanger

|3,005

|2,985

|20

|

44

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Arky Vaughan*

|2,995

|0

|2,995

|

45

|Marty Marion

|2,986

|105

|2,881

|

46

|Jimmy Rollins

|2,982

|47

|2,935

|

47

|Eddie Miller

|2,976

|0

|2,976

|

48

|Édgar Rentería

|2,963

|424

|2,539

|

49

|Wally Gerber

|2,960

|2,873

|87

|

50

|Elvis Andrus

|2,925

|2,925

|0

|

51

|Ed Brinkman

|2,924

|2,884

|40

|

52

|Ozzie Guillén

|2,911

|2,764

|147

|

53

|Miguel Tejada

|2,891

|2,378

|513

|

54

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Travis Jackson*

|2,878

|0

|2,878

|

55

|Art Fletcher

|2,836

|0

|2,836

|

56

|Orlando Cabrera

|2,823

|1,301

|1,522

|

|Jack Glasscock

|2,823

|0

|2,778

|Includes 45 in Union Association; held major league record, 1886–1898; held National League record, 1885–1899; held NL single-season record, 1889-1890

58

|Ed McKean

|2,822

|0

|2,507

|Includes 315 in American Association

59

|Germany Smith

|2,816

|0

|1,979

|Includes 797 in American Association, 40 in Union Association

60

|Eddie Joost

|2,755

|2,039

|716

|

61

|Tony Fernández

|2,708

|2,132

|576

|

62

|Freddie Patek

|2,690

|2,261

|429

|

63

|Tim Foli

|2,687

|387

|2,300

|

64

|Alvin Dark

|2,672

|0

|2,672

|

65

|Johnny Logan

|2,612

|0

|2,612

|

66

|Mike Bordick

|2,606

|2,535

|71

|

67

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Joe Sewell*

|2,591

|2,591

|0

|

68

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Robin Yount*

|2,588

|2,588

|0

|

69

|Bones Ely

|2,585

|323

|2,181

|Includes 81 in American Association

70

|Greg Gagne

|2,559

|2,201

|358

|

71

|Maury Wills

|2,550

|0

|2,550

|

72

|Bill Russell

|2,536

|0

|2,536

|

73

|Doc Lavan

|2,451

|1,300

|1,151

|

74

|Jim Fregosi

|2,397

|2,364

|33

|

75

|Ivy Olson

|2,389

|469

|1,920

|

76

|Bud Harrelson

|2,387

|118

|2,269

|

77

|Vern Stephens

|2,385

|2,385

|0

|

78

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Hughie Jennings*

|2,384

|1

|2,202

|Includes 181 in American Association; holds the single-season record of 425 (set in 1895; tie)

79

|Rafael Furcal

|2,373

|0

|2,373

|

|Lyn Lary

|2,373

|2,303

|70

|

81

|Billy Rogell

|2,362

|2,355

|7

|

82

|Jay Bell

|2,309

|397

|1,912

|

83

|Shawon Dunston

|2,287

|13

|2,274

|

84

|Al Bridwell

|2,267

|0

|2,050

|Includes 217 in Federal League

85

|Álex González

|2,259

|325

|1,934

|

86

|Freddy Parent

|2,253

|2,253

|0

|Held American League record, 1905-1907

87

|Ray Chapman

|2,204

|2,204

|0

|

88

|Kid Elberfeld

|2,184

|2,105

|79

|Held American League record, 1901–1905, 1907–1908; held AL single-season record, 1901-1902

89

|Brandon Crawford

|2,160

|0

|2,160

|

90

|Rafael Ramírez

|2,159

|0

|2,159

|

91

|Glenn Wright

|2,156

|0

|2,156

|

92

|Rick Burleson

|2,151

|2,151

|0

|

93

|Dick Schofield

|2,140

|1,932

|208

|

94

|Chico Carrasquel

|2,131

|2,131

|0

|

95

|Zoilo Versalles

|2,126

|1,890

|236

|

96

|Bucky Dent

|2,116

|2,116

|0

|

97

|Jhonny Peralta

|2,097

|1,738

|359

|

98

|Alcides Escobar

|2,095

|1,717

|378

|

99

|José Reyes

|2,092

|339

|1,753

|

100

|J. J. Hardy

|2,089

|1,389

|700

|

{{Clear}}

=Left Fielders=

File:Barrybonds1 (cropped).JPG

The left fielder (LF) is one of the three outfielders, the defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. Left field is the area of the outfield to the left of a person standing at home plate and facing toward the pitcher's mound. The outfielders have to try to catch long fly balls before they hit the ground or to quickly catch or retrieve and return to the infield any other balls entering the outfield. The left fielder must also be adept at navigating the area of left field where the foul line approaches the corner of the playing field and the walls of the seating areas. Being the outfielder closest to third base, the left fielder generally does not have to throw as far as the other outfielders to throw out runners advancing around the bases, so they often do not have the strongest throwing arm, but their throws need to be accurate. The left fielder normally plays behind the third baseman and shortstop, who play in or near the infield; unlike catchers and most infielders (excepting first basemen), who are virtually exclusively right-handed, left fielders can be either right- or left-handed. In the scoring system used to record defensive plays, the left fielder is assigned the number 7.

The overwhelming majority of putouts recorded by left fielders, almost to exclusivity, result from catching fly balls. However, in extraordinary circumstances, an outfielder may record a putout by receiving a throw to force out or tag out a runner while covering a base if one or more infielders are out of position to retrieve an errant throw, or by tagging a runner stranded between bases in a rundown play; however, even in such circumstances, outfielders will more typically act as a backup to infielders than cover a base themselves. Historically, putout totals for outfielders rose after 1920 with the end of the dead-ball era; the same circumstances which had kept home run totals low, such as overused baseballs and legal adulterations including the spitball, had similarly hindered the type of power hitting which lent itself to long fly balls. But as strikeout totals have risen in baseball in recent decades, the frequency of other defensive outs including flyouts has declined; as a result, putout totals for outfielders have likewise declined. Through the 2022 season, 17 of the top 20 single-season left field putout totals were recorded between 1920 and 1992; none of the top 39 have been recorded since 1997.

Because game accounts and box scores often did not distinguish between the outfield positions, there has been some difficulty in determining precise defensive statistics before 1901; because of this, and because of the similarity in their roles, defensive statistics for the three positions are frequently combined. Although efforts to distinguish between the three positions regarding games played during this period and reconstruct the separate totals have been largely successful, separate putout totals are unavailable; players whose totals are missing the figures for pre-1901 games are notated in the table below. Because they are expected to cover more territory in the outfield than their counterparts on either side, often being the fastest player of the three, center fielders typically record the highest putout totals; left fielders usually record slightly more putouts than right fielders due to the ball being more frequently hit to the left side of the field. Barry Bonds is the all-time leader in career putouts as a left fielder with 5,226.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bondsba01.shtml|title=Barry Bonds Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/barry-bonds|last=West|first=Steve|title=Barry Bonds Bio|work=Society For American Baseball Research|accessdate=July 28, 2021}} Rickey Henderson (5,215){{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/henderi01.shtml|title=Rickey Henderson Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}} is second all-time, and the only other player with over 5,000 career putouts as a left fielder.

File:Andrew_Benintendi_on_August_17,_2016.jpg

File:Rickey_Henderson_Day_Saturday,_Aug._1.jpg

File:Zack Wheat by Conlon, 1912.jpg

File:goose-goslin.jpg

File:Roy White 1970.jpg

File:JoeVosmikGoudeycard.jpg

  • Stats updated as of April 27, 2025.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
style="white-space:nowrap;"

! rowspan=2 |Rank

! rowspan=2 scope="col" |Player (2025 POs)

! colspan=3|Putouts as a left fielder

! rowspan=2|Other leagues, notes

MLB

! American League

! National League

1

|Barry Bonds

|5,226

|0

|5,226

|Holds the National League single-season record (366 in 1989)

2

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Rickey Henderson*

|5,215

|4,526

|689

|Held major league record, 2000-2007

3

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Zack Wheat*

|4,944

|107

|4,837

|Held modern major league record, 1921-2000; held modern National League record, 1921-2004

4

|Luis Gonzalez

|4,442

|233

|4,209

|

5

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Goose Goslin *

|3,826

|3,826

|0

|Held American League record, 1936-1995

6

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Tim Raines*

|3,769

|1,472

|2,297

|

7

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Lou Brock*

|3,710

|0

|3,710

|

8

|Bobby Veach

|3,624

|3,624

|0

|Held American League record, 1921-1936; held the single-season record, 1921-1932

9

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Ted Williams*

|3,541

|3,541

|0

|

10

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Carl Yastrzemski*

|3,521

|3,521

|0

|

11

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Joe Medwick*

|3,455

|0

|3,455

|

12

|Jimmy Sheckard {{dagger}}

|3,402

|0

|3,402

|Held modern major league record, 1903-1921; held modern National League record, 1902-1921; held the single-season record, 1903-1904; held NL single-season record, 1903-1905

13

|Sherry Magee

|3,283

|0

|3,283

|Held single-season record, 1905-1908

14

|Bob Johnson

|3,243

|3,243

|0

|

15

|Carl Crawford

|3,182

|2,819

|363

|

16

|Roy White

|3,158

|3,158

|0

|

17

|Carlos Lee

|3,049

|1,636

|1,413

|

18

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Jim Rice*

|3,027

|3,027

|0

|

19

|Charlie Jamieson

|2,983

|2,983

|0

|

20

|George Foster

|2,963

|20

|2,943

|

21

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Minnie Miñoso*

|2,934

|2,900

|34

|Negro League totals unavailable

22

|Matt Holliday

|2,842

|189

|2,653

|

23

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Billy Williams*

|2,811

|0

|2,811

|

24

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Fred Clarke* {{dagger}}

|2,784

|0

|2,784

|Held single-season record, 1908-1921

25

|José Cruz

|2,773

|4

|2,769

|

26

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Al Simmons*

|2,772

|2,635

|137

|

27

|Alex Gordon

|2,699

|2,699

|0

|

28

|Garret Anderson

|2,675

|2,455

|220

|

29

|Joe Vosmik

|2,613

|2,524

|89

|Holds the single-season record of 424 (set in 1932)

30

|Duffy Lewis

|2,577

|2,577

|0

|Held American League record, 1916-1921

31

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Ralph Kiner*

|2,543

|142

|2,401

|

32

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Heinie Manush*

|2,539

|2,539

|0

|

33

|Greg Vaughn

|2,521

|1,743

|778

|

34

|Ken Williams

|2,515

|2,392

|123

|

35

|Raúl Ibañez

|2,510

|1,877

|633

|

36

|George Burns

|2,506

|0

|2,506

|

37

|Del Ennis

|2,481

|29

|2,452

|

38

|Gary Matthews

|2,440

|0

|2,440

|

39

|Jack Graney

|2,307

|2,307

|0

|

40

|Bibb Falk

|2,306

|2,306

|0

|

41

|Ben Oglivie

|2,296

|2,296

|0

|

42

|Gene Woodling

|2,215

|2,171

|44

|

43

|Jeff Heath

|2,214

|1,960

|254

|

44

|Joe Rudi

|2,208

|2,208

|0

|

45

|Shannon Stewart

|2,192

|2,192

|0

|

46

|Bob Bescher

|2,191

|0

|2,191

|

47

|Jason Bay

|2,183

|443

|1,740

|

48

|Lonnie Smith

|2,173

|502

|1,671

|

49

|Ryan Braun

|2,151

|0

|2,151

|

50

|Vince Coleman

|2,109

|344

|1,765

|

51

|Ron Gant

|2,108

|53

|2,055

|

52

|Albert Belle

|2,107

|2,107

|0

|

53

|Jo-Jo Moore

|2,092

|0

|2,092

|

54

|George Bell

|2,080

|1,831

|249

|

55

|Gus Zernial

|2,070

|2,070

|0

|

56

|Mike Greenwell

|2,031

|2,031

|0

|

57

|Lou Piniella

|2,025

|2,025

|0

|

58

|Pat Burrell

|2,016

|0

|2,016

|

59

|Irish Meusel

|1,981

|1

|1,980

|

60

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Babe Ruth*

|1,978

|1,955

|23

|

61

|Topsy Hartsel {{dagger}}

|1,976

|1,710

|266

|Held American League record, 1907-1909

62

|Carson Bigbee

|1,953

|0

|1,953

|

63

|Hank Sauer

|1,941

|0

|1,941

|

64

|Moisés Alou

|1,938

|0

|1,938

|

65

|Augie Galan

|1,918

|11

|1,907

|

66

|Kevin McReynolds

|1,883

|375

|1,508

|

67

|Alfonso Soriano

|1,881

|120

|1,761

|

68

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Willie Stargell*

|1,863

|0

|1,863

|

69

|Dusty Baker

|1,861

|106

|1,755

|

70

|Greg Luzinski

|1,839

|0

|1,839

|

71

|Charlie Keller

|1,834

|1,834

|0

|

72

|Justin Upton

|1,819

|1,139

|680

|

73

|Cliff Floyd

|1,814

|31

|1,783

|

74

|Bernard Gilkey

|1,798

|6

|1,792

|

75

|Adam Dunn

|1,794

|18

|1,776

|

76

|Steve Kemp

|1,786

|1,670

|116

|

77

|Gary Ward

|1,783

|1,783

|0

|

78

|Patsy Dougherty

|1,777

|1,777

|0

|Held American League record, 1911-1916

79

|Matty McIntyre

|1,749

|1,749

|0

|Held American League record, 1909-1911; held the single-season record, 1904-1905; held AL single-season record, 1904-1916

80

|Brett Gardner

|1,747

|1,747

|0

|

81

|Luis Polonia

|1,740

|1,730

|10

|

82

|Dale Mitchell

|1,739

|1,736

|3

|

83

|Willie Horton

|1,735

|1,735

|0

|

84

|Geoff Jenkins

|1,690

|0

|1,690

|

85

|Dan Gladden

|1,662

|1,646

|16

|

86

|Larry Herndon

|1,648

|1,311

|337

|

87

|Steve Henderson

|1,635

|349

|1,286

|

88

|Tommy Davis

|1,632

|449

|1,183

|

89

|Riggs Stephenson

|1,629

|0

|1,629

|

90

|B. J. Surhoff

|1,626

|1,376

|250

|

91

| style="background:#cfecec;" |Andrew Benintendi (37)

|1,621

|1,621

|0

|

|Rusty Greer

|1,621

|1,621

|0

|

93

|Manny Ramirez

|1,597

|1,299

|298

|

94

|Melky Cabrera

|1,590

|1,295

|295

|

95

|Charlie Maxwell

|1,579

|1,579

|0

|

96

|Phil Bradley

|1,575

|1,281

|294

|

97

| style="background:#cfecec;" |Christian Yelich (10)

|1,573

|0

|1,573

|

98

| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Stan Musial*

|1,571

|0

|1,571

|

99

|Sid Gordon

|1,556

|0

|1,556

|

100

|Willie Wilson

|1,552

|1,552

|0

|

{{Clear}}

=Center Fielders=

File:Willie Mays 1954.png

The center fielder (CF) is one of the three outfielders, the defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. Center field is the area of the outfield directly in front of a person standing at home plate and facing beyond the pitcher's mound. The outfielders' duty is to try to catch long fly balls before they hit the ground or to quickly catch or retrieve and return to the infield any other balls entering the outfield. Generally having the most territory to cover, the center fielder is usually the fastest of the three outfielders, although this can also depend on the relative strength of their throwing arms and the configuration of their home field, due to the deepest part of center field being the farthest point from the infield and home plate. The center fielder normally plays behind the shortstop and second baseman, who play in or near the infield; unlike catchers and most infielders (excepting first basemen), who are virtually exclusively right-handed, center fielders can be either right- or left-handed. In the scoring system used to record defensive plays, the center fielder is assigned the number 8.

The overwhelming majority of putouts recorded by center fielders, almost to exclusivity, result from catching fly balls. However, in extraordinary circumstances, an outfielder may record a putout by receiving a throw to force out or tag out a runner while covering a base if one or more infielders are out of position to retrieve an errant throw, or by tagging a runner stranded between bases in a rundown play; however, even in such circumstances, outfielders will more typically act as a backup to infielders than cover a base themselves. Historically, putout totals for outfielders rose after 1920 with the end of the dead-ball era; the same circumstances that had kept home run totals low, such as overused baseballs and legal adulterations including the spitball, had similarly hindered the type of power hitting which lent itself to long fly balls. But as strikeout totals have risen in baseball in recent decades, the frequency of other defensive outs including flyouts has declined; as a result, putout totals for outfielders have likewise declined. Through the 2022 season, 27 of the top 30 single-season center field putout totals were recorded between 1924 and 1986; only five of the top 112 have been recorded since 2003.

Because game accounts and box scores often did not distinguish between the outfield positions, there has been some difficulty in determining precise defensive statistics before 1901; because of this, and because of the similarity in their roles, defensive statistics for the three positions are frequently combined. Although efforts to distinguish between the three positions regarding games played during this period and reconstruct the separate totals have been largely successful, separate putout totals are unavailable; players whose totals are missing the figures for pre-1901 games are notated in the table below. Because they are expected to cover more territory in the outfield than their counterparts on either side, often being the fastest player of the three, center fielders typically record the highest putout totals; six of the top seven career leaders in outfield putouts, and 14 of the top 18, were center fielders. Willie Mays is the all-time leader in putouts as a center fielder with 7,024;{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mayswi01.shtml|title=Willie Mays Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/willie-mays|last=Saccoman|first=John|title=Willie Mays Bio|work=Society For American Baseball Research|accessdate=July 28, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/mays-willie|title=Willie Mays Hall of Fame Profile|publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame|accessdate=August 1, 2021}} he is the only player to record more than 7,000 career putouts as a center fielder.

File:Mike_Trout_2017_(cropped).jpg

File:Tris_Speaker.jpg

File:Richie Ashburn 1953.jpg

File:Max Carey, Pittsburgh NL (baseball) LCCN2014716325.jpg

File:1939 Playball Joe Dimaggio (minus halftone).jpg

File:TaylorDouthitGoudeycard.jpg

  • Stats updated as of March 29, 2025.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
style="white-space:nowrap;"

! rowspan=2 |Rank

! rowspan=2 scope="col" |Player (2025 POs)

! colspan=3|Putouts as a center fielder

! rowspan=2|Other leagues, notes

MLB

! American League

! National League

1

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Willie Mays*

|7,024

|0

|7,024

|

2

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Tris Speaker*

|6,757

|6,757

|0

|Held modern major league record, 1915-1971; held the single-season record, 1914-1917; held the American League single-season record, 1914-1920

3

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Richie Ashburn*

|5,803

|0

|5,803

|Held National League record, 1958-1967; holds the single-season record of 532 (set in 1951)

4

|Steve Finley

|5,348

|439

|4,909

|

5

|Willie Davis

|5,279

|100

|5,179

|

6

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Ty Cobb*

|5,156

|5,156

|0

|Held the modern single-season record, 1911-1914

7

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Ken Griffey Jr.*

|5,147

|3,706

|1,441

|

8

|Brett Butler

|4,947

|1,704

|3,243

|

9

|Kenny Lofton

|4,758

|3,554

|1,204

|

10

|Amos Otis

|4,743

|4,696

|47

|

11

|Marquis Grissom

|4,706

|354

|4,352

|

12

|Mike Cameron

|4,700

|2,437

|2,263

|

13

|Doc Cramer

|4,661

|4,661

|0

|

14

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Max Carey*

|4,580

|0

|4,580

|Held National League record, 1924-1958; held the single-season record, 1917-1920, 1923-1924; held NL single-season record, 1917-1928

15

|Bernie Williams

|4,576

|4,576

|0

|

16

|Andruw Jones

|4,456

|33

|4,423

|

17

|Devon White

|4,413

|3,091

|1,322

|

18

|Garry Maddox

|4,387

|0

|4,387

|

19

|Jim Edmonds

|4,341

|1,522

|2,819

|

20

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Edd Roush*

|4,327

|3

|3,989

|Includes 335 in Federal League

21

|Paul Blair

|4,270

|4,167

|103

|

22

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Lloyd Waner*

|4,225

|0

|4,225

|

23

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Joe DiMaggio*

|4,161

|4,161

|0

|

24

|Carlos Beltrán

|4,133

|2,025

|2,108

|

25

|Fred Lynn

|4,093

|4,080

|13

|

26

|Chet Lemon

|4,081

|4,081

|0

|Holds the American League single-season record
(509 in 1977)

27

|Curt Flood

|4,019

|17

|4,002

|

28

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Mickey Mantle*

|4,016

|4,016

|0

|

29

|Adam Jones

|3,964

|3,962

|2

|

30

|Torii Hunter

|3,948

|3,948

|0

|

31

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Kirby Puckett*

|3,853

|3,853

|0

|

32

|Vada Pinson

|3,816

|368

|3,448

|

33

|Bill Bruton

|3,808

|1,264

|2,544

|

34

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Earl Averill*

|3,699

|3,697

|2

|

35

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Duke Snider*

|3,641

|0

|3,641

|

36

|Bill Virdon

|3,637

|0

|3,637

|

37

|César Cedeño

|3,636

|0

|3,636

|

38

|Rick Manning

|3,533

|3,533

|0

|

39

|Clyde Milan

|3,518

|3,518

|0

|

40

|Dom DiMaggio

|3,513

|3,513

|0

|

41

|Willie Wilson

|3,465

|3,346

|119

|

42

|Dwayne Murphy

|3,442

|3,439

|3

|

43

|Sam West

|3,412

|3,412

|0

|

44

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Larry Doby*

|3,395

|3,393

|0

|Includes 2 in Negro National League (second) (incomplete)

45

|Cy Williams

|3,383

|0

|3,383

|

46

|Lance Johnson

|3,379

|2,358

|1,021

|

47

|Dode Paskert

|3,378

|0

|3,378

|Held modern National League record, 1917-1924

48

|Lloyd Moseby

|3,349

|3,349

|0

|

49

|Willie McGee

|3,336

|137

|3,199

|

50

|Jim Busby

|3,265

|3,261

|4

|Held the American League single-season record, 1954-1977

51

|Omar Moreno

|3,253

|432

|2,821

|

52

|Rick Monday

|3,246

|1,329

|1,917

|

53

| style="background:#cfecec;" |Mike Trout (0)

|3,236

|3,236

|0

|

54

|Johnny Damon

|3,144

|3,144

|0

|

55

|Vernon Wells

|3,132

|3,132

|0

|

56

|Jimmy Piersall

|3,121

|3,058

|63

|

57

|Lenny Dykstra

|3,090

|0

|3,090

|

58

|Brian McRae

|3,084

|1,616

|1,468

|

59

| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Robin Yount*

|3,056

|3,056

|0

|

60

|Curtis Granderson

|2,989

|2,792

|197

|

61

|Mickey Rivers

|2,967

|2,967

|0

|

62

|style="background:#cfecec;"|Andrew McCutchen (0)

|2,959

|0

|2,959

|

63

|Gary Pettis

|2,940

|2,924

|16

|

64

|Dave Henderson

|2,926

|2,916

|10

|

65

|Baby Doll Jacobson

|2,911

|2,911

|0

|Held the single-season record, 1924-1928; held the American League single-season record, 1924-1954

66

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Earle Combs*

|2,898

|2,898

|0

|

67

|Taylor Douthit

|2,873

|0

|2,873

|Held the single-season record, 1928-1951

68

|Sam Chapman

|2,846

|2,846

|0

|

69

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Andre Dawson*

|2,826

|0

|2,826

|

70

|Hy Myers

|2,818

|0

|2,818

|

71

|Ray Lankford

|2,804

|0

|2,804

|

72

|Carlos Gómez

|2,781

|1,234

|1,547

|

73

|Andy Van Slyke

|2,762

|40

|2,722

|

74

|Coco Crisp

|2,761

|2,761

|0

|

75

|Bill North

|2,759

|1,800

|959

|

76

|B. J. Upton

|2,758

|2,061

|697

|

77

|Otis Nixon

|2,751

|1,606

|1,145

|

78

|Jim Landis

|2,745

|2,743

|2

|

79

|Mike Kreevich

|2,742

|2,741

|1

|

80

|Juan Pierre

|2,740

|0

|2,740

|

81

|Aaron Rowand

|2,729

|1,060

|1,669

|

82

|Michael Bourn

|2,699

|689

|2,010

|

83

|Del Unser

|2,684

|1,306

|1,378

|

84

|Mookie Wilson

|2,682

|406

|2,276

|

85

|Jimmy Wynn

|2,669

|0

|2,669

|

86

|Mickey Stanley

|2,666

|2,666

|0

|

87

|Terry Moore

|2,651

|0

|2,651

|

88

|Denard Span

|2,632

|1,165

|1,467

|

89

|Bill Tuttle

|2,600

|2,600

|0

|

90

|Gorman Thomas

|2,582

|2,582

|0

|

91

|Jacoby Ellsbury

|2,575

|2,575

|0

|

92

|Lorenzo Cain

|2,566

|1,615

|951

|

93

|Ruppert Jones

|2,543

|1,684

|859

|

94

|Roy Thomas {{dagger}}

|2,526

|0

|2,526

|Held modern major league record, 1905-1915; held modern National League record, 1902-1917; held the modern single-season record, 1905-1911; held modern NL single-season record, 1903-1917

95

|Bobby Thomson

|2,516

|36

|2,480

|

96

|César Gerónimo

|2,505

|77

|2,428

|

97

|Fred Schulte

|2,493

|2,371

|122

|

98

|Vince DiMaggio

|2,490

|0

|2,490

|

99

|Kevin Kiermaier

|2,438

|2,375

|63

|

100

|Austin Jackson

|2,432

|2,228

|204

|

{{Clear}}

=Right Fielders=

File:PaulWanerGoudeycard.jpg

The right fielder (RF) is one of the three outfielders, the defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. The right field is the area of the outfield to the right of a person standing at home plate and facing toward the pitcher's mound. The outfielders must try to catch long fly balls before they hit the ground or to quickly catch or retrieve and return to the infield any other balls entering the outfield. The right fielder must also be adept at navigating the area of the right field where the foul line approaches the corner of the playing field and the walls of the seating areas. Being the outfielder farthest from third base, the right fielder often has to make longer throws than the other outfielders to throw out runners advancing around the bases, so they often have the strongest or most accurate throwing arm. The right fielder normally plays behind the second baseman and first baseman, who play in or near the infield; unlike catchers and most infielders (excepting first basemen), who are virtually exclusively right-handed, right fielders can be either right- or left-handed. In the scoring system used to record defensive plays, the right fielder is assigned the number 9, the highest number.

The overwhelming majority of putouts recorded by right fielders, almost to exclusivity, result from catching fly balls. However, in extraordinary circumstances, an outfielder may record a putout by receiving a throw to force out or tag out a runner while covering a base if one or more infielders are out of position to retrieve an errant throw, or by tagging a runner stranded between bases in a rundown play; however, even in such circumstances, outfielders will more typically act as a backup to infielders than cover a base themselves. Historically, putout totals for outfielders rose after 1920 with the end of the dead-ball era; the same circumstances which had kept home run totals low, such as overused baseballs and legal adulterations including the spitball, had similarly hindered the type of power hitting which lent itself to long fly balls. As strikeout totals have risen in baseball in recent decades, the frequency of other defensive outs including flyouts has declined; as a result, putout totals for outfielders have generally declined, but right fielders have largely defied this trend. Eight of the top nine players, and 17 of the top 20, were active entirely after 1950. Through the 2022 season, none of the top 251 single-season right field putout totals were recorded before 1920, and only 45 were recorded before 1960; nine of the top twelve, and 40 of the top 79, have been recorded since 1996.

Because game accounts and box scores often did not distinguish between the outfield positions, there has been some difficulty in determining precise defensive statistics before 1901; because of this, and because of the similarity in their roles, defensive statistics for the three positions are frequently combined. Although efforts to distinguish between the three positions regarding games played during this period and reconstruct the separate totals have been largely successful, separate putout totals are unavailable; players whose totals are missing the figures for pre-1901 games are notated in the table below. Because they are expected to cover more territory in the outfield than their counterparts on either side, often being the fastest player of the three, center fielders typically records the highest putout totals; left fielders usually records slightly more putouts than right fielders due to the ball being more frequently hit to the left side of the field. Paul Waner is the all-time leader in career putouts by a right fielder with 4,533.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wanerpa01.shtml|title=Paul Waner Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/paul-waner|last=Wancho|first=Joseph|title=Paul Waner Bio|work=Society For American Baseball Research|accessdate=July 28, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/waner-paul|title=Paul Waner Hall of Fame Profile|publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame|accessdate=August 1, 2021}} Roberto Clemente (4,459),{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/clemero01.shtml|title=Roberto Clemente Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}} Dwight Evans (4,247),{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/evansdw01.shtml|title=Dwight Evans Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}} Hank Aaron (4,161),{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/aaronha01.shtml|title=Hank Aaron Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}} Tony Gwynn (4,052),{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gwynnto01.shtml|title=Tony Gwynn Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}} Nick Markakis (4,025),{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/markani01.shtml|title=Nick Markakis Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}} Sammy Sosa (4,017),{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sosasa01.shtml|title=Sammy Sosa Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}} and Ichiro Suzuki (4,005){{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/suzukic01.shtml|title=Ichiro Suzuki Career Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 28, 2021}} are the only other right fielders to record over 4,000 career putouts.

File:Jason Heyward on July 16, 2016 (1).jpg

File:Dwightevans.JPG

File:Ichiro.jpg

File:Harry Hooper 1915.jpg

File:Dave Parker Oakland A's.jpg

File:BabeHermanGoudeyBaseballCard.jpg

  • Stats updated as of April 27, 2025.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
style="white-space:nowrap;"

! rowspan=2 |Rank

! rowspan=2 scope="col" |Player (2025 POs)

! colspan=3|Putouts as a right fielder

! rowspan=2|Other leagues, notes

MLB

! American League

! National League

1

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Paul Waner*

|4,533

|0

|4,533

|

2

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Roberto Clemente*

|4,459

|0

|4,459

|

3

|Dwight Evans

|4,247

|4,247

|0

|

4

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Hank Aaron*

|4,161

|0

|4,161

|

5

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Tony Gwynn*

|4,052

|0

|4,052

|

6

|Nick Markakis

|4,025

|2,605

|1,420

|

7

|Sammy Sosa

|4,017

|676

|3,341

|

8

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Ichiro Suzuki*

|4,005

|3,743

|262

|Holds the single-season record of 381 (tied in 2005)

9

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Al Kaline*

|3,865

|3,865

|0

|Held American League record, 1972-1988

10

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Mel Ott*

|3,767

|0

|3,767

|

11

|Bobby Abreu

|3,733

|1,126

|2,607

|

12

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Dave Winfield*

|3,657

|1,892

|1,765

|

13

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Dave Parker*

|3,633

|2

|3,631

|Holds the single-season record of 381 (set in 1977)

14

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Reggie Jackson*

|3,624

|3,624

|0

|

15

|Paul O'Neill

|3,544

|2,219

|1,325

|

16

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Harry Hooper*

|3,397

|3,397

|0

|Held modern major league record, 1920-1938; held American League record, 1918-1972; held AL single-season record, 1915-1917 (tie), 1922-1923

17

|Jermaine Dye

|3,237

|3,113

|124

|Held American League single-season record, 1999-2004

18

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Vladimir Guerrero*

|3,166

|1,220

|1,946

|

19

|Magglio Ordóñez

|3,155

|3,155

|0

|

20

|Wally Moses

|3,154

|3,154

|0

|

21

|Tom Brunansky

|3,146

|2,557

|589

|

22

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Larry Walker*

|3,124

|0

|3,124

|

23

|Shawn Green

|3,053

|1,129

|1,924

|

24

|Johnny Callison

|2,954

|170

|2,784

|

25

|style="background:#cfecec;"|Jason Heyward (2)

|2,924

|19

|2,905

|

26

|Bobby Bonds

|2,918

|1,191

|1,727

|

27

|Rusty Staub

|2,907

|231

|2,676

|

28

|Hunter Pence

|2,889

|15

|2,874

|

29

|Jay Bruce

|2,827

|94

|2,733

|

30

|Jesse Barfield

|2,773

|2,773

|0

|

31

|Tim Salmon

|2,700

|2,700

|0

|Held American League single-season record, 1997-1999

32

|Rubén Sierra

|2,626

|2,603

|23

|

33

|Bill Nicholson

|2,576

|1

|2,575

|

34

|Raúl Mondesí

|2,571

|879

|1,692

|

35

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Enos Slaughter*

|2,569

|276

|2,296

|

36

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Sam Rice*

|2,501

|2,501

|0

|Held American League single-season record, 1917-1922, 1923-1926

37

|Jeromy Burnitz

|2,473

|250

|2,223

|

38

|Carl Furillo

|2,467

|0

|2,467

|

39

|Jay Buhner

|2,450

|2,450

|0

|

40

|Alex Ríos

|2,446

|2,446

|0

|

41

|Jeff Francoeur

|2,428

|684

|1,744

|

42

|Al Cowens

|2,389

|2,389

|0

|

43

|J. D. Drew

|2,352

|1,018

|1,334

|

44

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Chuck Klein*

|2,342

|0

|2,342

|

45

|Darryl Strawberry

|2,337

|30

|2,307

|

46

|Reggie Sanders

|2,310

|197

|2,113

|

47

|Rocky Colavito

|2,295

|2,278

|17

|

48

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Andre Dawson*

|2,280

|42

|2,238

|

49

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Sam Crawford* {{dagger}}

|2,274

|1,868

|406

|Held modern major league record, 1914-1920; held modern National League record, 1902-1903; held American League record, 1913-1918

50

|Jackie Jensen

|2,269

|2,269

|0

|

51

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Tony Oliva*

|2,260

|2,260

|0

|

52

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Frank Robinson*

|2,252

|1,095

|1,157

|

53

|Curt Walker

|2,251

|0

|2,251

|Held modern National League record, 1929-1933

54

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Harry Heilmann*

|2,246

|1,975

|271

|

55

|Ken Singleton

|2,245

|1,535

|710

|

56

|José Guillén

|2,213

|914

|1,299

|

57

|style="background:#cfecec;"|Giancarlo Stanton (0)

|2,183

|181

|2,002

|

58

|Sixto Lezcano

|2,137

|1,447

|690

|

59

|Kole Calhoun

|2,134

|1,965

|169

|

60

|Dixie Walker

|2,103

|271

|1,832

|

61

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Babe Ruth*

|2,100

|2,095

|5

|

62

|style="background:#cfecec;"|Mookie Betts (0)

|2,050

|1,270

|780

|

63

|Gary Sheffield

|2,042

|562

|1,480

|

64

|Hank Bauer

|2,033

|2,033

|0

|

65

|Roger Maris

|2,018

|1,627

|391

|

66

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Ross Youngs*

|1,996

|0

|1,996

|

67

|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Harold Baines*

|1,982

|1,982

|0

|

68

|Josh Reddick

|1,958

|1,819

|139

|

69

|Brian Jordan

|1,956

|94

|1,862

|

70

|Tommy Griffith

|1.941

|0

|1,941

|Held modern National League record, 1924-1929

71

|Jack Clark

|1,939

|29

|1,910

|

72

|Pete Fox

|1,938

|1,938

|0

|

73

|Jayson Werth

|1,921

|45

|1,876

|

74

|Bruce Campbell

|1,912

|1,912

|0

|

75

|José Bautista

|1,907

|1,742

|165

|

76

|Shin-Soo Choo

|1,893

|1,893

|0

|

77

|Bing Miller

|1,876

|1,876

|0

|

78

|Rob Deer

|1,871

|1,825

|46

|

79

|Babe Herman

|1,862

|0

|1,862

|Held the single-season record, 1932-1977

80

|Ival Goodman

|1,852

|0

|1,852

|

81

|Claudell Washington

|1,844

|844

|1,000

|

|Glenn Wilson

|1,844

|365

|1,479

|

83

|Chief Wilson

|1,840

|0

|1,840

|Held modern National League record, 1916-1924; held the single-season record, 1909-1920

84

|Ken Griffey Sr.

|1,816

|227

|1,589

|

85

|John Titus

|1,795

|0

|1,795

|Held modern major league record, 1911-1914; held modern National League record, 1909-1916

86

|Elmer Valo

|1,781

|1,593

|188

|

87

|Nelson Cruz

|1,770

|1,766

|4

|

88

|Austin Kearns

|1,766

|80

|1,686

|

89

|Don Mueller

|1,758

|57

|1,701

|

90

|Max Flack

|1,731

|0

|1,597

|Includes 134 in Federal League

91

|Jack Tobin

|1,727

|1,378

|0

|Includes 349 in Federal League

92

|Trot Nixon

|1,723

|1,714

|9

|

93

|style="background:#cfecec;"|Max Kepler (4)

|1,715

|1,711

|4

|

94

|David Justice

|1,693

|196

|1,497

|

95

|Brian Giles

|1,686

|45

|1,641

|

96

| style="background:#cfecec;" |Nick Castellanos (45)

|1,677

|532

|1,145

|

97

|Frank Schulte

|1,674

|75

|1,599

|

98

|Willard Marshall

|1,671

|34

|1,637

|

99

|Reggie Smith

|1,670

|373

|1,297

|

100

|Tommy Henrich

|1,668

|1,668

|0

|

{{Clear}}

Notes

{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/PO_tf_career.shtml|title=Career Leaders & Records for Putouts|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/PO_p_career.shtml|title=Career Leaders & Records for Putouts as P|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/PO_c_career.shtml|title=Career Leaders & Records for Putouts as C|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/PO_1b_career.shtml|title=Career Leaders & Records for Putouts as 1B|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/PO_2b_career.shtml|title=Career Leaders & Records for Putouts as 2B|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/PO_3b_career.shtml|title=Career Leaders & Records for Putouts as 3B|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/PO_ss_career.shtml|title=Career Leaders & Records for Putouts as SS|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/PO_lf_career.shtml|title=Career Leaders & Records for Putouts as LF (s.1901)|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/PO_cf_career.shtml|title=Career Leaders & Records for Putouts as CF (s.1901)|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/PO_rf_career.shtml|title=Career Leaders & Records for Putouts as RF (s.1901)|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}

{{Baseball records}}

Category:Major League Baseball statistics

Putouts