Jump to content

List of Major League Baseball career putouts as a right fielder leaders

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Paul Waner, the all-time leader in putouts by a right fielder

In baseball statistics, a putout (denoted by PO or fly out when appropriate) is given to a defensive player who records an out by tagging a runner with the ball when he is not touching a base, 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 fly out), or being positioned closest to a runner called out for interference. 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.[1][2][3] Roberto Clemente (4,459),[4] Dwight Evans (4,247),[5] Hank Aaron (4,161),[6] Tony Gwynn (4,052),[7] Nick Markakis (4,025),[8] Sammy Sosa (4,017),[9] and Ichiro Suzuki (4,005)[10] are the only other right fielders to record over 4,000 career putouts.

Key

[edit]
Rank Rank amongst leaders in career putouts. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (2024 POs) Number of recorded putouts during the 2024 Major League Baseball season
MLB Total career putouts as a right fielder in Major League Baseball
* Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame
† Denotes total is missing figures for pre-1901 games
Bold Denotes active player[a]

List

[edit]
Jason Heyward, the active leader in putouts by a right fielder and 27th all-time
Dwight Evans holds the American League record.
Ichiro Suzuki tied the major league record with 381 putouts in 2005.
Harry Hooper held the American League record for 54 years, and led the AL in putouts a record ten times.
Dave Parker's 381 putouts in 1977 remain the major league record.
Babe Herman held the single-season record for 45 years.
  • Stats updated as of August 3, 2024.
Rank Player (2024 POs) Putouts as a right fielder Other leagues, notes
MLB American League National League
1 Paul Waner* 4,533 0 4,533
2 Roberto Clemente* 4,459 0 4,459
3 Dwight Evans 4,247 4,247 0
4 Hank Aaron* 4,161 0 4,161
5 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 Ichiro Suzuki 4,005 3,743 262 Holds the single-season record of 381 (tied in 2005)
9 Al Kaline* 3,865 3,865 0 Held American League record, 1972-1988
10 Mel Ott* 3,767 0 3,767
11 Bobby Abreu 3,733 1,126 2,607
12 Dave Winfield* 3,657 1,892 1,765
13 Dave Parker 3,633 2 3,631 Holds the single-season record of 381 (set in 1977)
14 Reggie Jackson* 3,624 3,624 0
15 Paul O'Neill 3,544 2,219 1,325
16 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 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 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 Bobby Bonds 2,918 1,191 1,727
26 Rusty Staub 2,907 231 2,676
27 Jason Heyward (100) 2,890 0 2,890
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 Enos Slaughter* 2,569 276 2,296
36 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 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 Andre Dawson* 2,280 42 2,238
49 Sam Crawford* † 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 Tony Oliva* 2,260 2,260 0
52 Frank Robinson* 2,252 1,095 1,157
53 Curt Walker 2,251 0 2,251 Held modern National League record, 1929-1933
54 Harry Heilmann* 2,246 1,975 271
55 Ken Singleton 2,245 1,535 710
56 José Guillén 2,213 914 1,299
57 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 Babe Ruth* 2,100 2,095 5
62 Gary Sheffield 2,042 562 1,480
63 Hank Bauer 2,033 2,033 0
64 Roger Maris 2,018 1,627 391
65 Ross Youngs* 1,996 0 1,996
66 Harold Baines* 1,982 1,982 0
67 Mookie Betts (0) 1,973 1,270 703
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 David Justice 1,693 196 1,497
94 Brian Giles 1,686 45 1,641
95 Frank Schulte 1,674 75 1,599
96 Willard Marshall 1,671 34 1,637
97 Reggie Smith 1,670 373 1,297
98 Tommy Henrich 1,668 1,668 0
99 Max Kepler (128) 1,667 1,667 0
100 Dante Bichette 1,664 601 1,063

Other Hall of Famers

[edit]
Player Putouts as a right fielder Other leagues, notes
MLB American League National League
Kiki Cuyler* 1,649 0 1,649
Billy Southworth* 1,649 5 1,644
Casey Stengel* 1,537 0 1,537
Willie Keeler* † 1,531 1,142 389
Elmer Flick* † 1,431 1,153 278 Held modern major league record, 1901-1908; held modern National League record,
1901-1902; held modern single-season record, 1901-1909
Stan Musial* 1,225 0 1,225
Ty Cobb* 1,103 1,103 0
Billy Williams* 657 0 657
Kirby Puckett* 528 528 0
Ken Griffey Jr.* 456 8 448
Lou Brock* 432 0 432
Duke Snider * 342 0 342
Goose Goslin* 309 309 0
Ted Williams* 282 282 0
Max Carey* 265 0 265
Hack Wilson* 257 0 257
Chick Hafey* 225 0 225
Monte Irvin* 217 0 189 Includes 28 in Negro National League (second) (incomplete)
Mickey Mantle* 207 207 0
Heinie Manush* 206 30 176
Larry Doby* 199 199 0 Negro League totals unavailable
Honus Wagner* † 153 0 153
Freddie Lindstrom* 146 0 146
Jud Wilson* 67 0 0 Includes 41 in Eastern Colored League, 14 in Negro National League (second),
12 in American Negro League (incomplete)
Frank Chance* † 58 0 58
Pete Hill* 57 0 0 Includes 57 in Negro National League (first) (incomplete)
Joe Medwick* 53 0 53
Lloyd Waner* 47 0 47
Cristóbal Torriente* 46 0 0 Includes 46 in Negro National League (first) (incomplete)
Willard Brown* 41 35 0 Includes 6 in Negro American League (incomplete)
Ed Delahanty* † 26 26 0
Hugh Duffy* † 14 0 14
Sam Thompson* † 14 14 0
Joe Mauer* 3 3 0
Todd Helton* 2 0 2

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Paul Waner Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Wancho, Joseph. "Paul Waner Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Paul Waner Hall of Fame Profile". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Roberto Clemente Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Dwight Evans Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "Hank Aaron Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "Tony Gwynn Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  8. ^ "Nick Markakis Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  9. ^ "Sammy Sosa Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  10. ^ "Ichiro Suzuki Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_putouts_as_a_right_fielder_leaders&oldid=1238607433"