List of Major League Baseball career putouts leaders explained
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[1] [2] [3] is the all-time leader in career putouts with 23,743. Cap Anson[4] (22,572), Ed Konetchy[5] (21,378), Eddie Murray[6] (21,265), Charlie Grimm[7] (20,722), and Stuffy McInnis[8] (20,120) are the only other players to record 20,000 career putouts.
Key
| Rank | Among leaders in career putouts. A blank field indicates a tie. |
| Player (2025 POs) | Recorded putouts in 2025. |
| PO | Career putouts. |
| Elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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| Bold | Active player.[9]
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List
- Stats updated as of the end of the 2024 season.
| Rank | Player (2025 POs) | PO |
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| 1 | Jake Beckley | 23,743 |
| 2 | Cap Anson | 22,572 |
| 3 | Ed Konetchy | 21,378 |
| 4 | 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 | Lou Gehrig | 19,525 |
| 10 | Joe Kuhel | 19,386 |
| 11 | Joe Judge | 19,265 |
| 12 | Steve Garvey | 19,004 |
| 13 | Fred McGriff | 18,985 |
| 14 | George Sisler | 18,914 |
| 15 | Todd Helton | 18,905 |
| 16 | Wally Pipp | 18,779 |
| 17 | Mark Grace | 18,503 |
| 18 | Hal Chase | 18,346 |
| 19 | Jim Bottomley | 18,337 |
| 20 | Fred Tenney | 18,278 |
| 21 | Andrés Galarraga | 18,224 |
| 22 | Rafael Palmeiro | 18,128 |
| 23 | Roger Connor | 18,115 |
| 24 | Keith Hernandez | 17,916 |
| 25 | Jimmie Foxx | 17,797 |
| 26 | Chris Chambliss | 17,771 |
| 27 | Albert Pujols | 17,620 |
| 28 | Willie McCovey | 17,567 |
| 29 | Jeff Bagwell | 17,546 |
| 30 | George Burns | 16,970 |
| 31 | Will Clark | 16,695 |
| 32 | Tommy Tucker | 16,433 |
| 33 | Dan Brouthers | 16,422 |
| 34 | John Olerud | 16,165 |
| 35 | Wally Joyner | 16,081 |
| 36 | Bill Terry | 15,999 |
| 37 | Paul Konerko | 15,965 |
| 38 | Harry Davis | 15,866 |
| 39 | Freddie Freeman (0) | 15,738 |
| 40 | Gil Hodges | 15,722 |
| 41 | Lu Blue | 15,647 |
| 42 | George Scott | 15,601 |
| 43 | Fred Merkle | 15,513 |
| 44 | Paul Goldschmidt (0) | 15,464 |
| 45 | Carlos Delgado | 15,236 |
| 46 | Yadier Molina | 15,232 |
| 47 | Norm Cash | 15,173 |
| 48 | Tony Pérez | 15,127 |
| 49 | Bill Buckner | 15,126 |
| 50 | Tino Martinez | 15,001 | |
| Rank | Player (2025 POs) | PO |
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| 51 | Mark Teixeira | 14,989 |
| 52 | Adrián González | 14,983 |
| 53 | Iván Rodríguez | 14,922 |
| 54 | Derrek Lee | 14,910 |
| 55 | Johnny Mize | 14,862 |
| 56 | Orlando Cepeda | 14,829 |
| 57 | Joey Votto | 14,736 |
| 58 | George Kelly | 14,690 |
| 59 | Mark McGwire | 14,464 |
| 60 | Don Mattingly | 14,270 |
| 61 | Ernie Banks | 14,206 |
| 62 | Eric Karros | 14,056 |
| 63 | 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 | 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 | 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 | George Stovall | 12,899 |
| 81 | Brad Ausmus | 12,856 |
| 82 | J.T. Snow | 12,855 |
| 83 | Kitty Bransfield | 12,805 |
| 84 | Carlos Santana (0) | 12,797 |
| 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 | Gary Carter | 12,490 |
| 93 | 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 | |
External links
Web site: Career Leaders & Records for Putouts. Baseball-Reference.com.
Notes and References
- Web site: Jake Beckley Career Stats. Baseball Reference. April 20, 2021.
- Web site: Jake Beckley Hall of Fame Profile. National Baseball Hall of Fame. April 20, 2021.
- Web site: Jake Beckley Bio. Fleitz. David. Society For American Baseball Research. August 1, 2021.
- Web site: Cap Anson Career Stats. Baseball Reference. April 20, 2021.
- Web site: Ed Konetchy Career Stats. Baseball Reference. April 20, 2021.
- Web site: Eddie Murray Career Stats. Baseball Reference. April 20, 2021.
- Web site: Charlie Grimm Career Stats. Baseball Reference. April 20, 2021.
- Web site: Stuffy McInnis Career Stats. Baseball Reference. April 20, 2021.
- A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
