List of Major League Baseball career assists as a left fielder leaders
In baseball, an assist (denoted by A) is a defensive statistic, baseball being one of the few sports in which the defensive team controls the ball. An assist is credited to every defensive player who fields or touches the ball (after it has been hit by the batter) prior to the recording of a putout, even if the contact was unintentional. For example, if a ball strikes a player's leg and bounces off him to another fielder, who tags the baserunner, the first player is credited with an assist. A fielder can receive a maximum of one assist per out recorded. An assist is also credited if a putout would have occurred, had another fielder not committed an error. For example, a shortstop might field a ground ball cleanly, but the first baseman might drop his throw. In this case, an error would be charged to the first baseman, and the shortstop would be credited with an assist.
A left fielder (LF) is an outfielder who plays defense in left field. Left field is the area of the outfield to the left of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the left fielder is assigned the number 7.
Jimmy Sheckard[1][2] is the all-time leader in career assists as a left fielder with 243. Zack Wheat (231) and Duffy Lewis (209) are the only other players to record with more than 200 career assists.
Key[]
Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career assists. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player (2021 As) | Number of recorded assists during the 2021 Major League Baseball season. |
A | Total career assists. |
* | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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Bold | Denotes active player.[a] |
List[]
- Stats updated as of the end of the 2021 season.
Rank | Player (2021 As) | A as LF |
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1 | Jimmy Sheckard | 243 |
2 | Zack Wheat * | 231 |
3 | Duffy Lewis | 209 |
4 | Bobby Veach | 199 |
5 | Bob Johnson | 182 |
6 | Goose Goslin * | 181 |
7 | Carl Yastrzemski * | 177 |
8 | Barry Bonds | 158 |
9 | Charlie Jamieson | 150 |
10 | Ken Williams | 146 |
11 | Jack Graney | 143 |
12 | George Burns | 137 |
Fred Clarke * | 137 | |
14 | Sherry Magee | 133 |
15 | Jim Rice * | 132 |
16 | Joe Medwick * | 129 |
Minnie Miñoso * | 129 | |
18 | Ted Williams * | 126 |
19 | Rickey Henderson * | 124 |
20 | Tim Raines * | 123 |
21 | Carson Bigbee | 122 |
22 | Patsy Dougherty | 119 |
Bibb Falk | 119 | |
24 | Bob Bescher | 118 |
25 | Billy Williams * | 116 |
26 | Al Simmons * | 114 |
27 | Matty McIntyre | 111 |
28 | Luis Gonzalez | 110 |
29 | Gary Matthews | 107 |
30 | Lou Brock * | 106 |
31 | Tilly Walker | 105 |
32 | Bernard Gilkey | 102 |
Alex Gordon | 102 | |
34 | Del Ennis | 101 |
35 | Topsy Hartsel | 100 |
Jo-Jo Moore | 100 | |
37 | Carlos Lee | 99 |
38 | Irish Meusel | 98 |
39 | Max Carey * | 97 |
George Foster | 97 | |
41 | Alfonso Soriano | 96 |
Willie Stargell * | 96 | |
43 | Les Mann | 95 |
44 | Pat Burrell | 92 |
Hank Sauer | 92 | |
46 | Joe Vosmik | 90 |
47 | Vince Coleman | 89 |
José Cruz | 89 | |
Sam Mertes | 89 | |
50 | Raúl Ibañez | 85 |
Rank | Player (2021 POs) | PO as LF |
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Lonnie Smith | 85 | |
52 | Lou Piniella | 84 |
53 | Mike Greenwell | 83 |
54 | Ben Oglivie | 82 |
55 | Garret Anderson | 81 |
56 | Jesse Burkett * | 80 |
Roy White | 80 | |
58 | Rube Ellis | 78 |
Gene Woodling | 78 | |
60 | Gus Zernial | 77 |
61 | Babe Ruth * | 76 |
Burt Shotton | 76 | |
63 | Bobby Higginson | 75 |
64 | George Bell | 74 |
Geoff Jenkins | 74 | |
Howie Shanks | 74 | |
67 | Ralph Kiner * | 73 |
Heinie Manush * | 73 | |
69 | George Stone | 72 |
70 | Steve Henderson | 71 |
71 | Cliff Floyd | 70 |
Chick Hafey * | 70 | |
73 | Davy Jones | 69 |
74 | Ryan Braun | 68 |
Melky Cabrera | 68 | |
Matt Holliday | 68 | |
77 | Kevin McReynolds | 67 |
Bob Meusel | 67 | |
Moose Solters | 67 | |
80 | Greg Luzinski | 66 |
Mike Menosky | 66 | |
Bob Skinner | 66 | |
B. J. Surhoff | 66 | |
84 | Jason Bay | 65 |
Pat Duncan | 65 | |
Augie Galan | 65 | |
Jeffrey Leonard | 65 | |
Austin McHenry | 65 | |
Luis Polonia | 65 | |
90 | Dusty Baker | 64 |
Manny Ramirez | 64 | |
Greg Vaughn | 64 | |
93 | Albert Belle | 63 |
Jeff Heath | 63 | |
Riggs Stephenson | 63 | |
96 | Dan Gladden | 62 |
97 | Gary Ward | 61 |
98 | Tommy Davis | 59 |
Carlos May | 59 | |
Frank Robinson * | 59 |
Notes[]
- ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
References[]
- "Career Leaders & Records for Assists as LF (s.1901)". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Jimmy Sheckard Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ Jensen, Don. "Jimmy Sheckard Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
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