List of Major League Baseball career fielding errors as a left fielder leaders
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In baseball statistics, an error is an act, in the judgment of the official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner that allows a batter or baserunner to advance one or more bases or allows an at bat to continue after the batter should have been put out.
In baseball, 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.
Goose Goslin and Zack Wheat are the all-time leaders in errors committed by a left fielder with 184 career. Lou Brock (168), Bobby Veach (146), Duffy Lewis (123), Bob Johnson (121), Jack Graney (114), Rickey Henderson (113), Ken Williams (109), and Charlie Jamieson (104) are the only other left fielders to commit over 100 career errors.
Key[]
Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career fielding errors A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player | Name of player |
E as LF | Total career errors committed as a left fielder. |
* | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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List[]
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Rank | Player | E as LF |
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1 | Goose Goslin * | 184 |
Zack Wheat * | 184 | |
3 | Lou Brock * | 168 |
4 | Bobby Veach | 146 |
5 | Duffy Lewis | 123 |
6 | Bob Johnson | 121 |
7 | Jack Graney | 114 |
8 | Rickey Henderson * | 113 |
9 | Ken Williams | 109 |
10 | Charlie Jamieson | 104 |
11 | Bob Bescher | 99 |
12 | Ted Williams * | 92 |
13 | Barry Bonds | 89 |
14 | Joe Medwick * | 86 |
Minnie Miñoso * | 86 | |
Lonnie Smith | 86 | |
17 | Gary Matthews | 85 |
18 | Tillie Walker | 84 |
19 | George Bell | 83 |
Irish Meusel | 83 | |
Burt Shotton | 83 | |
22 | Bibb Falk | 80 |
Alex Johnson | 80 | |
Willie Stargell * | 80 | |
25 | George Burns | 79 |
Del Ennis | 79 | |
27 | José Cruz | 78 |
Billy Williams * | 78 | |
29 | Roy Johnson | 74 |
30 | Ralph Kiner * | 73 |
31 | Carson Bigbee | 71 |
Gus Zernial | 71 | |
33 | Jeff Heath | 68 |
Carl Yastrzemski * | 68 | |
35 | Rube Ellis | 67 |
36 | Sherry Magee | 66 |
37 | Luis Gonzalez | 64 |
Jo-Jo Moore | 64 | |
39 | Joe Vosmik | 63 |
Gee Walker | 63 | |
41 | Jim Rice * | 62 |
Babe Ruth * | 62 | |
43 | Moose Solters | 61 |
44 | Adam Dunn | 60 |
45 | Vince Coleman | 59 |
Leon Wagner | 59 | |
47 | Albert Belle | 58 |
Jimmy Sheckard | 58 | |
49 | Lefty O'Doul | 57 |
50 | Willie Horton | 55 |
Greg Luzinski | 55 | |
52 | Ralph Garr | 54 |
Rank | Player | E as LF |
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Heinie Manush * | 54 | |
Alfonso Soriano | 54 | |
55 | Pat Burrell | 53 |
Bob Meusel | 53 | |
57 | Ron Gant | 52 |
Steve Henderson | 52 | |
Hank Sauer | 52 | |
60 | Max Carey * | 40 |
Tommy Davis | 50 | |
George Foster | 50 | |
Matt Holliday | 50 | |
Carlos Lee | 50 | |
65 | Cliff Floyd | 49 |
Al Martin | 49 | |
Ben Oglivie | 49 | |
Rip Radcliff | 49 | |
Bob Skinner | 49 | |
70 | Bob Fothergill | 48 |
Chick Hafey * | 48 | |
Tim Raines * | 48 | |
73 | Joe Carter | 47 |
Larry Herndon | 47 | |
Al Simmons * | 47 | |
Dick Wakefield | 47 | |
77 | Pat Duncan | 46 |
Augie Galan | 46 | |
Leslie Mann | 46 | |
80 | Moisés Alou | 45 |
Rube Bressler | 45 | |
82 | Rico Carty | 44 |
83 | Gil Coan | 43 |
Pete Incaviglia | 43 | |
John Stone | 43 | |
86 | Wes Covington | 42 |
Patsy Dougherty | 42 | |
Dave Kingman | 42 | |
Hal Lee | 42 | |
90 | Ray Blades | 41 |
Austin McHenry | 41 | |
Mike Menosky | 41 | |
Kevin Mitchell | 41 | |
Lou Piniella | 41 | |
Roy White | 41 | |
96 | Johnny Briggs | 40 |
Josh Devore | 40 | |
Riggs Stephenson | 40 | |
99 | Bill Lamar | 39 |
100 | George Case | 38 |
Mike Greenwell | 38 | |
Jim Lemon | 38 | |
Greg Vaughn | 38 |
References[]
- Major League Baseball statistics
- Major League Baseball lists