List of Major League Baseball career games played as a left fielder leaders
Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity); the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested. In baseball, the statistic applies also to players who, prior to a game, are included on a starting lineup card or are announced as ex ante substitutes, whether or not they play,[1] although, in Major League Baseball, the application of this statistic does not extend to consecutive games played streaks. A starting pitcher, then, may be credited with a game played even as he is not credited with a game started or an inning pitched.
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.
Barry Bonds[2][3] is all-time leader in games played as a left fielder with 2,715 games played in his career. Rickey Henderson[4] (2,421), Luis Gonzalez[5] (2,418), Zack Wheat[6] (2,328), and Lou Brock[7] (2,161) are the only other left fielders to play in over 2,000 games in their careers.
Key[]
Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career games played. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player (2021 Gs) | Number of games played during the 2021 Major League Baseball season. |
G as LF | Total career games played as a left fielder. |
* | 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 Gs) | G as LF |
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1 | Barry Bonds | 2,715 |
2 | Rickey Henderson * | 2,421 |
3 | Luis Gonzalez | 2,418 |
4 | Zack Wheat * | 2,328 |
5 | Lou Brock * | 2,161 |
6 | Ted Williams * | 1,982 |
7 | Tim Raines * | 1,961 |
8 | Goose Goslin * | 1,946 |
9 | Carl Yastrzemski * | 1,912 |
10 | Joe Medwick * | 1,790 |
11 | Carlos Lee | 1,770 |
12 | Billy Williams * | 1,738 |
13 | Matt Holliday | 1,711 |
14 | Bobby Veach | 1,677 |
15 | Jimmy Sheckard | 1,669 |
16 | Sherry Magee | 1,603 |
17 | Carl Crawford | 1,595 |
18 | Bob Johnson | 1,586 |
19 | George Foster | 1,549 |
20 | Roy White | 1,521 |
21 | Minnie Miñoso * | 1,509 |
22 | Jim Rice * | 1,503 |
23 | Raul Ibanez | 1,467 |
24 | Gary Matthews | 1,446 |
25 | Duffy Lewis | 1,414 |
26 | José Cruz | 1,407 |
27 | Charlie Jamieson | 1,393 |
28 | Garrett Anderson | 1,387 |
29 | Heinie Manush * | 1,381 |
30 | Al Simmons * | 1,372 |
31 | Alex Gordon | 1,361 |
32 | Pat Burrell | 1,327 |
33 | Fred Clarke * | 1,322 |
34 | Ralph Kiner * | 1,307 |
35 | Del Ennis | 1,290 |
36 | Joe Vosmik | 1,278 |
37 | Greg Vaughn | 1,262 |
38 | Lonnie Smith | 1,258 |
39 | Jo-Jo Moore | 1,248 |
40 | Moisés Alou | 1,242 |
Ryan Braun | 1,242 | |
42 | Willie Stargell * | 1,229 |
43 | Greg Luzinski | 1,221 |
44 | George Burns | 1,215 |
45 | Jason Bay | 1,208 |
Gene Woodling | 1,208 | |
47 | Topsy Hartsel | 1,202 |
48 | Ron Gant | 1,184 |
49 | Patsy Dougherty | 1,180 |
50 | Jack Graney | 1,172 |
Rank | Player (2021 Gs) | G as LF |
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51 | Joe Rudi | 1,158 |
52 | Vince Coleman | 1,153 |
Shannon Stewart | 1,153 | |
54 | Ken Williams | 1,133 |
55 | Jeff Heath | 1,127 |
Lou Piniella | 1,127 | |
57 | Mike Greenwell | 1,124 |
58 | George Bell | 1,123 |
59 | Willie Horton | 1,112 |
60 | Bibb Falk | 1,110 |
61 | Tommy Davis | 1,103 |
62 | Ben Oglivie | 1,100 |
63 | Dusty Baker | 1,091 |
64 | Cliff Floyd | 1,084 |
65 | Kevin McReynolds | 1,069 |
66 | Alfonso Soriano | 1,056 |
67 | Bob Bescher | 1,053 |
68 | Babe Ruth * | 1,047 |
69 | Brett Gardner (35) | 1,044 |
70 | Manny Ramirez | 1,037 |
71 | Hank Sauer | 1,029 |
72 | Leon Wagner | 1,027 |
73 | Melky Cabrera | 1,023 |
Adam Dunn | 1,023 | |
Justin Upton (87) | 1,023 | |
76 | Albert Belle | 1,017 |
77 | Irish Meusel | 1,016 |
78 | Gus Zernial | 1,005 |
79 | Augie Galan | 1,000 |
80 | Bernard Gilkey | 996 |
81 | Al Martin | 996 |
82 | Alex Johnson | 996 |
83 | Stan Musial * | 929 |
84 | Luis Polonia | 927 |
85 | Steve Kemp | 925 |
86 | Frank Howard | 923 |
87 | Geoff Jenkins | 910 |
88 | Josh Willingham | 906 |
89 | B.J. Surhoff | 904 |
90 | Jeffrey Leonard | 896 |
91 | Michael Brantley (84) | 895 |
92 | Bob Skinner | 893 |
93 | Carson Bigbee | 890 |
94 | Riggs Stephenson | 885 |
95 | Dale Mitchell | 880 |
96 | Charlie Keller | 874 |
97 | Ralph Garr | 863 |
98 | Matty McIntyre | 861 |
99 | Phil Bradley | 856 |
Steve Henderson | 856 |
Notes[]
- ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
References[]
- ^ Section 20 of the official scorer guidelines
- ^ "Barry Bonds Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ West, Steve. "Barry Bonds Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Rickey Henderson Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Luis Gonzalez Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Zack Wheat Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Lou Brock Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
External links[]
- "Career Leaders & Records for Def. Games as LF (s.1901)". Baseball-Reference.com.
- Major League Baseball statistics
- Major League Baseball lists