List of Major League Baseball career games played as a right 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 right fielder (RF) is the outfielder in baseball or softball who plays defense in right field. The right field is the area of the outfield to the right of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the right fielder is assigned the number 9.
Roberto Clemente[2][3][4] is all-time leader in games played as a right fielder with 2,305 games played in his career. Paul Waner[5] (2,250), Harry Hooper[6] (2,183), Hank Aaron[7] (2,174), Mel Ott[8] (2,161), Tony Gwynn[9] (2,144), Dwight Evans[10] (2,092), Nick Markakis[11] (2,074), Al Kaline[12] (2,031), and Sammy Sosa[13] (2,015) are the only other right 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 RF | Total career games played as a right 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 RF |
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1 | Roberto Clemente * | 2,305 |
2 | Paul Waner * | 2,250 |
3 | Harry Hooper * | 2,183 |
4 | Hank Aaron * | 2,174 |
5 | Mel Ott * | 2,161 |
6 | Tony Gwynn * | 2,144 |
7 | Dwight Evans | 2,092 |
8 | Nick Markakis | 2,074 |
9 | Al Kaline * | 2,031 |
10 | Sammy Sosa | 2,015 |
11 | Bobby Abreu | 1,990 |
12 | Ichiro Suzuki | 1,970 |
13 | Reggie Jackson * | 1,942 |
14 | Dave Winfield * | 1,883 |
15 | Paul O'Neill | 1,848 |
16 | Dave Parker | 1,792 |
17 | Larry Walker * | 1,718 |
18 | Magglio Ordonez | 1,713 |
19 | Sam Crawford * | 1,675 |
20 | Jermaine Dye | 1,671 |
21 | Sam Rice * | 1,649 |
22 | Shawn Green | 1,630 |
23 | Vladimir Guerrero * | 1,605 |
Rusty Staub | 1,605 | |
25 | Wally Moses | 1,587 |
26 | Johnny Callison | 1,577 |
27 | Tom Brunansky | 1,569 |
28 | Enos Slaughter * | 1,540 |
29 | Harry Heilmann * | 1,525 |
30 | Bobby Bonds | 1,474 |
31 | Bill Nicholson | 1,442 |
32 | Jay Bruce | 1,437 |
33 | Rubén Sierra | 1,425 |
34 | Hunter Pence | 1,420 |
35 | Jason Heyward (97) | 1,416 |
36 | Carl Furillo | 1,409 |
37 | Jeromy Burnitz | 1,365 |
38 | Jay Buhner | 1,357 |
39 | Jesse Barfield | 1,339 |
40 | Raul Mondesi | 1,325 |
41 | Tommy Griffith | 1,319 |
42 | Ken Singleton | 1,311 |
43 | Darryl Strawberry | 1,308 |
44 | Chuck Klein * | 1,307 |
45 | Al Cowens | 1,292 |
46 | Jeff Francoeur | 1,290 |
47 | Hank Bauer | 1,289 |
48 | Rocky Colavito | 1,282 |
49 | Andre Dawson * | 1,281 |
50 | Frank Robinson * | 1,270 |
Rank | Player (2021 Gs) | G as RF |
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51 | J.D. Drew | 1,268 |
52 | Tim Salmon | 1,263 |
53 | Alex Ríos | 1,250 |
54 | Jose Guillen | 1,211 |
55 | Jackie Jensen | 1,205 |
John Titus | 1,205 | |
57 | Dixie Walker | 1,202 |
58 | Ross Youngs * | 1,192 |
59 | Frank Schulte | 1,186 |
60 | Pete Fox | 1,167 |
61 | Bruce Campbell | 1,166 |
62 | Reggie Sanders | 1,165 |
63 | Gary Sheffield | 1,160 |
64 | Roger Maris | 1,151 |
65 | Max Flack | 1,146 |
66 | Tony Oliva * | 1,137 |
67 | Babe Ruth * | 1,128 |
Jack Tobin | 1,128 | |
69 | Curt Walker | 1,123 |
70 | Josh Reddick (36) | 1,108 |
71 | Willie Keeler * | 1,102 |
72 | Claudell Washington | 1,096 |
73 | José Bautista | 1,071 |
74 | Sixto Lezcano | 1,061 |
75 | Don Mueller | 1,046 |
76 | Harold Baines * | 1,042 |
77 | Kole Calhoun (39) | 1,029 |
78 | Jayson Werth | 1,020 |
79 | Jack Clark | 1,013 |
80 | Chief Wilson | 1,005 |
81 | Giancarlo Stanton (16) | 998 |
82 | Babe Herman | 994 |
83 | Bing Miller | 992 |
84 | Ken Griffey | 990 |
85 | Trot Nixon | 961 |
86 | Elmer Valo | 957 |
87 | Gavvy Cravath | 955 |
88 | Kevin Bass | 954 |
89 | Shin-Soo Choo | 947 |
90 | Brian Jordan | 945 |
91 | Glenn Wilson | 940 |
92 | Bryce Harper (139) | 939 |
93 | Shano Collins | 936 |
94 | Elmer Flick * | 927 |
95 | Andre Ethier | 922 |
96 | Ollie Brown | 911 |
97 | Dante Bichette | 908 |
98 | Mike Mitchell | 906 |
99 | Manny Ramirez | 904 |
100 | Michael Cuddyer | 903 |
Danny Tartabull | 903 |
References[]
- ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
- ^ Section 20 of the official scorer guidelines
- ^ "Roberto Clemente Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Roberto Clemente Hall of Fame Profile". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ Thornley, Stew. "Roberto Clemente Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Paul Waner Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Harry Hooper Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Hank Aaron Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Mel Ott Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Tony Gwynn Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Dwight Evans Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Nick Markakis Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Al Kaline Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Sammy Sosa Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
External links[]
- "Career Leaders & Records for Def. Games as RF (s.1901)". Baseball-Reference.com.
- Major League Baseball statistics
- Major League Baseball lists