List of Major League Baseball career games played as an outfielder leaders
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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.
An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. An outfielder's duty is to try to catch long fly balls before they hit the ground or to quickly catch or retrieve and return to the infield any other balls entering the outfield. Outfielders normally play behind the six other members of the defense who play in or near the infield. By convention, each of the nine defensive positions in baseball is numbered. The outfield positions are 7 (left field), 8 (center field) and 9 (right field). These numbers are shorthand designations useful in baseball scorekeeping and are not necessarily the same as the squad numbers worn on player uniforms.
Ty Cobb[2][3][4] is all-time leader in games played as an outfielder with 2,934 games played in his career. Barry Bonds[5] (2,874), Willie Mays[6] (2,842), Rickey Henderson[7] (2,826), Hank Aaron[8] (2,760), Tris Speaker[9] (2,698), and Lou Brock[10] (2,507) are the only other outfielders to play in over 2,500 games in their careers. Only 55 outfielders in history have played more than 2,000 career games.
Key[]
Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career games played. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player | Name of player. |
G as OF | Total career games played as an outfielder. |
* | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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Bold | Denotes active player.[a] |
List[]
- Stats updated as of September 10, 2021
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Rank | Player | G as OF |
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1 | Ty Cobb * | 2,934 |
2 | Barry Bonds | 2,874 |
3 | Willie Mays * | 2,842 |
4 | Rickey Henderson * | 2,826 |
5 | Hank Aaron * | 2,760 |
6 | Tris Speaker * | 2,698 |
7 | Lou Brock * | 2,507 |
8 | Al Kaline * | 2,488 |
9 | Steve Finley | 2,487 |
10 | Dave Winfield * | 2,469 |
11 | Luis Gonzalez | 2,441 |
12 | Max Carey * | 2,421 |
13 | Vada Pinson | 2,403 |
14 | Ken Griffey Jr. * | 2,382 |
15 | Roberto Clemente * | 2,370 |
16 | Ichiro Suzuki | 2,365 |
17 | Zack Wheat * | 2,337 |
18 | Tony Gwynn * | 2,326 |
19 | Willie Davis | 2,323 |
Andre Dawson * | 2,323 | |
21 | Mel Ott * | 2,313 |
22 | Sam Crawford * | 2,299 |
23 | Paul Waner * | 2,288 |
24 | Harry Hooper * | 2,284 |
25 | Sam Rice * | 2,270 |
26 | Torii Hunter | 2,256 |
27 | Babe Ruth * | 2,241 |
28 | Carlos Beltrán | 2,210 |
29 | Sammy Sosa | 2,203 |
30 | Fred Clarke * | 2,193 |
31 | Goose Goslin * | 2,187 |
32 | Brett Butler | 2,159 |
33 | José Cruz | 2,156 |
34 | Ted Williams * | 2,151 |
35 | Dwight Evans | 2,146 |
36 | Doc Cramer | 2,142 |
Al Simmons * | 2,142 | |
38 | Bobby Abreu | 2,138 |
39 | Frank Robinson * | 2,132 |
40 | Tim Raines * | 2,123 |
41 | Nick Markakis | 2,107 |
42 | Richie Ashburn * | 2,104 |
43 | Reggie Jackson * | 2,102 |
44 | Marquis Grissom | 2,088 |
Billy Williams * | 2,088 | |
46 | Carl Yastrzemski * | 2,076 |
47 | Jimmy Sheckard | 2,071 |
48 | Johnny Damon | 2,067 |
49 | Enos Slaughter * | 2,064 |
50 | Jesse Burkett * | 2,054 |
Rank | Player | G as OF |
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51 | Andruw Jones | 2,043 |
52 | Kenny Lofton | 2,041 |
53 | Willie Keeler * | 2,039 |
54 | Willie Wilson | 2,031 |
55 | Mickey Mantle * | 2,019 |
56 | Willie McGee | 1,979 |
57 | Jimmy Ryan | 1,945 |
58 | Manny Ramirez | 1,939 |
59 | Paul O'Neill | 1,932 |
60 | Amos Otis | 1,928 |
61 | Chet Lemon | 1,925 |
62 | Bernie Williams | 1,924 |
63 | Mike Cameron | 1,921 |
64 | Duke Snider * | 1,918 |
65 | Garret Anderson | 1,913 |
66 | Clyde Milan | 1,903 |
67 | Curtis Granderson | 1,897 |
68 | Stan Musial * | 1,890 |
69 | George Foster | 1,880 |
70 | Paul Blair | 1,878 |
71 | Gary Matthews | 1,876 |
72 | Jim Edmonds | 1,867 |
Dave Parker | 1,867 | |
Devon White | 1,867 | |
75 | Moisés Alou | 1,864 |
76 | Sherry Magee | 1,861 |
77 | Dale Murphy | 1,853 |
78 | Joe Medwick * | 1,851 |
79 | Edd Roush * | 1,848 |
80 | Heinie Manush * | 1,845 |
81 | George Burns | 1,844 |
82 | Dusty Baker | 1,842 |
83 | Del Ennis | 1,840 |
84 | George Van Haltren | 1,833 |
85 | Juan Pierre | 1,831 |
86 | Fred Lynn | 1,825 |
87 | Lloyd Waner * | 1,818 |
Cy Williams | 1,818 | |
89 | Patsy Donovan | 1,816 |
90 | George Hendrick | 1,813 |
91 | Jimmy Wynn | 1,810 |
92 | Kiki Cuyler * | 1,807 |
93 | Larry Walker * | 1,796 |
94 | Dummy Hoy | 1,796 |
95 | Wally Moses | 1,792 |
96 | Tom Brown | 1,788 |
97 | Melky Cabrera | 1,784 |
98 | Adam Jones | 1,783 |
99 | Justin Upton (87) | 1,781 |
100 | José Cardenal | 1,778 |
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
- ^ "Ty Cobb Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ "Ty Cobb Hall of Fame Profile". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Ginsburg, Daniel (January 4, 2012). "Ty Cobb Biography". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ "Barry Bonds Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ "Willie Mays Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ "Rickey Henderson Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ "Hank Aaron Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ "Tris Speaker Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ "Lou Brock Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
External links[]
- "Career Leaders & Records for Def. Games as OF". Baseball-Reference.com.
- Major League Baseball statistics
- Major League Baseball lists