List of Major League Baseball career putouts as a first baseman leaders
In baseball statistics, a putout (denoted by PO or fly out when appropriate) is given to a defensive player who records an out by tagging a runner with the ball when he is not touching a base (a tagout), catching a batted or thrown ball and tagging a base to put out a batter or runner (a force-out), catching a thrown ball and tagging a base to record an out on an appeal play, catching a third strike (a strikeout), catching a batted ball on the fly (a flyout), or being positioned closest to a runner called out for interference.
First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team. A first baseman is the player on the team playing defense who fields the area nearest first base, and is responsible for the majority of plays made at that base.
Jake Beckley[1][2][3] is the all-time leader in career putouts as a first baseman with 23,755. Cap Anson[4] (21,699), Ed Konetchy[5] (21,361), Eddie Murray[6] (21,255), and Charlie Grimm[7] (20,711) are the only other players to record 20,000 career putouts.
Key[]
Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career putouts. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player (2021 POs) | Number of recorded putouts during the 2021 Major League Baseball season. |
PO as 1B | Total career putouts as a first baseman. |
* | 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 POs) | PO as 1B |
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1 | Jake Beckley * | 23,755 |
2 | Cap Anson * | 21,699 |
3 | Ed Konetchy | 21,361 |
4 | Eddie Murray * | 21,255 |
5 | Charlie Grimm | 20,711 |
6 | Stuffy McInnis | 19,962 |
7 | Mickey Vernon | 19,808 |
8 | Jake Daubert | 19,634 |
9 | Lou Gehrig * | 19,510 |
10 | Joe Kuhel | 19,386 |
11 | Joe Judge | 19,264 |
12 | Fred McGriff | 18,985 |
13 | Todd Helton | 18,889 |
14 | Steve Garvey | 18,844 |
15 | George Sisler * | 18,837 |
16 | Wally Pipp | 18,779 |
17 | Mark Grace | 18,503 |
18 | Jim Bottomley * | 18,337 |
19 | Andrés Galarraga | 18,224 |
20 | Hal Chase | 18,185 |
21 | Keith Hernandez | 17,909 |
22 | Fred Tenney | 17,903 |
23 | Chris Chambliss | 17,771 |
24 | Rafael Palmeiro | 17,738 |
25 | Roger Connor * | 17,612 |
26 | Jeff Bagwell * | 17,545 |
27 | Jimmie Foxx * | 17,207 |
28 | Willie McCovey * | 17,170 |
29 | George Burns | 16,892 |
Albert Pujols (394) | 16,892 | |
31 | Will Clark | 16,695 |
32 | Tommy Tucker | 16,401 |
33 | Dan Brouthers * | 16,386 |
34 | John Olerud | 16,165 |
35 | Wally Joyner | 16,081 |
36 | Bill Terry * | 15,972 |
37 | Paul Konerko | 15,936 |
38 | Harry Davis | 15,666 |
39 | Lu Blue | 15,644 |
40 | Fred Merkle | 15,419 |
41 | George Scott | 15,405 |
42 | Gil Hodges * | 15,344 |
43 | Norm Cash | 15,157 |
44 | Carlos Delgado | 15,144 |
45 | Tino Martinez | 15,001 |
46 | Adrián González | 14,962 |
47 | Mark Teixeira | 14,942 |
48 | Derrek Lee | 14,910 |
49 | Johnny Mize * | 14,850 |
50 | Tony Pérez * | 14,481 |
Rank | Player (2021 POs) | PO as 1B |
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51 | Orlando Cepeda * | 14,459 |
52 | Mark McGwire | 14,451 |
53 | George Kelly * | 14,232 |
54 | Don Mattingly | 14,148 |
55 | Eric Karros | 14,056 |
56 | Joey Votto (853) | 13,934 |
57 | Bill Buckner | 13,901 |
58 | Charles Comiskey * | 13,832 |
59 | Frank McCormick | 13,798 |
60 | Kent Hrbek | 13,725 |
61 | Dolph Camilli | 13,724 |
62 | Dan McGann | 13,694 |
63 | George McQuinn | 13,414 |
64 | Cecil Cooper | 13,361 |
65 | Elbie Fletcher | 13,237 |
66 | John Mayberry | 13,169 |
67 | Fred Luderus | 13,126 |
68 | Gus Suhr | 13,103 |
69 | Joe Adcock | 13,006 |
70 | Lee May | 12,885 |
71 | J. T. Snow | 12,855 |
72 | Kitty Bransfield | 12,797 |
73 | Bill White | 12,735 |
74 | George Stovall | 12,709 |
75 | Ted Kluszewski | 12,652 |
76 | Dick Hoblitzell | 12,584 |
77 | Freddie Freeman (1,252) | 12,417 |
78 | Jack Fournier | 12,375 |
79 | Ryan Howard | 12,351 |
80 | Candy LaChance | 12,330 |
81 | Walter Holke | 12,158 |
82 | Boog Powell | 12,130 |
83 | Paul Goldschmidt (1,144) | 12,129 |
84 | Hal Trosky | 12,124 |
85 | Adam LaRoche | 12,072 |
86 | Earl Sheely | 12,067 |
87 | Bill Skowron | 12,043 |
88 | Ernie Banks * | 12,005 |
89 | Jason Thompson | 11,818 |
90 | Lyle Overbay | 11,755 |
91 | Eric Hosmer (909) | 11,746 |
92 | Earl Torgeson | 11,680 |
93 | Pete O'Brien | 11,651 |
94 | Phil Cavarretta | 11,375 |
95 | Rudy York | 11,359 |
96 | Mike Hargrove | 11,274 |
97 | Justin Morneau | 11,239 |
98 | Joe Start | 11,197 |
99 | Chick Gandil | 11,118 |
100 | Anthony Rizzo (308) | 10,951 |
Notes[]
- ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
References[]
- ^ "Jake Beckley Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ Fleitz, David. "Jake Beckley Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Jake Beckley Hall of Fame Profile". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Cap Anson Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Ed Konetchy Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ "Eddie Murray Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Charlie Grimm Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
External links[]
- "Career Leaders & Records for Putouts as 1B". Baseball-Reference.com.
- Major League Baseball statistics
- Major League Baseball lists