List of Major League Baseball career putouts as a first baseman leaders

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Jake Beckley, the all-time leader in career putouts by a first baseman

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.
Bold Denotes active player.[a]

List[]

Albert Pujols, the active leader in putouts as a first baseman and 30th all-time
  • Stats updated as of the end of the 2021 season.
Rank Player (2021 POs) PO as 1B
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
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[]

  1. ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.

References[]

  1. ^ "Jake Beckley Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Fleitz, David. "Jake Beckley Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Jake Beckley Hall of Fame Profile". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Cap Anson Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Ed Konetchy Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "Eddie Murray Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "Charlie Grimm Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

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