List of Major League Baseball career putouts as a second 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 a 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.
In baseball and softball, second baseman is a fielding position in the infield, between third and first base. The second baseman often possesses quick hands and feet, needs the ability to get rid of the ball quickly, and must be able to make the pivot on a double play. In addition, second basemen are usually right-handed; only four left-handed throwing players have ever played second base since 1950.[1] In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the second baseman is assigned the number 4.
Bid McPhee[2][3][4] is the all-time leader in career putouts as a second baseman with 6,552. Eddie Collins[5] (6,526) and Nellie Fox[6] (6,090) are the only other second basemen with over 6,000 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 2B | Total career putouts as a second baseman. |
* | denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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Bold | denotes active player.[a] |
List[]
- Stats updated as of April 1, 2021
Rank | Player (2021 POs) | PO as 2B |
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1 | Bid McPhee * | 6,552 |
2 | Eddie Collins * | 6,526 |
3 | Nellie Fox * | 6,090 |
4 | Joe Morgan * | 5,742 |
5 | Nap Lajoie * | 5,496 |
6 | Charlie Gehringer * | 5,369 |
7 | Bill Mazeroski * | 4,974 |
8 | Bobby Doerr * | 4,928 |
9 | Willie Randolph | 4,859 |
10 | Billy Herman * | 4,780 |
11 | Lou Whitaker | 4,771 |
12 | Frank White | 4,742 |
13 | Fred Pfeffer | 4,719 |
14 | Red Schoendienst * | 4,616 |
15 | Roberto Alomar * | 4,458 |
16 | Frankie Frisch * | 4,348 |
17 | Bobby Grich | 4,217 |
18 | Del Pratt | 4,069 |
19 | Robinson Canó (0) | 4,040 |
20 | Jeff Kent | 4,016 |
21 | Craig Biggio * | 3,992 |
22 | Kid Gleason | 3,887 |
23 | Cupid Childs | 3,865 |
24 | Ryne Sandberg * | 3,807 |
25 | George Cutshaw | 3,762 |
26 | Johnny Evers * | 3,758 |
27 | Lou Bierbauer | 3,726 |
28 | Larry Doyle | 3,635 |
29 | Joe Gordon * | 3,600 |
30 | Steve Sax | 3,574 |
31 | Brandon Phillips | 3,548 |
32 | Ray Durham | 3,506 |
33 | Félix Millán | 3,495 |
34 | Buddy Myer | 3,487 |
35 | Cub Stricker | 3,447 |
36 | Hughie Critz | 3,446 |
37 | Claude Ritchey | 3,444 |
38 | Bret Boone | 3,443 |
39 | Ski Melillo | 3,437 |
40 | Chase Utley | 3,426 |
41 | Miller Huggins * | 3,425 |
42 | Frank Bolling | 3,423 |
43 | Bucky Harris * | 3,412 |
44 | Manny Trillo | 3,403 |
45 | Ian Kinsler | 3,397 |
46 | Julián Javier | 3,380 |
47 | Tony Lazzeri * | 3,351 |
48 | Bobby Lowe | 3,336 |
49 | Joe Quinn | 3,329 |
50 | Luis Castillo | 3,287 |
Rank | Player (2021 POs) | PO as 2B |
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51 | Tony Taylor | 3,274 |
52 | Jerry Priddy | 3,226 |
53 | Rogers Hornsby * | 3,206 |
54 | Dave Cash | 3,185 |
55 | Johnny Temple | 3,172 |
56 | Davey Lopes | 3,142 |
57 | Jim Gantner | 3,139 |
58 | Bobby Richardson | 3,125 |
59 | Cookie Rojas | 3,100 |
60 | Jack Burdock | 3,075 |
61 | Don Blasingame | 3,065 |
62 | Tito Fuentes | 3,046 |
63 | Eddie Stanky | 3,030 |
64 | Bill Wambsganss | 2,986 |
65 | Tom Herr | 2,932 |
66 | Ted Sizemore | 2,928 |
67 | Fred Dunlap | 2,909 |
68 | Tony Cuccinello | 2,883 |
69 | Davey Johnson | 2,837 |
70 | Bobby Ávila | 2,820 |
71 | Glenn Hubbard | 2,795 |
72 | Joe Gerhardt | 2,794 |
73 | Jimmy Williams | 2,759 |
74 | Max Bishop | 2,752 |
75 | Harold Reynolds | 2,749 |
76 | Otto Knabe | 2,743 |
77 | Ron Hunt | 2,734 |
78 | Glenn Beckert | 2,710 |
79 | Bill Hallman | 2,701 |
80 | Tommy Helms | 2,688 |
81 | Horace Clarke | 2,682 |
Johnny Ray | 2,682 | |
83 | Mark Ellis | 2,671 |
84 | Tom Daly | 2,652 |
85 | Orlando Hudson | 2,635 |
86 | Eric Young | 2,623 |
87 | Bill Doran | 2,619 |
88 | Robby Thompson | 2,611 |
89 | Delino DeShields | 2,608 |
90 | Ron Oester | 2,591 |
91 | Juan Samuel | 2,580 |
92 | Dustin Pedroia | 2,574 |
93 | Rod Carew * | 2,573 |
94 | Sandy Alomar Sr. | 2,572 |
95 | Rennie Stennett | 2,568 |
96 | Bobby Knoop | 2,566 |
97 | Chuck Knoblauch | 2,529 |
98 | Dick Green | 2,518 |
99 | Hobe Ferris | 2,501 |
100 | Jerry Lumpe | 2,469 |
Notes[]
- ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
References[]
- ^ "From 1950 to 2013, Throws LH, Played: 2B". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ^ "Bid McPhee Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ Moses, Ralph. "Bid McPhee Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Bid McPhee Hall of Fame Profile". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "Eddie Collins Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Nellie Fox Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
External links[]
- "Career Leaders & Records for Putouts as 2B". Baseball-Reference.com.
- Major League Baseball statistics
- Major League Baseball lists