List of Major League Baseball career putouts as a shortstop 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.
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. The position is mostly filled by defensive specialists, so shortstops are generally relatively poor batters who bat later in the batting order, with some exceptions. In the numbering system used by scorers to record defensive plays, the shortstop is assigned the number 6.
Rabbit Maranville[1][2][3] is the all-time leader in career putouts as a shortstop with 5,139. Maranville is the only shortstop to record more than 5,000 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 SS | Total career putouts as a shortstop. |
* | denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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Bold | denotes active player.[a] |
List[]
- Stats updated as of September 26, 2021
Rank | Player (2021 POs) | PO as SS |
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1 | Rabbit Maranville * | 5,139 |
2 | Bill Dahlen | 4,856 |
3 | Dave Bancroft * | 4,623 |
4 | Honus Wagner * | 4,576 |
5 | Tommy Corcoran | 4,553 |
6 | Luis Aparicio * | 4,548 |
7 | Luke Appling * | 4,398 |
8 | Ozzie Smith * | 4,249 |
9 | Herman Long | 4,229 |
10 | Bobby Wallace * | 4,142 |
11 | Omar Vizquel | 4,102 |
12 | Pee Wee Reese * | 4,040 |
13 | Donie Bush | 4,038 |
14 | Monte Cross | 3,980 |
15 | Roger Peckinpaugh | 3,919 |
16 | Dick Bartell | 3,872 |
17 | Derek Jeter * | 3,820 |
18 | Joe Tinker * | 3,768 |
19 | Roy McMillan | 3,705 |
20 | Joe Cronin * | 3,696 |
21 | Dave Concepción | 3,670 |
22 | Cal Ripken Jr. * | 3,651 |
23 | Bert Campaneris | 3,608 |
24 | George McBride | 3,585 |
25 | Mickey Doolin | 3,578 |
26 | Dick Groat | 3,505 |
27 | Garry Templeton | 3,393 |
28 | Alan Trammell * | 3,391 |
29 | Everett Scott | 3,351 |
30 | Larry Bowa | 3,314 |
31 | George Davis * | 3,239 |
32 | Phil Rizzuto * | 3,219 |
33 | Leo Cárdenas | 3,218 |
34 | Alfredo Griffin | 3,207 |
35 | Don Kessinger | 3,151 |
36 | Barry Larkin * | 3,150 |
37 | Billy Jurges | 3,133 |
38 | Lou Boudreau * | 3,132 |
39 | Leo Durocher * | 3,097 |
40 | Royce Clayton | 3,095 |
41 | Frankie Crosetti | 3,061 |
42 | Chris Speier | 3,057 |
43 | Mark Belanger | 3,005 |
44 | Arky Vaughan * | 2,995 |
45 | Marty Marion | 2,986 |
46 | Jimmy Rollins | 2,982 |
47 | Eddie Miller | 2,976 |
48 | Édgar Rentería | 2,963 |
49 | Wally Gerber | 2,960 |
50 | Ed Brinkman | 2,924 |
Rank | Player (2021 POs) | PO as SS |
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51 | Ozzie Guillén | 2,911 |
52 | Miguel Tejada | 2,891 |
53 | Travis Jackson * | 2,878 |
54 | Art Fletcher | 2,836 |
55 | Orlando Cabrera | 2,823 |
Jack Glasscock | 2,823 | |
57 | Ed McKean | 2,822 |
58 | Germany Smith | 2,816 |
59 | Eddie Joost | 2,755 |
60 | Tony Fernández | 2,708 |
61 | Elvis Andrus (161) | 2,690 |
Freddie Patek | 2,690 | |
63 | Tim Foli | 2,687 |
64 | Alvin Dark | 2,672 |
65 | Johnny Logan | 2,612 |
66 | Mike Bordick | 2,606 |
67 | Joe Sewell * | 2,591 |
68 | Robin Yount * | 2,588 |
69 | Bones Ely | 2,585 |
70 | Greg Gagne | 2,559 |
71 | Maury Wills | 2,550 |
72 | Bill Russell | 2,536 |
73 | Doc Lavan | 2,451 |
74 | Jim Fregosi | 2,397 |
75 | Ivy Olson | 2,389 |
76 | Bud Harrelson | 2,387 |
77 | Vern Stephens | 2,385 |
78 | Hughie Jennings * | 2,384 |
79 | Rafael Furcal | 2,373 |
Lyn Lary | 2,373 | |
81 | Billy Rogell | 2,362 |
82 | Jay Bell | 2,309 |
83 | Shawon Dunston | 2,287 |
84 | Al Bridwell | 2,267 |
85 | Álex González | 2,259 |
86 | Freddy Parent | 2,253 |
87 | Ray Chapman | 2,204 |
88 | Kid Elberfeld | 2,184 |
89 | Rafael Ramírez | 2,159 |
90 | Glenn Wright | 2,156 |
91 | Rick Burleson | 2,151 |
92 | Dick Schofield | 2,140 |
93 | Chico Carrasquel | 2,131 |
94 | Zoilo Versalles | 2,126 |
95 | Bucky Dent | 2,116 |
96 | Jhonny Peralta | 2,097 |
97 | José Reyes | 2,092 |
98 | J. J. Hardy | 2,089 |
99 | Ernie Banks * | 2,087 |
Spike Owen | 2,087 |
Notes[]
- ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
References[]
- ^ "Rabbit Maranville Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ Leyden, Dick. "Rabbit Maranville Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Rabbit Maranville Hall of Fame Profile". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
External links[]
- "Career Leaders & Records for Putouts as SS". Baseball-Reference.com.
- Major League Baseball statistics
- Major League Baseball lists