List of Major League Baseball career putouts as a first baseman leaders
In
The great majority of putouts recorded by first basemen result from their fielding a throw from one of the other three
As strikeout totals have risen in baseball, the frequency of other defensive outs including ground outs has declined; as a result, putout totals for first basemen have likewise declined, and ten of the top eleven career leaders ended their careers before 1961. Through 2021, only two of the top 31 single-season totals have been recorded since 1927, and only 27 of the top 125 since 1945. 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 (2024 POs) | Number of recorded putouts during the 2024 Major League Baseball season |
MLB | Total career putouts as a first baseman in Major League Baseball |
* | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame |
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Bold | Denotes active player[a] |
List
- Stats updated as of April 26, 2024.
Rank | Player (2024 POs) | Putouts as a first baseman | Other leagues, notes | ||
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MLB | American League | National League | |||
1 | Jake Beckley* | 23,755 | 0 | 22,475 | Includes 1,280 in Players' League; held single-season record, 1892-1898 |
2 | Cap Anson* | 21,699 | 0 | 20,798 | Includes 901 in National Association; held major league record, 1888-1905; held NL record, 1887-1905; held single-season record, 1884-1886; held NL single-season record, 1884-1886, 1889-1891 |
3 | Ed Konetchy | 21,361 | 0 | 19,825 | Includes 1,536 in Federal League; held National League single-season record, 1911-1920 |
4 | Eddie Murray* | 21,255 | 14,830 | 6,425 | |
5 | Charlie Grimm | 20,711 | 0 | 20,711 | |
6 | Stuffy McInnis | 19,962 | 16,349 | 3,613 | Held American League record, 1920-1928 |
7 | Mickey Vernon | 19,808 | 19,754 | 54 | |
8 | Jake Daubert | 19,634 | 0 | 19,634 | |
9 | Lou Gehrig* | 19,510 | 19,510 | 0 | Held American League record, 1938-1958 |
10 | Joe Kuhel | 19,386 | 19,386 | 0 | |
11 | Joe Judge | 19,264 | 19,021 | 243 | Held American League record, 1930-1938 |
12 | Fred McGriff* | 18,985 | 8,259 | 10,726 | |
13 | Todd Helton* | 18,889 | 0 | 18,889 | |
14 | Steve Garvey | 18,844 | 0 | 18,844 | |
15 | George Sisler* | 18,837 | 15,336 | 3,501 | |
16 | Wally Pipp | 18,779 | 15,251 | 3,528 | |
17 | Mark Grace | 18,503 | 0 | 18,503 | |
18 | Jim Bottomley* | 18,337 | 1,429 | 16,908 | |
19 | Andrés Galarraga | 18,244 | 204 | 18,040 | |
20 | Hal Chase | 18,185 | 11,792 | 4,243 | Includes 2,150 in Federal League |
21 | Keith Hernandez | 17,909 | 340 | 17,569 | |
22 | Fred Tenney | 17,903 | 0 | 17,903 | Held National League single-season record, 1905-1906, 1908-1911 |
23 | Chris Chambliss | 17,771 | 11,219 | 6,552 | |
24 | Rafael Palmeiro | 17,738 | 17,596 | 142 | |
25 | Roger Connor* | 17,612 | 0 | 16,277 | Includes 1,335 in Players' League; held NL single-season record, 1887-1888 |
26 | Jeff Bagwell* | 17,545 | 0 | 17,545 | |
27 | Jimmie Foxx* | 17,207 | 16,426 | 781 | |
28 | Willie McCovey* | 17,170 | 0 | 17,170 | |
29 | Albert Pujols | 17,049 | 4,662 | 12,387 | |
30 | George Burns | 16,892 | 16,892 | 0 | Held American League record, 1928-1930 |
31 | Will Clark | 16,695 | 6,117 | 10,578 | |
32 | Tommy Tucker | 16,401 | 0 | 12,557 | Includes 3,844 in American Association; held single-season record, 1898-1904; held NL single-season record, 1898-1905 |
33 | Dan Brouthers* | 16,386 | 0 | 13,865 | Includes 1,313 in American Association, 1,208 in Players' League; held NL single-season record, 1883-1884 |
34 | John Olerud | 16,165 | 12,271 | 3,894 | |
35 | Wally Joyner | 16,081 | 11,926 | 4,155 | |
36 | Bill Terry* | 15,972 | 0 | 15,972 | |
37 | Paul Konerko | 15,936 | 15,725 | 211 | |
38 | Harry Davis | 15,666 | 13,423 | 2,243 | Held American League record, 1906-1920 |
39 | Lu Blue | 15,644 | 15,642 | 2 | |
40 | Fred Merkle | 15,419 | 34 | 15,385 | |
41 | George Scott | 15,405 | 15,405 | 0 | |
42 | Gil Hodges* | 15,344 | 0 | 15,344 | |
43 | Norm Cash | 15,157 | 15,157 | 0 | |
44 | Carlos Delgado | 15,144 | 10,236 | 4,908 | |
45 | Tino Martinez | 15,001 | 12,755 | 2,246 | |
46 | Adrián González | 14,962 | 2,350 | 12,612 | |
47 | Mark Teixeira | 14,942 | 13,485 | 1,457 | |
48 | Derrek Lee | 14,910 | 713 | 14,197 | |
49 | Freddie Freeman (192) | 14,895 | 0 | 14,895 | |
50 | Johnny Mize* | 14,850 | 1,500 | 13,350 | |
51 | Joey Votto (0) | 14,722 | 0 | 14,722 | |
52 | Tony Pérez* | 14,481 | 1,825 | 12,656 | |
53 | Orlando Cepeda* | 14,459 | 0 | 14,459 | |
54 | Mark McGwire | 14,451 | 10,285 | 4,166 | |
55 | Paul Goldschmidt (173) | 14,441 | 0 | 14,441 | |
56 | George Kelly* | 14,232 | 0 | 14,232 | Holds NL single-season record |
57 | Don Mattingly | 14,148 | 14,148 | 0 | |
58 | Eric Karros | 14,056 | 165 | 13,891 | |
59 | Bill Buckner | 13,901 | 4,482 | 9,419 | |
60 | Charles Comiskey* | 13,832 | 0 | 2,705 | Includes 10,245 in American Association, 882 in Players' League; held the single-season record, 1883-1884 |
61 | Frank McCormick | 13,798 | 0 | 13,798 | |
62 | Kent Hrbek | 13,725 | 13,725 | 0 | |
63 | Dolph Camilli | 13,724 | 505 | 13,219 | |
64 | Dan McGann | 13,694 | 658 | 13,036 | |
65 | George McQuinn | 13,414 | 13,078 | 336 | |
66 | Cecil Cooper | 13,361 | 13,361 | 0 | |
67 | Elbie Fletcher | 13,237 | 0 | 13,237 | |
68 | John Mayberry | 13,169 | 12,456 | 713 | |
69 | Fred Luderus | 13,126 | 0 | 13,126 | |
70 | Gus Suhr | 13,103 | 0 | 13,103 | |
71 | Joe Adcock | 13,006 | 2,921 | 10,085 | |
72 | Lee May | 12,885 | 3,291 | 9,594 | |
73 | J. T. Snow | 12,855 | 4,063 | 8,792 | |
74 | Kitty Bransfield | 12,797 | 0 | 12,797 | |
75 | Bill White | 12,735 | 0 | 12,735 | |
76 | George Stovall | 12,709 | 10,091 | 0 | Includes 2,618 in Federal League |
77 | Anthony Rizzo (162) | 12,708 | 2,065 | 10,643 | |
78 | Ted Kluszewski | 12,652 | 1,065 | 11,587 | |
79 | Dick Hoblitzell | 12,584 | 4,430 | 8,154 | |
80 | Eric Hosmer | 12,554 | 8,344 | 4,210 | |
81 | Jack Fournier | 12,375 | 3,249 | 9,126 | |
82 | Ryan Howard | 12,351 | 0 | 12,351 | |
83 | Candy LaChance | 12,330 | 6,202 | 6,128 | Held American League record, 1902-1906; held the single-season record, 1904-1906; held AL single-season record, 1902-1906 |
84 | Walter Holke | 12,158 | 0 | 12,158 | |
85 | Boog Powell | 12,130 | 12,115 | 15 | |
86 | Hal Trosky | 12,124 | 12,124 | 0 | |
87 | Adam LaRoche | 12,072 | 380 | 11,692 | |
88 | Earl Sheely | 12,067 | 9,401 | 2,666 | |
89 | Bill Skowron | 12,043 | 11,525 | 518 | |
90 | Ernie Banks* | 12,005 | 0 | 12,005 | |
91 | Jason Thompson | 11,818 | 6,114 | 5,704 | |
92 | Lyle Overbay | 11,755 | 7,004 | 4,751 | |
93 | Earl Torgeson | 11,680 | 3,299 | 8,381 | |
94 | Pete O'Brien | 11,651 | 11,651 | 0 | |
95 | Phil Cavarretta | 11,375 | 264 | 11,111 | |
96 | Rudy York | 11,359 | 11,359 | 0 | |
97 | Mike Hargrove | 11,274 | 10,951 | 323 | |
98 | Justin Morneau | 11,239 | 9,489 | 1,750 | |
99 | Joe Start | 11,197 | 0 | 8,691 | Includes 2,506 in National Association; held major league record, 1877-1888; held NL record, 1877-1887; held single-season record, 1880-1883 |
100 | Chick Gandil | 11,118 | 11,118 | 0 |
Other Hall of Famers
Player | Putouts as first baseman | Other leagues, notes | ||
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MLB | American League | National League | ||
Rod Carew* | 10,930 | 10,930 | 0 | |
Hank Greenberg* | 10,564 | 9,581 | 983 | |
Frank Chance* | 9,885 | 87 | 9,798 | |
Jim Thome* | 9,165 | 6,262 | 2,903 | |
Stan Musial* | 8,709 | 0 | 8,709 | |
Frank Thomas* | 7,910 | 7,910 | 0 | |
Harmon Killebrew* | 7,521 | 7,521 | 0 | |
Willie Stargell* | 7,293 | 0 | 7,293 | |
Carl Yastrzemski* | 6,459 | 6,459 | 0 | |
Joe Torre* | 6,342 | 0 | 6,342 | |
Joe Mauer* | 4,873 | 4,873 | 0 | |
Ben Taylor* | 4,835 | 0 | 0 | Includes 2,966 in Negro National League (first), 1,612 in Eastern Colored League, 257 in American Negro League (incomplete) |
Harry Heilmann* | 4,389 | 4,162 | 227 | |
Buck Leonard* | 4,300 | 0 | 0 | Includes 4,300 in Negro National League (second) (incomplete) |
George Brett* | 4,064 | 4,064 | 0 | |
Mule Suttles* | 3,281 | 0 | 0 | Includes 1,448 in Negro National League (first), 1,365 in Negro National League (second), 468 in East–West League (incomplete) |
Hughie Jennings* | 3,085 | 11 | 2,900 | Includes 174 in American Association |
Nap Lajoie* | 2,798 | 1,349 | 1,449 | |
Ed Delahanty* | 2,589 | 148 | 2,440 | Includes 1 in Players' League |
Oscar Charleston* | 2,555 | 0 | 0 | Includes 1,820 in Negro National League (second), 609 in Negro National League (first), 101 in American Negro League, 25 in Eastern Colored League (incomplete) |
Joe Kelley* | 2,554 | 37 | 2,517 | |
Frank Robinson* | 2,364 | 551 | 1,813 | |
Buck Ewing* | 2,331 | 0 | 2,331 | |
Honus Wagner* | 2,314 | 0 | 2,314 | |
Mickey Mantle* | 2,284 | 2,284 | 0 | |
Jud Wilson* | 2,217 | 0 | 0 | Includes 1,581 in Negro National League (second), 488 in American Negro League, 148 in Eastern Colored League (incomplete) |
Jim O'Rourke* | 2,100 | 0 | 951 | Includes 1,149 in National Association |
David Ortiz* | 1,983 | 1,983 | 0 | |
Buck O'Neil* | 1,897 | 0 | 0 | Includes 1,897 in Negro American League (incomplete) |
Paul Molitor* | 1,716 | 1,716 | 0 | |
Jackie Robinson* | 1,655 | 0 | 1,645 | Includes 10 in Negro American League (incomplete) |
Ted Simmons* | 1,561 | 605 | 956 | |
Deacon White* | 1,283 | 0 | 684 | Includes 582 in the Players' League, 17 in National Association |
Martín Dihigo* | 406 | 0 | 0 | Includes 218 in Eastern Colored League, 153 in American Negro League, 35 in Negro National League (second) (incomplete) |
Notes
- ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has 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.