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.
Jake Beckley [1] [2] [3] is the all-time leader in career putouts with 23,743. Cap Anson [4] (22,572), Ed Konetchy [5] (21,378), Eddie Murray [6] (21,265), Charlie Grimm [7] (20,722), and Stuffy McInnis [8] (20,120) are the only other players to record 20,000 career putouts.
Rank | Among leaders in career putouts. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player (2024 POs) | Recorded putouts in 2024. |
PO | Career putouts. |
* | Elected to
National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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Bold | Active player.
[a] |
Rank | Player (2024 POs) | PO |
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51 | Iván Rodríguez* | 14,922 |
52 | Derrek Lee | 14,910 |
53 | Freddie Freeman (154) | 14,870 |
54 | Johnny Mize* | 14,862 |
55 | Orlando Cepeda* | 14,829 |
56 | Joey Votto (0) | 14,736 |
57 | George Kelly* | 14,690 |
58 | Mark McGwire | 14,464 |
59 | Paul Goldschmidt (138) | 14,386 |
60 | Don Mattingly | 14,270 |
61 | Ernie Banks* | 14,206 |
62 | Eric Karros | 14,056 |
63 | Charles Comiskey* | 13,900 |
64 | Frank McCormick | 13,803 |
Dan McGann | 13,803 | |
66 | Kent Hrbek | 13,725 |
67 | Dolph Camilli | 13,724 |
68 | Joe Adcock | 13,678 |
69 | Rod Carew* | 13,510 |
70 | George McQuinn | 13,414 |
71 | Cecil Cooper | 13,361 |
72 | Elbie Fletcher | 13,237 |
73 | John Mayberry | 13,169 |
74 | Fred Luderus | 13,126 |
75 | Gus Suhr | 13,104 |
76 | Jason Kendall | 13,067 |
77 | Lee May | 13,029 |
78 | Bill White | 13,015 |
79 | George Stovall | 12,899 |
80 | Brad Ausmus | 12,856 |
81 | J.T. Snow | 12,855 |
82 | Kitty Bransfield | 12,805 |
83 | Boog Powell | 12,796 |
84 | Anthony Rizzo (128) | 12,654 |
85 | Ted Kluszewski | 12,652 |
86 | A. J. Pierzynski | 12,600 |
87 | Dick Hoblitzell | 12,591 |
88 | Eric Hosmer | 12,555 |
89 | Jack Fournier | 12,535 |
90 | Candy LaChance | 12,506 |
91 | Gary Carter* | 12,490 |
92 | Stan Musial* | 12,439 |
93 | Phil Cavarretta | 12,435 |
94 | Pete Rose | 12,394 |
95 | Ryan Howard | 12,351 |
96 | Rudy York | 12,308 |
97 | Brian McCann | 12,165 |
98 | Walter Holke | 12,158 |
99 | Hal Trosky | 12,125 |
100 | Adam LaRoche | 12,072 |
"Career Leaders & Records for Putouts". Baseball-Reference.com.