List of Major League Baseball career putouts as a center fielder 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.

Willie Mays, the all-time leader in putouts by a center fielder.

A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball fielding position between left field and right field. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the center fielder is assigned the number 8.

Willie Mays is the all-time leader in putouts as a center fielder with 7,022 career. Mays is the only center fielder to record more than 7,000 career putouts as a center fielder.

Key
RankRank amongst leaders in career putouts. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (2020 POs)Number of recorded putouts during the 2020 Major League Baseball season.
PO as CFTotal career putouts as a center fielder.
* denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bold denotes active player.[lower-alpha 1]

List
Andrew McCutchen, the active leader and 62nd all time in putouts by a center fielder
  • Stats updated as of the 2020 season
Rank Player (2020 POs) PO as CF
1 Willie Mays * 7,022
2 Tris Speaker * 6,783
3 Richie Ashburn * 5,803
4 Steve Finley 5,348
5 Willie Davis 5,279
6 Ty Cobb * 5,163
7 Ken Griffey Jr. * 5,147
8 Brett Butler 4,947
9 Kenny Lofton 4,743
10 Amos Otis 4,743
11 Marquis Grissom 4,706
12 Mike Cameron 4,700
13 Doc Cramer 4,659
14 Max Carey * 4,589
15 Bernie Williams 4,576
16 Andruw Jones 4,456
17 Devon White 4,413
18 Garry Maddox 4,387
19 Edd Roush * 4,350
20 Jim Edmonds 4,341
21 Paul Blair 4,270
22 Lloyd Waner * 4,253
23 Joe DiMaggio * 4,149
24 Carlos Beltrán 4,133
25 Fred Lynn 4,093
26 Chet Lemon 4,081
27 Curt Flood 4,019
28 Mickey Mantle * 4,016
29 Adam Jones 3,964
30 Torii Hunter 3,948
31 Kirby Puckett * 3,853
32 Vada Pinson 3,816
33 Bill Bruton 3,808
34 Earl Averill * 3,697
35 Duke Snider * 3,641
36 Bill Virdon 3,637
37 César Cedeño 3,636
38 Sam West 3,635
39 Rick Manning 3,533
40 Clyde Milan 3,527
41 Dom DiMaggio 3,490
42 Willie Wilson 3,465
43 Dwayne Murphy 3,442
44 Cy Williams 3,403
45 Larry Doby * 3,393
46 Dode Paskert 3,382
47 Lance Johnson 3,379
48 Lloyd Moseby 3,349
49 Willie McGee 3,336
50 Jim Busby 3,265
Rank Player (2020 POs) PO as CF
51 Omar Moreno 3,253
52 Rick Monday 3,245
53 Johnny Damon 3,144
54 Vernon Wells 3,132
55 Jimmy Piersall 3,121
56 Lenny Dykstra 3,090
57 Brian McRae 3,084
58 Robin Yount * 3,056
59 Curtis Granderson 2,989
60 Taylor Douthit 2,982
61 Mickey Rivers 2,967
62 Andrew McCutchen (0) 2,954
63 Gary Pettis 2,940
64 Dave Henderson 2,926
65 Baby Doll Jacobson 2,920
66 Earle Combs * 2,914
67 Sam Chapman 2,837
68 Andre Dawson * 2,826
69 Hi Myers 2,823
70 Ray Lankford 2,804
71 Carlos Gómez 2,781
72 Andy Van Slyke 2,762
73 Coco Crisp 2,761
74 Bill North 2,759
75 Melvin Upton Jr. 2,758
76 Otis Nixon 2,751
77 Jim Landis 2,745
78 Juan Pierre 2,740
79 Mike Kreevich 2,736
80 Aaron Rowand 2,729
81 Michael Bourn 2,699
82 Mike Trout (120) 2,685
83 Del Unser 2,684
84 Mookie Wilson 2,682
85 Jimmy Wynn 2,669
86 Mickey Stanley 2,666
87 Terry Moore 2,649
88 Denard Span 2,632
89 Bill Tuttle 2,600
90 Gorman Thomas 2,582
91 Jacoby Ellsbury 2,575
92 Fred Schulte 2,572
93 Ruppert Jones 2,543
94 Bobby Thomson 2,517
95 César Gerónimo 2,505
96 Vince DiMaggio 2,487
97 Austin Jackson 2,432
98 Johnny Mostil 2,411
99 Tommy Leach 2,397
100 Al Bumbry 2,394

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

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