List of Major League Baseball career putouts as a right 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.

Paul Waner, the all-time leader in putouts by a right fielder.

A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball or softball who plays defense in right field. Right field is the area of the outfield to the right of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the right fielder is assigned the number 9.

Paul Waner is the all-time leader in putouts by a right fielder with 4,759 career. Roberto Clemente (4,458), Dwight Evans (4,247), Hank Aaron (4,161), Tony Gwynn (4,052), Nick Markakis (4,025), Sammy Sosa (4,017), and Ichiro Suzuki (4,005) are the only other right fielders to record over 4,000 career putouts.

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 RFTotal career putouts as a right fielder.
* denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bold denotes active player.[lower-alpha 1]

List

Nick Markakis, the active leader in putouts by a right fielder and 6th all-time.
  • Stats updated as of the 2020 season
Rank Player (2020 POs) PO as RF
1 Paul Waner * 4,759
2 Roberto Clemente * 4,458
3 Dwight Evans 4,247
4 Hank Aaron * 4,161
5 Tony Gwynn * 4,052
6 Nick Markakis (42) 4,025
7 Sammy Sosa 4,017
8 Ichiro Suzuki 4,005
9 Al Kaline * 3,865
10 Mel Ott * 3,979
11 Harry Hooper * 3,773
12 Bobby Abreu 3,733
13 Dave Winfield * 3,657
14 Dave Parker 3,633
15 Reggie Jackson * 3,625
16 Paul O'Neill 3,544
17 Jermaine Dye 3,237
18 Vladimir Guerrero * 3,166
19 Magglio Ordóñez 3,155
20 Tom Brunansky 3,146
21 Wally Moses 3,135
22 Larry Walker * 3,124
23 Sam Rice * 3,062
24 Shawn Green 3,053
25 Johnny Callison 2,954
26 Bobby Bonds 2,917
27 Rusty Staub 2,907
28 Hunter Pence 2,889
29 Jay Bruce (6) 2,827
30 Jesse Barfield 2,772
31 Tim Salmon 2,701
32 Harry Heilmann * 2,649
33 Rubén Sierra 2,626
34 Raúl Mondesí 2,571
35 Bill Nicholson 2,556
36 Enos Slaughter * 2,554
37 Jeromy Burnitz 2,473
38 Carl Furillo 2,467
39 Jay Buhner 2,450
40 Alex Ríos 2,446
41 Chuck Klein * 2,439
42 Jason Heyward (98) 2,436
43 Jeff Francoeur 2,428
44 Al Cowens 2,389
45 Curt Walker 2,353
46 J. D. Drew 2,352
47 Darryl Strawberry 2,337
48 Reggie Sanders 2,310
49 Rocky Colavito 2,295
50 Andre Dawson * 2,280
Rank Player (2020 POs) PO as RF
51 Jackie Jensen 2,264
52 Tony Oliva 2,260
53 Frank Robinson * 2,251
54 Ken Singleton 2,245
55 Jose Guillen 2,213
56 Babe Ruth * 2,153
57 Sixto Lezcano 2,137
58 Tommy Griffith 2,133
59 Ross Youngs * 2,116
60 Dixie Walker 2,100
61 Giancarlo Stanton (0) 2,058
62 Gary Sheffield 2,042
63 Hank Bauer 2,032
64 Roger Maris 2,017
65 Harold Baines * 1,982
66 Brian Jordan 1,957
67 Kole Calhoun (102) 1,949
68 Jack Clark 1,939
69 Bing Miller 1,933
70 Pete Fox 1,925
71 Jayson Werth 1,921
72 José Bautista 1,907
73 Josh Reddick (90) 1,898
74 Bruce Campbell 1,895
75 Shin-Soo Choo (10) 1,893
76 Max Flack 1,886
77 Rob Deer 1,871
78 Jack Tobin 1,866
79 Babe Herman 1,858
80 Ival Goodman 1,851
81 Chief Wilson 1,849
82 Claudell Washington 1,844
83 Glenn Wilson 1,843
84 Ken Griffey Sr. 1,816
85 John Titus 1,785
86 Nelson Cruz (0) 1,770
87 Austin Kearns 1,766
88 Sam Crawford * 1,763
89 Elmer Valo 1,761
90 Don Mueller 1,749
91 Frank Schulte 1,741
92 Billy Southworth * 1,725
93 Trot Nixon 1,723
94 David Justice 1,693
95 Brian Giles 1,686
96 Kiki Cuyler * 1,684
97 Reggie Smith 1,670
98 Dante Bichette 1,664
99 Matt Lawton 1,659
100 Willard Marshall 1,653

Notes

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

References

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