List of Major League Baseball career putouts as a second baseman 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.
In baseball and softball, second baseman is a fielding position in the infield, between third and first base. The second baseman often possesses quick hands and feet, needs the ability to get rid of the ball quickly, and must be able to make the pivot on a double play. In addition, second basemen are usually right-handed; only four left-handed throwing players have ever played second base since 1950.[1] In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the second baseman is assigned the number 4.
Bid McPhee is the all-time leader in career putouts as a second baseman with 6,552. Eddie Collins (6,526) and Nellie Fox (6,090) are the only other second basemen with over 6,000 career putouts.
Key
Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career putouts. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player (2019 POs) | Number of recorded putouts during the 2019 Major League Baseball season. |
PO as 2B | Total career putouts as a second baseman. |
* | denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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Bold | denotes active player.[lower-alpha 1] |
List
- Stats updated as of the 2019 season.
Rank | Player (2019 POs) | PO as 2B |
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1 | Bid McPhee * | 6,552 |
2 | Eddie Collins * | 6,526 |
3 | Nellie Fox * | 6,090 |
4 | Joe Morgan * | 5,742 |
5 | Nap Lajoie * | 5,496 |
6 | Charlie Gehringer * | 5,369 |
7 | Bill Mazeroski * | 4,974 |
8 | Bobby Doerr * | 4,928 |
9 | Willie Randolph | 4,859 |
10 | Billy Herman * | 4,780 |
11 | Lou Whitaker | 4,771 |
12 | Frank White | 4,742 |
13 | Fred Pfeffer | 4,719 |
14 | Red Schoendienst * | 4,616 |
15 | Roberto Alomar * | 4,458 |
16 | Frankie Frisch * | 4,348 |
17 | Bobby Grich | 4,217 |
18 | Del Pratt | 4,069 |
19 | Jeff Kent | 4,016 |
20 | Robinson Canó (163) | 4,005 |
21 | Craig Biggio * | 3,992 |
22 | Kid Gleason | 3,887 |
23 | Cupid Childs | 3,865 |
24 | Ryne Sandberg * | 3,807 |
25 | George Cutshaw | 3,762 |
26 | Johnny Evers * | 3,758 |
27 | Lou Bierbauer | 3,726 |
28 | Larry Doyle | 3,635 |
29 | Joe Gordon * | 3,600 |
30 | Steve Sax | 3,574 |
31 | Brandon Phillips | 3,548 |
32 | Ray Durham | 3,506 |
33 | Félix Millán | 3,495 |
34 | Buddy Myer | 3,487 |
35 | Cub Stricker | 3,447 |
36 | Hughie Critz | 3,446 |
37 | Claude Ritchey | 3,444 |
38 | Bret Boone | 3,443 |
39 | Ski Melillo | 3,437 |
40 | Chase Utley | 3,426 |
41 | Miller Huggins * | 3,425 |
42 | Frank Bolling | 3,423 |
43 | Bucky Harris * | 3,412 |
44 | Manny Trillo | 3,403 |
45 | Ian Kinsler (96) | 3,397 |
46 | Julián Javier | 3,380 |
47 | Tony Lazzeri * | 3,351 |
48 | Bobby Lowe | 3,336 |
49 | Joe Quinn | 3,329 |
50 | Luis Castillo | 3,287 |
Notes
- A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
References
- "From 1950 to 2013, Throws LH, Played: 2B". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved September 16, 2016.