Putout
In baseball statistics, a putout (denoted by PO or fly out when appropriate) is given to a defensive player who records an out by one of the following methods:
- Tagging a runner with the ball when he is not touching a base
- Catching a batted or thrown ball and tagging a base to put out a batter or runner
- Catching a thrown ball and tagging a base to record an out on an appeal play
- Catching a third strike
- Catching a batted ball on the fly
- Being positioned closest to a runner called out for interference
All-time single season records
First base
- Jiggs Donahue: 1,846 (1907)
- George Kelly: 1,759 (1920)
- Phil Todt: 1,755 (1926)
- Wally Pipp: 1,710 (1926)
- Jiggs Donahue: 1,697 (1906)
- Candy LaChance: 1,691 (1904)
- Tom Jones: 1,687 (1907)
- Ernie Banks: 1,682 (1965)
- Wally Pipp: 1,667 (1922)
- Lou Gehrig: 1,662 (1927)
Career
- Jake Beckley: 23,709
- Cap Anson: 21,695
- Ed Konetchy: 21,361
- Eddie Murray: 21,255
- Charlie Grimm: 20,711
- Stuffy McInnis: 19,962
- Mickey Vernon: 19,808
- Jake Daubert: 19,634
- Lou Gehrig: 19,510
- Joe Kuhel: 19,386
Second base
- Bid McPhee: 529 (1886)
- Bobby Grich: 484 (1974)
- Bucky Harris: 483 (1922)
- Nellie Fox: 478 (1956)
- Lou Bierbauer: 472 (1889)
- Billy Herman: 466 (1933)
- Bill Wambsganss: 463 (1924)
- Cub Stricker: 461 (1887)
- Buddy Myer: 460 (1935)
- Bill Sweeney: 459 (1912)
Shortstop
- Donie Bush: 425 (Detroit Tigers, 1914)
- Hughie Jennings: 425 (Baltimore Orioles [National League], 1895)
- Joe Cassidy: 408 (Washington Senators, 1905)
- Rabbit Maranville: 407 (Boston Braves, 1914)
- Dave Bancroft: 405 (New York Giants, 1922)
- Eddie Miller: 405 (Boston Braves, 1940)
- Monte Cross: 404 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1898)
- Dave Bancroft: 396 (New York Giants, 1921)
- Mickey Doolan: 395 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1906)
- Buck Weaver: 392 (Chicago White Sox, 1913)
Third base
- Denny Lyons: 255 (Philadelphia Athletics, 1887)
- Jimmy Williams: 251 (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1899)
- Jimmy Collins: 251 (Boston Beaneaters [National League], 1900)
- Jimmy Collins: 243 (Boston Beaneaters [National League], 1898)
- Willie Kamm: 243 (Chicago White Sox, 1928)
- Willie Kamm: 236 (Chicago White Sox, 1927)
- Frank Baker: 233 (Philadelphia Athletics, 1913)
- Bill Coughlin: 232 (Washington Senators, 1901)
- Ernie Courtney: 229 (Philadelphia Phillies, 1905)
- Jimmy Austin: 228 (St. Louis Browns, 1911)
Pitcher
- Dave Foutz: 57 (1886)
- Tony Mullane: 54 (1882)
- George Bradley: 50 (1876)
- Guy Hecker: 50 (1884)
- Mike Boddicker: 49 (1984)
- Larry Corcoran: 47 (1884)
- Al Spalding: 45 (1876)
- Ted Breitenstein: 45 (1895)
- Jim Devlin: 44 (1876)
- Dave Foutz: 44 (1887)
- Bill Hutchinson: 44 (1890)
Catcher
- Johnny Edwards: 1,135 (Houston Astros 1969)
- Russell Martin: 1,065 (Los Angeles Dodgers 2007)
- Mike Piazza: 1,055 (Los Angeles Dodgers 1996)
- Dan Wilson: 1,050 (Seattle Mariners 1997)
- Mike Piazza: 1,045 (Los Angeles Dodgers 1997)
- Michael Barrett: 1,035 (Chicago Cubs 2004)
- Jason Kendall: 1,015 (Pittsburgh Pirates 1998)
- Paul LoDuca: 1,014 (Los Angeles Dodgers 2003)
- Johnny Edwards: 1,008 (Cincinnati Reds 1963)
- Jason Kendall: 998 (Pittsburgh Pirates 2004)
Left field
- Joe Vosmik: 432 (Cleveland Indians, 1932)
- Rickey Henderson: 407 (Oakland Athletics, 1980)
- Elmer Valo: 395 (Philadelphia Athletics, 1949)
- Ralph Kiner: 390 (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1947)
- Bobby Veach: 384 (Detroit Tigers, 1921)
- Ben Oglivie: 384 (Milwaukee Brewers, 1980)
- Ralph Kiner: 382 (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1948)
Center field
- Taylor Douthit: 547 (1928)
- Richie Ashburn: 538 (1951)
- Richie Ashburn: 514 (1949)
- Chet Lemon: 512 (1977)
- Dwayne Murphy: 507 (1980)
- Dom DiMaggio: 503 (1948)
- Richie Ashburn: 503 (1956)
- Richie Ashburn: 502 (1957)
- Richie Ashburn: 496 (1953)
- Richie Ashburn: 495 (1958)
Right field
- Babe Ruth: 392 (1932)
- Al Kaline: 387 (1961)
- Ichiro Suzuki: 381 (2005)
- Ichiro Suzuki: 379 (2004)
See also