List of Major League Baseball career putouts as a catcher leaders
Ivan Rodríguez, the all time leader in putouts by a catcher.
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.
Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his/her turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to these primary duties, the catcher is also called upon to master many other skills in order to field the position well. The role of the catcher is similar to that of the wicket-keeper in cricket.
Iván Rodríguez is the all time leader in putouts at the catcher position with 14,864 career. Rodríguez is the only catcher to record more than 14,000 career putouts. Jason Kendall is second in career putouts as a catcher, and the only other catcher to record more than 13,000 career putouts.
Key
Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career putouts. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player | Name of player. |
PO as C | Total career putouts as a catcher. |
* |
denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Bold |
denotes active player.[lower-alpha 1]
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List
A. J. Pierzynski, the active leader and 4th all time in putouts by a catcher.
- Stats updated as of the 2016 season.
Rank |
Player |
PO as C |
1 |
Iván Rodríguez |
14,864 |
2 |
Jason Kendall |
13,019 |
3 |
Brad Ausmus |
12,839 |
4 |
A. J. Pierzynski |
12,600 |
5 |
Gary Carter * |
11,785 |
6 |
Carlton Fisk * |
11,369 |
7 |
Bob Boone |
11,260 |
8 |
Tony Peña |
11,212 |
9 |
Mike Piazza * |
10,844 |
10 |
Benito Santiago |
10,816 |
11 |
Yadier Molina |
10,470 |
12 |
Jason Varitek |
10,166 |
13 |
Jorge Posada |
10,016 |
14 |
Bill Freehan |
9,941 |
15 |
Brian McCann |
9,934 |
16 |
Russell Martin |
9,863 |
17 |
Jim Sundberg |
9,767 |
18 |
Lance Parrish |
9,647 |
19 |
John Roseboro |
9,291 |
20 |
Johnny Bench * |
9,249 |
21 |
Ramón Hernández |
9,012 |
22 |
Javy López |
8,990 |
23 |
Johnny Edwards |
8,925 |
24 |
Ted Simmons |
8,906 |
25 |
Yogi Berra * |
8,738 |
26 |
Mike Scioscia |
8,335 |
27 |
Tim McCarver |
8,206 |
28 |
Bengie Molina |
8,122 |
29 |
Dan Wilson |
8,109 |
30 |
Jerry Grote |
8,081 |
31 |
Bill Dickey * |
7,965 |
32 |
Mike Lieberthal |
7,829 |
33 |
Kurt Suzuki |
7,697 |
34 |
Sandy Alomar Jr. |
7,667 |
35 |
Joe Girardi |
7,619 |
36 |
Jim Hegan |
7,506 |
37 |
Terry Steinbach |
7,505 |
38 |
Carlos Ruiz |
7,386 |
39 |
Rick Dempsey |
7,367 |
40 |
Del Crandall |
7,352 |
41 |
Gabby Hartnett * |
7,292 |
42 |
Rick Ferrell * |
7,248 |
43 |
Charles Johnson |
7,218 |
44 |
Ray Schalk |
7,168 |
45 |
Mike Matheny |
7,117 |
46 |
Miguel Montero |
7,091 |
47 |
Alan Ashby |
7,086 |
48 |
Sherm Lollar |
7,059 |
49 |
Tom Haller |
7,012 |
50 |
Deacon McGuire |
6,856 |
Rank |
Player |
PO as C |
51 |
Rod Barajas |
6,768 |
52 |
Darrell Porter |
6,756 |
53 |
John Buck |
6,733 |
54 |
Damian Miller |
6,696 |
55 |
Darrin Fletcher |
6,678 |
56 |
Miguel Olivo |
6,675 |
57 |
Al López * |
6,644 |
58 |
Terry Kennedy |
6,555 |
59 |
Rick Cerone |
6,548 |
60 |
Todd Hundley |
6,535 |
61 |
Roy Campanella * |
6,520 |
62 |
Elston Howard |
6,447 |
63 |
Mickey Cochrane * |
6,414 |
64 |
Paul Lo Duca |
6,311 |
65 |
Butch Wynegar |
6,281 |
66 |
Thurman Munson |
6,253 |
67 |
Brent Mayne |
6,186 |
68 |
Earl Battey |
6,176 |
69 |
Don Slaught |
6,158 |
70 |
Gregg Zaun |
6,134 |
71 |
Dioner Navarro |
6,113 |
72 |
Steve Yeager |
6,110 |
73 |
Ernie Whitt |
6,091 |
74 |
Joe Oliver |
6,059 |
75 |
José Molina |
6,033 |
76 |
Michael Barrett |
6,020 |
77 |
Chris Ianetta |
6,004 |
78 |
Manny Sanguillén |
5,996 |
79 |
Brian Schneider |
5,987 |
80 |
Steve O'Neill |
5,967 |
81 |
Rollie Hemsley |
5,868 |
82 |
Joe Mauer |
5,831 |
83 |
John Flaherty |
5,784 |
84 |
Randy Hundley |
5,765 |
85 |
Jonathan Lucroy |
5,719 |
86 |
Ernie Lombardi * |
5,694 |
87 |
John Bateman |
5,686 |
88 |
Henry Blanco |
5,659 |
89 |
Gus Mancuso |
5,613 |
90 |
Mike Macfarlane |
5,597 |
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Matt Wieters |
5,597 |
92 |
Clay Dalrymple |
5,557 |
93 |
Jody Davis |
5,520 |
94 |
Red Dooin |
5,480 |
95 |
Johnny Kling |
5,474 |
96 |
Jeff Reed |
5,455 |
97 |
Yorvit Torrealba |
5,451 |
98 |
Luke Sewell |
5,444 |
99 |
Darren Daulton |
5,417 |
100 |
Geovany Soto |
5,413 |
Notes
- ↑ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
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