Putout
In baseball statistics, a putout 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 records
Career records
- 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
Single season records
Pitchers
- Dave Foutz: 57
- Tony Mullane: 54
- George Bradley: 50
- Guy Hecker: 50
- Mike Boddicker: 49
- Larry Corcoran: 47
- Al Spalding: 45
- Ted Breitenstein: 45
- Jim Devlin: 44
- Dave Foutz: 44
- Bill Hutchinson: 44
Catchers
- Johnny Edwards: 1,135
- Yadier Molina: 1,113
- Yadier Molina: 1,082
- Russell Martin: 1,065
- Yadier Molina: 1,064
- Mike Piazza: 1,055
- Dan Wilson: 1,050
- Mike Piazza: 1,045
- Michael Barrett: 1,035
- Jason Kendall: 1,015
First basemen
- Jiggs Donahue: 1,846
- George Kelly: 1,759
- Phil Todt: 1,755
- Wally Pipp: 1,710
- Jiggs Donahue: 1,697
- Candy LaChance: 1,691
- Tom Jones: 1,687
- Ernie Banks: 1,682
- Wally Pipp: 1,667
- Lou Gehrig: 1,662
Second basemen
- Bid McPhee: 529
- Bobby Grich: 484
- Bucky Harris: 483
- Nellie Fox: 478
- Lou Bierbauer: 472
- Billy Herman: 466
- Bill Wambsganss: 463
- Cub Stricker: 461
- Buddy Myer: 460
- Bill Sweeney: 459
Third basemen
- Denny Lyons: 255
- Jimmy Williams: 251
- Jimmy Collins: 251
- Jimmy Collins: 243
- Willie Kamm: 243
- Willie Kamm: 236
- Frank Baker: 233
- Bill Coughlin: 232
- Ernie Courtney: 229
- Jimmy Austin: 228
Shortstops
- Donie Bush: 425
- Hughie Jennings: 425
- Joe Cassidy: 408
- Rabbit Maranville: 407
- Dave Bancroft: 405
- Eddie Miller: 405
- Monte Cross: 404
- Dave Bancroft: 396
- Mickey Doolan: 395
- Buck Weaver: 392
Left fielders
- Joe Vosmik: 432
- Rickey Henderson: 407
- Elmer Valo: 395
- Ralph Kiner: 390
- Bobby Veach: 384
- Ben Oglivie: 384
- Ralph Kiner: 382
- Taylor Douthit: 547
- Richie Ashburn: 538
- Richie Ashburn: 514
- Chet Lemon: 512
- Dwayne Murphy: 507
- Dom DiMaggio: 503
- Richie Ashburn: 503
- Richie Ashburn: 502
- Richie Ashburn: 496
- Richie Ashburn: 495
- Babe Ruth: 392
- Al Kaline: 387
- Dave Parker: 381
- Ichiro Suzuki: 381
- Ichiro Suzuki: 379
- Austin Kearns: 374
- Hunter Pence: 374
