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.
Bold denotes active player.[lower-alpha 1]

List

A. J. Pierzynski, the active leader and 4th all time in putouts by a catcher.
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
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

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

References

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