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Paul Waner, the all-time leader in putouts by a right fielder.
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 .
A right fielder , abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball or softball who plays defense in right field . Right field is the area of the outfield to the right of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound . In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the right fielder is assigned the number 9.
Paul Waner is the all-time leader in putouts by a right fielder with 4,740 career. Roberto Clemente (4,454), Dwight Evans (4,247), Hank Aaron (4,163), Tony Gwynn (4,052), Sammy Sosa (4,019), and Ichiro Suzuki (4,009) are the only other right fielders to record over 4,000 career putouts.
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Nick Markakis, the active leader in putouts by a right fielder and 8th all-time.
Stats updated as of the 2019 season.
Rank
Player (2019 POs)
PO as RF
1
Paul Waner *
4,740
2
Roberto Clemente *
4,454
3
Dwight Evans
4,247
4
Hank Aaron *
4,154
5
Tony Gwynn *
4,052
6
Sammy Sosa
4,019
7
Ichiro Suzuki
4,009
8
Nick Markakis (174)
3,983
9
Mel Ott *
3,955
10
Al Kaline *
3,865
11
Harry Hooper *
3,799
12
Bobby Abreu
3,733
13
Dave Winfield *
3,657
14
Dave Parker
3,633
15
Reggie Jackson *
3,625
16
Paul O'Neill
3,544
17
Jermaine Dye
3,238
18
Wally Moses
3,337
19
Vladimir Guerrero *
3,165
20
Magglio Ordóñez
3,155
21
Tom Brunansky
3,146
22
Larry Walker *
3,125
23
Sam Rice *
3,116
24
Shawn Green
3,056
25
Johnny Callison
2,954
26
Bobby Bonds
2,917
27
Rusty Staub
2,904
28
Hunter Pence (15)
2,880
29
Jay Bruce (48)
2,821
30
Jesse Barfield
2,772
31
Tim Salmon
2,697
32
Harry Heilmann *
2,667
33
Enos Slaughter *
2,654
34
Rubén Sierra
2,626
35
Bill Nicholson
2,611
36
Chuck Klein *
2,606
37
Raúl Mondesí
2,572
38
Jeromy Burnitz
2,471
39
Carl Furillo
2,467
40
Jay Buhner
2,450
41
Alex Ríos
2,446
42
Jeff Francoeur
2,428
43
Al Cowens
2,389
44
Curt Walker
2,360
45
J. D. Drew
2,352
46
Jason Heyward (103)
2,338
47
Darryl Strawberry
2,337
48
Reggie Sanders
2,313
49
Rocky Colavito
2,295
50
Andre Dawson *
2,280
Rank
Player (2019 POs)
PO as RF
51
Jackie Jensen
2,264
52
Tony Oliva
2,260
53
Frank Robinson *
2,251
54
Ken Singleton
2,245
55
Jose Guillen
2,212
56
Babe Ruth *
2,194
57
Ross Youngs *
2,143
58
Tommy Griffith
2,142
59
Sixto Lezcano
2,137
60
Pete Fox
2,135
61
Dixie Walker
2,128
62
Giancarlo Stanton (6)
2,058
63
Gary Sheffield
2,042
64
Hank Bauer
2,033
65
Bruce Campbell
2,019
66
Roger Maris
2,017
67
Harold Baines *
1,982
68
Brian Jordan
1,957
69
Jack Clark
1,939
Bing Miller
1,939
71
Max Flack
1,923
72
Jayson Werth
1,920
73
José Bautista
1,907
74
Babe Herman
1,901
75
Shin-Soo Choo (73)
1,883
76
Jack Tobin
1,873
77
Rob Deer
1,871
78
Ival Goodman
1,851
79
Chief Wilson
1,849
80
Kole Calhoun (310)
1,847
81
Claudell Washington
1,844
82
Glenn Wilson
1,843
83
Ken Griffey Sr.
1,816
84
Josh Reddick (202)
1,809
85
Nelson Cruz (0)
1,770
86
Austin Kearns
1,767
87
Elmer Valo
1,760
88
Don Mueller
1,745
89
Billy Southworth *
1,736
90
Trot Nixon
1,726
91
Kiki Cuyler *
1,701
92
David Justice
1,694
93
Brian Giles
1,686
94
Reggie Smith
1,670
95
Dante Bichette
1,664
96
Matt Lawton
1,658
97
Tommy Henrich
1,655
98
Willard Marshall
1,653
99
Wally Post
1,621
100
Manny Ramirez
1,614
Notes
^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
References
General Batting leaders
Career Annual Season Game Misc
Baserunning leaders
Pitching leaders
Career Annual Season Game Misc
Fielding leaders
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