# List of Major League Baseball career putouts as a shortstop leaders

In baseball statistics, a putout (denoted by PO or fly out when appropriate) is given to a defensive player who records an out by 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 (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. Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is a baseball or softball fielding position in the infield, commonly stationed between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. The position is mostly filled by defensive specialists, so shortstops are generally relatively poor batters who typically hit lower in the batting order. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the shortstop is assigned the number 6.
Putouts are most commonly recorded by shortstops by stepping on second base after receiving a throw from the first baseman, second baseman, or pitcher to force out a runner on a ground out, often beginning a double play; a shortstop generally benefits in this respect from playing alongside an excellent second baseman with great range and quickness. Other ways in which shortstops often record a putout include catching a pop-up or line drive, fielding a ground ball close enough to second base that they can step on the bag for a force out before the runner advances from first base, tagging a runner after a throw from the catcher or pitcher on a stolen base attempt or a pickoff play, receiving a throw from an outfielder to tag out a runner trying to stretch a single into a double, receiving a throw to retire a runner who fails to tag up on a fly ball out, receiving a throw to force out a runner on a bunt (possibly a sacrifice hit attempt), and tagging a runner stranded between bases in a rundown play. Sometimes a shortstop will record a putout while covering third base if the third baseman is charging toward the plate on an expected bunt. Occasionally, a shortstop can record two putouts on a single play; with a runner taking a lead off second base and less than two out, the shortstop can catch a line drive near the base, then step on the bag before the runner can return, completing a double play; alternately, if a runner on first base breaks for second base when the ball is hit, the shortstop can catch a line drive and tag the runner before they can stop and return to first. On eight occasions in major league history, a shortstop has recorded three putouts on a single play for an unassisted triple play, always by catching a line drive, then stepping on second base and tagging the runner advancing from first base.
As strikeout totals have risen in baseball, the frequency of other defensive outs including ground outs has declined; as a result, putout totals for second basemen have likewise declined. The top five career leaders all began their careers prior to 1916, and only four of the top 16 were active after 1950, and only two of them after 1973. Through 2022, only six of the top 40 single-season totals have been recorded since 1922, and none of the top 85 since 1949; none of the top 181 have been recorded since 1964, and only three of the top 485 have been recorded since 1992. Rabbit Maranville is the all-time leader in career putouts as a shortstop with 5,139; he is the only shortstop to record more than 5,000 career putouts.

## Key

| Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career putouts. A blank field indicates a tie. |
| Player (2025 POs) | Number of recorded putouts during the 2025 Major League Baseball season |
| MLB | Total career putouts as a shortstop in Major League Baseball |
| * | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame |
| Bold | Denotes active player |

## List

* Stats updated as of the end of the 2024 season.
| Rank | Player (2025 POs) | Putouts as a shortstop | Putouts as a shortstop | Putouts as a shortstop | Other leagues, notes |
| Rank | Player (2025 POs) | MLB | American League | National League | Other leagues, notes |
| 1 | Rabbit Maranville* | 5,139 | 0 | 5,139 | |
| 2 | Bill Dahlen | 4,856 | 0 | 4,856 | Held major league record, 1908–1930; held National League record, 1905-1930 |
| 3 | Dave Bancroft* | 4,623 | 0 | 4,623 | |
| 4 | Honus Wagner* | 4,576 | 0 | 4,576 | |
| 5 | Tommy Corcoran | 4,556 | 0 | 4,043 | Includes 300 in American Association, 213 in Players' League; held major league record, 1905-1908 |
| 6 | Luis Aparicio* | 4,548 | 4,548 | 0 | |
| 7 | Luke Appling* | 4,398 | 4,398 | 0 | Held American League record, 1948-1973 |
| 8 | Ozzie Smith* | 4,249 | 0 | 4,249 | |
| 9 | Herman Long | 4,229 | 142 | 3,752 | Includes 335 in American Association; held major league record, 1898–1905; held National League record, 1899–1905; held single-season record, 1889–1890, 1891-1895 |
| 10 | Bobby Wallace* | 4,142 | 3,227 | 915 | Held American League record, 1908-1918 |
| 11 | Omar Vizquel | 4,102 | 3,357 | 745 | |
| 12 | Pee Wee Reese* | 4,040 | 0 | 4,040 | |
| 13 | Donie Bush | 4,038 | 4,038 | 0 | Held American League record, 1918–1948; holds the single-season record of 425 (set in 1914; tie) |
| 14 | Monte Cross | 3,980 | 1,588 | 2,392 | Held American League single-season record, 1902-1905 |
| 15 | Roger Peckinpaugh | 3,919 | 3,919 | 0 | |
| 16 | Dick Bartell | 3,872 | 307 | 3,565 | |
| 17 | Derek Jeter* | 3,820 | 3,820 | 0 | |
| 18 | Joe Tinker* | 3,768 | 0 | 3,481 | Includes 287 in Federal League |
| 19 | Roy McMillan | 3,705 | 0 | 3,705 | |
| 20 | Joe Cronin* | 3,696 | 3,693 | 3 | |
| 21 | Dave Concepción | 3,670 | 0 | 3,670 | |
| 22 | Cal Ripken Jr.* | 3,651 | 3,651 | 0 | |
| 23 | Bert Campaneris | 3,608 | 3,608 | 0 | |
| 24 | George McBride | 3,585 | 3,235 | 350 | |
| 25 | Mickey Doolin | 3,578 | 0 | 2,924 | Includes 654 in Federal League |
| 26 | Dick Groat | 3,505 | 0 | 3,505 | |
| 27 | Garry Templeton | 3,393 | 0 | 3,393 | |
| 28 | Alan Trammell* | 3,391 | 3,391 | 0 | |
| 29 | Everett Scott | 3,351 | 3,343 | 8 | |
| 30 | Larry Bowa | 3,314 | 0 | 3,314 | |
| 31 | George Davis* | 3,239 | 1,503 | 1,736 | |
| 32 | Phil Rizzuto* | 3,219 | 3,219 | 0 | |
| 33 | Leo Cárdenas | 3,218 | 1,198 | 2,020 | |
| 34 | Alfredo Griffin | 3,207 | 2,447 | 760 | |
| 35 | Don Kessinger | 3,151 | 260 | 2,891 | |
| 36 | Barry Larkin* | 3,150 | 0 | 3,150 | |
| 37 | Billy Jurges | 3,133 | 0 | 3,133 | |
| 38 | Lou Boudreau* | 3,132 | 3,132 | 0 | |
| 39 | Leo Durocher* | 3,097 | 243 | 2,854 | |
| 40 | Royce Clayton | 3,095 | 992 | 2,103 | |
| 41 | Frankie Crosetti | 3,061 | 3,061 | 0 | |
| 42 | Chris Speier | 3,057 | 14 | 3,043 | |
| 43 | Mark Belanger | 3,005 | 2,985 | 20 | |
| 44 | Arky Vaughan* | 2,995 | 0 | 2,995 | |
| 45 | Marty Marion | 2,986 | 105 | 2,881 | |
| 46 | Jimmy Rollins | 2,982 | 47 | 2,935 | |
| 47 | Eddie Miller | 2,976 | 0 | 2,976 | |
| 48 | Édgar Rentería | 2,963 | 424 | 2,539 | |
| 49 | Wally Gerber | 2,960 | 2,873 | 87 | |
| 50 | Elvis Andrus | 2,925 | 2,925 | 0 | |
| 51 | Ed Brinkman | 2,924 | 2,884 | 40 | |
| 52 | Ozzie Guillén | 2,911 | 2,764 | 147 | |
| 53 | Miguel Tejada | 2,891 | 2,378 | 513 | |
| 54 | Travis Jackson* | 2,878 | 0 | 2,878 | |
| 55 | Art Fletcher | 2,836 | 0 | 2,836 | |
| 56 | Orlando Cabrera | 2,823 | 1,301 | 1,522 | |
| | Jack Glasscock | 2,823 | 0 | 2,778 | Includes 45 in Union Association; held major league record, 1886–1898; held National League record, 1885–1899; held NL single-season record, 1889-1890 |
| 58 | Ed McKean | 2,822 | 0 | 2,507 | Includes 315 in American Association |
| 59 | Germany Smith | 2,816 | 0 | 1,979 | Includes 797 in American Association, 40 in Union Association |
| 60 | Eddie Joost | 2,755 | 2,039 | 716 | |
| 61 | Tony Fernández | 2,708 | 2,132 | 576 | |
| 62 | Freddie Patek | 2,690 | 2,261 | 429 | |
| 63 | Tim Foli | 2,687 | 387 | 2,300 | |
| 64 | Alvin Dark | 2,672 | 0 | 2,672 | |
| 65 | Johnny Logan | 2,612 | 0 | 2,612 | |
| 66 | Mike Bordick | 2,606 | 2,535 | 71 | |
| 67 | Joe Sewell* | 2,591 | 2,591 | 0 | |
| 68 | Robin Yount* | 2,588 | 2,588 | 0 | |
| 69 | Bones Ely | 2,585 | 323 | 2,181 | Includes 81 in American Association |
| 70 | Greg Gagne | 2,559 | 2,201 | 358 | |
| 71 | Maury Wills | 2,550 | 0 | 2,550 | |
| 72 | Bill Russell | 2,536 | 0 | 2,536 | |
| 73 | Doc Lavan | 2,451 | 1,300 | 1,151 | |
| 74 | Jim Fregosi | 2,397 | 2,364 | 33 | |
| 75 | Ivy Olson | 2,389 | 469 | 1,920 | |
| 76 | Bud Harrelson | 2,387 | 118 | 2,269 | |
| 77 | Vern Stephens | 2,385 | 2,385 | 0 | |
| 78 | Hughie Jennings* | 2,384 | 1 | 2,202 | Includes 181 in American Association; holds the single-season record of 425 (set in 1895; tie) |
| 79 | Rafael Furcal | 2,373 | 0 | 2,373 | |
| | Lyn Lary | 2,373 | 2,303 | 70 | |
| 81 | Billy Rogell | 2,362 | 2,355 | 7 | |
| 82 | Jay Bell | 2,309 | 397 | 1,912 | |
| 83 | Shawon Dunston | 2,287 | 13 | 2,274 | |
| 84 | Al Bridwell | 2,267 | 0 | 2,050 | Includes 217 in Federal League |
| 85 | Álex González | 2,259 | 325 | 1,934 | |
| 86 | Freddy Parent | 2,253 | 2,253 | 0 | Held American League record, 1905-1907 |
| 87 | Ray Chapman | 2,204 | 2,204 | 0 | |
| 88 | Kid Elberfeld | 2,184 | 2,105 | 79 | Held American League record, 1901–1905, 1907–1908; held AL single-season record, 1901-1902 |
| 89 | Brandon Crawford (0) | 2,160 | 0 | 2,160 | |
| 90 | Rafael Ramírez | 2,159 | 0 | 2,159 | |
| 91 | Glenn Wright | 2,156 | 0 | 2,156 | |
| 92 | Rick Burleson | 2,151 | 2,151 | 0 | |
| 93 | Dick Schofield | 2,140 | 1,932 | 208 | |
| 94 | Chico Carrasquel | 2,131 | 2,131 | 0 | |
| 95 | Zoilo Versalles | 2,126 | 1,890 | 236 | |
| 96 | Bucky Dent | 2,116 | 2,116 | 0 | |
| 97 | Jhonny Peralta | 2,097 | 1,738 | 359 | |
| 98 | Alcides Escobar | 2,095 | 1,717 | 378 | |
| 99 | José Reyes | 2,092 | 339 | 1,753 | |
| 100 | J. J. Hardy | 2,089 | 1,389 | 700 | |

## Other Hall of Famers

| Player | Assists as shortstop | Assists as shortstop | Assists as shortstop | Other leagues, notes |
| Player | MLB | American League | National League | Other leagues, notes |
| John Montgomery Ward* | 1,522 | 0 | 1,219 | Includes 303 in Players' League; held single-season record, 1887–1889; held NL single-season record, 1885-1889 |
| Willie Wells* | 1,161 | 0 | 0 | Includes 549 in Negro National League (first), 513 in Negro National League (second), 89 in East–West League, 10 in Negro American League (incomplete) |
| George Wright* | 714 | 0 | 314 | Includes 400 in National Association; held major league record, 1872-1882 |
| Rogers Hornsby* | 691 | 0 | 691 | |
| John Henry Lloyd* | 340 | 0 | 0 | Includes 256 in Negro National League (first), 84 in Eastern Colored League (incomplete) |
| John McGraw* | 334 | 0 | 302 | Includes 32 in American Association |
| Martín Dihigo* | 188 | 0 | 0 | Includes 99 in Eastern Colored League, 85 in American Negro League, 4 in Negro National League (second) (incomplete) |
| Ed Delahanty* | 187 | 0 | 44 | Includes 143 in the Players' League |
| Tony Lazzeri* | 136 | 103 | 33 | |
| King Kelly* | 128 | 0 | 81 | Includes 43 in the Players' League, 4 in American Association |
| Jackie Robinson* | 61 | 0 | 2 | Includes 59 in Negro American League (incomplete) |
| Ray Dandridge* | 51 | 0 | 0 | Includes 51 in Negro National League (second) (incomplete) |
| Adrián Beltré* | 6 | 0 | 6 | |