Career Leaders for Outs

Each of the following players has recorded more outs than any other player in history. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred (100) all-time career leaders in Major League outs. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.

"When I get the record (for most major league hits), all it will make me is the player with the most hits. I'm also the player with the most at bats and the most outs. I never said I was a greater player than (Ty) Cobb." - Pete Rose (#1 Career Leader for Outs)
Outs Made
All Time Leaders

'Top 100'

Pete Rose 10,328 1
Hank Aaron 9,136 2
Carl Yastrzemski 9,126 3
Cal Ripken, Jr. 8,893 4
Eddie Murray 8,570 5
Rickey Henderson 8,510 6
Dave Winfield 8,422 7
Robin Yount 8,415 8
Brooks Robinson 8,340 9
Craig Biggio 8,272 10
Luis Aparicio 8,110 11
Willie Mays 8,056 12
Paul Molitor 8,040 13
Rabbit Maranville 7,887 14
Rafael Palmeiro 7,857 15
Lou Brock 7,823 16
Ty Cobb 7,718 17
Stan Musial 7,704 18
George Brett 7,673 19
Reggie Jackson 7,659 20
Andre Dawson 7,621 21
Al Kaline 7,594 22
Omar Vizquel 7,536 23
Frank Robinson 7,528 24
Ozzie Smith 7,528  
Rusty Staub 7,509 26
Harold Baines 7,482 27
Tony Perez 7,462 28
Eddie Collins 7,319 29
Barry Bonds 7,313 30
Vada Pinson 7,304 31
Steve Finley 7,285 32
Ernie Banks 7,261 33
Honus Wagner 7,251 34
Joe Morgan 7,174 35
Bill Buckner 7,146 36
Tris Speaker 7,119 37
Gary Gaetti 7,108 38
Graig Nettles 7,096 39
Max Carey 7,080 40
Nellie Fox 7,080  
Darrell Evans 7,075 42
Dave Parker 7,055 43
Willie Davis 7,051 44
Bert Campaneris 6,999 45
Billy Williams 6,969 46
Dwight Evans 6,965 47
Buddy Bell 6,955 48
Dave Concepcion 6,932 49
Roberto Alomar 6,914 50
Sam Crawford 6,880 51
Roberto Clemente 6,877 52
Rod Carew 6,857 53
Sammy Sosa 6,809 54
Doc Cramer 6,787 55
Mel Ott 6,771 56
Carlton Fisk 6,767 57
Jake Beckley 6,763 58
Bill Dahlen 6,739 59
Chili Davis 6,737 60
Al Oliver 6,736 61
Tommy Corcoran 6,709 62
Luis Gonzalez 6,704 63
Harry Hooper 6,687 64
Steve Garvey 6,672 65
Tim Raines 6,670 66
Tony Gwynn 6,662 67
Larry Bowa 6,647 68
Ted Simmons 6,639 69
Sam Rice 6,638 70
Ken Griffey, Jr. 6,615 71
Julio Franco 6,609 72
Mickey Vernon 6,608 73
Paul Waner 6,608  
Fred McGriff 6,604 75
Lou Whitaker 6,599 76
Frankie Frisch 6,590 77
Nap Lajoie 6,589 78
Lave Cross 6,586 79
Wade Boggs 6,566 80
George Davis 6,555 81
Joe Carter 6,551 82
Don Baylor 6,510 83
Mike Schmidt 6,490 84
Bobby Wallace 6,484 85
Eddie Mathews 6,478 86
Gary Sheffield 6,434 87
Zack Wheat 6,434  
Luke Appling 6,418 89
Marquis Grissom 6,411 90
Harmon Killebrew 6,399 91
Alan Trammell 6,388 92
B.J. Surhoff 6,360 93
Tim Wallach 6,355 94
Red Schoendienst 6,353 95
Ryne Sandberg 6,347 96
Brett Butler 6,322 97
Ron Santo 6,293 98
Pee Wee Reese 6,285 99
Willie Randolph 6,283 100
Current Through 2007 Season


Did you know that Pete Rose (#1 overall) made every single one of his outs in the National League and that his American League counter part is Carl Yastrzemski (#3 overall)?

The highest ranked active player is Rafael Palmeiro who is the only active Major League ballplayer in the top twenty all-time. Will any active player have a chance to break into the top ten? Tell us on Baseball Fever.

Have you ever wondered which of these players, if any, holds the single season record for outs made? How about outs made in the American League only? How about in the National League only? Check the Hitting Charts for those three and many other similar variations of those three.