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
Omar Vizquel 7,761 17
Ty Cobb 7,718 18
Stan Musial 7,704 19
George Brett 7,673 20
Reggie Jackson 7,659 21
Andre Dawson 7,621 22
Al Kaline 7,594 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
Ken Griffey, Jr. 6,999  
Luis Gonzalez 6,973 47
Billy Williams 6,969 48
Dwight Evans 6,965 49
Buddy Bell 6,955 50
Dave Concepcion 6,932 51
Roberto Alomar 6,914 52
Sam Crawford 6,880 53
Roberto Clemente 6,877 54
Rod Carew 6,857 55
Sammy Sosa 6,809 56
Doc Cramer 6,787 57
Gary Sheffield 6,780 58
Mel Ott 6,771 59
Carlton Fisk 6,767 60
Jake Beckley 6,763 61
Bill Dahlen 6,739 62
Chili Davis 6,737 63
Al Oliver 6,736 64
Tommy Corcoran 6,709 65
Harry Hooper 6,687 66
Steve Garvey 6,672 67
Tim Raines 6,670 68
Tony Gwynn 6,662 69
Larry Bowa 6,647 70
Ted Simmons 6,639 71
Sam Rice 6,638 72
Julio Franco 6,609 73
Mickey Vernon 6,608 74
Paul Waner 6,608  
Fred McGriff 6,604 76
Lou Whitaker 6,599 77
Frankie Frisch 6,590 78
Nap Lajoie 6,589 79
Lave Cross 6,586 80
Wade Boggs 6,566 81
George Davis 6,555 82
Joe Carter 6,551 83
Don Baylor 6,510 84
Mike Schmidt 6,490 85
Bobby Wallace 6,484 86
Ivan Rodriguez 6,481 87
Eddie Mathews 6,478 88
Jeff Kent 6,434 89
Zack Wheat 6,434  
Luke Appling 6,418 91
Marquis Grissom 6,411 92
Harmon Killebrew 6,399 93
Alan Trammell 6,388 94
B.J. Surhoff 6,360 95
Tim Wallach 6,355 96
Red Schoendienst 6,353 97
Ryne Sandberg 6,347 98
Brett Butler 6,322 99
Ron Santo 6,293 100
Current Through 2008 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.