Putout

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Inbaseball statistics, aputout (PO) is awarded to a defensive player who (generally while in secure possession of the ball) records anout by one of the following methods:

Tagging a runner with the ball when he is not touching a base (atagout)
Catching a batted or thrown ball and tagging a base to put out a batter or runner (aforce out, or if done after a flyout, adoubling off)
Catching a thrown ball and tagging a base to record an out on anappeal play
Catching athird strike (astrikeout)
Catching a batted ball on thefly (aflyout)
Being positioned closest to a runner called out forinterference

In a regulation nine-inning game, the winning team will always have a total of 27 putouts, as one putout is awarded for every defensive out made; this is one aspect of proving abox score.

While the abbreviation for putout is "PO",^[1]baseball scorekeeping typically records the specific manner in which an out was achieved, without explicitly noting which player is awarded the putout for common plays. For example, a strikeout is recorded without noting the putout by the catcher, with additional detail only provided as needed. For example, "Fryman struck out (catcher to first)"^[2] in a play-by-play summary in reference to an out recorded following anuncaught third strike, which indicates the putout was credited to thefirst baseman rather than thecatcher.

All-time records

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Jake Beckley, all-time career leader in putouts among major-league players

Content in this section has been updated through completion of the 2022 major-league season.

Career records

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Main article:List of Major League Baseball career putouts leaders

Jake Beckley: 23,767 (1888–1907)
Cap Anson: 22,572 (1871–1897)
Ed Konetchy: 21,378 (1907–1921)
Eddie Murray: 21,265 (1977–1997)
Charlie Grimm: 20,722 (1916–1936)
Stuffy McInnis: 20,120 (1909–1927)
Mickey Vernon: 19,819 (1939–1960)
Jake Daubert: 19,634 (1910–1924)
Lou Gehrig: 19,525 (1923–1939)
Joe Kuhel: 19,386 (1930–1947)

Note: each of the above players was primarily a first baseman.
Note: entering the2023 season,Joey Votto has the most putouts among active MLB players, with 14,440.
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Single season records

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The most putouts recorded by any player in a single major-league season is 1,846 byJiggs Donahue, afirst baseman with the1907 Chicago White Sox.^[4]

Pitchers

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1.Dave Foutz: 57 (1886)
2.Tony Mullane: 54 (1882)
3.George Bradley: 50 (1876)
3.Guy Hecker: 50 (1884)
5.Mike Boddicker: 49 (1984)
6.Larry Corcoran: 47 (1884)
7.Ted Breitenstein: 46 (1895)
8.Al Spalding: 45 (1876)
9.Jim Devlin: 44 (1876)
9.Dave Foutz: 44 (1887)
9.Bill Hutchison: 44 (1890)

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Catchers

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1.Yasmani Grandal: 1,169 (Milwaukee Brewers, 2019)
2.J. T. Realmuto: 1,151 (Philadelphia Phillies, 2022)
3.Christian Vázquez: 1,136 (Boston Red Sox, 2021)
4.Johnny Edwards: 1,135 (Houston Astros, 1969)
5.Yasmani Grandal: 1,114 (Los Angeles Dodgers, 2018)
6.Yadier Molina: 1,113 (St. Louis Cardinals, 2016)
7.Will Smith: 1101 (Los Angeles Dodgers, 2021)
8.J. T. Realmuto: 1,098 (Philadelphia Phillies, 2019)
9.Wilson Ramos: 1,094 (Washington Nationals, 2016)
10.Yasmani Grandal: 1,089 (Los Angeles Dodgers, 2017)

Source:^[6]

Note: as the majority of putouts by catchers occur on strikeouts, most single-season putout records for catchers have occurred in recent seasons (excepting the shortened2020 season), consistent with the increase in total strikeouts per MLB season (for example; 42,104 in 2021 compared to 34,489 in 2011).^[7]