List of Major League Baseball career putouts as a catcher leaders


In baseball statistics, a putout 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, catching a thrown ball and tagging a base to record an out on an appeal play, catching a third strike, catching a batted ball on the fly, or being positioned closest to a runner called out for interference.
Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his/her turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to these primary duties, the catcher is also called upon to master many other skills in order to field the position well. The role of the catcher is similar to that of the wicket-keeper in cricket.
Iván Rodríguez is the all-time leader in putouts at the catcher position with 14,864 career. Rodríguez is the only catcher to record more than 14,000 career putouts. Yadier Molina and Jason Kendall are the only other catchers to record more than 13,000 career putouts.

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RankPlayer PO as C
1Iván Rodríguez *14,864
2Yadier Molina 13,471
3Jason Kendall13,019
4Brad Ausmus12,839
5A. J. Pierzynski12,600
6Brian McCann12,048
7Gary Carter *11,785
8Russell Martin 11,612
9Carlton Fisk *11,369
10Bob Boone11,260
11Tony Peña11,212
12Mike Piazza *10,844
13Benito Santiago10,816
14Jason Varitek10,166
15Jorge Posada10,016
16Bill Freehan9,941
17Jim Sundberg9,767
18Kurt Suzuki 9,705
19Lance Parrish9,647
20John Roseboro9,291
21Johnny Bench *9,249
22Ramón Hernández9,012
23Javy López8,990
24Johnny Edwards8,925
25Ted Simmons *8,906
26Yogi Berra *8,738
27Mike Scioscia8,335
28Tim McCarver8,206
29Bengie Molina8,122
30Dan Wilson8,109
31Jerry Grote8,081
32Jonathan Lucroy 7,989
33Bill Dickey *7,965
34Mike Lieberthal7,829
35Carlos Ruiz7,668
36Sandy Alomar Jr.7,667
37Joe Girardi7,619
38Chris Iannetta 7,613
39Matt Wieters 7,578
40Miguel Montero7,516
41Jim Hegan7,506
42Terry Steinbach7,505
43Buster Posey 7,475
44Rick Dempsey7,367
45Del Crandall7,352
46Gabby Hartnett *7,292
47Rick Ferrell *7,248
48Charles Johnson7,218
49Ray Schalk7,168
50Mike Matheny7,117