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
Omar Vizquel 7,896 14
Rabbit Maranville 7,887 15
Rafael Palmeiro 7,857 16
Lou Brock 7,823 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
Ken Griffey, Jr. 7,312 31
Vada Pinson 7,304 32
Steve Finley 7,285 33
Ernie Banks 7,261 34
Honus Wagner 7,251 35
Joe Morgan 7,174 36
Bill Buckner 7,146 37
Tris Speaker 7,119 38
Gary Gaetti 7,108 39
Graig Nettles 7,096 40
Max Carey 7,080 41
Nellie Fox 7,080  
Darrell Evans 7,075 43
Dave Parker 7,055 44
Willie Davis 7,051 45
Bert Campaneris 6,999 46
Gary Sheffield 6,987 47
Luis Gonzalez 6,973 48
Billy Williams 6,969 49
Dwight Evans 6,965 50
Buddy Bell 6,955 51
Dave Concepcion 6,932 52
Roberto Alomar 6,914 53
Sam Crawford 6,880 54
Roberto Clemente 6,877 55
Rod Carew 6,857 56
Ivan Rodriguez 6,826 57
Sammy Sosa 6,809 58
Doc Cramer 6,787 59
Mel Ott 6,771 60
Carlton Fisk 6,767 61
Jake Beckley 6,763 62
Bill Dahlen 6,739 63
Chili Davis 6,737 64
Al Oliver 6,736 65
Tommy Corcoran 6,709 66
Harry Hooper 6,687 67
Steve Garvey 6,672 68
Tim Raines 6,670 69
Tony Gwynn 6,662 70
Larry Bowa 6,647 71
Ted Simmons 6,639 72
Sam Rice 6,638 73
Julio Franco 6,609 74
Mickey Vernon 6,608 75
Paul Waner 6,608  
Fred McGriff 6,604 77
Lou Whitaker 6,599 78
Frankie Frisch 6,590 79
Nap Lajoie 6,589 80
Lave Cross 6,586 81
Wade Boggs 6,566 82
George Davis 6,555 83
Joe Carter 6,551 84
Don Baylor 6,510 85
Mike Schmidt 6,490 86
Bobby Wallace 6,484 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
Derek Jeter 6,327 99
Brett Butler 6,322 100
Current Through 2009 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.