+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.
Statistic Description: Assists
Minimum of 1000 IP, 3000 PA, 500 games (fielding), 200 stolen base attempts (catchers) or 80 stolen base attempts (baserunners only since 1951) or 100 decisions for career and active leaderboards for rate statistics.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Assists as C | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jason Kendall (15, 38) | 989 | R |
| 2. | A.J. Pierzynski (15, 35) | 657 | R |
| 3. | Yadier Molina (9, 29) | 610 | R |
| 4. | Ramon Hernandez (14, 36) | 605 | R |
| 5. | Russell Martin (7, 29) | 515 | R |
| 6. | Miguel Olivo (11, 33) | 485 | R |
| 7. | Henry Blanco (15, 40) | 458 | R |
| 8. | Brian Schneider (13, 35) | 438 | R |
| 9. | Brian McCann (8, 28) | 434 | R |
| 10. | Rod Barajas (14, 36) | 401 | R |
| 11. | Jose Molina (13, 37) | 377 | R |
| 12. | Carlos Ruiz (7, 33) | 373 | R |
| 13. | Chris Snyder (9, 31) | 361 | R |
| 14. | Yorvit Torrealba (12, 33) | 348 | R |
| 15. | Victor Martinez (10, 33) | 341 | R |
| 16. | Gerald Laird (10, 32) | 336 | R |
| 17. | John Buck (9, 31) | 313 | R |
| 18. | Miguel Montero (7, 28) | 309 | R |
| 19. | Kurt Suzuki (6, 28) | 304 | R |
| 20. | David Ross (11, 35) | 302 | R |
| 21. | Chris Iannetta (7, 29) | 294 | R |
| 22. | Joe Mauer (9, 29) | 293 | R |
| 23. | Dioner Navarro (9, 28) | 291 | R |
| 24. | Jeff Mathis (8, 29) | 290 | R |
| 25. | Geovany Soto (8, 29) | 283 | R |
| 26. | Ronny Paulino (8, 31) | 273 | R |
| 27. | Ryan Doumit (8, 31) | 264 | R |
| 28. | Mike Napoli (7, 30) | 243 | R |
| 29. | Josh Bard (10, 34) | 229 | R |
| 30. | Humberto Quintero (10, 32) | 218 | R |
| 31. | Brandon Inge (12, 35) | 216 | R |
| 32. | Matt Wieters (4, 26) | 208 | R |
| 33. | Nick Hundley (5, 28) | 203 | R |
| 34. | Kelly Shoppach (8, 32) | 197 | R |
| 35. | Alex Avila (4, 25) | 171 | R |
| 36. | Ryan Hanigan (6, 31) | 161 | R |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia (6, 27) | 161 | R | |
| 38. | Matt Treanor (9, 36) | 157 | R |
| 39. | Rob Johnson (6, 29) | 155 | R |
| 40. | Jonathan Lucroy (3, 26) | 141 | R |