Career Leaders
& Records for Assists as LF (s.1954)
+ - 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 LF (s.1954) | Throws |
|---|
| 1. | Bob Johnson (13) | 184 | R |
| 2. | Goose Goslin+ (18) | 181 | R |
| 3. | Carl Yastrzemski+ (23) | 177 | R |
| 4. | Barry Bonds (22) | 158 | L |
| 5. | Charlie Jamieson (18) | 149 | L |
| 6. | Bobby Veach (14) | 138 | R |
| | Ken Williams (14) | 138 | R |
| 8. | Joe Medwick+ (17) | 132 | R |
| | Jim Rice+ (16) | 132 | R |
| 10. | Zack Wheat+ (19) | 130 | R |
| 11. | Minnie Minoso (17) | 129 | R |
| | Ted Williams+ (19) | 129 | R |
| 13. | Carson Bigbee (11) | 125 | R |
| 14. | Rickey Henderson+ (25) | 124 | L |
| 15. | Bibb Falk (12) | 123 | L |
| | Tim Raines (23) | 123 | R |
| 17. | Al Simmons+ (20) | 119 | R |
| 18. | Billy Williams+ (18) | 116 | R |
| 19. | Luis Gonzalez (19) | 110 | R |
| 20. | Jo-Jo Moore (12) | 109 | R |
| 21. | Gary Matthews (16) | 107 | R |
| 22. | Lou Brock+ (19) | 106 | L |
| | Del Ennis (14) | 106 | R |
| 24. | Irish Meusel (11) | 103 | R |
| 25. | Bernard Gilkey (12) | 102 | R |
| 26. | Carlos Lee (14, 36) | 99 | R |
| 27. | Joe Vosmik (13) | 98 | R |
| 28. | George Foster (18) | 97 | R |
| 29. | Willie Stargell+ (21) | 96 | L |
| 30. | Pat Burrell (12) | 92 | R |
| 31. | Hank Sauer (15) | 90 | R |
| 32. | Vince Coleman (13) | 89 | R |
| | Jose Cruz (19) | 89 | L |
| 34. | George Burns (15) | 85 | R |
| | Lonnie Smith (17) | 85 | R |
| 36. | Lou Piniella (18) | 84 | R |
| | Alfonso Soriano (14, 36) | 84 | R |
| 38. | Mike Greenwell (12) | 83 | R |
| 39. | Ben Oglivie (16) | 82 | L |
| 40. | Garret Anderson (17) | 81 | L |
| 41. | Roy White (15) | 80 | R |
| 42. | Raul Ibanez (17, 40) | 79 | R |
| | Babe Ruth+ (22) | 79 | L |
| | Gene Woodling (17) | 79 | R |
| 45. | Gus Zernial (11) | 77 | R |
| 46. | Heinie Manush+ (17) | 76 | L |
| 47. | Bobby Higginson (11) | 75 | R |
| | Les Mann (16) | 75 | R |
| 49. | George Bell (12) | 74 | R |
| | Geoff Jenkins (11) | 74 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Assists as LF (s.1954) | Throws |
|---|
| 51. | Moose Solters (9) | 72 | R |
| 52. | Chick Hafey+ (13) | 71 | R |
| | Ralph Kiner+ (10) | 71 | R |
| 54. | Cliff Floyd (17) | 70 | R |
| | Steve Henderson (12) | 70 | R |
| 56. | Pat Duncan (7) | 68 | R |
| | Bob Meusel (11) | 68 | R |
| 58. | Kevin McReynolds (12) | 67 | R |
| 59. | Jeff Heath (14) | 66 | R |
| | Greg Luzinski (15) | 66 | R |
| | Mike Menosky (9) | 66 | R |
| | Bob Skinner (12) | 66 | R |
| | B.J. Surhoff (19) | 66 | R |
| 64. | Jeffrey Leonard (14) | 65 | R |
| | Austin McHenry (5) | 65 | R |
| | Luis Polonia (12) | 65 | L |
| | Riggs Stephenson (14) | 65 | R |
| 68. | Dusty Baker (19) | 64 | R |
| | Jason Bay (10, 33) | 64 | R |
| | Augie Galan (16) | 64 | R |
| | Duffy Lewis (11) | 64 | R |
| | Manny Ramirez (19, 40) | 64 | R |
| | Greg Vaughn (15) | 64 | R |
| 74. | Albert Belle (12) | 63 | R |
| 75. | Dan Gladden (11) | 62 | R |
| 76. | Burt Shotton (14) | 61 | R |
| | Tillie Walker (13) | 61 | R |
| | Gary Ward (12) | 61 | R |
| 79. | Tommy Davis (18) | 59 | R |
| | Carlos May (10) | 59 | R |
| | Frank Robinson+ (21) | 59 | R |
| 82. | Matt Holliday (9, 32) | 58 | R |
| | Gene Richards (8) | 58 | L |
| 84. | Ralph Garr (13) | 57 | R |
| 85. | Sid Gordon (13) | 55 | R |
| | Jack Graney (14) | 55 | L |
| | Shoeless Joe Jackson (13) | 55 | R |
| | Roy Johnson (10) | 55 | R |
| | Joe Rudi (16) | 55 | R |
| | Frank Thomas (16) | 55 | R |
| 91. | Phil Bradley (8) | 54 | R |
| | Rube Bressler (19) | 54 | L |
| | Larry Herndon (14) | 54 | R |
| | Willie Horton (18) | 54 | R |
| | Pete Incaviglia (12) | 54 | R |
| | Steve Kemp (11) | 54 | L |
| 97. | Moises Alou (17) | 53 | R |
| | Alex Johnson (13) | 53 | R |
| | Gee Walker (15) | 53 | R |
| 100. | Dante Bichette (14) | 52 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Assists as LF (s.1954) | Throws |
|---|
| | Jim Russell (10) | 52 | R |
| 102. | Morrie Arnovich (7) | 51 | R |
| | Jeff Conine (17) | 51 | R |
| | Carl Crawford (11, 30) | 51 | L |
| | Bill Lamar (9) | 51 | R |
| | Gary Redus (13) | 51 | R |
| | John Stone (11) | 51 | R |
| 108. | Gil Coan (11) | 50 | R |
| | Carmelo Martinez (9) | 50 | R |
| 110. | Pete Rose (24) | 49 | R |
| | Shannon Stewart (14) | 49 | R |
| | Leon Wagner (12) | 49 | R |
| 113. | Ray Blades (10) | 48 | R |
| | Ron Gant (16) | 48 | R |
| | Stan Musial+ (22) | 48 | L |
| 116. | Ping Bodie (9) | 47 | R |
| | Ben Chapman (15) | 47 | R |
| | Marty Cordova (9) | 47 | R |
| | Warren Cromartie (10) | 47 | L |
| | Adam Dunn (12, 32) | 47 | R |
| | Frank Howard (16) | 47 | R |
| | Rick Reichardt (11) | 47 | R |
| 123. | Danny Litwhiler (11) | 46 | R |
| | Kevin Mitchell (13) | 46 | R |
| | Possum Whitted (11) | 46 | R |
| 126. | Kal Daniels (7) | 45 | R |
| | Al Martin (11) | 45 | L |
| 128. | John Briggs (12) | 44 | L |
| | George Case (11) | 44 | R |
| 130. | Bob Cerv (12) | 43 | R |
| | Cleon Jones (13) | 43 | L |
| 132. | Willie Wilson (19) | 42 | R |
| 133. | Peanuts Lowrey (13) | 41 | R |
| 134. | Joe Carter (16) | 40 | R |
| | Bo Jackson (8) | 40 | R |
| | Charlie Keller (13) | 40 | R |
| | Rip Radcliff (10) | 40 | L |
| 138. | Steve Braun (15) | 39 | R |
| | Hoot Evers (12) | 39 | R |
| | Brian Giles (15) | 39 | L |
| | Alex Gordon (6, 28) | 39 | R |
| | Larry Hisle (14) | 39 | R |
| | Hal Lee (7) | 39 | R |
| | Hideki Matsui (10, 38) | 39 | R |
| | Troy O'Leary (11) | 39 | L |
| | Henry Rodriguez (11) | 39 | L |
| | Josh Willingham (9, 33) | 39 | R |
| 148. | Dave Kingman (16) | 38 | R |
| | Freddy Leach (10) | 38 | R |
| | Charlie Maxwell (14) | 38 | L |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Assists as LF (s.1954) | Throws |
|---|
| | Dale Mitchell (11) | 38 | L |
| | Johnny Mokan (7) | 38 | R |
| | Roy Sievers (17) | 38 | R |
| 154. | Ryan Braun (6, 28) | 37 | R |
| | Mike Easler (14) | 37 | R |
| | Monte Irvin+ (8) | 37 | R |
| | Wally Moon (12) | 37 | R |
| | Juan Rivera (12, 33) | 37 | R |
| 159. | Rocky Colavito (14) | 36 | R |
| | Gus Felix (5) | 36 | R |
| | John Lowenstein (16) | 36 | R |
| | Manny Mota (20) | 36 | R |
| | Gary Roenicke (12) | 36 | R |
| | Tom Tresh (9) | 36 | R |
| 165. | Bob Bailey (17) | 35 | R |
| | Brian Downing (20) | 35 | R |
| | Rusty Greer (9) | 35 | L |
| | Mel Hall (13) | 35 | L |
| | Ken Henderson (16) | 35 | R |
| | Joe Orsulak (14) | 35 | L |
| | Delmon Young (7, 26) | 35 | R |
| 172. | Dave Collins (16) | 34 | L |
| | Wes Covington (11) | 34 | R |
| | Kiki Cuyler+ (18) | 34 | R |
| | Ryan Klesko (16) | 34 | L |
| | Bing Miller (16) | 34 | R |
| | Hack Miller (6) | 34 | R |
| | Al Smith (12) | 34 | R |
| | Jim Wynn (15) | 34 | R |
| 180. | Don Buford (10) | 33 | R |
| | Rico Carty (15) | 33 | R |
| | Whitey Lockman (15) | 33 | R |
| | Phil Plantier (8) | 33 | R |
| | Gary Sheffield (22) | 33 | R |
| | Enos Slaughter+ (19) | 33 | R |
| | Dick Wakefield (9) | 33 | R |
| | Terry Whitfield (10) | 33 | R |
| | Al Wingo (6) | 33 | R |
| | Jim Wohlford (15) | 33 | R |
| 190. | Tommy Harper (15) | 32 | R |
| | Billy Hatcher (12) | 32 | R |
| | Smead Jolley (4) | 32 | R |
| | Craig Monroe (9) | 32 | R |
| | Gene Stephens (12) | 32 | R |
| 195. | Mickey Hatcher (12) | 31 | R |
| | Hugh High (6) | 31 | L |
| | Candy Maldonado (15) | 31 | R |
| | Bob Nieman (12) | 31 | R |
| | Lefty O'Doul (11) | 31 | L |
| | Brad Wilkerson (8) | 31 | L |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Assists as LF (s.1954) | Throws |
|---|
| 201. | Jeff Burroughs (16) | 30 | R |
| | Todd Hollandsworth (12) | 30 | L |
| | Earl Smith (7) | 30 | R |
| | Al Woods (7) | 30 | L |
| 205. | Harry Anderson (5) | 29 | R |
| | Jacque Jones (10) | 29 | L |
| | Ron Kittle (10) | 29 | R |
| 208. | Eric Byrnes (11) | 28 | R |
| | Jose Cardenal (18) | 28 | R |
| | Adam Comorosky (10) | 28 | R |
| | Ken Griffey (19) | 28 | L |
| | Johnny Grubb (16) | 28 | R |
| | Al Oliver (18) | 28 | L |
| | Howie Shanks (14) | 28 | R |
| 215. | Bob Allison (13) | 27 | R |
| | Turner Barber (9) | 27 | R |
| | Greg Gross (17) | 27 | L |
| | Jim Lemon (12) | 27 | R |
| | Tony Phillips (18) | 27 | R |
| | Pat Seerey (7) | 27 | R |
| | Jerry Turner (10) | 27 | L |
| | Rondell White (15) | 27 | R |
| | Dave Winfield+ (22) | 27 | R |
| 224. | Roy Cullenbine (10) | 26 | R |
| | Bob Fothergill (12) | 26 | R |
| | Merlin Kopp (3) | 26 | R |
| | Bevo LeBourveau (5) | 26 | R |
| | Derrick May (10) | 26 | R |
| | Hal McRae (19) | 26 | R |
| | Greasy Neale (8) | 26 | R |
| | Chet Ross (6) | 26 | R |
| | Billy Sample (9) | 26 | R |
| | Bobby Thomson (15) | 26 | R |
| | Jack Tobin (13) | 26 | L |
| | Maurice Van Robays (6) | 26 | R |
| | Richie Zisk (13) | 26 | R |
| 237. | Don Baylor (19) | 25 | R |
| | Curt Blefary (8) | 25 | R |
| | Emil Brown (10) | 25 | R |
| | Joe Harris (10) | 25 | R |
| | Brian Jordan (15) | 25 | R |
| | Leron Lee (8) | 25 | R |
| | Jerry Lynch (13) | 25 | R |
| | John Milner (12) | 25 | L |
| 245. | Felipe Alou (17) | 24 | R |
| | Jesus Alou (15) | 24 | R |
| | Wally Berger (11) | 24 | R |
| | Mike Felder (10) | 24 | R |
| | Nemo Leibold (13) | 24 | R |
| | Gerardo Parra (4, 25) | 24 | L |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Assists as LF (s.1954) | Throws |
|---|
| 251. | Clyde Barnhart (9) | 23 | R |
| | Gates Brown (13) | 23 | R |
| | Melky Cabrera (8, 27) | 23 | L |
| | Miguel Cabrera (10, 29) | 23 | R |
| | Jose Canseco (17) | 23 | R |
| | Frank Catalanotto (14) | 23 | R |
| | Johnny Damon (18, 38) | 23 | L |
| | Darin Erstad (14) | 23 | L |
| | Kirk Gibson (17) | 23 | L |
| | Gene Hermanski (9) | 23 | R |
| | Chuck Hinton (11) | 23 | R |
| | David Justice (14) | 23 | L |
| | Barney McCosky (11) | 23 | R |
| | Alex Metzler (6) | 23 | R |
| | Jimmy Outlaw (10) | 23 | R |
| | Hal Rice (7) | 23 | R |
| | Milt Thompson (13) | 23 | R |
| | Bob Watson (19) | 23 | R |
| | Max West (7) | 23 | R |
| | Dmitri Young (13) | 23 | R |
| 271. | Jerald Clark (7) | 22 | R |
| | Jim Greengrass (5) | 22 | R |
| | Hector Lopez (12) | 22 | R |
| | Lee Maye (13) | 22 | R |
| | Andy Pafko (17) | 22 | R |
| | Bill Robinson (16) | 22 | R |
| | Dick Sisler (8) | 22 | R |
| | Jack Smith (15) | 22 | L |
| | Coaker Triplett (6) | 22 | R |
| | Dixie Walker (18) | 22 | R |
| 281. | Ethan Allen (13) | 21 | R |
| | Lance Berkman (14, 36) | 21 | L |
| | Bernie Carbo (12) | 21 | R |
| | Myril Hoag (13) | 21 | R |
| | Woody Jensen (9) | 21 | L |
| | Reed Johnson (10, 35) | 21 | R |
| | Lee Lacy (16) | 21 | R |
| | Kevin Mench (8) | 21 | R |
| | Jason Michaels (11, 36) | 21 | R |
| | Butch Nieman (3) | 21 | L |
| | Tom Paciorek (18) | 21 | R |
| | Russ Scarritt (4) | 21 | R |
| | George Selkirk (9) | 21 | R |
| 294. | Joe Adcock (17) | 20 | R |
| | Sandy Amoros (7) | 20 | L |
| | Brady Anderson (15) | 20 | L |
| | Barry Bonnell (10) | 20 | R |
| | Glenn Braggs (7) | 20 | R |
| | Eddie Brown (7) | 20 | R |
| | Bill Buckner (22) | 20 | L |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Assists as LF (s.1954) | Throws |
|---|
| | Walton Cruise (10) | 20 | R |
| | Johnny Dickshot (6) | 20 | R |
| | Oscar Gamble (17) | 20 | R |
| | Tony Gonzalez (12) | 20 | R |
| | Tom Grieve (9) | 20 | R |
| | Jason Kubel (8, 30) | 20 | R |
| | Chet Laabs (11) | 20 | R |
| | Ray Lankford (14) | 20 | L |
| | Matt Lawton (12) | 20 | R |
| | Sherry Magee (16) | 20 | R |
| | Boog Powell (17) | 20 | R |
| | Ryan Raburn (7, 31) | 20 | R |
| | Reggie Sanders (17) | 20 | R |
| | Norm Siebern (12) | 20 | R |
| | Eric Tipton (7) | 20 | R |
| | George Watkins (7) | 20 | R |
| 317. | Al Bumbry (14) | 19 | R |
| | Gene Clines (10) | 19 | R |
| | Willie Crawford (14) | 19 | L |
| | Eric Davis (17) | 19 | R |
| | David DeJesus (10, 32) | 19 | L |
| | Miguel Dilone (12) | 19 | R |
| | Joe Evans (11) | 19 | R |
| | Carlos Gonzalez (5, 26) | 19 | L |
| | Juan Gonzalez (17) | 19 | R |
| | Terry Harper (8) | 19 | R |
| | Chipper Jones (19, 40) | 19 | R |
| | Ron LeFlore (9) | 19 | R |
| | Dan Meyer (12) | 19 | R |
| | David Murphy (7, 30) | 19 | L |
| | Irv Noren (11) | 19 | L |
| | Johnny Rizzo (5) | 19 | R |
| | Bip Roberts (12) | 19 | R |
| | Matt Stairs (19) | 19 | R |
| | Claudell Washington (17) | 19 | L |
| | Gerald Williams (14) | 19 | R |
| | Walt Williams (10) | 19 | R |
| 338. | Bob Bescher (11) | 18 | L |
| | Phil Cavarretta (22) | 18 | L |
| | Wil Cordero (14) | 18 | R |
| | Chad Curtis (10) | 18 | R |
| | Tito Francona (15) | 18 | L |
| | Brett Gardner (5, 28) | 18 | L |
| | Hank Greenberg+ (13) | 18 | R |
| | Glenallen Hill (13) | 18 | R |
| | Brian Hunter (10) | 18 | R |
| | Joe Kelly (5) | 18 | R |
| | John Kruk (10) | 18 | L |
| | Ken Landreaux (11) | 18 | R |
| | Fred Lewis (7, 31) | 18 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Assists as LF (s.1954) | Throws |
|---|
| | Johnny Lindell (12) | 18 | R |
| | Freddie Lindstrom+ (13) | 18 | R |
| | Shane Mack (9) | 18 | R |
| | Willard Marshall (11) | 18 | R |
| | Mike McCormick (10) | 18 | R |
| | Clyde Milan (16) | 18 | R |
| | Walt Moryn (8) | 18 | R |
| | Tommie Reynolds (8) | 18 | R |
| | Shane Spencer (7) | 18 | R |
| | Elmer Valo (20) | 18 | R |
| 361. | Denver Grigsby (3) | 17 | R |
| | Lou Johnson (8) | 17 | R |
| | Buster Mills (7) | 17 | R |
| | Pat Mullin (10) | 17 | R |
| | Lou Novikoff (5) | 17 | R |
| | Jay Payton (12) | 17 | R |
| | Vada Pinson (18) | 17 | L |
| | Scott Podsednik (11, 36) | 17 | L |
| | Jake Powell (11) | 17 | R |
| | Jason Tyner (8) | 17 | L |
| | Randy Winn (13) | 17 | R |
| 372. | Herschel Bennett (5) | 16 | R |
| | Jackie Brandt (11) | 16 | R |
| | Ivan Calderon (10) | 16 | R |
| | Sam Chapman (11) | 16 | R |
| | Jerry Hairston (14) | 16 | R |
| | Richard Hidalgo (9) | 16 | R |
| | Gregg Jefferies (14) | 16 | R |
| | Bob Kennedy (16) | 16 | R |
| | Harmon Killebrew+ (22) | 16 | R |
| | Chuck Klein+ (17) | 16 | R |
| | Harvey Kuenn (15) | 16 | R |
| | Hersh Martin (6) | 16 | R |
| | Dave Nicholson (7) | 16 | R |
| | Bombo Rivera (6) | 16 | R |
| | Bob Seeds (9) | 16 | R |
| | Russ Snyder (12) | 16 | R |
| | Al Spangler (13) | 16 | L |
| | Larry Stahl (10) | 16 | L |
| | Bud Stewart (9) | 16 | R |
| | Danny Taylor (9) | 16 | R |
| | Mike Vail (10) | 16 | R |
| | Red Worthington (4) | 16 | R |
| 394. | Hank Bauer (14) | 15 | R |
| | Danny Cater (12) | 15 | R |
| | Erv Dusak (9) | 15 | R |
| | Dave Harris (7) | 15 | R |
| | Melvin Mora (13) | 15 | R |
| | Martin Prado (7, 28) | 15 | R |
| | Willie Smith (9) | 15 | L |
Note that seasons prior to 1876 are not included in single-season marks, but are included in career marks.
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