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Career Leaders & Records for Assists as P
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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 P | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cy Young+ (22) | 2014 | R |
| 2. | Christy Mathewson+ (17) | 1503 | R |
| 3. | Pete Alexander+ (20) | 1419 | R |
| 4. | Pud Galvin+ (15) | 1404 | R |
| 5. | Walter Johnson+ (21) | 1351 | R |
| 6. | Burleigh Grimes+ (19) | 1252 | R |
| 7. | George Mullin (14) | 1244 | R |
| 8. | Jack Quinn (23) | 1240 | R |
| 9. | Ed Walsh+ (14) | 1207 | R |
| 10. | Eppa Rixey+ (21) | 1195 | L |
| 11. | Greg Maddux (23) | 1194 | R |
| 12. | John Clarkson+ (12) | 1143 | R |
| 13. | Carl Mays (15) | 1138 | R |
| 14. | Hooks Dauss (15) | 1128 | R |
| 15. | Vic Willis+ (13) | 1124 | R |
| 16. | Red Faber+ (20) | 1108 | R |
| Eddie Plank+ (17) | 1108 | L | |
| 18. | Tim Keefe+ (14) | 1060 | R |
| 19. | Tony Mullane (13) | 1041 | |
| 20. | Kid Nichols+ (15) | 1031 | R |
| 21. | Tommy John (26) | 1028 | L |
| 22. | Red Ames (17) | 1000 | R |
| 23. | Warren Spahn+ (21) | 999 | L |
| 24. | Eddie Cicotte (14) | 998 | R |
| 25. | Jack Powell (16) | 967 | R |
| 26. | Doc White (13) | 966 | L |
| 27. | Harry Howell (13) | 965 | R |
| 28. | Al Orth (15) | 957 | R |
| 29. | Ted Lyons+ (21) | 943 | R |
| 30. | Freddie Fitzsimmons (19) | 942 | R |
| Old Hoss Radbourn+ (12) | 942 | R | |
| 32. | Chick Fraser (14) | 939 | R |
| 33. | Bill Doak (16) | 934 | R |
| 34. | Joe McGinnity+ (10) | 929 | R |
| 35. | Jim McCormick (10) | 922 | R |
| 36. | Red Donahue (13) | 903 | R |
| 37. | Tommy Bond (10) | 896 | R |
| 38. | Phil Niekro+ (24) | 878 | R |
| 39. | Gaylord Perry+ (22) | 877 | R |
| 40. | Sad Sam Jones (22) | 874 | R |
| Amos Rusie+ (10) | 874 | R | |
| 42. | Clark Griffith+ (21) | 863 | R |
| 43. | Tom Glavine (22) | 856 | L |
| 44. | Howard Ehmke (15) | 853 | R |
| 45. | Charlie Buffinton (11) | 851 | R |
| Stan Coveleski+ (14) | 851 | R | |
| 47. | Lee Meadows (15) | 850 | R |
| 48. | Addie Joss+ (9) | 846 | R |
| 49. | Mordecai Brown+ (14) | 843 | R |
| 50. | Waite Hoyt+ (21) | 842 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Assists as P | Throws |
| 51. | Jesse Tannehill (15) | 840 | L |
| 52. | Bullet Joe Bush (17) | 839 | R |
| 53. | Jack Chesbro+ (11) | 836 | R |
| 54. | Carl Hubbell+ (16) | 824 | L |
| Herb Pennock+ (22) | 824 | L | |
| 56. | Ed Reulbach (13) | 814 | R |
| 57. | Eddie Rommel (13) | 810 | R |
| 58. | Chief Bender+ (16) | 808 | R |
| 59. | Bill Dinneen (12) | 800 | R |
| 60. | Bobby Mathews (15) | 791 | R |
| 61. | Dolf Luque (20) | 786 | R |
| 62. | Wilbur Cooper (15) | 785 | L |
| 63. | Frank Smith (11) | 782 | R |
| 64. | Tom Zachary (19) | 773 | L |
| 65. | Brickyard Kennedy (12) | 769 | R |
| Jim Whitney (10) | 769 | R | |
| 67. | Dennis Martinez (23) | 763 | R |
| 68. | Willie Sudhoff (10) | 762 | R |
| 69. | Art Nehf (15) | 749 | L |
| 70. | Jesse Barnes (13) | 748 | R |
| 71. | Bucky Walters (19) | 746 | R |
| 72. | Gus Weyhing (14) | 745 | R |
| 73. | Jim Kaat (25) | 744 | L |
| 74. | Kenny Rogers (20) | 743 | L |
| 75. | Hippo Vaughn (13) | 740 | L |
| Rube Waddell+ (13) | 740 | L | |
| 77. | Jack Taylor (10) | 738 | R |
| 78. | Mel Harder (20) | 734 | R |
| Willis Hudlin (16) | 734 | R | |
| 80. | Cy Falkenberg (12) | 728 | R |
| 81. | Steve Carlton+ (24) | 724 | L |
| Claude Hendrix (10) | 724 | R | |
| 83. | Lefty Grove+ (17) | 722 | L |
| Adonis Terry (14) | 722 | R | |
| 85. | Dutch Leonard (20) | 719 | R |
| 86. | Will White (10) | 715 | R |
| 87. | Bob Lemon+ (15) | 709 | R |
| 88. | Mickey Welch+ (13) | 705 | R |
| 89. | Earl Whitehill (17) | 701 | L |
| 90. | Claude Osteen (18) | 699 | L |
| 91. | Rube Marquard+ (18) | 697 | L |
| Bob Shawkey (15) | 697 | R | |
| 93. | Ed Willett (10) | 695 | R |
| 94. | Ted Breitenstein (11) | 692 | L |
| Tom Seaver+ (20) | 692 | R | |
| 96. | Pink Hawley (10) | 688 | R |
| 97. | Don Drysdale+ (14) | 686 | R |
| Sherry Smith (14) | 686 | L | |
| 99. | Bob Groom (10) | 682 | R |
| 100. | Rube Benton (15) | 680 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Assists as P | Throws |
| 101. | Red Ruffing+ (22) | 677 | R |
| 102. | Bert Cunningham (12) | 676 | R |
| 103. | Tom Hughes (13) | 675 | R |
| 104. | Lefty Tyler (12) | 672 | L |
| 105. | Harry Gumbert (15) | 670 | R |
| Early Wynn+ (23) | 670 | R | |
| 107. | Murry Dickson (18) | 668 | R |
| 108. | Rick Reuschel (19) | 667 | R |
| 109. | Bill Hutchinson (9) | 664 | R |
| 110. | Bert Blyleven+ (22) | 662 | R |
| Bill Lee (14) | 662 | R | |
| 112. | Slim Sallee (14) | 661 | L |
| 113. | Fergie Jenkins+ (19) | 660 | R |
| Sadie McMahon (9) | 660 | R | |
| 115. | Sam Leever (13) | 659 | R |
| Barney Pelty (10) | 659 | R | |
| Jimmy Ring (12) | 659 | R | |
| 118. | Paul Derringer (15) | 656 | R |
| Larry Jackson (14) | 656 | R | |
| 120. | Bill Donovan (18) | 654 | R |
| 121. | Jesse Haines+ (19) | 651 | R |
| 122. | Babe Adams (19) | 648 | R |
| Al Spalding+ (8) | 648 | R | |
| 124. | Hal Schumacher (13) | 646 | R |
| 125. | Dizzy Trout (15) | 645 | R |
| 126. | Jamie Moyer (25, 49) | 644 | L |
| 127. | Guy Bush (17) | 643 | R |
| 128. | Guy Hecker (9) | 639 | R |
| 129. | George Mogridge (15) | 638 | L |
| Frank Tanana (21) | 638 | L | |
| 131. | Silver King (10) | 637 | R |
| 132. | Danny MacFayden (17) | 635 | R |
| 133. | George Bradley (11) | 630 | R |
| Whitey Ford+ (16) | 630 | L | |
| Bob Friend (16) | 630 | R | |
| 136. | Larry French (14) | 628 | L |
| 137. | Earl Moore (14) | 627 | R |
| 138. | Nap Rucker (10) | 625 | L |
| 139. | Deacon Phillippe (13) | 624 | R |
| Dick Rudolph (13) | 624 | R | |
| George Uhle (17) | 624 | R | |
| 142. | Lew Burdette (18) | 622 | R |
| 143. | Bob Harmon (9) | 620 | R |
| 144. | Curt Davis (13) | 616 | R |
| 145. | Clarence Mitchell (18) | 615 | L |
| 146. | Don Sutton+ (23) | 613 | R |
| 147. | Earl Hamilton (14) | 612 | L |
| Frank Killen (10) | 612 | L | |
| 149. | Win Mercer (9) | 611 | R |
| Hal Newhouser+ (17) | 611 | L | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Assists as P | Throws |
| 151. | Nick Altrock (19) | 610 | L |
| Ray Fisher (10) | 610 | R | |
| Jack Russell (15) | 610 | R | |
| 154. | Jerry Reuss (22) | 603 | L |
| 155. | Livan Hernandez (17, 37) | 601 | R |
| Robin Roberts+ (19) | 601 | R | |
| 157. | Matt Kilroy (10) | 599 | L |
| Urban Shocker (13) | 599 | R | |
| 159. | Red Ehret (11) | 598 | R |
| 160. | Fernando Valenzuela (17) | 586 | L |
| 161. | Jack Stivetts (11) | 584 | R |
| 162. | Claude Passeau (13) | 583 | R |
| 163. | Jerry Koosman (19) | 582 | L |
| 164. | Kid Carsey (10) | 580 | R |
| Bob Caruthers (10) | 580 | R | |
| 166. | Frank Dwyer (12) | 579 | R |
| Jack Taylor (9) | 579 | R | |
| Hooks Wiltse (12) | 579 | L | |
| 169. | Charlie Hough (25) | 578 | R |
| 170. | Juan Marichal+ (16) | 577 | R |
| Jim Palmer+ (19) | 577 | R | |
| 172. | Roger Clemens (24) | 575 | R |
| 173. | Monte Ward+ (17) | 574 | R |
| 174. | Bump Hadley (16) | 573 | R |
| 175. | Jim Scott (9) | 570 | R |
| Mel Stottlemyre (11) | 570 | R | |
| Dazzy Vance+ (16) | 570 | R | |
| 178. | Orel Hershiser (18) | 569 | R |
| 179. | Casey Patten (8) | 568 | L |
| 180. | Kevin Brown (19) | 562 | R |
| 181. | Bill Bernhard (9) | 560 | R |
| 182. | Lefty Leifield (12) | 558 | L |
| Rube Walberg (15) | 558 | L | |
| 184. | Fred Toney (12) | 555 | R |
| 185. | Nig Cuppy (10) | 552 | R |
| Frank Kitson (10) | 552 | R | |
| 187. | Jeff Pfeffer (13) | 549 | R |
| 188. | Nolan Ryan+ (27) | 547 | R |
| 189. | Mark Baldwin (7) | 545 | R |
| 190. | Tully Sparks (12) | 544 | R |
| 191. | Bill Duggleby (8) | 543 | R |
| 192. | Bill Sherdel (15) | 540 | L |
| 193. | Bob Ewing (11) | 539 | R |
| Bob Smith (15) | 539 | R | |
| 195. | Lon Warneke (15) | 538 | R |
| 196. | Jean Dubuc (9) | 537 | R |
| 197. | Bobo Newsom (20) | 534 | R |
| 198. | Wes Ferrell (15) | 532 | R |
| Joe Niekro (22) | 532 | R | |
| 200. | Togie Pittinger (8) | 528 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Assists as P | Throws |
| 201. | Frank Owen (8) | 527 | R |
| 202. | Ray Caldwell (12) | 524 | R |
| 203. | Wilbur Wood (17) | 523 | L |
| 204. | Doyle Alexander (19) | 521 | R |
| Phil Douglas (9) | 521 | R | |
| Slim Harriss (9) | 521 | R | |
| George Suggs (8) | 521 | R | |
| 208. | Red Lucas (16) | 516 | R |
| 209. | Mark Buehrle (13, 33) | 515 | L |
| 210. | Sid Hudson (12) | 514 | R |
| Curt Simmons (20) | 514 | L | |
| 212. | Andy Pettitte (17, 40) | 513 | L |
| 213. | Ed Brandt (11) | 512 | L |
| 214. | Jack Coombs (14) | 510 | R |
| Bob Feller+ (18) | 510 | R | |
| 216. | Bob Rhoads (8) | 509 | R |
| Dummy Taylor (9) | 509 | R | |
| 218. | Cy Morgan (10) | 508 | R |
| 219. | Camilo Pascual (18) | 507 | R |
| 220. | Jimmy Callahan (13) | 506 | R |
| Jim Perry (17) | 506 | R | |
| Charlie Root (17) | 506 | R | |
| 223. | Joe Benz (9) | 504 | R |
| Rick Wise (18) | 504 | R | |
| 225. | Larry Cheney (9) | 501 | R |
| 226. | Mike Caldwell (14) | 499 | L |
| Pete Donohue (12) | 499 | R | |
| 228. | Larry Corcoran (8) | 498 | R |
| 229. | Hal Carlson (14) | 497 | R |
| Mike Mussina (18) | 497 | R | |
| 231. | Dutch Ruether (11) | 494 | L |
| 232. | Mark Langston (16) | 493 | L |
| Dave Stieb (16) | 493 | R | |
| 234. | George Winter (8) | 490 | R |
| 235. | Billy Pierce (18) | 487 | L |
| 236. | Howie Camnitz (11) | 486 | R |
| Milt Pappas (17) | 486 | R | |
| 238. | Bob Gibson+ (17) | 484 | R |
| Scott Stratton (8) | 484 | R | |
| 240. | Johnny Schmitz (13) | 483 | L |
| 241. | Gerry Staley (15) | 481 | R |
| 242. | Jim Tobin (9) | 479 | R |
| 243. | Ed Morris (7) | 477 | L |
| 244. | Fred Frankhouse (13) | 476 | R |
| Ned Garvin (7) | 476 | R | |
| Kid Gleason (22) | 476 | R | |
| Mike Hampton (16) | 476 | L | |
| Gene Packard (8) | 476 | L | |
| 249. | Mike Torrez (18) | 472 | R |
| Kaiser Wilhelm (9) | 472 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Assists as P | Throws |
| 251. | Ken Holtzman (15) | 471 | L |
| 252. | Larry Benton (13) | 469 | R |
| George Blaeholder (11) | 469 | R | |
| Tommy Bridges (16) | 469 | R | |
| Ned Garver (14) | 469 | R | |
| 256. | Eddie Lopat (12) | 468 | L |
| Bobby Shantz (16) | 468 | L | |
| 258. | Joe Lake (6) | 466 | R |
| 259. | Randy Jones (10) | 465 | L |
| Charlie Leibrandt (14) | 465 | L | |
| Mike Morgan (22) | 465 | R | |
| 262. | Bob Purkey (13) | 464 | R |
| 263. | Ben Cantwell (11) | 463 | R |
| 264. | Steve Rogers (13) | 462 | R |
| 265. | Bob Buhl (15) | 461 | R |
| Ice Box Chamberlain (10) | 461 | R | |
| Harry Coveleski (9) | 461 | L | |
| Bill Hart (8) | 461 | R | |
| 269. | Elden Auker (10) | 460 | R |
| Milt Gaston (11) | 460 | R | |
| 271. | Patsy Flaherty (9) | 458 | L |
| 272. | Jouett Meekin (10) | 456 | R |
| 273. | Ed Killian (8) | 455 | L |
| Harry Staley (8) | 455 | R | |
| 275. | Frank Corridon (6) | 453 | R |
| Mike Cuellar (15) | 453 | L | |
| Vern Law (16) | 453 | R | |
| 278. | Jimmy Key (15) | 452 | L |
| 279. | John Denny (13) | 451 | R |
| Bob Knepper (15) | 451 | L | |
| Derek Lowe (16, 39) | 451 | R | |
| David Wells (21) | 451 | L | |
| 283. | Paul Splittorff (15) | 450 | L |
| 284. | Randy Johnson (22) | 448 | L |
| Mickey Lolich (16) | 448 | L | |
| Van Mungo (14) | 448 | R | |
| 287. | Noodles Hahn (8) | 447 | L |
| Lindy McDaniel (21) | 447 | R | |
| Joe Oeschger (12) | 447 | R | |
| 290. | Rip Sewell (13) | 445 | R |
| 291. | Mike Moore (14) | 444 | R |
| Stump Wiedman (9) | 444 | R | |
| 293. | Carl Weilman (8) | 442 | L |
| 294. | Tim Hudson (14, 36) | 440 | R |
| Jeff Tesreau (7) | 440 | R | |
| 296. | Vern Kennedy (12) | 439 | R |
| Harry McIntire (9) | 439 | R | |
| Kirk Rueter (13) | 439 | L | |
| 299. | Joaquin Andujar (13) | 437 | R |
| Tom Candiotti (16) | 437 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Assists as P | Throws |
| Rip Collins (11) | 437 | R | |
| Dick Ellsworth (13) | 437 | L | |
| 303. | Ad Gumbert (9) | 435 | R |
| 304. | Buster Brown (9) | 434 | R |
| Pretzels Getzien (9) | 434 | R | |
| 306. | John Smoltz (21) | 433 | R |
| 307. | Doc Crandall (10) | 432 | R |
| Roy Patterson (7) | 432 | R | |
| 309. | Billy Rhines (9) | 431 | R |
| 310. | Mike Flanagan (18) | 430 | L |
| 311. | Fritz Peterson (11) | 429 | L |
| 312. | Rick Honeycutt (21) | 428 | L |
| Thornton Lee (16) | 428 | L | |
| Bob Rush (13) | 428 | R | |
| 315. | Vida Blue (17) | 427 | L |
| Lloyd Brown (12) | 427 | L | |
| Ed Siever (7) | 427 | L | |
| 318. | Dutch Leonard (11) | 426 | L |
| 319. | Dwight Gooden (16) | 423 | R |
| 320. | Joe Horlen (12) | 421 | R |
| Schoolboy Rowe (15) | 421 | R | |
| 322. | Virgil Trucks (17) | 420 | R |
| 323. | Art Fromme (10) | 419 | R |
| 324. | Javier Vazquez (14) | 418 | R |
| 325. | Ed Doheny (9) | 417 | L |
| Dave McNally (14) | 417 | L | |
| 327. | Bill Lee (14) | 415 | L |
| Bret Saberhagen (16) | 415 | R | |
| 329. | Stan Bahnsen (16) | 414 | R |
| Guy Morton (11) | 414 | R | |
| 331. | Jack Morris (18) | 413 | R |
| 332. | Jim Bagby (9) | 411 | R |
| Erskine Mayer (8) | 411 | R | |
| Pat Ragan (11) | 411 | R | |
| George Zettlein (6) | 411 | R | |
| 336. | Smoky Joe Wood (14) | 409 | R |
| 337. | Dave Foutz (13) | 408 | R |
| 338. | Dave Davenport (6) | 407 | R |
| 339. | Bob Forsch (16) | 405 | R |
| 340. | Si Johnson (17) | 404 | R |
| Hugh McQuillan (10) | 404 | R | |
| Rick Sutcliffe (18) | 404 | R | |
| Johnny Vander Meer (13) | 404 | L | |
| 344. | Russ Ford (7) | 403 | R |
| 345. | Max Butcher (10) | 402 | R |
| Jake Weimer (7) | 402 | L | |
| 347. | Sheriff Blake (10) | 401 | R |
| Orval Overall (7) | 401 | R | |
| 349. | Scott Erickson (15) | 400 | R |
| Irv Young (6) | 400 | L | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Assists as P | Throws |
| 351. | Sam Gray (10) | 399 | R |
| Jack Scott (12) | 399 | R | |
| 353. | Charlie Smith (10) | 398 | R |
| 354. | Cliff Melton (8) | 397 | L |
| 355. | Howie Pollet (14) | 396 | L |
| 356. | George Haddock (7) | 395 | R |
| 357. | Don Cardwell (14) | 394 | R |
| Mike McCormick (16) | 394 | L | |
| Bob Welch (17) | 394 | R | |
| 360. | Lefty Gomez+ (14) | 393 | L |
| Bill Phillips (7) | 393 | R | |
| 362. | Ron Darling (13) | 391 | R |
| 363. | George McQuillan (10) | 390 | R |
| Sloppy Thurston (9) | 390 | R | |
| 365. | Woodie Fryman (18) | 389 | L |
| Ray Herbert (14) | 389 | R | |
| Flint Rhem (12) | 389 | R | |
| Luis Tiant (19) | 389 | R | |
| 369. | Jim Barr (12) | 388 | R |
| 370. | Clint Brown (15) | 387 | R |
| General Crowder (11) | 387 | R | |
| Steve Trachsel (16) | 387 | R | |
| 373. | Rick Rhoden (16) | 386 | R |
| 374. | Spud Chandler (11) | 385 | R |
| Terry Mulholland (20) | 385 | L | |
| 376. | Watty Clark (12) | 384 | L |
| Bill James (8) | 384 | R | |
| Elam Vangilder (11) | 384 | R | |
| 379. | Roy Halladay (15, 35) | 383 | R |
| Dave Roberts (13) | 383 | L | |
| 381. | Rudy May (16) | 382 | L |
| 382. | Duke Esper (9) | 381 | L |
| Jack Warhop (8) | 381 | R | |
| 384. | Otto Hess (10) | 380 | L |
| Zane Smith (13) | 380 | L | |
| 386. | Fred Heimach (13) | 378 | L |
| Tom Seaton (6) | 378 | R | |
| Jim Slaton (16) | 378 | R | |
| 389. | Harry Brecheen (12) | 376 | L |
| Mudcat Grant (14) | 376 | R | |
| 391. | Henry Porter (6) | 375 | R |
| 392. | Dean Chance (11) | 373 | R |
| Burt Hooton (15) | 373 | R | |
| Fritz Ostermueller (15) | 373 | L | |
| Hoyt Wilhelm+ (21) | 373 | R | |
| 396. | Steve Barber (15) | 372 | L |
| Jim Bunning+ (17) | 372 | R | |
| Tommy Thomas (12) | 372 | R | |
| 399. | George Earnshaw (9) | 371 | R |
| Elmer Knetzer (8) | 371 | R |
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