Career Leaders
& Records for Assists as RF (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 RF (s.1954) | Throws |
| 1. | Roberto Clemente+ (18) | 254 | R |
| 2. | Mel Ott+ (22) | 238 | R |
| 3. | Paul Waner+ (20) | 236 | L |
| 4. | Sam Rice+ (20) | 197 | R |
| 5. | Ross Youngs+ (10) | 190 | R |
| 6. | Harry Hooper+ (17) | 181 | R |
| 7. | Hank Aaron+ (23) | 178 | R |
| 8. | Harry Heilmann+ (17) | 174 | R |
| 9. | Chuck Klein+ (17) | 171 | R |
| 10. | Tommy Griffith (13) | 162 | R |
| 11. | Johnny Callison (16) | 159 | R |
| | Rusty Staub (23) | 159 | R |
| 13. | Dwight Evans (20) | 155 | R |
| 14. | Jesse Barfield (12) | 154 | R |
| 15. | Larry Walker (17) | 150 | R |
| 16. | Tony Gwynn+ (20) | 148 | L |
| 17. | Al Kaline+ (22) | 146 | R |
| 18. | Max Flack (12) | 138 | L |
| 19. | Dave Parker (19) | 137 | R |
| 20. | Wally Moses (17) | 136 | L |
| 21. | Bobby Abreu (17, 38) | 130 | R |
| 22. | Dave Winfield+ (22) | 128 | R |
| 23. | Reggie Jackson+ (21) | 127 | L |
| | Sammy Sosa (18) | 127 | R |
| 25. | Vladimir Guerrero (16, 37) | 126 | R |
| 26. | Babe Ruth+ (22) | 120 | L |
| | Curt Walker (12) | 120 | R |
| 28. | Enos Slaughter+ (19) | 118 | R |
| 29. | Jeff Francoeur (8, 28) | 116 | R |
| 30. | Carl Furillo (15) | 115 | R |
| 31. | Dixie Walker (18) | 113 | R |
| 32. | Bill Nicholson (16) | 112 | R |
| 33. | Cliff Heathcote (15) | 110 | L |
| 34. | Bobby Bonds (14) | 108 | R |
| | Magglio Ordonez (15) | 108 | R |
| 36. | Kiki Cuyler+ (18) | 107 | R |
| | Jack Tobin (13) | 107 | L |
| 38. | Paul O'Neill (17) | 105 | L |
| 39. | Bruce Campbell (13) | 104 | R |
| 40. | Jackie Jensen (11) | 103 | R |
| | Raul Mondesi (13) | 103 | R |
| 42. | Al Cowens (13) | 102 | R |
| | Gene Moore (14) | 102 | L |
| 44. | Billy Southworth+ (13) | 101 | R |
| 45. | Tim Salmon (14) | 100 | R |
| 46. | Tom Brunansky (14) | 99 | R |
| | Willard Marshall (11) | 99 | R |
| 48. | Ruben Sierra (20) | 98 | R |
| 49. | Babe Herman (13) | 97 | L |
| 50. | Jermaine Dye (14) | 96 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Assists as RF (s.1954) | Throws |
| 51. | Jay Buhner (15) | 95 | R |
| | Jose Guillen (14) | 95 | R |
| 53. | Sixto Lezcano (12) | 94 | R |
| | Glenn Wilson (10) | 94 | R |
| 55. | Jack Clark (18) | 91 | R |
| 56. | Casey Stengel+ (14) | 90 | L |
| 57. | Tommy Henrich (11) | 89 | L |
| 58. | Ichiro Suzuki (12, 38) | 88 | R |
| 59. | Rocky Colavito (14) | 87 | R |
| | Pete Fox (13) | 87 | R |
| 61. | Hank Bauer (14) | 86 | R |
| | Bob Meusel (11) | 86 | R |
| 63. | Shawn Green (15) | 83 | L |
| | Cory Snyder (9) | 83 | R |
| 65. | Jeromy Burnitz (14) | 82 | R |
| | Ron Northey (12) | 82 | R |
| | Wally Post (15) | 82 | R |
| 68. | Ellis Valentine (10) | 81 | R |
| 69. | Andre Dawson+ (21) | 77 | R |
| 70. | Darryl Strawberry (17) | 76 | L |
| 71. | Ival Goodman (10) | 75 | R |
| 72. | Dante Bichette (14) | 74 | R |
| | Nick Markakis (7, 28) | 74 | L |
| 74. | Gary Sheffield (22) | 73 | R |
| | Homer Summa (10) | 73 | R |
| 76. | George Harper (11) | 72 | R |
| | Reggie Sanders (17) | 72 | R |
| 78. | Harold Baines (22) | 71 | L |
| | Ollie Brown (13) | 71 | R |
| | Willie Kirkland (9) | 71 | R |
| | Braggo Roth (8) | 71 | R |
| 82. | Tony Oliva (15) | 70 | R |
| 83. | Roy Cullenbine (10) | 69 | R |
| | Frank Robinson+ (21) | 69 | R |
| 85. | Rob Deer (11) | 68 | R |
| | Elmer Smith (10) | 68 | R |
| 87. | Tommy Holmes (11) | 67 | L |
| | Stan Musial+ (22) | 67 | L |
| 89. | Gus Bell (15) | 66 | R |
| | Shano Collins (16) | 66 | R |
| | Roy Johnson (10) | 66 | R |
| | Bing Miller (16) | 66 | R |
| | Manny Ramirez (19, 40) | 66 | R |
| | Ken Singleton (15) | 66 | R |
| | Claudell Washington (17) | 66 | L |
| 96. | Reggie Smith (17) | 65 | R |
| | Mark Whiten (11) | 65 | R |
| 98. | George Hendrick (18) | 64 | R |
| | Earl Webb (7) | 64 | R |
| 100. | Ken Griffey (19) | 63 | L |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Assists as RF (s.1954) | Throws |
| | Buddy Lewis (11) | 63 | R |
| | Bobby Murcer (17) | 63 | R |
| | Hunter Pence (6, 29) | 63 | R |
| 104. | Ira Flagstead (13) | 62 | R |
| | Mike Hershberger (11) | 62 | R |
| | Don Mueller (12) | 62 | R |
| 107. | Juan Gonzalez (17) | 61 | R |
| | Vic Wertz (17) | 61 | R |
| 109. | Michael Cuddyer (12, 33) | 60 | R |
| | Dave Philley (18) | 60 | R |
| 111. | Gavvy Cravath (11) | 59 | R |
| 112. | Orlando Merced (13) | 58 | R |
| 113. | Jeff Burroughs (16) | 57 | R |
| 114. | Ron Fairly (21) | 56 | L |
| | Brian Jordan (15) | 56 | R |
| | Roger Maris (12) | 56 | R |
| | Harry Rice (10) | 56 | R |
| 118. | Joe Orsulak (14) | 55 | L |
| | Al Zarilla (10) | 55 | R |
| 120. | Jim King (11) | 54 | R |
| | Frank Welch (9) | 54 | R |
| | Cy Williams (19) | 54 | L |
| 123. | Kevin Bass (14) | 53 | R |
| | J.D. Drew (14) | 53 | R |
| | Dave Martinez (16) | 53 | L |
| | Sam Mele (10) | 53 | R |
| | Carl Reynolds (13) | 53 | R |
| | Jimmy Welsh (6) | 53 | R |
| | Johnny Wyrostek (11) | 53 | R |
| 130. | Jose Cardenal (18) | 52 | R |
| | Nemo Leibold (13) | 52 | R |
| | Alex Rios (9, 31) | 52 | R |
| | Jack Smith (15) | 52 | L |
| 134. | Ben Chapman (15) | 51 | R |
| | Frank Demaree (12) | 51 | R |
| | Pat Kelly (15) | 51 | L |
| | Mark Kotsay (16, 36) | 51 | L |
| | Johnny Moore (10) | 51 | R |
| | Elmer Valo (20) | 51 | R |
| | Jayson Werth (10, 33) | 51 | R |
| | Taffy Wright (9) | 51 | R |
| 142. | Bill Barrett (9) | 50 | R |
| | Beau Bell (7) | 50 | R |
| | Derek Bell (11) | 50 | R |
| | David Justice (14) | 50 | L |
| 146. | Jay Johnstone (20) | 49 | R |
| | Lee Lacy (16) | 49 | R |
| | Dale Murphy (18) | 49 | R |
| 149. | Greg Gross (17) | 48 | L |
| | Brad Hawpe (8, 33) | 48 | L |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Assists as RF (s.1954) | Throws |
| | Bobby Higginson (11) | 48 | R |
| | Bob Kennedy (16) | 48 | R |
| | Lance Richbourg (8) | 48 | R |
| 154. | Richard Hidalgo (9) | 47 | R |
| 155. | Bob Allison (13) | 46 | R |
| | Tony Armas (14) | 46 | R |
| | Bobby Bonilla (16) | 46 | R |
| | Lou Clinton (8) | 46 | R |
| | Del Ennis (14) | 46 | R |
| 160. | Joe Carter (16) | 45 | R |
| 161. | Shin-Soo Choo (8, 29) | 44 | L |
| | Felix Jose (11) | 44 | R |
| | John Stone (11) | 44 | R |
| 164. | Frank Baumholtz (10) | 43 | L |
| | Austin Kearns (11, 32) | 43 | R |
| | Pete Rose (24) | 43 | R |
| | Danny Tartabull (14) | 43 | R |
| | Richie Zisk (13) | 43 | R |
| 169. | Jose Bautista (9, 31) | 42 | R |
| | Bernie Carbo (12) | 42 | R |
| | Mike Davis (10) | 42 | L |
| | Lou Finney (15) | 42 | R |
| | Greasy Neale (8) | 42 | R |
| | Leroy Stanton (9) | 42 | R |
| | Michael Tucker (12) | 42 | R |
| 176. | Jay Bruce (5, 25) | 41 | L |
| | Trot Nixon (12) | 41 | L |
| 178. | Jesus Alou (15) | 40 | R |
| | Tony Conigliaro (8) | 40 | R |
| | Keith Moreland (12) | 40 | R |
| | Terry Puhl (15) | 40 | R |
| | Jim Rivera (10) | 40 | L |
| 183. | Andre Ethier (7, 30) | 39 | L |
| | Dan Ford (11) | 39 | R |
| | Brian Giles (15) | 39 | L |
| | Matt Stairs (19) | 39 | R |
| | Joel Youngblood (14) | 39 | R |
| 188. | Felipe Alou (17) | 38 | R |
| | Nelson Cruz (8, 31) | 38 | R |
| | Oscar Gamble (17) | 38 | R |
| | Jerry Morales (15) | 38 | R |
| | Chuck Workman (6) | 38 | R |
| 193. | Jose Canseco (17) | 37 | R |
| | Jose Cruz (12) | 37 | R |
| | Alex Ochoa (8) | 37 | R |
| | Vada Pinson (18) | 37 | L |
| 197. | Moises Alou (17) | 36 | R |
| | Candy Maldonado (15) | 36 | R |
| | Bake McBride (11) | 36 | R |
| | Charlie Spikes (9) | 36 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Assists as RF (s.1954) | Throws |
| | George Watkins (7) | 36 | R |
| 202. | Matt Lawton (12) | 35 | R |
| | Willie McGee (18) | 35 | R |
| | Jim Northrup (12) | 35 | R |
| 205. | Bob Elliott (15) | 34 | R |
| | Frank Howard (16) | 34 | R |
| | Mike Marshall (11) | 34 | R |
| | Xavier Nady (11, 33) | 34 | R |
| | Larry Parrish (15) | 34 | R |
| | Ron Swoboda (9) | 34 | R |
| | Walt Williams (10) | 34 | R |
| 212. | Willie Crawford (14) | 33 | L |
| | Juan Encarnacion (11) | 33 | R |
| | Chet Lemon (16) | 33 | R |
| | Randy Moore (10) | 33 | R |
| | Leon Roberts (11) | 33 | R |
| | George Selkirk (9) | 33 | R |
| | Nick Swisher (9, 31) | 33 | L |
| | Gee Walker (15) | 33 | R |
| 220. | Bob Bailor (11) | 32 | R |
| | Hubie Brooks (15) | 32 | R |
| | George Burns (15) | 32 | R |
| | Bobby Darwin (9) | 32 | R |
| | Dick Kokos (5) | 32 | L |
| | Walt Moryn (8) | 32 | R |
| | Dick Porter (6) | 32 | R |
| 227. | George Altman (9) | 31 | R |
| | Buzz Boyle (5) | 31 | L |
| | Chili Davis (19) | 31 | R |
| | Ray Demmitt (7) | 31 | R |
| | Joe Grace (6) | 31 | R |
| | Von Hayes (12) | 31 | R |
| | Torii Hunter (16, 36) | 31 | R |
| | Dave Robertson (9) | 31 | L |
| | Andy Van Slyke (13) | 31 | R |
| 236. | Gene Hermanski (9) | 30 | R |
| | Charlie Jamieson (18) | 30 | L |
| 238. | Hosken Powell (6) | 29 | L |
| | Kirby Puckett+ (12) | 29 | R |
| | Joe Schultz (11) | 29 | R |
| | Randy Winn (13) | 29 | R |
| | Smoky Joe Wood (14) | 29 | R |
| 243. | Mike Anderson (9) | 28 | R |
| | Albert Belle (12) | 28 | R |
| | Ike Boone (8) | 28 | R |
| | Gino Cimoli (10) | 28 | R |
| | Cito Gaston (11) | 28 | R |
| | Jay Gibbons (9, 35) | 28 | L |
| | Myril Hoag (13) | 28 | R |
| | Matt Mieske (8) | 28 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Assists as RF (s.1954) | Throws |
| | Andy Pafko (17) | 28 | R |
| | Jim Piersall (17) | 28 | R |
| | Floyd Robinson (9) | 28 | R |
| | Lee Thomas (8) | 28 | R |
| | Wally Westlake (10) | 28 | R |
| 256. | Johnny Barrett (5) | 27 | L |
| | Lou Brock+ (19) | 27 | L |
| | Ed Coleman (5) | 27 | R |
| | Frank Gilhooley (9) | 27 | R |
| | Corey Hart (9, 30) | 27 | R |
| | Gary Matthews (16) | 27 | R |
| | Dave May (12) | 27 | R |
| | Juan Rivera (12, 33) | 27 | R |
| 264. | Larry Biittner (14) | 26 | L |
| | George Case (11) | 26 | R |
| | Dick Cox (2) | 26 | R |
| | Chet Laabs (11) | 26 | R |
| | Ryan Ludwick (10, 33) | 26 | L |
| | Pepper Martin (13) | 26 | R |
| | Pat Mullin (10) | 26 | R |
| | Bernie Neis (8) | 26 | R |
| | Nate Schierholtz (6, 28) | 26 | R |
| | Harry Simpson (8) | 26 | R |
| | Giancarlo Stanton (3, 22) | 26 | R |
| | Bill Voss (8) | 26 | L |
| 276. | Clyde Barnhart (9) | 25 | R |
| | Danny Bautista (12) | 25 | R |
| | Ivan Calderon (10) | 25 | R |
| | Warren Cromartie (10) | 25 | L |
| | Al Libke (2) | 25 | R |
| | Earl McNeely (8) | 25 | R |
| | Charlie Moore (15) | 25 | R |
| | Al Smith (12) | 25 | R |
| | George Vukovich (6) | 25 | R |
| 285. | Eric Anthony (9) | 24 | L |
| | Hank Edwards (11) | 24 | L |
| | Jim Hickman (13) | 24 | R |
| | Glenallen Hill (13) | 24 | R |
| | Mike Kingery (10) | 24 | L |
| | Beauty McGowan (5) | 24 | R |
| | Roman Mejias (9) | 24 | R |
| | Irish Meusel (11) | 24 | R |
| | Wally Moon (12) | 24 | R |
| | Tommy Thompson (6) | 24 | R |
| 295. | Lance Berkman (14, 36) | 23 | L |
| | Carl Everett (14) | 23 | R |
| | Robert Fick (10) | 23 | R |
| | Baby Doll Jacobson (11) | 23 | R |
| | Geoff Jenkins (11) | 23 | R |
| | Jimmy Johnston (13) | 23 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Assists as RF (s.1954) | Throws |
| | Jorge Orta (16) | 23 | R |
| | R.J. Reynolds (8) | 23 | R |
| | Bill Robinson (16) | 23 | R |
| | Doug Taitt (4) | 23 | R |
| | Justin Upton (6, 24) | 23 | R |
| | Billy Williams+ (18) | 23 | R |
| 307. | Frank Brower (5) | 22 | R |
| | Jim Eisenreich (15) | 22 | L |
| | Gene Green (7) | 22 | R |
| | Ernie Orsatti (9) | 22 | L |
| | Al Pilarcik (6) | 22 | L |
| | Lou Piniella (18) | 22 | R |
| | Ray Powell (9) | 22 | R |
| | Wes Schulmerich (4) | 22 | R |
| 315. | Jose Cruz (19) | 21 | L |
| | Junior Felix (6) | 21 | R |
| | Karim Garcia (10, 36) | 21 | L |
| | Goose Goslin+ (18) | 21 | R |
| | Jeffrey Hammonds (13) | 21 | R |
| | Paul Householder (8) | 21 | R |
| | John Mabry (14) | 21 | R |
| | Les Mann (16) | 21 | R |
| | Ben Oglivie (16) | 21 | L |
| | Pat Sheridan (9) | 21 | R |
| | Mark Teahen (7, 30) | 21 | R |
| | Mike Vail (10) | 21 | R |
| | Ken Wood (6) | 21 | R |
| | Jim Wynn (15) | 21 | R |
| 329. | Matty Alou (15) | 20 | L |
| | Carlos Beltran (15, 35) | 20 | R |
| | Barry Bonnell (10) | 20 | R |
| | Leon Durham (10) | 20 | L |
| | Gabe Gross (7) | 20 | R |
| | Jeff Heath (14) | 20 | R |
| | Dave Henderson (14) | 20 | R |
| | Jason Heyward (3, 22) | 20 | L |
| | Gabe Kapler (12) | 20 | R |
| | Lee King (7) | 20 | R |
| | Andy Kosco (10) | 20 | R |
| | Tom Long (5) | 20 | R |
| | Bud Metheny (4) | 20 | L |
| | Mike Shannon (9) | 20 | R |
| | Earl Smith (7) | 20 | R |
| | Cesar Tovar (12) | 20 | R |
| | Joe Wilhoit (4) | 20 | R |
| | Delmon Young (7, 26) | 20 | R |
| 347. | Emil Brown (10) | 19 | R |
| | Wes Chamberlain (6) | 19 | R |
| | Ray Coleman (5) | 19 | R |
| | Walt French (6) | 19 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Assists as RF (s.1954) | Throws |
| | Aubrey Huff (13, 35) | 19 | R |
| | Jacque Jones (10) | 19 | L |
| | Red Kress (14) | 19 | R |
| | Jim Lemon (12) | 19 | R |
| | Cliff Mapes (5) | 19 | R |
| | Max Marshall (3) | 19 | R |
| | Don Padgett (8) | 19 | R |
| | Dan Pasqua (10) | 19 | L |
| | Hal Peck (7) | 19 | L |
| | Josh Reddick (4, 25) | 19 | R |
| | Merv Rettenmund (13) | 19 | R |
| | Jimmy Ripple (7) | 19 | R |
| | Cody Ross (9, 31) | 19 | L |
| | Ryan Sweeney (7, 27) | 19 | L |
| | Ken Walters (3) | 19 | R |
| | Roy Weatherly (10) | 19 | R |
| | Whitey Witt (10) | 19 | R |
| 368. | Milton Bradley (12) | 18 | R |
| | Darren Bragg (11) | 18 | R |
| | Ty Cobb+ (24) | 18 | R |
| | Jim Dwyer (18) | 18 | L |
| | Johnny Frederick (6) | 18 | L |
| | Ralph Garr (13) | 18 | R |
| | Darryl Hamilton (13) | 18 | R |
| | Andruw Jones (17, 35) | 18 | R |
| | Rob Mackowiak (8) | 18 | R |
| | Elliott Maddox (11) | 18 | R |
| | Troy O'Leary (11) | 18 | L |
| | Bobby Tolan (13) | 18 | L |
| | Ben Zobrist (7, 31) | 18 | R |
| 381. | Cal Abrams (8) | 17 | L |
| | Mel Almada (7) | 17 | L |
| | Dusty Baker (19) | 17 | R |
| | Max Carey+ (20) | 17 | R |
| | Ryan Church (7) | 17 | L |
| | Estel Crabtree (8) | 17 | R |
| | Kosuke Fukudome (5, 35) | 17 | R |
| | Milt Galatzer (5) | 17 | L |
| | Ken Harrelson (9) | 17 | R |
| | Jeremy Hermida (8, 28) | 17 | R |
| | Wayne Kirby (8) | 17 | R |
| | Jason Kubel (8, 30) | 17 | R |
| | Pat McNulty (5) | 17 | R |
| | Rick Miller (15) | 17 | L |
| | Pedro Munoz (7) | 17 | R |
| | Bob Oliver (8) | 17 | R |
| | Bill Renna (6) | 17 | R |
| | Joe Simpson (9) | 17 | L |
| | Amos Strunk (17) | 17 | L |
| | Hack Wilson+ (12) | 17 | R |
Note that seasons prior to 1876 are not included in single-season marks, but are included in career marks.