Career Leaders
& Records for Double Plays Turned as OF
+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.
Statistic Description: Double Plays as Defender
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) |
Double Plays Turned as OF | Throws |
|---|
| 1. | Tris Speaker+ (22) | 143 | L |
| 2. | Ty Cobb+ (24) | 105 | R |
| 3. | Max Carey+ (20) | 87 | R |
| 4. | Tom Brown (17) | 85 | R |
| 5. | Harry Hooper+ (17) | 83 | R |
| 6. | Jimmy Sheckard (17) | 80 | R |
| 7. | Mike Griffin (12) | 75 | R |
| 8. | Dummy Hoy (14) | 72 | R |
| 9. | Jimmy Ryan (18) | 71 | L |
| 10. | Fielder Jones (15) | 70 | R |
| 11. | Patsy Donovan (17) | 69 | L |
| | Sam Rice+ (20) | 69 | R |
| 13. | George Van Haltren (17) | 64 | L |
| 14. | Jesse Burkett+ (16) | 62 | L |
| | Clyde Milan (16) | 62 | R |
| 16. | Sam Thompson+ (15) | 61 | L |
| 17. | Willie Keeler+ (19) | 60 | L |
| | Willie Mays+ (22) | 60 | R |
| | Tommy McCarthy+ (13) | 60 | R |
| | Mel Ott+ (22) | 60 | R |
| 21. | Sam Crawford+ (19) | 59 | L |
| 22. | Jimmy Slagle (10) | 57 | R |
| 23. | Paul Hines (20) | 56 | R |
| 24. | Billy Hamilton+ (14) | 55 | R |
| 25. | Zack Wheat+ (19) | 54 | R |
| 26. | Steve Brodie (12) | 53 | R |
| | Paul Waner+ (20) | 53 | L |
| 28. | Ginger Beaumont (12) | 52 | R |
| | Cy Seymour (16) | 52 | L |
| 30. | Burt Shotton (14) | 51 | R |
| 31. | Elmer Flick+ (13) | 50 | R |
| | Dode Paskert (15) | 50 | R |
| 33. | Curt Welch (10) | 49 | R |
| 34. | Jesse Barfield (12) | 48 | R |
| | Kip Selbach (13) | 48 | R |
| | Roy Thomas (13) | 48 | L |
| | Curt Walker (12) | 48 | R |
| | Chief Wilson (9) | 48 | R |
| 39. | Pop Corkhill (10) | 47 | R |
| | Hugh Duffy+ (17) | 47 | R |
| | George Gore (14) | 47 | R |
| | Goose Goslin+ (18) | 47 | R |
| | Ned Hanlon+ (13) | 47 | R |
| | Ross Youngs+ (10) | 47 | R |
| 45. | Danny Green (8) | 46 | R |
| | George Wood (13) | 46 | R |
| 47. | Ed Delahanty+ (16) | 45 | R |
| | Babe Ruth+ (22) | 45 | L |
| 49. | Kiki Cuyler+ (18) | 44 | R |
| | Joe Kelley+ (17) | 44 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Double Plays Turned as OF | Throws |
|---|
| | Paul Radford (12) | 44 | R |
| | Tillie Walker (13) | 44 | R |
| 53. | Richie Ashburn+ (15) | 43 | R |
| | Shano Collins (16) | 43 | R |
| | Ken Griffey (22) | 43 | L |
| | Edd Roush+ (18) | 43 | L |
| | Ken Williams (14) | 43 | R |
| 58. | George Burns (15) | 42 | R |
| | Fred Clarke+ (21) | 42 | R |
| | Roberto Clemente+ (18) | 42 | R |
| | Dwight Evans (20) | 42 | R |
| | Jack Tobin (13) | 42 | L |
| | Bobby Veach (14) | 42 | R |
| | Sam West (16) | 42 | L |
| | Chicken Wolf (11) | 42 | R |
| 66. | Hank Aaron+ (23) | 41 | R |
| | Cliff Heathcote (15) | 41 | L |
| | Frank Schulte (15) | 41 | R |
| | Jack Smith (15) | 41 | L |
| 70. | Bobby Bonds (14) | 40 | R |
| | Nemo Leibold (13) | 40 | R |
| | Sherry Magee (16) | 40 | R |
| | Mike Mitchell (8) | 40 | R |
| | John Titus (11) | 40 | L |
| | Cy Williams (19) | 40 | L |
| | Jim Wynn (15) | 40 | R |
| 77. | Bibb Falk (12) | 39 | L |
| | Happy Felsch (6) | 39 | R |
| | Ira Flagstead (13) | 39 | R |
| | Harry Heilmann+ (17) | 39 | R |
| | Charlie Jamieson (18) | 39 | L |
| | Chuck Klein+ (17) | 39 | R |
| | Bill Lange (7) | 39 | R |
| | Jim McTamany (7) | 39 | R |
| | Larry Walker (17) | 39 | R |
| 86. | Jimmy Barrett (10) | 38 | R |
| | Dante Bichette (14) | 38 | R |
| | Joe Birmingham (9) | 38 | R |
| | Steve Finley (19) | 38 | L |
| | Jim Fogarty (7) | 38 | R |
| | Pete Hotaling (9) | 38 | R |
| | Baby Doll Jacobson (11) | 38 | R |
| | Duffy Lewis (11) | 38 | R |
| | Chick Stahl (10) | 38 | L |
| | Amos Strunk (17) | 38 | L |
| 96. | Johnny Bates (9) | 37 | L |
| | Cliff Carroll (11) | 37 | R |
| | Doc Cramer (20) | 37 | R |
| | Tommy Holmes (11) | 37 | L |
| | Shoeless Joe Jackson (13) | 37 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Double Plays Turned as OF | Throws |
|---|
| | Tommy Leach (19) | 37 | R |
| | Bob Meusel (11) | 37 | R |
| | Kirby Puckett+ (12) | 37 | R |
| | Al Simmons+ (20) | 37 | R |
| 105. | Pete Browning (13) | 36 | R |
| | Tommy Griffith (13) | 36 | R |
| | Jimmy McAleer (13) | 36 | R |
| 108. | Ping Bodie (9) | 35 | R |
| | Vince DiMaggio (10) | 35 | R |
| | Bob Johnson (13) | 35 | R |
| | Kenny Lofton (17) | 35 | L |
| | Wally Moses (17) | 35 | L |
| | Amos Otis (17) | 35 | R |
| | Enos Slaughter+ (19) | 35 | R |
| | Mike Smith (14) | 35 | L |
| | Rusty Staub (23) | 35 | R |
| | Casey Stengel+ (14) | 35 | L |
| | Dave Winfield+ (22) | 35 | R |
| 119. | George Browne (12) | 34 | R |
| | Oyster Burns (11) | 34 | R |
| | Johnny Callison (16) | 34 | R |
| | Carl Furillo (15) | 34 | R |
| | Jack Graney (14) | 34 | L |
| | Dick Johnston (8) | 34 | R |
| | Mark Kotsay (16, 36) | 34 | L |
| 126. | Jim Edmonds (17) | 33 | L |
| | Solly Hofman (14) | 33 | R |
| | Joe Hornung (12) | 33 | R |
| | Fred Lynn (17) | 33 | L |
| | Dave Philley (18) | 33 | R |
| | Billy Southworth+ (13) | 33 | R |
| | Harry Stovey (14) | 33 | R |
| | Dixie Walker (18) | 33 | R |
| 134. | Bill Bruton (12) | 32 | R |
| | Brett Butler (17) | 32 | L |
| | Dom DiMaggio (11) | 32 | R |
| | Max Flack (12) | 32 | L |
| | Vladimir Guerrero (16, 37) | 32 | R |
| | Bug Holliday (10) | 32 | R |
| | Hi Myers (14) | 32 | R |
| | Orator Shafer (13) | 32 | R |
| | Mike Tiernan (13) | 32 | L |
| 143. | Carlos Beltran (15, 35) | 31 | R |
| | Ben Chapman (15) | 31 | R |
| | Tommy Dowd (10) | 31 | R |
| | Reggie Jackson+ (21) | 31 | L |
| | Harry Lumley (7) | 31 | L |
| | Les Mann (16) | 31 | R |
| | Matty McIntyre (10) | 31 | L |
| 150. | Andre Dawson+ (21) | 30 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Double Plays Turned as OF | Throws |
|---|
| | Joe DiMaggio+ (13) | 30 | R |
| | Charlie Duffee (5) | 30 | R |
| | Jermaine Dye (14) | 30 | R |
| | Danny Hoffman (9) | 30 | L |
| | Ducky Holmes (10) | 30 | R |
| | Jack McCarthy (12) | 30 | L |
| | Ollie Pickering (8) | 30 | R |
| | Elmer Smith (10) | 30 | R |
| | Lloyd Waner+ (18) | 30 | R |
| | Ted Williams+ (19) | 30 | R |
| | Carl Yastrzemski+ (23) | 30 | R |
| 162. | Earl Averill+ (13) | 29 | R |
| | Carson Bigbee (11) | 29 | R |
| | Lou Brock+ (19) | 29 | L |
| | Tom Brunansky (14) | 29 | R |
| | Al Burch (6) | 29 | R |
| | Emmet Heidrick (8) | 29 | R |
| | Charlie Hemphill (11) | 29 | L |
| | Andruw Jones (17, 35) | 29 | R |
| | Al Kaline+ (22) | 29 | R |
| | Willie McGee (18) | 29 | R |
| | Dusty Miller (7) | 29 | R |
| | Rube Oldring (13) | 29 | R |
| | Vada Pinson (18) | 29 | L |
| | Socks Seybold (9) | 29 | R |
| 176. | Gus Bell (15) | 28 | R |
| | Bob Bescher (11) | 28 | L |
| | Duff Cooley (13) | 28 | R |
| | Gavvy Cravath (11) | 28 | R |
| | Jose Cruz (19) | 28 | L |
| | Steve Evans (8) | 28 | L |
| | Curt Flood (15) | 28 | R |
| | George Foster (18) | 28 | R |
| | Dave Henderson (14) | 28 | R |
| | Geoff Jenkins (11) | 28 | R |
| | Benny Kauff (8) | 28 | L |
| | Sixto Lezcano (12) | 28 | R |
| | Willard Marshall (11) | 28 | R |
| | Sam Mertes (10) | 28 | R |
| | Bing Miller (16) | 28 | R |
| | Red Murray (11) | 28 | R |
| | Alfonso Soriano (14, 36) | 28 | R |
| | Gee Walker (15) | 28 | R |
| | Jimmy Welsh (6) | 28 | R |
| | Hack Wilson+ (12) | 28 | R |
| 196. | John Anderson (14) | 27 | R |
| | Jay Buhner (15) | 27 | R |
| | Bruce Campbell (13) | 27 | R |
| | Jose Cardenal (18) | 27 | R |
| | Del Ennis (14) | 27 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Double Plays Turned as OF | Throws |
|---|
| | Tommy Henrich (11) | 27 | L |
| | Bris Lord (8) | 27 | R |
| | Mickey Mantle+ (18) | 27 | R |
| | Joe Medwick+ (17) | 27 | R |
| | Stan Musial+ (22) | 27 | L |
| | Dave Parker (19) | 27 | R |
| | Fred Snodgrass (9) | 27 | R |
| | Andy Van Slyke (13) | 27 | R |
| 209. | Paul Blair (17) | 26 | R |
| | Rocky Colavito (14) | 26 | R |
| | Abner Dalrymple (12) | 26 | R |
| | Larry Doby+ (13) | 26 | R |
| | Jose Guillen (14) | 26 | R |
| | Tony Gwynn+ (20) | 26 | L |
| | King Kelly+ (16) | 26 | R |
| | Heinie Manush+ (17) | 26 | L |
| | Omar Moreno (12) | 26 | L |
| | Johnny Mostil (10) | 26 | R |
| | Jim O'Rourke+ (23) | 26 | R |
| | Frank Robinson+ (21) | 26 | R |
| | Joe Sommer (10) | 26 | R |
| | Sammy Sosa (18) | 26 | R |
| | Ichiro Suzuki (12, 38) | 26 | R |
| | Del Unser (15) | 26 | L |
| 225. | Barry Bonds (22) | 25 | L |
| | Eddie Burke (8) | 25 | R |
| | Sam Chapman (11) | 25 | R |
| | Jack Clark (18) | 25 | R |
| | George Hendrick (18) | 25 | R |
| | Torii Hunter (16, 36) | 25 | R |
| | Charley Jones (12) | 25 | R |
| | Davy Jones (15) | 25 | R |
| | Lon Knight (8) | 25 | R |
| | Chet Lemon (16) | 25 | R |
| | Herbie Moran (7) | 25 | R |
| | Danny Murphy (16) | 25 | R |
| | Rebel Oakes (7) | 25 | R |
| | Emmett Seery (9) | 25 | R |
| | Reggie Smith (17) | 25 | R |
| | Jake Stenzel (9) | 25 | R |
| | John Stone (11) | 25 | R |
| | Joe Vosmik (13) | 25 | R |
| 243. | Bobby Abreu (17, 38) | 24 | R |
| | Roy Cullenbine (10) | 24 | R |
| | Mike Donlin (12) | 24 | L |
| | Shawn Green (15) | 24 | L |
| | George Harper (11) | 24 | R |
| | Ron Northey (12) | 24 | R |
| | Andy Pafko (17) | 24 | R |
| | Ray Powell (9) | 24 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Double Plays Turned as OF | Throws |
|---|
| | Harry Rice (10) | 24 | R |
| | Jim Rivera (10) | 24 | L |
| | Jimmy Sebring (5) | 24 | R |
| | Spike Shannon (5) | 24 | R |
| | Homer Smoot (5) | 24 | R |
| | Jigger Statz (8) | 24 | R |
| | Darryl Strawberry (17) | 24 | L |
| | Bobby Thomson (15) | 24 | R |
| | Billy Williams+ (18) | 24 | R |
| 260. | Ethan Allen (13) | 23 | R |
| | Cesar Cedeno (17) | 23 | R |
| | John Coleman (8) | 23 | R |
| | Earle Combs+ (12) | 23 | R |
| | Willie Davis (18) | 23 | L |
| | Mike Dorgan (10) | 23 | R |
| | Jeff Francoeur (8, 28) | 23 | R |
| | Brian Giles (15) | 23 | L |
| | Marquis Grissom (17) | 23 | R |
| | Johnny Groth (15) | 23 | R |
| | Chick Hafey+ (13) | 23 | R |
| | Rickey Henderson+ (25) | 23 | L |
| | Freddy Leach (10) | 23 | R |
| | Dave Martinez (16) | 23 | L |
| | Irish Meusel (11) | 23 | R |
| | Danny Moeller (7) | 23 | R |
| | Raul Mondesi (13) | 23 | R |
| | Terry Moore (11) | 23 | R |
| | Greasy Neale (8) | 23 | R |
| | Tim Salmon (14) | 23 | R |
| | Howie Shanks (14) | 23 | R |
| | Ruben Sierra (20) | 23 | R |
| | Billy Sunday (8) | 23 | R |
| | Devon White (17) | 23 | R |
| | Walt Wilmot (10) | 23 | R |
| | Glenn Wilson (10) | 23 | R |
| | Tom York (15) | 23 | L |
| 287. | Harry Bay (8) | 22 | L |
| | Joe Carter (16) | 22 | R |
| | Carl Everett (14) | 22 | R |
| | Ken Griffey (19) | 22 | L |
| | Roy Johnson (10) | 22 | R |
| | Ruppert Jones (12) | 22 | L |
| | Jack Manning (12) | 22 | R |
| | Orlando Merced (13) | 22 | R |
| | Minnie Minoso (17) | 22 | R |
| | Dale Murphy (18) | 22 | R |
| | Hugh Nicol (10) | 22 | R |
| | Tim Raines (23) | 22 | R |
| | Carl Reynolds (13) | 22 | R |
| | Braggo Roth (8) | 22 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Double Plays Turned as OF | Throws |
|---|
| | George Stone (7) | 22 | L |
| | Claudell Washington (17) | 22 | L |
| 303. | Dusty Baker (19) | 21 | R |
| | Rich Becker (8) | 21 | L |
| | Wally Berger (11) | 21 | R |
| | Mike Cameron (17) | 21 | R |
| | John Cassidy (11) | 21 | L |
| | Rob Deer (11) | 21 | R |
| | Frank Demaree (12) | 21 | R |
| | Taylor Douthit (11) | 21 | R |
| | Rube Ellis (4) | 21 | L |
| | Jake Evans (7) | 21 | R |
| | Augie Galan (16) | 21 | R |
| | Patrick Gillespie (8) | 21 | R |
| | Doug Glanville (9) | 21 | R |
| | Wilbur Good (11) | 21 | L |
| | Mule Haas (12) | 21 | R |
| | Topsy Hartsel (14) | 21 | L |
| | Jeff Heath (14) | 21 | R |
| | Babe Herman (13) | 21 | L |
| | Richard Hidalgo (9) | 21 | R |
| | Darrin Jackson (12) | 21 | R |
| | Lance Johnson (14) | 21 | L |
| | Mike Kreevich (12) | 21 | R |
| | Garry Maddox (15) | 21 | R |
| | Kevin McReynolds (12) | 21 | R |
| | Rick Miller (15) | 21 | L |
| | Rick Monday (19) | 21 | L |
| | Jerry Morales (15) | 21 | R |
| | Gary Pettis (11) | 21 | R |
| | Jim Piersall (17) | 21 | R |
| | Jack Remsen (10) | 21 | R |
| | Mickey Rivers (15) | 21 | L |
| | Chief Roseman (7) | 21 | R |
| | Hank Sauer (15) | 21 | R |
| | Stan Spence (9) | 21 | L |
| | Gary Ward (12) | 21 | R |
| | Mookie Wilson (12) | 21 | R |
| 339. | Moises Alou (17) | 20 | R |
| | Hank Bauer (14) | 20 | R |
| | Harry Blake (6) | 20 | R |
| | Birdie Cree (8) | 20 | R |
| | Bill Crowley (8) | 20 | R |
| | Johnny Damon (18, 38) | 20 | L |
| | Patsy Dougherty (10) | 20 | R |
| | Bernard Gilkey (12) | 20 | R |
| | Dan Gladden (11) | 20 | R |
| | Bobby Higginson (11) | 20 | R |
| | Myril Hoag (13) | 20 | R |
| | Jackie Jensen (11) | 20 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Double Plays Turned as OF | Throws |
|---|
| | Billy Maloney (6) | 20 | R |
| | Jack McGeachey (6) | 20 | R |
| | Don Mueller (12) | 20 | R |
| | Bill Nicholson (16) | 20 | R |
| | Paul O'Neill (17) | 20 | L |
| | Magglio Ordonez (15) | 20 | R |
| | Fred Schulte (11) | 20 | R |
| | Homer Summa (10) | 20 | R |
| | Farmer Weaver (7) | 20 | |
| | Vic Wertz (17) | 20 | R |
| | Richie Zisk (13) | 20 | R |
| 362. | Charlie Abbey (5) | 19 | L |
| | Beals Becker (8) | 19 | L |
| | Derek Bell (11) | 19 | R |
| | Jeff Burroughs (16) | 19 | R |
| | Jose Canseco (17) | 19 | R |
| | Al Cowens (13) | 19 | R |
| | Charlie Dexter (8) | 19 | R |
| | Dave Eggler (11) | 19 | R |
| | Juan Gonzalez (17) | 19 | R |
| | Dick Harley (7) | 19 | R |
| | Brian Jordan (15) | 19 | R |
| | Willie Kirkland (9) | 19 | R |
| | Matt Lawton (12) | 19 | R |
| | Elliott Maddox (11) | 19 | R |
| | Bobby Murcer (17) | 19 | R |
| | Trot Nixon (12) | 19 | L |
| | Tony Oliva (15) | 19 | R |
| | Tom Poorman (6) | 19 | R |
| | Blondie Purcell (12) | 19 | R |
| | Jim Rice+ (16) | 19 | R |
| | Alex Rios (9, 31) | 19 | R |
| | Reggie Sanders (17) | 19 | R |
| | Earl Smith (7) | 19 | R |
| | George Watkins (7) | 19 | R |
| | Frank Welch (9) | 19 | R |
| | Jayson Werth (10, 33) | 19 | R |
| 388. | Albert Belle (12) | 18 | R |
| | Roger Bresnahan+ (17) | 18 | R |
| | Jeromy Burnitz (14) | 18 | R |
| | Marlon Byrd (11, 34) | 18 | R |
| | Lenny Dykstra (12) | 18 | L |
| | Jay Johnstone (20) | 18 | R |
| | Ron LeFlore (9) | 18 | R |
| | Billy Lush (7) | 18 | R |
| | Tom McCreery (9) | 18 | R |
| | Manny Ramirez (19, 40) | 18 | R |
| | Duke Snider+ (18) | 18 | R |
| | Bill Tuttle (11) | 18 | R |
| | Bernie Williams (16) | 18 | R |
Note that seasons prior to 1876 are not included in single-season marks, but are included in career marks.
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