Career Leaders
& Records for Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1954)
+ - 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 RF (s.1954) | Throws |
|---|
| 1. | Mel Ott+ (22) | 58 | R |
| 2. | Paul Waner+ (20) | 54 | L |
| 3. | Sam Rice+ (20) | 53 | R |
| 4. | Harry Hooper+ (17) | 46 | R |
| | Ross Youngs+ (10) | 46 | R |
| 6. | Jesse Barfield (12) | 45 | R |
| 7. | Curt Walker (12) | 43 | R |
| 8. | Dwight Evans (20) | 42 | R |
| 9. | Larry Walker (17) | 40 | R |
| 10. | Hank Aaron+ (23) | 39 | R |
| 11. | Bobby Bonds (14) | 38 | R |
| | Roberto Clemente+ (18) | 38 | R |
| 13. | Harry Heilmann+ (17) | 36 | R |
| 14. | Cliff Heathcote (15) | 35 | L |
| | Chuck Klein+ (17) | 35 | R |
| 16. | Tommy Griffith (13) | 33 | R |
| | Rusty Staub (23) | 33 | R |
| 18. | Vladimir Guerrero (16) | 32 | R |
| | Wally Moses (17) | 32 | L |
| 20. | Kiki Cuyler+ (18) | 30 | R |
| | Jermaine Dye (14) | 30 | R |
| 22. | Johnny Callison (16) | 29 | R |
| | Enos Slaughter+ (19) | 29 | R |
| 24. | Tom Brunansky (14) | 28 | R |
| | Al Kaline+ (22) | 28 | R |
| | Dave Parker (19) | 28 | R |
| 27. | Bruce Campbell (13) | 27 | R |
| | Tommy Henrich (11) | 27 | L |
| | Dave Winfield+ (22) | 27 | R |
| 30. | Jay Buhner (15) | 26 | R |
| | Reggie Jackson+ (21) | 26 | L |
| | Sixto Lezcano (12) | 26 | R |
| | Bob Meusel (11) | 26 | R |
| | Casey Stengel+ (14) | 26 | L |
| 35. | Dante Bichette (14) | 25 | R |
| | Carl Furillo (15) | 25 | R |
| | Tommy Holmes (11) | 25 | L |
| | Billy Southworth+ (13) | 25 | R |
| 39. | Jack Clark (18) | 24 | R |
| | Max Flack (12) | 24 | L |
| | Jose Guillen (14) | 24 | R |
| | Tony Gwynn+ (20) | 24 | L |
| | Willard Marshall (11) | 24 | R |
| | Ron Northey (12) | 24 | R |
| | Elmer Smith (10) | 24 | R |
| | Jack Tobin (13) | 24 | L |
| 47. | Jeff Francoeur (9, 29) | 23 | R |
| | Shawn Green (15) | 23 | L |
| | Tim Salmon (14) | 23 | R |
| | Sammy Sosa (18) | 23 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1954) | Throws |
|---|
| | Darryl Strawberry (17) | 23 | L |
| | Dixie Walker (18) | 23 | R |
| 53. | Babe Ruth+ (22) | 22 | L |
| | Ruben Sierra (20) | 22 | R |
| | Ichiro Suzuki (13, 39) | 22 | R |
| | Glenn Wilson (10) | 22 | R |
| 57. | Bobby Abreu (17) | 21 | R |
| | Rocky Colavito (14) | 21 | R |
| | George Harper (11) | 21 | R |
| | Babe Herman (13) | 21 | L |
| | Raul Mondesi (13) | 21 | R |
| 62. | Orlando Merced (13) | 20 | R |
| | Bing Miller (16) | 20 | R |
| | Paul O'Neill (17) | 20 | L |
| | Tony Oliva (15) | 20 | R |
| | Homer Summa (10) | 20 | R |
| 67. | Jackie Jensen (11) | 19 | R |
| | Bill Nicholson (16) | 19 | R |
| | Magglio Ordonez (15) | 19 | R |
| | Braggo Roth (8) | 19 | R |
| 71. | Jeromy Burnitz (14) | 18 | R |
| | Roy Cullenbine (10) | 18 | R |
| | Rob Deer (11) | 18 | R |
| | Willie Kirkland (9) | 18 | R |
| | Don Mueller (12) | 18 | R |
| | Trot Nixon (12) | 18 | L |
| | Ellis Valentine (10) | 18 | R |
| 78. | Harold Baines (22) | 17 | L |
| | Jeff Burroughs (16) | 17 | R |
| | Roy Johnson (10) | 17 | R |
| | Stan Musial+ (22) | 17 | L |
| | Reggie Smith (17) | 17 | R |
| | Vic Wertz (17) | 17 | R |
| | Richie Zisk (13) | 17 | R |
| 85. | Hank Bauer (14) | 16 | R |
| | Shano Collins (16) | 16 | R |
| | Al Cowens (13) | 16 | R |
| | Ira Flagstead (13) | 16 | R |
| | Pete Fox (13) | 16 | R |
| | Frank Robinson+ (21) | 16 | R |
| | Jack Smith (15) | 16 | L |
| | Earl Webb (7) | 16 | R |
| | Taffy Wright (9) | 16 | R |
| 94. | Jose Bautista (10, 32) | 15 | R |
| | Beau Bell (7) | 15 | R |
| | Ollie Brown (13) | 15 | R |
| | Andre Dawson+ (21) | 15 | R |
| | Buddy Lewis (11) | 15 | R |
| | Dave Martinez (16) | 15 | L |
| | Manny Ramirez (19) | 15 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1954) | Throws |
|---|
| | Ken Singleton (15) | 15 | R |
| | Jimmy Welsh (6) | 15 | R |
| 103. | Kevin Bass (14) | 14 | R |
| | Derek Bell (11) | 14 | R |
| | Gus Bell (15) | 14 | R |
| | Mike Davis (10) | 14 | L |
| | Greg Gross (17) | 14 | L |
| | Terry Puhl (15) | 14 | R |
| | Jim Rivera (10) | 14 | L |
| | Cory Snyder (9) | 14 | R |
| | Claudell Washington (17) | 14 | L |
| | Frank Welch (9) | 14 | R |
| | Jayson Werth (11, 34) | 14 | R |
| | Cy Williams (19) | 14 | L |
| | Al Zarilla (10) | 14 | R |
| 116. | Ben Chapman (15) | 13 | R |
| | Michael Cuddyer (13, 34) | 13 | R |
| | Frank Demaree (12) | 13 | R |
| | Juan Gonzalez (17) | 13 | R |
| | Ival Goodman (10) | 13 | R |
| | Ken Griffey (19) | 13 | L |
| | Greasy Neale (8) | 13 | R |
| | Dave Philley (18) | 13 | R |
| | Wally Post (15) | 13 | R |
| | Reggie Sanders (17) | 13 | R |
| | Gary Sheffield (22) | 13 | R |
| 127. | Bob Allison (13) | 12 | R |
| | Moises Alou (17) | 12 | R |
| | Jose Canseco (17) | 12 | R |
| | Ron Fairly (21) | 12 | L |
| | Oscar Gamble (17) | 12 | R |
| | George Hendrick (18) | 12 | R |
| | Mike Hershberger (11) | 12 | R |
| | Richard Hidalgo (9) | 12 | R |
| | Brian Jordan (15) | 12 | R |
| | Austin Kearns (12, 33) | 12 | R |
| | Pat Kelly (15) | 12 | L |
| | Lee Lacy (16) | 12 | R |
| | Matt Lawton (12) | 12 | R |
| | Nemo Leibold (13) | 12 | R |
| | Nick Markakis (8, 29) | 12 | L |
| | Gene Moore (14) | 12 | L |
| | Bobby Murcer (17) | 12 | R |
| | Carl Reynolds (13) | 12 | R |
| | Harry Rice (10) | 12 | R |
| | Alex Rios (10, 32) | 12 | R |
| 147. | Bill Barrett (9) | 11 | R |
| | Frank Baumholtz (10) | 11 | L |
| | Brian Giles (15) | 11 | L |
| | Bob Kennedy (16) | 11 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1954) | Throws |
|---|
| | Roger Maris (12) | 11 | R |
| | Ernie Orsatti (9) | 11 | L |
| | Hunter Pence (7, 30) | 11 | R |
| | Lance Richbourg (8) | 11 | R |
| | Charlie Spikes (9) | 11 | R |
| | Gee Walker (15) | 11 | R |
| | George Watkins (7) | 11 | R |
| | Chuck Workman (6) | 11 | R |
| 159. | Gavvy Cravath (11) | 10 | R |
| | Jose Cruz (12) | 10 | R |
| | Frank Gilhooley (9) | 10 | R |
| | Charlie Jamieson (18) | 10 | L |
| | Geoff Jenkins (11) | 10 | R |
| | Dick Kokos (5) | 10 | L |
| | Mark Kotsay (17, 37) | 10 | L |
| | Al Libke (2) | 10 | R |
| | Bake McBride (11) | 10 | R |
| | Johnny Moore (10) | 10 | R |
| | Jerry Morales (15) | 10 | R |
| | Joe Orsulak (14) | 10 | L |
| | Jim Piersall (17) | 10 | R |
| | George Selkirk (9) | 10 | R |
| | Doug Taitt (4) | 10 | R |
| 174. | Jesus Alou (15) | 9 | R |
| | Tony Armas (14) | 9 | R |
| | Lou Brock+ (19) | 9 | L |
| | George Burns (15) | 9 | R |
| | Ivan Calderon (10) | 9 | R |
| | Shin-Soo Choo (9, 30) | 9 | L |
| | Ray Coleman (5) | 9 | R |
| | Nelson Cruz (9, 32) | 9 | R |
| | J.D. Drew (14) | 9 | R |
| | Juan Encarnacion (11) | 9 | R |
| | Dan Ford (11) | 9 | R |
| | Walt French (6) | 9 | R |
| | Baby Doll Jacobson (11) | 9 | R |
| | Jim King (11) | 9 | R |
| | Dale Murphy (18) | 9 | R |
| | Alex Ochoa (8) | 9 | R |
| | Vada Pinson (18) | 9 | L |
| | Dick Porter (6) | 9 | R |
| | Pete Rose (24) | 9 | R |
| | Joe Schultz (11) | 9 | R |
| | John Stone (11) | 9 | R |
| | Mark Teahen (7, 31) | 9 | R |
| | Andy Van Slyke (13) | 9 | R |
| | Wally Westlake (10) | 9 | R |
| | Ben Zobrist (8, 32) | 9 | R |
| 199. | Felipe Alou (17) | 8 | R |
| | Bob Bailor (11) | 8 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1954) | Throws |
|---|
| | Lance Berkman (15, 37) | 8 | L |
| | Jay Bruce (6, 26) | 8 | L |
| | Bernie Carbo (12) | 8 | R |
| | Jose Cardenal (18) | 8 | R |
| | George Case (11) | 8 | R |
| | Lou Clinton (8) | 8 | R |
| | Willie Crawford (14) | 8 | L |
| | Bob Elliott (15) | 8 | R |
| | Del Ennis (14) | 8 | R |
| | Goose Goslin+ (18) | 8 | R |
| | Brad Hawpe (8, 34) | 8 | L |
| | Torii Hunter (17, 37) | 8 | R |
| | Jimmy Johnston (13) | 8 | R |
| | Felix Jose (11) | 8 | R |
| | Chet Laabs (11) | 8 | R |
| | Jim Lemon (12) | 8 | R |
| | Rob Mackowiak (8) | 8 | R |
| | Cliff Mapes (5) | 8 | R |
| | Max Marshall (3) | 8 | R |
| | Irish Meusel (11) | 8 | R |
| | Charlie Moore (15) | 8 | R |
| | Don Padgett (8) | 8 | R |
| | Larry Parrish (15) | 8 | R |
| | Ron Swoboda (9) | 8 | R |
| | Bill Voss (8) | 8 | L |
| | George Vukovich (6) | 8 | R |
| | Mark Whiten (11) | 8 | R |
| | Walt Williams (10) | 8 | R |
| | Smoky Joe Wood (14) | 8 | R |
| | Johnny Wyrostek (11) | 8 | R |
| | Joel Youngblood (14) | 8 | R |
| 232. | George Altman (9) | 7 | R |
| | Brian Bogusevic (3, 29) | 7 | L |
| | Milton Bradley (12) | 7 | R |
| | Hubie Brooks (15) | 7 | R |
| | Frank Brower (5) | 7 | R |
| | Joe Carter (16) | 7 | R |
| | Ryan Church (7) | 7 | L |
| | Gino Cimoli (10) | 7 | R |
| | Lou Finney (15) | 7 | R |
| | Cito Gaston (11) | 7 | R |
| | Von Hayes (12) | 7 | R |
| | Danny Heep (13) | 7 | L |
| | Jay Johnstone (20) | 7 | R |
| | David Justice (14) | 7 | L |
| | Wayne Kirby (8) | 7 | R |
| | Ryan Ludwick (11, 34) | 7 | L |
| | Willie McGee (18) | 7 | R |
| | Sam Mele (10) | 7 | R |
| | Pedro Munoz (7) | 7 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1954) | Throws |
|---|
| | Xavier Nady (11, 34) | 7 | R |
| | Bob Nieman (12) | 7 | R |
| | Jim Northrup (12) | 7 | R |
| | Dan Pasqua (10) | 7 | L |
| | Hal Peck (7) | 7 | L |
| | Hosken Powell (6) | 7 | L |
| | Ray Powell (9) | 7 | R |
| | Kirby Puckett+ (12) | 7 | R |
| | Bill Renna (6) | 7 | R |
| | Leon Roberts (11) | 7 | R |
| | Harry Simpson (8) | 7 | R |
| | Leroy Stanton (9) | 7 | R |
| | Justin Upton (7, 25) | 7 | R |
| | Hack Wilson+ (12) | 7 | R |
| | Delmon Young (8, 27) | 7 | R |
| 266. | Mike Anderson (9) | 6 | R |
| | Johnny Barrett (5) | 6 | L |
| | Larry Biittner (14) | 6 | L |
| | Buzz Boyle (5) | 6 | L |
| | Max Carey+ (20) | 6 | R |
| | Mike Chartak (4) | 6 | L |
| | Ed Coleman (5) | 6 | R |
| | Tony Conigliaro (8) | 6 | R |
| | Dick Cox (2) | 6 | R |
| | Estel Crabtree (8) | 6 | R |
| | Chili Davis (19) | 6 | R |
| | Ray Demmitt (7) | 6 | R |
| | Jim Eisenreich (15) | 6 | L |
| | Carl Everett (14) | 6 | R |
| | Johnny Frederick (6) | 6 | L |
| | Charlie Gilbert (6) | 6 | L |
| | Dave Henderson (14) | 6 | R |
| | Bobby Higginson (11) | 6 | R |
| | Steve Hovley (5) | 6 | L |
| | Chet Lemon (16) | 6 | R |
| | John Lowenstein (16) | 6 | R |
| | Elliott Maddox (11) | 6 | R |
| | Mike Marshall (11) | 6 | R |
| | Charlie Mead (3) | 6 | R |
| | Willie Montanez (14) | 6 | L |
| | Keith Moreland (12) | 6 | R |
| | Andy Pafko (17) | 6 | R |
| | Timo Perez (8) | 6 | L |
| | Dave Robertson (9) | 6 | L |
| | Cody Ross (10, 32) | 6 | L |
| | Jack Rothrock (11) | 6 | R |
| | Nate Schierholtz (7, 29) | 6 | R |
| | Wes Schulmerich (4) | 6 | R |
| | Mike Shannon (9) | 6 | R |
| | Chick Shorten (8) | 6 | L |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1954) | Throws |
|---|
| | Burt Shotton (14) | 6 | R |
| | Russ Snyder (12) | 6 | R |
| | Bud Stewart (9) | 6 | R |
| | Danny Tartabull (14) | 6 | R |
| | Tommy Thompson (6) | 6 | R |
| | Cesar Tovar (12) | 6 | R |
| | Elmer Valo (20) | 6 | R |
| | Billy Williams+ (18) | 6 | R |
| | Randy Winn (13) | 6 | R |
| 310. | Brady Anderson (15) | 5 | L |
| | Buzz Arlett (1) | 5 | R |
| | Albert Belle (12) | 5 | R |
| | Curt Blefary (8) | 5 | R |
| | Ike Boone (8) | 5 | R |
| | Darren Bragg (11) | 5 | R |
| | Mike Brown (5) | 5 | R |
| | Marlon Byrd (12, 35) | 5 | R |
| | Walton Cruise (10) | 5 | R |
| | Alex Escobar (4) | 5 | R |
| | Andre Ethier (8, 31) | 5 | L |
| | Mike Felder (10) | 5 | R |
| | Joe Ferguson (14) | 5 | R |
| | Robert Fick (10) | 5 | R |
| | Ralph Garr (13) | 5 | R |
| | Jay Gibbons (9) | 5 | L |
| | Gene Green (7) | 5 | R |
| | Johnny Grubb (16) | 5 | R |
| | Pedro Guerrero (15) | 5 | R |
| | Mule Haas (12) | 5 | R |
| | Mel Hall (13) | 5 | L |
| | Gene Hermanski (9) | 5 | R |
| | Jason Heyward (4, 23) | 5 | L |
| | Frank Howard (16) | 5 | R |
| | Aubrey Huff (13) | 5 | R |
| | Stan Javier (17) | 5 | R |
| | Jacque Jones (10) | 5 | L |
| | Lynn Jones (8) | 5 | R |
| | Mike Kingery (10) | 5 | L |
| | Jason Kubel (9, 31) | 5 | R |
| | Joe Lahoud (11) | 5 | L |
| | Jerry Lynch (13) | 5 | R |
| | Pepper Martin (13) | 5 | R |
| | Dave May (12) | 5 | R |
| | Beauty McGowan (5) | 5 | R |
| | Rick Miller (15) | 5 | L |
| | Johnny Mokan (7) | 5 | R |
| | Randy Moore (10) | 5 | R |
| | Brandon Moss (7, 29) | 5 | R |
| | Heinie Mueller (11) | 5 | L |
| | Bernie Neis (8) | 5 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1954) | Throws |
|---|
| | Jorge Orta (16) | 5 | R |
| | Eric Owens (9) | 5 | R |
| | Merv Rettenmund (13) | 5 | R |
| | R.J. Reynolds (8) | 5 | R |
| | Armando Rios (6) | 5 | L |
| | Juan Rivera (12, 34) | 5 | R |
| | Richie Scheinblum (8) | 5 | R |
| | Al Smith (12) | 5 | R |
| | Bobby Smith (7) | 5 | R |
| | Ryan Sweeney (8, 28) | 5 | L |
| | Nick Swisher (10, 32) | 5 | L |
| | Lee Thomas (8) | 5 | R |
| | Faye Throneberry (8) | 5 | R |
| | Tom Umphlett (3) | 5 | R |
| | Shane Victorino (10, 32) | 5 | R |
| | Steve Whitaker (5) | 5 | R |
| | Dewayne Wise (11, 35) | 5 | L |
| 368. | Clyde Barnhart (9) | 4 | R |
| | Carmelo Castillo (10) | 4 | R |
| | Tim Corcoran (9) | 4 | L |
| | Larry Doby+ (13) | 4 | R |
| | Joe Grace (6) | 4 | R |
| | Ben Grieve (9) | 4 | R |
| | Chick Hafey+ (13) | 4 | R |
| | Carroll Hardy (8) | 4 | R |
| | Glenallen Hill (13) | 4 | R |
| | Charlie James (6) | 4 | R |
| | Lee King (7) | 4 | R |
| | Andy Kosco (10) | 4 | R |
| | Mike Kreevich (12) | 4 | R |
| | Johnny Lewis (4) | 4 | R |
| | Eddie Lukon (4) | 4 | L |
| | Jim McAnany (5) | 4 | R |
| | Mark McLemore (19) | 4 | R |
| | Kevin Mench (8) | 4 | R |
| | Bud Metheny (4) | 4 | L |
| | Matt Mieske (8) | 4 | R |
| | Norm Miller (10) | 4 | R |
| | Larry Murray (6) | 4 | R |
| | Frank Schulte (15) | 4 | R |
| | Pat Seerey (7) | 4 | R |
| | Art Shamsky (8) | 4 | L |
| | Pat Sheridan (9) | 4 | R |
| | Joe Simpson (9) | 4 | L |
| | Tod Sloan (3) | 4 | R |
| | Gary Thomasson (9) | 4 | L |
| | Michael Tucker (12) | 4 | R |
| | Fred Valentine (7) | 4 | R |
| | Sammy Vick (5) | 4 | R |
| | Jim Wynn (15) | 4 | R |
Note that seasons prior to 1876 are not included in single-season marks, but are included in career marks.
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