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Statistic Description: Defensive Games PlayedGames played at this position.
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) | Def. Games as CF (s.1954) | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Carlos Beltran (16, 36) | 1572 | R |
| 2. | Torii Hunter (17, 37) | 1523 | R |
| 3. | Vernon Wells (15, 34) | 1369 | R |
| 4. | Juan Pierre (14, 35) | 1193 | L |
| 5. | Curtis Granderson (10, 32) | 1109 | R |
| 6. | Mark Kotsay (17, 37) | 1012 | L |
| 7. | Corey Patterson (12, 33) | 1010 | R |
| 8. | Coco Crisp (12, 33) | 920 | R |
| 9. | Chris Young (8, 29) | 863 | R |
| 10. | B.J. Upton (9, 28) | 847 | R |
| 11. | Marlon Byrd (12, 35) | 845 | R |
| 12. | Adam Jones (8, 27) | 777 | R |
| 13. | Shane Victorino (10, 32) | 761 | R |
| 14. | Michael Bourn (8, 30) | 758 | R |
| 15. | Matt Kemp (8, 28) | 754 | R |
| 16. | Carlos Gomez (7, 27) | 612 | R |
| 17. | David DeJesus (11, 33) | 610 | L |
| 18. | Andrew McCutchen (5, 26) | 609 | R |
| 19. | Willy Taveras (7, 31) | 601 | R |
| 20. | Colby Rasmus (5, 26) | 566 | L |
| 21. | Melky Cabrera (9, 28) | 560 | L |
| 22. | Nate McLouth (9, 31) | 543 | R |
| 23. | Dexter Fowler (6, 27) | 542 | R |
| 24. | Jacoby Ellsbury (7, 29) | 514 | L |
| 25. | Drew Stubbs (5, 28) | 506 | R |
| 26. | Angel Pagan (8, 31) | 500 | R |
| 27. | Endy Chavez (12, 35) | 485 | L |
| 28. | Denard Span (6, 29) | 484 | L |
| 29. | Franklin Gutierrez (9, 30) | 473 | R |
| 30. | Austin Jackson (4, 26) | 472 | R |
| 31. | Ruben Rivera (9, 39) | 455 | R |
| 32. | Cameron Maybin (7, 26) | 433 | R |
| 33. | Rajai Davis (8, 32) | 428 | R |
| 34. | Alex Rios (10, 32) | 426 | R |
| 35. | Rick Ankiel (11, 33) | 415 | L |
| Andres Torres (9, 35) | 415 | R | |
| 37. | Josh Hamilton (7, 32) | 408 | L |
| 38. | Cody Ross (10, 32) | 387 | L |
| 39. | Tony Gwynn (7, 30) | 325 | R |
| 40. | Peter Bourjos (4, 26) | 310 | R |