+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.
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. | Willie Mays+ (22) | 2829 | R |
| 2. | Steve Finley (19) | 2314 | L |
| 3. | Willie Davis (18) | 2239 | L |
| 4. | Ken Griffey (22) | 2145 | L |
| 5. | Doc Cramer (20) | 2027 | R |
| 6. | Brett Butler (17) | 1987 | L |
| 7. | Kenny Lofton (17) | 1984 | L |
| 8. | Richie Ashburn+ (15) | 1980 | R |
| 9. | Marquis Grissom (17) | 1967 | R |
| 10. | Bernie Williams (16) | 1856 | R |
| 11. | Amos Otis (17) | 1825 | R |
| 12. | Paul Blair (17) | 1802 | R |
| 13. | Mike Cameron (17) | 1787 | R |
| 14. | Jim Edmonds (17) | 1768 | L |
| 15. | Mickey Mantle+ (18) | 1742 | R |
| 16. | Andruw Jones (17, 35) | 1724 | R |
| 17. | Devon White (17) | 1722 | R |
| 18. | Curt Flood (15) | 1692 | R |
| 19. | Vada Pinson (18) | 1681 | L |
| 20. | Lloyd Waner+ (18) | 1660 | R |
| 21. | Garry Maddox (15) | 1658 | R |
| 22. | Tris Speaker+ (22) | 1642 | L |
| 23. | Joe DiMaggio+ (13) | 1635 | R |
| 24. | Edd Roush+ (18) | 1607 | L |
| 25. | Duke Snider+ (18) | 1589 | R |
| 26. | Fred Lynn (17) | 1584 | L |
| 27. | Carlos Beltran (15, 35) | 1572 | R |
| 28. | Bill Bruton (12) | 1549 | R |
| 29. | Max Carey+ (20) | 1542 | R |
| 30. | Torii Hunter (16, 36) | 1523 | R |
| 31. | Bill Virdon (12) | 1506 | R |
| 32. | Rick Monday (19) | 1489 | L |
| 33. | Earl Averill+ (13) | 1476 | R |
| 34. | Chet Lemon (16) | 1470 | R |
| 35. | Cesar Cedeno (17) | 1458 | R |
| 36. | Sam West (16) | 1446 | L |
| 37. | Kirby Puckett+ (12) | 1432 | R |
| 38. | Vernon Wells (14, 33) | 1369 | R |
| 39. | Willie Wilson (19) | 1357 | R |
| 40. | Willie McGee (18) | 1351 | R |
| 41. | Dom DiMaggio (11) | 1338 | R |
| 42. | Ty Cobb+ (24) | 1337 | R |
| 43. | Larry Doby+ (13) | 1330 | R |
| 44. | Lance Johnson (14) | 1327 | L |
| 45. | Lloyd Moseby (12) | 1325 | R |
| 46. | Rick Manning (13) | 1317 | R |
| 47. | Brian McRae (10) | 1307 | R |
| 48. | Johnny Damon (18, 38) | 1298 | L |
| 49. | Jim Busby (13) | 1265 | R |
| 50. | Omar Moreno (12) | 1221 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as CF (s.1954) | Throws |
| 51. | Lenny Dykstra (12) | 1211 | L |
| 52. | Jim Piersall (17) | 1210 | R |
| 53. | Juan Pierre (13, 34) | 1193 | L |
| Cy Williams (19) | 1193 | L | |
| 55. | Terry Moore (11) | 1185 | R |
| 56. | Jim Wynn (15) | 1182 | R |
| 57. | Dwayne Murphy (12) | 1178 | R |
| 58. | Mickey Stanley (15) | 1175 | R |
| 59. | Earle Combs+ (12) | 1157 | R |
| Dave Henderson (14) | 1157 | R | |
| 61. | Aaron Rowand (11) | 1155 | R |
| 62. | Robin Yount+ (20) | 1150 | R |
| 63. | Bill Tuttle (11) | 1146 | R |
| 64. | Mickey Rivers (15) | 1144 | L |
| 65. | Ray Lankford (14) | 1138 | L |
| 66. | Otis Nixon (17) | 1137 | R |
| 67. | Jim Landis (11) | 1128 | R |
| 68. | Gary Pettis (11) | 1125 | R |
| 69. | Andy Van Slyke (13) | 1119 | R |
| 70. | Del Unser (15) | 1117 | L |
| 71. | Curtis Granderson (9, 31) | 1109 | R |
| 72. | Mike Kreevich (12) | 1097 | R |
| 73. | Baby Doll Jacobson (11) | 1087 | R |
| 74. | Cesar Geronimo (15) | 1079 | L |
| 75. | Sam Chapman (11) | 1076 | R |
| 76. | Vince DiMaggio (10) | 1070 | R |
| 77. | Mookie Wilson (12) | 1067 | R |
| 78. | Ellis Burks (18) | 1061 | R |
| 79. | Dale Murphy (18) | 1041 | R |
| 80. | Darren Lewis (13) | 1032 | R |
| 81. | Andre Dawson+ (21) | 1027 | R |
| 82. | Bill North (11) | 1022 | R |
| 83. | Ken Berry (14) | 1018 | R |
| 84. | Fred Schulte (11) | 1013 | R |
| 85. | Mark Kotsay (16, 36) | 1012 | L |
| 86. | Corey Patterson (12, 32) | 1010 | R |
| 87. | Taylor Douthit (11) | 985 | R |
| 88. | Bobby Thomson (15) | 984 | R |
| 89. | Gorman Thomas (13) | 968 | R |
| 90. | Johnny Groth (15) | 962 | R |
| 91. | Hi Myers (14) | 940 | R |
| 92. | Wally Berger (11) | 938 | R |
| 93. | Jerry Mumphrey (15) | 937 | R |
| 94. | Tony Gonzalez (12) | 934 | R |
| 95. | Tommie Agee (12) | 932 | R |
| 96. | Brady Anderson (15) | 927 | L |
| Al Bumbry (14) | 927 | R | |
| 98. | Ruppert Jones (12) | 918 | L |
| 99. | Hack Wilson+ (12) | 914 | R |
| 100. | Coco Crisp (11, 32) | 901 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as CF (s.1954) | Throws |
| 101. | Roberto Kelly (14) | 886 | R |
| 102. | Doug Glanville (9) | 885 | R |
| 103. | Preston Wilson (10) | 874 | R |
| 104. | Tom Goodwin (14) | 858 | R |
| 105. | Ken Landreaux (11) | 857 | R |
| 106. | Johnny Mostil (10) | 856 | R |
| 107. | Darryl Hamilton (13) | 854 | R |
| 108. | Rick Miller (15) | 853 | L |
| 109. | Dave Martinez (16) | 852 | L |
| 110. | Chris Young (7, 28) | 851 | R |
| 111. | Jose Cardenal (18) | 848 | R |
| Grady Sizemore (8, 29) | 848 | L | |
| 113. | Matty Alou (15) | 845 | L |
| 114. | Eric Davis (17) | 844 | R |
| 115. | Marlon Byrd (11, 34) | 843 | R |
| 116. | Al Oliver (18) | 840 | L |
| 117. | Ron LeFlore (9) | 834 | R |
| 118. | Gus Bell (15) | 815 | R |
| 119. | B.J. Upton (8, 27) | 812 | R |
| 120. | Mule Haas (12) | 811 | R |
| 121. | Reggie Smith (17) | 808 | R |
| 122. | Stan Spence (9) | 800 | L |
| 123. | Bobby Murcer (17) | 790 | R |
| 124. | Andy Pafko (17) | 787 | R |
| 125. | John Shelby (11) | 780 | R |
| 126. | Al Simmons+ (20) | 775 | R |
| 127. | Mike Devereaux (12) | 774 | R |
| 128. | Shane Victorino (9, 31) | 761 | R |
| 129. | Vic Davalillo (16) | 754 | L |
| 130. | George Hendrick (18) | 753 | R |
| 131. | Gary Matthews (12) | 747 | R |
| 132. | Michael Bourn (7, 29) | 743 | R |
| 133. | Adam Jones (7, 26) | 739 | R |
| 134. | Juan Beniquez (17) | 732 | R |
| 135. | Ethan Allen (13) | 728 | R |
| 136. | Matt Kemp (7, 27) | 716 | R |
| 137. | Brian Hunter (10) | 715 | R |
| 138. | Marvell Wynne (8) | 706 | L |
| 139. | Ira Flagstead (13) | 704 | R |
| 140. | Randy Winn (13) | 695 | R |
| 141. | Ray Powell (9) | 693 | R |
| 142. | Kiki Cuyler+ (18) | 691 | R |
| Stan Javier (17) | 691 | R | |
| 144. | Rowland Office (11) | 687 | L |
| 145. | Chad Curtis (10) | 686 | R |
| 146. | Lenny Green (12) | 684 | L |
| 147. | Don Lock (8) | 680 | R |
| 148. | Carl Everett (14) | 675 | R |
| 149. | Jackie Brandt (11) | 670 | R |
| 150. | Bob Dernier (10) | 658 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as CF (s.1954) | Throws |
| 151. | Tony Scott (11) | 653 | R |
| 152. | Oddibe McDowell (7) | 648 | L |
| 153. | Lee Mazzilli (14) | 645 | R |
| 154. | Eddie Milner (9) | 634 | L |
| 155. | Johnny Cooney (20) | 632 | L |
| Dode Paskert (15) | 632 | R | |
| 157. | Jay Payton (12) | 626 | R |
| 158. | Happy Felsch (6) | 623 | R |
| 159. | Chris Singleton (6) | 619 | L |
| 160. | Tony Armas (14) | 618 | R |
| 161. | Jigger Statz (8) | 615 | R |
| 162. | Ted Uhlaender (8) | 608 | R |
| 163. | Sam Rice+ (20) | 607 | R |
| Johnny Rucker (6) | 607 | R | |
| 165. | Willy Taveras (7) | 601 | R |
| 166. | Jose Cruz (12) | 600 | R |
| 167. | Hank Leiber (10) | 599 | R |
| 168. | Amos Strunk (17) | 596 | L |
| 169. | Don Demeter (11) | 591 | R |
| 170. | Bobby Del Greco (9) | 590 | R |
| Dave Philley (18) | 590 | R | |
| 172. | Wally Judnich (7) | 583 | L |
| 173. | Ben Chapman (15) | 582 | R |
| 174. | David DeJesus (10, 32) | 577 | L |
| Carlos Gomez (6, 26) | 577 | R | |
| 176. | Adolfo Phillips (8) | 576 | R |
| 177. | Jack Smith (15) | 574 | L |
| 178. | Andrew McCutchen (4, 25) | 571 | R |
| 179. | Thurman Tucker (9) | 562 | R |
| 180. | Bobby Tolan (13) | 561 | L |
| 181. | Melky Cabrera (8, 27) | 560 | L |
| 182. | Benny Kauff (8) | 558 | L |
| 183. | Albie Pearson (9) | 556 | L |
| 184. | Billy Hatcher (12) | 551 | R |
| 185. | Harry Craft (6) | 548 | R |
| Herm Winningham (9) | 548 | R | |
| 187. | Gary Geiger (12) | 543 | R |
| Nate McLouth (8, 30) | 543 | R | |
| 189. | Dave May (12) | 542 | R |
| 190. | Darin Erstad (14) | 540 | L |
| 191. | Chili Davis (19) | 539 | R |
| Chuck Diering (9) | 539 | R | |
| 193. | Ken Henderson (16) | 533 | R |
| 194. | Harry Walker (11) | 532 | R |
| 195. | Colby Rasmus (4, 25) | 530 | L |
| 196. | Clyde Milan (16) | 526 | R |
| 197. | Barney McCosky (11) | 523 | R |
| 198. | Jay Johnstone (20) | 521 | R |
| 199. | Damon Buford (9) | 519 | R |
| Jo-Jo White (9) | 519 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as CF (s.1954) | Throws |
| 201. | Milt Thompson (13) | 518 | R |
| 202. | Dave Roberts (10) | 514 | L |
| Rondell White (15) | 514 | R | |
| 204. | Darrin Jackson (12) | 510 | R |
| Jerry Morales (15) | 510 | R | |
| 206. | Dexter Fowler (5, 26) | 509 | R |
| 207. | Johnny Frederick (6) | 507 | L |
| 208. | Gerald Young (8) | 506 | R |
| 209. | Tom Oliver (4) | 504 | R |
| 210. | Larry Hisle (14) | 500 | R |
| 211. | Daryl Boston (11) | 497 | L |
| 212. | Felipe Alou (17) | 488 | R |
| 213. | Dusty Baker (19) | 487 | R |
| Al Kaline+ (22) | 487 | R | |
| 215. | Roy Weatherly (10) | 485 | R |
| 216. | Rudy Law (7) | 483 | L |
| 217. | Drew Stubbs (4, 27) | 481 | R |
| 218. | Rich Becker (8) | 476 | L |
| Hoot Evers (12) | 476 | R | |
| 220. | Jacoby Ellsbury (6, 28) | 475 | L |
| Elliott Maddox (11) | 475 | R | |
| 222. | Mack Jones (10) | 474 | R |
| 223. | Chuck Carr (8) | 472 | R |
| Endy Chavez (11, 34) | 472 | L | |
| 225. | Gee Walker (15) | 470 | R |
| 226. | Harry Rice (10) | 469 | R |
| Cesar Tovar (12) | 469 | R | |
| 228. | Milton Bradley (12) | 468 | R |
| Kevin McReynolds (12) | 468 | R | |
| 230. | Johnny Hopp (14) | 467 | L |
| 231. | George Metkovich (10) | 466 | L |
| Jim Northrup (12) | 466 | R | |
| 233. | Angel Pagan (7, 30) | 464 | R |
| 234. | Mel Almada (7) | 460 | L |
| 235. | Willie Tasby (6) | 459 | R |
| 236. | Franklin Gutierrez (8, 29) | 458 | R |
| Gabe Kapler (12) | 458 | R | |
| 238. | Marvin Benard (9) | 456 | L |
| 239. | Ruben Rivera (9, 38) | 455 | R |
| 240. | Gerald Williams (14) | 453 | R |
| 241. | Quinton McCracken (12) | 452 | R |
| Whitey Witt (10) | 452 | R | |
| 243. | Larry Herndon (14) | 451 | R |
| Tillie Walker (13) | 451 | R | |
| 245. | Joe Marty (5) | 450 | R |
| 246. | Denard Span (5, 28) | 448 | L |
| 247. | Rickey Henderson+ (25) | 446 | L |
| 248. | Jimmie Hall (8) | 442 | R |
| Tommy Holmes (11) | 442 | L | |
| 250. | George Wright (5) | 441 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as CF (s.1954) | Throws |
| 251. | Austin Jackson (3, 25) | 438 | R |
| 252. | Joe Carter (16) | 432 | R |
| 253. | Hal Jeffcoat (12) | 429 | R |
| 254. | Kiddo Davis (8) | 427 | R |
| Rajai Davis (7, 31) | 427 | R | |
| 256. | Alex Rios (9, 31) | 426 | R |
| 257. | Mitch Webster (13) | 425 | L |
| 258. | Von Joshua (10) | 424 | L |
| 259. | Eddie Brown (7) | 423 | R |
| Cameron Maybin (6, 25) | 423 | R | |
| 261. | Buster Adams (6) | 422 | R |
| Russ Snyder (12) | 422 | R | |
| 263. | Pete Reiser (10) | 419 | R |
| 264. | Sam Jethroe (4) | 417 | R |
| 265. | Rick Ankiel (10, 32) | 414 | L |
| 266. | Jerry Martin (11) | 413 | R |
| 267. | Andres Torres (8, 34) | 411 | R |
| 268. | Cito Gaston (11) | 410 | R |
| 269. | Johnny Grubb (16) | 409 | R |
| Terrence Long (8) | 409 | L | |
| 271. | Josh Hamilton (6, 31) | 408 | L |
| 272. | Garret Anderson (17) | 404 | L |
| 273. | Frank Demaree (12) | 403 | R |
| Deion Sanders (9) | 403 | L | |
| 275. | Ty Cline (12) | 402 | L |
| Scott Podsednik (11, 36) | 402 | L | |
| Johnny Wyrostek (11) | 402 | R | |
| 278. | Luis Matos (7, 33) | 400 | R |
| Jim Rivera (10) | 400 | L | |
| Derrel Thomas (15) | 400 | R | |
| 281. | Milt Cuyler (8) | 399 | R |
| Jimmy Welsh (6) | 399 | R | |
| 283. | Von Hayes (12) | 398 | R |
| 284. | Rocco Baldelli (7) | 397 | R |
| Cliff Heathcote (15) | 397 | L | |
| 286. | Dave Gallagher (9) | 396 | R |
| 287. | Alex Cole (7) | 390 | L |
| Joe Pepitone (12) | 390 | L | |
| 289. | Bake McBride (11) | 389 | R |
| 290. | Peanuts Lowrey (13) | 387 | R |
| Cody Ross (9, 31) | 387 | L | |
| 292. | Nyjer Morgan (6, 31) | 383 | L |
| 293. | Rick Bosetti (7) | 382 | R |
| Dain Clay (4) | 382 | R | |
| 295. | Jim Delsing (10) | 376 | R |
| 296. | Nemo Leibold (13) | 374 | R |
| Irv Noren (11) | 374 | L | |
| 298. | Jerome Walton (10) | 372 | R |
| 299. | Jim Hickman (13) | 367 | R |
| Heinie Mueller (11) | 367 | L | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as CF (s.1954) | Throws |
| 301. | Wally Westlake (10) | 366 | R |
| 302. | Richard Hidalgo (9) | 361 | R |
| 303. | Shane Mack (9) | 359 | R |
| 304. | Barry Bonnell (10) | 357 | R |
| Roger Repoz (9) | 357 | L | |
| 306. | Jim Russell (10) | 356 | R |
| 307. | Henry Cotto (10) | 355 | R |
| 308. | Juan Encarnacion (11) | 350 | R |
| 309. | Dan Gladden (11) | 349 | R |
| 310. | Hersh Martin (6) | 346 | R |
| 311. | Steve Brye (9) | 345 | R |
| 312. | Chick Fullis (8) | 344 | R |
| 313. | Terry Puhl (15) | 342 | R |
| 314. | Jose Tartabull (9) | 340 | L |
| 315. | Joey Gathright (7, 31) | 336 | R |
| 316. | John Moses (11) | 335 | L |
| Goody Rosen (6) | 335 | L | |
| Alex Sanchez (5) | 335 | L | |
| 319. | Tike Redman (6) | 332 | L |
| 320. | Augie Galan (16) | 331 | R |
| Stan Musial+ (22) | 331 | L | |
| 322. | Mike Kingery (10) | 329 | L |
| 323. | Jacob Brumfield (7) | 328 | R |
| 324. | Derek Bell (11) | 325 | R |
| Kirk Gibson (17) | 325 | L | |
| Tony Gwynn (7, 29) | 325 | R | |
| 327. | Myril Hoag (13) | 322 | R |
| 328. | Ryan Christenson (6) | 321 | R |
| Pepper Martin (13) | 321 | R | |
| 330. | Gino Cimoli (10) | 318 | R |
| Dixie Walker (18) | 318 | R | |
| Claudell Washington (17) | 318 | L | |
| 333. | John Cangelosi (13) | 317 | L |
| 334. | Mike McCormick (10) | 316 | R |
| 335. | Carl Reynolds (13) | 314 | R |
| 336. | Freddy Leach (10) | 312 | R |
| Heinie Manush+ (17) | 312 | L | |
| 338. | Carl Furillo (15) | 311 | R |
| 339. | Hank Aaron+ (23) | 308 | R |
| Frank Thomas (16) | 308 | R | |
| 341. | Nook Logan (4) | 306 | R |
| 342. | David Hulse (5) | 305 | L |
| 343. | Don Hahn (7) | 304 | R |
| 344. | Brian Anderson (5) | 303 | R |
| Boots Day (6) | 303 | L | |
| Brian Giles (15) | 303 | L | |
| 347. | Brady Clark (9) | 300 | R |
| 348. | Frank Baumholtz (10) | 299 | L |
| Ron Gant (16) | 299 | R | |
| Johnny Lindell (12) | 299 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as CF (s.1954) | Throws |
| 351. | Lyman Bostock (4) | 297 | R |
| Paul Lehner (7) | 297 | L | |
| 353. | Bobby Bonds (14) | 296 | R |
| Dan Ford (11) | 296 | R | |
| 355. | Freddie Lindstrom+ (13) | 295 | R |
| 356. | John Briggs (12) | 293 | L |
| 357. | Jim Gosger (10) | 292 | L |
| Denny Sothern (5) | 292 | R | |
| 359. | Tom Tresh (9) | 291 | R |
| 360. | Bill Robinson (16) | 289 | R |
| 361. | Peter Bourjos (3, 25) | 288 | R |
| Eric Byrnes (11) | 288 | R | |
| 363. | Jeremy Reed (8) | 287 | L |
| 364. | Bob Usher (6) | 283 | R |
| 365. | Ping Bodie (9) | 282 | R |
| Ernie Orsatti (9) | 282 | L | |
| 367. | Darren Bragg (11) | 281 | R |
| Michael Brantley (4, 25) | 281 | L | |
| Roger Cedeno (11) | 281 | R | |
| 370. | Chick Hafey+ (13) | 280 | R |
| Lloyd Merriman (5) | 280 | L | |
| 372. | Earl McNeely (8) | 279 | R |
| Tuck Stainback (13) | 279 | R | |
| 374. | Carden Gillenwater (5) | 278 | R |
| 375. | Jose Cruz (19) | 277 | L |
| Woodie Held (14) | 277 | R | |
| 377. | George Foster (18) | 274 | R |
| 378. | Jermaine Allensworth (4) | 273 | R |
| Ichiro Suzuki (12, 38) | 273 | R | |
| 380. | Buddy Bradford (11) | 271 | R |
| Samuel Byrd (8) | 271 | R | |
| Curtis Goodwin (5) | 271 | L | |
| Manny Mota (20) | 271 | R | |
| 384. | Oris Hockett (7) | 270 | R |
| Armando Marsans (8) | 270 | R | |
| 386. | Doug Dascenzo (7) | 269 | L |
| Ryan Thompson (9) | 269 | R | |
| Ron Woods (6) | 269 | R | |
| 389. | Cleon Jones (13) | 268 | L |
| Luis Melendez (8) | 268 | R | |
| 391. | Willie Montanez (14) | 267 | L |
| 392. | Peter Bergeron (5) | 263 | R |
| Cecil Espy (8) | 263 | R | |
| 394. | Don Landrum (8) | 260 | R |
| Cory Sullivan (6) | 260 | L | |
| 396. | Jeffrey Hammonds (13) | 259 | R |
| Jake Powell (11) | 259 | R | |
| 398. | Tommy Harper (15) | 258 | R |
| Lee Maye (13) | 258 | R | |
| Bernie Neis (8) | 258 | R |
Note that seasons prior to 1876 are not included in single-season marks, but are included in career marks.