+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.
Statistic Description: Putouts
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) | Putouts as P | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tim Hudson (15, 37) | 234 | R |
| 2. | Roy Halladay (16, 36) | 226 | R |
| 3. | Derek Lowe (17, 40) | 221 | R |
| 4. | Bronson Arroyo (14, 36) | 191 | R |
| 5. | Chris Carpenter (15, 38) | 185 | R |
| Jake Westbrook (13, 35) | 185 | R | |
| 7. | Kyle Lohse (13, 34) | 180 | R |
| 8. | Jamey Wright (18, 38) | 176 | R |
| 9. | Jon Garland (13, 33) | 172 | R |
| 10. | Freddy Garcia (15, 36) | 162 | R |
| 11. | Ryan Dempster (16, 36) | 161 | R |
| 12. | Brett Myers (12, 32) | 157 | R |
| 13. | Mark Buehrle (14, 34) | 152 | L |
| 14. | Jason Marquis (14, 34) | 151 | R |
| 15. | Esteban Loaiza (14, 41) | 148 | R |
| 16. | Jake Peavy (12, 32) | 141 | R |
| 17. | A.J. Burnett (15, 36) | 140 | R |
| 18. | Aaron Cook (11, 34) | 139 | R |
| Felix Hernandez (9, 27) | 139 | R | |
| 20. | Bartolo Colon (16, 40) | 136 | R |
| John Lackey (11, 34) | 136 | R | |
| 22. | James Shields (8, 31) | 134 | R |
| 23. | Dan Haren (11, 32) | 128 | R |
| 24. | Andy Pettitte (18, 41) | 125 | L |
| 25. | Josh Beckett (13, 33) | 124 | R |
| 26. | Miguel Batista (18, 42) | 119 | R |
| 27. | Zack Greinke (10, 29) | 115 | R |
| 28. | Kevin Correia (11, 32) | 108 | R |
| 29. | Mariano Rivera (19, 43) | 107 | R |
| 30. | Ervin Santana (9, 30) | 104 | R |
| 31. | Edwin Jackson (11, 29) | 102 | R |
| 32. | Justin Verlander (9, 30) | 99 | R |
| 33. | Johan Santana (12, 34) | 98 | L |
| 34. | Joe Blanton (10, 32) | 96 | R |
| 35. | Jeremy Bonderman (8, 30) | 94 | R |
| Dave Bush (9, 33) | 94 | R | |
| Aaron Harang (12, 35) | 94 | R | |
| 38. | Matt Cain (9, 28) | 91 | R |
| Rodrigo Lopez (11, 37) | 91 | R | |
| 40. | Roberto Hernandez (8, 32) | 90 | R |