Career Leaders
& Records for Total Zone Runs
+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.
Statistic Description: Total Zone Total Fielding Runs Above Avg The number of runs above or below average the player was worth based on the number of plays made. This number combines the Rtz, Rdp, Rof, Rcatch numbers into a total defensive contribution. See the glossary section for a more complete explanation. Provided by BaseballProjection.com
This statistic is computed from play-by-play data which is only
complete from 1974 to the present. From
1945-1973, the data is
incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season
total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the
data used to create these lists.
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Total Zone Runs | Throws |
|---|
| 1. | Brooks Robinson+ (23) | 293 | R |
| 2. | Andruw Jones (17) | 242 | R |
| 3. | Mark Belanger (18) | 241 | R |
| 4. | Ozzie Smith+ (19) | 239 | R |
| 5. | Roberto Clemente+ (18) | 205 | R |
| 6. | Barry Bonds (22) | 191 | L |
| 7. | Carl Yastrzemski+ (23) | 184 | R |
| 8. | Cal Ripken+ (21) | 181 | R |
| 9. | Buddy Bell (18) | 174 | R |
| | Paul Blair (17) | 174 | R |
| 11. | Willie Mays+ (22) | 172 | R |
| | Jim Piersall (17) | 172 | R |
| 13. | Ivan Rodriguez (21) | 166 | R |
| 14. | Brian Jordan (15) | 162 | R |
| 15. | Jesse Barfield (12) | 161 | R |
| | Robin Ventura (16) | 161 | R |
| 17. | Clete Boyer (16) | 158 | R |
| 18. | Al Kaline+ (22) | 152 | R |
| 19. | Scott Rolen (17) | 150 | R |
| 20. | Luis Aparicio+ (18) | 149 | R |
| 21. | Bill Mazeroski+ (17) | 147 | R |
| 22. | Darin Erstad (14) | 142 | L |
| 23. | Graig Nettles (22) | 140 | R |
| 24. | Rey Sanchez (15) | 139 | R |
| 25. | Omar Vizquel (24) | 133 | R |
| | Devon White (17) | 133 | R |
| 27. | Gary Gaetti (20) | 131 | R |
| 28. | Craig Counsell (16) | 130 | R |
| 29. | Mike Schmidt+ (18) | 127 | R |
| 30. | Adrian Beltre (16, 34) | 124 | R |
| | Placido Polanco (16, 37) | 124 | R |
| 32. | Frank White (18) | 121 | R |
| 33. | Keith Hernandez (17) | 117 | L |
| | Ichiro Suzuki (13, 39) | 117 | R |
| 35. | Albert Pujols (13, 33) | 114 | R |
| | Willie Randolph (18) | 114 | R |
| | Jim Sundberg (16) | 114 | R |
| 38. | Gary Carter+ (19) | 112 | R |
| | Kenny Lofton (17) | 112 | L |
| 40. | Willie Wilson (19) | 108 | R |
| 41. | Bob Boone (19) | 105 | R |
| | Ozzie Guillen (16) | 105 | R |
| 43. | Wade Boggs+ (18) | 104 | R |
| | Willie Davis (18) | 104 | L |
| | Sammy Sosa (18) | 104 | R |
| 46. | Todd Helton (17, 39) | 102 | L |
| 47. | Nellie Fox+ (19) | 101 | R |
| 48. | Scott Fletcher (15) | 100 | R |
| | Garry Maddox (15) | 100 | R |
| 50. | Terry Pendleton (15) | 99 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Total Zone Runs | Throws |
|---|
| 51. | Hank Aaron+ (23) | 98 | R |
| | Brad Ausmus (18) | 98 | R |
| | Curt Flood (15) | 98 | R |
| 54. | Yadier Molina (10, 30) | 97 | R |
| | John Olerud (17) | 97 | L |
| 56. | Matt Williams (17) | 96 | R |
| 57. | Jeff Cirillo (14) | 95 | R |
| | Larry Walker (17) | 95 | R |
| 59. | Chet Lemon (16) | 93 | R |
| 60. | Mike Cameron (17) | 92 | R |
| | Brandon Inge (13, 36) | 92 | R |
| 62. | Roy McMillan (16) | 89 | R |
| 63. | Aurelio Rodriguez (17) | 88 | R |
| 64. | J.D. Drew (14) | 87 | R |
| 65. | Jim Edmonds (17) | 85 | L |
| | Ron Hansen (15) | 85 | R |
| | George Scott (14) | 85 | R |
| 68. | Greg Gagne (15) | 83 | R |
| 69. | Mark Ellis (11, 36) | 82 | R |
| | Bobby Grich (17) | 82 | R |
| 71. | Austin Kearns (12, 33) | 81 | R |
| 72. | Lance Johnson (14) | 80 | L |
| | Ken McMullen (16) | 80 | R |
| | Gary Pettis (11) | 80 | R |
| 75. | Garret Anderson (17) | 79 | L |
| | Clint Barmes (11, 34) | 79 | R |
| | Mike Benjamin (13) | 79 | R |
| | Ed Brinkman (15) | 79 | R |
| | Reggie Sanders (17) | 79 | R |
| | John Valentin (11) | 79 | R |
| | Jack Wilson (12) | 79 | R |
| 82. | Reggie Smith (17) | 78 | R |
| 83. | Jose Cruz (19) | 77 | L |
| | Darrin Jackson (12) | 77 | R |
| | B.J. Surhoff (19) | 77 | R |
| | Alan Trammell (20) | 77 | R |
| | Lou Whitaker (19) | 77 | R |
| 88. | Mark Grace (16) | 76 | L |
| 89. | Gil McDougald (10) | 75 | R |
| 90. | Tony Kubek (9) | 74 | R |
| | Mark Lemke (11) | 74 | R |
| | Jose Valentin (16) | 74 | R |
| 93. | Ken Boyer (15) | 73 | R |
| | Adam Everett (11) | 73 | R |
| | Chase Utley (11, 34) | 73 | R |
| 96. | Johnny Bench+ (17) | 72 | R |
| | Mike Bordick (14) | 72 | R |
| | Pedro Feliz (11) | 72 | R |
| | Mike Gallego (13) | 72 | R |
| | Bill Russell (18) | 72 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Total Zone Runs | Throws |
|---|
| | Glenn Wilson (10) | 72 | R |
| 102. | Ken Berry (14) | 71 | R |
| | Del Crandall (16) | 71 | R |
| | Carl Crawford (12, 31) | 71 | L |
| | Warren Cromartie (10) | 71 | L |
| | Rick Dempsey (24) | 71 | R |
| | Charles Johnson (12) | 71 | R |
| | Troy Tulowitzki (8, 28) | 71 | R |
| 109. | Andre Dawson+ (21) | 70 | R |
| | Luis Gonzalez (19) | 70 | R |
| | Steve Yeager (15) | 70 | R |
| 112. | Pete O'Brien (12) | 69 | L |
| 113. | Bernard Gilkey (12) | 67 | R |
| | Rico Petrocelli (13) | 67 | R |
| | Pokey Reese (8) | 67 | R |
| | Tim Wallach (17) | 67 | R |
| 117. | Royce Clayton (17) | 66 | R |
| | Coco Crisp (12, 33) | 66 | R |
| | Yunel Escobar (7, 30) | 66 | R |
| | Dwight Evans (20) | 66 | R |
| | Bobby Knoop (9) | 66 | R |
| | Lyle Overbay (13, 36) | 66 | L |
| | Vic Power (12) | 66 | R |
| 124. | Eric Chavez (16, 35) | 65 | R |
| | Rickey Henderson+ (25) | 65 | L |
| | Aaron Hill (9, 31) | 65 | R |
| 127. | Bucky Dent (12) | 64 | R |
| | Dick Green (12) | 64 | R |
| 129. | Tommie Agee (12) | 63 | R |
| | Bert Campaneris (19) | 63 | R |
| | Gary Disarcina (12) | 63 | R |
| | Cesar Geronimo (15) | 63 | L |
| | Scott Podsednik (11) | 63 | L |
| 134. | Clay Dalrymple (12) | 62 | R |
| | Ron Karkovice (12) | 62 | R |
| | Mike Lowell (13) | 62 | R |
| 137. | Carlos Beltran (16, 36) | 61 | R |
| | Henry Blanco (16, 41) | 61 | R |
| | Don Buford (10) | 61 | R |
| | Richard Hidalgo (9) | 61 | R |
| | Dal Maxvill (14) | 61 | R |
| | Eddie Murray+ (21) | 61 | R |
| 143. | Jim Busby (13) | 60 | R |
| | Eric Byrnes (11) | 60 | R |
| | Cesar Izturis (13, 33) | 60 | R |
| | Adam Kennedy (14) | 60 | R |
| | Evan Longoria (6, 27) | 60 | R |
| | Dustin Pedroia (8, 29) | 60 | R |
| | Ryne Sandberg+ (16) | 60 | R |
| | Rondell White (15) | 60 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Total Zone Runs | Throws |
|---|
| 151. | Rocky Colavito (14) | 59 | R |
| 152. | Gene Alley (11) | 58 | R |
| | Michael Bourn (8, 30) | 58 | R |
| | Julio Cruz (10) | 58 | R |
| | David DeJesus (11, 33) | 58 | L |
| | Adrian Gonzalez (10, 31) | 58 | L |
| | Johnny Logan (13) | 58 | R |
| | Charlie O'Brien (15) | 58 | R |
| 159. | Brett Gardner (6, 29) | 57 | L |
| | Doug Glanville (9) | 57 | R |
| | Tino Martinez (16) | 57 | R |
| | Jose Oquendo (12) | 57 | R |
| | Jay Payton (12) | 57 | R |
| | Jimmy Rollins (14, 34) | 57 | R |
| | Bill White (13) | 57 | L |
| 166. | Doug DeCinces (15) | 56 | R |
| | Jose Hernandez (15) | 56 | R |
| | Tony Oliva (15) | 56 | R |
| | Rey Ordonez (9) | 56 | R |
| | Juan Uribe (13, 33) | 56 | R |
| 171. | Ernie Banks+ (19) | 55 | R |
| | Darren Bragg (11) | 55 | R |
| | Endy Chavez (12, 35) | 55 | L |
| 174. | Jerry Adair (13) | 54 | R |
| | Mike Matheny (13) | 54 | R |
| | Butch Wynegar (13) | 54 | R |
| 177. | Darren Lewis (13) | 53 | R |
| | Mark Teixeira (10, 33) | 53 | R |
| 179. | Dave Concepcion (19) | 52 | R |
| | Dick Groat (14) | 52 | R |
| | Wally Joyner (16) | 52 | L |
| | Dwayne Murphy (12) | 52 | R |
| | Brendan Ryan (7, 31) | 52 | R |
| 184. | Felipe Alou (17) | 51 | R |
| | Vinny Castilla (16) | 51 | R |
| | J.J. Hardy (9, 30) | 51 | R |
| | David Justice (14) | 51 | L |
| 188. | Jamey Carroll (12, 39) | 50 | R |
| | Jose Cruz (12) | 50 | R |
| | Franklin Gutierrez (9, 30) | 50 | R |
| | Corey Koskie (9) | 50 | R |
| | Mark McLemore (19) | 50 | R |
| | Tom Pagnozzi (12) | 50 | R |
| | Milt Thompson (13) | 50 | R |
| | Bill Virdon (12) | 50 | R |
| 196. | Frank Duffy (10) | 49 | R |
| | Tim Foli (16) | 49 | R |
| | Hal Lanier (10) | 49 | R |
| 199. | Richie Ashburn+ (15) | 48 | R |
| | Bobby Bonds (14) | 48 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Total Zone Runs | Throws |
|---|
| | Tim Hulett (12) | 48 | R |
| | Neifi Perez (12) | 48 | R |
| | Dan Wilson (14) | 48 | R |
| 204. | George Brett+ (21) | 47 | R |
| | Rick Burleson (13) | 47 | R |
| | Geoff Jenkins (11) | 47 | R |
| | Jeff King (11) | 47 | R |
| | Kirt Manwaring (13) | 47 | R |
| | Randy Winn (13) | 47 | R |
| | Kevin Youkilis (10, 34) | 47 | R |
| 211. | Johnny Callison (16) | 46 | R |
| | Lenny Dykstra (12) | 46 | L |
| | Mike LaValliere (12) | 46 | R |
| | Danny O'Connell (10) | 46 | R |
| | Tony Pena (18) | 46 | R |
| | Jeff Reboulet (12) | 46 | R |
| | Giancarlo Stanton (4, 23) | 46 | R |
| 218. | Roger Maris (12) | 45 | R |
| | John McDonald (15, 38) | 45 | R |
| | Joe Rudi (16) | 45 | R |
| | Bill Skowron (14) | 45 | R |
| 222. | Mike Anderson (9) | 44 | R |
| | Robinson Cano (9, 30) | 44 | R |
| | Joe Mauer (10, 30) | 44 | R |
| 225. | Tom Brunansky (14) | 43 | R |
| | Jim Gilliam (14) | 43 | R |
| | Dick Schofield (14) | 43 | R |
| | Eric Soderholm (9) | 43 | R |
| | Rennie Stennett (11) | 43 | R |
| | Drew Stubbs (5, 28) | 43 | R |
| | Mark Whiten (11) | 43 | R |
| 232. | Sid Bream (12) | 42 | L |
| | Vladimir Guerrero (16) | 42 | R |
| | David Howard (9) | 42 | R |
| | Randy Hundley (14) | 42 | R |
| | Aaron Rowand (11) | 42 | R |
| | Brian Schneider (13) | 42 | R |
| | Rick Wilkins (11) | 42 | R |
| 239. | Joe Crede (10) | 41 | R |
| | Jim Landis (11) | 41 | R |
| | Mike Lum (15) | 41 | L |
| | Manny Sanguillen (13) | 41 | R |
| 243. | Rich Dauer (10) | 40 | R |
| | Elston Howard (14) | 40 | R |
| | Jerry Kenney (6) | 40 | R |
| | Eddie Mathews+ (17) | 40 | R |
| | Rick Miller (15) | 40 | L |
| | Angel Pagan (8, 31) | 40 | R |
| | Rafael Palmeiro (20) | 40 | L |
| | Lance Parrish (19) | 40 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Total Zone Runs | Throws |
|---|
| | Tony Phillips (18) | 40 | R |
| | Nick Punto (13, 35) | 40 | R |
| | Ted Sizemore (12) | 40 | R |
| 254. | Tony Batista (11) | 39 | R |
| | Chico Carrasquel (10) | 39 | R |
| | John Castino (6) | 39 | R |
| | Mike Devereaux (12) | 39 | R |
| | Alex Grammas (10) | 39 | R |
| | Mark Grudzielanek (15) | 39 | R |
| | Gil Hodges (18) | 39 | R |
| | Eddie Milner (9) | 39 | L |
| | Willy Taveras (7, 31) | 39 | R |
| | Ellis Valentine (10) | 39 | R |
| 264. | Scott Brosius (11) | 38 | R |
| | Bill Bruton (12) | 38 | R |
| | Norm Cash (17) | 38 | L |
| | Jody Davis (10) | 38 | R |
| | George Foster (18) | 38 | R |
| | Charlie Maxwell (14) | 38 | L |
| | Red Schoendienst+ (19) | 38 | R |
| | Mike Scioscia (13) | 38 | R |
| | Tony Scott (11) | 38 | R |
| 273. | David Bell (12) | 37 | R |
| | Mike Davis (10) | 37 | L |
| | Darrell Evans (21) | 37 | R |
| | Rafael Furcal (13, 35) | 37 | R |
| | Benji Gil (8) | 37 | R |
| | Tony Graffanino (13) | 37 | R |
| | Omar Infante (12, 31) | 37 | R |
| | Stan Javier (17) | 37 | R |
| | Gene Stephens (12) | 37 | R |
| | Jayson Werth (11, 34) | 37 | R |
| | Gerald Williams (14) | 37 | R |
| | Kevin Young (12) | 37 | R |
| 285. | Sal Bando (16) | 36 | R |
| | Rafael Belliard (17) | 36 | R |
| | Dave Cash (12) | 36 | R |
| | Nelson Cruz (9, 32) | 36 | R |
| | Vic Davalillo (16) | 36 | L |
| | Jim Gantner (17) | 36 | R |
| | Casey Kotchman (10, 30) | 36 | L |
| | Sherm Lollar (18) | 36 | R |
| | Wes Parker (9) | 36 | L |
| | Terry Puhl (15) | 36 | R |
| | Jackie Robinson+ (10) | 36 | R |
| | Gary Roenicke (12) | 36 | R |
| | Robby Thompson (11) | 36 | R |
| 298. | Tom Brookens (12) | 35 | R |
| | Bud Harrelson (16) | 35 | R |
| | Dave Henderson (14) | 35 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Total Zone Runs | Throws |
|---|
| | Jason Heyward (4, 23) | 35 | L |
| | Paul Janish (5, 30) | 35 | R |
| | Manuel Lee (11) | 35 | R |
| | Bake McBride (11) | 35 | R |
| | Jose Molina (14, 38) | 35 | R |
| | Jhonny Peralta (11, 31) | 35 | R |
| | Gary Ward (12) | 35 | R |
| | Pete Ward (9) | 35 | R |
| | Roy White (15) | 35 | R |
| 310. | Bob Bailor (11) | 34 | R |
| | Marv Breeding (4) | 34 | R |
| | Tim Cullen (7) | 34 | R |
| | Ryan Hanigan (7, 32) | 34 | R |
| | Monte Irvin+ (8) | 34 | R |
| | Frank Malzone (12) | 34 | R |
| | Bill North (11) | 34 | R |
| | Gerardo Parra (5, 26) | 34 | L |
| | Chris Singleton (6) | 34 | L |
| | Del Unser (15) | 34 | L |
| 320. | Jeff Conine (17) | 33 | R |
| | Larry Herndon (14) | 33 | R |
| | Glenn Hubbard (12) | 33 | R |
| | Don Mattingly (14) | 33 | L |
| | B.J. Upton (9, 28) | 33 | R |
| 325. | Bruce Benedict (12) | 32 | R |
| | Casey Blake (13) | 32 | R |
| | Peter Bourjos (4, 26) | 32 | R |
| | Sean Casey (12) | 32 | R |
| | Tony Fernandez (17) | 32 | R |
| | Kosuke Fukudome (5) | 32 | R |
| | Billy Gardner (10) | 32 | R |
| | Jose Lind (9) | 32 | R |
| | Thurman Munson (11) | 32 | R |
| | Mike Ryan (11) | 32 | R |
| | Grady Sizemore (8) | 32 | L |
| | Chris Speier (19) | 32 | R |
| | Andres Torres (9, 35) | 32 | R |
| 338. | Bob Allison (13) | 31 | R |
| | Sandy Alomar (15) | 31 | R |
| | Jeff Bagwell (15) | 31 | R |
| | Leo Cardenas (16) | 31 | R |
| | Chris Chambliss (17) | 31 | R |
| | Alvaro Espinoza (12) | 31 | R |
| | Jeff Francoeur (9, 29) | 31 | R |
| | Gabe Gross (7) | 31 | R |
| | Kenji Johjima (4) | 31 | R |
| | Laynce Nix (11, 32) | 31 | L |
| | Mike Redmond (13) | 31 | R |
| | Pee Wee Reese+ (16) | 31 | R |
| | Ruben Rivera (9, 39) | 31 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Total Zone Runs | Throws |
|---|
| | Dave Roberts (10) | 31 | L |
| | Wayne Terwilliger (9) | 31 | R |
| | Shane Victorino (10, 32) | 31 | R |
| 354. | Tony Armas (14) | 30 | R |
| | Ed Bailey (14) | 30 | R |
| | Larry Bowa (16) | 30 | R |
| | Willie Crawford (14) | 30 | L |
| | Gerald Laird (11, 33) | 30 | R |
| | Steve Lake (11) | 30 | R |
| | Ryan Langerhans (10, 33) | 30 | L |
| | Orlando Merced (13) | 30 | R |
| 362. | Don Blasingame (12) | 29 | R |
| | Jake Gibbs (10) | 29 | R |
| | Brian Hunter (10) | 29 | R |
| | Jay Johnstone (20) | 29 | R |
| | Keith Lockhart (10) | 29 | R |
| | Don Mincher (13) | 29 | R |
| | Billy Ripken (12) | 29 | R |
| | Carlos Ruiz (8, 34) | 29 | R |
| | John Stearns (11) | 29 | R |
| | Garry Templeton (16) | 29 | R |
| | Matt Wieters (5, 27) | 29 | R |
| 373. | Steve Buechele (11) | 28 | R |
| | Ty Cline (12) | 28 | L |
| | Bill Freehan (15) | 28 | R |
| | Carlos Gomez (7, 27) | 28 | R |
| | Craig Grebeck (12) | 28 | R |
| | Eddie Kasko (10) | 28 | R |
| | Ian Kinsler (8, 31) | 28 | R |
| | Barry Larkin+ (19) | 28 | R |
| | Tommy McCraw (13) | 28 | L |
| | Tim Naehring (8) | 28 | R |
| | Irv Noren (11) | 28 | L |
| 384. | Brett Carroll (6, 30) | 27 | R |
| | Jerald Clark (7) | 27 | R |
| | Scott Cooper (7) | 27 | R |
| | Danny Espinosa (4, 26) | 27 | R |
| | Carlton Fisk+ (24) | 27 | R |
| | Mike Lansing (9) | 27 | R |
| | Dave Martinez (16) | 27 | L |
| | Damian Miller (11) | 27 | R |
| | Cesar Tovar (12) | 27 | R |
| 393. | Tim Bogar (9) | 26 | R |
| | Rocky Bridges (11) | 26 | R |
| | Todd Cruz (6) | 26 | R |
| | Bill Pecota (9) | 26 | R |
| | Greg Pryor (10) | 26 | R |
| | Humberto Quintero (11, 33) | 26 | R |
| | Willie Upshaw (10) | 26 | L |
| | Turner Ward (12) | 26 | R |
Note that seasons prior to 1876 are not included in single-season marks, but are included in career marks.
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