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
1948-1973, 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, 35) | 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, 37) | 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, 45) | 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. | Placido Polanco (15, 36) | 125 | R |
| 31. | Adrian Beltre (15, 33) | 121 | R |
| | Frank White (18) | 121 | R |
| 33. | Ichiro Suzuki (12, 38) | 120 | R |
| 34. | Keith Hernandez (17) | 117 | L |
| 35. | Albert Pujols (12, 32) | 115 | R |
| 36. | 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 (16, 38) | 103 | 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. | John Olerud (17) | 97 | L |
| 55. | Matt Williams (17) | 96 | R |
| 56. | Jeff Cirillo (14) | 95 | R |
| | Yadier Molina (9, 29) | 95 | R |
| | Larry Walker (17) | 95 | R |
| 59. | Chet Lemon (16) | 93 | R |
| 60. | Mike Cameron (17) | 92 | R |
| 61. | Brandon Inge (12, 35) | 91 | 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. | Mark Ellis (10, 35) | 83 | R |
| | Greg Gagne (15) | 83 | R |
| 70. | Bobby Grich (17) | 82 | R |
| 71. | Lance Johnson (14) | 80 | L |
| | Ken McMullen (16) | 80 | R |
| | Gary Pettis (11) | 80 | R |
| 74. | Garret Anderson (17) | 79 | L |
| | Mike Benjamin (13) | 79 | R |
| | Ed Brinkman (15) | 79 | R |
| | Austin Kearns (11, 32) | 79 | R |
| | Reggie Sanders (17) | 79 | R |
| | John Valentin (11) | 79 | R |
| | Jack Wilson (12, 34) | 79 | R |
| 81. | Reggie Smith (17) | 78 | R |
| 82. | 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 |
| 87. | Mark Grace (16) | 76 | L |
| 88. | Clint Barmes (10, 33) | 75 | R |
| | 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 |
| 95. | 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 |
| | Glenn Wilson (10) | 72 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Total Zone Runs | Throws |
|---|
| 101. | Ken Berry (14) | 71 | R |
| | Del Crandall (16) | 71 | R |
| | Warren Cromartie (10) | 71 | L |
| | Rick Dempsey (24) | 71 | R |
| | Charles Johnson (12) | 71 | R |
| 106. | Andre Dawson+ (21) | 70 | R |
| | Luis Gonzalez (19) | 70 | R |
| | Steve Yeager (15) | 70 | R |
| 109. | Pete O'Brien (12) | 69 | L |
| | Chase Utley (10, 33) | 69 | R |
| 111. | Lyle Overbay (12, 35) | 68 | L |
| 112. | Carlos Beltran (15, 35) | 67 | R |
| | Yunel Escobar (6, 29) | 67 | R |
| | Bernard Gilkey (12) | 67 | R |
| | Aaron Hill (8, 30) | 67 | R |
| | Rico Petrocelli (13) | 67 | R |
| | Pokey Reese (8) | 67 | R |
| | Tim Wallach (17) | 67 | R |
| 119. | Eric Chavez (15, 34) | 66 | R |
| | Royce Clayton (17) | 66 | R |
| | Dwight Evans (20) | 66 | R |
| | Bobby Knoop (9) | 66 | R |
| | Vic Power (12) | 66 | R |
| 124. | Coco Crisp (11, 32) | 65 | R |
| | Rickey Henderson+ (25) | 65 | L |
| 126. | Carl Crawford (11, 30) | 64 | L |
| | Bucky Dent (12) | 64 | R |
| | Dick Green (12) | 64 | R |
| | Troy Tulowitzki (7, 27) | 64 | R |
| 130. | Tommie Agee (12) | 63 | R |
| | Bert Campaneris (19) | 63 | R |
| | Gary Disarcina (12) | 63 | R |
| | Cesar Geronimo (15) | 63 | L |
| 134. | Clay Dalrymple (12) | 62 | R |
| | Ron Karkovice (12) | 62 | R |
| | Mike Lowell (13) | 62 | R |
| | Scott Podsednik (11, 36) | 62 | L |
| 138. | Henry Blanco (15, 40) | 61 | R |
| | Don Buford (10) | 61 | R |
| | Brett Gardner (5, 28) | 61 | L |
| | Adrian Gonzalez (9, 30) | 61 | L |
| | Richard Hidalgo (9) | 61 | R |
| | Dal Maxvill (14) | 61 | R |
| | Eddie Murray+ (21) | 61 | R |
| 145. | Jim Busby (13) | 60 | R |
| | Eric Byrnes (11) | 60 | R |
| | Cesar Izturis (12, 32) | 60 | R |
| | Ryne Sandberg+ (16) | 60 | R |
| | Rondell White (15) | 60 | R |
| 150. | Rocky Colavito (14) | 59 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Total Zone Runs | Throws |
|---|
| | Adam Kennedy (14, 36) | 59 | R |
| 152. | Gene Alley (11) | 58 | R |
| | Julio Cruz (10) | 58 | R |
| | Johnny Logan (13) | 58 | R |
| | Charlie O'Brien (15) | 58 | R |
| 156. | Doug Glanville (9) | 57 | R |
| | Tino Martinez (16) | 57 | R |
| | Jose Oquendo (12) | 57 | R |
| | Jay Payton (12) | 57 | R |
| | Dustin Pedroia (7, 28) | 57 | R |
| | Bill White (13) | 57 | L |
| 162. | Doug DeCinces (15) | 56 | R |
| | Jose Hernandez (15) | 56 | R |
| | Tony Oliva (15) | 56 | R |
| | Rey Ordonez (9) | 56 | R |
| 166. | Ernie Banks+ (19) | 55 | R |
| | Darren Bragg (11) | 55 | R |
| | Franklin Gutierrez (8, 29) | 55 | R |
| | Evan Longoria (5, 26) | 55 | R |
| 170. | Jerry Adair (13) | 54 | R |
| | Michael Bourn (7, 29) | 54 | R |
| | David DeJesus (10, 32) | 54 | L |
| | Mike Matheny (13) | 54 | R |
| | Butch Wynegar (13) | 54 | R |
| 175. | Darren Lewis (13) | 53 | R |
| | Brendan Ryan (6, 30) | 53 | R |
| | Mark Teixeira (10, 32) | 53 | R |
| | Juan Uribe (12, 32) | 53 | R |
| 179. | Dave Concepcion (19) | 52 | R |
| | Dick Groat (14) | 52 | R |
| | Wally Joyner (16) | 52 | L |
| | Dwayne Murphy (12) | 52 | R |
| | Jimmy Rollins (13, 33) | 52 | R |
| | Kevin Youkilis (9, 33) | 52 | R |
| 185. | Felipe Alou (17) | 51 | R |
| | Vinny Castilla (16) | 51 | R |
| | Endy Chavez (11, 34) | 51 | L |
| | David Justice (14) | 51 | L |
| 189. | Jamey Carroll (11, 38) | 50 | R |
| | Jose Cruz (12) | 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 |
| | J.J. Hardy (8, 29) | 49 | R |
| | Hal Lanier (10) | 49 | R |
| 200. | Richie Ashburn+ (15) | 48 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Total Zone Runs | Throws |
|---|
| | Bobby Bonds (14) | 48 | R |
| | Tim Hulett (12) | 48 | R |
| | Neifi Perez (12) | 48 | R |
| | Dan Wilson (14) | 48 | R |
| 205. | 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 |
| | John McDonald (14, 37) | 47 | R |
| | Randy Winn (13) | 47 | R |
| 212. | 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 |
| 218. | Roger Maris (12) | 45 | R |
| | Joe Rudi (16) | 45 | R |
| | Bill Skowron (14) | 45 | R |
| 221. | Mike Anderson (9) | 44 | R |
| 222. | Tom Brunansky (14) | 43 | R |
| | Robinson Cano (8, 29) | 43 | R |
| | Jim Gilliam (14) | 43 | R |
| | Dick Schofield (14) | 43 | R |
| | Eric Soderholm (9) | 43 | R |
| | Giancarlo Stanton (3, 22) | 43 | R |
| | Rennie Stennett (11) | 43 | R |
| | Drew Stubbs (4, 27) | 43 | R |
| | Mark Whiten (11) | 43 | R |
| 231. | Sid Bream (12) | 42 | L |
| | Vladimir Guerrero (16, 37) | 42 | R |
| | David Howard (9) | 42 | R |
| | Randy Hundley (14) | 42 | R |
| | Joe Mauer (9, 29) | 42 | R |
| | Aaron Rowand (11) | 42 | R |
| | Brian Schneider (13, 35) | 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 (7, 30) | 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 |
| | Ted Sizemore (12) | 40 | R |
| | Jayson Werth (10, 33) | 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 |
| | Nick Punto (12, 34) | 39 | R |
| | Willy Taveras (7) | 39 | R |
| | Ellis Valentine (10) | 39 | R |
| 265. | 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 |
| | Jason Heyward (3, 22) | 38 | L |
| | Charlie Maxwell (14) | 38 | L |
| | Red Schoendienst+ (19) | 38 | R |
| | Mike Scioscia (13) | 38 | R |
| | Tony Scott (11) | 38 | R |
| 275. | David Bell (12) | 37 | R |
| | Nelson Cruz (8, 31) | 37 | R |
| | Mike Davis (10) | 37 | L |
| | Darrell Evans (21) | 37 | R |
| | Rafael Furcal (13, 34) | 37 | R |
| | Benji Gil (8) | 37 | R |
| | Tony Graffanino (13) | 37 | R |
| | Stan Javier (17) | 37 | R |
| | Jose Molina (13, 37) | 37 | R |
| | Gene Stephens (12) | 37 | R |
| | Gerald Williams (14) | 37 | R |
| | Kevin Young (12) | 37 | R |
| 287. | Sal Bando (16) | 36 | R |
| | Rafael Belliard (17) | 36 | R |
| | Dave Cash (12) | 36 | R |
| | Vic Davalillo (16) | 36 | L |
| | Jim Gantner (17) | 36 | R |
| | Paul Janish (5, 29) | 36 | R |
| | 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 |
| 299. | Peter Bourjos (3, 25) | 35 | R |
| | Tom Brookens (12) | 35 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Total Zone Runs | Throws |
|---|
| | Bud Harrelson (16) | 35 | R |
| | Dave Henderson (14) | 35 | R |
| | Omar Infante (11, 30) | 35 | R |
| | Casey Kotchman (9, 29) | 35 | L |
| | Manuel Lee (11) | 35 | R |
| | Bake McBride (11) | 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 |
| | Monte Irvin+ (8) | 34 | R |
| | Frank Malzone (12) | 34 | R |
| | Bill North (11) | 34 | R |
| | Jhonny Peralta (10, 30) | 34 | R |
| | Chris Singleton (6) | 34 | L |
| | Del Unser (15) | 34 | L |
| 319. | Jeff Conine (17) | 33 | R |
| | Jeff Francoeur (8, 28) | 33 | R |
| | Kosuke Fukudome (5, 35) | 33 | R |
| | Larry Herndon (14) | 33 | R |
| | Glenn Hubbard (12) | 33 | R |
| | Don Mattingly (14) | 33 | L |
| 325. | Bruce Benedict (12) | 32 | R |
| | Casey Blake (13) | 32 | R |
| | Sean Casey (12) | 32 | R |
| | Tony Fernandez (17) | 32 | R |
| | Billy Gardner (10) | 32 | R |
| | Ryan Hanigan (6, 31) | 32 | R |
| | Jose Lind (9) | 32 | R |
| | Thurman Munson (11) | 32 | R |
| | Mike Ryan (11) | 32 | R |
| | Grady Sizemore (8, 29) | 32 | L |
| | Chris Speier (19) | 32 | R |
| 336. | 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 |
| | Gabe Gross (7) | 31 | R |
| | Kenji Johjima (4) | 31 | R |
| | Gerald Laird (10, 32) | 31 | R |
| | Mike Redmond (13) | 31 | R |
| | Pee Wee Reese+ (16) | 31 | R |
| | Ruben Rivera (9, 38) | 31 | R |
| | Dave Roberts (10) | 31 | L |
| | Wayne Terwilliger (9) | 31 | R |
| 350. | Tony Armas (14) | 30 | R |
| Rank |
Player (yrs, age) |
Total Zone Runs | Throws |
|---|
| | Ed Bailey (14) | 30 | R |
| | Larry Bowa (16) | 30 | R |
| | Willie Crawford (14) | 30 | L |
| | Steve Lake (11) | 30 | R |
| | Ryan Langerhans (10, 32) | 30 | L |
| | Orlando Merced (13) | 30 | R |
| | Andres Torres (8, 34) | 30 | R |
| 358. | 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 |
| | John Stearns (11) | 29 | R |
| | Garry Templeton (16) | 29 | R |
| | B.J. Upton (8, 27) | 29 | R |
| 368. | Steve Buechele (11) | 28 | R |
| | Ty Cline (12) | 28 | L |
| | Bill Freehan (15) | 28 | R |
| | Craig Grebeck (12) | 28 | R |
| | Kelly Johnson (7, 30) | 28 | R |
| | Eddie Kasko (10) | 28 | R |
| | Barry Larkin+ (19) | 28 | R |
| | Tommy McCraw (13) | 28 | L |
| | Tim Naehring (8) | 28 | R |
| | Laynce Nix (10, 31) | 28 | L |
| | Irv Noren (11) | 28 | L |
| 379. | Brett Carroll (6, 29) | 27 | R |
| | Jerald Clark (7) | 27 | R |
| | Scott Cooper (7) | 27 | R |
| | Carlton Fisk+ (24) | 27 | R |
| | Ian Kinsler (7, 30) | 27 | R |
| | Mike Lansing (9) | 27 | R |
| | Dave Martinez (16) | 27 | L |
| | Damian Miller (11) | 27 | R |
| | Humberto Quintero (10, 32) | 27 | R |
| | Carlos Ruiz (7, 33) | 27 | R |
| | Cesar Tovar (12) | 27 | R |
| 390. | Tim Bogar (9) | 26 | R |
| | Rocky Bridges (11) | 26 | R |
| | Alberto Castillo (12) | 26 | R |
| | Todd Cruz (6) | 26 | R |
| | Marcus Giles (7) | 26 | R |
| | Travis Lee (9) | 26 | L |
| | Bill Pecota (9) | 26 | R |
| | Greg Pryor (10) | 26 | R |
| | Willie Upshaw (10) | 26 | L |
| | Turner Ward (12) | 26 | R |
| | Matt Wieters (4, 26) | 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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