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List of Major League Baseball career assists as a left fielder leaders

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Jimmy Sheckard, the all-time leader in career assists by a left fielder

In baseball, an assist (denoted by A) is a defensive statistic, baseball being one of the few sports in which the defensive team controls the ball. An assist is credited to every defensive player who fields or touches the ball (after it has been hit by the batter) prior to the recording of a putout, even if the contact was unintentional. For example, if a ball strikes a player's leg and bounces off him to another fielder, who tags the baserunner, the first player is credited with an assist. A fielder can receive a maximum of one assist per out recorded. An assist is also credited if a putout would have occurred, had another fielder not committed an error. For example, a shortstop might field a ground ball cleanly, but the first baseman might drop his throw. In this case, an error would be charged to the first baseman, and the shortstop would be credited with an assist. Unlike putouts, exactly one of which is awarded for every defensive out, an out can result in no assists being credited (as in strikeouts, fly outs and line drives), or in assists being credited to multiple players (as in relay throws and rundown plays). The left fielder (LF) is one of the three outfielders, the defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. Left field is the area of the outfield to the left of a person standing at home plate and facing toward the pitcher's mound. The outfielders have to try to catch long fly balls before they hit the ground or to quickly catch or retrieve and return to the infield any other balls entering the outfield. The left fielder must also be adept at navigating the area of left field where the foul line approaches the corner of the playing field and the walls of the seating areas. Being the outfielder closest to third base, the left fielder generally does not have to throw as far as the other outfielders to throw out runners advancing around the bases, so they often do not have the strongest throwing arm, but their throws need to be accurate. The left fielder normally plays behind the third baseman and shortstop, who play in or near the infield; unlike catchers and most infielders (excepting first basemen), who are virtually exclusively right-handed, left fielders can be either right- or left-handed. In the scoring system used to record defensive plays, the left fielder is assigned the number 7.

Left fielders are most commonly credited with an assist when they throw the ball to an infielder who tags a runner attempting to advance on the basepaths, even on a caught fly ball that results in an out (see tag up); of special importance are throws to the catcher if the runner is trying to reach home plate to score a run, perhaps on a sacrifice fly. Left fielders will often record assists by throwing out runners who try to advance farther than the batter, such as going from first to third base on a single, or batter/runners who try to stretch a hit into a longer one. Left fielders also earn assists on relay throws to infielders after particularly deep fly balls, by throwing to a base to record an out on an appeal play, or in situations where they might deflect a fly ball before another defensive player makes the catch. Outfielders record far fewer assists than other players due to the difficulty of making an accurate throw in time to retire a runner from a great distance; middle infielders routinely record more assists in a single season than outfielders do in their entire careers. Assists are an important statistic for outfielders, giving a greater indication about an outfielder's throwing arm than assists by infielders do. In recent years, some sabermetricians have begun referring to assists by outfielders as baserunner kills.

The list of career leaders is dominated by players from the 1890s through 1920s, including the dead-ball era, due to that period's emphasis on more aggressive baserunning. Only four of the top 14 players were active after 1932, only two of them after 1945. Only two of the top 34 single-season totals were recorded after 1924, and only one after 1936; only seven of the top 68 have been recorded since 1944. Because game accounts and box scores often did not distinguish between the outfield positions, there has been some difficulty in determining precise defensive statistics prior to 1901; because of this, and because of the similarity in their roles, defensive statistics for the three positions are frequently combined. Although efforts to distinguish between the three positions regarding games played during this period and reconstruct the separate totals have been largely successful, separate assist totals are unavailable; players whose totals are missing the figures for pre-1901 games are notated in the table below. Jimmy Sheckard is the all-time leader in career assists as a left fielder with 243;[1][2] this total does not included his assists during the first four years of his career from 1897 through 1900, when he is believed to have played 168 games in left field. Zack Wheat (231) and Duffy Lewis (209) are the only other players credited with more than 200 career assists after 1900. Michael Brantley, who had 55 assists through the 2023 season to place him tied for 108th all-time, is the leader among active players.

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Key

Rank Rank amongst leaders in career assists. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player Name of player
MLB Total career assists as a left fielder in Major League Baseball
* Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame
Denotes total is missing figures for pre-1901 games

List

Eddie Rosario, the active leader and tied for tied for 126th all-time in assists as a left fielder
Duffy Lewis holds the American League record.
Carl Yastrzemski led American League left fielders in assists a record eight times.
Barry Bonds' 158 career assists are the most by a National League left fielder since 1920.
Alfonso Soriano had 22 assists for the Nationals in 2006, the most by a left fielder since 1983.
Gary Ward's 24 assists in 1983 are the most by a left fielder since 1936.
  • Stats updated as of March 21, 2024.
Rank Player (2024 As) Assists as a left fielder Other leagues, notes
MLB American League National League
1 Jimmy Sheckard 243 0 243 Holds the single-season record of 36 (set in 1903)
2 Zack Wheat* 231 8 223
3 Duffy Lewis 209 209 0 Holds the American League single-season record
(30 in 1910; later tied)
4 Bobby Veach 199 199 0
5 Bob Johnson 182 182 0
6 Goose Goslin* 181 181 0
7 Carl Yastrzemski* 177 177 0
8 Barry Bonds 158 0 158
9 Charlie Jamieson 150 150 0
10 Ken Williams 146 136 10
11 Jack Graney 143 143 0
12 George Burns 137 0 137
Fred Clarke* † 137 0 137
14 Sherry Magee 133 0 133
15 Jim Rice* 132 132 0
16 Joe Medwick* 129 0 129
Minnie Miñoso* 129 127 2 Negro League totals unavailable
18 Ted Williams* 126 126 0
19 Rickey Henderson* 124 111 13
20 Tim Raines* 123 46 77
21 Carson Bigbee 122 0 122
22 Patsy Dougherty 119 119 0 Held American League record, 1907-1914
Bibb Falk 119 119 0
24 Bob Bescher 118 0 118
25 Billy Williams* 116 0 116
26 Al Simmons* 114 107 7
27 Matty McIntyre 111 111 0 Held American League record, 1906-1907;
held AL single-season record, 1906-1910
28 Luis Gonzalez 110 9 101
29 Gary Matthews 107 0 107
30 Lou Brock* 106 0 106
31 Tilly Walker 105 105 0 Holds the American League single-season record
(30 in 1914; tie)
32 Bernard Gilkey 102 1 101
Alex Gordon 102 102 0
34 Del Ennis 101 2 99
35 Topsy Hartsel 100 85 15
Jo-Jo Moore 100 0 100
37 Carlos Lee 99 50 49
38 Irish Meusel 98 0 98
39 Max Carey* 97 0 97
George Foster 97 2 95
41 Alfonso Soriano 96 5 91
Willie Stargell* 96 0 96
43 Les Mann 95 0 83 Includes 12 in Federal League
44 Pat Burrell 92 0 92
Hank Sauer 92 0 92
46 Joe Vosmik 90 89 1
47 Vince Coleman 89 20 69
José Cruz 89 0 89
Sam Mertes 89 24 65 Held American League record, 1902-1903;
held the single-season record, 1902-1903;
held AL single-season record, 1902-1906
50 Raúl Ibañez 85 67 18
Lonnie Smith 85 18 67
52 Lou Piniella 84 84 0
53 Mike Greenwell 83 83 0
54 Ben Oglivie 82 82 0
55 Garret Anderson 81 76 5
56 Jesse Burkett* † 80 63 17 Held American League record, 1903-1906;
held AL single-season record, 1904-1906 (tie)
Roy White 80 80 0
58 Rube Ellis 78 0 78
Gene Woodling 78 78 0
60 Gus Zernial 77 77 0
61 Babe Ruth* 76 75 1
Burt Shotton 76 56 20
63 Bobby Higginson 75 75 0
64 George Bell 74 68 6
Geoff Jenkins 74 0 74
Howie Shanks 74 74 0
67 Ralph Kiner* 73 2 71
Heinie Manush* 73 73 0
69 George Stone 72 72 0
70 Steve Henderson 71 23 48
71 Cliff Floyd 70 1 69
Chick Hafey* 70 0 70
73 Davy Jones 69 57 0 Includes 12 in Federal League
74 Ryan Braun 68 0 68
Melky Cabrera 68 59 9
Matt Holliday 68 6 62
77 Kevin McReynolds 67 8 59
Bob Meusel 67 62 5
Moose Solters 67 67 0
80 Greg Luzinski 66 0 66
Mike Menosky 66 65 0 Includes 1 in Federal League
Bob Skinner 66 0 66
B. J. Surhoff 66 57 9
84 Jason Bay 65 21 44
Pat Duncan 65 0 65
Augie Galan 65 0 65
Jeffrey Leonard 65 6 59
Austin McHenry 65 0 65
Luis Polonia 65 65 0
90 Dusty Baker 64 5 59
Manny Ramirez 64 58 6
Greg Vaughn 64 42 22
93 Albert Belle 63 63 0
Jeff Heath 63 57 6
Riggs Stephenson 63 0 63
96 Dan Gladden 62 62 0
97 Gary Ward 61 61 0
98 Tommy Davis 59 14 45
Carlos May 59 59 0
Frank Robinson* 59 6 53

Other Hall of Famers

Player Assists as a left fielder Other leagues, notes
MLB American League National League
Stan Musial* 48 0 48
Joe Kelley* † 45 1 44
Monte Irvin* 42 0 37 Includes 5 in Negro National League (second) (incomplete)
Enos Slaughter* 33 2 31
Kiki Cuyler* 31 0 31
Dave Winfield* 27 19 8
Mule Suttles* 26 0 0 Includes 21 in Negro National League (first),
5 in Negro National League (second) (incomplete)
Ed Delahanty* † 23 14 9
Chipper Jones* 19 0 19
Freddie Lindstrom* 19 0 19
Hank Greenberg* 17 17 0
Chuck Klein* 17 0 17
Harmon Killebrew* 16 16 0
Orlando Cepeda* 14 0 14
Harry Hooper* 14 14 0
Willie McCovey* 11 0 11
Hank Aaron* 10 0 10
Joe DiMaggio* 10 10 0
Billy Southworth* 9 1 8
Cool Papa Bell* 8 0 0 Includes 8 in Negro National League (second) (incomplete)
Edd Roush* 7 0 2 Includes 5 in Federal League
Lloyd Waner* 7 0 7
Craig Biggio* 6 0 6
Hack Wilson* 6 0 6
Sam Crawford* † 5 4 1
Cristóbal Torriente* 5 0 0 Includes 5 in Negro National League (first) (incomplete)
Earle Combs* 4 4 0
Mickey Mantle* 4 4 0
Earl Averill* 3 3 0
Willard Brown* 3 0 0 Includes 3 in Negro American League (incomplete)
Mel Ott* 3 0 3
Robin Yount* 3 3 0
Todd Helton* 2 0 2
Martín Dihigo* 1 0 0 Includes 1 in Eastern Colored League (incomplete)
Cap Anson* † 0 0 0
Hugh Duffy* † 0 0 0
Billy Hamilton* † 0 0 0
Ned Hanlon* † 0 0 0
Pete Hill* 0 0 0 Negro League totals unavailable
Tommy McCarthy* † 0 0 0
Jim O'Rourke* † 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Jimmy Sheckard Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Jensen, Don. "Jimmy Sheckard Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
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