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All-Time MLB Outfield Assists Leaders

Career totals, every season from 1871–2026. Assists at outfield

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Tris Speaker is the all-time MLB leader in outfield assists with 449, 57 clear of Ty Cobb (392). He did it in 22 seasons, from 1907 to 1928. The top ten runs from 449 down to 290.

Tris Speaker All-time MLB leader Tris Speaker 1907–1928 · 22 seasons
449 Outfield Assists 57 clear of Ty Cobb
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# Player Seasons OF A G PO E FPCT
1 Tris Speaker Tris Speaker 1907–1928 (22) 449 2,698 6,788 222 .970
2 Ty Cobb Ty Cobb 1905–1928 (24) 392 2,934 6,361 271 .961
3 Jimmy Ryan Jimmy Ryan 1885–1903 (18) 375 1,945 3,701 366 .918
4 George Van Haltren George Van Haltren 1887–1903 (17) 349 1,833 3,502 358 .915
5 Tom Brown Tom Brown 1882–1898 (17) 349 1,788 3,636 492 .890
6 Harry Hooper Harry Hooper 1909–1925 (17) 344 2,284 3,981 151 .966
7 Max Carey Max Carey 1910–1929 (20) 339 2,421 6,363 235 .966
8 Jimmy Sheckard Jimmy Sheckard 1897–1913 (17) 307 2,071 4,203 197 .958
9 Clyde Milan Clyde Milan 1907–1922 (16) 294 1,903 4,095 216 .953
10 Orator Shafer 1874–1890 (13) 290 854 1,309 259 .861
11 King Kelly King Kelly 1878–1893 (16) 285 750 892 259 .820
12 Sam Thompson Sam Thompson 1885–1906 (15) 283 1,409 2,167 172 .934
13 Sam Rice Sam Rice 1916–1934 (19) 278 2,270 4,774 184 .965
14 Billy Hoy Billy Hoy 1888–1902 (14) 274 1,796 3,964 394 .915
15 Jesse Burkett Jesse Burkett 1890–1905 (16) 270 2,054 3,961 383 .917
16 Sam Crawford Sam Crawford 1899–1917 (19) 268 2,299 3,626 143 .965
17 Roberto Clemente Roberto Clemente 1955–1972 (18) 266 2,370 4,696 140 .973
18 Tommy McCarthy Tommy McCarthy 1884–1896 (13) 266 1,188 2,016 262 .897
19 Patsy Donovan Patsy Donovan 1890–1907 (17) 265 1,816 2,929 201 .941
20 Willie Keeler Willie Keeler 1893–1910 (18) 258 2,039 3,097 138 .961
21 Mel Ott Mel Ott 1926–1946 (21) 256 2,313 4,511 98 .980
22 Fred Clarke Fred Clarke 1894–1915 (20) 254 2,193 4,795 256 .952
23 Mike Griffin Mike Griffin 1887–1898 (12) 243 1,480 3,543 174 .956
24 George Gore George Gore 1879–1892 (14) 243 1,297 2,359 368 .876
25 Paul Waner Paul Waner 1926–1944 (19) 241 2,288 4,872 132 .975
26 Hugh Duffy Hugh Duffy 1888–1905 (16) 241 1,682 3,396 220 .943
27 Ed Delahanty Ed Delahanty 1888–1903 (15) 238 1,346 2,956 166 .951
28 Paul Hines Paul Hines 1873–1891 (19) 237 1,376 2,694 385 .884
29 Zack Wheat Zack Wheat 1909–1927 (19) 232 2,337 4,996 183 .966
30 Jim O'Rourke Jim O'Rourke 1873–1893 (20) 228 1,443 2,235 297 .892
31 Chicken Wolf Chicken Wolf 1882–1892 (11) 228 1,040 1,642 167 .918
32 Cy Williams Cy Williams 1912–1930 (19) 226 1,818 4,180 123 .973
33 Hugh Nicol Hugh Nicol 1881–1890 (10) 226 823 1,290 146 .912
34 Fielder Jones Fielder Jones 1896–1915 (14) 225 1,770 3,580 144 .964
35 John Corkhill John Corkhill 1883–1892 (10) 224 1,041 2,156 134 .947
36 Dode Paskert Dode Paskert 1907–1921 (15) 223 1,633 3,734 125 .969
37 Edd Roush Edd Roush 1913–1931 (18) 222 1,848 4,537 137 .972
38 Goose Goslin Goose Goslin 1921–1938 (18) 221 2,188 4,792 209 .960
39 Tillie Walker Tillie Walker 1911–1923 (13) 221 1,348 2,904 167 .949
40 Paul Radford Paul Radford 1883–1894 (12) 217 902 1,404 179 .901
41 Joe Kelley Joe Kelley 1891–1908 (16) 212 1,465 2,864 144 .955
42 Duffy Lewis Duffy Lewis 1910–1921 (11) 210 1,432 2,657 123 .959
43 Steve Brodie Steve Brodie 1890–1902 (12) 209 1,421 3,142 142 .959
44 Ned Hanlon Ned Hanlon 1880–1892 (13) 209 1,254 2,659 350 .891
45 Bob Johnson Bob Johnson 1933–1945 (13) 208 1,769 4,003 141 .968
46 Bobby Veach Bobby Veach 1912–1925 (14) 207 1,740 3,754 150 .964
47 Curt Welch Curt Welch 1884–1893 (10) 207 1,075 2,366 185 .933
48 Babe Ruth Babe Ruth 1918–1935 (18) 204 2,241 4,444 155 .968
49 George Wood George Wood 1880–1892 (13) 203 1,232 2,139 276 .895
50 Jack Tobin Jack Tobin 1914–1927 (13) 202 1,491 2,614 127 .957
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