League Leaders Who Led?

MLB Single-Season First Base Assists Record Progression

Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.

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The MLB single-season first base assists record is 185, set by Albert Pujols in 2009. It has stood for 17 years. The mark has been raised 19 times since 1871.

SS ASS POSS DPSS FPCTSS RFSS GSS E2B A2B PO2B DP2B FPCT2B RF2B G2B E3B A3B PO3B DP3B FPCT3B RF3B G3B EC POC AC DPC FPCTC RFC GC E1B PO1B A1B DP1B FPCT1B RF1B G1B EOF POOF AOF FPCTOF RFOF GOF EP AP POP FPCTP RFP GP E

Record Holders

20 marks since 1871
Year Player 1B A Stood for
2009 Albert Pujols Albert Pujols 185 still standing
1985 Bill Buckner Bill Buckner 184 24 years
1983 Bill Buckner Bill Buckner 161 2 years
1982 Bill Buckner Bill Buckner 159 1 year
1949 Mickey Vernon Mickey Vernon 155 33 years
1905 Fred Tenney Fred Tenney 152 44 years
1892 Jake Beckley Jake Beckley 132 13 years
1891 Jake Beckley Jake Beckley 87 1 year
1890 Roger Connor Roger Connor 80 1 year
1889 Cap Anson Cap Anson 79 1 year
1888 John Morrill John Morrill 72 1 year
1887 Cap Anson Cap Anson 70 1 year
1886 Cap Anson Cap Anson 66 1 year
1884 Dan Stearns Dan Stearns 48 2 years
1881 Cap Anson Cap Anson 43 3 years
1879 Oscar Walker 30 2 years
1877 Jumbo Latham 24 2 years
1873 Joe Start Joe Start 18 4 years
1872 Denny Mack Denny Mack 11 1 year
1871 Clipper Flynn Clipper Flynn 8 1 year

The earliest marks here are records only in the sense that nobody had done better yet. Season length, schedule and the rules themselves have all changed, so a figure from the 1870s is not comparable with a modern one and is not offered as though it were.

Every Season

161 seasons
Year Leader 1B A
2025 Matt Olson 145
2024 Freddie Freeman 115
2023 Dominic Smith 143
2022 Rhys Hoskins 103
2021 Anthony Rizzo 118
2020 Yuli Gurriel 50
2019 Christian Walker 139
2018 Anthony Rizzo 147
2017 Joey Votto 165
2016 Anthony Rizzo 125
2015 Joey Votto 139
2014 Anthony Rizzo 118
2014 Adrian Gonzalez 118
2013 Joey Votto 154
2012 Adrian Gonzalez 137
2011 Joey Votto 173
2010 Albert Pujols 157
2009 Albert Pujols 185 new record
2008 Lyle Overbay 155
2007 Adrian Gonzalez 140
2006 Adrian Gonzalez 116
2005 Derrek Lee 122
2004 Todd Helton 144
2003 Todd Helton 156
2002 Derrek Lee 121
2001 Jeff Bagwell 143
2000 Todd Helton 149
1999 Eric Karros 126
1998 Todd Helton 146
1997 Jeff King 147
1996 Jeff Bagwell 136
1995 Jeff Bagwell 129
1994 Jeff Bagwell 120
1993 Rafael Palmeiro 147
1993 Eric Karros 147
1992 Rafael Palmeiro 143
1991 Mark Grace 167
1990 Mark Grace 180
1989 Eddie Murray 137
1988 Wally Joyner 143
1987 Keith Hernandez 149
1986 Sid Bream 166
1985 Bill Buckner 184 new record
1984 Eddie Murray 143
1983 Bill Buckner 161 new record
1982 Bill Buckner 159 new record
1981 Chris Chambliss 94
1980 Pete Rose 123
1979 Keith Hernandez 146
1978 Mike Hargrove 116
1977 Rod Carew 121
1976 Jim Spencer 112
1975 George Scott 109
1974 George Scott 114
1973 George Scott 118
1972 Nate Colbert 103
1971 Bob Robertson 128
1970 Willie McCovey 134
1969 Curt Blefary 103
1968 Donn Clendenon 128
1967 Norm Cash 112
1966 Norm Cash 114
1965 Donn Clendenon 119
1964 Ernie Banks 132
1963 Dick Stuart 134
1962 Vic Power 134
1961 Vic Power 142
1960 Vic Power 145
1959 Vic Power 110
1958 Stan Musial 100
1957 Ed Bouchee 125
1956 Bill White 111
1955 Vic Power 130
1954 Gil Hodges 132
1953 Walt Dropo 127
1952 Ferris Fain 150
1951 Gil Hodges 126
1950 Ferris Fain 124
1949 Mickey Vernon 155 new record
1948 Ferris Fain 120
1947 Roy Cullenbine 139
1946 Rudy York 116
1945 Dick Siebert 135
1944 Mickey Rocco 138
1943 Rudy York 149
1942 Rudy York 146
1941 Elbie Fletcher 118
1940 George McQuinn 124
1939 Dolph Camilli 129
1938 Elbie Fletcher 126
1937 Buddy Hassett 116
1936 Buddy Hassett 121
1935 Hank Greenberg 99
1935 Bill Terry 99
1934 Ripper Collins 110
1933 Don Hurst 114
1932 Bill Terry 137
1931 Jack Burns 125
1930 Bill Terry 128
1929 Don Hurst 112
1928 Lu Blue 107
1927 George Sisler 131
1926 Phil Todt 126
1925 George Sisler 131
1924 George Sisler 112
1923 Earl Sheely 96
1923 Dutch Schliebner 96
1922 George Sisler 125
1921 Earl Sheely 119
1920 George Sisler 140
1919 George Sisler 120
1918 George Burns 104
1917 Wally Pipp 109
1916 Chick Gandil 105
1915 Jake Daubert 102
1914 Chick Gandil 143
1913 Chick Gandil 103
1912 Fred Luderus 104
1911 Fred Merkle 117
1910 Ed Konetchy 98
1909 George Stovall 109
1908 Ed Konetchy 122
1907 Jiggs Donahue 140
1906 Jiggs Donahue 118
1906 Fred Tenney 118
1905 Fred Tenney 152 new record
1904 Charlie Carr 121
1903 Charlie Carr 111
1902 Fred Tenney 105
1901 Frank Isbell 101
1900 Jack Doyle 96
1899 Fred Tenney 99
1898 Bill Joyce 87
1897 Perry Werden 120
1896 Roger Connor 94
1895 Ed Cartwright 95
1894 Jake Beckley 85
1893 Jake Beckley 95
1892 Jake Beckley 132 new record
1891 Jake Beckley 87 new record
1890 Roger Connor 80 new record
1889 Cap Anson 79 new record
1888 John Morrill 72 new record
1887 Cap Anson 70 new record
1886 Cap Anson 66 new record
1885 Roger Connor 42
1884 Dan Stearns 48 new record
1883 Cap Anson 41
1882 Cap Anson 27
1881 Cap Anson 43 new record
1880 John Morrill 26
1879 Oscar Walker 30 new record
1878 Chub Sullivan 23
1877 Jumbo Latham 24 new record
1876 Joe Gerhardt 13
1876 Charlie Gould 13
1875 Cap Anson 14
1874 Joe Start 13
1873 Joe Start 18 new record
1872 Denny Mack 11 new record
1871 Clipper Flynn 8 new record