MLB Single-Season First Base Putouts Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The MLB single-season first base putouts record is 1,846, set by Jiggs Donahue in 1907. It has stood for 119 years. The mark has been raised 15 times since 1871.
Record Holders
16 marks since 1871| Year | Player | 1B PO | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 |
 Jiggs Donahue
|
1,846 | still standing |
| 1906 |
Jiggs Donahue
|
1,697 | 1 year |
| 1904 | George LaChance | 1,691 | 2 years |
| 1898 |
 Tommy Tucker
|
1,552 | 6 years |
| 1892 |
 Jake Beckley
|
1,523 | 6 years |
| 1888 |
 Bill Phillips
|
1,476 | 4 years |
| 1886 |
 Dave Orr
|
1,445 | 2 years |
| 1885 |
 Cap Anson
|
1,253 | 1 year |
| 1884 |
Cap Anson
|
1,211 | 1 year |
| 1883 |
 Charlie Comiskey
|
1,085 | 1 year |
| 1880 |
 Joe Start
|
954 | 3 years |
| 1875 | Herman Dehlman | 849 | 5 years |
| 1874 |
 Jim O'Rourke
|
755 | 1 year |
| 1873 | Herman Dehlman | 682 | 1 year |
| 1872 |
 Charlie Gould
|
513 | 1 year |
| 1871 |
Charlie Gould
|
343 | 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.