MLB Single-Season Second Base Putouts Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The MLB single-season second base putouts record is 529, set by Bid McPhee in 1886. It has stood for 140 years. The mark has been raised 8 times since 1871.
Record Holders
9 marks since 1871| Year | Player | 2B PO | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 |
 Bid McPhee
|
529 | still standing |
| 1884 |
Bid McPhee
|
415 | 2 years |
| 1880 |
 Jack Burdock
|
328 | 4 years |
| 1879 |
Jack Burdock
|
303 | 1 year |
| 1875 |
 Ross Barnes
|
253 | 4 years |
| 1874 |
 Bill Craver
|
175 | 1 year |
| 1873 |
Jack Burdock
|
170 | 1 year |
| 1872 |
 John Hatfield
|
157 | 1 year |
| 1871 |
 Jimmy Wood
|
105 | 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.