MLB Single-Season Catcher Putouts Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The MLB single-season catcher putouts record is 1,216, set by J. T. Realmuto in 2025. It has stood for 1 year. The mark has been raised 18 times since 1871.
Record Holders
19 marks since 1871| Year | Player | C PO | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
 J. T. Realmuto
|
1,216 | still standing |
| 2023 |
J. T. Realmuto
|
1,190 | 2 years |
| 2019 |
 Yasmani Grandal
|
1,169 | 4 years |
| 1969 |
 Johnny Edwards
|
1,135 | 50 years |
| 1963 |
Johnny Edwards
|
1,008 | 6 years |
| 1961 |
 John Roseboro
|
877 | 2 years |
| 1959 |
John Roseboro
|
848 | 2 years |
| 1953 |
 Roy Campanella
|
807 | 6 years |
| 1905 |
 Ossee Schrecongost
|
790 | 48 years |
| 1886 |
 Doc Bushong
|
647 | 19 years |
| 1884 |
 Barney Gilligan
|
605 | 2 years |
| 1883 |
 Bill Holbert
|
527 | 1 year |
| 1882 | Charlie Bennett | 446 | 1 year |
| 1880 | Emil Gross | 429 | 2 years |
| 1879 |
 Pop Snyder
|
398 | 1 year |
| 1877 | Lew Brown | 360 | 2 years |
| 1875 |
 Deacon White
|
355 | 2 years |
| 1872 | Nat Hicks | 295 | 3 years |
| 1871 |
Deacon White
|
136 | 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.