League Leaders Who Led?

MLB Single-Season Pitcher Putouts Record Progression

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

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The MLB single-season pitcher putouts record is 57, set by Dave Foutz in 1886. It has stood for 140 years. The mark has been raised 6 times since 1871.

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Record Holders

7 marks since 1871
Year Player P PO Stood for
1886 Dave Foutz Dave Foutz 57 still standing
1882 Tony Mullane Tony Mullane 54 4 years
1875 George Bradley George Bradley 52 7 years
1874 Al Spalding Al Spalding 38 1 year
1873 Al Spalding Al Spalding 36 1 year
1872 Dick McBride 34 1 year
1871 Al Pratt 22 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

168 seasons
Year Leader P PO
2025 Yoshinobu Yamamoto 24
2024 Tanner Houck 32
2023 Corbin Burnes 29
2022 Corbin Burnes 32
2021 Sandy Alcantara 24
2020 Pablo Lopez 11
2020 Lance McCullers 11
2019 Zack Greinke 33
2018 Zack Greinke 27
2017 John Lackey 27
2016 Carlos Martinez 25
2015 Sonny Gray 37
2014 Kyle Gibson 30
2013 Mike Leake 26
2013 Mat Latos 26
2012 Clay Buchholz 29
2011 Brett Myers 33
2010 Chris Carpenter 35
2009 Felix Hernandez 29
2008 Roy Halladay 33
2007 James Shields 30
2006 Jake Westbrook 33
2005 Jake Westbrook 31
2004 Jake Westbrook 24
2004 Bronson Arroyo 24
2003 Roy Halladay 23
2002 Ben Sheets 28
2001 Freddy Garcia 29
2000 Kevin Brown 35
1999 Kevin Brown 41
1998 Kevin Brown 31
1998 Greg Maddux 31
1997 Kevin Brown 36
1996 Greg Maddux 37
1995 Kevin Brown 40
1994 Orel Hershiser 22
1994 Mike Moore 22
1993 Greg Maddux 39
1992 Kevin Brown 37
1991 Greg Maddux 39
1990 Greg Maddux 39
1989 Greg Maddux 35
1988 Orel Hershiser 32
1987 Orel Hershiser 37
1986 Dwight Gooden 36
1985 Oil Can Boyd 42
1984 Mike Boddicker 49
1983 Rick Sutcliffe 36
1982 Dan Petry 28
1981 Dennis Martinez 20
1980 Jack Morris 31
1979 Phil Niekro 31
1978 J. R. Richard 29
1978 Fergie Jenkins 29
1977 Rick Reuschel 27
1977 Jim Colborn 27
1976 Randy Jones 31
1975 Jim Palmer 30
1974 Steve Rogers 30
1973 Phil Niekro 30
1972 Fergie Jenkins 28
1971 Fergie Jenkins 31
1970 Gaylord Perry 30
1969 Blue Moon Odom 27
1968 Denny McLain 36
1967 Mel Stottlemyre 36
1966 Earl Wilson 34
1965 Mel Stottlemyre 30
1964 Jim Bouton 31
1963 Ralph Terry 31
1963 Bill Monbouquette 31
1962 Camilo Pascual 28
1961 Frank Lary 32
1960 Lew Burdette 31
1959 Dave Hillman 28
1958 Lew Burdette 27
1957 Brooks Lawrence 34
1956 Tom Brewer 28
1955 Ruben Gomez 22
1955 Frank Sullivan 22
1954 Gerry Staley 26
1953 Bob Lemon 31
1952 Bob Lemon 32
1951 Larry Jansen 29
1950 Larry Jansen 30
1949 Bob Lemon 34
1948 Bob Lemon 23
1947 Hal Newhouser 23
1946 Dave Ferriss 25
1945 Russ Christopher 26
1944 Russ Christopher 27
1943 Orval Grove 21
1943 Jim Bagby 21
1942 Spud Chandler 25
1941 Rip Sewell 21
1940 Elden Auker 27
1939 George Gill 25
1938 Mel Harder 21
1937 Peaches Davis 21
1936 Curt Davis 21
1935 Curt Davis 21
1934 Freddie Fitzsimmons 24
1933 Carl Hubbell 23
1932 Guy Bush 22
1931 George Blaeholder 25
1930 Freddie Fitzsimmons 22
1929 Willis Hudlin 24
1928 Freddie Fitzsimmons 23
1927 Bob Smith 22
1926 George Uhle 30
1925 Jake Miller 22
1924 Burleigh Grimes 25
1923 Bullet Rogan 19
1922 Urban Shocker 33
1921 Jesse Barnes 24
1920 Bullet Joe Bush 24
1919 Bob Shawkey 22
1918 Babe Ruth 19
1917 Jim Bagby 26
1916 Jim Bagby 24
1916 Babe Ruth 24
1915 Gene Packard 23
1914 Walter Johnson 30
1913 Bob Harmon 22
1912 Smoky Joe Wood 41
1911 Christy Mathewson 31
1910 Doc White 30
1909 Frank Smith 26
1908 Ed Walsh 41
1907 Harry Howell 42
1906 Harry Howell 31
1905 Vic Willis 37
1904 Nick Altrock 43
1903 George Mullin 38
1902 Lewis Wiltse 38
1901 Chick Fraser 35
1900 Chick Fraser 27
1899 Bert Cunningham 35
1898 Jay Hughes 29
1898 Bert Cunningham 29
1897 Chick Fraser 35
1896 Chick Fraser 39
1895 Theodore Breitenstein 46
1894 Theodore Breitenstein 42
1893 Theodore Breitenstein 42
1892 Kid Gleason 42
1891 Phil Knell 40
1890 Bill Hutchison 44
1889 John Clarkson 36
1888 Nat Hudson 42
1887 Dave Foutz 44
1886 Dave Foutz 57 new record
1885 John Harkins 36
1884 Guy Hecker 50
1883 Guy Hecker 40
1882 Tony Mullane 54 new record
1881 Pud Galvin 36
1880 John Ward 43
1879 Jim McCormick 39
1878 Sam Weaver 31
1877 Jim Devlin 30
1876 George Bradley 50
1875 George Bradley 52 new record
1874 Al Spalding 38 new record
1873 Al Spalding 36 new record
1872 Dick McBride 34 new record
1871 Cherokee Fisher 22
1871 Al Pratt 22 new record