+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.
Statistic Description: Putouts
Minimum of 1000 IP, 3000 PA, 500 games (fielding, 500 IP for Ps), 200 stolen base attempts (catchers) or 80 stolen base attempts (baserunners only since 1951) or 100 decisions for career and active leaderboards for rate statistics.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Putouts as P | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bronson Arroyo (15, 39) | 215 | R |
| 2. | Kyle Lohse (16, 37) | 205 | R |
| 3. | Zack Greinke (13, 32) | 197 | R |
| 4. | John Lackey (14, 37) | 195 | R |
| 5. | Jake Peavy (15, 35) | 183 | R |
| 6. | James Shields (11, 34) | 179 | R |
| 7. | Bartolo Colon (19, 43) | 173 | R |
| Felix Hernandez (12, 30) | 173 | R | |
| 9. | Freddy Garcia (15, 39) | 171 | R |
| 10. | Ervin Santana (12, 33) | 166 | R |
| 11. | Mike Leake (7, 28) | 156 | R |
| 12. | Adam Wainwright (11, 34) | 154 | R |
| 13. | Johnny Cueto (9, 30) | 140 | R |
| 14. | Justin Verlander (12, 33) | 137 | R |
| 15. | Anibal Sanchez (11, 32) | 135 | R |
| 16. | Clay Buchholz (10, 31) | 132 | R |
| Edwin Jackson (14, 32) | 132 | R | |
| 18. | Jeremy Guthrie (12, 37) | 127 | R |
| 19. | Matt Cain (12, 31) | 119 | R |
| 20. | Roberto Hernandez (11, 35) | 115 | R |
| 21. | Doug Fister (8, 32) | 114 | R |
| 22. | Joe Blanton (12, 35) | 112 | R |
| 23. | Ricky Nolasco (11, 33) | 110 | R |
| 24. | Jon Lester (11, 32) | 108 | L |
| 25. | Ubaldo Jimenez (11, 32) | 107 | R |
| 26. | Yovani Gallardo (10, 30) | 106 | R |
| 27. | R.A. Dickey (14, 41) | 104 | R |
| 28. | Justin Masterson (8, 31) | 103 | R |
| Jered Weaver (11, 33) | 103 | R | |
| 30. | Jason Hammel (11, 33) | 99 | R |
| 31. | Homer Bailey (10, 30) | 98 | R |
| 32. | Scott Feldman (12, 33) | 97 | R |
| Max Scherzer (9, 31) | 97 | R | |
| 34. | Rick Porcello (8, 27) | 96 | R |
| 35. | Jake Arrieta (7, 30) | 95 | R |
| 36. | Cole Hamels (11, 32) | 93 | L |
| Tim Lincecum (10, 32) | 93 | R | |
| 38. | Matt Garza (11, 32) | 89 | R |
| 39. | Mat Latos (8, 28) | 87 | R |
| Mike Pelfrey (11, 32) | 87 | R |