List of Major League Baseball career games played as a right fielder leaders

Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity); the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested. In baseball, the statistic applies also to players who, before a game, are included on a starting lineup card or are announced as ex ante substitutes, whether or not they play;Section 20 of the official scorer guidelines however, in Major League Baseball, the application of this statistic does not extend to consecutive games played streaks. A starting pitcher, then, may be credited with a game played even if he is not credited with a game started or an inning pitched. The right fielder (RF) is one of the three outfielders, the defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. The right field is the area of the outfield to the right of a person standing at home plate and facing toward the pitcher's mound. The outfielders must try to catch long fly balls before they hit the ground or to quickly catch or retrieve and return to the infield any other balls entering the outfield. The right fielder must also be adept at navigating the area of right field where the foul line approaches the corner of the playing field and the walls of the seating areas. Being the outfielder farthest from third base, the right fielder often has to make longer throws than the other outfielders to throw out runners advancing around the bases, so they often have the strongest or most accurate throwing arm. The right fielder normally plays behind the second baseman and first baseman, who play in or near the infield; unlike catchers and most infielders (excepting first basemen), who are virtually exclusively right-handed, right fielders can be either right- or left-handed. In the scoring system used to record defensive plays, the right fielder is assigned the number 9, the highest number.

Because game accounts and box scores often did not distinguish between the outfield positions, there has been some difficulty in determining precise defensive statistics before 1901; because of this, and because of the similarity in their roles, defensive statistics for the three positions are frequently combined. However, efforts to distinguish between the three positions regarding games played during this period and reconstruct the separate totals have been largely successful; players whose totals include pre-1901 games are notated in the table below. Roberto Clemente is the all-time leader in career games played as a right fielder with 2,305. Paul Waner (2,250), Harry Hooper (2,183), Hank Aaron (2,174), Mel Ott (2,161), Tony Gwynn (2,144), Dwight Evans (2,092), Nick Markakis (2,074), Al Kaline (2,031), Willie Keeler (2,019), and Sammy Sosa (2,015) are the only other players to appear in over 2,000 games in right field in their careers.

Key Rank Rank amongst leaders in career games played. A blank field indicates a tie. Player (2026 Gs) Number of games played during the 2026 Major League Baseball season MLB Total career games played as a right fielder in Major League Baseball*Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame Denotes total including pre-1901 gamesBoldDenotes active playerA player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.

List

Stats updated as of September 27, 2026. RankPlayer (2026 Gs)Games as a right fielderOther leagues, notes MLB American League National League1Roberto Clemente*2,30502,3052Paul Waner*2,25002,250Held major league record, 1943–1972; held National League record, 1936–19723Harry Hooper*2,1832,1830Held major league record, 1924–19434Hank Aaron*2,17402,1745Mel Ott*2,16102,1616Tony Gwynn*2,14402,1447Dwight Evans2,0922,09208Nick Markakis2,0741,3257499Al Kaline*2,0312,031010Sammy Sosa2,0153461,66911Bobby Abreu1,9905941,39612Ichiro Suzuki*1,9701,82714313Reggie Jackson*1,9421,942014Dave Winfield*1,8831,00088315Paul O'Neill1,8481,16368516Dave Parker*1,79211,79117Larry Walker*1,71801,71818Magglio Ordóñez1,7131,713019Sam Crawford* 1,6751,415260Held American League record, 1912–192020Jermaine Dye1,6711,6007121Sam Rice*1,6491,649022Shawn Green1,6305691,06123Jason Heyward1,608161,59224Vladimir Guerrero*1,605615990Rusty Staub1,6051371,46826Wally Moses1,5871,587027Johnny Callison1,5771061,47128Tom Brunansky1,5691,25431529Enos Slaughter*1,5401961,34430Harry Heilmann*1,5251,41910631Bobby Bonds1,47458688832Bill Nicholson1,44211,44133Jay Bruce1,437651,37234Rubén Sierra1,4251,4131235Hunter Pence1,42081,41236Carl Furillo1,40901,40937Jeromy Burnitz1,3651531,21238Jay Buhner1,3571,357039Jesse Barfield1,3391,339040Raúl Mondesí1,32546386241Tommy Griffith1,31901,31942Ken Singleton1,31186544643Darryl Strawberry1,308181,29044Chuck Klein*1,30701,30745Al Cowens1,2921,292046Jeff Francoeur1,29036592547Hank Bauer1,2891,289048Rocky Colavito1,2821,2691349Andre Dawson*1,281201,26150Frank Robinson*1,27064862251J. D. Drew1,26857968952Tim Salmon1,2631,263053Alex Ríos1,2501,250054José Guillén1,21152268955Jackie Jensen1,2051,2050John Titus1,20501,20557Dixie Walker1,2021691,03358Ross Youngs*1,19201,19259Frank Schulte1,186601,12660Pete Fox1,1671,167061Bruce Campbell1,1661,166062Reggie Sanders1,165821,08363Gary Sheffield1,16029586564Roger Maris1,15194920265Max Flack1,14601,044Includes 102 in Federal League66Tony Oliva*1,1371,137067Babe Ruth*1,1281,1244Jack Tobin1,1288880Includes 240 in Federal League69Curt Walker1,12301,12370Josh Reddick1,1081,0307871Kole Calhoun1,1071,0208772Willie Keeler* 1,102844258Held major league record, 1906–192473Claudell Washington1,09645064674Nick Castellanos (19)1,08025282875Giancarlo Stanton (0)1,07813694276José Bautista1,07195711477Sixto Lezcano1,06169236978Don Mueller1,046431,00379Harold Baines*1,0421,042080Mookie Betts (0)1,02258543781Jayson Werth1,0202999182Jack Clark1,0131499983Chief Wilson1,00501,00594Babe Herman994099485Bing Miller992992086Ken Griffey990113877Bryce Harper (43)990099088Max Kepler (0)9639273689Trot Nixon961956590Elmer Valo95784311491Gavvy Cravath9551693992Kevin Bass9546289293Shin-Soo Choo947947094Brian Jordan9454490195Glenn Wilson94022271896Shano Collins933933097Elmer Flick* 92778913898Andre Ethier922092299Ollie Brown91169842100Dante Bichette908319589

Other Hall of Famers PlayerGames as a right fielderOther leagues, notes MLB American League National LeagueCasey Stengel*8990899Kiki Cuyler*8160816Billy Southworth*8084804Stan Musial*7830783King Kelly* 7420733Includes 5 in American Association, 4 in Players' League; held National League record, 1889–1891Ty Cobb*7097090Tommy McCarthy* 6470178Includes 462 in American Association, 7 in Union AssociationCarlos Beltrán*631228403Hugh Duffy* 4370199Includes 120 in the Players' League, 118 in American AssociationBilly Williams*3810381Andruw Jones*224109115

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