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Rabbit Maranville, the all-time leader in assists.
In baseball , an assist (denoted by A) is a defensive statistic, baseball being one of the few sports in which the defensive team controls the ball. An assist is credited to every defensive player who fields or touches the ball (after it has been hit by the batter ) prior to the recording of a putout , even if the contact was unintentional. For example, if a ball strikes a player's leg and bounces off him to another fielder, who tags the baserunner , the first player is credited with an assist. A fielder can receive a maximum of one assist per out recorded. An assist is also credited if a putout would have occurred, had another fielder not committed an error . For example, a shortstop might field a ground ball cleanly, but the first baseman might drop his throw. In this case, an error would be charged to the first baseman, and the shortstop would be credited with an assist.
Rabbit Maranville is the all-time leader with 8,967 career assists. Ozzie Smith (8,375), Cal Ripken Jr. (8,214), Bill Dahlen (8,138), Omar Vizquel (8,050), and Luis Aparicio (8,016) are the only other players to record more than 8,000 career assists.
Jose Altuve , the active leader and 163rd all-time in assists.
Stats updated as of the end of the 2024 season.
Rank
Player (2025 As)
A
1
Rabbit Maranville *
8,967
2
Ozzie Smith *
8,375
3
Cal Ripken Jr. *
8,214
4
Bill Dahlen
8,138
5
Omar Vizquel
8,050
6
Luis Aparicio *
8,016
7
Eddie Collins *
7,716
8
Luke Appling *
7,543
9
Tommy Corcoran
7,509
10
Bobby Wallace *
7,465
11
Frankie Frisch *
7,170
12
Charlie Gehringer *
7,091
13
Dave Concepción
7,024
14
Joe Morgan *
6,969
15
Bid McPhee *
6,923
16
Larry Bowa
6,864
17
Rogers Hornsby *
6,842
18
Honus Wagner *
6,782
19
Bill Mazeroski *
6,694
20
Nap Lajoie *
6,691
21
Lou Whitaker
6,653
22
Ryne Sandberg *
6,648
23
Frank White
6,629
24
Derek Jeter *
6,605
25
Dave Bancroft *
6,604
26
Roberto Alomar *
6,536
27
Don Kessinger
6,453
28
George Davis *
6,429
29
Nellie Fox *
6,385
30
Dick Bartell
6,348
31
Willie Randolph
6,339
32
Roger Peckinpaugh
6,338
33
Herman Long
6,335
34
Bert Campaneris
6,323
35
Germany Smith
6,304
36
Donie Bush
6,286
37
Alan Trammell *
6,265
38
Chris Speier
6,259
39
Roy McMillan
6,233
40
Brooks Robinson *
6,220
41
Miguel Tejada
6,193
42
Jimmy Rollins
6,139
43
Pee Wee Reese *
6,131
44
Garry Templeton
6,078
45
Joe Cronin *
6,052
46
Jack Glasscock
5,951
Joe Tinker *
5,951
48
Jeff Kent
5,918
49
Royce Clayton
5,904
50
Bobby Grich
5,891
Rank
Player (2025 As)
A
51
Robinson Canó
5,881
52
Dick Groat
5,864
Barry Larkin *
5,864
54
Mark Belanger
5,831
55
Billy Herman *
5,823
56
Bill Russell
5,713
57
Bobby Doerr *
5,710
58
Édgar Rentería
5,706
59
Alex Rodriguez
5,681
60
Craig Biggio *
5,671
61
Jay Bell
5,609
62
Mickey Doolan
5,585
63
Tony Fernández
5,544
64
Fred Pfeffer
5,530
65
Maury Wills
5,512
66
Ed Brinkman
5,500
67
Red Schoendienst *
5,466
68
Billy Jurges
5,446
69
Orlando Cabrera
5,445
70
Leo Cárdenas
5,429
71
Elvis Andrus
5,419
72
Monte Cross
5,378
73
Ozzie Guillén
5,375
74
Kid Gleason
5,324
75
George McBride
5,316
76
Alfredo Griffin
5,309
77
Graig Nettles
5,295
78
Art Fletcher
5,254
79
Del Pratt
5,238
80
Joe Sewell *
5,230
81
Ian Kinsler
5,219
82
Johnny Evers *
5,215
83
Mike Schmidt *
5,193
84
Adrián Beltré *
5,187
85
Travis Jackson *
5,178
86
Buddy Myer
5,152
87
Hughie Critz
5,145
88
Jimmy Dykes
5,139
89
Arky Vaughan *
5,119
90
Tim Foli
5,108
91
Everett Scott
5,060
92
John Montgomery Ward *
5,050
93
Buddy Bell
5,009
94
Mark Grudzielanek
4,975
95
Brandon Phillips
4,971
96
Toby Harrah
4,965
97
Claude Ritchey
4,958
98
Ed McKean
4,945
99
Tony Lazzeri *
4,944
100
Jim Gantner
4,942
^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
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