Best Right Fielders in MLB History

All-Time Leaders by Games Played at Right Field

Right field has produced some of baseball's most powerful hitters throughout the sport's history. The all-time leaders in games played in right field span from the early days of professional baseball in 1871 through the modern era in 2025. Roberto Clemente leads all right fielders in MLB history with 2305 career appearances in right field.

ALL-TIME TOP 3

#1

Right Field

Roberto Clemente

2305 games at RF

1955-1972

240 career HR

#2

Right Field

Paul Waner

2250 games at RF

1926-1945

113 career HR

#3

Right Field

Harry Hooper

2183 games at RF

1909-1925

75 career HR

FULL RANKINGS – TOP 100

Rank Player Games at RF Years Active Career G H HR AVG
1 Roberto Clemente 2305 1955-1972 2433 3000 240 0.317
2 Paul Waner 2250 1926-1945 2549 3152 113 0.333
3 Harry Hooper 2183 1909-1925 2309 2466 75 0.281
4 Hank Aaron 2174 1954-1976 3298 3771 755 0.305
5 Mel Ott 2161 1926-1947 2730 2876 511 0.304
6 Tony Gwynn 2144 1982-2001 2440 3141 135 0.338
7 Dwight Evans 2092 1972-1991 2606 2446 385 0.272
8 Nick Markakis 2074 2006-2020 2154 2388 189 0.288
9 Al Kaline 2031 1953-1974 2834 3007 399 0.297
10 Sammy Sosa 2015 1989-2007 2354 2408 609 0.273
11 Willie Keeler 2014 1892-1910 2123 2932 33 0.341
12 Bobby Abreu 1990 1996-2014 2425 2470 288 0.291
13 Ichiro Suzuki 1970 2001-2019 2653 3089 117 0.311
14 Reggie Jackson 1942 1967-1987 2820 2584 563 0.262
15 Dave Winfield 1883 1973-1995 2973 3110 465 0.283
16 Paul O'Neill 1848 1985-2001 2053 2105 281 0.288
17 Dave Parker 1792 1973-1991 2466 2712 339 0.290
18 Larry Walker 1718 1989-2005 1988 2160 383 0.313
19 Magglio Ordonez 1713 1997-2011 1848 2156 294 0.309
20 Sam Crawford 1686 1899-1917 2517 2961 97 0.309
21 Jermaine Dye 1671 1996-2009 1763 1779 325 0.274
22 Sam Rice 1649 1915-1934 2404 2987 34 0.322
23 Shawn Green 1630 1993-2007 1951 2003 328 0.283
24 Patsy Donovan 1623 1890-1907 1824 2256 16 0.301
25 Jason Heyward 1608 — 1824 1575 186 0.255
26 Vladimir Guerrero 1605 1996-2011 2147 2590 449 0.318
27 Rusty Staub 1605 1963-1985 2951 2716 292 0.279
28 Wally Moses 1587 1935-1951 2012 2138 89 0.291
29 Johnny Callison 1577 1958-1973 1886 1757 226 0.264
30 Tom Brunansky 1569 1981-1994 1800 1543 271 0.245
31 Enos Slaughter 1540 1938-1959 2380 2383 169 0.300
32 Harry Heilmann 1525 1914-1932 2148 2660 183 0.342
33 Bobby Bonds 1474 1968-1981 1849 1886 332 0.268
34 Bill Nicholson 1442 1936-1953 1677 1484 235 0.268
35 Jay Bruce 1437 2008-2021 1650 1455 319 0.244
36 Ruben Sierra 1425 1986-2006 2186 2152 306 0.268
37 Hunter Pence 1420 2007-2020 1707 1791 244 0.279
38 Carl Furillo 1409 1946-1960 1806 1910 192 0.299
39 Sam Thompson 1404 1885-1906 1410 1988 126 0.331
40 Jeromy Burnitz 1365 1993-2006 1694 1447 315 0.253
41 Jay Buhner 1357 1987-2001 1472 1273 310 0.254
42 Jesse Barfield 1339 1981-1992 1428 1219 241 0.256
43 Raul Mondesi 1325 1993-2005 1525 1589 271 0.273
44 Elmer Flick 1322 1898-1910 1483 1752 48 0.313
45 Tommy Griffith 1319 1913-1925 1401 1383 52 0.280
46 Ken Singleton 1311 1970-1984 2082 2029 246 0.282
47 Darryl Strawberry 1308 1983-1999 1583 1401 335 0.259
48 Chuck Klein 1307 1928-1944 1753 2076 300 0.320
49 Al Cowens 1292 1974-1986 1584 1494 108 0.270
50 Jeff Francoeur 1290 2005-2016 1481 1373 160 0.261
51 Hank Bauer 1289 1948-1961 1544 1424 164 0.277
52 Rocky Colavito 1282 1955-1968 1841 1730 374 0.266
53 Andre Dawson 1281 1976-1996 2627 2774 438 0.279
54 Frank Robinson 1270 1956-1976 2808 2943 586 0.294
55 J. D. Drew 1268 1998-2011 1566 1437 242 0.278
56 Tim Salmon 1263 1992-2006 1672 1674 299 0.282
57 Alex Rios 1250 2004-2015 1691 1778 169 0.277
58 Jose Guillen 1211 1997-2010 1650 1591 214 0.270
59 Jackie Jensen 1205 1950-1961 1438 1463 199 0.279
60 John Titus 1205 1903-1913 1402 1401 38 0.282
61 Dixie Walker 1202 1931-1949 1905 2064 105 0.306
62 Ross Youngs 1192 1917-1926 1211 1491 42 0.322
63 Frank Schulte 1186 1904-1918 1806 1766 92 0.270
64 Pete Fox 1167 1933-1945 1461 1678 65 0.298
65 Bruce Campbell 1166 1930-1942 1360 1382 106 0.290
66 Reggie Sanders 1165 1991-2007 1777 1666 305 0.267
67 Gary Sheffield 1160 1988-2009 2576 2689 509 0.292
68 Mike Tiernan 1160 1887-1899 1478 1838 106 0.311
69 Roger Maris 1151 1957-1968 1463 1325 275 0.260
70 Max Flack 1146 1914-1925 1411 1461 35 0.278
71 Tony Oliva 1137 1962-1976 1676 1917 220 0.304
72 Babe Ruth 1128 1914-1935 2503 2873 714 0.342
73 Jack Tobin 1128 1914-1927 1619 1906 64 0.309
74 Curt Walker 1123 1919-1930 1359 1475 64 0.304
75 Josh Reddick 1108 2009-2021 1305 1157 146 0.262
76 Kole Calhoun 1107 2012-2023 1239 1076 179 0.242
77 Claudell Washington 1096 1974-1990 1912 1884 164 0.278
78 Giancarlo Stanton 1078 — 1746 1637 455 0.258
79 Jose Bautista 1071 2004-2018 1798 1496 344 0.247
80 Nick Castellanos 1061 — 1702 1749 250 0.271
81 Sixto Lezcano 1061 1974-1985 1291 1122 148 0.271
82 Don Mueller 1046 1948-1959 1245 1292 65 0.296
83 Harold Baines 1042 1980-2001 2830 2866 384 0.289
84 Chicken Wolf 1024 1882-1892 1196 1439 18 0.290
85 Mookie Betts 1022 — 1531 1767 291 0.290
86 Jayson Werth 1020 2002-2017 1583 1465 229 0.267
87 Jack Clark 1013 1975-1992 1994 1826 340 0.267
88 Owen Wilson 1005 1908-1916 1280 1246 59 0.269
89 Babe Herman 994 1926-1945 1552 1818 181 0.324
90 Bing Miller 992 1921-1936 1820 1934 116 0.311
91 Ken Griffey 990 1973-1991 2097 2143 152 0.296
92 Max Kepler 963 — 1199 983 179 0.235
93 Trot Nixon 961 1996-2008 1092 995 137 0.274
94 Elmer Valo 957 1940-1961 1806 1420 58 0.282
95 Gavvy Cravath 955 1908-1920 1220 1134 119 0.287
96 Kevin Bass 954 1982-1995 1571 1308 118 0.270
97 Shin-Soo Choo 947 2005-2020 1652 1671 218 0.275
98 Bryce Harper 947 — 1807 1823 367 0.280
99 Brian Jordan 945 1992-2006 1456 1454 184 0.282
100 Glenn Wilson 940 1982-1993 1201 1098 98 0.265

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Who has played the most games as a Right Field in MLB history?

Roberto Clemente holds the all-time record with 2305 games played at Right Field during a career spanning 1955-1972. Paul Waner (2250) and Harry Hooper (2183) rank second and third all-time.

What are the differences between the outfield positions?

Center field requires the most speed and range of the three outfield spots as the player covers the most ground. Left and right field are typically occupied by stronger offensive players. Corner outfielders are expected to produce more offensively, while the center fielder anchors the outfield defense.

How far back does this historical data go?

Baseball Data Hub covers Major League Baseball history from 1871 through 2025, drawing on the Lahman Baseball Database and supplemental data sources. This includes the National League (founded 1876), American League (founded 1901), and other recognized major leagues. Negro Leagues statistics are tracked and reported separately.

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