List of Major League Baseball career games played as a left fielder leaders information
Barry Bonds, the all-time leader in games played as a left fielder
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, prior to a game, are included on a starting lineup card or are announced as ex ante substitutes, whether or not they play;[1] 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 left fielder (LF) is one of the three outfielders, the defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. Left field is the area of the outfield to the left of a person standing at home plate and facing toward the pitcher's mound. The outfielders' duty is to 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 left fielder must also be adept at navigating the area of left field where the foul line approaches the corner of the playing field and the walls of the seating areas. Being the outfielder closest to third base, the left fielder generally does not have to throw as far as the other outfielders to throw out runners advancing around the bases, so they often do not have the strongest throwing arm, but their throws need to be accurate. The left fielder normally plays behind the third baseman and shortstop, who play in or near the infield; unlike catchers and most infielders (excepting first basemen), who are virtually exclusively right-handed, left fielders can be either right- or left-handed. In the scoring system used to record defensive plays, the left fielder is assigned the number 7.
Because game accounts and box scores often did not distinguish between the outfield positions, there has been some difficulty in determining precise defensive statistics prior to 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. Barry Bonds is the all-time leader in career games played as a left fielder with 2,715.[2][3] Rickey Henderson (2,421),[4] Luis Gonzalez (2,418),[5] Zack Wheat (2,328),[6] Fred Clarke (2,186),[7] and Lou Brock (2,161)[8] are the only other players to appear in over 2,000 games in left field in their careers.
^Section 20 of the official scorer guidelines
^"Barry Bonds Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
^West, Steve. "Barry Bonds Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
^"Rickey Henderson Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
^"Luis Gonzalez Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
^"Zack Wheat Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
^"Fred Clarke Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
^"Lou Brock Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
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