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Active Leaders & Records for Games Played
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Statistic Description: Games Played or Pitched
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Played | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Derek Jeter (18, 39) | 2585 | R |
| 2. | Alex Rodriguez (19, 37) | 2524 | R |
| 3. | Paul Konerko (17, 37) | 2183 | R |
| 4. | Jason Giambi (19, 42) | 2180 | L |
| 5. | Adrian Beltre (16, 34) | 2162 | R |
| 6. | Todd Helton (17, 39) | 2151 | L |
| 7. | Miguel Tejada (16, 39) | 2130 | R |
| 8. | Torii Hunter (17, 37) | 1988 | R |
| 9. | Raul Ibanez (18, 41) | 1975 | L |
| 10. | Carlos Beltran (16, 36) | 1963 | B |
| 11. | Ichiro Suzuki (13, 39) | 1951 | L |
| 12. | Juan Pierre (14, 35) | 1920 | L |
| 13. | Albert Pujols (13, 33) | 1904 | R |
| 14. | Michael Young (14, 36) | 1869 | R |
| 15. | David Ortiz (17, 37) | 1860 | L |
| 16. | Placido Polanco (16, 37) | 1852 | R |
| 17. | Aramis Ramirez (16, 35) | 1850 | R |
| 18. | Lance Berkman (15, 37) | 1847 | B |
| 19. | Jimmy Rollins (14, 34) | 1839 | B |
| 20. | Mark Kotsay (17, 37) | 1837 | L |
| 21. | Alfonso Soriano (15, 37) | 1799 | R |
| 22. | Adam Dunn (13, 33) | 1763 | L |
| 23. | A.J. Pierzynski (16, 36) | 1657 | L |
| 24. | Vernon Wells (15, 34) | 1645 | R |
| 25. | Rafael Furcal (13, 35) | 1605 | B |
| 26. | Alex Gonzalez (15, 36) | 1595 | R |
| 27. | Miguel Cabrera (11, 30) | 1556 | R |
| 28. | Eric Chavez (16, 35) | 1525 | L |
| 29. | Ramon Hernandez (15, 37) | 1518 | R |
| 30. | Brandon Inge (13, 36) | 1504 | R |
| 31. | Mark Teixeira (10, 33) | 1497 | B |
| 32. | Carl Crawford (12, 31) | 1439 | L |
| 33. | Carlos Pena (13, 35) | 1432 | L |
| 34. | Juan Uribe (13, 33) | 1430 | R |
| 35. | Lyle Overbay (13, 36) | 1368 | L |
| 36. | Jerry Hairston (16, 37) | 1366 | R |
| Eric Hinske (12, 35) | 1366 | L | |
| 38. | Alex Rios (10, 32) | 1344 | R |
| 39. | Ty Wigginton (12, 35) | 1339 | R |
| 40. | Matt Holliday (10, 33) | 1336 | R |
| 41. | Jhonny Peralta (11, 31) | 1317 | R |
| 42. | David Wright (10, 30) | 1306 | R |
| 43. | Marco Scutaro (12, 37) | 1302 | R |
| 44. | Michael Cuddyer (13, 34) | 1271 | R |
| 45. | Cesar Izturis (13, 33) | 1268 | B |
| 46. | Robinson Cano (9, 30) | 1260 | L |
| Mark Ellis (11, 36) | 1260 | R | |
| 48. | Brian Roberts (13, 35) | 1253 | B |
| 49. | Nick Swisher (10, 32) | 1249 | B |
| 50. | Jason Bay (11, 34) | 1243 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Games Played | Bats |
| 51. | Chase Utley (11, 34) | 1236 | L |
| 52. | Brandon Phillips (12, 32) | 1233 | R |
| 53. | Adam LaRoche (10, 33) | 1230 | L |
| Corey Patterson (12, 33) | 1230 | L | |
| 55. | Jamey Carroll (12, 39) | 1222 | R |
| 56. | Jose Reyes (11, 30) | 1220 | B |
| 57. | Adrian Gonzalez (10, 31) | 1218 | L |
| 58. | Prince Fielder (9, 29) | 1204 | L |
| 59. | David DeJesus (11, 33) | 1198 | L |
| 60. | Coco Crisp (12, 33) | 1193 | B |
| Justin Morneau (11, 32) | 1193 | L | |
| 62. | Victor Martinez (11, 34) | 1192 | B |
| 63. | Jeff Francoeur (9, 29) | 1185 | R |
| 64. | Mark DeRosa (16, 38) | 1177 | R |
| 65. | Reed Johnson (11, 36) | 1144 | R |
| 66. | Ryan Howard (10, 33) | 1141 | L |
| 67. | Travis Hafner (12, 36) | 1137 | L |
| 68. | Marlon Byrd (12, 35) | 1136 | R |
| 69. | Curtis Granderson (10, 32) | 1133 | L |
| Dan Uggla (8, 33) | 1133 | R | |
| 71. | Omar Infante (12, 31) | 1131 | R |
| 72. | Yadier Molina (10, 30) | 1127 | R |
| 73. | Austin Kearns (12, 33) | 1125 | R |
| 74. | Shane Victorino (10, 32) | 1110 | B |
| 75. | Miguel Olivo (12, 34) | 1107 | R |
| 76. | Joe Mauer (10, 30) | 1105 | L |
| 77. | Nick Markakis (8, 29) | 1096 | L |
| 78. | Aaron Hill (9, 31) | 1074 | R |
| 79. | Mariano Rivera (19, 43) | 1070 | R |
| 80. | Yuniesky Betancourt (9, 31) | 1063 | R |
| 81. | Juan Rivera (12, 34) | 1058 | R |
| 82. | Bill Hall (11, 33) | 1054 | R |
| 83. | Kevin Youkilis (10, 34) | 1050 | R |
| 84. | Andre Ethier (8, 31) | 1046 | L |
| 85. | Jayson Werth (11, 34) | 1033 | R |
| 86. | Melky Cabrera (9, 28) | 1030 | B |
| 87. | Ryan Zimmerman (9, 28) | 1023 | R |
| 88. | Jose Bautista (10, 32) | 1016 | R |
| 89. | Brian McCann (9, 29) | 1015 | L |
| 90. | Hanley Ramirez (9, 29) | 1013 | R |
| 91. | Nick Punto (13, 35) | 1010 | B |
| 92. | B.J. Upton (9, 28) | 1008 | R |
| 93. | J.J. Hardy (9, 30) | 1005 | R |
| 94. | Endy Chavez (12, 35) | 1000 | L |
| 95. | John Buck (10, 32) | 988 | R |
| 96. | Edwin Encarnacion (9, 30) | 983 | R |
| Josh Willingham (10, 34) | 983 | R | |
| 98. | Kelly Johnson (8, 31) | 973 | L |
| 99. | James Loney (8, 29) | 972 | L |
| 100. | Clint Barmes (11, 34) | 971 | R |
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