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Active Leaders & Records for Def. Games as 1B
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Statistic Description: Defensive Games PlayedGames played at this position.
Minimum of 1000 IP, 3000 PA, 500 games (fielding), 200 stolen base attempts (catchers) or 80 stolen base attempts (baserunners only since 1951) or 100 decisions for career and active leaderboards for rate statistics.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Def. Games as 1B | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Todd Helton (17, 39) | 2085 | L |
| 2. | Paul Konerko (17, 37) | 1822 | R |
| 3. | Albert Pujols (13, 33) | 1475 | R |
| 4. | Mark Teixeira (10, 33) | 1420 | R |
| 5. | Carlos Pena (13, 35) | 1340 | L |
| 6. | Jason Giambi (19, 42) | 1307 | R |
| 7. | Lyle Overbay (13, 36) | 1258 | L |
| 8. | Adam LaRoche (10, 33) | 1171 | L |
| 9. | Adrian Gonzalez (10, 31) | 1154 | L |
| 10. | Prince Fielder (9, 29) | 1143 | R |
| 11. | Ryan Howard (10, 33) | 1098 | L |
| 12. | Justin Morneau (11, 32) | 1046 | R |
| 13. | James Loney (8, 29) | 924 | L |
| 14. | Casey Kotchman (10, 30) | 866 | L |
| 15. | Lance Berkman (15, 37) | 761 | L |
| 16. | Joey Votto (7, 29) | 747 | R |
| 17. | Kevin Youkilis (10, 34) | 612 | R |
| 18. | Miguel Cabrera (11, 30) | 598 | R |
| 19. | Ben Broussard (7, 36) | 557 | L |
| 20. | Daric Barton (7, 27) | 474 | R |
| 21. | Adam Dunn (13, 33) | 453 | R |
| 22. | Gaby Sanchez (6, 29) | 428 | R |
| 23. | Mike Jacobs (7, 32) | 405 | R |
| 24. | Conor Jackson (7, 31) | 387 | R |
| 25. | Justin Smoak (4, 26) | 366 | L |
| 26. | Ike Davis (4, 26) | 365 | L |
| 27. | Billy Butler (7, 27) | 354 | R |
| 28. | Freddie Freeman (4, 23) | 340 | R |
| 29. | Ty Wigginton (12, 35) | 331 | R |
| 30. | Dan Johnson (7, 33) | 328 | R |
| 31. | Nick Swisher (10, 32) | 325 | L |
| 32. | Kendrys Morales (7, 30) | 319 | R |
| 33. | Eric Hosmer (3, 23) | 309 | L |
| 34. | Chris Davis (6, 27) | 299 | R |
| 35. | Jorge Cantu (8, 31) | 287 | R |
| 36. | Garrett Jones (6, 32) | 279 | L |
| 37. | Mitch Moreland (4, 27) | 273 | L |
| 38. | Chad Tracy (9, 33) | 269 | R |
| 39. | Travis Ishikawa (5, 29) | 268 | L |
| 40. | David Ortiz (17, 37) | 257 | L |
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