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Statistic Description: Plate Appearances When available, we use actual plate appearances from play-by-play game accounts Otherwise estimated using AB + BB + HBP + SF + SH, which excludes catcher interferences. When this color click for a summary of each PA.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Plate Appearances | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Omar Vizquel (24, 45) | 12013 | B |
| 2. | Derek Jeter (18, 38) | 11895 | R |
| 3. | Alex Rodriguez (19, 36) | 11163 | R |
| 4. | Johnny Damon (18, 38) | 10917 | L |
| 5. | Chipper Jones (19, 40) | 10614 | B |
| 6. | Jim Thome (22, 41) | 10313 | L |
| 7. | Bobby Abreu (17, 38) | 9926 | L |
| 8. | Manny Ramirez (19, 40) | 9774 | R |
| 9. | Vladimir Guerrero (16, 37) | 9059 | R |
| 10. | Miguel Tejada (15, 38) | 9038 | R |
| 11. | Todd Helton (16, 38) | 9011 | L |
| 12. | Carlos Lee (14, 36) | 8787 | R |
| 13. | Paul Konerko (16, 36) | 8761 | R |
| 14. | Ichiro Suzuki (12, 38) | 8723 | L |
| 15. | Jason Kendall (15, 38) | 8702 | R |
| 16. | Adrian Beltre (15, 33) | 8697 | R |
| 17. | Andruw Jones (17, 35) | 8664 | R |
| 18. | Jason Giambi (18, 41) | 8622 | L |
| 19. | Scott Rolen (17, 37) | 8518 | R |
| 20. | Carlos Beltran (15, 35) | 8349 | B |
| 21. | Jimmy Rollins (13, 33) | 8236 | B |
| 22. | Albert Pujols (12, 32) | 8103 | R |
| 23. | Michael Young (13, 35) | 8047 | R |
| 24. | Juan Pierre (13, 34) | 7950 | L |
| 25. | Torii Hunter (16, 36) | 7887 | R |
| 26. | David Ortiz (16, 36) | 7649 | L |
| 27. | Aramis Ramirez (15, 34) | 7588 | R |
| 28. | Alfonso Soriano (14, 36) | 7531 | R |
| 29. | Lance Berkman (14, 36) | 7520 | B |
| 30. | Raul Ibanez (17, 40) | 7502 | L |
| 31. | Placido Polanco (15, 36) | 7471 | R |
| 32. | Adam Dunn (12, 32) | 7210 | L |
| 33. | Rafael Furcal (13, 34) | 7200 | B |
| 34. | Mark Kotsay (16, 36) | 6939 | L |
| 35. | Aubrey Huff (13, 35) | 6786 | L |
| 36. | Vernon Wells (14, 33) | 6754 | R |
| 37. | Mark Teixeira (10, 32) | 6558 | B |
| 38. | Miguel Cabrera (10, 29) | 6474 | R |
| 39. | A.J. Pierzynski (15, 35) | 6229 | L |
| 40. | Alex Gonzalez (14, 35) | 6098 | R |
| 41. | Carl Crawford (11, 30) | 6059 | L |
| 42. | Adam Kennedy (14, 36) | 6055 | L |
| 43. | Eric Chavez (15, 34) | 5893 | L |
| 44. | Ramon Hernandez (14, 36) | 5646 | R |
| 45. | Brian Roberts (12, 34) | 5609 | B |
| 46. | Jose Reyes (10, 29) | 5556 | B |
| 47. | Matt Holliday (9, 32) | 5517 | R |
| 48. | Brandon Inge (12, 35) | 5507 | R |
| 49. | Carlos Pena (12, 34) | 5502 | L |
| 50. | David Wright (9, 29) | 5453 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Plate Appearances | Bats |
| 51. | Orlando Hudson (11, 34) | 5413 | B |
| 52. | Jack Wilson (12, 34) | 5339 | R |
| 53. | Alex Rios (9, 31) | 5335 | R |
| 54. | Chone Figgins (11, 34) | 5284 | B |
| 55. | Jhonny Peralta (10, 30) | 5232 | R |
| 56. | Juan Uribe (12, 32) | 5229 | R |
| 57. | Chase Utley (10, 33) | 5140 | L |
| 58. | Robinson Cano (8, 29) | 5110 | L |
| 59. | Hideki Matsui (10, 38) | 5066 | L |
| 60. | Mark Ellis (10, 35) | 5046 | R |
| 61. | Adrian Gonzalez (9, 30) | 5030 | L |
| 62. | Jason Bay (10, 33) | 5022 | R |
| 63. | Lyle Overbay (12, 35) | 5020 | L |
| 64. | Nick Swisher (9, 31) | 5013 | B |
| 65. | Brandon Phillips (11, 31) | 4989 | R |
| 66. | Michael Cuddyer (12, 33) | 4949 | R |
| 67. | Marco Scutaro (11, 36) | 4926 | R |
| 68. | Prince Fielder (8, 28) | 4900 | L |
| 69. | David DeJesus (10, 32) | 4887 | L |
| 70. | Ty Wigginton (11, 34) | 4886 | R |
| 71. | Coco Crisp (11, 32) | 4870 | B |
| 72. | Victor Martinez (10, 33) | 4819 | B |
| 73. | Justin Morneau (10, 31) | 4807 | L |
| 74. | Curtis Granderson (9, 31) | 4799 | L |
| 75. | Jerry Hairston (15, 36) | 4741 | R |
| 76. | Jeff Francoeur (8, 28) | 4703 | R |
| 77. | Ryan Howard (9, 32) | 4701 | L |
| 78. | Dan Uggla (7, 32) | 4674 | R |
| 79. | Adam LaRoche (9, 32) | 4669 | L |
| 80. | Nick Markakis (7, 28) | 4556 | L |
| 81. | Joe Mauer (9, 29) | 4552 | L |
| 82. | Cesar Izturis (12, 32) | 4537 | B |
| 83. | Corey Patterson (12, 32) | 4499 | L |
| 84. | Travis Hafner (11, 35) | 4483 | L |
| 85. | Aaron Hill (8, 30) | 4452 | R |
| 86. | Hanley Ramirez (8, 28) | 4424 | R |
| 87. | Geoff Blum (14, 39) | 4393 | B |
| 88. | Miguel Cairo (17, 38) | 4392 | R |
| 89. | Scott Podsednik (11, 36) | 4346 | L |
| 90. | Kevin Youkilis (9, 33) | 4318 | R |
| 91. | Ryan Zimmerman (8, 27) | 4310 | R |
| 92. | Shane Victorino (9, 31) | 4295 | B |
| 93. | Eric Hinske (11, 34) | 4252 | L |
| 94. | Marlon Byrd (11, 34) | 4234 | R |
| 95. | Ian Kinsler (7, 30) | 4177 | R |
| 96. | Austin Kearns (11, 32) | 4148 | R |
| 97. | Jose Lopez (9, 28) | 4089 | R |
| 98. | B.J. Upton (8, 27) | 4063 | R |
| 99. | Yadier Molina (9, 29) | 4060 | R |
| 100. | Grady Sizemore (8, 29) | 4047 | L |
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