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Active Leaders & Records for Plate Appearances
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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Plate Appearances | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Omar Vizquel (23, 44) | 11850 | B |
| 2. | Derek Jeter (17, 37) | 11155 | R |
| 3. | Johnny Damon (17, 37) | 10693 | L |
| 4. | Alex Rodriguez (18, 35) | 10634 | R |
| 5. | Ivan Rodriguez (21, 39) | 10270 | R |
| 6. | Chipper Jones (18, 39) | 10166 | B |
| 7. | Jim Thome (21, 40) | 10127 | L |
| 8. | Manny Ramirez (19, 39) | 9774 | R |
| 9. | Bobby Abreu (16, 37) | 9669 | L |
| 10. | Edgar Renteria (16, 34) | 9066 | R |
| 11. | Vladimir Guerrero (16, 36) | 9059 | R |
| 12. | Miguel Tejada (15, 37) | 9036 | R |
| 13. | Todd Helton (15, 37) | 8725 | L |
| 14. | Jason Giambi (17, 40) | 8509 | L |
| 15. | Andruw Jones (16, 34) | 8395 | R |
| 16. | Orlando Cabrera (15, 36) | 8255 | R |
| 17. | Scott Rolen (16, 36) | 8188 | R |
| 18. | Carlos Lee (13, 35) | 8171 | R |
| 19. | Paul Konerko (15, 35) | 8163 | R |
| 20. | Ichiro Suzuki (11, 37) | 8060 | L |
| 21. | Adrian Beltre (14, 32) | 8043 | R |
| 22. | Derrek Lee (15, 35) | 7963 | R |
| 23. | Mike Cameron (17, 38) | 7884 | R |
| 24. | Magglio Ordonez (15, 37) | 7742 | R |
| 25. | Carlos Beltran (14, 34) | 7730 | B |
| 26. | Jimmy Rollins (12, 32) | 7537 | B |
| 27. | Juan Pierre (12, 33) | 7509 | L |
| 28. | Albert Pujols (11, 31) | 7433 | R |
| 29. | Lance Berkman (13, 35) | 7422 | B |
| 30. | Michael Young (12, 34) | 7396 | R |
| 31. | Torii Hunter (15, 35) | 7303 | R |
| 32. | David Ortiz (15, 35) | 7266 | L |
| 33. | Jorge Posada (17, 39) | 7150 | B |
| 34. | Placido Polanco (14, 35) | 7142 | R |
| 35. | Raul Ibanez (16, 39) | 7077 | L |
| 36. | Aramis Ramirez (14, 33) | 6958 | R |
| 37. | Alfonso Soriano (13, 35) | 6916 | R |
| 38. | Mark Kotsay (15, 35) | 6782 | L |
| 39. | Aubrey Huff (12, 34) | 6691 | L |
| 40. | Rafael Furcal (12, 33) | 6668 | B |
| 41. | Adam Dunn (11, 31) | 6561 | L |
| 42. | Pat Burrell (12, 34) | 6520 | R |
| 43. | Vernon Wells (13, 32) | 6492 | R |
| 44. | Melvin Mora (13, 39) | 6158 | R |
| 45. | J.D. Drew (14, 35) | 6153 | L |
| 46. | Mark Teixeira (9, 31) | 6034 | B |
| 47. | Matt Stairs (19, 43) | 6023 | L |
| 48. | Alex Gonzalez (13, 34) | 6009 | R |
| 49. | Carl Crawford (10, 29) | 5921 | L |
| 50. | Adam Kennedy (13, 35) | 5853 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Plate Appearances | Bats |
| 51. | Jason Varitek (15, 39) | 5839 | B |
| 52. | Miguel Cabrera (9, 28) | 5777 | R |
| 53. | A.J. Pierzynski (14, 34) | 5707 | L |
| 54. | Ronnie Belliard (13, 36) | 5641 | R |
| 55. | Eric Chavez (14, 33) | 5580 | L |
| 56. | Brian Roberts (11, 33) | 5532 | B |
| 57. | Craig Counsell (16, 40) | 5476 | L |
| 58. | Ramon Hernandez (13, 35) | 5450 | R |
| 59. | Julio Lugo (12, 35) | 5338 | R |
| 60. | Carlos Guillen (14, 35) | 5277 | B |
| 61. | Jack Wilson (11, 33) | 5262 | R |
| 62. | Brandon Inge (11, 34) | 5176 | R |
| 63. | Orlando Hudson (10, 33) | 5130 | B |
| 64. | Casey Blake (13, 37) | 5091 | R |
| 65. | Chone Figgins (10, 33) | 5090 | B |
| 66. | Juan Uribe (11, 31) | 5050 | R |
| 67. | Hideki Matsui (9, 37) | 4953 | L |
| 68. | Carlos Pena (11, 33) | 4901 | L |
| 69. | Lyle Overbay (11, 34) | 4885 | L |
| 70. | Felipe Lopez (11, 31) | 4864 | B |
| 71. | Jose Reyes (9, 28) | 4840 | B |
| 72. | Matt Holliday (8, 31) | 4829 | R |
| 73. | Victor Martinez (10, 32) | 4819 | B |
| 74. | Aaron Rowand (11, 33) | 4817 | R |
| 75. | Jason Bay (9, 32) | 4807 | R |
| 76. | David Wright (8, 28) | 4782 | R |
| 77. | Chase Utley (9, 32) | 4778 | L |
| 78. | Alex Rios (8, 30) | 4694 | R |
| 79. | Jhonny Peralta (9, 29) | 4647 | R |
| 80. | Mark Ellis (9, 34) | 4582 | R |
| 81. | Michael Cuddyer (11, 32) | 4555 | R |
| 82. | Pedro Feliz (11, 36) | 4544 | R |
| 83. | Ty Wigginton (10, 33) | 4526 | R |
| 84. | Corey Patterson (12, 31) | 4495 | L |
| 85. | Jerry Hairston (14, 35) | 4474 | R |
| 86. | Robinson Cano (7, 28) | 4413 | L |
| 87. | Ryan Howard (8, 31) | 4409 | L |
| 88. | Nick Swisher (8, 30) | 4389 | B |
| 89. | Brandon Phillips (10, 30) | 4365 | R |
| 90. | Cesar Izturis (11, 31) | 4364 | B |
| 91. | Coco Crisp (10, 31) | 4362 | B |
| 92. | Geoff Blum (13, 38) | 4361 | B |
| 93. | Adrian Gonzalez (8, 29) | 4345 | L |
| 94. | David DeJesus (9, 31) | 4305 | L |
| 95. | Marco Scutaro (10, 35) | 4243 | R |
| 96. | Justin Morneau (9, 30) | 4237 | L |
| 97. | Miguel Cairo (16, 37) | 4236 | R |
| 98. | Travis Hafner (10, 34) | 4213 | L |
| 99. | Prince Fielder (7, 27) | 4210 | L |
| 100. | Milton Bradley (12, 33) | 4178 | B |
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