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Active Leaders & Records for Plate Appearances
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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. | Derek Jeter (18, 39) | 11895 | R |
| 2. | Alex Rodriguez (19, 37) | 11163 | R |
| 3. | Todd Helton (17, 39) | 9170 | L |
| 4. | Miguel Tejada (16, 39) | 9101 | R |
| 5. | Paul Konerko (17, 37) | 9012 | R |
| 6. | Adrian Beltre (16, 34) | 8989 | R |
| 7. | Ichiro Suzuki (13, 39) | 8960 | L |
| 8. | Jason Giambi (19, 42) | 8725 | L |
| 9. | Carlos Beltran (16, 36) | 8608 | B |
| 10. | Jimmy Rollins (14, 34) | 8529 | B |
| 11. | Albert Pujols (13, 33) | 8408 | R |
| 12. | Michael Young (14, 36) | 8304 | R |
| 13. | Juan Pierre (14, 35) | 8195 | L |
| 14. | Torii Hunter (17, 37) | 8166 | R |
| 15. | David Ortiz (17, 37) | 7874 | L |
| 16. | Alfonso Soriano (15, 37) | 7794 | R |
| 17. | Lance Berkman (15, 37) | 7770 | B |
| 18. | Aramis Ramirez (16, 35) | 7733 | R |
| 19. | Placido Polanco (16, 37) | 7703 | R |
| 20. | Raul Ibanez (18, 41) | 7696 | L |
| 21. | Adam Dunn (13, 33) | 7471 | L |
| 22. | Rafael Furcal (13, 35) | 7200 | B |
| 23. | Mark Kotsay (17, 37) | 7015 | L |
| 24. | Vernon Wells (15, 34) | 7014 | R |
| 25. | Miguel Cabrera (11, 30) | 6789 | R |
| 26. | Mark Teixeira (11, 33) | 6621 | B |
| 27. | A.J. Pierzynski (16, 36) | 6418 | L |
| 28. | Carl Crawford (12, 31) | 6260 | L |
| 29. | Alex Gonzalez (15, 36) | 6216 | R |
| 30. | Eric Chavez (16, 35) | 6019 | L |
| 31. | Matt Holliday (10, 33) | 5799 | R |
| 32. | Carlos Pena (13, 35) | 5766 | L |
| 33. | David Wright (10, 30) | 5730 | R |
| 34. | Ramon Hernandez (15, 37) | 5701 | R |
| 35. | Brian Roberts (13, 35) | 5621 | B |
| 36. | Alex Rios (10, 32) | 5619 | R |
| 37. | Jose Reyes (11, 30) | 5599 | B |
| 38. | Brandon Inge (13, 36) | 5597 | R |
| 39. | Jhonny Peralta (11, 31) | 5499 | R |
| 40. | Robinson Cano (9, 30) | 5410 | L |
| 41. | Juan Uribe (13, 33) | 5366 | R |
| 42. | Chase Utley (11, 34) | 5317 | L |
| 43. | Adrian Gonzalez (10, 31) | 5296 | L |
| 44. | Brandon Phillips (12, 32) | 5282 | R |
| 45. | Nick Swisher (10, 32) | 5274 | B |
| 46. | Lyle Overbay (13, 36) | 5234 | L |
| 47. | Mark Ellis (11, 36) | 5214 | R |
| 48. | Jason Bay (11, 34) | 5212 | R |
| 49. | Prince Fielder (9, 29) | 5207 | L |
| 50. | Marco Scutaro (12, 37) | 5184 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Plate Appearances | Bats |
| 51. | Michael Cuddyer (13, 34) | 5165 | R |
| 52. | Coco Crisp (12, 33) | 5109 | B |
| 53. | David DeJesus (11, 33) | 5104 | L |
| 54. | Victor Martinez (11, 34) | 5097 | B |
| 55. | Justin Morneau (11, 32) | 5074 | L |
| 56. | Ryan Howard (10, 33) | 4963 | L |
| 57. | Ty Wigginton (12, 35) | 4941 | R |
| 58. | Dan Uggla (8, 33) | 4932 | R |
| 59. | Adam LaRoche (10, 33) | 4924 | L |
| 60. | Jeff Francoeur (9, 29) | 4886 | R |
| 61. | Nick Markakis (8, 29) | 4868 | L |
| 62. | Joe Mauer (10, 30) | 4838 | L |
| 63. | Jerry Hairston (16, 37) | 4834 | R |
| 64. | Curtis Granderson (10, 32) | 4830 | L |
| 65. | Travis Hafner (12, 36) | 4684 | L |
| 66. | Cesar Izturis (13, 33) | 4611 | B |
| 67. | Ryan Zimmerman (9, 28) | 4541 | R |
| 68. | Corey Patterson (12, 33) | 4499 | L |
| 69. | Aaron Hill (9, 31) | 4494 | R |
| 70. | Shane Victorino (10, 32) | 4469 | B |
| 71. | Hanley Ramirez (9, 29) | 4458 | R |
| 72. | Kevin Youkilis (10, 34) | 4436 | R |
| 73. | Marlon Byrd (12, 35) | 4423 | R |
| 74. | Ian Kinsler (8, 31) | 4371 | R |
| 75. | Yadier Molina (10, 30) | 4328 | R |
| 76. | Eric Hinske (12, 35) | 4305 | L |
| 77. | B.J. Upton (9, 28) | 4299 | R |
| 78. | Omar Infante (12, 31) | 4296 | R |
| 79. | Rickie Weeks (10, 30) | 4247 | R |
| 80. | J.J. Hardy (9, 30) | 4245 | R |
| 81. | Andre Ethier (8, 31) | 4236 | L |
| 82. | Austin Kearns (12, 33) | 4179 | R |
| 83. | Melky Cabrera (9, 28) | 4163 | B |
| 84. | Dustin Pedroia (8, 29) | 4138 | R |
| 85. | Jamey Carroll (12, 39) | 4115 | R |
| 86. | Yuniesky Betancourt (9, 31) | 4099 | R |
| 87. | Ryan Braun (7, 29) | 4096 | R |
| 88. | Jayson Werth (11, 34) | 4089 | R |
| 89. | Hunter Pence (7, 30) | 4082 | R |
| 90. | Brian McCann (9, 29) | 4073 | L |
| 91. | Jose Bautista (10, 32) | 4057 | R |
| 92. | Josh Willingham (10, 34) | 4037 | R |
| 93. | Edwin Encarnacion (9, 30) | 4028 | R |
| 94. | Kelly Johnson (8, 31) | 3996 | L |
| 95. | Miguel Olivo (12, 34) | 3968 | R |
| 96. | Mark DeRosa (16, 38) | 3964 | R |
| 97. | Russell Martin (8, 30) | 3890 | R |
| 98. | Matt Kemp (8, 28) | 3817 | R |
| 99. | Billy Butler (7, 27) | 3814 | R |
| 100. | Corey Hart (9, 31) | 3802 | R |
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