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Active Leaders & Records for AB per SO
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| Rank | Player (age) | AB per SO | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Juan Pierre (31) | 16.42 | L |
| 2. | Placido Polanco (33) | 14.10 | R |
| 3. | Paul Lo Duca (37) | 13.19 | R |
| 4. | David Eckstein (34) | 12.01 | R |
| 5. | Jason Kendall (35) | 11.22 | R |
| 6. | Orlando Cabrera (34) | 10.42 | R |
| 7. | Cesar Izturis (29) | 10.39 | B |
| 8. | Ichiro Suzuki (35) | 10.22 | L |
| 9. | Bengie Molina (34) | 10.15 | R |
| 10. | Nomar Garciaparra (35) | 10.08 | R |
| 11. | Omar Vizquel (42) | 9.85 | B |
| 12. | Mark Loretta (37) | 9.61 | R |
| 13. | Jose Vidro (34) | 9.20 | B |
| 14. | Albert Pujols (29) | 9.03 | R |
| 15. | Sean Casey (34) | 8.78 | L |
| 16. | Mark Kotsay (33) | 8.56 | L |
| 17. | Robinson Cano (26) | 8.52 | L |
| 18. | Mike Sweeney (35) | 8.51 | R |
| 19. | Miguel Cairo (35) | 8.49 | R |
| 20. | Jose Reyes (26) | 8.28 | B |
| Jack Wilson (31) | 8.28 | R | |
| 22. | Jay Payton (36) | 8.26 | R |
| 23. | Magglio Ordonez (35) | 8.18 | R |
| 24. | Shannon Stewart (35) | 8.15 | R |
| 25. | Vladimir Guerrero (34) | 8.06 | R |
| 26. | Johnny Damon (35) | 8.02 | L |
| 27. | Alex Cora (33) | 8.01 | L |
| 28. | A.J. Pierzynski (32) | 7.97 | L |
| 29. | Moises Alou (42) | 7.87 | R |
| Gary Sheffield (40) | 7.87 | R | |
| 31. | Brian Giles (38) | 7.82 | L |
| 32. | Frank Catalanotto (35) | 7.80 | L |
| 33. | Jimmy Rollins (30) | 7.77 | B |
| 34. | Shea Hillenbrand (33) | 7.69 | R |
| Miguel Tejada (35) | 7.69 | R | |
| 36. | Carlos Lee (33) | 7.65 | R |
| 37. | Luis Castillo (33) | 7.59 | B |
| 38. | Victor Martinez (30) | 7.55 | B |
| 39. | Luis Gonzalez (41) | 7.52 | L |
| 40. | Jerry Hairston (33) | 7.51 | R |
| 41. | Dave Roberts (37) | 7.48 | L |
| 42. | Todd Helton (35) | 7.37 | L |
| 43. | Mark Grudzielanek (39) | 7.35 | R |
| 44. | Michael Barrett (32) | 7.32 | R |
| 45. | Marco Scutaro (33) | 7.27 | R |
| 46. | Vernon Wells (30) | 7.20 | R |
| 47. | Mike Lowell (35) | 7.15 | R |
| 48. | Craig Counsell (38) | 7.14 | L |
| 49. | Garret Anderson (37) | 7.13 | L |
| 50. | Edgar Renteria (33) | 7.08 | R |
| Rank | Player (age) | AB per SO | Bats |
| 51. | Ramon Hernandez (33) | 7.04 | R |
| 52. | Rafael Furcal (31) | 7.03 | B |
| 53. | Doug Mientkiewicz (35) | 7.02 | L |
| 54. | Cristian Guzman (31) | 6.97 | B |
| 55. | Aubrey Huff (32) | 6.91 | L |
| 56. | Hideki Matsui (35) | 6.90 | L |
| 57. | Coco Crisp (29) | 6.86 | B |
| 58. | Marlon Anderson (35) | 6.80 | L |
| 59. | David DeJesus (29) | 6.79 | L |
| 60. | Joe Crede (31) | 6.76 | R |
| 61. | Jay Gibbons (32) | 6.73 | L |
| 62. | Brian Roberts (31) | 6.66 | B |
| 63. | Garrett Atkins (29) | 6.65 | R |
| 64. | Rich Aurilia (37) | 6.64 | R |
| 65. | Carl Crawford (27) | 6.61 | L |
| 66. | Adam Kennedy (33) | 6.59 | L |
| Aramis Ramirez (31) | 6.59 | R | |
| 68. | Ivan Rodriguez (37) | 6.57 | R |
| 69. | Mark Ellis (32) | 6.51 | R |
| 70. | Darin Erstad (35) | 6.42 | L |
| 71. | Ron Belliard (34) | 6.41 | R |
| 72. | Gregg Zaun (38) | 6.37 | B |
| 73. | Chipper Jones (37) | 6.36 | B |
| 74. | Gabe Kapler (33) | 6.27 | R |
| Brian Schneider (32) | 6.27 | L | |
| 76. | Paul Konerko (33) | 6.19 | R |
| Scott Podsednik (33) | 6.19 | L | |
| Michael Young (32) | 6.19 | R | |
| 79. | Pedro Feliz (34) | 6.18 | R |
| 80. | Ray Durham (37) | 6.17 | B |
| 81. | Randy Winn (35) | 6.15 | B |
| 82. | Chris Gomez (38) | 6.14 | R |
| 83. | Brad Ausmus (40) | 6.10 | R |
| 84. | Orlando Hudson (31) | 6.09 | B |
| 85. | Brandon Phillips (28) | 6.04 | R |
| 86. | Eric Byrnes (33) | 5.99 | R |
| 87. | Justin Morneau (28) | 5.98 | L |
| 88. | Geoff Blum (36) | 5.97 | B |
| 89. | Derek Jeter (35) | 5.91 | R |
| Desi Relaford (35) | 5.91 | B | |
| 91. | Chone Figgins (31) | 5.85 | B |
| 92. | Raul Ibanez (37) | 5.84 | L |
| 93. | Adrian Beltre (30) | 5.80 | R |
| 94. | Carlos Guillen (33) | 5.79 | B |
| Rondell White (37) | 5.79 | R | |
| 96. | Tony Batista (35) | 5.78 | R |
| Tony Graffanino (37) | 5.78 | R | |
| 98. | Melvin Mora (37) | 5.68 | R |
| 99. | Marcus Giles (31) | 5.61 | R |
| 100. | Kevin Millar (37) | 5.59 | R |
