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Most PA With 0 AB

Posted by Raphy on November 13, 2009

Just a quick hit from me today:

Oakland Rookie Pitcher Vin Mazzaro set a record this season for most PAs in a season without recording an AB. Over the course of 2 inter-league games Mazzaro came to the plate 4 times, each with a runner on first, and successfully sacrificed the runner over each time. Here are the most PAs without an AB:

Rk Player PA AB Year Age Tm Lg G R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS OBP Pos
1 Vin Mazzaro 4 0 2009 22 OAK AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 *1
2 Dwight Bernard 3 0 1979 27 NYM NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 *1
3 Marco Estrada 2 0 2009 25 WSN NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 /*1
4 Hayden Penn 2 0 2009 24 FLA NL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 *1
5 Mark DiFelice 2 0 2008 31 MIL NL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 *1
6 Marco Estrada 2 0 2008 24 WSN NL 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 *1
7 Jon Garland 2 0 2007 27 CHW AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 *1
8 Kei Igawa 2 0 2007 27 NYY AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 *1
9 Jorge Julio 2 0 2007 28 TOT NL 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 *1
10 Ugueth Urbina 2 0 2003 29 TOT ML 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 *1
11 Scott Schoeneweis 2 0 2001 27 ANA AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 *1
12 Matt Karchner 2 0 2000 33 CHC NL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 *1
13 Jose Parra 2 0 2000 27 PIT NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 /*1
14 Rich Croushore 2 0 1998 27 STL NL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 *1
15 Glenn Dishman 2 0 1996 25 TOT NL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 /*1
16 Jose DeLeon 2 0 1995 34 TOT ML 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 *1
17 Jose Parra 2 0 1995 22 TOT ML 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 *1
18 Marvin Freeman 2 0 1993 30 ATL NL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 *1
19 Jeff Innis 2 0 1993 30 NYM NL 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 *1
20 Bill Landrum 2 0 1993 35 CIN NL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 *1
21 Roger Mason 2 0 1991 32 PIT NL 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 *1
22 Jerry Reuss 2 0 1990 41 PIT NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 /*1
23 Dan Spillner 2 0 1978 26 TOT ML 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 *1
24 John Tsitouris 2 0 1967 31 CIN NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 /*1
25 George Zuverink 2 0 1959 34 BAL AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 /*1
Rk Player PA AB Year Age Tm Lg G R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS OBP Pos
26 Ernie Rudolph 2 0 1945 36 BRO NL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 /*1
27 Cookie Cuccurullo 2 0 1943 25 PIT NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 /*1
28 Walt Tauscher 2 0 1931 29 WSH AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 /*1
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Generated 11/12/2009.

Mazzaro and Nationals pitcher Marco Estrada are tied with Jose Parra for the career record:

Rk Player PA AB To From Age G R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS OBP Pos Tm
1 Marco Estrada 4 0 2008 2009 24-25 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 /*1 WSN
2 Vin Mazzaro 4 0 2009 2009 22-22 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 /*1 OAK
3 Jose Parra 4 0 1995 2004 22-31 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 /*1 TOT-MIN-PIT-ARI-NYM
4 Kei Igawa 2 0 2007 2008 27-28 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 /*1 NYY
5 Matt Karchner 2 0 1995 2000 28-33 223 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 *1 CHW-TOT-CHC
6 Ernie Rudolph 2 0 1945 1945 36-36 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 /*1 BRO
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Generated 11/12/2009.

Mazzaro is also the leader in fewest PA with 4 or more SH. In a single season no one else has done it with less than 8 PA. In a career, no one else with less than 12 PA has done it.

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3 Responses to “Most PA With 0 AB”

  1. Raphy Says:
    November 13th, 2009 at 7:39 am

    After posting this, I was amazed to see that the seasonal record for position players is 1 PA.
    http://bbref.com/pi/shareit/mnQbH

  2. DoubleDiamond Says:
    November 13th, 2009 at 12:47 pm

    I remember seeing once in a boxscore in the mid-1990s that Ken Griffey, Jr., had 4-5 plate appearances in a game with no official at-bats. I think he had one sacrifice fly, with the rest being walks. But since then, I've seen something like this a few more times.

  3. statboy Says:
    November 13th, 2009 at 4:33 pm

    DoubleDiamond: You're right, Griffey did it in 1996, with 5 PAs.
    5 PAs with 0 ABs has been done 40 times since 1954.

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