Yearly League Leaders & Records for Plate Appearances

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Table
Year National League PA American League PA Other PA Other PA
2026James Wood* (WSN)331 Taylor Ward (BAL)327
2025Francisco Lindor# (NYM)732 Julio Rodríguez (SEA)710
2024Shohei Ohtani* (LAD)731 Jarren Duran* (BOS)735
2023Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL)735 Marcus Semien (TEX)753
2022Freddie Freeman* (LAD) • Trea Turner (LAD)708 Marcus Semien (TEX)724
2021Freddie Freeman* (ATL)695 Marcus Semien (TOR)724
2020Marcell Ozuna (ATL)267 Francisco Lindor# (CLE)266
2019Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL)715 Marcus Semien (OAK)747
2018Trea Turner (WSN)740 Francisco Lindor# (CLE)745
2017Charlie Blackmon* (COL)725 Francisco Lindor# (CLE)723
2016Paul Goldschmidt (ARI)705 George Springer (HOU)744
2015Anthony Rizzo* (CHC)701 Manny Machado (BAL)713
2014Matt Carpenter* (STL)709 Ian Kinsler (DET)726
2013Joey Votto* (CIN)726 Dustin Pedroia (BOS)724
2012José Reyes# (MIA)716 Derek Jeter+ (NYY)740
2011Michael Bourn* (2TM)722 Jacoby Ellsbury* (BOS)732
2010Rickie Weeks (MIL)754 Derek Jeter+ (NYY)739
2009Jimmy Rollins# (PHI)725 Aaron Hill (TOR)734
2008José Reyes# (NYM)763 Ichiro Suzuki+* (SEA)749
2007Jimmy Rollins# (PHI)778 Grady Sizemore* (CLE)748
2006Jimmy Rollins# (PHI)758 Ichiro Suzuki+* (SEA)752
2005José Reyes# (NYM)733 Derek Jeter+ (NYY)752
2004Juan Pierre* (FLA)748 Ichiro Suzuki+* (SEA)762
2003Juan Pierre* (FLA)747 Vernon Wells (TOR)735
2002Vladimir Guerrero+ (MON)709 Alfonso Soriano (NYY)741
2001Luis Gonzalez* (ARI)728 Ichiro Suzuki+* (SEA)738
2000Andruw Jones+ (ATL)729 Darin Erstad* (ANA)747
1999Craig Biggio+ (HOU)749 Derek Jeter+ (NYY)739
1998Craig Biggio+ (HOU)738 Alex Rodriguez (SEA)748
1997Craig Biggio+ (HOU)744 Derek Jeter+ (NYY)748
1996Lance Johnson* (NYM)724 Mo Vaughn* (BOS)752
1995Craig Biggio+ (HOU)673 Chad Curtis (DET)670
1994Marquis Grissom (MON)521 Tony Phillips# (DET)538
1993Lenny Dykstra* (PHI)773 Paul Molitor+ (TOR)725
1992Craig Biggio+ (HOU)721 Brady Anderson* (BAL)749
1991Brett Butler* (LAD)730 Paul Molitor+ (MIL)752
1990Brett Butler* (SFG)732 Harold Reynolds# (SEA)737
1989Roberto Alomar+# (SDP)702 Wade Boggs+* (BOS)742
1988Will Clark* (SFG)689 Wade Boggs+* (BOS)719
1987Juan Samuel (PHI)726 Kevin Seitzer (KCR)725
1986Steve Sax (LAD)704 Don Mattingly* (NYY)742
1985Dale Murphy (ATL)712 Wade Boggs+* (BOS)758
1984Juan Samuel (PHI)737 Dwight Evans (BOS)738
1983Tim Raines+# (MON)720 Cal Ripken Jr.+ (BAL)726
1982Tim Raines+# (MON)731 Paul Molitor+ (MIL)751
1981Ozzie Smith+# (SDP)507 Dwight Evans (BOS)504
1980Omar Moreno* (PIT)745 Willie Wilson# (KCR)745
1979Omar Moreno* (PIT)757 Roy Smalley# (MIN)729
1978Pete Rose# (CIN)731 Jim Rice+ (BOS)746
1977Pete Rose# (CIN)732 Rick Burleson (BOS)721
1976Pete Rose# (CIN)759 Roy White# (NYY)728
1975Dave Cash (PHI)766 Ken Singleton# (BAL)714
1974Pete Rose# (CIN)771 Don Money (MIL)709
1973Pete Rose# (CIN)752 Roy White# (NYY)723
1972Pete Rose# (CIN)731 Bert Campaneris (OAK)681
1971Lou Brock+* (STL)721 Sandy Alomar# (CAL)739
1970Bobby Bonds (SFG)745 Sandy Alomar# (CAL)735
1969Matty Alou* (PIT)746 Sal Bando (OAK)734
1968Felipe Alou (ATL)718 Bert Campaneris (OAK)707
1967Lou Brock+* (STL)724 César Tovar (MIN)726
1966Billy Williams+* (CHC)727 Luis Aparicio+ (BAL)707
1965Pete Rose# (CIN)757 Zoilo Versalles (MIN)728
1964Curt Flood (STL)739 Dick Howser (CLE)736
1963Bill White* (STL)726 Rocky Colavito (DET)692
1962Maury Wills# (LAD)759 Bobby Richardson (NYY)754
1961Maury Wills# (LAD)687 Chuck Schilling (BOS)738
1960Vada Pinson* (CIN)707 Nellie Fox+* (CHW)684
1959Vada Pinson* (CIN)706 Nellie Fox+* (CHW)717
1958Richie Ashburn+* (PHI)725 Nellie Fox+* (CHW)698
1957Richie Ashburn+* (PHI)729 Nellie Fox+* (CHW) • Billy Gardner (BAL)718
1956Richie Ashburn+* (PHI)719 Nellie Fox+* (CHW)721
1955Ted Kluszewski* (CIN)686 Al Smith (CLE)725
1954Wally Moon* (STL)716 Chico Carrasquel (CHW)718
1953Jim Gilliam# (BRO)710 Harvey Kuenn (DET)731
1952Richie Ashburn+* (PHI)702 Eddie Yost (WSH)734
1951Carl Furillo (BRO)724 Dom DiMaggio (BOS)718
1950Earl Torgeson* (BSN)707 Phil Rizzuto+ (NYY)735
1949Pee Wee Reese+ (BRO)743 Ted Williams+* (BOS)730
1948Stan Rojek (PIT)714 Dom DiMaggio (BOS)756 NN2: Henry Kimbro* (BEG)270NAL: Herb Souell# (KCM)211
1947Frank Baumholtz* (CIN) • Red Schoendienst+# (STL)711 Eddie Lake (DET)732 NN2: Butch Davis* (BEG)288NAL: Herb Souell# (KCM)278
1946Stan Musial+* (STL)702 Eddie Lake (DET)705 NN2: Tommy Butts (BEG)278NAL: Herb Souell# (KCM)165
1945Eddie Stanky (BRO)726 Snuffy Stirnweiss (NYY)718 NN2: Henry Kimbro* (BEG)254NAL: Jesse Williams (KCM)230
1944Woody Williams (CIN)707 Snuffy Stirnweiss (NYY)723 NN2: Sam Bankhead (HG)255NAL: Herb Souell# (KCM)219
1943Stan Musial+* (STL)701 Dick Wakefield* (DET)697 NN2: Jerry Benjamin# (HG)331NAL: Herb Souell# (KCM)229
1942Enos Slaughter+* (STL)687 Dom DiMaggio (BOS)702 NN2: Jerry Benjamin# (HG)306NAL: Willie Simms* (KCM)220
1941Stan Hack* (CHC)694 George Case (WSH)709 NN2: Tommy Butts (BEG)261NAL: Rainey Bibbs# (KCM)183
1940Arky Vaughan+* (PIT)689 George Case (WSH)720 NN2: Henry Kimbro* (BEG)282NAL: Fred Bankhead (MRS)191
1939Stan Hack* (CHC)724 Frankie Crosetti (NYY)743 NN2: Chester Williams (PS)197NAL: Turkey Stearnes+* (KCM)212
1938Stan Hack* (CHC)707 Frankie Crosetti (NYY)757 NN2: Clyde Spearman* (PS)290NAL: Henry Milton* (KCM)213
1937Augie Galan# (CHC)695 Lyn Lary (CLE) • Red Rolfe* (NYY)741 NN2: Jerry Benjamin# (HG)272NAL: Newt Allen (2TM) • Henry Milton* (2TM)252
1936Woody Jensen* (PIT)731 Lyn Lary (SLB)745 NN2: Sam Bankhead (PC)285
1935Augie Galan# (CHC)748 Joe Kuhel* (WSH)723 NN2: Sam Bankhead (PC)264
1934Jack Rothrock# (STL)709 Billy Werber (BOS)716 NN2: Cool Papa Bell+# (PC)318
1933Chick Fullis (PHI)698 Doc Cramer* (PHA)718 NN2: Cool Papa Bell+# (PC)345
1932Billy Herman+ (CHC)723 Al Simmons+ (PHA)718 EWL: Buddy Burbage* (BBS)263NSL: Leroy Morney# (MRM)230
1931Woody English (CHC)727 Lou Gehrig+* (NYY)738 NNL: Wade Johnston* (DS)200
1930Woody English (CHC)755 Lou Gehrig+* (NYY)703 NNL: Willie Wells+ (SLS)404
1929Lefty O'Doul* (PHI)732 Charlie Gehringer+* (DET)717 ANL: Crush Holloway# (HIL)368NNL: Cool Papa Bell+# (2TM)439
1928Taylor Douthit (STL)752 Carl Lind (CLE)714 NNL: Cool Papa Bell+# (SLS)371ECL: Crush Holloway# (BBS)271
1927Paul Waner+* (PIT)709 Earle Combs+* (NYY)726 NNL: Cool Papa Bell+# (SLS)458ECL: Chaney White (AC)392
1926Sparky Adams (CHC)701 Sam Rice+* (WSH)704 NNL: Cool Papa Bell+# (SLS)438ECL: Otto Briggs* (HIL)401
1925Kiki Cuyler+ (PIT)701 Johnny Mostil (CHW)716 NNL: Cool Papa Bell+# (SLS)423ECL: Fats Jenkins* (HBG)349
1924Max Carey+# (PIT)683 Bill Wambsganss (BOS)732 NNL: Jelly Gardner* (CAG)344ECL: Biz Mackey+# (HIL)299
1923George Burns (CIN)724 Charlie Jamieson* (CLE)746 NNL: Hurley McNair* (KCM)439ECL: Otto Briggs* (HIL)285
1922Rabbit Maranville+ (PIT)747 Bobby Veach* (DET)705 NNL: Oscar Charleston+* (ABC)401
1921George Burns (NYG) • Ray Powell* (BSN)699 Jack Tobin* (SLB) • Whitey Witt* (PHA)731 NNL: George Carr# (KCM)435
1920George Burns (NYG)714 Joe Gedeon (SLB)713 NNL: Morten Clark* (ABC)345
1919Ivy Olson (BRO)636 Eddie Collins+* (CHW)628
1918Charlie Hollocher* (CHC)588 Donie Bush# (DET)594
1917Heinie Groh (CIN)685 Ray Chapman (CLE)693
1916George Burns (NYG)697 Burt Shotton* (SLB)728
1915George Burns (NYG)688 Donie Bush# (DET)705 FL: Jack Tobin* (SLM)716
1914Tommy Leach (CHC)676 Donie Bush# (DET)721 FL: Benny Kauff* (IND)671
1913Max Carey+# (PIT)692 Donie Bush# (DET)694
1912Bill Sweeney (BSN)699 Morrie Rath* (CHW)711
1911Bob Bescher# (CIN)716 Clyde Milan* (WSH)710
1910Miller Huggins+# (STL)688 Harry Hooper+* (BOS)694
1909Eddie Grant* (PHI)700 Donie Bush# (DET)678
1908Fred Tenney* (NYG)690 Matty McIntyre* (DET)678
1907Spike Shannon* (NYG)685 Ed Hahn* (CHW)698
1906Spike Shannon* (2TM)685 Elmer Flick+* (CLE)707
1905Kid Gleason# (PHI)699 George Stone* (SLB)696
1904Ginger Beaumont* (PIT)674 Jimmy Barrett* (DET)719
1903Ginger Beaumont* (PIT)678 Patsy Dougherty* (BOS)647
1902Cozy Dolan* (BRO)640 Topsy Hartsel* (PHA)643
1901Jesse Burkett+* (STL)676 Irv Waldron* (2TM)651
1900Roy Thomas* (PHI)675
1899Billy Hoy* (LOU)733
1898George Van Haltren* (NYG)722
1897Fred Tenney* (BSN)646
1896Jesse Burkett+* (CLV)647
1895Jesse Burkett+* (CLV)644
1894Billy Hamilton+* (PHI)702
1893Sam Thompson+* (PHI)656
1892Tom Brown* (LOU)712
1891Ed McKean (CLV)668 AA: Billy Hoy* (STL)688
1890Jimmy Cooney# (CHC)653 AA: Tommy McCarthy+ (STL)625PL: Hugh Duffy+ (CHI)657
1889Jimmy Ryan (CHC)652 AA: Tommy McCarthy+ (STL)656
1888Dan Brouthers+* (DTN)602 AA: George Pinkney* (BRO)653
1887Jim Fogarty (PHI)587 AA: Arlie Latham (STL)677
1886Hardy Richardson (DTN)584 AA: George Pinkney* (BRO)667
1885Abner Dalrymple* (CHC)538 AA: Harry Stovey (PHA)529
1884Abner Dalrymple* (CHC) • Joe Hornung (BSN)535 AA: Charley Jones (CIN)519UA: Orator Shafer* (SLM)497
1883George Wood* (DTN)466 AA: Jud Birchall? (PHA)468
1882Abner Dalrymple* (CHC)411 AA: Joe Sommer (CIN)378
1881John Cassidy (TRO)388
1880Paul Hines (PRO)387
1879Paul Hines (PRO)417
1878Joe Quest (IND)290
1877George Wright+ (BSN)299
1876George Wright+ (BSN)343
1875 NA: George Wright+ (BOS)410
1874 NA: Al Spalding+ (BOS)365
1873 NA: Ross Barnes (BOS)340
1872 NA: Dave Eggler (NYU)298
1871 NA: John Hatfield? (NYU)172