Year-by-Year Top-Tens Leaders & Records for Plate Appearances

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Top 10 Yearly Leaders

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1995

1994

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1992

1991

1990

1989

1988

1987

1986

1985

1984

1. Dwight Evans 738
2. Juan Samuel 737
3. Wade Boggs 726
4. Julio Franco 718
7. Brett Butler 709
8. Jim Rice 708
9. Eddie Murray 705
10. Robin Yount 702

1983

1. Cal Ripken Jr. 726
2. Lou Whitaker 720
4. Cecil Cooper 710
5. Ryne Sandberg 699
6. Andre Dawson 698
7. Steve Sax 692
8. Jim Rice 689
9. Dale Murphy 687
10. Dickie Thon 686

1982

1. Paul Molitor 751
2. Tim Raines 731
3. Dwight Evans 727
4. Brian Downing 725
5. Pete Rose 720
6. Jerry Remy 716
7. Bill Buckner 709
8. Toby Harrah 708
10. Omar Moreno 706

1981

1980

1979

1978

1. Jim Rice 746
2. Ron LeFlore 741
3. Rusty Staub 734
4. Pete Rose 731
6. Dave Cash 703
7. Roy Smalley 702
9. Enos Cabell 694
10. Hal McRae 692

1977

1. Pete Rose 732
2. Rick Burleson 721
3. Hal McRae 720
4. Jim Rice 710
5. Dave Cash 709
6. Dave Parker 706
7. Ron LeFlore 698
8. Steve Garvey 696

1976

1975

1. Dave Cash 766
2. Pete Rose 764
4. Davey Lopes 726
5. Ken Singleton 714
6. Steve Garvey 704
7. Greg Luzinski 703
8. George Brett 697
9. Don Kessinger 693
10. John Mayberry 683

1974

1. Pete Rose 771
2. Dave Cash 745
4. Larry Bowa 720
5. Darrell Evans 710
6. Don Money 709
7. Johnny Bench 708
8. Bobby Grich 707
9. Lou Brock 702
10. Rod Carew 690

1973

1. Pete Rose 752
2. Bobby Bonds 738
3. Darrell Evans 733
4. Tito Fuentes 731
5. Lou Brock 727
6. Roy White 723
7. Bobby Grich 700
9. Ralph Garr 698

1972

1. Pete Rose 731
2. Roger Metzger 715
3. Bobby Bonds 697
5. Joe Morgan 680
6. Lou Brock 676
7. Bobby Tolan 667
8. Sandy Alomar 666
Roy White 666
10. Don Kessinger 660

1971

1. Sandy Alomar 739
2. Lou Brock 721
3. César Tovar 718
4. Pete Rose 709
5. Joe Torre 707
6. Horace Clarke 696
8. Ralph Garr 693
9. Reggie Smith 692
10. Bobby Bonds 691

1970

1. Bobby Bonds 745
2. Sandy Alomar 735
3. Horace Clarke 732
4. Pete Rose 730
5. Lou Brock 729
6. César Tovar 726
7. Matty Alou 718
9. Roy White 712
10. Don Kessinger 711

1969

1968

1. Felipe Alou 718
2. Lou Brock 712
3. Don Kessinger 707
6. Jim Fregosi 695
7. Pete Rose 692
8. Tony Pérez 690
Del Unser 690
10. Willie Davis 686

1967

1966

1. Billy Williams 727
2. Luis Aparicio 707
3. Felipe Alou 706
4. Pete Rose 701
5. Don Buford 698
6. Jim Fregosi 696
7. Glenn Beckert 693
9. Tommie Agee 689
10. Henry Aaron 688

1965

1. Pete Rose 757
2. Tommy Harper 745
3. Vada Pinson 728
7. Maury Wills 711
8. Joe Morgan 708
9. Dick Allen 707
10. Ron Santo 704

1964

1963

1. Bill White 726
2. Henry Aaron 714
4. Dick Groat 704
5. Tony Taylor 700
6. Pete Rose 696
7. Vada Pinson 695
8. Ken Boyer 693

1962

1961

1. Chuck Schilling 738
3. Jake Wood 731
4. Dick Howser 719
7. Roger Maris 698
8. Nellie Fox 696
9. Lenny Green 692
10. Maury Wills 687

1960

1959

1. Nellie Fox 717
2. Vada Pinson 706
3. Johnny Temple 696
4. Henry Aaron 693
6. Tony Taylor 688
7. Luis Aparicio 686
9. Eddie Mathews 682
10. Eddie Yost 675

1958

1. Richie Ashburn 725
2. Nellie Fox 698
3. Willie Mays 685
4. Ernie Banks 682
5. Frank Bolling 681
6. Frank Malzone 673
7. Pete Runnels 666
8. Henry Aaron 664
9. Bill Virdon 662
10. Jackie Jensen 655

1957

1956

1. Nellie Fox 721
3. Johnny Temple 712
4. Jim Gilliam 701
5. Al Kaline 693
6. Eddie Yost 684
7. Jim Piersall 682
9. Jackie Jensen 673
10. Del Ennis 672

1955

1. Al Smith 725
2. Billy Goodman 716
3. Nellie Fox 709
4. Bill Tuttle 698
6. Bill Bruton 685
7. Johnny Temple 684
8. Jackie Jensen 681
Al Kaline 681

1954

1. Chico Carrasquel 718
2. Wally Moon 716
3. Nellie Fox 706
4. Stan Musial 705
6. Harvey Kuenn 696
7. Jim Gilliam 695
8. Al Dark 693
9. Eddie Yost 687
10. Jim Busby 686

1953

1. Harvey Kuenn 731
2. Eddie Yost 713
3. Jim Gilliam 710
5. Stan Musial 698
6. Al Dark 693
7. Nellie Fox 692
8. Solly Hemus 691
9. Al Rosen 688
10. Eddie Robinson 685

1952

1. Eddie Yost 734
3. Nellie Fox 700
4. Bobby Adams 694
5. Solly Hemus 690
6. Sam Jethroe 688
8. Bobby Ávila 684
10. Stan Musial 678

1951

1. Carl Furillo 724
2. Dom DiMaggio 718
3. Eddie Yost 716
5. Pee Wee Reese 711
6. Al Dark 700
7. Earl Torgeson 690
8. Nellie Fox 682
9. Gil Hodges 681
10. Stan Musial 678

1950

1949

1948

1. Dom DiMaggio 756
2. Bob Dillinger 722
3. Vern Stephens 716
4. Stan Rojek 714
5. Tony Lupien 700
6. Stan Musial 698
7. Johnny Pesky 677
9. Lou Boudreau 676
10. Tommy Henrich 674

1947

1946

1945

1. Eddie Stanky 726
4. Tommy Holmes 714
5. Buster Adams 707
6. Stan Hack 702
7. Dain Clay 700
8. Augie Galan 698
9. Dixie Walker 688
10. Goody Rosen 673

1944

1943

1942

1941

1. George Case 709
2. Doc Cramer 707
3. Harlond Clift 703
4. Stan Hack 694
5. Dom DiMaggio 688
6. Rudy York 687
7. Lou Boudreau 681
8. Luke Appling 678
Joe Kuhel 678
10. Pee Wee Reese 674

1940

1. George Case 720
2. Doc Cramer 712
3. Lou Boudreau 706
4. Joe Kuhel 703
5. Arky Vaughan 689
6. Stan Hack 686
Rudy York 686
8. Buddy Lewis 680
9. Joe Gordon 677
10. Frank McCormick 676

1939

1938

1937

1. Lyn Lary 741
Red Rolfe 741
3. Buddy Lewis 733
5. Wally Moses 713
6. Earl Averill 702
8. Lou Gehrig 700
9. Beau Bell 699
10. Augie Galan 695

1936

1935

1. Augie Galan 748
2. Jo-Jo Moore 744
3. Billy Herman 735
4. Joe Kuhel 723
5. Buddy Myer 720
8. Red Rolfe 706
9. Doc Cramer 701
10. Ethan Allen 700

1934

1. Billy Werber 716
2. Jack Rothrock 709
4. Earl Averill 705
5. Doc Cramer 703
6. Lou Gehrig 690
7. Jack Burns 688
8. Goose Goslin 686
10. Hal Trosky 685

1933

1. Doc Cramer 718
3. Heinie Manush 704
4. Chick Fullis 698
5. Joe Cronin 697
6. Paul Waner 694
7. Lou Gehrig 687
8. Dick Bartell 685
9. Mule Haas 682
10. Billy Herman 681

1932

1. Billy Herman 723
2. Dick Bartell 719
3. Al Simmons 718
4. Earl Averill 712
5. Chuck Klein 711
6. Lou Gehrig 708
7. Jimmie Foxx 702
8. Dick Porter 700

1931

1. Lou Gehrig 738
2. Woody English 727
3. Lu Blue 726
5. Lyn Lary 712
6. Kiki Cuyler 710
7. Earl Averill 701
8. Joe Cronin 700
9. Roy Johnson 698
10. Ben Chapman 686

1930

1. Woody English 755
3. Kiki Cuyler 741
4. Chuck Klein 722
5. Bill Terry 710
6. Hack Wilson 709
7. Hughie Critz 707
8. Lou Gehrig 703
9. Tom Oliver 701

1929

1928

1927

1. Earle Combs 726
2. Lou Gehrig 717
3. Paul Waner 709
4. Sparky Adams 705
6. Babe Ruth 691
8. Lloyd Waner 683
9. Jim Bottomley 679

1926

1. Sam Rice 704
2. Johnny Mostil 702
3. Sparky Adams 701
4. Lou Gehrig 697
5. Kiki Cuyler 694
6. Jim Bottomley 684
7. Mark Koenig 679
9. Hughie Critz 672

1925

1. Johnny Mostil 716
2. Sam Rice 710
3. Kiki Cuyler 701
4. Earl Sheely 700
5. Joe Sewell 699
6. Bob Meusel 697
8. George Sisler 689
9. Sparky Adams 687
10. Jim Bottomley 682

1924

1. Bill Wambsganss 732
2. Ty Cobb 727
3. Sam Rice 712
4. Joe Sewell 686
5. George Sisler 685
6. Max Carey 683
8. Babe Ruth 681
9. Eddie Collins 678
10. Frankie Frisch 675

1923

1922

1921

1. Whitey Witt 731
Jack Tobin 731
3. Joe Judge 715
4. Lu Blue 711
5. Jimmy Dykes 701
6. Ray Powell 699
8. Dave Bancroft 698
10. Ivy Olson 695

1920

1919

1. Ivy Olson 636
2. Eddie Collins 628
3. Morrie Rath 624
6. Buck Weaver 622
7. Sam Rice 614
8. Jake Daubert 613
9. Joe Judge 611
10. Donie Bush 602

1918

1. Donie Bush 594
3. Joe Judge 583
4. Burt Shotton 579
5. Eddie Foster 576
6. Ray Chapman 572
7. Harry Hooper 569
8. Heinie Groh 567
9. Dave Bancroft 566
10. Home Run Baker 558

1917

1. Ray Chapman 693
2. Eddie Collins 689
3. Heinie Groh 685
4. George Burns 678
5. Donie Bush 675
6. Ty Cobb 671
7. Wally Pipp 669
8. Harry Hooper 668
Max Carey 668
10. Bobby Veach 666

1916

1915

1. Jack Tobin 716
2. Donie Bush 705
3. Ty Cobb 701
4. Sam Crawford 694
5. George Burns 688
6. Ossie Vitt 687
7. Burt Shotton 685
8. Eddie Collins 681
10. Heinie Groh 677

1914

1. Donie Bush 721
2. Eddie Foster 688
3. Eddie Murphy 684
4. Tommy Leach 676
5. Sam Crawford 674
6. Benny Kauff 671
7. Vern Duncan 670
8. George Burns 669
9. Tris Speaker 668

1913

1. Donie Bush 694
2. Max Carey 692
3. Danny Moeller 678
4. George Burns 677
5. Sam Crawford 673
6. Harry Hooper 670
7. Clyde Milan 662
8. Otto Knabe 660
10. Del Pratt 656

1912

1. Morrie Rath 711
2. Bill Sweeney 699
3. Max Carey 690
4. Harry Hooper 685
5. Eddie Foster 682
6. Vin Campbell 681
8. Eddie Collins 677
9. Tris Speaker 675
10. Clyde Milan 674

1911

1910

1909

1. Eddie Grant 700
2. Bobby Byrne 693
3. Tommy Leach 686
4. Donie Bush 678
5. Al Burch 668
6. Fred Clarke 667
7. Eddie Collins 666
8. Sam Crawford 665
9. Ed Konetchy 663
10. Ty Cobb 655

1908

1907

1. Ed Hahn 698
2. Bob Ganley 691
3. Spike Shannon 685
6. George Stone 672
7. Fielder Jones 669
8. Jiggs Donahue 667
9. Fred Tenney 664
10. Ty Cobb 642

1906

1905

1. Kid Gleason 699
2. George Stone 696
3. Jimmy Slagle 694
4. Freddy Parent 690
6. Topsy Hartsel 682
8. Mike Donlin 676
9. Roy Thomas 675
10. Sherry Magee 669

1904

1903

1902

1901

1. Jesse Burkett 676
2. Irv Waldron 651
3. Tommy Dowd 646
4. Willie Keeler 645
5. Billy Hoy 641
6. Topsy Hartsel 636
7. Jake Beckley 635
8. Jimmy Barrett 632
9. Fielder Jones 629
10. Sam Mertes 624

1900

1899

1898

1897

1896

1895

1. Jesse Burkett 644
2. Willie Keeler 637
4. Ed McKean 633
6. Jack Boyle 625
7. Hugh Duffy 618
8. Joe Kelley 617
10. John O'Brien 612

1894

1. Billy Hamilton 702
2. Bobby Lowe 678
3. Willie Keeler 664
4. Walt Wilmot 655
5. Patsy Donovan 644
6. Joe Kelley 638
7. Eddie Burke 633
8. John McGraw 630
9. Steve Brodie 628
10. Jake Beckley 621

1893

1. Sam Thompson 656
2. Ed Delahanty 652
4. Billy Hoy 643
5. John Ward 636
6. Tommy Dowd 632
7. Herman Long 630
8. Steve Brodie 625
9. Jesse Burkett 616

1892

1891

1. Billy Hoy 688
2. Ed McKean 668
3. Herman Long 665
4. Tom Brown 663
5. Cupid Childs 655
6. Shorty Fuller 647
8. Bid McPhee 638
10. Jack Crooks 631

1890

1. Hugh Duffy 657
2. Jimmy Cooney 653
3. Tom Brown 648
4. Tip O'Neill 647
5. Cliff Carroll 642
6. Walt Wilmot 637
7. Lou Bierbauer 629
8. Billy Shindle 628
9. Mike Tiernan 626

1889

1. Tommy McCarthy 656
2. Jimmy Ryan 652
3. Herman Long 648
4. Hub Collins 647
5. Jim McTamany 646
6. Darby O'Brien 644
7. Lefty Marr 639
9. Harry Stovey 634
10. Hugh Duffy 632

1888

1. George Pinkney 653
2. Hugh Nicol 622
3. Arlie Latham 621
4. Curt Welch 611
5. Mike Griffin 602
7. Dick Johnston 601
8. Harry Stovey 595
9. Jim McTamany 594
10. Dave Foutz 593

1887

1886

1. George Pinkney 667
3. Arlie Latham 639
4. Tip O'Neill 633
5. Henry Larkin 631
6. Bid McPhee 624
7. Bill Phillips 619
8. Jack Manning 609
9. Curt Welch 606
10. Joe Werrick 596

1885

1884

1883

1882

1881

1880

1879

1. Paul Hines 417
2. George Wright 401
3. Charley Jones 384
4. Pete Hotaling 381
5. John Peters 380
6. Mike McGeary 379
7. Jim O'Rourke 375
8. John Ward 371
9. Jack Burdock 368
10. Bill Phillips 367

1878

1. Joe Quest 290
2. Joe Start 287
3. Dick Higham 286
4. Orator Shafer 279
5. Tom York 277
7. Cal McVey 276
9. Cap Anson 274
10. George Wright 273

1877

1876

1. George Wright 343
2. Ross Barnes 342
3. Jim O'Rourke 327
4. Jack Remsen 325
5. Jack Burdock 322
6. Cap Anson 321
7. John Peters 319
8. Tim Murnane 316
9. Dick Higham 314
10. Bob Ferguson 312

1875

1. George Wright 410
2. Ross Barnes 400
3. Andy Leonard 398
4. Davy Force 393
5. Cal McVey 390
6. Tom Carey 383
7. Tom York 378
8. Deacon White 374
9. Bob Ferguson 369
10. Jim O'Rourke 367

1874

1. Al Spalding 365
2. Deacon White 357
3. Cal McVey 344
4. Andy Leonard 341
5. Dick Higham 337
6. Jim O'Rourke 335
7. Harry Schafer 328
8. Doug Allison 324
9. George Wright 318
10. Joe Start 310

1873

1. Ross Barnes 340
2. George Wright 332
3. Al Spalding 326
4. Deacon White 311
5. Andy Leonard 302
6. Harry Schafer 299
7. Jim O'Rourke 295
8. Lip Pike 293
9. Tom Carey 292
10. Tom York 281

1872

1. Dave Eggler 298
2. John Radcliff 297
4. Lip Pike 289
5. Joe Start 277
6. Nat Hicks 273
7. Everett Mills 269
8. Ned Cuthbert 266
9. Dick McBride 261
10. George Wright 258

1871