Single Season Leaders for Plate Appearances

Each of the following players has recorded more plate appearances during a single season than any other player in history. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred (100) single season leaders in Major League plate appearances. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.
"A 9- or 10-year-old boy came up to me crying his eyes out," said baseball's hit king. "You know, I'm across the street from the Hall of Fame and evidently he got lost from his parents. He looked at me and said, 'Where's the Hall of Fame?' "I said, 'I'm having a hard time finding it, too,' Rose said with a chuckle. "At least I made him stop crying." - Sportswriter Nick Charles on CNN/SI (I've Paid My Dues, 08/06/1997)
Plate Appearances
Single Season Leaders

'Top 100'
Jimmy Rollins 778 2007 Philadelphia Phillies NL 1
Lenny Dykstra 773 1993 Philadelphia Phillies NL 2
Pete Rose 770 1974 Cincinnati Reds NL 3
Dave Cash 766 1975 Philadelphia Phillies NL 4
Jose Reyes 765 2007 New York Mets NL 5
Pete Rose 764 1975 Cincinnati Reds NL 6
Ichiro Suzuki 762 2004 Seattle Mariners AL 7
Pete Rose 759 1976 Cincinnati Reds NL 8
Maury Wills 759 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers NL  
Wade Boggs 758 1985 Boston Red Sox AL 10
Jimmy Rollins 758 2006 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Frankie Crosetti 757 1938 New York Yankees AL 12
Omar Moreno 757 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Pete Rose 757 1965 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Dom DiMaggio 756 1948 Boston Red Sox AL 15
Woody English 755 1930 Chicago Cubs NL 16
Bobby Richardson 754 1962 New York Yankees AL 17
Taylor Douthit 752 1928 St. Louis Cardinals NL 18
Derek Jeter 752 2005 New York Yankees AL  
Pete Rose 752 1973 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Ichiro Suzuki 752 2006 Seattle Mariners AL  
Mo Vaughn 752 1996 Boston Red Sox AL  
Paul Molitor 751 1982 Milwaukee Brewers AL 23
Grady Sizemore 751 2006 Cleveland Indians AL  
Juan Pierre 750 2006 Chicago Cubs NL 25
Brady Anderson 749 1992 Baltimore Orioles AL 26
Craig Biggio 749 1999 Houston Astros NL  
Paul Molitor 749 1991 Milwaukee Brewers AL  
Taylor Douthit 748 1930 St. Louis Cardinals NL 29
Augie Galan 748 1935 Chicago Cubs NL  
Derek Jeter 748 1997 New York Yankees AL  
Juan Pierre 748 2004 Florida Marlins NL  
Alex Rodriguez 748 1998 Seattle Mariners AL  
Grady Sizemore 748 2007 Cleveland Indians AL  
Michael Young 748 2006 Texas Rangers AL  
Darin Erstad 747 2000 Anaheim Angels AL 36
Rabbit Maranville 747 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Matty Alou 746 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 38
Juan Pierre 746 2003 Florida Marlins NL  
Jim Rice 746 1978 Boston Red Sox AL  
Dave Bancroft 745 1922 New York Giants NL 41
Bobby Bonds 745 1970 San Francisco Giants NL  
Dave Cash 745 1974 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Tommy Harper 745 1965 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Lyn Lary 745 1936 St. Louis Browns AL  
Omar Moreno 745 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Willie Wilson 745 1980 Kansas City Royals AL  
Craig Biggio 744 1997 Houston Astros NL 48
Dwight Evans 744 1985 Boston Red Sox AL  
Jo-Jo Moore 744 1935 New York Giants NL  
Kirby Puckett 744 1985 Minnesota Twins AL  
Frankie Crosetti 743 1939 New York Yankees AL 52
Felix Millan 743 1975 New York Mets NL  
Pee Wee Reese 743 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers NL  
Wade Boggs 742 1989 Boston Red Sox AL 55
Charlie Jamieson 742 1923 Cleveland Indians AL  
Don Mattingly 742 1986 New York Yankees AL  
Kiki Cuyler 741 1930 Chicago Cubs NL 58
Johnny Damon 741 2000 Kansas City Royals AL  
Lyn Lary 741 1937 Cleveland Indians AL  
Ron LeFlore 741 1978 Detroit Tigers AL  
Alfonso Soriano 741 2002 New York Yankees AL  
Frankie Crosetti 740 1936 New York Yankees AL 63
Red Rolfe 740 1937 New York Yankees AL  
Sandy Alomar 739 1971 California Angels AL 65
Curt Flood 739 1964 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Derek Jeter 739 1999 New York Yankees AL  
Ichiro Suzuki 739 2005 Seattle Mariners AL  
Chase Utley 739 2006 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Michael Young 739 2004 Texas Rangers AL  
Craig Biggio 738 1998 Houston Astros NL 71
Bobby Bonds 738 1973 San Francisco Giants NL  
Al Bumbry 738 1980 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Dwight Evans 738 1984 Boston Red Sox AL  
Lou Gehrig 738 1931 New York Yankees AL  
Brian Hunter 738 1997 Detroit Tigers AL  
Chuck Schilling 738 1961 Boston Red Sox AL  
Ichiro Suzuki 738 2001 Seattle Mariners AL  
Don Kessinger 737 1969 Chicago Cubs NL 79
Harold Reynolds 737 1990 Seattle Mariners AL  
Juan Samuel 737 1984 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Rafael Furcal 736 2006 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 82
Kenny Lofton 736 1996 Cleveland Indians AL  
Brooks Robinson 736 1961 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Ichiro Suzuki 736 2007 Seattle Mariners AL  
Sandy Alomar 735 1970 California Angels AL 86
Doug Glanville 735 1998 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Billy Herman 735 1935 Chicago Cubs NL  
Dick Howser 735 1964 Cleveland Indians AL  
Phil Rizzuto 735 1950 New York Yankees AL  
Pete Rose 735 1980 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Vernon Wells 735 2003 Toronto Blue Jays AL  
Sal Bando 734 1969 Oakland Athletics AL 93
Rafael Furcal 734 2003 Atlanta Braves NL  
Nomar Garciaparra 734 1997 Boston Red Sox AL  
Brian Roberts 734 2004 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Alfonso Soriano 734 2003 New York Yankees AL  
Rusty Staub 734 1978 Detroit Tigers AL  
Eddie Yost 734 1952 Washington Senators AL  
Darrell Evans 733 1973 Atlanta Braves NL 100
Buddy Lewis 733 1937 Washington Senators AL  
Tony Phillips 733 1992 Detroit Tigers AL  
Jose Reyes 733 2005 New York Mets NL  
Current Through End of 2007 Regular Season


Did you know that the number two career leader for plate appearances does not appear on this single season leaders for plate appearances chart? Neither does the number two (#3) through number eleven (#11) players to be specific!

The American League single season record for plate appearances made was set in 2004 by Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners. The National League single season record for plate appearances was set in 1993 by Lenny Dykstra of the Philadelphia Phillies.

A plate appearance during the season by definition counts every trip to home plate by the batter including hits, walks, outs and reaching base by error. The only thing that does not count as a plate appearance for the batter is when the time at bat is interrupted by an inning ending caught stealing or other event that prevents the completion of the plate appearance.
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