Plate Appearances Single Season Leaders on Baseball Almanac

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'
Name	Plate Appearances	Year	Team	League	Rank
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
Jose Reyes	763	2008	New York Mets	NL	7
Ichiro Suzuki	762	2004	Seattle Mariners	AL	8
Pete Rose	759	1976	Cincinnati Reds	NL	9
Maury Wills	759	1962	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Wade Boggs	758	1985	Boston Red Sox	AL	11
Jimmy Rollins	758	2006	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Frankie Crosetti	757	1938	New York Yankees	AL	13
Omar Moreno	757	1979	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Pete Rose	757	1965	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Dom DiMaggio	756	1948	Boston Red Sox	AL	16
Woody English	755	1930	Chicago Cubs	NL	17
Bobby Richardson	754	1962	New York Yankees	AL	18
Taylor Douthit	752	1928	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	19
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	24
Grady Sizemore	751	2006	Cleveland Indians	AL
Juan Pierre	750	2006	Chicago Cubs	NL	26
Brady Anderson	749	1992	Baltimore Orioles	AL	27
Craig Biggio	749	1999	Houston Astros	NL
Paul Molitor	749	1991	Milwaukee Brewers	AL
Ichiro Suzuki	749	2008	Seattle Mariners	AL
Taylor Douthit	748	1930	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	31
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	38
Rabbit Maranville	747	1922	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Matty Alou	746	1969	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	40
Juan Pierre	746	2003	Florida Marlins	NL
Jim Rice	746	1978	Boston Red Sox	AL
Dave Bancroft	745	1922	New York Giants	NL	43
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
Grady Sizemore	745	2008	Cleveland Indians	AL
Willie Wilson	745	1980	Kansas City Royals	AL
Craig Biggio	744	1997	Houston Astros	NL	51
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	55
Felix Millan	743	1975	New York Mets	NL
Pee Wee Reese	743	1949	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Wade Boggs	742	1989	Boston Red Sox	AL	58
Charlie Jamieson	742	1923	Cleveland Indians	AL
Don Mattingly	742	1986	New York Yankees	AL
Kiki Cuyler	741	1930	Chicago Cubs	NL	61
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	66
Red Rolfe	740	1937	New York Yankees	AL
Sandy Alomar	739	1971	California Angels	AL	68
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	74
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	82
Harold Reynolds	737	1990	Seattle Mariners	AL
Juan Samuel	737	1984	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Rafael Furcal	736	2006	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	85
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	89
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
David Wright	735	2008	New York Mets	NL
Sal Bando	734	1969	Oakland Athletics	AL	97
Rafael Furcal	734	2003	Atlanta Braves	NL
Nomar Garciaparra	734	1997	Boston Red Sox	AL
Aaron Hill	734	2009	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	100
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
Name	Plate Appearances	Year	Team	League	Rank
Current Through 2009 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 three through number nine 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 2007 by Jimmy Rollins 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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