Single Season Leaders for Plate Appearances in the American League

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 American League plate appearances. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.
"Through my career, I think this is the best moment (single season hit #258 in 2004 / breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old record). I can't really put it into words." - Ichiro Suzuki (AP Wire, SI.com, 10/02/2004)
Plate Appearances
Single Season American League Leaders

'Top 100'
Ichiro Suzuki 762 2004 Seattle Mariners AL 1
Wade Boggs 758 1985 Boston Red Sox AL 2
Frankie Crosetti 757 1938 New York Yankees AL 3
Dom DiMaggio 756 1948 Boston Red Sox AL 4
Bobby Richardson 754 1962 New York Yankees AL 5
Derek Jeter 752 2005 New York Yankees AL 6
Ichiro Suzuki 752 2006 Seattle Mariners AL  
Mo Vaughn 752 1996 Boston Red Sox AL  
Paul Molitor 751 1982 Milwaukee Brewers AL 9
Grady Sizemore 751 2006 Cleveland Indians AL  
Brady Anderson 749 1992 Baltimore Orioles AL 11
Paul Molitor 749 1991 Milwaukee Brewers AL  
Ichiro Suzuki 749 2008 Seattle Mariners AL  
Derek Jeter 748 1997 New York Yankees AL 14
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 18
Jim Rice 746 1978 Boston Red Sox AL 19
Lyn Lary 745 1936 St. Louis Browns AL 20
Grady Sizemore 745 2008 Cleveland Indians AL  
Willie Wilson 745 1980 Kansas City Royals AL  
Dwight Evans 744 1985 Boston Red Sox AL 23
Kirby Puckett 744 1985 Minnesota Twins AL  
Frankie Crosetti 743 1939 New York Yankees AL 25
Wade Boggs 742 1989 Boston Red Sox AL 26
Charlie Jamieson 742 1923 Cleveland Indians AL  
Don Mattingly 742 1986 New York Yankees AL  
Johnny Damon 741 2000 Kansas City Royals AL 29
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 33
Red Rolfe 740 1937 New York Yankees AL  
Sandy Alomar 739 1971 California Angels AL 35
Derek Jeter 739 1999 New York Yankees AL  
Ichiro Suzuki 739 2005 Seattle Mariners AL  
Michael Young 739 2004 Texas Rangers AL  
Al Bumbry 738 1980 Baltimore Orioles AL 39
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  
Harold Reynolds 737 1990 Seattle Mariners AL 45
Kenny Lofton 736 1996 Cleveland Indians AL 46
Brooks Robinson 736 1961 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Ichiro Suzuki 736 2007 Seattle Mariners AL  
Sandy Alomar 735 1970 California Angels AL 49
Dick Howser 735 1964 Cleveland Indians AL  
Phil Rizzuto 735 1950 New York Yankees AL  
Vernon Wells 735 2003 Toronto Blue Jays AL  
Sal Bando 734 1969 Oakland Athletics AL 53
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  
Buddy Lewis 733 1937 Washington Senators AL 59
Tony Phillips 733 1992 Detroit Tigers AL  
Horace Clarke 732 1970 New York Yankees AL 61
Eddie Lake 732 1947 Detroit Tigers AL  
Rafael Palmeiro 732 1996 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Alex Rodriguez 732 2001 Texas Rangers AL  
Michael Young 732 2005 Texas Rangers AL  
Charlie Gehringer 731 1936 Detroit Tigers AL 66
Harvey Kuenn 731 1953 Detroit Tigers AL  
Red Rolfe 731 1939 New York Yankees AL  
Jack Tobin 731 1921 St. Louis Browns AL  
Jake Wood 731 1961 Detroit Tigers AL  
Eddie Yost 731 1950 Washington Senators AL  
Derek Jeter 730 2002 New York Yankees AL 72
Mark Teixeira 730 2005 Texas Rangers AL  
Ted Williams 730 1949 Boston Red Sox AL  
Jerry Priddy 729 1950 Detroit Tigers AL 75
Roy Smalley 729 1979 Minnesota Twins AL  
Paul Molitor 728 1996 Minnesota Twins AL 77
Harold Reynolds 728 1991 Seattle Mariners AL  
Bobby Richardson 728 1964 New York Yankees AL  
Burt Shotton 728 1916 St. Louis Browns AL  
Ichiro Suzuki 728 2002 Seattle Mariners AL  
Zoilo Versalles 728 1965 Minnesota Twins AL  
Roy White 728 1976 New York Yankees AL  
Dwight Evans 727 1982 Boston Red Sox AL 84
Tony Fernandez 727 1986 Toronto Blue Jays AL  
Don Mattingly 727 1985 New York Yankees AL  
B.J. Surhoff 727 1999 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Mark Teixeira 727 2006 Texas Rangers AL  
Bill Wambsganss 727 1924 Boston Red Sox AL  
Wade Boggs 726 1984 Boston Red Sox AL 90
Orlando Cabrera 726 2008 Chicago White Sox AL  
Ty Cobb 726 1924 Detroit Tigers AL  
Dustin Pedroia 726 2008 Boston Red Sox AL  
Cal Ripken, Jr. 726 1983 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Ruben Sierra 726 1991 Texas Rangers AL  
Cesar Tovar 726 1967 Minnesota Twins AL  
Cesar Tovar 726 1970 Minnesota Twins AL  
Whitey Witt 726 1921 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Lu Blue 725 1931 Chicago White Sox AL 99
Brian Downing 725 1982 California Angels AL 100
Paul Molitor 725 1993 Toronto Blue Jays AL  
Alex Rodriguez 725 2002 Texas Rangers AL  
Kevin Seitzer 725 1987 Kansas City Royals AL  
Al Smith 725 1955 Cleveland Indians AL  
Ichiro Suzuki 725 2003 Seattle Mariners AL  
Miguel Tejada 725 2004 Baltimore Orioles AL  
Current Through 2008 Season


Take a very close look at the year column in the single season leaders for plate appearances in the American League. Did you know that there are absolutely zero players from the period covering 1901 through 1954?

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The National League single season record for plate appearances was set in 1993 by Lenny Dykstra of the Philadelphia Phillies. The American League single season record for plate appearances is on this page. Is either the Career Leader for Plate Appearances?
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