Plate Appearances Single Season American League Leaders on Baseball Almanac

Single Season Leaders for Plate Appearances in the National 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 National League plate appearances. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.

"(Lenny) Dykstra was well liked in Philadelphia and around the league for his scrappy play. He was known for his trademark cheek full of tobacco and hard play. In fact, one of his nicknames was 'Nails', as in 'Tough as Nails.'" - Answers.com (website, Lenny Dykstra page)

Plate Appearances Single Season National League 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
Pete Rose	759	1976	Cincinnati Reds	NL	8
Maury Wills	759	1962	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Jimmy Rollins	758	2006	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	10
Omar Moreno	757	1979	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	11
Pete Rose	757	1965	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Woody English	755	1930	Chicago Cubs	NL	13
Taylor Douthit	752	1928	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	14
Pete Rose	752	1973	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Juan Pierre	750	2006	Chicago Cubs	NL	16
Craig Biggio	749	1999	Houston Astros	NL	17
Taylor Douthit	748	1930	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	18
Augie Galan	748	1935	Chicago Cubs	NL
Juan Pierre	748	2004	Florida Marlins	NL
Rabbit Maranville	747	1922	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	21
Matty Alou	746	1969	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	22
Juan Pierre	746	2003	Florida Marlins	NL
Dave Bancroft	745	1922	New York Giants	NL	24
Bobby Bonds	745	1970	San Francisco Giants	NL
Dave Cash	745	1974	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Tommy Harper	745	1965	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Omar Moreno	745	1980	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Craig Biggio	744	1997	Houston Astros	NL	29
Jo-Jo Moore	744	1935	New York Giants	NL
Felix Millan	743	1975	New York Mets	NL	31
Pee Wee Reese	743	1949	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Kiki Cuyler	741	1930	Chicago Cubs	NL	33
Curt Flood	739	1964	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	34
Chase Utley	739	2006	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Craig Biggio	738	1998	Houston Astros	NL	36
Bobby Bonds	738	1973	San Francisco Giants	NL
Don Kessinger	737	1969	Chicago Cubs	NL	38
Juan Samuel	737	1984	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Rafael Furcal	736	2006	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	40
Doug Glanville	735	1998	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	41
Billy Herman	735	1935	Chicago Cubs	NL
Pete Rose	735	1980	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
David Wright	735	2008	New York Mets	NL
Rafael Furcal	734	2003	Atlanta Braves	NL	45
Darrell Evans	733	1973	Atlanta Braves	NL	46
Jose Reyes	733	2005	New York Mets	NL
Brett Butler	732	1990	San Francisco Giants	NL	48
Max Carey	732	1922	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Neifi Perez	732	1999	Colorado Rockies	NL
Jimmy Rollins	732	2005	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Tito Fuentes	731	1973	San Francisco Giants	NL	52
Woody Jensen	731	1936	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Lefty O'Doul	731	1929	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Tim Raines	731	1982	Montreal Expos	NL
Pete Rose	731	1977	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Brett Butler	730	1991	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	57
Pete Rose	730	1979	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Richie Ashburn	729	1957	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	59
Jeff Bagwell	729	1999	Houston Astros	NL
Lou Brock	729	1970	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Andruw Jones	729	2000	Atlanta Braves	NL
Juan Pierre	729	2007	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Pete Rose	729	1972	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Pete Rose	729	1978	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Richie Ashburn	728	1949	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	66
Don Blasingame	728	1957	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Luis Gonzalez	728	2001	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL
Cesar Izturis	728	2004	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Vada Pinson	728	1965	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Pete Rose	728	1970	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Pete Rose	728	1969	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Alfonso Soriano	728	2006	Washington Nationals	NL
Dan Uggla	728	2007	Florida Marlins	NL
Lou Brock	727	1973	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	75
Dave Cash	727	1976	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Woody English	727	1931	Chicago Cubs	NL
Billy Williams	727	1966	Chicago Cubs	NL
Edgardo Alfonzo	726	1999	New York Mets	NL	79
Davey Lopes	726	1975	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Juan Samuel	726	1987	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Eddie Stanky	726	1945	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Lloyd Waner	726	1931	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Lloyd Waner	726	1929	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Bill White	726	1963	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Richie Ashburn	725	1958	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	86
Jimmy Rollins	725	2004	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Jimmy Rollins	725	2009	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Frank Taveras	725	1979	New York Mets	NL
Frank Taveras	725	1979	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Lou Brock	724	1967	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	90
George Burns	724	1923	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Carl Furillo	724	1951	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Lance Johnson	724	1996	New York Mets	NL
Craig Biggio	723	1996	Houston Astros	NL	94
George Burns	723	1922	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Marquis Grissom	723	1996	Atlanta Braves	NL
Dick Groat	723	1962	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Stan Hack	723	1939	Chicago Cubs	NL
Billy Herman	723	1932	Chicago Cubs	NL
John Olerud	723	1999	New York Mets	NL	100
Name	Plate Appearances	Year	Team	League	Rank
Current Through 2009 Season

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The American League single season record for plate appearances was set in 2004 by Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners. The National League single season record for plate appearances is on this page. Is either the Career Leader for Plate Appearances?

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