List of Major League Baseball career plate appearance leaders

In baseball statistics, a player is credited with a plate appearance (denoted by PA) each time he completes a turn batting. A player completes a turn batting when: he strikes out or is declared out before reaching first base; or he reaches first base safely or is awarded first base (by a base on balls, hit by pitch, or catcher's interference); or he hits a fair ball which causes a preceding runner to be put out for the third out before he himself is put out or reaches first base safely (see also left on base, fielder's choice, force play). In other words, a plate appearance ends when the batter is put out or becomes a runner. A very similar statistic, at bats, counts a subset of plate appearances that end under certain circumstances.

Pete Rose, the all-time leader in career plate appearances.

Pete Rose holds the record with 15,890 career plate appearances. Rose is the only player in MLB history to surpass 14,000 and 15,000 career plate appearances. Carl Yastrzemski (13,992), Hank Aaron (13,941), Rickey Henderson (13,346) and Ty Cobb (13,087) are the only other players to surpass 13,000 career plate appearances.

Key
RankRank amongst leaders in career plate appearances. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (2020 PAs)Number of plate appearances during the 2020 Major League Baseball season.
PATotal career plate appearances.
* denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bold denotes active player.[lower-alpha 1]

List
Albert Pujols, the active leader and 13th all-time in career plate appearances.
  • Stats updated as of the 2020 season
Rank Player (2020 PAs) PA
1 Pete Rose 15,890
2 Carl Yastrzemski * 13,992
3 Hank Aaron * 13,941
4 Rickey Henderson * 13,346
5 Ty Cobb * 13,087
6 Cal Ripken Jr. * 12,883
7 Eddie Murray * 12,817
8 Stan Musial * 12,718
9 Barry Bonds 12,606
10 Derek Jeter * 12,602
11 Craig Biggio * 12,504
12 Willie Mays * 12,496
13 Albert Pujols (163) 12,394
14 Dave Winfield * 12,358
15 Robin Yount * 12,249
16 Alex Rodriguez 12,207
17 Paul Molitor * 12,167
18 Adrián Beltré 12,130
19 Eddie Collins * 12,078
20 Rafael Palmeiro 12,046
21 Omar Vizquel 12,013
22 Tris Speaker * 12,011
23 Brooks Robinson * 11,782
24 Honus Wagner * 11,746
25 Frank Robinson * 11,742
26 George Brett * 11,625
27 Al Kaline * 11,596
28 Reggie Jackson * 11,418
29 Mel Ott * 11,348
30 Cap Anson * 11,331
31 Joe Morgan * 11,329
32 Ken Griffey Jr. * 11,304
33 Rabbit Maranville * 11,254
34 Lou Brock 11,240
35 Luis Aparicio * 11,230
36 Rusty Staub 11,229
37 Harold Baines * 11,092
38 Carlos Beltrán 11,031
39 Gary Sheffield 10,947
40 Johnny Damon 10,917
41 Tony Pérez * 10,861
42 Ozzie Smith * 10,778
43 Max Carey * 10,769
Andre Dawson * 10,769
45 Paul Waner * 10,766
46 Wade Boggs * 10,740
47 Darrell Evans 10,737
48 Ichiro Suzuki 10,734
49 Babe Ruth * 10,623
50 Chipper Jones * 10,614
Rank Player (2020 PAs) PA
51 Sam Crawford * 10,594
52 Dwight Evans 10,569
53 Rod Carew * 10,550
54 Luis Gonzalez 10,531
55 Billy Williams * 10,519
56 Jake Beckley * 10,5018
57 Nap Lajoie * 10,468
58 Miguel Cabrera (231) 10,467
59 Steve Finley 10,460
60 Bill Dahlen 10,429
61 Vada Pinson 10,405
62 Roberto Alomar * 10,400
63 Ernie Banks * 10,396
64 Tim Raines * 10,359
65 Nellie Fox * 10,351
66 Jim Thome * 10,313
67 Harry Hooper * 10,277
68 Iván Rodríguez * 10,270
69 Sam Rice * 10,260
70 Luke Appling * 10,254
71 Charlie Gehringer * 10,245
72 Jimmy Rollins 10,240
73 Tony Gwynn * 10,232
74 Graig Nettles 10,228
75 Roberto Clemente * 10,211
76 Dave Parker 10,184
77 George Davis * 10,178
78 Fred McGriff 10,174
79 Eddie Mathews * 10,100
80 Frankie Frisch * 10,099
81 David Ortiz 10,091
82 Bobby Abreu 10,081
83 Frank Thomas * 10,075
84 Mike Schmidt * 10,062
85 Bill Buckner 10,037
86 Buddy Bell 10,009
87 Zack Wheat * 10,006
88 Chili Davis 9,997
89 Lou Whitaker 9,967
90 Doc Cramer 9,927
91 Mickey Mantle * 9,907
92 Sammy Sosa 9,896
93 Carlton Fisk * 9,853
94 Fred Clarke * 9,838
Mickey Vernon 9,838
96 Harmon Killebrew * 9,833
97 Goose Goslin * 9,829
98 Willie Davis 9,822
99 Gary Gaetti 9,817
100 Ted Williams * 9,792

Notes
  1. A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.

References
  • "Career Leaders & Records for Plate Appearances". Baseball-Reference.com.
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