List of Major League Baseball career plate appearance leaders
Pete Rose, the all-time leader in career plate appearances. 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, the inning ends, or he becomes a runner. A related statistic, at bats , counts a subset of plate appearances that end under certain circumstances.
Pete Rose [ 1] [ 2] MLB history to surpass 14,000 and 15,000 career plate appearances.[ 3] Carl Yastrzemski [ 4] Hank Aaron [ 5] Rickey Henderson [ 6] Ty Cobb [ 7] Albert Pujols [ 8]
As of September 27, 2024, no active players are in the top 100 for career plate appearances. The active leader is Andrew McCutchen in 143rd with 9,156.
Key
Rank Among leaders in career plate appearances. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (2025 PAs) Plate appearances in 2025 .
PA Career plate appearances.
*
Elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame .
Bold
Active player.[ a]
List
Stats updated as of the end of the 2024 season.
Rank
Player (2025 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 *
13,103
6
Albert Pujols
13,041
7
Cal Ripken Jr. *
12,883
8
Eddie Murray *
12,817
9
Stan Musial *
12,721
10
Barry Bonds
12,606
11
Derek Jeter *
12,602
12
Willie Mays *
12,545
13
Craig Biggio *
12,504
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 *
12,087
20
Rafael Palmeiro
12,046
21
Tris Speaker *
12,020
22
Omar Vizquel
12,013
23
Miguel Cabrera
11,796
24
Brooks Robinson *
11,782
25
Honus Wagner *
11,756
26
Frank Robinson *
11,744
27
George Brett *
11,625
28
Al Kaline *
11,597
29
Reggie Jackson *
11,418
30
Mel Ott *
11,347
31
Cap Anson *
11,331
32
Joe Morgan *
11,329
33
Ken Griffey Jr. *
11,304
34
Rabbit Maranville *
11,260
35
Lou Brock *
11,240
36
Luis Aparicio *
11,231
37
Rusty Staub
11,229
38
Harold Baines *
11,092
39
Carlos Beltrán
11,031
40
Gary Sheffield
10,947
41
Johnny Damon
10,917
42
Tony Pérez *
10,861
43
Ozzie Smith *
10,778
44
Max Carey *
10,772
45
Andre Dawson *
10,769
46
Paul Waner *
10,767
47
Wade Boggs *
10,740
48
Darrell Evans
10,737
49
Ichiro Suzuki
10,734
50
Babe Ruth *
10,626
Rank
Player (2025 PAs)
PA
51
Sam Crawford *
10,625
52
Chipper Jones *
10,614
53
Dwight Evans
10,569
54
Rod Carew *
10,550
55
Luis Gonzalez
10,531
56
Billy Williams *
10,519
57
Jake Beckley *
10,518
58
Nap Lajoie *
10,468
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 *
10,212
76
George Davis *
10,186
77
Dave Parker *
10,184
78
Fred McGriff *
10,174
79
Frankie Frisch *
10,101
Eddie Mathews *
10,101
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 *
10,007
88
Chili Davis
9,997
89
Lou Whitaker
9,967
90
Doc Cramer
9,934
91
Mickey Mantle *
9,910
92
Sammy Sosa
9,896
93
Fred Clarke *
9,860
94
Carlton Fisk *
9,853
95
Mickey Vernon
9,839
96
Harmon Killebrew *
9,833
97
Goose Goslin *
9,830
98
Willie Davis
9,822
99
Gary Gaetti
9,817
100
Ted Williams *
9,792
Notes
^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
References
^ "Pete Rose Career Stats" . Baseball Reference . Retrieved April 20, 2021 .^ Sturgill, Andy (May 1, 2014). "Pete Rose Biography" . Society For American Baseball Research . Retrieved April 20, 2021 . ^ "Career Leaders For Plate Appearances" . Baseball Almanac . Retrieved April 20, 2021 .^ "Carl Yastrzemski Career Stats" . Baseball Reference . Retrieved April 20, 2021 .^ "Hank Aaron Career Stats" . Baseball Reference . Retrieved April 20, 2021 .^ "Rickey Henderson Career Stats" . Baseball Reference . Retrieved April 20, 2021 .^ "Ty Cobb Career Stats" . Baseball Reference . Retrieved April 20, 2021 .^ "Albert Pujols Stats" . Baseball Reference . Retrieved September 19, 2022 .
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