Rickey Henderson has the most career plate appearances when leading off a game, with 2,875 plate appearances.
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most career plate appearances by a player at leadoff| NAME | PA | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Henderson | 2,875 | 2,875 | 2,462 | 680 | 117 | 17 | 81 | 81 | 394 | 19 | 408 | 1,074 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .380 | .436 | .816 |
| 2 |  | B. Butler | 1,844 | 1,844 | 1,637 | 473 | 55 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 202 | 5 | 174 | 596 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .369 | .364 | .733 |
| 3 |  | I. Suzuki | 1,822 | 1,822 | 1,750 | 544 | 80 | 16 | 37 | 37 | 65 | 7 | 182 | 767 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .338 | .438 | .776 |
| 4 | | K. Lofton | 1,705 | 1,705 | 1,487 | 448 | 68 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 211 | 7 | 227 | 647 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 | .391 | .435 | .826 |
| 5 | | J. Damon | 1,575 | 1,575 | 1,422 | 388 | 62 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 147 | 6 | 201 | 557 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .343 | .392 | .735 |
| 6 | | P. Molitor | 1,570 | 1,570 | 1,451 | 423 | 78 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 111 | 8 | 188 | 638 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .345 | .440 | .785 |
| 7 |  | C. Biggio | 1,560 | 1,560 | 1,407 | 400 | 106 | 9 | 53 | 53 | 114 | 39 | 233 | 683 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .354 | .485 | .840 |
| 8 | | J. Rollins | 1,507 | 1,507 | 1,438 | 386 | 91 | 10 | 46 | 46 | 65 | 4 | 179 | 635 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .302 | .442 | .744 |
| 9 | | J. Reyes | 1,445 | 1,445 | 1,359 | 393 | 75 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 86 | 0 | 181 | 578 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .331 | .425 | .757 |
| 10 | | J. Pierre | 1,439 | 1,439 | 1,349 | 420 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 74 | 16 | 88 | 508 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .354 | .377 | .731 |
| 11 | | T. Raines | 1,398 | 1,398 | 1,252 | 361 | 60 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 137 | 9 | 146 | 521 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .363 | .416 | .779 |
| 12 | | R. Furcal | 1,389 | 1,389 | 1,301 | 363 | 54 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 85 | 2 | 181 | 533 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .324 | .410 | .734 |
| 13 | | T. Phillips | 1,381 | 1,381 | 1,187 | 317 | 56 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 190 | 4 | 249 | 477 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .370 | .402 | .772 |
| 14 | | W. Wilson | 1,376 | 1,376 | 1,298 | 352 | 31 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 67 | 11 | 208 | 458 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .313 | .353 | .665 |
| 15 | | B. Anderson | 1,294 | 1,294 | 1,139 | 298 | 63 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 132 | 23 | 196 | 513 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .350 | .450 | .800 |
| 16 | | C. Knoblauch | 1,289 | 1,289 | 1,127 | 309 | 51 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 139 | 23 | 152 | 471 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .365 | .418 | .783 |
| 17 | | V. Coleman | 1,275 | 1,275 | 1,149 | 303 | 42 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 118 | 8 | 232 | 400 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .336 | .348 | .685 |
| 18 | | E. Young | 1,242 | 1,242 | 1,097 | 296 | 59 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 128 | 17 | 112 | 443 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .355 | .404 | .759 |
| 19 | | S. Stewart | 1,169 | 1,169 | 1,075 | 309 | 61 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 81 | 13 | 134 | 453 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .345 | .421 | .766 |
| 20 | | D. Span | 1,157 | 1,157 | 1,042 | 257 | 57 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 112 | 3 | 157 | 375 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .322 | .360 | .681 |
| 21 | | B. Roberts | 1,133 | 1,133 | 1,037 | 277 | 74 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 96 | 0 | 138 | 396 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .329 | .382 | .711 |
| 22 | | I. Kinsler | 1,129 | 1,129 | 1,034 | 240 | 50 | 7 | 48 | 48 | 79 | 16 | 158 | 448 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .297 | .433 | .730 |
| 23 | | S. Sax | 1,101 | 1,101 | 1,027 | 268 | 35 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 71 | 3 | 89 | 351 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .311 | .342 | .652 |
| 24 |  | P. Rose | 1,097 | 1,097 | 1,001 | 285 | 56 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 87 | 9 | 60 | 362 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .347 | .362 | .709 |
| 25 | | L. Dykstra | 1,095 | 1,095 | 951 | 236 | 54 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 136 | 8 | 132 | 376 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .347 | .395 | .742 |
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