Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Don Baylor had the most games by a designated hitter, with 1,060 games.
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most regular-season games as a designated hitter hitter 1980s| NAME | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | wRC | WRAA | wOBA | wRC+ | BRAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Baylor | 1,060 | 3,726 | 556 | 943 | 167 | 8 | 166 | 615 | 370 | 149 | 545 | 39 | 28 | 4,298 | 1,624 | 341 | 4 | 49 | 44 | 93 | .253 | .340 | .436 | .776 | 574 | 87.8 | .345 | 114 | 71.9 |
| 2 | | H. McRae | 889 | 3,027 | 384 | 882 | 198 | 25 | 85 | 492 | 269 | 28 | 350 | 19 | 17 | 3,361 | 1,385 | 308 | 6 | 31 | 32 | 82 | .291 | .351 | .458 | .809 | 478 | 101.2 | .357 | 121 | 82.2 |
| 3 | | A. Thornton | 806 | 2,857 | 387 | 728 | 120 | 2 | 127 | 481 | 432 | 7 | 436 | 27 | 18 | 3,344 | 1,233 | 249 | 5 | 43 | 45 | 81 | .255 | .350 | .432 | .781 | 449 | 72.3 | .346 | 113 | 49.1 |
| 4 | | C. Johnson | 639 | 1,958 | 252 | 519 | 93 | 4 | 90 | 348 | 263 | 20 | 348 | 6 | 8 | 2,264 | 890 | 187 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 38 | .265 | .355 | .455 | .809 | 327 | 73 | .360 | 123 | 59.1 |
| 5 | | M. Easler | 555 | 1,936 | 242 | 563 | 96 | 11 | 62 | 274 | 180 | 8 | 402 | 5 | 5 | 2,144 | 867 | 169 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 45 | .291 | .351 | .448 | .799 | 301 | 54.6 | .352 | 116 | 40 |
| 6 | | G. Luzinski | 532 | 1,875 | 262 | 496 | 91 | 3 | 84 | 317 | 273 | 23 | 397 | 8 | 3 | 2,197 | 845 | 178 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 50 | .265 | .360 | .451 | .811 | 318 | 74.4 | .362 | 124 | 60.8 |
| 7 |  | R. Jackson | 506 | 1,677 | 217 | 369 | 57 | 6 | 72 | 231 | 232 | 14 | 493 | 11 | 8 | 1,933 | 654 | 135 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 32 | .220 | .318 | .390 | .708 | 216 | -6.3 | .316 | 95 | -12.1 |
| 8 | | K. Phelps | 496 | 1,229 | 218 | 305 | 42 | 1 | 91 | 226 | 266 | 14 | 289 | 7 | 4 | 1,523 | 622 | 134 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 17 | .248 | .384 | .506 | .890 | 259 | 86 | .390 | 141 | 74.3 |
| 9 | | L. Sheets | 463 | 1,422 | 156 | 356 | 56 | 3 | 52 | 190 | 117 | 13 | 238 | 4 | 8 | 1,566 | 574 | 111 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 46 | .250 | .311 | .404 | .714 | 175 | 0.8 | .316 | 97 | -5.2 |
| 10 | | J. Orta | 462 | 1,334 | 150 | 360 | 68 | 13 | 34 | 183 | 95 | 4 | 138 | 3 | 7 | 1,450 | 556 | 115 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 29 | .270 | .317 | .417 | .734 | 168 | 3.2 | .322 | 96 | -6.8 |
| 11 | | R. Zisk | 450 | 1,593 | 181 | 457 | 69 | 3 | 68 | 218 | 146 | 4 | 285 | 2 | 5 | 1,754 | 736 | 140 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 41 | .287 | .346 | .462 | .808 | 249 | 55 | .359 | 122 | 44.8 |
| 12 | | D. Kingman | 449 | 1,702 | 204 | 406 | 58 | 1 | 100 | 303 | 139 | 11 | 359 | 8 | 6 | 1,883 | 766 | 159 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 40 | .239 | .296 | .450 | .746 | 223 | 8.9 | .325 | 105 | 10.1 |
| 13 |  | C. Yastrzemski | 446 | 1,541 | 176 | 410 | 81 | 3 | 48 | 231 | 206 | 4 | 145 | 0 | 4 | 1,762 | 641 | 132 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 44 | .266 | .352 | .416 | .768 | 231 | 35.9 | .344 | 108 | 17.3 |
| 14 | | H. Baines | 436 | 1,609 | 187 | 470 | 94 | 6 | 49 | 246 | 186 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 3 | 1,811 | 723 | 149 | 0 | 13 | 29 | 48 | .292 | .364 | .449 | .813 | 262 | 57.3 | .357 | 122 | 47 |
| 15 | | B. Downing | 432 | 1,595 | 249 | 425 | 72 | 7 | 68 | 200 | 243 | 37 | 235 | 8 | 11 | 1,895 | 715 | 147 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 28 | .266 | .373 | .448 | .822 | 289 | 73.1 | .366 | 130 | 67.8 |
| 16 | | K. Singleton | 418 | 1,431 | 151 | 359 | 55 | 6 | 38 | 197 | 222 | 3 | 236 | 0 | 3 | 1,672 | 540 | 99 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 66 | .251 | .350 | .377 | .727 | 200 | 12.4 | .328 | 104 | 7.1 |
| 17 | | L. Parrish | 401 | 1,427 | 178 | 365 | 58 | 3 | 74 | 246 | 129 | 8 | 379 | 6 | 3 | 1,578 | 651 | 135 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 34 | .256 | .318 | .456 | .774 | 205 | 20.8 | .336 | 104 | 8.5 |
| 18 | | J. Burroughs | 378 | 948 | 109 | 251 | 38 | 6 | 34 | 140 | 144 | 0 | 199 | 1 | 6 | 1,106 | 403 | 78 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 33 | .265 | .357 | .425 | .783 | 152 | 27.6 | .351 | 120 | 25.9 |
| 19 | | J. Dwyer | 342 | 730 | 116 | 203 | 33 | 2 | 28 | 107 | 114 | 4 | 131 | 6 | 3 | 857 | 324 | 63 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 13 | .278 | .375 | .444 | .819 | 127 | 29 | .362 | 124 | 24.3 |
| 20 | | R. Bush | 292 | 803 | 102 | 191 | 47 | 5 | 26 | 112 | 73 | 14 | 139 | 1 | 3 | 902 | 326 | 78 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 9 | .238 | .308 | .406 | .714 | 98 | -2.9 | .314 | 88 | -12.7 |
| 21 | | T. Simmons | 275 | 1,025 | 104 | 254 | 51 | 4 | 16 | 128 | 87 | 4 | 72 | 4 | 1 | 1,124 | 361 | 71 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 40 | .248 | .307 | .352 | .660 | 108 | -19.1 | .295 | 82 | -23.2 |
| 22 | | P. Tabler | 253 | 834 | 89 | 226 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 108 | 83 | 5 | 110 | 3 | 3 | 932 | 279 | 41 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 23 | .271 | .338 | .335 | .673 | 100 | -2 | .310 | 93 | -7.9 |
| 23 | | R. Smalley | 253 | 768 | 91 | 198 | 36 | 5 | 28 | 91 | 104 | 1 | 132 | 3 | 3 | 877 | 328 | 69 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 | .258 | .346 | .427 | .773 | 118 | 14 | .343 | 106 | 5.9 |
| 24 | | R. Kittle | 250 | 760 | 94 | 184 | 26 | 0 | 51 | 131 | 61 | 12 | 211 | 4 | 2 | 849 | 363 | 77 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 14 | .242 | .303 | .478 | .780 | 111 | 12.9 | .339 | 107 | 7.1 |
| 25 | | D. Parker | 245 | 930 | 99 | 243 | 45 | 1 | 34 | 152 | 70 | 1 | 161 | 0 | 1 | 1,011 | 392 | 80 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 24 | .261 | .311 | .422 | .732 | 118 | 7.6 | .323 | 107 | 8.3 |
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