Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, David Ortiz had the most games by a designated hitter, with 1,340 games.
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most regular-season games as a designated hitter hitter 2000s| 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. Ortiz | 1,340 | 4,825 | 831 | 1,365 | 357 | 14 | 307 | 1,016 | 749 | 24 | 1,004 | 9 | 5 | 5,653 | 2,671 | 678 | 2 | 53 | 87 | 106 | .283 | .378 | .554 | .932 | 992 | 296.8 | .392 | 136 | 258.1 |
| 2 |  | F. Thomas | 951 | 3,307 | 526 | 904 | 178 | 2 | 220 | 664 | 591 | 46 | 656 | 4 | 5 | 3,983 | 1,746 | 400 | 0 | 39 | 35 | 74 | .273 | .387 | .528 | .915 | 697 | 202.3 | .391 | 136 | 186 |
| 3 |  | T. Hafner | 823 | 2,856 | 478 | 803 | 191 | 10 | 163 | 553 | 447 | 58 | 678 | 7 | 6 | 3,383 | 1,503 | 364 | 0 | 22 | 62 | 63 | .281 | .387 | .526 | .913 | 581 | 166 | .387 | 138 | 162.6 |
| 4 | | E. Martinez | 668 | 2,337 | 339 | 689 | 142 | 1 | 111 | 481 | 406 | 29 | 456 | 9 | 3 | 2,805 | 1,166 | 254 | 0 | 33 | 42 | 62 | .295 | .401 | .499 | .900 | 481 | 130.8 | .386 | 138 | 137.6 |
| 5 | | B. Fullmer | 548 | 1,897 | 295 | 532 | 123 | 12 | 89 | 314 | 153 | 32 | 261 | 24 | 12 | 2,101 | 946 | 224 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 45 | .280 | .341 | .499 | .840 | 307 | 44.5 | .356 | 113 | 33.7 |
| 6 |  | J. Thome | 546 | 1,787 | 335 | 473 | 88 | 0 | 134 | 372 | 362 | 16 | 551 | 1 | 1 | 2,182 | 963 | 222 | 0 | 17 | 35 | 39 | .265 | .390 | .539 | .929 | 385 | 118 | .394 | 137 | 101.6 |
| 7 | | D. Young | 487 | 1,793 | 255 | 500 | 100 | 13 | 82 | 267 | 143 | 28 | 379 | 6 | 3 | 1,975 | 872 | 195 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 55 | .279 | .340 | .486 | .826 | 278 | 36.5 | .350 | 115 | 36.7 |
| 8 | | M. Sweeney | 480 | 1,712 | 212 | 485 | 110 | 2 | 62 | 283 | 166 | 21 | 231 | 8 | 2 | 1,920 | 785 | 174 | 1 | 20 | 23 | 50 | .283 | .350 | .459 | .809 | 265 | 30.8 | .348 | 109 | 21.7 |
| 9 | | A. Huff | 418 | 1,602 | 231 | 478 | 107 | 7 | 70 | 239 | 138 | 5 | 231 | 9 | 2 | 1,758 | 809 | 184 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 39 | .298 | .353 | .505 | .858 | 270 | 56.4 | .367 | 124 | 51 |
| 10 | | J. Gomes | 415 | 1,264 | 186 | 297 | 60 | 10 | 66 | 184 | 151 | 35 | 413 | 30 | 15 | 1,470 | 575 | 136 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 18 | .235 | .329 | .455 | .784 | 191 | 10.8 | .338 | 106 | 10.2 |
| 11 | | R. Sierra | 402 | 1,216 | 150 | 316 | 64 | 3 | 54 | 215 | 88 | 0 | 211 | 6 | 1 | 1,321 | 548 | 121 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 30 | .260 | .306 | .451 | .756 | 155 | -8.3 | .321 | 92 | -14.3 |
| 12 | | M. LeCroy | 374 | 1,134 | 122 | 313 | 54 | 1 | 53 | 192 | 95 | 14 | 273 | 0 | 4 | 1,249 | 528 | 108 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 27 | .276 | .338 | .466 | .803 | 173 | 20.5 | .347 | 111 | 16.4 |
| 13 | | J. Phelps | 343 | 1,190 | 170 | 323 | 67 | 4 | 57 | 211 | 92 | 31 | 338 | 1 | 2 | 1,318 | 569 | 128 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 35 | .271 | .338 | .478 | .817 | 187 | 25.9 | .352 | 112 | 18.8 |
| 14 | | E. Durazo | 337 | 1,200 | 187 | 339 | 70 | 2 | 47 | 181 | 170 | 12 | 233 | 5 | 3 | 1,390 | 554 | 119 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 24 | .283 | .375 | .462 | .836 | 209 | 38.2 | .361 | 120 | 36.1 |
| 15 | | E. Burks | 328 | 1,188 | 208 | 337 | 68 | 2 | 67 | 194 | 136 | 15 | 247 | 10 | 5 | 1,350 | 610 | 137 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 34 | .284 | .362 | .513 | .875 | 218 | 53.3 | .374 | 130 | 51 |
| 16 | | J. Kubel | 310 | 1,037 | 157 | 298 | 59 | 7 | 50 | 188 | 109 | 3 | 206 | 2 | 3 | 1,162 | 521 | 116 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 25 | .287 | .353 | .502 | .855 | 176 | 35.7 | .366 | 123 | 33.7 |
| 17 | | C. Everett | 309 | 1,079 | 124 | 266 | 42 | 3 | 41 | 155 | 87 | 18 | 201 | 6 | 8 | 1,200 | 437 | 86 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 28 | .247 | .309 | .405 | .714 | 127 | -19.8 | .309 | 84 | -24.8 |
| 18 | | J. Cust | 300 | 981 | 156 | 243 | 41 | 1 | 55 | 163 | 208 | 4 | 374 | 4 | 3 | 1,203 | 451 | 97 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 13 | .248 | .378 | .460 | .838 | 185 | 38.3 | .368 | 126 | 38.5 |
| 19 | | R. Ibanez | 266 | 893 | 136 | 250 | 43 | 7 | 33 | 143 | 103 | 2 | 150 | 9 | 6 | 1,002 | 406 | 83 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 18 | .280 | .354 | .455 | .809 | 141 | 19.6 | .350 | 115 | 18 |
| 20 | | D. Segui | 261 | 952 | 137 | 296 | 59 | 2 | 27 | 151 | 95 | 3 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 1,058 | 440 | 88 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 31 | .311 | .372 | .462 | .835 | 161 | 25.8 | .363 | 114 | 20.3 |
| 21 | | G. Sheffield | 247 | 912 | 159 | 225 | 36 | 1 | 44 | 132 | 142 | 14 | 154 | 31 | 7 | 1,075 | 395 | 81 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 29 | .247 | .354 | .433 | .788 | 147 | 16 | .348 | 109 | 12.3 |
| 22 | | M. Stairs | 238 | 685 | 88 | 171 | 33 | 1 | 26 | 100 | 82 | 8 | 176 | 1 | 1 | 780 | 284 | 60 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | .250 | .335 | .415 | .749 | 92 | -3.6 | .325 | 93 | -6.6 |
| 23 | | H. Matsui | 235 | 793 | 105 | 224 | 38 | 1 | 37 | 135 | 102 | 7 | 122 | 0 | 1 | 904 | 375 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | .282 | .368 | .473 | .841 | 137 | 28.6 | .367 | 120 | 23 |
| 24 | | J. Vidro | 232 | 856 | 106 | 244 | 37 | 0 | 13 | 104 | 81 | 1 | 93 | 2 | 1 | 955 | 320 | 50 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 26 | .285 | .344 | .374 | .718 | 108 | -8.9 | .319 | 94 | -7.1 |
| 25 | | J. Giambi | 222 | 700 | 123 | 173 | 33 | 0 | 51 | 152 | 150 | 24 | 172 | 3 | 0 | 882 | 359 | 84 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 11 | .247 | .393 | .513 | .906 | 152 | 41.6 | .387 | 134 | 39 |
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