most games as the eighth hitter in the 2000s

Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, Brad Ausmus had the most games when batting 8th, with 659 games.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season games as the eighth hitter in the 2000s
NAMEGBAT ORDERABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Brad Ausmus
B. Ausmus
659
8
2,084
225
543
98
9
24
207
208
21
324
16
11
2,359
731
131
36
10
36
73
.261
.332
.351
.683
2Mike Matheny
M. Matheny
623
8
2,022
190
493
98
4
35
233
160
20
409
2
8
2,265
704
137
38
25
52
56
.244
.302
.348
.650
3Henry Blanco
H. Blanco
471
8
1,481
155
341
90
6
38
171
133
7
275
3
9
1,657
557
134
20
16
22
44
.230
.294
.376
.670
4Paul Bako
P. Bako
457
8
1,333
130
294
64
9
17
119
156
6
362
1
6
1,508
427
90
8
5
28
30
.221
.304
.320
.624
5Alex Cora
A. Cora
454
8
1,432
148
356
58
20
19
135
112
38
193
12
11
1,613
511
97
21
10
25
39
.249
.318
.357
.675
6Brian Schneider
B. Schneider
442
8
1,371
122
337
78
6
31
157
161
9
230
2
3
1,557
520
115
3
13
50
39
.246
.326
.379
.706
7Alex Gonzalez
A. Gonzalez
436
8
1,505
163
365
84
6
41
167
109
19
309
5
3
1,654
584
131
8
13
42
45
.243
.300
.388
.688
8Damian Miller
D. Miller
405
8
1,267
132
319
69
2
37
150
130
13
323
2
1
1,429
503
108
10
9
28
46
.252
.326
.397
.723
9Jason LaRue
J. LaRue
384
8
1,183
129
270
58
4
41
150
115
51
350
7
2
1,370
459
103
11
10
32
27
.228
.321
.388
.709
10Jack Wilson
J. Wilson
371
8
1,291
130
351
63
9
23
144
79
11
142
9
8
1,405
501
95
15
9
23
27
.272
.317
.388
.705
11Rod Barajas
R. Barajas
370
8
1,164
122
262
65
0
35
152
73
13
213
2
1
1,272
432
100
8
14
15
22
.225
.275
.371
.646
12Michael Barrett
M. Barrett
344
8
1,098
125
271
59
6
32
132
96
10
168
5
5
1,224
438
97
6
14
22
34
.247
.310
.399
.708
13Bengie Molina
B. Molina
336
8
1,115
109
312
44
1
24
166
49
14
110
1
1
1,202
430
69
11
13
5
46
.280
.315
.386
.701
14Brandon Inge
B. Inge
317
8
1,033
117
244
41
8
33
127
94
19
244
14
17
1,172
400
82
15
11
5
14
.236
.309
.387
.696
15Dan Wilson
D. Wilson
317
8
1,007
101
272
48
3
16
113
57
5
202
2
4
1,106
374
67
24
13
0
29
.270
.309
.371
.680
16Rey Ordonez
R. Ordonez
317
8
1,025
88
252
57
6
4
96
75
3
107
5
4
1,130
333
67
20
7
30
39
.246
.297
.325
.622
17Toby Hall
T. Hall
303
8
1,016
76
263
45
0
16
112
45
13
109
0
2
1,089
356
61
3
12
6
37
.259
.296
.350
.646
18Jason Kendall
J. Kendall
302
8
1,017
101
249
45
3
5
101
96
29
104
9
4
1,165
315
53
14
9
16
23
.245
.325
.310
.635
19Royce Clayton
R. Clayton
302
8
1,015
125
251
48
5
24
102
84
7
195
12
6
1,127
381
77
12
9
14
44
.247
.307
.375
.682
20Gary Bennett
G. Bennett
301
8
914
84
241
44
2
13
103
86
10
138
3
5
1,028
328
59
9
9
16
28
.264
.331
.359
.690
21Juan Uribe
J. Uribe
296
8
986
117
258
61
10
31
147
52
11
195
12
7
1,080
432
102
16
15
6
15
.262
.302
.438
.740
22Carlos Ruiz
C. Ruiz
288
8
890
108
213
62
2
17
108
123
13
106
9
4
1,043
330
81
10
7
25
35
.239
.338
.371
.709
23Chad Moeller
C. Moeller
282
8
878
88
198
44
3
20
91
71
11
200
1
1
975
308
67
8
7
18
34
.226
.290
.351
.640
24Adam Everett
A. Everett
280
8
904
102
212
41
4
14
100
68
16
138
17
4
1,014
303
59
21
5
14
18
.235
.298
.335
.633
25Joe Crede
J. Crede
279
8
973
139
265
57
1
54
173
64
11
147
2
5
1,062
486
112
5
9
3
19
.272
.322
.499
.821
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