Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, Ichiro Suzuki had the most games when batting 1st, with 1,399 games.
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most regular-season games as the first hitter in the 2000s| NAME | G | BAT ORDER | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | I. Suzuki | 1,399 | 1 | 6,031 | 964 | 2,008 | 225 | 68 | 83 | 509 | 404 | 42 | 590 | 337 | 79 | 6,529 | 2,618 | 376 | 24 | 28 | 139 | 42 | .333 | .377 | .434 | .811 |
| 2 |  | J. Damon | 1,245 | 1 | 5,216 | 957 | 1,516 | 282 | 48 | 132 | 625 | 553 | 24 | 632 | 240 | 60 | 5,865 | 2,290 | 462 | 25 | 47 | 17 | 46 | .291 | .358 | .439 | .797 |
| 3 | | R. Furcal | 1,144 | 1 | 4,778 | 825 | 1,365 | 229 | 57 | 88 | 435 | 482 | 14 | 669 | 245 | 72 | 5,341 | 1,972 | 374 | 36 | 31 | 16 | 62 | .286 | .351 | .413 | .764 |
| 4 | | J. Rollins | 1,062 | 1 | 4,607 | 766 | 1,281 | 286 | 78 | 126 | 495 | 370 | 28 | 563 | 243 | 51 | 5,045 | 2,101 | 490 | 14 | 26 | 30 | 59 | .278 | .334 | .456 | .790 |
| 5 | | J. Pierre | 1,049 | 1 | 4,463 | 646 | 1,338 | 166 | 65 | 12 | 303 | 271 | 55 | 274 | 361 | 120 | 4,875 | 1,670 | 243 | 76 | 10 | 5 | 54 | .300 | .347 | .374 | .721 |
| 6 | | B. Roberts | 1,006 | 1 | 4,102 | 672 | 1,175 | 299 | 30 | 73 | 412 | 491 | 8 | 617 | 236 | 59 | 4,670 | 1,753 | 402 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 57 | .286 | .361 | .427 | .789 |
| 7 | | D. Eckstein | 903 | 1 | 3,653 | 531 | 1,041 | 157 | 16 | 28 | 280 | 269 | 112 | 294 | 95 | 39 | 4,138 | 1,314 | 201 | 74 | 30 | 0 | 64 | .285 | .350 | .360 | .710 |
| 8 | | S. Stewart | 864 | 1 | 3,641 | 568 | 1,106 | 220 | 26 | 84 | 382 | 309 | 37 | 419 | 76 | 30 | 4,022 | 1,630 | 330 | 6 | 29 | 12 | 74 | .304 | .362 | .448 | .809 |
| 9 | | A. Soriano | 769 | 1 | 3,334 | 573 | 960 | 221 | 13 | 197 | 457 | 224 | 41 | 739 | 161 | 48 | 3,623 | 1,798 | 431 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 42 | .288 | .339 | .539 | .878 |
| 10 | | J. Reyes | 711 | 1 | 3,078 | 504 | 881 | 150 | 68 | 60 | 296 | 244 | 5 | 368 | 290 | 72 | 3,358 | 1,347 | 278 | 21 | 10 | 28 | 30 | .286 | .339 | .438 | .776 |
| 11 |  | C. Biggio | 681 | 1 | 2,827 | 465 | 758 | 183 | 11 | 86 | 291 | 231 | 87 | 491 | 36 | 11 | 3,178 | 1,221 | 280 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 39 | .268 | .341 | .432 | .772 |
| 12 | | G. Sizemore | 675 | 1 | 2,753 | 505 | 762 | 170 | 34 | 115 | 354 | 361 | 50 | 613 | 121 | 36 | 3,181 | 1,345 | 319 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 30 | .277 | .369 | .489 | .858 |
| 13 | | L. Castillo | 662 | 1 | 2,709 | 406 | 808 | 84 | 30 | 10 | 162 | 303 | 6 | 348 | 178 | 73 | 3,057 | 982 | 124 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 46 | .298 | .369 | .362 | .732 |
| 14 | | K. Lofton | 650 | 1 | 2,618 | 477 | 724 | 125 | 33 | 57 | 256 | 293 | 12 | 304 | 127 | 42 | 2,973 | 1,086 | 215 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 33 | .277 | .349 | .415 | .764 |
| 15 | | C. Figgins | 644 | 1 | 2,597 | 440 | 750 | 105 | 34 | 21 | 226 | 325 | 6 | 444 | 210 | 71 | 2,977 | 986 | 160 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 30 | .289 | .367 | .380 | .746 |
| 16 | | S. Podsednik | 635 | 1 | 2,568 | 401 | 715 | 134 | 24 | 30 | 194 | 238 | 17 | 417 | 237 | 76 | 2,865 | 987 | 188 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 36 | .278 | .342 | .384 | .726 |
| 17 | | D. Roberts | 621 | 1 | 2,408 | 367 | 641 | 78 | 51 | 19 | 180 | 267 | 15 | 321 | 218 | 52 | 2,737 | 878 | 148 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 21 | .266 | .341 | .365 | .706 |
| 18 | | D. DeJesus | 607 | 1 | 2,404 | 383 | 713 | 134 | 31 | 50 | 278 | 229 | 52 | 332 | 39 | 35 | 2,726 | 1,059 | 215 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 41 | .297 | .367 | .441 | .808 |
| 19 | | R. Durham | 574 | 1 | 2,310 | 427 | 630 | 148 | 37 | 66 | 252 | 278 | 25 | 386 | 69 | 33 | 2,655 | 1,050 | 251 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 32 | .273 | .354 | .455 | .809 |
| 20 | | C. Granderson | 548 | 1 | 2,256 | 396 | 615 | 114 | 51 | 88 | 261 | 244 | 12 | 551 | 56 | 16 | 2,534 | 1,095 | 253 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 14 | .273 | .345 | .485 | .831 |
| 21 | | E. Young | 536 | 1 | 2,142 | 321 | 580 | 132 | 9 | 28 | 157 | 211 | 28 | 173 | 131 | 42 | 2,421 | 814 | 169 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 55 | .271 | .342 | .380 | .722 |
| 22 | | T. Womack | 506 | 1 | 2,167 | 334 | 590 | 84 | 25 | 21 | 168 | 127 | 18 | 253 | 122 | 36 | 2,348 | 787 | 130 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 24 | .272 | .316 | .363 | .679 |
| 23 | | F. Vina | 483 | 1 | 2,019 | 291 | 574 | 96 | 23 | 18 | 165 | 124 | 80 | 132 | 49 | 30 | 2,241 | 770 | 137 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 30 | .284 | .348 | .381 | .730 |
| 24 | | W. Taveras | 459 | 1 | 1,904 | 273 | 521 | 59 | 10 | 7 | 94 | 106 | 25 | 308 | 155 | 35 | 2,075 | 621 | 76 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 10 | .274 | .319 | .326 | .645 |
| 25 | | J. Kendall | 451 | 1 | 1,836 | 257 | 534 | 85 | 5 | 7 | 136 | 182 | 53 | 139 | 39 | 31 | 2,088 | 650 | 97 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 43 | .291 | .369 | .354 | .723 |
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