Alfredo Griffin has the most games by a rookie when leading off a game, with 153 games in 1979.

Interpreted as:

most regular-season games batting leadoff by a rookie

	NAME	G	SEASON	TM	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Alfredo Griffin A. Griffin	153	1979	TOR	140	46	4	1	1	1	12	1	13	153	55	6	0	0	0	.329	.386	.393	.778
2	Ichiro Suzuki I. Suzuki	152	2001	SEA	150	41	7	0	1	1	2	0	14	152	51	8	0	0	0	.273	.283	.340	.623
3	Nomar Garciaparra N. Garciaparra	152	1997	BOS	149	43	8	2	7	7	2	1	20	152	76	17	0	0	0	.289	.303	.510	.813
4	Vince Coleman V. Coleman	149	1985	STL	132	44	7	4	0	0	17	0	26	149	59	11	0	0	0	.333	.409	.447	.856
5	Tony Womack T. Womack	148	1997	PIT	135	37	5	4	2	2	13	0	24	148	56	11	0	0	0	.274	.338	.415	.753
6	Steve Sax S. Sax	145	1982	LAD	131	40	4	0	1	1	14	0	13	145	47	5	0	0	0	.305	.372	.359	.731
7	Austin Jackson A. Jackson	139	2010	DET	126	42	11	1	2	2	12	1	25	139	61	14	0	0	0	.333	.396	.484	.880
8	Mike Trout M. Trout	138	2012	LAA	127	37	9	2	5	5	7	4	35	138	65	16	0	0	0	.291	.348	.512	.860
9	Billy Hamilton B. Hamilton	135	2014	CIN	123	27	8	2	1	1	11	1	32	135	42	11	0	0	0	.220	.289	.341	.630
10	Kenny Lofton K. Lofton	134	1992	CLE	109	33	3	2	2	2	24	1	15	134	46	7	0	0	0	.303	.433	.422	.855
11	Chuck Carr C. Carr	133	1993	FLA	119	29	7	0	1	1	14	0	15	133	39	8	0	0	0	.244	.323	.328	.651
12	Rick Bosetti R. Bosetti	133	1978	TOR	123	28	7	1	2	2	10	0	17	133	43	10	0	0	0	.228	.286	.350	.635
13	Juan Samuel J. Samuel	129	1984	PHI	120	24	3	3	2	2	8	1	32	129	39	8	0	0	0	.200	.256	.325	.581
14	Hanley Ramirez H. Ramirez	128	2006	FLA	118	36	9	3	7	7	9	1	17	128	72	19	0	0	0	.305	.359	.610	.970
15	Kirby Puckett K. Puckett	128	1984	MIN	122	31	2	0	0	0	5	1	14	128	33	2	0	0	0	.254	.289	.270	.560
16	Greg Gross G. Gross	128	1974	HOU	115	41	4	2	0	0	13	0	9	128	49	6	0	0	0	.357	.422	.426	.848
17	Ellis Burks E. Burks	124	1987	BOS	119	39	6	0	4	4	5	0	15	124	57	10	0	0	0	.328	.355	.479	.834
18	Gene Richards G. Richards	120	1977	SDP	108	32	3	4	1	1	12	0	17	120	46	8	0	0	0	.296	.367	.426	.793
19	Willy Taveras W. Taveras	118	2005	HOU	113	34	2	2	1	1	4	1	21	118	43	5	0	0	0	.301	.331	.381	.711
20	Aaron Miles A. Miles	116	2004	COL	112	33	6	0	2	2	3	1	12	116	45	8	0	0	0	.295	.319	.402	.721
21	Terrence Long T. Long	115	2000	OAK	103	27	4	0	2	2	12	0	13	115	37	6	0	0	0	.262	.339	.359	.698
22	Marvin Benard M. Benard	115	1996	SFG	98	27	3	2	1	1	15	2	16	115	37	6	0	0	0	.276	.383	.378	.760
23	Billy Burns B. Burns	114	2015	OAK	110	36	3	2	2	2	4	0	12	114	49	7	0	0	0	.327	.351	.445	.796
24	Jacoby Ellsbury J. Ellsbury	114	2008	BOS	109	31	4	1	3	3	4	1	20	114	46	8	0	0	0	.284	.316	.422	.738
25	Jerome Walton J. Walton	114	1989	CHC	108	32	4	0	2	2	5	1	16	114	42	6	0	0	0	.296	.333	.389	.722

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