Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, Bobby Abreu had the most games when batting 3rd, with 1,205 games.
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most regular-season games batting third 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 |  | B. Abreu | 1,205 | 3 | 4,529 | 848 | 1,351 | 308 | 29 | 172 | 779 | 817 | 19 | 922 | 239 | 63 | 5,412 | 2,233 | 509 | 2 | 45 | 50 | 93 | .298 | .404 | .493 | .897 |
| 2 |  | A. Pujols | 1,086 | 3 | 4,057 | 853 | 1,361 | 303 | 11 | 299 | 857 | 660 | 56 | 423 | 58 | 24 | 4,814 | 2,583 | 613 | 0 | 41 | 176 | 143 | .335 | .431 | .637 | 1.068 |
| 3 |  | C. Jones | 878 | 3 | 3,243 | 628 | 1,034 | 212 | 13 | 180 | 589 | 584 | 7 | 502 | 41 | 18 | 3,867 | 1,812 | 405 | 0 | 33 | 78 | 99 | .319 | .420 | .559 | .979 |
| 4 | | G. Sheffield | 873 | 3 | 3,239 | 633 | 974 | 169 | 8 | 204 | 629 | 504 | 50 | 428 | 82 | 22 | 3,831 | 1,771 | 381 | 0 | 38 | 24 | 72 | .301 | .399 | .547 | .946 |
| 5 | | B. Giles | 835 | 3 | 3,065 | 511 | 883 | 188 | 32 | 121 | 484 | 578 | 27 | 371 | 45 | 20 | 3,704 | 1,498 | 341 | 0 | 34 | 50 | 83 | .288 | .402 | .489 | .890 |
| 6 | | T. Helton | 795 | 3 | 2,894 | 559 | 957 | 232 | 16 | 135 | 506 | 573 | 24 | 398 | 13 | 7 | 3,527 | 1,626 | 383 | 1 | 35 | 89 | 79 | .331 | .441 | .562 | 1.003 |
| 7 | | L. Gonzalez | 779 | 3 | 2,960 | 504 | 866 | 198 | 18 | 163 | 523 | 439 | 43 | 410 | 14 | 8 | 3,474 | 1,589 | 379 | 2 | 30 | 65 | 80 | .293 | .388 | .537 | .925 |
| 8 | | C. Beltran | 747 | 3 | 2,899 | 514 | 800 | 180 | 26 | 141 | 506 | 351 | 19 | 528 | 131 | 19 | 3,310 | 1,455 | 347 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 52 | .276 | .354 | .502 | .856 |
| 9 |  | V. Guerrero | 731 | 3 | 2,803 | 459 | 876 | 175 | 11 | 152 | 536 | 301 | 36 | 349 | 95 | 37 | 3,167 | 1,529 | 338 | 0 | 27 | 113 | 102 | .313 | .383 | .545 | .928 |
| 10 |  | A. Rodriguez | 720 | 3 | 2,767 | 581 | 843 | 141 | 12 | 221 | 587 | 400 | 53 | 574 | 76 | 15 | 3,256 | 1,671 | 374 | 0 | 36 | 38 | 66 | .305 | .398 | .604 | 1.002 |
| 11 |  | K. Griffey Jr. | 717 | 3 | 2,722 | 428 | 733 | 133 | 8 | 165 | 471 | 385 | 26 | 545 | 15 | 6 | 3,166 | 1,377 | 306 | 2 | 31 | 57 | 63 | .269 | .362 | .506 | .867 |
| 12 | | V. Wells | 667 | 3 | 2,709 | 401 | 759 | 166 | 18 | 117 | 409 | 211 | 17 | 384 | 42 | 12 | 2,968 | 1,312 | 301 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 72 | .280 | .333 | .484 | .817 |
| 13 |  | D. Ortiz | 661 | 3 | 2,519 | 468 | 740 | 184 | 9 | 177 | 578 | 450 | 14 | 518 | 6 | 2 | 3,013 | 1,473 | 370 | 1 | 29 | 57 | 58 | .294 | .400 | .585 | .984 |
| 14 |  | J. Bagwell | 650 | 3 | 2,446 | 504 | 699 | 148 | 9 | 156 | 474 | 419 | 34 | 525 | 39 | 18 | 2,924 | 1,333 | 313 | 0 | 25 | 24 | 78 | .286 | .394 | .545 | .939 |
| 15 | | M. Sweeney | 615 | 3 | 2,372 | 351 | 713 | 142 | 2 | 106 | 461 | 250 | 30 | 299 | 22 | 7 | 2,687 | 1,177 | 250 | 2 | 33 | 36 | 58 | .301 | .370 | .496 | .866 |
| 16 | | M. Tejada | 611 | 3 | 2,494 | 366 | 724 | 142 | 7 | 97 | 428 | 160 | 30 | 280 | 25 | 7 | 2,718 | 1,171 | 246 | 1 | 33 | 16 | 102 | .290 | .336 | .470 | .806 |
| 17 | | L. Berkman | 606 | 3 | 2,199 | 388 | 637 | 144 | 6 | 129 | 424 | 409 | 19 | 449 | 28 | 14 | 2,643 | 1,180 | 279 | 0 | 16 | 53 | 58 | .290 | .403 | .537 | .940 |
| 18 | | J. Giambi | 600 | 3 | 2,055 | 434 | 598 | 113 | 3 | 159 | 467 | 514 | 62 | 428 | 9 | 3 | 2,660 | 1,194 | 275 | 0 | 29 | 41 | 44 | .291 | .441 | .581 | 1.022 |
| 19 | | J. Mauer | 577 | 3 | 2,216 | 349 | 728 | 133 | 12 | 56 | 339 | 323 | 7 | 237 | 28 | 6 | 2,574 | 1,053 | 201 | 3 | 25 | 60 | 74 | .329 | .412 | .475 | .887 |
| 20 | | D. Lee | 567 | 3 | 2,175 | 370 | 660 | 158 | 9 | 107 | 337 | 282 | 15 | 436 | 31 | 14 | 2,491 | 1,157 | 274 | 0 | 19 | 34 | 73 | .303 | .384 | .532 | .916 |
| 21 |  | S. Sosa | 558 | 3 | 2,093 | 433 | 632 | 105 | 8 | 190 | 462 | 340 | 16 | 554 | 6 | 4 | 2,474 | 1,323 | 303 | 0 | 25 | 71 | 44 | .302 | .399 | .632 | 1.031 |
| 22 | | N. Garciaparra | 532 | 3 | 2,177 | 342 | 662 | 139 | 19 | 77 | 365 | 149 | 27 | 204 | 28 | 11 | 2,383 | 1,070 | 235 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 56 | .304 | .352 | .492 | .843 |
| 23 | | M. Teixeira | 508 | 3 | 1,980 | 341 | 604 | 148 | 8 | 121 | 414 | 260 | 30 | 382 | 7 | 0 | 2,287 | 1,131 | 277 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 54 | .305 | .391 | .571 | .962 |
| 24 |  | F. Thomas | 498 | 3 | 1,812 | 315 | 506 | 109 | 1 | 126 | 366 | 327 | 26 | 366 | 4 | 4 | 2,191 | 995 | 236 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 36 | .279 | .392 | .549 | .941 |
| 25 | | C. Utley | 476 | 3 | 1,849 | 357 | 547 | 126 | 14 | 96 | 334 | 216 | 72 | 335 | 51 | 4 | 2,157 | 989 | 236 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 20 | .296 | .387 | .535 | .922 |
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