most games played as designated hitter in 2006

David Ortiz had the most games by a designated hitter in 2006, with 151 games.

	NAME	G	SEASON	TM	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	David Ortiz D. Ortiz	151	2006	BOS	558	115	160	29	2	54	137	119	4	117	1	0	686	355	85	0	5	23	12	.287	.413	.636	1.049	142	56	.427	157	50.9
2	Jim Thome J. Thome	143	2006	CWS	490	108	141	26	0	42	109	107	6	147	0	0	610	293	68	0	7	12	4	.288	.416	.598	1.014	123	46.5	.421	152	41.3
3	Shea Hillenbrand S. Hillenbrand	141	2006	TOT	530	73	147	27	1	21	68	21	9	80	1	2	566	239	49	0	6	2	22	.277	.313	.451	.764	68	-2.8	.326	92	-5.9
4	Jason Giambi J. Giambi	139	2006	NYY	446	92	113	25	0	37	113	110	16	106	2	0	579	249	62	0	7	12	10	.253	.413	.558	.971	110	37.1	.407	147	35
5	Frank Thomas F. Thomas	137	2006	OAK	466	77	126	11	0	39	114	81	6	81	0	0	559	254	50	0	6	3	13	.270	.381	.545	.926	99	28.7	.392	139	28.1
6	Travis Hafner T. Hafner	129	2006	CLE	454	100	140	31	1	42	117	100	7	111	0	0	563	299	74	0	2	16	10	.308	.439	.659	1.097	128	57	.450	176	55.6
7	Jonny Gomes J. Gomes	117	2006	TBD	385	53	83	21	1	20	59	61	6	116	1	5	461	166	42	0	9	2	10	.216	.325	.431	.757	56	-2.1	.326	96	-2.6
8	Matt Stairs M. Stairs	117	2006	TOT	348	42	86	21	0	13	51	40	3	86	0	0	393	146	34	0	2	3	7	.247	.328	.420	.748	47	-2.5	.324	91	-4.4
9	Rondell White R. White	99	2006	MIN	337	32	83	17	1	7	38	11	4	54	1	1	355	123	25	0	3	2	11	.246	.276	.365	.641	28	-16.9	.276	62	-17.3
10	Greg Norton G. Norton	98	2006	TBD	294	47	87	15	0	17	45	35	3	69	1	5	335	153	32	1	2	2	2	.296	.374	.520	.895	56	14.3	.381	132	13.9
11	Javy Lopez J. Lopez	94	2006	TOT	342	36	86	20	1	8	35	20	2	76	0	0	364	132	29	0	0	0	10	.251	.297	.386	.683	35	-10.4	.298	74	-12.4
12	Carl Everett C. Everett	92	2006	SEA	308	37	70	8	0	11	33	29	3	57	1	3	343	111	19	0	3	2	6	.227	.297	.360	.658	30	-12.7	.288	72	-12.2
13	Jay Gibbons J. Gibbons	90	2006	BAL	343	34	95	23	0	13	46	32	2	48	0	0	378	157	36	0	1	2	12	.277	.341	.458	.799	51	4	.344	104	2.2
14	Eduardo Perez E. Perez	80	2006	TOT	186	22	47	10	0	9	33	18	3	33	0	1	210	84	19	0	3	2	8	.253	.324	.452	.775	26	-0.4	.330	98	-0.6
15	Tim Salmon T. Salmon	76	2006	LAA	211	30	56	8	2	9	27	29	3	44	0	2	244	95	19	0	1	1	8	.265	.361	.450	.811	35	4.4	.353	112	3.9
16	Mike Sweeney M. Sweeney	60	2006	KCR	217	23	56	15	0	8	33	28	4	48	2	0	252	95	23	0	3	5	5	.258	.349	.438	.787	33	0.9	.336	100	0
17	Dmitri Young D. Young	48	2006	DET	172	19	43	4	1	7	23	11	0	39	1	1	184	70	12	0	1	0	3	.250	.293	.407	.700	19	-4.5	.303	78	-5.2
18	Jorge Piedra J. Piedra	43	2006	COL	59	4	10	2	0	3	10	3	1	22	1	0	63	21	5	0	0	0	2	.169	.222	.356	.578	3	-4.4	.249	34	-5.5
19	Jason Botts J. Botts	20	2006	TEX	50	8	11	4	0	1	6	8	0	18	0	0	60	18	5	0	2	1	0	.220	.317	.360	.677	6	-2	.292	67	-2.5
20	Kevin Witt K. Witt	19	2006	TBD	61	5	9	2	0	2	5	0	0	21	0	0	61	17	4	0	0	0	1	.148	.148	.279	.426	0	-8	.178	-2	-8.1
21	Adam Lind A. Lind	18	2006	TOR	60	8	22	8	0	2	8	5	0	12	0	0	65	36	10	0	0	0	0	.367	.415	.600	1.015	14	5.6	.432	163	5.3
22	Kevin Kouzmanoff K. Kouzmanoff	16	2006	CLE	56	4	12	2	0	3	11	5	0	12	0	0	61	23	5	0	0	0	3	.214	.279	.411	.689	6	-1.8	.298	76	-1.9
23	Ruben Sierra R. Sierra	14	2006	MIN	28	3	5	1	0	0	4	4	0	7	0	0	33	6	1	0	1	0	0	.179	.273	.214	.487	1	-2.8	.231	33	-2.9
24	Jeremy Brown J. Brown	5	2006	OAK	10	1	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	11	5	2	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.500	.864	2	0.4	.371	125	0.4
25	Justin Huber J. Huber	5	2006	KCR	10	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	4	1	0	11	3	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573	1	-0.7	.258	49	-0.7

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	74	49	.602
Yankees	68	55	.553	6.0
Red Sox	66	57	.537	8.0
Orioles	61	63	.492	13.5
Blue Jays	61	64	.488	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 8/17	AZ	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Tue 8/18	AZ	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Wed 8/19	AZ	@	BOS	4:10 PM
Fri 8/21	SFG	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Sat 8/22	SFG	@	BOS	7:15 PM

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Final

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Alvarez

36

Olson

RBI Leaders

91

Stewart

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Abrams

88

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.321

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Arraez

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Hit Leaders

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Lopez

148

Arraez

142

Alvarez

Run Leaders

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Wood

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Olson

86

Crow-Armstrong

OBP Leaders

.436

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

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Wood

SLG Leaders

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Alvarez

.551

Olson

.543

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SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

35

Simpson

32

Witt

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15

Sánchez

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Gray

14

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

210

Misiorowski

191

Cease

190

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.75

Misiorowski

2.16

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2.19

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WHIP Leaders

0.75

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0.89

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0.91

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K/9 Leaders

13.60

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13.09

Cease

11.48

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K/BB Leaders

6.77

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5.78

Rasmussen

5.71

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Walk Leaders

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Crow-Armstrong

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68-55

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Worst Record ATS

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	73	50	.593
Phillies	66	58	.532	7.5
Marlins	63	61	.508	10.5
Nationals	60	65	.480	14.0
Mets	55	69	.444	18.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	76	48	.613
Cubs	72	52	.581	4.0
Cardinals	62	61	.504	13.5
Reds	59	63	.484	16.0
Pirates	60	65	.480	16.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	74	50	.597
Diamondbacks	66	58	.532	8.0
Padres	66	58	.532	8.0
Giants	51	72	.415	22.5
Rockies	49	74	.398	24.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	74	49	.602
Yankees	68	55	.553	6.0
Red Sox	66	57	.537	8.0
Orioles	61	63	.492	13.5
Blue Jays	61	64	.488	14.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	64	58	.525
Tigers	60	63	.488	4.5
Twins	60	64	.484	5.0
Guardians	60	64	.484	5.0
Royals	50	74	.403	15.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	63	61	.508
Rangers	61	63	.492	2.0
Mariners	58	66	.468	5.0
Angels	49	75	.395	14.0
Athletics	48	75	.390	14.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 8/1	STL	@	TOR	1-5
Sat 8/1	CWS	@	TBR	0-1
Sat 8/1	MIA	@	NYM	6-2
Sat 8/1	MIN	@	SEA	3-4
Sat 8/1	PIT	@	CIN	4-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 8/16	SDP	@	CLE	1:40 PM
Sun 8/16	COL	@	SFG	4:05 PM
Sun 8/16	TEX	@	ATH	4:05 PM
Sun 8/16	KCR	@	LAA	4:07 PM
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