most games played by mlb rookie left fielder since 1947

Since 1947, Hideki Matsui has the most games by a rookie left fielder, with 163 games in 2003.

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most regular-season games played by MLB rookie left fielder since 1947

	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	Hideki Matsui H. Matsui	163	2003	NYY	623	82	179	42	1	16	106	63	3	86	2	2	695	271	59	0	6	5	25	.287	.353	.435	.788	94	8.4	.342	109	7.5
2	Jeff Conine J. Conine	162	1993	FLA	595	75	174	24	3	12	79	52	5	135	2	2	658	240	39	0	6	2	14	.292	.351	.403	.754	85	6.2	.338	105	4.3
3	Jose Canseco J. Canseco	157	1986	OAK	600	85	144	29	1	33	117	65	8	175	15	7	682	274	63	0	9	1	12	.240	.318	.457	.775	90	10.9	.341	114	11.7
4	Warren Cromartie W. Cromartie	155	1977	MON	620	64	175	41	7	5	50	33	4	40	10	3	662	245	53	2	3	3	15	.282	.321	.395	.716	74	-3.4	.317	94	-5.1
5	Lew Ford L. Ford	154	2004	MIN	569	89	170	31	4	15	72	67	13	75	20	2	658	254	50	2	7	3	15	.299	.381	.446	.827	99	17.6	.362	118	15.2
6	Ralph Garr R. Garr	154	1971	ATL	639	101	219	24	6	9	44	30	2	68	30	14	693	282	39	18	4	1	7	.343	.372	.441	.813	100	29.2	.368	125	19.3
7	Jim Greengrass J. Greengrass	154	1953	CIN	606	86	173	22	7	20	100	47	3	83	6	4	656	269	49	0			18	.285	.340	.444	.784	88	9.4	.354	100	-0.2
8	Colton Cowser C. Cowser	153	2024	BAL	499	77	121	24	3	24	69	52	7	172	9	4	561	223	51	0	3	2	9	.242	.321	.447	.768	75	9.6	.331	118	11.7
9	Frank Robinson F. Robinson	152	1956	CIN	572	122	166	27	6	38	83	64	20	95	8	4	668	319	71	8	4	7	14	.290	.379	.558	.936	120	42.9	.407	145	36.4
10	Andrew Benintendi A. Benintendi	151	2017	BOS	573	84	155	26	1	20	90	70	6	112	20	5	658	243	47	1	8	7	16	.271	.352	.424	.776	86	6.2	.332	102	1.2
11	Vince Coleman V. Coleman	151	1985	STL	636	107	170	20	10	1	40	50	0	115	110	25	692	213	31	5	1	1	3	.267	.320	.335	.655	68	-11	.297	88	-9.4
12	Steve Kemp S. Kemp	151	1977	DET	552	75	142	29	4	18	88	71	5	93	3	3	636	233	51	1	7	0	11	.257	.343	.422	.765	83	9.2	.342	108	5.8
13	Greg Luzinski G. Luzinski	150	1972	PHI	563	66	158	33	5	18	68	42	3	114	0	4	611	255	56	0	3	4	14	.281	.332	.453	.785	82	22.2	.355	120	13.3
14	Todd Hollandsworth T. Hollandsworth	149	1996	LAD	478	64	139	26	4	12	59	41	2	93	21	6	526	209	42	3	2	1	2	.291	.348	.437	.785	72	4.4	.345	117	11
15	Carmelo Martinez C. Martinez	149	1984	SDP	488	64	122	28	2	13	66	68	4	82	1	3	570	193	43	0	10	4	7	.250	.340	.395	.736	70	5.9	.331	111	7.3
16	Jackson Chourio J. Chourio	148	2024	MIL	528	80	145	29	4	21	79	39	3	121	22	7	573	245	54	1	2	4	7	.275	.327	.464	.791	80	13.1	.339	118	12.3
17	Gary Matthews G. Matthews	148	1973	SFG	540	74	162	22	10	12	58	58	1	83	17	5	605	240	44	3	3	7	12	.300	.367	.444	.812	87	20.4	.363	122	15.6
18	Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski	148	1961	BOS	583	71	155	31	6	11	80	50	3	96	6	5	643	231	48	2	5	3	19	.266	.324	.396	.721	74	-1.7	.320	88	-10.1
19	Steven Kwan S. Kwan	147	2022	CLE	563	89	168	25	7	6	52	62	7	60	19	5	638	225	38	2	4	2	9	.298	.373	.400	.772	89	16	.341	126	18.7
20	Trey Mancini T. Mancini	147	2017	BAL	543	65	159	26	4	24	78	33	6	139	1	0	586	265	54	0	4	1	12	.293	.338	.488	.826	85	14	.349	116	11.7
21	Doug Glanville D. Glanville	146	1997	CHC	474	79	142	22	5	4	35	24	1	46	19	11	510	186	31	9	2	0	9	.300	.333	.392	.726	59	-4.2	.322	88	-8
22	Gene Richards G. Richards	146	1977	SDP	525	79	152	16	11	5	32	60	2	80	56	12	591	205	32	2	2	12	9	.290	.363	.390	.754	73	4.6	.333	108	5.8
23	Billy Williams B. Williams	146	1961	CHC	529	75	147	20	7	25	86	45	5	70	6	0	584	256	52	1	4	11	11	.278	.338	.484	.822	83	14.1	.354	111	7.9
24	Ron Kittle R. Kittle	145	1983	CWS	520	75	132	19	3	35	100	39	8	150	8	3	570	262	57	0	3	8	10	.254	.314	.504	.818	80	15.9	.355	118	11.9
25	Mitchell Page M. Page	145	1977	OAK	501	85	154	28	8	21	75	78	6	95	42	5	592	261	57	4	3	6	7	.307	.405	.521	.926	107	38.1	.404	157	39.7

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Since 1947, Hideki Matsui has the most games by a rookie left fielder, with 163 games in 2003.

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