6 players were tied for the most games in 1997, with 162 games. The first three are Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio and Brian L. Hunter.
Interpreted as:
most games played by a player in 1997| 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 |  | J. Bagwell | 162 | 1997 | 566 | 109 | 162 | 40 | 2 | 43 | 135 | 127 | 16 | 122 | 31 | 10 | 717 | 335 | 85 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 10 | .286 | .425 | .592 | 1.017 | 143 | 54.9 | .424 | 163 | 57.6 | |
| 2 |  | C. Biggio | 162 | 1997 | 619 | 146 | 191 | 37 | 8 | 22 | 81 | 84 | 34 | 107 | 47 | 10 | 744 | 310 | 67 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .309 | .415 | .501 | .916 | 134 | 42.8 | .401 | 148 | 45.5 | |
| 3 |  | B. L. Hunter | 162 | 1997 | 658 | 112 | 177 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 66 | 1 | 121 | 74 | 18 | 738 | 232 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 13 | .269 | .334 | .353 | .687 | 77 | -13.6 | .310 | 81 | -17.8 | |
| 4 | | E. Karros | 162 | 1997 | 628 | 86 | 167 | 28 | 0 | 31 | 104 | 61 | 2 | 116 | 15 | 7 | 700 | 288 | 59 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 10 | .266 | .329 | .459 | .787 | 92 | 5.5 | .342 | 110 | 8.9 | |
| 5 |  | C. Ripken Jr. | 162 | 1997 | 615 | 79 | 166 | 30 | 0 | 17 | 84 | 56 | 5 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 686 | 247 | 47 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 19 | .270 | .331 | .402 | .733 | 79 | -5.2 | .323 | 92 | -6.7 | |
| 6 |  | S. Sosa | 162 | 1997 | 642 | 90 | 161 | 31 | 4 | 36 | 119 | 45 | 2 | 174 | 22 | 12 | 694 | 308 | 71 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | .251 | .300 | .480 | .779 | 84 | -1.3 | .330 | 93 | -6.4 | |
| 7 | | A. Belle | 161 | 1997 | 634 | 90 | 174 | 45 | 1 | 30 | 116 | 53 | 6 | 105 | 4 | 4 | 701 | 311 | 76 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 26 | .274 | .332 | .491 | .823 | 98 | 11.7 | .352 | 112 | 11.1 | |
| 8 | | T. Zeile | 160 | 1997 | 575 | 89 | 154 | 17 | 0 | 31 | 90 | 85 | 6 | 112 | 8 | 7 | 672 | 264 | 48 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 18 | .268 | .365 | .459 | .824 | 98 | 15.5 | .360 | 122 | 18.8 | |
| 9 |  | B. Bonds | 159 | 1997 | 532 | 123 | 155 | 26 | 5 | 40 | 101 | 145 | 8 | 87 | 37 | 8 | 690 | 311 | 71 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 13 | .291 | .446 | .585 | 1.031 | 141 | 56.1 | .430 | 165 | 57 | |
| 10 | | V. Castilla | 159 | 1997 | 612 | 94 | 186 | 25 | 2 | 40 | 113 | 44 | 8 | 108 | 2 | 4 | 668 | 335 | 67 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 17 | .304 | .356 | .547 | .904 | 111 | 28.9 | .384 | 109 | 7.6 | |
| 11 | | T. Clark | 159 | 1997 | 580 | 105 | 160 | 28 | 3 | 32 | 117 | 93 | 3 | 144 | 1 | 3 | 681 | 290 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 11 | .276 | .376 | .500 | .876 | 109 | 24.8 | .376 | 124 | 20.8 | |
| 12 |  | D. Jeter | 159 | 1997 | 654 | 116 | 190 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 70 | 74 | 10 | 125 | 23 | 12 | 748 | 265 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 14 | .291 | .370 | .405 | .775 | 103 | 10.5 | .349 | 110 | 9.9 | |
| 13 | | R. Mondesi | 159 | 1997 | 616 | 95 | 191 | 42 | 5 | 30 | 87 | 44 | 6 | 105 | 32 | 15 | 670 | 333 | 77 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | .310 | .360 | .541 | .901 | 112 | 29.3 | .385 | 138 | 32.6 | |
| 14 | | T. Martinez | 158 | 1997 | 594 | 96 | 176 | 31 | 2 | 44 | 141 | 75 | 3 | 75 | 3 | 1 | 685 | 343 | 77 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 15 | .296 | .371 | .577 | .948 | 121 | 36.3 | .396 | 141 | 35.8 | |
| 15 | | R. Palmeiro | 158 | 1997 | 614 | 95 | 156 | 24 | 2 | 38 | 110 | 67 | 5 | 109 | 5 | 2 | 692 | 298 | 64 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | .254 | .329 | .485 | .815 | 95 | 9.8 | .349 | 109 | 8.4 | |
| 16 | | J. Buhner | 157 | 1997 | 540 | 104 | 131 | 18 | 2 | 40 | 109 | 119 | 5 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 665 | 273 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23 | .243 | .383 | .506 | .889 | 113 | 30.8 | .388 | 133 | 27.8 | |
| 17 | | J. Carter | 157 | 1997 | 612 | 76 | 143 | 30 | 4 | 21 | 102 | 40 | 7 | 105 | 8 | 2 | 668 | 244 | 55 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 12 | .234 | .284 | .399 | .683 | 62 | -20.5 | .295 | 72 | -23.6 | |
| 18 | | R. Greer | 157 | 1997 | 601 | 112 | 193 | 42 | 3 | 26 | 87 | 83 | 3 | 87 | 9 | 5 | 690 | 319 | 71 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | .321 | .405 | .531 | .936 | 128 | 42.7 | .407 | 141 | 36.1 | |
| 19 |  | K. Griffey Jr. | 157 | 1997 | 608 | 125 | 185 | 34 | 3 | 56 | 147 | 76 | 8 | 121 | 15 | 4 | 704 | 393 | 93 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 12 | .304 | .382 | .646 | 1.028 | 139 | 52.2 | .421 | 155 | 49 | |
| 20 |  | C. Jones | 157 | 1997 | 597 | 100 | 176 | 41 | 3 | 21 | 111 | 76 | 0 | 88 | 20 | 5 | 679 | 286 | 65 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 | .295 | .371 | .479 | .850 | 104 | 20.4 | .368 | 122 | 18.7 | |
| 21 | | T. Salmon | 157 | 1997 | 582 | 95 | 172 | 28 | 1 | 33 | 129 | 95 | 7 | 142 | 9 | 12 | 695 | 301 | 62 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 7 | .296 | .394 | .517 | .911 | 121 | 35.7 | .394 | 138 | 33.4 | |
| 22 | | J.T. Snow | 157 | 1997 | 531 | 81 | 149 | 36 | 1 | 28 | 104 | 96 | 1 | 124 | 6 | 4 | 637 | 271 | 65 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 8 | .281 | .387 | .510 | .898 | 106 | 27.5 | .384 | 135 | 28.3 | |
| 23 | | G. Berroa | 156 | 1997 | TOT | 561 | 88 | 159 | 25 | 0 | 26 | 90 | 76 | 4 | 120 | 4 | 4 | 648 | 262 | 51 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 18 | .283 | .369 | .467 | .836 | 98 | 18 | .366 | 120 | 16.6 |
| 24 | | M. Grudzielanek | 156 | 1997 | 649 | 76 | 177 | 54 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 23 | 10 | 76 | 25 | 9 | 688 | 249 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | .273 | .307 | .384 | .690 | 69 | -15.5 | .305 | 79 | -18 | |
| 25 | | C. Knoblauch | 156 | 1997 | 611 | 117 | 178 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 84 | 17 | 84 | 62 | 10 | 716 | 251 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | .291 | .390 | .411 | .800 | 104 | 15.8 | .359 | 112 | 10.8 | |
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