Since 2005, Buster Posey and Elvis Andrus are tied for the most plate appearances by a player against a pitcher, with 120 plate appearances.
| NAME | PA | VS. PITCHER | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Posey | 120 | Clayton Kershaw | 39 | 113 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .221 | .267 | .327 | .594 |
| 2 |  | E. Andrus | 120 | Felix Hernandez | 37 | 106 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .283 | .342 | .321 | .663 |
| 3 | | A. Gordon | 112 | Justin Verlander | 34 | 98 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 35 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .184 | .277 | .327 | .603 |
| 4 |  | L. Cain | 108 | Jose Quintana | 36 | 102 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .265 | .296 | .373 | .669 |
| 5 | | I. Kinsler | 108 | Felix Hernandez | 33 | 91 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .370 | .462 | .832 |
| 6 |  | S. Choo | 107 | Justin Verlander | 34 | 96 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .271 | .323 | .594 |
| 7 |  | R. Cano | 103 | James Shields | 33 | 93 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 69 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .409 | .466 | .742 | 1.208 |
| 8 |  | D. Jeter | 103 | James Shields | 29 | 96 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .324 | .344 | .667 |
| 9 |  | I. Suzuki | 103 | Ervin Santana | 30 | 95 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .337 | .388 | .516 | .904 |
| 10 |  | C. Santana | 102 | Justin Verlander | 34 | 88 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 51 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .216 | .314 | .580 | .893 |
| 11 |  | R. Braun | 102 | Adam Wainwright | 33 | 96 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .208 | .245 | .354 | .599 |
| 12 | | J. Rollins | 101 | Tim Hudson | 30 | 94 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .297 | .468 | .765 |
| 13 | | A. Jones | 100 | CC Sabathia | 32 | 92 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .283 | .320 | .511 | .831 |
| 14 |  | M. Trout | 99 | Felix Hernandez | 32 | 88 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 63 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .352 | .404 | .716 | 1.120 |
| 15 |  | A. McCutchen | 99 | Mike Leake | 33 | 90 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .333 | .356 | .689 |
| 16 |  | N. Markakis | 99 | Jon Lester | 32 | 95 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .273 | .316 | .589 |
| 17 |  | A. Beltre | 99 | Jered Weaver | 33 | 93 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .247 | .273 | .409 | .681 |
| 18 | | B. Butler | 97 | Justin Verlander | 31 | 87 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .402 | .464 | .540 | 1.004 |
| 19 |  | R. Zimmerman | 97 | Cole Hamels | 31 | 88 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .320 | .398 | .717 |
| 20 | | J. Mauer | 97 | Justin Verlander | 30 | 82 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .317 | .423 | .537 | .959 |
| 21 | | E. Aybar | 96 | Felix Hernandez | 31 | 91 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .260 | .264 | .524 |
| 22 | | D. Jeter | 96 | Josh Beckett | 27 | 88 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .330 | .372 | .443 | .816 |
| 23 | | I. Suzuki | 96 | John Lackey | 28 | 89 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .326 | .375 | .416 | .791 |
| 24 | | A. Escobar | 95 | Justin Verlander | 30 | 90 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .237 | .256 | .492 |
| 25 |  | E. Hosmer | 95 | Justin Verlander | 29 | 88 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .305 | .398 | .703 |
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