most plate appearances by a pitcher in 2021

Walker Buehler made the most plate appearances by a pitcher in a season in 2021, with 82 plate appearances.

	NAME	PA	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Walker Buehler W. Buehler	82	2021	LAD	34	69	5	7	2	0	0	3	5	0	45	0	0	9	2	8	0	0	0	.101	.162	.130	.293	-2	-11.9	.140	-16	-12.1
2	Adam Wainwright A. Wainwright	74	2021	STL	33	57	1	7	2	0	0	4	3	0	25	0	0	9	2	14	0	0	2	.123	.167	.158	.325	-1	-10.1	.149	-9	-10.3
3	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	73	2021	PHI	32	68	1	11	2	0	0	3	0	0	39	0	0	13	2	5	0	0	1	.162	.162	.191	.353	-1	-9.8	.153	-10	-10.2
4	Julio Urías J. Urías	70	2021	LAD	30	59	5	12	2	0	0	9	0	1	22	0	0	14	2	10	0	0	1	.203	.217	.237	.454	2	-6.6	.200	24	-6.8
5	Max Fried M. Fried	67	2021	ATL	31	55	7	15	3	0	0	5	4	0	18	0	0	18	3	8	0	0	0	.273	.322	.327	.649	7	-1.4	.289	78	-1.9
6	Tyler Mahle T. Mahle	66	2021	CIN	32	55	1	3	0	0	0	1	4	0	19	0	0	3	0	7	0	0	2	.055	.119	.055	.173	-4	-12.2	.092	-54	-13
7	Sandy Alcantara S. Alcantara	64	2021	MIA	30	58	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	1	45	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	.034	.097	.052	.148	-5	-12.4	.079	-58	-12.8
8	Patrick Corbin P. Corbin	63	2021	WSH	28	53	1	7	0	0	0	0	3	0	24	0	0	7	0	7	0	0	0	.132	.179	.132	.311	-1	-8.7	.147	-14	-9.1
9	Aaron Nola A. Nola	63	2021	PHI	31	49	5	7	2	0	0	4	6	0	29	0	0	9	2	7	1	0	0	.143	.232	.184	.416	2	-6.1	.197	19	-6.5
10	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	63	2021	TOT	28	59	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-9	-16.4	.000	-108	-16.7
11	Anthony DeSclafani A. DeSclafani	62	2021	SFG	33	51	2	2	1	0	0	1	4	0	33	0	0	3	1	7	0	0	0	.039	.109	.059	.168	-4	-11.6	.089	-48	-11.7
12	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	62	2021	SFG	31	54	6	10	0	0	0	4	2	0	31	0	0	10	0	5	1	0	0	.185	.211	.185	.396	1	-7	.178	11	-7.1
13	Charlie Morton C. Morton	62	2021	ATL	31	55	5	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	31	0	0	8	1	7	0	0	0	.127	.127	.145	.273	-3	-10.1	.118	-33	-10.5
14	Kyle Hendricks K. Hendricks	61	2021	CHC	30	52	3	6	1	0	0	1	2	0	26	0	0	7	1	7	0	0	0	.115	.148	.135	.283	-2	-9.3	.130	-24	-9.6
15	Germán Márquez G. Márquez	60	2021	COL	29	53	5	14	5	0	1	9	0	0	13	0	0	22	6	7	0	0	0	.264	.264	.415	.679	6	-1.3	.288	63	-2.8
16	Luis Castillo L. Castillo	59	2021	CIN	30	49	1	8	2	0	0	2	1	0	23	0	0	10	2	9	0	0	1	.163	.180	.204	.384	0	-7.1	.169	-4	-7.8
17	Wade Miley W. Miley	59	2021	CIN	28	54	9	10	3	0	0	3	3	0	13	0	0	13	3	2	0	0	0	.185	.228	.241	.469	2	-5.1	.210	22	-5.8
18	Corbin Burnes C. Burnes	59	2021	MIL	26	52	1	8	0	0	0	4	3	0	26	0	0	8	0	4	0	0	0	.154	.200	.154	.354	0	-7.3	.166	-2	-7.6
19	Merrill Kelly M. Kelly	58	2021	ARI	27	47	1	3	1	0	0	1	4	0	27	0	0	4	1	7	0	0	1	.064	.137	.085	.222	-3	-9.7	.113	-36	-10
20	Marcus Stroman M. Stroman	58	2021	NYM	30	51	2	5	2	0	0	1	4	0	24	1	0	7	2	3	0	0	0	.098	.164	.137	.301	-1	-8.2	.143	-11	-8.2
21	Brandon Woodruff B. Woodruff	58	2021	MIL	28	52	0	6	0	0	0	2	3	0	28	0	0	6	0	3	0	0	0	.115	.164	.115	.279	-2	-8.7	.134	-22	-9
22	Joe Musgrove J. Musgrove	57	2021	SDP	36	51	2	7	2	0	0	1	1	0	23	0	0	9	2	4	1	0	0	.137	.151	.176	.327	-1	-8.1	.143	-11	-8
23	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	55	2021	SDP	29	53	2	5	2	0	0	1	0	1	25	0	0	7	2	1	0	0	2	.094	.111	.132	.243	-3	-9.4	.108	-33	-9.3
24	Logan Webb L. Webb	53	2021	SFG	26	46	7	6	2	1	1	7	2	0	21	0	0	13	4	5	0	0	1	.130	.167	.283	.449	1	-5.4	.192	19	-5.5
25	Madison Bumgarner M. Bumgarner	52	2021	ARI	25	39	3	4	1	0	0	3	9	1	29	0	0	5	1	2	1	0	0	.103	.280	.128	.408	2	-4.2	.217	31	-4.5

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30

Ohtani

RBI

85

Pages

AVG

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Freeman

Team Pitching Leaders

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Yamamoto

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Yamamoto

ERA

1.79

Ohtani

Team Rankings

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4th

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	100	62	.617
Padres	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/25	ATL	@	LAD	4:00 AM
Sat 3/27	ATL	@	LAD	4:00 AM
Sun 3/28	ATL	@	LAD	4:00 AM
Mon 3/29	MIN	@	LAD	4:00 AM
Tue 3/30	MIN	@	LAD	4:00 AM

Last Game

Brewers

4 - 0

Final

Dodgers

0 - 4

Thu 15 Oct 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

43

Alonso

RBI Leaders

116

Burleson

113

Alonso

112

Stewart

Batting Average Leaders

.316

Alvarez

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Moreno

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Arraez

Hit Leaders

191

Lopez

185

Arraez

181

Tatis

Run Leaders

119

Crow-Armstrong

113

Arozarena

106

Vargas

OBP Leaders

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Alvarez

.390

Rumfield

.389

Bauers

SLG Leaders

.601

Alvarez

.570

Crow-Armstrong

.534

Rice

SB Leaders

49

Nuñez

46

Simpson

45

Witt

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Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

18

Gray

16

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

252

Misiorowski

248

Williams

239

Schlittler

ERA Leaders

1.80

Misiorowski

1.95

Schlittler

2.16

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

12.98

Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.11

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.45

Sale

5.73

Misiorowski

5.44

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

26

Martinez

31

Sale

32

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FanDuel Points Leaders

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Crow-Armstrong

2,289.3

Ohtani

2,096

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,789

Crow-Armstrong

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Ohtani

1,571

Alvarez

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96-72

91-71

88-74

87-75

94-82

Worst Record ATS

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72-98

75-87

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0