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Paul Molitor has the most plate appearances by a designated hitter in a season, with 749 plate appearances in 1991.

	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	Paul Molitor P. Molitor	749	1991	MIL	158	665	133	216	32	13	17	75	77	6	62	19	8	325	62	0	1	16	11	.325	.399	.489	.888	127	42.1	.391	145	39.8
2	Rusty Staub R. Staub	734	1978	DET	162	642	75	175	30	1	24	121	76	3	35	3	1	279	55	2	11	5	24	.273	.347	.435	.782	98	18.4	.351	116	13.5
3	Rafael Devers R. Devers	729	2025	TOT	163	607	99	153	33	0	35	109	112	6	192	1	1	291	68	0	4	10	16	.252	.372	.479	.851	117	30.9	.365	136	30.6
4	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	728	2024	LAD	159	636	134	197	38	7	54	130	81	6	162	59	4	411	99	0	5	10	7	.310	.390	.646	1.036	156	70.5	.431	180	69.5
5	Paul Molitor P. Molitor	728	1996	MIN	161	660	99	225	41	8	9	113	56	3	72	18	6	309	58	0	9	10	21	.341	.390	.468	.858	117	23	.372	115	14.9
6	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	725	2025	LAD	158	611	146	172	25	9	55	102	109	3	187	20	6	380	89	0	2	20	9	.282	.392	.622	1.014	147	61.7	.418	172	62.3
7	Paul Molitor P. Molitor	725	1993	TOR	160	636	121	211	37	5	22	111	77	3	71	22	4	324	64	1	8	3	13	.332	.402	.509	.911	130	43.3	.401	145	39.9
8	Kyle Schwarber K. Schwarber	724	2025	PHI	162	604	111	145	23	2	56	132	108	11	197	10	2	340	81	0	1	6	4	.240	.365	.563	.928	132	46	.391	152	44.9
9	Hal McRae H. McRae	720	1977	KCR	162	641	104	191	54	11	21	92	59	13	43	18	14	330	86	2	5	5	12	.298	.366	.515	.881	118	34.1	.383	137	31.9
10	David Ortiz D. Ortiz	713	2005	BOS	159	601	119	180	40	1	47	148	102	1	124	1	0	363	88	0	9	9	13	.300	.397	.604	1.001	140	54.5	.418	157	49.5
11	Frank Thomas F. Thomas	712	1998	CWS	160	585	109	155	35	2	29	109	110	6	93	7	0	281	66	0	11	2	14	.265	.381	.480	.861	115	26.4	.376	126	23.9
12	Jim Rice J. Rice	710	1977	BOS	160	644	104	206	29	15	39	114	53	8	120	5	4	382	83	0	5	10	21	.320	.376	.593	.969	134	51.2	.414	150	42.4
13	Andre Thornton A. Thornton	708	1982	CLE	161	589	90	161	26	1	32	116	109	2	81	6	7	285	59	3	5	18	21	.273	.386	.484	.870	114	33.9	.380	133	28
14	Frank Thomas F. Thomas	707	2000	CWS	159	582	115	191	44	0	43	143	112	5	94	1	3	364	87	0	8	18	13	.328	.436	.625	1.061	155	61.7	.441	160	57.6
15	Giancarlo Stanton G. Stanton	705	2018	NYY	158	617	102	164	34	1	38	100	70	8	211	5	0	314	73	0	10	5	17	.266	.343	.509	.852	108	25.9	.360	128	24
16	Edwin Encarnacion E. Encarnacion	701	2016	TOR	160	601	99	158	34	0	42	127	87	5	138	2	0	318	76	0	8	3	22	.263	.357	.529	.886	114	31.9	.373	136	30.3
17	Paul Molitor P. Molitor	700	1992	MIL	158	609	89	195	36	7	12	89	73	3	66	31	6	281	55	4	11	12	13	.320	.389	.461	.851	107	31.8	.377	137	29.2
18	Frank Thomas F. Thomas	700	1991	CWS	158	559	104	178	31	2	32	109	138	1	112	1	2	309	65	0	2	13	20	.318	.453	.553	1.006	146	66.8	.442	179	65.4
19	Brent Rooker B. Rooker	698	2025	ATH	162	626	92	164	40	3	30	89	65	5	155	6	1	300	73	0	2	4	13	.262	.335	.479	.814	103	20.2	.349	122	18
20	Willie Horton W. Horton	696	1979	SEA	162	646	77	180	19	5	29	106	42	4	112	1	1	296	53	2	2	4	20	.279	.326	.458	.784	93	11.8	.345	108	6.4
21	Brian Downing B. Downing	695	1987	CAL	155	567	110	154	29	3	29	77	106	17	85	5	5	276	61	2	3	6	10	.272	.400	.487	.886	121	35.4	.387	138	34
22	Rusty Staub R. Staub	695	1977	DET	158	623	84	173	34	3	22	101	59	1	47	1	1	279	59	2	10	4	27	.278	.336	.448	.784	92	11	.343	109	7.2
23	Prince Fielder P. Fielder	693	2015	TEX	158	613	78	187	28	0	23	98	64	11	88	0	0	284	51	0	5	14	21	.305	.378	.463	.841	104	26.1	.360	125	20
24	Kyle Schwarber K. Schwarber	692	2024	PHI	150	573	110	142	22	0	38	104	106	5	197	5	3	278	60	0	8	4	6	.248	.366	.485	.851	112	31	.366	134	28.4
25	Hal McRae H. McRae	692	1978	KCR	156	623	90	170	39	5	16	72	51	6	62	17	8	267	60	1	11	6	15	.273	.329	.429	.757	85	10.1	.337	109	7

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Team Rankings

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385

4th

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	45	28	.616
Cardinals	40	34	.541	5.5
Cubs	40	36	.526	6.5
Pirates	38	37	.507	8.0
Reds	35	39	.473	10.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 6/20	MIL	@	ATL	4:10 PM
Sun 6/21	MIL	@	ATL	1:35 PM
Mon 6/22	MIL	@	CIN	7:10 PM
Tue 6/23	MIL	@	CIN	7:10 PM
Wed 6/24	MIL	@	CIN	7:10 PM

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Final

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47 - 27

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25

Schwarber

24

Alvarez

23

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RBI Leaders

58

Walker

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Kurtz

56

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Batting Average Leaders

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Lee

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Alvarez

Hit Leaders

99

Lopez

93

Arraez

90

Alvarez

Run Leaders

68

Wood

54

Kurtz

54

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OBP Leaders

.438

Kurtz

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Alvarez

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Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.637

Alvarez

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Rice

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Buxton

SB Leaders

28

Witt

27

Nuñez

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Ashby

9

Williams

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Strikeout Leaders

138

Misiorowski

116

Sánchez

110

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.45

Misiorowski

1.71

Schlittler

1.82

Sánchez

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.84

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0.88

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K/9 Leaders

13.35

Misiorowski

10.87

Skenes

10.67

deGrom

K/BB Leaders

6.46

Rasmussen

6.19

Skenes

6.11

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Walk Leaders

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1,120.6

Wood

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Ohtani

834

Wood

791

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42-30

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Worst Record ATS

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	47	27	.635
Phillies	40	35	.533	7.5
Nationals	39	37	.513	9.0
Marlins	38	38	.500	10.0
Mets	34	41	.453	13.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	45	28	.616
Cardinals	40	34	.541	5.5
Cubs	40	36	.526	6.5
Pirates	38	37	.507	8.0
Reds	35	39	.473	10.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	48	27	.640
Padres	38	35	.521	9.0
Diamondbacks	38	36	.514	9.5
Giants	31	44	.413	17.0
Rockies	28	47	.373	20.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	46	28	.622
Rays	42	30	.583	3.0
Blue Jays	37	39	.487	10.0
Orioles	35	41	.461	12.0
Red Sox	29	43	.403	16.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	40	35	.533
White Sox	39	35	.527	0.5
Twins	36	40	.474	4.5
Royals	33	45	.423	8.5
Tigers	31	44	.413	9.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	39	37	.513
Athletics	37	38	.493	1.5
Rangers	35	39	.473	3.0
Astros	35	41	.461	4.0
Angels	30	46	.395	9.0

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Thu 6/4	SDP	@	PHI	4-6
Thu 6/4	CLE	@	NYY	1-2
Thu 6/4	BAL	@	BOS	8-2
Thu 6/4	SFG	@	MIL	12-9

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 6/20	CWS	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sat 6/20	CIN	@	NYY	1:35 PM
Sat 6/20	TOR	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Sat 6/20	SDP	@	TEX	4:05 PM
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Paul Molitor has the most plate appearances by a designated hitter in a season, with 749 plate appearances in 1991.

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