who has the most plate appearances from 2020 to 2021 in the mlb

Between the 2020 and 2021 seasons, Whit Merrifield made the most plate appearances, with 985 plate appearances.

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	NAME	PA	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	Whit Merrifield W. Merrifield	985	222	912	135	254	54	3	19	104	52	8	136	52	7	371	76	0	13	1	15	.279	.319	.407	.726	118	-2.8	.312	94	-7.7
2	Marcus Semien M. Semien	960	215	863	143	220	48	3	52	125	91	3	196	19	1	430	103	0	3	0	12	.255	.327	.498	.825	145	27.7	.351	121	25.2
3	Freddie Freeman F. Freeman	957	219	814	171	253	48	3	44	136	130	11	144	10	3	439	95	0	2	22	17	.311	.412	.539	.951	184	67.3	.400	150	60.9
4	Vladimir Guerrero Jr. V. Guerrero Jr.	941	221	825	157	246	42	3	57	144	106	8	148	5	1	465	102	0	2	8	26	.298	.383	.564	.946	179	64.1	.398	151	59.1
5	José Abreu J. Abreu	921	212	806	129	224	45	2	49	177	79	25	202	1	0	420	96	0	11	4	38	.278	.356	.521	.877	154	41.7	.370	136	40.3
6	J.P. Crawford	919	213	823	122	221	44	2	11	78	81	8	153	9	9	302	57	1	6	1	14	.269	.338	.367	.705	109	-3.6	.311	101	0.8
7	Matt Olson M. Olson	918	216	775	129	194	39	1	53	153	122	10	190	5	1	394	93	0	11	14	19	.250	.355	.508	.864	147	34.9	.362	136	40.1
8	Kyle Seager K. Seager	918	219	806	108	177	41	1	44	141	91	11	194	8	1	352	86	0	10	5	11	.220	.304	.437	.741	112	0	.316	104	4.4
9	Tommy Edman T. Edman	918	214	845	120	219	48	4	16	82	54	11	143	32	9	323	68	2	6	1	9	.259	.310	.382	.692	101	-11.3	.301	89	-12.5
10	Dansby Swanson D. Swanson	917	220	825	127	211	48	2	37	123	74	9	238	14	3	374	87	1	8	4	7	.256	.321	.453	.774	123	10.7	.330	104	4.5
11	Carlos Santana C. Santana	914	218	771	100	162	22	0	27	99	133	4	145	2	0	265	49	0	6	4	17	.210	.327	.344	.671	100	-11.9	.300	86	-15.5
12	Rafael Devers R. Devers	912	213	823	133	226	53	2	49	156	75	10	210	5	5	430	104	0	4	7	21	.275	.341	.522	.863	147	35.8	.363	126	28.7
13	Paul Goldschmidt P. Goldschmidt	909	216	794	133	235	49	2	37	120	104	5	179	13	0	399	88	0	6	2	17	.296	.378	.503	.881	157	46.2	.377	139	45
14	Isiah Kiner-Falefa I. Kiner-Falefa	905	216	846	102	231	29	6	11	63	42	13	122	28	10	305	46	1	3	2	17	.273	.316	.361	.677	96	-14.6	.296	84	-17.2
15	Trea Turner T. Turner	905	207	828	153	273	49	7	40	118	63	8	146	44	9	456	96	0	6	2	23	.330	.380	.551	.931	169	58.6	.394	147	54.5
16	Cesar Hernandez C. Hernandez	897	207	803	119	198	41	2	24	82	83	7	192	1	1	315	67	1	3	2	14	.247	.321	.392	.714	107	-3.2	.312	97	-2.7
17	David Fletcher D. Fletcher	895	206	833	105	230	40	3	5	65	51	1	85	17	4	291	48	7	3	1	14	.276	.318	.349	.667	93	-16.8	.293	82	-19.4
18	DJ LeMahieu	895	200	792	125	231	34	3	20	84	91	6	115	7	2	331	57	0	6	2	19	.292	.366	.418	.784	130	20.2	.343	120	21.7
19	Manny Machado M. Machado	894	213	788	136	225	43	3	44	153	89	2	139	18	6	406	90	0	15	14	19	.286	.353	.515	.869	143	34	.362	131	35.7
20	José Ramírez J. Ramírez	890	210	771	156	211	48	6	53	149	103	10	130	37	7	430	107	0	6	10	15	.274	.364	.558	.922	159	50.6	.384	147	51.8
21	Jose Altuve J. Altuve	888	194	793	149	209	41	1	36	101	83	5	130	7	6	360	78	1	6	3	14	.264	.335	.454	.789	125	16.4	.338	116	17
22	Pete Alonso P. Alonso	876	209	769	112	195	33	3	53	129	84	18	188	4	0	393	89	0	5	10	24	.254	.339	.511	.850	137	29.9	.357	128	31.3
23	J.D. Martinez	870	202	781	114	208	58	3	35	126	77	5	209	1	0	377	96	0	7	9	24	.266	.333	.483	.816	126	20	.344	112	13.2
24	Jorge Polanco J. Polanco	870	207	797	119	212	43	2	37	117	58	6	153	15	8	370	82	2	7	0	11	.266	.318	.464	.782	119	12.6	.334	113	13.3
25	Adam Frazier A. Frazier	869	213	786	105	224	43	5	12	66	65	13	104	11	8	313	60	4	1	2	13	.285	.349	.398	.747	114	8	.327	104	4.5

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RBI

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Jensen

AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

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Cameron

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ERA

3.32

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Team Rankings

168

21st

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ERA

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	85	76	.528
White Sox	83	78	.516	2.0
Tigers	76	85	.472	9.0
Twins	76	85	.472	9.0
Royals	68	93	.422	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	CLE	@	KCR	3:10 PM

Last Game

Guardians

85 - 76

Final

Royals

68 - 93

Sat 26 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

43

Alonso

RBI Leaders

116

Burleson

113

Alonso

111

Stewart

Batting Average Leaders

.316

Alvarez

.311

Moreno

.310

Arraez

Hit Leaders

191

Lopez

185

Arraez

181

Tatis

Run Leaders

119

Crow-Armstrong

112

Arozarena

106

Vargas

OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

.390

Bauers

.390

Rumfield

SLG Leaders

.604

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

Rodriguez

Strikeout Leaders

248

Williams

247

Misiorowski

239

Schlittler

ERA Leaders

1.86

Misiorowski

1.95

Schlittler

2.16

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.13

Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.11

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.45

Sale

5.88

Misiorowski

5.44

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

25

Martinez

31

Sale

32

Rasmussen

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,354.3

Crow-Armstrong

2,286.3

Ohtani

2,083.3

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,786

Crow-Armstrong

1,610.6

Ohtani

1,562

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

92-69

91-70

90-71

88-73

86-75

85-76

Worst Record ATS

59-102

68-93

75-86

76-85

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	67	.584
Phillies	87	74	.540	7.0
Marlins	79	82	.491	15.0
Nationals	76	85	.472	18.0
Mets	74	87	.460	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	102	59	.634
Cubs - w	88	73	.547	14.0
Pirates	81	80	.503	21.0
Cardinals	77	84	.478	25.0
Reds	75	86	.466	27.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	99	62	.615
Padres - w	90	71	.559	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	75	.534	13.0
Giants	65	96	.404	34.0
Rockies	58	103	.360	41.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	63	.609
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	5.0
Red Sox - w	87	74	.540	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	19.0
Blue Jays	78	83	.484	20.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	76	.528
White Sox - w	83	78	.516	2.0
Twins	76	85	.472	9.0
Tigers	76	85	.472	9.0
Royals	68	93	.422	17.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	80	81	.497
Rangers	80	81	.497
Mariners	75	86	.466	5.0
Athletics	64	97	.398	16.0
Angels	62	99	.385	18.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/12	COL	@	DET	7-11
Sat 9/12	NYM	@	NYY	12-2
Sat 9/12	PIT	@	CHC	3-4
Sat 9/12	BAL	@	TOR	3-7
Sat 9/12	SDP	@	SFG	7-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	BAL	@	NYY	1:05 PM
Sun 9/27	LAD	@	SFG	3:05 PM
Sun 9/27	HOU	@	ATH	3:05 PM
Sun 9/27	CHC	@	BOS	3:05 PM
Sun 9/27	CIN	@	TOR	3:07 PM

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