Who had the most at bats in a season in MLB history?

Answer 1

For the American League and Major League, Willie Wilson had 705 at bats for the Kansas City Royals in 1980. In the National League, Juan Samuel had 701 at bats for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1984.

Actually Jimmy Rollins had 716 at bats in 2007 for the Phillies

Answer 2

The record is 11 held by Johnny Burnett, Julio Cruz, Cecil Cooper, Carlton Fisk, Irv Hall, Rudy Law, Ed Morgan, Bobby Richardson, Carson Bigbee, Tony Boeckel, Dave Cash, Ralph Garr, Charlie Pick, and Dave Schneck.

Answer 3

Here's the all-time list as of the start of the 2008 season:

SEASON

PLATE APPEARANCES YEAR PA

1 Jimmy Rollins 2007 778

2 Lenny Dykstra 1993 773

3 Pete Rose 1974 770

4 Dave Cash 1975 766

5 Jose Reyes 2007 765

6 Pete Rose 1975 764

7 Ichiro Suzuki 2004 762

T8 Maury Wills 1962 759

T8 Pete Rose 1976 759

T10 Jimmy Rollins 2006 758

T10 Wade Boggs 1985 758

T12 Frankie Crosetti 1938 757

T12 Pete Rose 1965 757

T12 Omar Moreno 1979 757

15 Dom DiMaggio 1948 756

16 Woody English 1930 755

17 Bobby Richardson 1962 754

T18 Ichiro Suzuki 2006 752

T18 Taylor Douthit 1928 752

T18 Derek Jeter 2005 752

T18 Mo Vaughn 1996 752

T18 Pete Rose 1973 752

T23 Grady Sizemore 2006 751

T23 Paul Molitor 1982 751

25 Juan Pierre 2006 750

T26 Brady Anderson 1992 749

T26 Craig Biggio 1999 749

T26 Paul Molitor 1991 749

T29 Taylor Douthit 1930 748

T29 Alex Rodriguez 1998 748

T29 Juan Pierre 2004 748

T29 Grady Sizemore 2007 748

T29 Augie Galan 1935 748

T29 Derek Jeter 1997 748

T29 Michael Young 2006 748

T36 Rabbit Maranville 1922 747

T36 Darin Erstad 2000 747

T38 Matty Alou 1969 746

T38 Jim Rice 1978 746

T38 Juan Pierre 2003 746

T38 Lyn Lary 1936 746

T42 Dave Bancroft 1922 745

T42 Bobby Bonds 1970 745

T42 Willie Wilson 1980 745

T42 Dave Cash 1974 745

T42 Omar Moreno 1980 745

T42 Tommy Harper 1965 745

T48 Dwight Evans 1985 744

T48 Kirby Puckett 1985 744

T48 Jo-Jo Moore 1935 744

T48 Craig Biggio 1997 744

T52 Frankie Crosetti 1939 743

T52 Pee Wee Reese 1949 743

T52 Felix Millan 1975 743

T55 Wade Boggs 1989 742

T55 Charlie Jamieson 1923 742

T55 Don Mattingly 1986 742

T58 Ron LeFlore 1978 741

T58 Kiki Cuyler 1930 741

T58 Alfonso Soriano 2002 741

T58 Johnny Damon 2000 741

T62 Frankie Crosetti 1936 740

T62 Red Rolfe 1937 740

T62 Lyn Lary 1937 740

T65 Ichiro Suzuki 2005 739

T65 Michael Young 2004 739

T65 Derek Jeter 1999 739

T65 Curt Flood 1964 739

T65 Chase Utley 2006 739

T65 Sandy Alomar Sr. 1971 739

T71 Chuck Schilling 1961 738

T71 Dwight Evans 1984 738

T71 Ichiro Suzuki 2001 738

T71 Bobby Bonds 1973 738

T71 Lou Gehrig 1931 738

T71 Craig Biggio 1998 738

T71 Al Bumbry 1980 738

T71 Brian Hunter 1997 738

T79 Juan Samuel 1984 737

T79 Harold Reynolds 1990 737

T79 Don Kessinger 1969 737

T82 Kenny Lofton 1996 736

T82 Ichiro Suzuki 2007 736

T82 Rafael Furcal 2006 736

T82 Brooks Robinson 1961 736

T86 Billy Herman 1935 735

T86 Vernon Wells 2003 735

T86 Dick Howser 1964 735

T86 Doug Glanville 1998 735

T86 Pete Rose 1980 735

T86 Sandy Alomar Sr. 1970 735

T92 Phil Rizzuto 1950 734

T92 Rafael Furcal 2003 734

T92 Eddie Yost 1952 734

T92 Nomar Garciaparra 1997 734

T92 Brian Roberts 2004 734

T92 Alfonso Soriano 2003 734

T92 Sal Bando 1969 734

T92 Rusty Staub 1978 734

T100 Jose Reyes 2005 733

T100 Tony Phillips 1992 733

T100 Burt Shotton 1916 733

T100 Darrell Evans 1973 733

T100 Buddy Lewis 1937 733

T105 Brett Butler 1990 732

T105 Neifi Perez 1999 732

T105 Eddie Lake 1947 732

T105 Alex Rodriguez 2001 732

T105 Horace Clarke 1970 732

T105 Max Carey 1922 732

T105 Michael Young 2005 732

T105 Jimmy Rollins 2005 732

T105 Rafael Palmeiro 1996 732

T114 Jake Wood 1961 731

T114 Lefty O'Doul 1929 731

T114 Eddie Yost 1950 731

T114 Charlie Gehringer 1936 731

T114 Tito Fuentes 1973 731

T114 Bill Wambsganss 1924 731

T114 Harvey Kuenn 1953 731

T114 Red Rolfe 1939 731

T114 Woody Jensen 1936 731

T114 Pete Rose 1977 731

T114 Tim Raines 1982 731

T125 Ted Williams 1949 730

T125 Brett Butler 1991 730

T125 Derek Jeter 2002 730

T125 Mark Teixeira 2005 730

T125 Pete Rose 1979 730

T130 Roy Smalley 1979 729

T130 Juan Pierre 2007 729

T130 Lou Brock 1970 729

T130 Andruw Jones 2000 729

T130 Richie Ashburn 1957 729

T130 Jeff Bagwell 1999 729

T130 Jerry Priddy 1950 729

T130 Pete Rose 1978 729

T130 Pete Rose 1972 729

T139 Zoilo Versalles 1965 728

T139 Ichiro Suzuki 2002 728

T139 Cesar Izturis 2004 728

T139 Richie Ashburn 1949 728

T139 Alfonso Soriano 2006 728

T139 Harold Reynolds 1991 728

T139 Dan Uggla 2007 728

T139 Vada Pinson 1965 728

T139 Paul Molitor 1996 728

T139 Luis Gonzalez 2001 728

T139 Pete Rose 1969 728

T139 Pete Rose 1970 728

T139 Don Blasingame 1957 728

T139 Roy White 1976 728

T139 Bobby Richardson 1964 728

T154 Dwight Evans 1982 727

T154 Lou Brock 1973 727

T154 Billy Williams 1966 727

T154 Mark Teixeira 2006 727

T154 Tony Fernandez 1986 727

T154 Don Mattingly 1985 727

T154 Dave Cash 1976 727

T154 B.J. Surhoff 1999 727

T154 Woody English 1931 727

T163 Whitey Witt 1921 726

T163 Bill White 1963 726

T163 Edgardo Alfonzo 1999 726

T163 Juan Samuel 1987 726

T163 Eddie Stanky 1945 726

T163 Lloyd Waner 1931 726

T163 Cesar Tovar 1967 726

T163 Cesar Tovar 1970 726

T163 Lloyd Waner 1929 726

T163 Ty Cobb 1924 726

T163 Wade Boggs 1984 726

T163 Ruben Sierra 1991 726

T163 Cal Ripken 1983 726

T163 Davey Lopes 1975 726

T177 Kevin Seitzer 1987 725

T177 Ichiro Suzuki 2003 725

T177 Brian Downing 1982 725

T177 Al Smith 1955 725

T177 Alex Rodriguez 2002 725

T177 Jimmy Rollins 2004 725

T177 Richie Ashburn 1958 725

T177 Lu Blue 1931 725

T177 Paul Molitor 1993 725

T177 Miguel Tejada 2004 725

T177 Frank Taveras 1979 725

T188 Carl Furillo 1951 724

T188 Earle Combs 1927 724

T188 Lance Johnson 1996 724

T188 Lou Brock 1967 724

T188 Lenny Green 1962 724

T188 George Burns 1923 724

T188 George Kell 1950 724

T188 Buddy Lewis 1938 724

T196 Kirby Puckett 1986 723

T196 Billy Herman 1932 723

T196 Robin Yount 1987 723

T196 John Olerud 1999 723

T196 George Burns 1922 723

T196 Ray Durham 1998 723

T196 Stan Hack 1939 723

T196 Joe Kuhel 1935 723

T196 Marquis Grissom 1996 723

T196 Craig Biggio 1996 723

T196 Carlos Beltran 1999 723

T196 Dick Groat 1962 723

T196 Snuffy Stirnweiss 1944 723

T196 Roy White 1973 723

T210 Albert Belle 1999 722

T210 Bob Dillinger 1948 722

T210 Fernando Vina 1998 722

T210 Jigger Statz 1923 722

T210 Ryan Zimmerman 2007 722

T210 Carlos Beltran 2002 722

T210 Luis Gonzalez 2000 722

T210 George Van Haltren 1898 722

T210 Sammy Sosa 1998 722

T210 Don Baylor 1979 722

T210 Rickey Henderson 1980 722

T221 Rick Burleson 1977 721

T221 Frankie Crosetti 1937 721

T221 Billy Moran 1962 721

T221 Rich Rollins 1962 721

T221 Rennie Stennett 1974 721

T221 Stan Musial 1949 721

T221 Donie Bush 1914 721

T221 Derek Jeter 2004 721

T221 Mike Rocco 1944 721

T221 Tony Fernandez 1990 721

T221 Craig Biggio 1992 721

T221 Nellie Fox 1956 721

T221 Jack Tobin 1921 721

T221 Steve Finley 1996 721

T221 Travis Fryman 1992 721

T236 Lou Whitaker 1983 720

T236 George Case 1940 720

T236 Lou Brock 1971 720

T236 Buddy Myer 1935 720

T236 Chone Figgins 2005 720

T236 Bobby Bonds 1969 720

T236 Jimmy Rollins 2001 720

T236 Hal McRae 1977 720

T236 Buddy Bell 1979 720

T236 Lloyd Waner 1928 720

T236 Adrian Gonzalez 2007 720

T236 Tim Raines 1983 720

T236 Ken Griffey Jr. 1998 720

T236 Mike Hargrove 1980 720

T250 Nomar Garciaparra 2003 719

T250 Tony Phillips 1996 719

T250 Bobby Abreu 2005 719

T250 Billy Williams 1965 719

T250 Dick Bartell 1932 719

T250 Johnny Pesky 1947 719

T250 Dick Howser 1961 719

T250 Bill Doran 1987 719

T250 Richie Ashburn 1956 719

T250 Lou Gehrig 1936 719

T250 Jeff Bagwell 1996 719

T250 Wade Boggs 1988 719

T250 Jeff Bagwell 2000 719

T250 Norm Siebern 1962 719

T250 Roberto Alomar 1991 719

T250 Chuck Klein 1930 719

T250 Johnny Damon 2001 719

T250 Carl Yastrzemski 1962 719

T268 Rick Burleson 1980 718

T268 Albie Pearson 1962 718

T268 Matty Alou 1970 718

T268 Zoilo Versalles 1964 718

T268 Chico Carrasquel 1954 718

T268 Juan Pierre 2005 718

T268 Bill Buckner 1985 718

T268 Doc Cramer 1933 718

T268 Eric Young 1997 718

T268 Richie Sexson 2003 718

T268 Tony Oliva 1964 718

T268 Julio Franco 1984 718

T268 Cesar Tovar 1971 718

T268 Dummy Hoy 1899 718

T268 Nellie Fox 1957 718

T268 Felipe Alou 1968 718

T268 Al Simmons 1932 718

T268 Billy Gardner 1957 718

T268 Pete Rose 1982 718

T268 Tim Raines 1984 718

T268 Cal Ripken 1985 718

T268 Cal Ripken 1993 718

T268 Dom DiMaggio 1951 718

T291 Steve Sax 1989 717

T291 Larry Bowa 1974 717

T291 Doc Cramer 1938 717

T291 Lou Gehrig 1927 717

T291 Craig Biggio 2001 717

T291 Mike Sweeney 2000 717

T291 Omar Vizquel 2000 717

T291 Craig Biggio 2003 717

T291 Jeff Bagwell 2001 717

T291 Jeff Bagwell 1997 717

T291 Brian Giles 2006 717

T291 Cal Ripken 1991 717

T291 Cal Ripken 1987 717

T291 Snuffy Stirnweiss 1945 717

T305 Brett Butler 1993 716

T305 Eddie Yost 1951 716

T305 Bob Bescher 1911 716

T305 Bill Werber 1934 716

T305 Brian Roberts 2007 716

T305 Johnny Mostil 1925 716

T305 Brian McRae 1996 716

T305 Vern Stephens 1948 716

T305 Nellie Fox 1959 716

T305 Chuck Knoblauch 1997 716

T305 Carlos Baerga 1992 716

T305 Jack Tobin 1915 716

T305 Ivan DeJesus 1979 716

T305 Wally Moon 1954 716

T305 Cal Ripken 1984 716

T305 Jerry Remy 1982 716

T305 Ruppert Jones 1979 716

T322 Kevin Seitzer 1989 715

T322 Albert Belle 1996 715

T322 Billy Goodman 1955 715

T322 Joe Judge 1921 715

T322 Charlie Gehringer 1929 715

T322 Ken Hubbs 1962 715

T322 Alex Rodriguez 2003 715

T322 Alex Rodriguez 2005 715

T322 Devon White 1991 715

T322 Derek Jeter 2006 715

T322 Roger Metzger 1972 715

T322 Chuck Knoblauch 1999 715

T322 Fresco Thompson 1929 715

T322 Miguel Tejada 2002 715

T322 Cal Ripken 1992 715

T337 Hank Aaron 1963 714

T337 George Hausmann 1945 714

T337 Shawn Green 2000 714

T337 Billy Williams 1970 714

T337 Felipe Lopez 2006 714

T337 George Burns 1920 714

T337 Derek Jeter 2007 714

T337 Ken Singleton 1975 714

T337 Jimmy Barrett 1904 714

T337 Red Rolfe 1938 714

T337 Curt Flood 1963 714

T337 Rafael Palmeiro 2001 714

T337 Rafael Palmeiro 1991 714

T337 Phil Bradley 1985 714

T351 Joe Gedeon 1920 713

T351 Billy Herman 1939 713

T351 David Eckstein 2005 713

T351 Stan Rojek 1948 713

T351 David Ortiz 2005 713

T351 Eddie Yost 1953 713

T351 Carl Lind 1928 713

T351 Bobby Abreu 2004 713

T351 Doc Cramer 1936 713

T351 Johnny Pesky 1949 713

T351 Hank Blalock 2004 713

T351 Michael Young 2003 713

T351 Matt Holliday 2007 713

T351 Wade Boggs 1990 713

T351 Tommy Holmes 1945 713

T351 Roy Johnson 1929 713

T351 Marty Barrett 1986 713

T351 Bobby Richardson 1965 713

T369 Neifi Perez 1998 712

T369 Phil Rizzuto 1949 712

T369 Earl Averill 1932 712

T369 Frank Thomas 1998 712

T369 Tom Brown 1892 712

T369 Jay Bell 1992 712

T369 Lou Brock 1968 712

T369 Sam Rice 1924 712

T369 Billy Williams 1967 712

T369 Johnny Temple 1956 712

T369 Carney Lansford 1979 712

T369 Ozzie Smith 1980 712

T369 Doc Cramer 1940 712

T369 Richie Ashburn 1951 712

T369 Cecil Fielder 1991 712

T369 Scott Podsednik 2004 712

T369 Lu Blue 1929 712

T369 Mo Vaughn 2000 712

T369 Gene Richards 1980 712

T369 Lyn Lary 1931 712

T369 Sammy Sosa 1999 712

T369 Dale Murphy 1985 712

T369 Wally Moses 1937 712

T369 Tom Tresh 1962 712

T369 Roy White 1970 712

T369 Ivan DeJesus 1978 712

T369 Cal Ripken 1989 712

T369 Rogers Hornsby 1929 712

T397 Carlos Delgado 2000 711

T397 David Wright 2007 711

T397 Scott Rolen 1998 711

T397 Frankie Baumholtz 1947 711

T397 Frank Thomas 1992 711

T397 Ray Durham 1997 711

T397 Tommy Davis 1962 711

T397 Pee Wee Reese 1951 711

T397 Vern Stephens 1949 711

T397 Brian Giles 2004 711

T397 Alexis Rios 2007 711

T397 Darin Erstad 2001 711

T397 Sammy Sosa 2001 711

T397 Chuck Klein 1932 711

T397 Randy Velarde 1999 711

T397 Don Kessinger 1970 711

T413 Bill Terry 1930 710

T413 Maury Wills 1965 710

T413 Warren Cromartie 1979 710

T413 Jim Gilliam 1953 710

T413 Lou Brock 1969 710

T413 Jim Rice 1977 710

T413 Hank Greenberg 1935 710

T413 Jeff Blauser 1993 710

T413 Kiki Cuyler 1931 710

T413 Mike Devereaux 1992 710

T413 Darrell Evans 1974 710

T413 Cecil Cooper 1983 710

T413 Leon Wagner 1964 710

T413 Red Schoendienst 1947 710

T413 Nick Markakis 2007 710

T413 Johnny Damon 1998 710