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Who had the most plate appearances in a season in the American League?
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Through the 2009 season, that is Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners with 762 plate appearances in the 2004 season.
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How many times is a team up to bat in one inning?
The number of plate appearances a batter can have in a season is totally dependent upon the number of games the team plays in a season, and if a player played the entire game in each of them. In Major League Baseball, each team plays 162 games. There are a minimum of 27 plate appearances for each team, so each position in the batting order would have a minimum of three plate appearances. (However, if the home team is ahead, they do not bat in the bottom of the 9th inning, so they would have potentially fewer plate appearances in those games, but let's ignore that for this exercise.) So, if a single, individual player played all nine innings of all 162 games, and came up to bat a minimum of 3 times per game, he would have a minimum of 486 plate appearances at the end of the season. Plate appearances are not the same thing as at-bats. If the batter reaches bases on a walk or is hit by a pitch, or if he sacrifices, it is a plate appearance, but it doesn't count as an at-bat in the statistics. According to baseball-reference.com, Hank Aaron averaged 606 plate appearances and 538 at-bats a season over his 23 season career, while Cal Ripken, Jr. averaged 613 plate appearances and 550 at-bats per season over the course of his 21 season career. These guys were both iron men, and probably averaged more plate appearances than current players do, but it's a good comparison. ----------
Can you play in both leagues and win the batting title?
Yes. To win a league batting title, a player must have a minimum of 502 plate appearances. If a player has 502 or more plate appearances when he is traded to the other league and winds up in 1st place in batting average for the league he was traded from, he is awarded the league title. To win an MLB (both leagues) batting title, a player must have a minimum of 502 plate appearances combined in both leagues.
What major league player has ever gone through a season without striking out?
That has never occurred with a player that was a starter and qualified for a batting title in a season. The highest plate appearance/lowest strikeouts was achieved by Joe Sewell of the 1925 Cleveland Indians who had 699 plate appearances and struckout 4 times. Sewell was the toughest player to strikeout in MLB history. In 8,329 career plate appearances he struckout only 114 times. In 1929, he played in 115 consecutive games between May 17 and September 19 without striking out, an MLB record. That season he had 672 plate appearances and 4 strikeouts.
In 2004 what was the percentage of plate appearances in Major League Baseball by left handed batters?
43%
What did Derek Jeter lead the league in 1999?
Plate appearances with 739 and base hits with 219.
How many different pitchers does a major league batter play against each year?
As an example for the 2010 season ... Derek Jeter, who led the AL in plate appearances with 739, batted against 212 different pitchers. He faced 70 of those pitchers only once and another 33 only twice. Jeter had 10 or more plate appearances against 16 pitchers. Richie Weeks, who led the NL in plate appearances with 754, batted against 227 different pitchers. He faced 73 of those pitchers only once and another 31 only twice. Weeks had 10 or more plate appearances against 10 pitchers.
Did Derek Jeter play in 2007?
Yes. Derek Jeter played in 156 games and had 714 plate appearances in the 2007 season.
What is the minimum number of plate appearances required for MVP?
To qualify for the batting title, a major league player needs 3.1 plate appearances per game played. In a standard 162 game season, that comes out to 502 plate appearances. For a pitcher to qualify to the ERA title he needs one inning per game played.
How will Joe Mauer be able to qualify for the MLB batting title?
To qualify for a batting title, a player must have 502 plate appearances in a season. Through games played on May 30, Mauer has 122 and the Twins have 111 games left in the season. Barring injury, he should have no problem getting the remaining 380 plate appearances he needs to qualify.
Do post season at bats count as seasons plate appearances?
No, neither post- nor preseason stats count towards season stats. Preseason stats aren't counted for much of anything at all. Post season stats are recorded separately.
What Major league baseball player has the fewest RBIs in one season?
Well obviously, many, many relief pitchers have had 0 RBI in a season. The record for everyday players (min. 502 plate appearances) is held by San Diego's Enzo Hernandez, who, despite playing in 143 games in 1971, managed only 12 (TWELVE!) RBI's that year.
What Texas Ranger has the best batting average?
For the 2009 season, through games played on May 12 and for players with at least 100 plate appearances, that is Michael Young at .344. Omar Vizquel is batting .371 but has only 39 plate appearances. The best batting average in franchise history is .319 by Al Oliver who played with the Rangers between 1978-1981.
