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Career Leaders for Games Played
A sign of longevity. A sign of health. The ability to play the game at a level high enough to keep you in the starting lineup. Those are a few of the key components needed to make the all time games played leader board.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred (100) all-time career leaders in Major League games played. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.
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"I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball." - Pete Rose (1st Overall Games Played Leader)
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| Name |
Games |
Rank |
| Pete Rose
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3,562 |
1 |
| Carl Yastrzemski
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3,308 |
2 |
| Hank Aaron
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3,298 |
3 |
| Rickey Henderson
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3,081 |
4 |
| Ty Cobb
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3,035 |
5 |
| Eddie Murray
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3,026 |
6 |
| Stan Musial
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3,026 |
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| Cal Ripken, Jr.
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3,001 |
8 |
| Willie Mays
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2,992 |
9 |
| Barry Bonds
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2,986 |
10 |
| Dave Winfield
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2,973 |
11 |
| Rusty Staub
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2,951 |
12 |
| Brooks Robinson
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2,896 |
13 |
| Robin Yount
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2,856 |
14 |
| Craig Biggio
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2,850 |
15 |
| Al Kaline
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2,834 |
16 |
| Rafael Palmeiro
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2,831 |
17 |
| Harold Baines
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2,830 |
18 |
| Eddie Collins
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2,826 |
19 |
| Reggie Jackson
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2,820 |
20 |
| Frank Robinson
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2,808 |
21 |
| Honus Wagner
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2,792 |
22 |
| Tris Speaker
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2,789 |
23 |
| Tony Perez
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2,777 |
24 |
| Mel Ott
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2,730 |
25 |
| George Brett
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2,707 |
26 |
| Graig Nettles
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2,700 |
27 |
| Darrell Evans
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2,687 |
28 |
| Paul Molitor
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2,683 |
29 |
| Omar Vizquel
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2,680 |
30 |
| Rabbit Maranville
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2,670 |
31 |
| Joe Morgan
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2,649 |
32 |
| Andre Dawson
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2,627 |
33 |
| Lou Brock
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2,616 |
34 |
| Dwight Evans
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2,606 |
35 |
| Luis Aparicio
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2,599 |
36 |
| Luis Gonzalez
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2,591 |
37 |
| Willie McCovey
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2,588 |
38 |
| Steve Finley
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2,583 |
39 |
| Ozzie Smith
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2,573 |
40 |
| Paul Waner
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2,549 |
41 |
| Ernie Banks
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2,528 |
42 |
| Julio Franco
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2,527 |
43 |
| Ken Griffey, Jr.
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2,520 |
44 |
| Bill Buckner
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2,517 |
45 |
| Sam Crawford
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2,517 |
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| Gary Gaetti
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2,507 |
47 |
| Babe Ruth
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2,503 |
48 |
| Tim Raines
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2,502 |
49 |
| Carlton Fisk
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2,499 |
50 |
| Dave Concepcion
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2,488 |
51 |
| Billy Williams
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2,488 |
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| Nap Lajoie
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2,480 |
53 |
| Max Carey
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2,476 |
54 |
| Gary Sheffield
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2,476 |
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| Rod Carew
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2,469 |
56 |
| Vada Pinson
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2,469 |
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| Dave Parker
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2,466 |
58 |
| Fred McGriff
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2,460 |
59 |
| Ted Simmons
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2,456 |
60 |
| Bill Dahlen
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2,443 |
61 |
| Ron Fairly
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2,442 |
62 |
| Wade Boggs
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2,440 |
63 |
| Tony Gwynn
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2,440 |
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| Chili Davis
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2,436 |
65 |
| Harmon Killebrew
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2,435 |
66 |
| Roberto Clemente
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2,433 |
67 |
| Willie Davis
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2,429 |
68 |
| Luke Appling
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2,422 |
69 |
| Zack Wheat
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2,410 |
70 |
| Mickey Vernon
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2,409 |
71 |
| Buddy Bell
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2,405 |
72 |
| Sam Rice
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2,404 |
73 |
| Mike Schmidt
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2,404 |
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| Mickey Mantle
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2,401 |
75 |
| Eddie Mathews
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2,391 |
76 |
| Lou Whitaker
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2,390 |
77 |
| Jake Beckley
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2,386 |
78 |
| Bobby Wallace
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2,383 |
79 |
| Enos Slaughter
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2,380 |
80 |
| Roberto Alomar
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2,379 |
81 |
| George Davis
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2,368 |
82 |
| Al Oliver
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2,368 |
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| Nellie Fox
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2,367 |
84 |
| Willie Stargell
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2,360 |
85 |
| Sammy Sosa
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2,354 |
86 |
| Jose Cruz
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2,353 |
87 |
| Brian Downing
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2,344 |
88 |
| Steve Garvey
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2,332 |
89 |
| Bert Campaneris
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2,328 |
90 |
| Frank White
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2,324 |
91 |
| Charlie Gehringer
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2,323 |
92 |
| Frank Thomas
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2,322 |
93 |
| Jimmie Foxx
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2,317 |
94 |
| B.J. Surhoff
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2,313 |
95 |
| Frankie Frisch
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2,311 |
96 |
| Harry Hooper
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2,309 |
97 |
| Jeff Kent
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2,298 |
98 |
| Gary Carter
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2,296 |
99 |
| Alan Trammell
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2,293 |
100 |
| Name |
Games |
Rank |
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