List of major League Baseball career at - bat leaders - wikipedia List of major League Baseball career at - bat leaders Pete Rose, the all - time leader in at bats. In baseball, an at bat ( AB ) or time at bat is a batter 's turn batting against a pitcher. An at bat is different from a plate appearance. A batter is credited with a plate appearance regardless of what happens during his turn at bat. A batter is only credited with an at bat if that plate appearance does not have one of the results enumerated below. While at bats are used to calculate certain statistics, including batting average, on - base percentage, and slugging percentage, a player can only qualify for the season - ending rankings in these categories if he accumulates 502 plate appearances during the season. Pete Rose is the all - time leader in at bats with 14,053. Rose is also the only player in MLB history with more than 13,000 or 14,000 at bats. There are only 28 players in MLB history that have reached 10,000 career at bats, with Adrián Beltré being the only one active. Contents 1 Key 2 List 3 Notes 4 References Key Rank Rank amongst leaders in career at - bats. A blank field indicates a tie. Player ( 2017 ABs ) Number of at - bats hit during the 2017 Major League Baseball season AB Total career at - bats * Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. Bold Denotes active player. List Adrián Beltré, the active leader in career at - bats and 16th all - time. Stats updated as of the 2017 season. Rank Player ( 2017 ABs ) AB Pete Rose 14,053 Hank Aaron * 12,364 Carl Yastrzemski * 11,988 Cal Ripken, Jr. * 11,551 Ty Cobb * 11,434 6 Eddie Murray * 11,336 7 Derek Jeter 11,195 8 Robin Yount * 11,008 9 Dave Winfield * 11,003 10 Stan Musial * 10,972 11 Rickey Henderson * 10,961 12 Willie Mays * 10,881 13 Craig Biggio * 10,876 14 Paul Molitor * 10,835 15 Brooks Robinson * 10,654 16 Adrián Beltré ( 340 ) 10,635 17 Omar Vizquel 10,586 18 Alex Rodriguez 10,566 19 Rafael Palmeiro 10,472 20 Honus Wagner * 10,439 21 George Brett * 10,349 22 Lou Brock * 10,332 23 Cap Anson * 10,281 24 Luis Aparicio * 10,231 25 Tris Speaker 10,195 26 Al Kaline * 10,116 27 Rabbit Maranville * 10,078 28 Frank Robinson * 10,006 29 Eddie Collins * 9,949 30 Andre Dawson * 9,927 31 Harold Baines 9,908 32 Ichiro Suzuki ( 196 ) 9,885 33 Reggie Jackson * 9,864 34 Barry Bonds 9,847 35 Ken Griffey Jr. * 9,801 36 Tony Pérez * 9,778 37 Carlos Beltrán ( 457 ) 9,768 38 Johnny Damon 9,736 39 Albert Pujols ( 593 ) 9,731 40 Rusty Staub 9,720 41 Vada Pinson 9,645 42 Iván Rodríguez * 9,592 43 Nap Lajoie * 9,589 44 Sam Crawford * 9,570 45 Jake Beckley * 9,551 46 Paul Waner * 9,459 47 Mel Ott * 9,456 48 Roberto Clemente * 9,454 49 Ernie Banks * 9,421 50 Bill Buckner 9,397 Rank Player ( 2017 ABs ) AB Steve Finley 9,397 52 Ozzie Smith * 9,396 53 Max Carey * 9,363 54 Dave Parker 9,358 55 Billy Williams * 9,350 56 Rod Carew * 9,315 57 Jimmy Rollins ( 0 ) 9,294 58 Tony Gwynn * 9,288 59 Joe Morgan * 9,277 60 Sam Rice * 9,269 61 Nellie Fox * 9,232 62 Gary Sheffield 9,217 63 Wade Boggs * 9,180 64 Willie Davis 9,174 65 Luis Gonzalez 9,157 66 Doc Cramer 9,140 67 Frankie Frisch * 9,112 68 Zach Wheat * 9,106 69 Lave Cross 9,084 70 Roberto Alomar * 9,073 71 Al Oliver 9,049 72 George Davis * 9,045 73 Bill Dahlen 9,036 74 Dwight Evans 8,996 75 Buddy Bell 8,995 76 Graig Nettles 8,986 77 Chipper Jones 8,984 78 Darrell Evans 8,973 79 Gary Gaetti 8,951 80 Tim Raines * 8,872 81 Charlie Gehringer * 8,860 82 Torii Hunter 8,857 83 Luke Appling * 8,856 84 Steve Garvey 8,835 85 Sammy Sosa 8,813 86 Tommy Corcoran 8,812 87 Harry Hooper * 8,785 88 Al Simmons * 8,759 89 Fred McGriff 8,757 90 Carlton Fisk * 8,756 91 Mickey Vernon 8,731 92 Dave Concepcion 8,723 93 Bert Campaneris 8,684 94 Ted Simmons 8,680 95 Julio Franco 8,677 96 Chili Davis 8,673 97 Goose Goslin * 8,656 98 Garret Anderson 8,640 David Ortiz 8,640 100 Bobby Wallace * 8,618 Notes Jump up ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season. References Baseball-Reference.com Major League Baseball records Baseball statistics ( types of records ) General Record holders Single - game records Single - season records Record breakers by season Records considered unbreakable Batting leaders Career Batting average On - base percentage Times on base Slugging percentage OPS Hits 3,000 club Progressive Singles Doubles Triples Home runs 500 club Progressive Extra base hits RBIs Total bases Walks Intentional HBP Strikeouts Games played At - bats Plate appearances Annual Batting average Doubles Triples Home runs RBI Season Batting average Triples Home run Progressive Game Home runs Hitting for the cycle Grand slams RBI Game Inning Hits Misc Consecutive game hitting streak On - base plus slugging Hits Home runs Doubles Triples RBIs Baserunning leaders Career Runs Stolen bases Annual Runs Stolen bases Game Runs Misc Stolen bases Runs Pitching leaders Career Wins 300 club Losses Games started Games finished Innings pitched Strikeouts 3,000 club Saves Complete games Shutouts ERA WHIP Walks Hit batsmen Wild pitches Batters faced Annual Wins Saves Shutouts Strikeouts ERA Game No - hitter Perfect game List of perfect games Strikeouts Game Inning Immaculate innings Misc Wins Fielding leaders Career Putouts 1B 2B SS 3B OF LF CF RF Errors 1B Assists Passed balls Annual Putouts Errors Managing records Wins and winning percentage Multiple stat records Triple Crown 20 -- 20 -- 20 club 30 -- 30 club 40 -- 40 club Other Consecutive games played Longest winning streaks Longest losing streaks Jump up ^ Baseball Explained by Phillip Mahony, McFarland Books, 2014. 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Question: who has the most at bats in mlb history
Answer: Pete Rose