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href="/wiki/File:Rickeyhenderson2002.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Rickeyhenderson2002.jpg/220px-Rickeyhenderson2002.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="264" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Rickeyhenderson2002.jpg/330px-Rickeyhenderson2002.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Rickeyhenderson2002.jpg/440px-Rickeyhenderson2002.jpg 2x" data-file-width="520" data-file-height="624" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Rickey Henderson</a>, career leader in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> for leadoff home runs<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a>, a <b>leadoff hitter</b> is a batter who bats first in the <a href="/wiki/Batting_order_(baseball)" title="Batting order (baseball)">lineup</a>. It can also refer to any batter who bats first in any inning. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Strategy">Strategy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leadoff_hitter&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Strategy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Traditionally, the leadoff hitter has been utilized as a contact-oriented position. The leadoff hitter is usually tasked with being able to reach base at a proficient <a href="/wiki/On-base_percentage" title="On-base percentage">on-base percentage</a> and generate <a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">runs</a> for the team. Secondary goals for such a player include wearing down a pitcher's stamina and providing a dangerous presence along the basepaths to create more offensive opportunities. As a result, the prototypical leadoff hitter is <a href="/wiki/Small_ball_(baseball)" title="Small ball (baseball)">small ball</a> oriented, with elements such as contact ability, speed, patience, and occasionally defense elevated to an important level.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Power hitters, instead, would be put in the third and fourth slots to drive in the leadoff hitter and produce more runs as a result, thus deemphasizing the necessity for power amongst leadoff hitters.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The correlation between leadoff hitters and small ball stretches as far back as 1898 with mentions of a "small, active fellow who can hit, run and steal bases" as being fit for the position.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Players such as <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Rickey Henderson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Ichiro Suzuki</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Lofton" title="Kenny Lofton">Kenny Lofton</a> are often considered as archetypal leadoff hitters.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In recent years, however, leadoff hitters are shifting away from the traditional makeup to generally more well-rounded players. Numerous teams have opted to utilize hitters with strong on-base skills and power potential at the top of the batting order in exchange for speed and pure contact ability.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Non-typical leadoff hitters such as <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Schwarber" title="Kyle Schwarber">Kyle Schwarber</a> and <a href="/wiki/George_Springer" title="George Springer">George Springer</a> have all seen time in the position in recent years. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Records">Records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leadoff_hitter&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Key </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="row" style="background-color:#ffffbb">* </th> <td>Member of the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Baseball Hall of Fame</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Most_times_on_base_as_leadoff_hitter">Most times on base as leadoff hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leadoff_hitter&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Most times on base as leadoff hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Below is a list of Major League Baseball players with the most <a href="/wiki/Times_on_base" title="Times on base">times on base</a> from the leadoff spot as of the end of the 2020 season.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="float:left;"> <tbody><tr style="white-space:nowrap;"> <th>Rank </th> <th>Player </th> <th>TOB </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td style="background:#ffffbb;"><a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Rickey Henderson</a> * </td> <td>5,412 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a> </td> <td>4,181 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Yost" title="Eddie Yost">Eddie Yost</a> </td> <td>3,243 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brett_Butler_(baseball)" title="Brett Butler (baseball)">Brett Butler</a> </td> <td>3,237 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Ichiro Suzuki</a> </td> <td>3,202 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float:left;"> <tbody><tr style="white-space: nowrap;"> <th>Rank </th> <th>Player </th> <th>TOB </th></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td style="background:#ffffbb;"><a href="/wiki/Lou_Brock" title="Lou Brock">Lou Brock</a> * </td> <td>3,080 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Lofton" title="Kenny Lofton">Kenny Lofton</a> </td> <td>3,018 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td style="background:#ffffbb;"><a href="/wiki/Craig_Biggio" title="Craig Biggio">Craig Biggio</a> * </td> <td>2,777 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td style="background:#ffffbb;"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Molitor" title="Paul Molitor">Paul Molitor</a> * </td> <td>2,732 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Damon" title="Johnny Damon">Johnny Damon</a> </td> <td>2,701 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Most_games_played_as_leadoff_hitter">Most games played as leadoff hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leadoff_hitter&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Most games played as leadoff hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Below is a list of Major League Baseball players with the most games played in the leadoff spot as of the end of the 2020 season.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="float:left;"> <tbody><tr style="white-space:nowrap;"> <th>Rank </th> <th>Player </th> <th>G </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td style="background:#ffffbb;"><a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Rickey Henderson</a> * </td> <td>2,886 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a> </td> <td>2,313 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td style="background:#ffffbb;"><a href="/wiki/Lou_Brock" title="Lou Brock">Lou Brock</a> * </td> <td>1,901 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brett_Butler_(baseball)" title="Brett Butler (baseball)">Brett Butler</a> </td> <td>1,858 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Ichiro Suzuki</a> </td> <td>1,827 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float:left;"> <tbody><tr style="white-space: nowrap;"> <th>Rank </th> <th>Player </th> <th>G </th></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Yost" title="Eddie Yost">Eddie Yost</a> </td> <td>1,741 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Lofton" title="Kenny Lofton">Kenny Lofton</a> </td> <td>1,711 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Damon" title="Johnny Damon">Johnny Damon</a> </td> <td>1,584 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td style="background:#ffffbb;"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Molitor" title="Paul Molitor">Paul Molitor</a> * </td> <td>1,573 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td style="background:#ffffbb;"><a href="/wiki/Harry_Hooper" title="Harry Hooper">Harry Hooper</a> * </td> <td>1,568 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Most_plate_appearances_as_leadoff_hitter">Most plate appearances as leadoff hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leadoff_hitter&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Most plate appearances as leadoff hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Below is a list of Major League Baseball players with the most <a href="/wiki/Plate_appearance" title="Plate appearance">plate appearances</a> from the leadoff spot as of the end of the 2020 season.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="float:left;"> <tbody><tr style="white-space:nowrap;"> <th>Rank </th> <th>Player </th> <th>PA </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td style="background:#ffffbb;"><a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Rickey Henderson</a> * </td> <td>13,122 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a> </td> <td>10,710 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td style="background:#ffffbb;"><a href="/wiki/Lou_Brock" title="Lou Brock">Lou Brock</a> * </td> <td>8,653 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Ichiro Suzuki</a> </td> <td>8,451 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brett_Butler_(baseball)" title="Brett Butler (baseball)">Brett Butler</a> </td> <td>8,432 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="float:left;"> <tbody><tr style="white-space: nowrap;"> <th>Rank </th> <th>Player </th> <th>PA </th></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Yost" title="Eddie Yost">Eddie Yost</a> </td> <td>8,023 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Lofton" title="Kenny Lofton">Kenny Lofton</a> </td> <td>7,929 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Damon" title="Johnny 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