New York Metropolitans Plate Appearances Leaders

Career totals with the New York Metropolitans and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through September 27: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning.

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Candy Nelson holds the New York Metropolitans career record with 2,239 plate appearances. The single-season record is 598, by Paul Radford in 1887.

AVG HR RBI H R SB OPS OBP SLG 2B 3B XBH TB BB SO PA AB G

All-time New York Metropolitans leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	PA	G
1	Candy Nelson	1883–1887	2,239	492
2	James Roseman	1883–1887	2,161	495
3	Dave Orr	1883–1887	1,930	450
4	Steve Brady	1883–1886	1,918	441
5	Frank Hankinson	1885–1887	1,496	357
6	Bill Holbert	1883–1887	1,213	311
7	Ed Kennedy	1883–1885	1,133	293
8	Dude Esterbrook	1883–1887	1,029	235
9	Charlie Reipschlager	1883–1886	905	233
10	Jack Lynch	1883–1887	758	202
11	Dasher Troy	1884–1885	629	152
12	Paul Radford	1887	598	128
13	Darby O'Brien	1887	566	127
14	Tom Forster	1885–1886	505	124
15	Tim Keefe	1883–1884	502	132
16	Jim Donahue	1886–1887	442	109
17	Al Mays	1886–1887	373	103
18	John Meister	1886–1887	366	84
19	Sam Crane	1883	362	96
20	John O'Rourke	1883	336	77
21	Joe Gerhardt	1887	332	85
22	Ed Cushman	1885–1887	318	86
23	Tom McLaughlin	1886	277	74
24	Charley Jones	1887	265	62
25	Steve Behel	1886	247	59

Single-season New York Metropolitans records

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	PA	G
1	Paul Radford	1887	598	128
2	Dave Orr	1886	593	136
3	James Roseman	1886	591	134
4	Frank Hankinson	1886	571	136
5	Darby O'Brien	1887	566	127
6	Frank Hankinson	1887	550	127
7	Candy Nelson	1884	515	111
8	Steve Brady	1884	506	112
9	Steve Brady	1886	504	124
10	Dude Esterbrook	1884	499	112
11	Candy Nelson	1885	484	107
12	Candy Nelson	1886	479	109
13	Steve Brady	1885	465	108
14	Dave Orr	1884	464	110
15	James Roseman	1884	463	107
16	Dave Orr	1885	455	107
17	Candy Nelson	1883	448	97
18	James Roseman	1885	445	101
19	Steve Brady	1883	443	97
19	Dasher Troy	1884	443	107
21	Dude Esterbrook	1883	422	97
22	James Roseman	1883	409	93
23	Ed Kennedy	1884	395	103
24	Frank Hankinson	1885	375	94
25	Ed Kennedy	1883	373	94