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Most Games Played of the 1980s (MLB)

Every MLB season from 1980 to 1989, added up. Games appeared in

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Dale Murphy recorded more games played than any other MLB player in the 1980s, with 1,537, 37 clear of Eddie Murray (1,500). He did it in 10 seasons, with a best year of 162 in 1985. The top ten runs from 1,537 down to 1,396.

HRRBIHRSB2B3BXBHTBBBSOPAABG
Dale Murphy MLB leader, 1980s Dale Murphy 1980–1989 · 10 seasons
1,537 Games Played 37 clear of Eddie Murray
# Player Seasons G Best year
1 Dale Murphy Dale Murphy 1980–1989 (10) 1,537 162 (1985)
2 Eddie Murray Eddie Murray 1980–1989 (10) 1,500 162 (1984)
3 Ozzie Smith Ozzie Smith 1980–1989 (10) 1,468 159 (1983)
4 Dwight Evans Dwight Evans 1980–1989 (10) 1,466 162 (1984)
5 Robin Yount Robin Yount 1980–1989 (10) 1,446 162 (1988)
6 Harold Baines Harold Baines 1980–1989 (10) 1,428 161 (1982)
7 Alfredo Griffin Alfredo Griffin 1980–1989 (10) 1,419 162 (1986)
8 Lou Whitaker Lou Whitaker 1980–1989 (10) 1,418 161 (1983)
9 Frank White Frank White 1980–1989 (10) 1,407 154 (1987)
10 Andre Dawson Andre Dawson 1980–1989 (10) 1,396 159 (1983)
11 Lloyd Moseby Lloyd Moseby 1980–1989 (10) 1,392 158 (1984)
12 Alan Trammell Alan Trammell 1980–1989 (10) 1,389 157 (1982)
13 Rickey Henderson Rickey Henderson 1980–1989 (10) 1,383 158 (1980)
14 Darrell Evans Darrell Evans 1980–1989 (10) 1,373 154 (1980)
15 Willie Wilson Willie Wilson 1980–1989 (10) 1,366 161 (1980)
16 Keith Hernandez Keith Hernandez 1980–1989 (10) 1,357 160 (1982)
17 Chet Lemon Chet Lemon 1980–1989 (10) 1,340 147 (1980)
18 Bill Buckner Bill Buckner 1980–1989 (10) 1,334 162 (1985)
19 Mike Schmidt Mike Schmidt 1980–1989 (10) 1,320 160 (1986)
20 Jim Gantner Jim Gantner 1980–1989 (10) 1,319 161 (1983)
21 Bob Boone Bob Boone 1980–1989 (10) 1,316 150 (1985)
22 Cal Ripken Cal Ripken 1981–1989 (9) 1,315 162 (1989)
23 Dave Winfield Dave Winfield 1980–1988 (9) 1,314 162 (1980)
24 Gary Carter Gary Carter 1980–1989 (10) 1,312 159 (1984)
25 Carney Lansford Carney Lansford 1980–1989 (10) 1,310 151 (1987)
26 Garry Templeton Garry Templeton 1980–1989 (10) 1,308 148 (1987)
27 Tim Wallach Tim Wallach 1980–1989 (10) 1,305 160 (1984)
28 Dave Parker Dave Parker 1980–1989 (10) 1,299 162 (1986)
29 Keith Moreland Keith Moreland 1980–1989 (10) 1,291 161 (1985)
30 Jim Rice Jim Rice 1980–1989 (10) 1,287 159 (1984)
31 Brian Downing Brian Downing 1980–1989 (10) 1,284 158 (1982)
32 Lance Parrish Lance Parrish 1980–1989 (10) 1,283 155 (1983)
33 Willie Randolph Willie Randolph 1980–1989 (10) 1,280 145 (1989)
34 Terry Kennedy Terry Kennedy 1980–1989 (10) 1,272 153 (1982)
35 Tim Raines Tim Raines 1980–1989 (10) 1,269 160 (1984)
36 Ken Oberkfell Ken Oberkfell 1980–1989 (10) 1,263 151 (1986)
37 Buddy Bell Buddy Bell 1980–1989 (10) 1,256 156 (1983)
38 George Brett George Brett 1980–1989 (10) 1,252 157 (1988)
39 Tom Herr Tom Herr 1980–1989 (10) 1,252 159 (1985)
40 Steve Sax Steve Sax 1981–1989 (9) 1,249 160 (1988)
41 Johnny Ray Johnny Ray 1981–1989 (9) 1,248 162 (1982)
42 Ryne Sandberg Ryne Sandberg 1981–1989 (9) 1,234 158 (1983)
43 Rafael Ramirez Rafael Ramirez 1980–1989 (10) 1,233 157 (1982)
44 Tom Brunansky Tom Brunansky 1981–1989 (9) 1,228 158 (1989)
45 Glenn Hubbard Glenn Hubbard 1980–1989 (10) 1,213 148 (1983)
46 Pedro Guerrero Pedro Guerrero 1980–1989 (10) 1,212 162 (1989)
47 Tom Brookens Tom Brookens 1980–1989 (10) 1,212 156 (1985)
48 Gary Gaetti Gary Gaetti 1981–1989 (9) 1,207 162 (1984)
49 Tony Peña Tony Peña 1980–1989 (10) 1,207 151 (1983)
50 Brett Butler Brett Butler 1981–1989 (9) 1,200 161 (1986)
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