Stat corner: Most games played without a World Series appearance
Here’s a stat corner that is pretty self-explanatory: Who played in the most games without ever appearing in a World Series? We’ll look at the top 20 overall (which includes seven Hall of Famers), and the top 10 active players:
1. Rafael Palmeiro, 2,831
2. Ken Griffey Jr., 2,671
3. Ichiro Suzuki, 2,651
4. Andre Dawson, 2,627
5. Ernie Banks, 2,528
6. Julio Franco, 2,527
7. Billy Williams, 2,488
8. Rod Carew, 2,469
9. Bobby Abreu, 2,425
10. Luke Appling, 2,422
11. Mickey Vernon, 2,409
12. Buddy Bell, 2,405
13. Torii Hunter, 2,372
14. Sammy Sosa, 2,354
15. Jose Cruz, 2,353
16. Brian Downing, 2,344
17. Frank Thomas, 2,322
18. B.J. Surhoff, 2,313
19. Chris Speier, 2,260
20. Andres Galarraga, 2,257
Active (through Thursday)
1. Nick Markakis, 1,966
2. Victor Martinez, 1,952
3. Jose Reyes, 1,859
4. Joe Mauer, 1,826
5. Edwin Encarnacion, 1,776
6. Jose Bautista, 1,767
7. Matt Kemp, 1,662
8. Adam Jones, 1,658
9. Justin Upton, 1,611
10. Ryan Zimmerman, 1,608
Source: baseball-reference.com
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