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At the conclusion of the '00s, 278 players had appeared in the hot corner in Indians' history. This is one position where there has been some recent activity in the Top 25, albeit at the lower end of the list. Future Hall of Famer Jim Thome added one game to his total when he returned at the end of 2011, but that wasn't enough to move him from 14th. Jhonny Peralta, Jack Hannahan, Andy Marte and Lonnie Chisenhall have all entered the list.
This list should stay fairly stagnant with Chisenhall moving to the outfield. However, it will also depend on if Giovanny Urshela can keep his spot there. He already notched 80 games last season, and if he gets just 111 games in 2016, he would jump past Marte. if Juan Uribe is signed, or Yandy Diaz forces the issue, he likely would not get that far.
This is another position that is fairly top heavy with three guys over the millennium mark and three others over 800 games played. But since 2009, 22 new players have joined the ranks to make this into a round 300 players total.
Here is the full list of new players in the past six seasons:
Adam Everett, Anderson Hernandez, Brent Lillibridge, Carlos Santana, Chris Gimenez, Chris Johnson, Cord Phelps, Elliot Johnson, Giovanny Urshela, Jack Hannahan, Jason Donald, Jayson Nix, Jesus Aguilar, Jose Lopez, Jose Ramirez, Justin Sellers, Lonnie Chisenhall, Mark Reynolds, Michael Martinez, Mike Aviles, Orlando Cabrera, Zach Walters.
And onto the top 25:
Player |
Years |
Games Played |
|
1 |
Ken Keltner |
1937-44, 1946-49 |
1492 |
2 |
Bill Bradley |
1901-1910 |
1193 |
3 |
Brook Jacoby |
1984-1992 |
1109 |
4 |
Max Alvis |
1962-1969 |
935 |
5 |
Al Rosen |
1947-1956 |
932 |
6 |
Buddy Bell |
1972-1978 |
843 |
7 |
Toby Harrah |
1979-1983 |
680 |
8 |
Terry Turner |
1910-1918 |
601 |
9 |
Larry Gardner |
1919-1924 |
600 |
10 |
Travis Fryman |
1998-2002 |
592 |
11 |
Rube Lutzke |
1923-1927 |
553 |
12 |
Casey Blake |
2003-05, 2007-08 |
520 |
13 |
Willie Kamm |
1931-1935 |
515 |
14 |
Jim Thome |
1991-1996, 2011 |
493 |
15 |
Graig Nettles |
1970-1972 |
462 |
16 |
Odell Hale |
1931, 33-37, 39-40 |
433 |
17 |
Bubba Phillips |
1960-1962 |
373 |
18 |
Lonnie Chisenhall |
2011-2015 |
340 |
19 |
Joe Sewell |
1928-1930 |
268 |
20 |
Joe Evans |
1915-1918 |
259 |
21 |
Aaron Boone |
2005-2006 |
243 |
22 |
Johnny Hodapp |
1925-1928 |
208 |
23 |
Jhonny Peralta |
2003-04, 2008-10 |
204 |
24 |
Jack Hannahan |
2010-2011 |
200 |
25 |
Andy Marte |
2006-2008, 2010 |
190 |
With four new entries, Al (Fuzzy Amith), Alvaro Espinosa, Carlos Baerga and Matt Williams all dropped off. Those last three all accumulated less than 160 games. Only 24 players have passed the 200 game mark, or just 8% of the total. Only 10 more have over a 100 games, leaving 266 under the 100 game mark. And that includes 51 guys with just a single game, including Chris Gimenez, Cord Phelps, Elliot Johnson, Jesus Aguilar and Michael Martinez of the new guys.
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