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From 1988 through 2005, Rafael Palmeiro started 2,648 major league games, more than any other player, and 173 starts ahead of Craig Biggio, who is next on that list. But, in games in which someone got hit by a pitch, Craig Biggio has the most starts in that time span, with 1,183 - though Palmeiro is just 24 behind. In games when someone on his own team got hit by a pitch, Craig Biggio has the most starts with 776, but in games when the opposing squad has at least one plunk, Rafael Palmeiro has started the most games with 650. Biggio started 220 games through 2005 in which both teams got hit by a pitch, more than any other player.

Among games in which Craig Biggio got hit by a pitch, Craig Biggio has had the most starts of any player. You'd never have guessed that, would you? Yes, Craig Biggio holds the all time record for being in the starting lineup for the most games in which Craig Biggio got hit by a pitch. Biggio has started 257 of the 261 games in which he's been plunked, with 4 plunks coming in appearances off the bench. 2nd on that list is Jeff Bagwell with 220 starts in games when Biggio was plunked. But, 218 of Bagwell's starts in games when Biggio got plunked were at first base - the most starts Biggio has at one position in games when he got hit is 205 at second base.

The record for the most starts in games for the opposing team when Craig Biggio gets hit by a pitch is 19 by Todd Helton. Helton has played his entire career for Colorado, the team that has plunked Biggio the most, so all 19 of those plunks came while Helton played for the same team. Todd Zeile, on the other hand, has started for 6 different teams in games when Biggio was hit by a pitch (the Rockies, Marlins, Cardinals, Yankees, Phillies and Dodgers). Charlie Hayes, Ron Gant, Reggie Sanders, and Royce Clayton have all seen their team plunk Biggio while working for 5 different teams, but Hayes is the only one who has also started for the Astros in a Biggio plunk game.

Most starts, 1988-2005:

Rafael Palmeiro	2648
Craig Biggio	2475
Barry Bonds	2378
Roberto Alomar	2307
Fred McGriff	2292
Ken Griffey	2210
Luis Gonzalez	2207
Omar Vizquel	2202
Steve Finley	2190
Alex Gonzalez	2189

Most starts in games in which someone was hit by a pitch, 1988-2005:

Craig Biggio	1183
Rafael Palmeiro	1159
Alex Gonzalez	1108
Jeff Bagwell	1040
Gary Sheffield	1022
Ken Griffey	1016
Luis Gonzalez	1010
Omar Vizquel	999
Barry Bonds	970
Roberto Alomar	945

Most starts in games in which someone on the player's team was plunked, 1988-2005:

Craig Biggio	776
Alex Gonzalez	709
Jeff Bagwell	700
Rafael Palmeiro	693
Luis Gonzalez	615
Gary Sheffield	584
Roberto Alomar	577
Ken Griffey	570
Barry Bonds	564
Omar Vizquel	563

Most starts in games in which someone on the opponents team was plunked, 1988-2005:

Rafael Palmeiro	650
Craig Biggio	627
Ken Griffey	620
Alex Gonzalez	604
Gary Sheffield	602
Omar Vizquel	602
Luis Gonzalez	582
Tino Martinez	572
Edgar Martinez	558
Jeff Bagwell	548

Most starts in games in which players on both teams were plunked, 1988-2005:

Craig Biggio	220
Jeff Bagwell	208
Alex Gonzalez	205
Luis Gonzalez	187
Rafael Palmeiro	184
Alex Rodriguez	176
Ken Griffey	174
Vinny Castilla	170
Omar Vizquel	166
Gary Sheffield	164

Most starts in games in which Craig Biggio has been plunked:

Craig Biggio	257
Jeff Bagwell	220
Brad Ausmus	117
Lance Berkman	102
Derek Bell	96
Richard Hidalgo	95
Adam Everett	58
Luis Gonzalez	55
Ricky Gutierrez	52
Ken Caminiti	51

Most starts, by position, in games when Biggio has been plunked:

Jeff Bagwell	218	1st Base
Craig Biggio	198	2nd Base
Brad Ausmus	118	Catcher
Derek Bell	80	Right Field
Adam Everett	58	Shortstop
Lance Berkman	57	Left Field
Morgan Ensberg	56	3rd Base
Luis Gonzalez	55	Left Field
Ken Caminiti	51	3rd Base
Ricky Gutierrez	46	Shortstop

Most starts, by batting order slot, in games when Biggio has been plunked:

Jeff Bagwell	187	3rd
Craig Biggio	165	1st
Craig Biggio	75	2nd
Brad Ausmus	70	8th
Richard Hidalgo	59	6th
Lance Berkman	51	4th
Derek Bell	47	4th
Moises Alou	44	5th
Brad Ausmus	38	7th
Jeff Bagwell	30	4th

Most starts on the opposing team in games when Biggio has been plunked:

Todd Helton	19
Larry Walker	18
Sammy Sosa	17
Royce Clayton	17
Barry Bonds	16
Jason Kendall	15
Brian Giles	14
Mark Grace	14
Mark Grudzielanek	14
Vinny Castilla	13