Games Played
Consecutive games played
- 2,632 - Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles - May 30, 1982 through September 19, 1998
Consecutive innings played (non-pitcher)
- 8,243 - Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles - June 5, 1982 through September 14, 1987 (record set over 903 games)
Consecutive seasons played
- 27 - Cap Anson, Rockford Forest Citys, Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Stockings, and Chicago Colts - 1871 through 1897 (1871-1875 seasons were played in the National Association, a professional league which preceded Major League Baseball).
- 26 - Nolan Ryan, New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers - 1968 through 1993 (all seasons played in Major League Baseball)
Consecutive seasons played with one team
- 23 (2 tied)
- Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles - 1955 through 1977
- Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox - 1961 through 1983
Consecutive seasons played with different or multiple teams (includes off-season and mid-season changes)
- 12 - Terry Mulholland, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, and Minnesota Twins - 1993 through 2004
Consecutive seasons with a playoff appearance
- 13 - Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees - 1995 through 2007
Read more about this topic: List Of Major League Baseball Individual Streaks
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