Only 4 players have managed 700+ at-bats in a season.

The first was Willie Wilson in 1980 with 705, when he had an insane season with 230 hits, 133 runs scored, 15 triples, and 79 steals for the Royals.

The second was Juan Samuel with the 1984 Phillies with 701. He's the only guy to get 700 AB but not 200 H, but he was also lights out that year - 105 R, 191 H, 36 2B, 19 3B, 15 HR, 69 RBI, 72 SB. he looked like the next big NL superstar for the first 4 years of his career, going off in the '87 juiced ball year for 37 2B, 15 3B, 28 HR, and 100 RBI, but he got traded to the Mets halfway through the '89 season, and was never the same guy again, and never really healthy again.

Twenty years later, Ichiro had 704 at-bats in 2004 when he set the MLB hit record with 262, something that had seemed unassailable forever. He hit. 372 that year. George Sisler's record for hits had stood since 1920 - 84 years; far longer than Ruth's HR record (34 years) or Maris's (37 years).

The fourth was Jimmy Rollins, with a record 716 at-bats in 2007 when he had 212 hits, 139 runs scored, 38 doubles, 20 triples, 30 HR, 94 RBi and 41 steals. while winning MVP. Nobody's reached 700 AB in the 20 years since.

ran across this the other day...

in the 1984 season, Ryne Sandberg led the NL in WAR at 8.5...and appropriately won the NL MVP

Cal Ripken led the AL in WAR at a whopping 10.0...and finished 27th in MVP voting -- not a typo 27th