Most appearances in a professional baseball career by a catcher
- Who
- Motonobu Tanishige
- What
- 2,963 total number
- Where
- Japan (Yokohama)
- When
- 26 September 2015
The most appearances in a professional baseball career by a catcher is 2,963, and was achieved by Motonobu Tanishige (Japan) between 1989 and 2015.
Tanishige played 27 seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball, appearing in more games than any other player in NPB history. He made his debut for the Taiyo Whales in 1989 and since then he has played for Baystars and Dragons. His last appearance was in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan on 26 September 2015.