Pitches Per Plate Appearance

2007 Highest P/PA, min 150 PA:

PLAYER          TEAM    TPA    P/PA
Jason Giambi    NYY     179    4.43
Reggie Willits  LAA     251    4.38
Troy Glaus      TOR     224    4.37
Nick Swisher    OAK     310    4.36
Jack Cust       OAK     166    4.33
Todd Helton     COL     326    4.31
Ryan Shealy     KAN     189    4.31
Brandon Inge    DET     278    4.31
Johnny Damon    NYY     263    4.30
Casey Blake     CLE     324    4.30

2007 Lowest P/PA, min 150 PA:

PLAYER          TEAM    TPA    P/PA
PLAYER          TEAM    TPA    P/PA
Johnny Estrada  MIL     255    3.00
Kevin Mench     MIL     161    3.08
Miguel Olivo    FLA     261    3.13
Howie Kendrick  LAA     177    3.14
Corey Patterson BAL     244    3.20
Kenji Johjima   SEA     241    3.20
Vladimir GuerrerLAA     326    3.21
Jay Payton      BAL     215    3.21
Mike Sweeney    KAN     225    3.27
Aaron Boone     FLA     228    3.32

Here's a little bit about pitches per plate appearance:

Hardball Times: And Here’s the Pitch...

"That said, the players in the bottom 20% of P/PA have an average on-base plus slugging (OPS) of 719 while those in the top 20% have an OPS of 797. Since OPS correlates very well with run production, it is therefore a good proxy, and because going deep into counts forces opposing pitchers to throw more pitches and tire sooner, it's safe to say that on average, players who see more pitches end up contributing more to their teams."

Someone, let Estrada and Mench know, please.