This is a list of Major League Baseball hit records. Bolded names mean the player is still active and playing.
3,000 career hits
This section is an excerpt from 3,000-hit club § Members.[edit]
- Statistics updated as of the end of the 2023 season.
Player | Hits | Average | Date | Team | Seasons | 3,000th hit | Ref |
Pete Rose[a] | 4,256 | .303 | May 5, 1978 | Cincinnati Reds | 1963–1986 | Single | [1] |
Ty Cobb* | 4,189[b] | .366 | August 19, 1921 | Detroit Tigers | 1905–1928 | [2] |
Hank Aaron†* | 3,771 | .305 | May 17, 1970 | Atlanta Braves | 1954–1976 | [3] |
Stan Musial* | 3,630 | .331 | May 13, 1958 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1941–1944, 1946–1963 | Double | [4] |
Tris Speaker* | 3,514 | .345 | May 17, 1925 | Cleveland Indians | 1907–1928 | Single | [5] |
Derek Jeter* | 3,465 | .310 | July 9, 2011 | New York Yankees | 1995–2014 | Home run | [6] |
Honus Wagner* | 3,430 | .329 | June 9, 1914 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1897–1917 | Double | [7] |
Carl Yastrzemski* | 3,419 | .285 | September 12, 1979 | Boston Red Sox | 1961–1983 | Single | [8] |
Albert Pujols† | 3,384 | .296 | May 4, 2018 | Los Angeles Angels | 2001–2022 | [9] |
Paul Molitor* | 3,319 | .306 | September 16, 1996 | Minnesota Twins | 1978–1998 | Triple | [10] |
Eddie Collins* | 3,314 | .333 | June 3, 1925 | Chicago White Sox | 1906–1930 | Single | [11] |
Willie Mays†* | 3,293 | .301 | July 18, 1970 | San Francisco Giants | 1948, 1951–1952, 1954–1973 | [12] |
Eddie Murray†* | 3,255 | .287 | June 30, 1995 | Cleveland Indians | 1977–1997 | [13] |
Nap Lajoie* | 3,252[c] | .339 | September 27, 1914 | Cleveland Naps | 1896–1916 | Double | [17] |
Cal Ripken Jr.* | 3,184 | .276 | April 15, 2000 | Baltimore Orioles | 1981–2001 | Single | [18] |
Miguel Cabrera† | 3,174 | .307 | April 23, 2022 | Detroit Tigers | 2003–2023 | [19] |
Adrián Beltré* | 3,166 | .286 | July 30, 2017 | Texas Rangers | 1998–2018 | Double | [20] |
George Brett* | 3,154 | .305 | September 30, 1992 | Kansas City Royals | 1973–1993 | Single | [21] |
Paul Waner* | 3,152 | .333 | June 19, 1942 | Boston Braves | 1926–1945 | [22] |
Robin Yount* | 3,142 | .285 | September 9, 1992 | Milwaukee Brewers | 1974–1993 | [23] |
Tony Gwynn* | 3,141 | .338 | August 6, 1999 | San Diego Padres | 1982–2001 | [24] |
Alex Rodriguez† | 3,115 | .295 | June 19, 2015 | New York Yankees | 1994–2013, 2015–2016 | Home run | [25] |
Dave Winfield* | 3,110 | .283 | September 16, 1993 | Minnesota Twins | 1973–1995 | Single | [26] |
Ichiro Suzuki | 3,089 | .311 | August 7, 2016 | Miami Marlins | 2001–2019 | Triple | [27] |
Craig Biggio* | 3,060 | .281 | June 28, 2007 | Houston Astros | 1988–2007 | Single[d] | [29] |
Rickey Henderson* | 3,055 | .279 | October 7, 2001 | San Diego Padres | 1979–2003 | Double | [30] |
Rod Carew* | 3,053 | .328 | August 4, 1985 | California Angels | 1967–1985 | Single | [31] |
Lou Brock* | 3,023 | .293 | August 13, 1979 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1961–1979 | [32] |
Rafael Palmeiro† | 3,020 | .288 | July 15, 2005 | Baltimore Orioles | 1986–2005 | Double | [33] |
Cap Anson* | 3,011[e] | .331 | July 18, 1897[e] | Chicago Colts | 1871–1897 | Single | [34] |
Wade Boggs* | 3,010 | .328 | August 7, 1999 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 1982–1999 | Home run | [35] |
Al Kaline* | 3,007 | .297 | September 24, 1974 | Detroit Tigers | 1953–1974 | Double | [36] |
Roberto Clemente* | 3,000 | .317 | September 30, 1972 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1955–1972 | [37] |
240+ hits in one season
Evolution of the single season record for hits
Three or more seasons with 215+ hits
Player | Seasons | Seasons & Teams |
Paul Waner[40] | 7 | 1927–1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936–1937 Pittsburgh |
Rogers Hornsby[41] | 5 | 1920–1922, 1924 St. Louis-NL; 1929 Chicago-NL |
Ichiro Suzuki[42] | 5 | 2001, 2004, 2006–2007, 2009 Seattle |
Ty Cobb[43] | 4 | 1909, 1911–1912, 1917 Detroit |
George Sisler[44] | 4 | 1920–1922, 1925 St. Louis-AL |
Sam Rice[45] | 3 | 1924–1926 Washington-AL |
Joe Medwick[46] | 3 | 1935–1937 St. Louis-NL |
Stan Musial[47] | 3 | 1943, 1946, 1948 St. Louis-NL |
Pete Rose[48] | 3 | 1969, 1973, 1976 Cincinnati |
Kirby Puckett[49] | 3 | 1986, 1988–1989 Minnesota |
Michael Young[50] | 3 | 2004–2006 Texas |
Five or more seasons with 200+ hits
Player | Seasons | Seasons & Teams |
Ichiro Suzuki | 10 | 2001–2010 Seattle (consecutive years - record) |
Pete Rose | 10 | 1965–1966, 1968–1970, 1973, 1975–1977 Cincinnati; 1979 Philadelphia-NL |
Ty Cobb | 9 | 1907, 1909, 1911–1912, 1915–1917, 1922, 1924 Detroit |
Paul Waner | 8 | 1927–1930, 1932, 1934, 1936–1937 Pittsburgh |
Lou Gehrig[51] | 8 | 1927–1928, 1930–1932, 1934, 1936–1937 New York-AL |
Willie Keeler[52] | 8 | 1894–1898 Baltimore; 1899–1901 Brooklyn-NL |
Derek Jeter[53] | 8 | 1998–2000, 2005–2007, 2009, 2012 New York-AL |
Rogers Hornsby | 7 | 1920–1922, 1924–1925 St. Louis-NL; 1927 New York-NL; 1929 Chicago-NL |
Charlie Gehringer[54] | 7 | 1929–1930, 1933–1937 Detroit |
Wade Boggs[55] | 7 | 1983–1989 Boston-AL |
George Sisler | 6 | 1920–1922, 1925, 1927 St. Louis-AL; 1929 Boston-NL |
Sam Rice | 6 | 1920, 1924–1926, 1928, 1930 Washington-AL |
Al Simmons[56] | 6 | 1925, 1929–1932 Philadelphia-AL; 1933 Chicago-AL |
Stan Musial | 6 | 1943, 1946, 1948–1949, 1951, 1953 St. Louis-NL |
Steve Garvey[57] | 6 | 1974–1976, 1978–1980 Los Angeles-NL |
Michael Young | 6 | 2003–2007, 2011 Texas |
Chuck Klein[58] | 5 | 1929–1933 Philadelphia-NL |
Kirby Puckett | 5 | 1986–1989, 1992 Minnesota |
Tony Gwynn[59] | 5 | 1984, 1986–1987, 1989, 1997 San Diego |
100 or more hits from each side of the plate, season
League leader in hits
League leader in hits 5 or more seasons
Player | Titles[61] | Seasons & Teams |
Ty Cobb | 8 | 1907–1909, 1911–1912, 1915, 1917, 1919 Detroit |
Pete Rose | 7 | 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972–1973, 1976 Cincinnati; 1981 Philadelphia-NL |
Tony Gwynn | 7 | 1984, 1986–1987, 1989, 1994–1995, 1997 San Diego |
Ichiro Suzuki | 7 | 2001, 2004, 2006–2010 Seattle |
Stan Musial | 6 | 1943–1944, 1946, 1948–1949, 1952 St. Louis-NL |
Tony Oliva | 5 | 1964–1966, 1969–1970 Minnesota |
League leader in hits 3 or more consecutive seasons
League leader in hits, three decades
League leader in hits, both leagues
League leader in hits, three different teams
Consecutive game hitting streaks of 30 or more games
Where possible, hitting streaks that extend between seasons are broken down to show when the hits occurred. For example, Keeler's (1, 44) indicates 1 hit in 1896, and 44 in 1897.[i]
This list omits Denny Lyons of the 1887 American Association Philadelphia Athletics, who had a 52-game hitting streak.[65] In 1887, the major leagues adopted a new rule which counted walks as hits, a rule which was dropped after that season. Lyons hit in 52 consecutive games that season, but his streak included two games (#22 and #44) in which his only "hits" were walks. In 1968, MLB ruled that walks in 1887 would not be counted as hits, so Lyons' streak was no longer recognized, though it still appears on some lists. In 2000, Major League Baseball reversed its 1968 decision, ruling that the statistics which were recognized in each year's official records should stand, even in cases where they were later proven incorrect. Paradoxically, the ruling affects only hit totals for the year; the batting champion for the year is not recognized as the all-time leader despite having the highest single-season average under the ruling, and Lyons' hitting streak is not recognized.
Consecutive game hitting streaks to start a career
7 or more hits by an individual in one game
6 hits in a game by an individual, twice
Excluded on this list are Henry Larkin, who accomplished this with the Washington Senators in the American Association, and Ed Delahanty, with the Philadelphia Phillies in the Players' League.
3 hits by an individual in one inning
1,660 hits by a team in one season
Hits[67] | Team | Season |
1,783 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1930 |
1,769 | New York Giants | 1930 |
1,732 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1894 |
1,732 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1930 |
1,723 | Detroit Tigers | 1921 |
1,722 | Chicago Cubs | 1930 |
1,715 | Cleveland Indians | 1936 |
1,698 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1922 |
1,693 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1929 |
1,684 | St. Louis Browns | 1922 |
1,684 | Boston Red Sox | 1997 |
1,683 | New York Yankees | 1930 |
1,676 | New York Yankees | 1936 |
1,672 | Detroit Tigers | 1929 |
1,667 | Boston Red Sox | 2003 |
1,667 | New York Yankees | 1931 |
1,665 | Boston Red Sox | 1950 |
1,665 | Cleveland Indians | 1996 |
1,664 | Colorado Rockies | 2000 |
1,664 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1895 |
1,663 | Colorado Rockies | 2001 |
1,661 | New York Giants | 1922 |
See also
- Baseball portal
Notes
- ^ Due to betting on games while managing an MLB team, Pete Rose received a lifetime ban from baseball and is not eligible for election to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Cobb
was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ MLB.com credits Lajoie with 3,252 hits,[14] while Baseball-Reference lists 3,243.[15] The discrepancy is due to a transcription error for Lajoie's hit total in 1901, 229, which until 1954 was inaccurately recorded as 220.[16]
- ^ Biggio was thrown out trying to stretch his single into a double.[28]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Anson
was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ While Ichiro Suzuki had played professionally in Japan, this mark is considered the Major League Baseball record for rookies, as this was his first year in Major League Baseball.
- ^ After leading the American League in 1942, Pesky missed the next three full seasons serving in World War II. As 1942 was his rookie season, he is the only player to lead his league in hits for his first three seasons.
- ^ After leading the National League in 1944, Musial missed the next season serving in World War II.
- ^ Major League Baseball recognizes two hitting streak records: Longest hitting streak in one season, and longest hitting streak over multiple seasons (e.g. Rollins 2005–2006).[64] Keeler's, Sisler's, and Rollins' streaks are listed as 44, 34, and 36 games when discussing single-season streaks, and 45, 35, and 38 games when discussing multiple-season streaks.
- ^ 18 inning game
- ^ Second game of a double header
- ^ 22 inning game
- ^ 14 inning game
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- ^ "Ty Cobb Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2010-01-04. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ^ "Hank Aaron Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
- ^ "Stan Musial Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
- ^ "Tris Speaker Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on November 27, 2009. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
- ^ "Derek Jeter Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
- ^ "Honus Wagner Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
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- ^ "Albert Pujols Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on July 7, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
- ^ "Paul Molitor Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
- ^ "Eddie Collins Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
- ^ "Willie Mays Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
- ^ "Eddie Murray Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on May 19, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
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- ^ "Cal Ripken Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on January 4, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
- ^ "Miguel Cabrera Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 6, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ "Adrian Beltre Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
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- ^ "Robin Yount Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 27, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
- ^ "Tony Gwynn Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
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- ^ "Dave Winfield Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
- ^ "Ichiro Suzuki Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on May 18, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
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Garry Templeton and Willie Wilson are the only two switch-hitters to collect 100 or more hits from each side of the plate in one season. Templeton ... totaled 111 from the left side and 100 from the right side. Wilson (amassed) ... 130 as a left and 100 as a righty swinger.
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