In baseball, a double is a hit in which the batter advances to second base in one play, without the benefit of a fielding error, advancing to second on a throw to another base, or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice. [1] A batter may also be credited with a ground-rule double when a fair ball, after touching the ground, bounds into the stands or becomes lodged in a fence or scoreboard. [2]
Hall of Fame center fielder Tris Speaker [3] [4] [5] holds the Major League Baseball career doubles record with 792. [6] Pete Rose [7] is second with 746, the National League record. [8] Speaker, Rose, Stan Musial [9] (725), and Ty Cobb [10] (724) are the only players with more than 700 doubles. [6] Albert Pujols [11] has the most career doubles by a right-handed hitter with 686. Only doubles hit during the regular season are included in the totals (Derek Jeter [12] holds the record in post-season doubles, with 32). [13]
Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career doubles. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player (2025 2Bs) | Number of doubles hit during the 2025 Major League Baseball season |
2B | Total career doubles hit |
* | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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Bold | Denotes active player. [lower-alpha 1] |
Rank | Player (2025 2Bs) | 2B |
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1 | Tris Speaker* | 792 |
2 | Pete Rose | 746 |
3 | Stan Musial* | 725 |
4 | Ty Cobb* | 724 |
5 | Albert Pujols | 686 |
6 | Craig Biggio* | 668 |
7 | George Brett* | 665 |
8 | Nap Lajoie* | 657 |
9 | Carl Yastrzemski* | 646 |
10 | Honus Wagner* | 643 |
11 | Adrián Beltré* | 636 |
12 | David Ortiz* | 632 |
13 | Miguel Cabrera | 627 |
14 | Hank Aaron* | 624 |
15 | Paul Molitor* | 605 |
Paul Waner* | 605 | |
17 | Cal Ripken Jr.* | 603 |
18 | Barry Bonds | 601 |
19 | Luis Gonzalez | 596 |
20 | Todd Helton* | 592 |
21 | Rafael Palmeiro | 585 |
22 | Robin Yount* | 583 |
23 | Cap Anson* | 582 |
24 | Wade Boggs* | 578 |
25 | Bobby Abreu | 574 |
Charlie Gehringer* | 574 | |
27 | Robinson Canó | 572 |
Iván Rodríguez* | 572 | |
29 | Carlos Beltrán | 565 |
30 | Jeff Kent | 560 |
Eddie Murray* | 560 | |
32 | Chipper Jones* | 549 |
33 | Alex Rodriguez | 548 |
34 | Manny Ramirez | 547 |
35 | Derek Jeter* | 544 |
36 | Tony Gwynn* | 543 |
37 | Harry Heilmann* | 542 |
38 | Rogers Hornsby* | 541 |
39 | Joe Medwick* | 540 |
Dave Winfield* | 540 | |
41 | Al Simmons* | 539 |
42 | Lou Gehrig* | 534 |
43 | Al Oliver | 529 |
44 | Frank Robinson* | 528 |
45 | Dave Parker | 526 |
46 | Ted Williams* | 525 |
47 | Ken Griffey Jr.* | 524 |
48 | Willie Mays* | 523 |
49 | Garret Anderson | 522 |
Johnny Damon | 522 |
Rank | Player (2025 2Bs) | 2B |
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Ed Delahanty* | 522 | |
52 | Scott Rolen* | 517 |
53 | Joe Cronin* | 515 |
54 | Nick Markakis | 514 |
Edgar Martínez* | 514 | |
56 | Mark Grace | 511 |
Jimmy Rollins | 511 | |
58 | Rickey Henderson* | 510 |
59 | Freddie Freeman (0) | 508 |
60 | Babe Ruth* | 506 |
61 | Tony Pérez* | 505 |
62 | Roberto Alomar* | 504 |
63 | Andre Dawson* | 503 |
64 | Goose Goslin* | 500 |
John Olerud | 500 | |
66 | Rusty Staub | 499 |
67 | Bill Buckner | 498 |
Torii Hunter | 498 | |
Al Kaline* | 498 | |
Sam Rice* | 498 | |
71 | Aramis Ramírez | 495 |
Frank Thomas* | 495 | |
73 | Heinie Manush* | 491 |
74 | Mickey Vernon | 490 |
75 | Jeff Bagwell* | 488 |
Harold Baines* | 488 | |
Mel Ott* | 488 | |
78 | Lou Brock* | 486 |
Billy Herman* | 486 | |
80 | Vada Pinson | 485 |
81 | Hal McRae | 484 |
82 | Carlos Delgado | 483 |
Dwight Evans | 483 | |
Ted Simmons* | 483 | |
85 | Brooks Robinson* | 482 |
86 | Alfonso Soriano | 481 |
87 | Vladimir Guerrero* | 477 |
88 | Zach Wheat* | 476 |
89 | Jake Beckley* | 473 |
90 | Larry Walker* | 471 |
91 | Carlos Lee | 469 |
92 | Matt Holliday | 468 |
Jim O'Rourke* | 468 | |
Miguel Tejada | 468 | |
95 | Gary Sheffield | 467 |
96 | Frankie Frisch* | 466 |
97 | Jim Bottomley* | 465 |
98 | Reggie Jackson* | 463 |
99 | Dan Brouthers* | 462 |
100 | Orlando Cabrera | 459 |
Joey Votto | 459 |
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