List of Major League Baseball career doubles leaders

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Tris Speaker is the all-time leader in doubles, with 792. Tris Speaker.jpg
Tris Speaker is the all-time leader in doubles, with 792.

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] This list includes the top 100 doubles hitters in baseball.

Contents

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. [6] 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]

Key

RankRank 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
2BTotal career doubles hit
*Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
BoldDenotes active player. [a]

List

Freddie Freeman, the active leader in doubles and tied for 35th all-time. Freddie Freeman HR from Nationals vs. Braves at Nationals Park, April 6th, 2021 (All-Pro Reels Photography) (51102625370) (cropped).png
Freddie Freeman, the active leader in doubles and tied for 35th all-time.
RankPlayer (2025 2Bs)2B
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 Freddie Freeman (36)544
Derek Jeter*544
37 Tony Gwynn*543
38 Harry Heilmann*542
39 Rogers Hornsby*541
40 Joe Medwick*540
Dave Winfield*540
42 Al Simmons*539
43 Lou Gehrig*534
44 Al Oliver 529
45 Frank Robinson*528
46 Dave Parker*526
47 Ted Williams*525
48 Ken Griffey Jr.*524
49 Willie Mays*523
50 Garret Anderson 522
RankPlayer (2025 2Bs)2B
Johnny Damon 522
Ed Delahanty*522
53 Scott Rolen*517
54 Joe Cronin*515
55 Nick Markakis 514
Edgar Martínez*514
57 Mark Grace 511
Jimmy Rollins 511
59 Rickey Henderson*510
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 Paul Goldschmidt (30)476
Zach Wheat*476
90 Jake Beckley*473
91 Larry Walker*471
92 Carlos Lee 469
93 Matt Holliday 468
Jim O'Rourke*468
Miguel Tejada 468
96 Gary Sheffield 467
97 Frankie Frisch*466
98 Jim Bottomley*465
99 Reggie Jackson*463
100 Dan Brouthers*462

Notes

  1. A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.

See also

References

  1. "Rule 10.06". Official Baseball Rules. Major League Baseball.
  2. "Rule 6.09(e)". Official Baseball Rules. Major League Baseball.
  3. "Tris Speaker Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  4. Jensen, Don. "Tris Speaker Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  5. "Tris Speaker Hall of Fame Profile". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 "Career Leaders & Records for Doubles". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  7. "Pete Rose Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  8. "Historical Player Stats (sorted by doubles, NL only)". Major League Baseball.
  9. "Stan Musial Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  10. "Ty Cobb Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  11. "Albert Pujols Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  12. "Derek Jeter Postseason Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  13. "All-time and Single-Season Playoffs Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.