List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders

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Pete Rose is the all-time MLB hits leader with 4,256 hits. Pete Rose 2008.jpg
Pete Rose is the all-time MLB hits leader with 4,256 hits.

Listed are all Major League Baseball players who have reached the 2,000 hit milestone during their career in MLB. Pete Rose holds the Major League record for most career hits, with 4,256. [1] Rose and Ty Cobb, second most, are the only players with 4,000 or more career hits. Cap Anson was the first player to achieve 2,000 hits, doing so in the 1889 season. Nap Lajoie was the first player to accumulate 2,000 hits in the American League, doing so in the 1912 season. [2]

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For many years, George Davis was considered the first switch hitter to collect 2,000 hits, achieving that total during the 1902 season. However, recent research in the 2010s has revealed that 19th century hitter Roger Connor also batted right-handed at times in his career; he reached 2,000 hits in the 1893 season. [3] [4] [5]

Players with 2,000 or more hits

Key
RankRank among leaders in career hits (a blank field indicates a tie)
Player (2025 hits)Number of hits during the 2025 Major League Baseball season
HitsTotal career hits
*denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bolddenotes an active player. [a]
RanksPlayerHits
1 Pete Rose 4,256
2 Ty Cobb* [b] 4,189
3 Hank Aaron*3,771
4 Stan Musial*3,630
5 Tris Speaker*3,514
6 Derek Jeter*3,465
7 Honus Wagner*3,430
8 Carl Yastrzemski*3,419
9 Albert Pujols 3,384
10 Paul Molitor*3,319
11 Eddie Collins*3,314
12 Willie Mays*3,293
13 Eddie Murray*3,255
14 Nap Lajoie*3,243
15 Cal Ripken Jr.*3,184
16 Miguel Cabrera 3,174
17 Adrián Beltré*3,166
18 George Brett*3,154
19 Paul Waner*3,152
20 Robin Yount*3,142
21 Tony Gwynn*3,141
22 Alex Rodriguez 3,115
23 Dave Winfield*3,110
24 Ichiro Suzuki*3,089
25 Craig Biggio*3,060
26 Rickey Henderson*3,055
27 Rod Carew*3,053
28 Lou Brock*3,023
29 Rafael Palmeiro 3,020
30 Cap Anson* [c] 3,011
31 Wade Boggs*3,010
32 Al Kaline*3,007
33 Roberto Clemente*3,000
34 Sam Rice*2,987
35 Sam Crawford*2,961
36 Frank Robinson*2,943
37 Barry Bonds 2,935
38 Willie Keeler*2,932
39 Jake Beckley*2,930
Rogers Hornsby*2,930
41 Al Simmons*2,927
42 Zack Wheat*2,884
43 Frankie Frisch*2,880
44 Omar Vizquel 2,877
45 Mel Ott*2,876
46 Babe Ruth*2,873
47 Harold Baines*2,866
48 Jesse Burkett*2,850
49 Brooks Robinson*2,848
50 Iván Rodríguez*2,844
51 Charlie Gehringer*2,839
52 George Sisler*2,810
53 Ken Griffey Jr.*2,781
54 Andre Dawson*2,774
55 Johnny Damon 2,769
56 Vada Pinson 2,757
57 Luke Appling*2,749
58 Al Oliver 2,743
59 Goose Goslin*2,735
60 Tony Pérez*2,732
61 Chipper Jones*2,726
62 Carlos Beltrán 2,725
63 Roberto Alomar*2,724
64 Lou Gehrig*2,721
65 Rusty Staub 2,716
66 Bill Buckner 2,715
67 Dave Parker*2,712
68 Billy Williams*2,711
69 Doc Cramer 2,705
70 Gary Sheffield 2,689
71 Luis Aparicio*2,677
72 Fred Clarke* [d] 2,672
73 Max Carey*2,665
74 Nellie Fox*2,663
75 George Davis*2,660
RankPlayerHits
Harry Heilmann*2,660
77 Ted Williams*2,654
78 Jimmie Foxx*2,646
79 Lave Cross 2,645
80 Robinson Canó 2,639
81 Rabbit Maranville*2,605
Tim Raines*2,605
83 Steve Garvey 2,599
84 Ed Delahanty*2,596
85 Luis González 2,591
86 Vladimir Guerrero*2,590
87 Julio Franco 2,586
88 Reggie Jackson*2,584
89 Ernie Banks*2,583
90 Richie Ashburn*2,574
Manny Ramirez 2,574
92 Willie Davis 2,561
93 Steve Finley 2,548
94 George Van Haltren 2,539
95 Garret Anderson 2,529
96 Heinie Manush*2,524
97 Todd Helton*2,519
98 Joe Morgan*2,517
99 Buddy Bell 2,514
100 Jimmy Ryan 2,512
101 Mickey Vernon 2,495
102 Fred McGriff*2,490
103 David Ortiz*2,472
Ted Simmons*2,472
105 Joe Medwick*2,471
106 Bobby Abreu 2,470
107 Frank Thomas*2,468
108 Roger Connor*2,467
109 Harry Hooper*2,466
110 Bill Dahlen 2,461
Jeff Kent 2,461
112 Ozzie Smith*2,460
113 Lloyd Waner*2,459
114 Jimmy Rollins 2,455
115 Torii Hunter 2,452
Jim Rice*2,452
117 Red Schoendienst*2,449
118 Dwight Evans 2,446
119 Mark Grace 2,445
120 Kenny Lofton 2,428
121 Pie Traynor*2,416
122 Mickey Mantle*2,415
123 Sammy Sosa 2,408
124 Miguel Tejada 2,407
125 Freddie Freeman (138)2,405
Stuffy McInnis 2,405
127 Nick Markakis 2,388
128 Ryne Sandberg*2,386
129 Enos Slaughter*2,383
130 Chili Davis 2,380
131 Edd Roush*2,376
132 Brett Butler 2,375
Michael Young 2,375
134 Jose Altuve (141)2,373
135 Lou Whitaker 2,369
136 Alan Trammell*2,365
137 Carlton Fisk*2,356
138 Joe Judge 2,352
139 Orlando Cepeda*2,351
140 Billy Herman*2,345
141 Joe Torre*2,342
142 Paul Konerko 2,340
Barry Larkin*2,340
144 Bernie Williams 2,336
145 Andrés Galarraga 2,333
146 Jim Thome*2,328
147 Édgar Rentería 2,327
148 Dave Concepción 2,326
Jake Daubert 2,326
B. J. Surhoff 2,326
RankPlayerHits
151 Eddie Mathews*2,315
152 Jeff Bagwell*2,314
153 Jim Bottomley*2,313
154 Bobby Wallace*2,309
155 Jim O'Rourke*2,304
Kirby Puckett*2,304
157 Aramis Ramírez 2,303
158 Kiki Cuyler*2,299
Charlie Grimm 2,299
160 Dan Brouthers*2,296
161 Hugh Duffy*2,293
162 Joe Cronin*2,285
163 Gary Gaetti 2,280
164 Tony Fernández 2,276
165 Carlos Lee 2,273
166 Jimmy Dykes 2,256
167 Andrew McCutchen (102)2,254
Willie McGee 2,254
Ron Santo*2,254
170 Patsy Donovan 2,253
171 Tommy Corcoran 2,252
172 José Cruz 2,251
Marquis Grissom 2,251
174 Bid McPhee*2,250
175 Bert Campaneris 2,249
176 Edgar Martínez*2,247
177 John Olerud 2,239
178 Mike Schmidt*2,234
179 Willie Stargell*2,232
180 Fred Tenney 2,231
181 Joe Sewell*2,226
182 Graig Nettles 2,225
183 Darrell Evans 2,223
184 Joe Kelley*2,220
185 Juan Pierre 2,217
186 Joe DiMaggio*2,214
187 Joe Kuhel 2,212
188 Willie McCovey*2,211
189 Willie Randolph 2,210
190 Willie Wilson 2,207
191 Jason Kendall 2,195
192 Stan Hack 2,193
Bill Terry*2,193
194 Cecil Cooper 2,192
195 Larry Bowa 2,191
196 Joe Carter 2,184
197 Keith Hernandez 2,182
198 Paul Goldschmidt (122)2,178
199 Will Clark 2,176
200 Pee Wee Reese*2,170
201 Sherry Magee 2,169
202 Yadier Molina 2,168
203 Dick Bartell 2,165
204 Larry Walker*2,160
205 Billy Hamilton*2,159
206 Hal Chase 2,158
207 Magglio Ordóñez 2,156
208 Víctor Martínez 2,153
Don Mattingly 2,153
210 Rubén Sierra 2,152
211 Yogi Berra*2,150
Ed Konetchy 2,150
213 Ken Boyer 2,143
Ken Griffey Sr. 2,143
Tommy Leach 2,143
216 Plácido Polanco 2,142
217 Dick Groat 2,138
Wally Moses 2,138
José Reyes 2,138
220 Don Baylor 2,135
Joey Votto 2,135
222 Moisés Alou 2,134
Maury Wills 2,134
224 Paul Hines 2,133
225 Buddy Myer 2,131
RankPlayerHits
226 Herman Long 2,128
227 Mike Piazza*2,127
228 Joe Mauer*2,123
229 Tommy Davis 2,121
230 Duke Snider*2,116
231 Minnie Miñoso*2,113
232 Dale Murphy 2,111
233 Chris Chambliss 2,109
234 Ellis Burks 2,107
John Montgomery Ward*2,107
236 Paul O'Neill 2,105
237 Arky Vaughan*2,103
238 Felipe Alou 2,101
239 Clyde Milan 2,100
240 Brian Downing 2,099
241 Matt Holliday 2,096
Garry Templeton 2,096
243 Alfonso Soriano 2,095
244 Gary Carter*2,092
Harvey Kuenn 2,092
246 Elvis Andrus 2,091
Hal McRae 2,091
248 Alvin Dark 2,089
249 César Cedeño 2,087
250 Harmon Killebrew*2,086
251 Tim Wallach 2,085
252 Ed McKean 2,084
Jimmy Sheckard 2,084
254 George J. Burns 2,077
Scott Rolen*2,077
256 Chuck Klein*2,076
257 Carney Lansford 2,074
258 Deacon White*2,067
259 Dixie Walker 2,064
260 Del Ennis 2,063
Bobby Veach 2,063
262 Bob Elliott 2,061
263 Wally Joyner 2,060
264 Orlando Cabrera 2,055
265 Ray Durham 2,054
George Kell*2,054
267 Nelson Cruz 2,053
268 Manny Machado (152)2,052
268 Bob Johnson 2,051
270 Adrián González 2,050
271 Johnny Bench*2,048
Dummy Hoy 2,048
273 A. J. Pierzynski 2,043
274 Bobby Doerr*2,042
275 Jack Glasscock 2,041
276 Mark Grudzielanek 2,040
277 Carlos Delgado 2,038
278 Raúl Ibañez 2,034
279 Lee May 2,031
280 Brandon Phillips 2,029
Ken Singleton 2,029
282 Tony Phillips 2,023
283 Jim Gilliam 2,021
284 Amos Otis 2,020
Reggie Smith 2,020
286 Earl Averill*2,019
287 George H. Burns 2,018
288 Bill Mazeroski*2,016
289 Gary Matthews 2,011
Johnny Mize*2,011
291 Bobby Bonilla 2,010
Jason Giambi 2,010
293 Bill Madlock 2,008
294 Tony Taylor 2,007
295 Frank White 2,006
296 Dave Bancroft*2,004
Todd Zeile 2,004
298 Shawn Green 2,003

Other active players with 1,800 or more hits through September 2, 2025.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
  2. ↑ Major League Baseball lists Cobb's hit total at 4,191, although research has revised the total to 4,189 because of double-counting a 2-hit day.
  3. ↑ Cap Anson's hit amounts are different depending on the source and what hits are included in various leagues he played in. His total varies from 2,995 to 3,435. MLB.com credits him with 3,011. Major League Baseball credits him with 3,081 hits, which is verified by Elias Sports Bureau. Baseball-Reference.com credits him with 3,435.
  4. ↑ Fred Clarke's hit amounts are different depending on the source. His total varies from 2,672 to 2,678. MLB.com credits him with 2,672. Baseball-Reference.com credits him with 2,678 with 3 hits additionally in 1894 and 1897.

References

Specific
  1. ↑ Sheldon, Mark (October 1, 2024). "Pete Rose top career moments". MLB.com. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  2. ↑ "For combined seasons, from 1901 to 1912, Playing in the AL, in the regular season, sorted by descending Hits". Stathead . Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ Pellowski, Michael J. (2007). The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts . New York: Sterling Publishing Co. p.  21. ISBN   978-1402742736 . Retrieved August 22, 2012. baseball 2,000 hits.
  4. ↑ Rothenberg, Matt. "New evidence leads to 'switch' in Roger Connor's record". Baseball Hall of Fame.
  5. ↑ "For combined seasons, up to 1893, Switch-hitter, in the regular season, sorted by descending Hits". Stathead.
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