This is a list of Major League Baseball hit records. Bolded names mean the player is still active and playing.
Player | Hits | Average | Date | Team | Seasons | 3,000th hit | Ref |
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Pete Rose [lower-alpha 1] | 4,256 | .303 | May 5, 1978 | Cincinnati Reds | 1963–1986 | Single | [1] |
Ty Cobb * | 4,189 [lower-alpha 2] | .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 [lower-alpha 3] | .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 [lower-alpha 4] | [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 [lower-alpha 5] | .331 | July 18, 1897 [lower-alpha 5] | 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] |
Player | Hits [38] | Team | Season |
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Ichiro Suzuki | 262 | Seattle Mariners | 2004 |
George Sisler | 257 | St. Louis Browns | 1920 |
Lefty O'Doul | 254 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1929 |
Bill Terry | 254 | New York Giants | 1930 |
Al Simmons | 253 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1925 |
Rogers Hornsby | 250 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1922 |
Chuck Klein | 250 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1930 |
Ty Cobb | 248 | Detroit Tigers | 1911 |
George Sisler | 246 | St. Louis Browns | 1922 |
Ichiro Suzuki | 242 [lower-alpha 6] | Seattle Mariners | 2001 |
Heinie Manush | 241 | St. Louis Browns | 1928 |
Babe Herman | 241 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1930 |
Wade Boggs | 240 | Boston Red Sox | 1985 |
Darin Erstad | 240 | Anaheim Angels | 2000 |
Hits [39] | Player | Team | Year | Years Record Stood |
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138 | Ross Barnes | Chicago White Stockings | 1876 | 7 |
146 | Roger Connor | New York Gothams | 1883 | 1 |
162 | Ezra Sutton | Boston Beaneaters | 1884 | 1 |
169 | Roger Connor | New York Gothams | 1885 | 1 |
187 | Cap Anson | Chicago White Stockings | 1886 | 1 |
225 | Tip O'Neill | St. Louis Cardinals | 1887 | 7 |
237 | Hugh Duffy | Boston Braves | 1894 | 5 |
238 | Ed Delahanty | Philadelphia Phillies | 1899 | 12 |
248 | Ty Cobb | Detroit Tigers | 1911 | 9 |
257 | George Sisler | St. Louis Browns | 1920 | 84 |
262 | Ichiro Suzuki | Seattle Mariners | 2004 | 19 (current) |
Player | Seasons | Seasons & Teams |
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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 |
Player | Seasons | Seasons & Teams |
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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 |
Player | LH hits | RH hits | Season & Teams |
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Garry Templeton | 111 | 100 | 1979 St. Louis Cardinals [60] |
Willie Wilson | 130 | 100 | 1980 Kansas City Royals [60] |
Player | Titles [61] | Seasons & Teams |
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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 |
Player | Titles | Seasons & Teams |
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Ichiro Suzuki | 5 | 2006–2010 Seattle Mariners |
José Altuve | 4 | 2014–2017 Houston Astros |
Ginger Beaumont | 3 | 1902–1904 Pittsburgh Pirates |
Ty Cobb | 3 | 1907–1909 Detroit Tigers |
Rogers Hornsby | 3 | 1920–1922 St. Louis Cardinals |
Tony Oliva | 3 | 1964–1966 Minnesota Twins |
Kirby Puckett | 3 | 1987–1989 Minnesota Twins |
Johnny Pesky | 3 [lower-alpha 7] | 1942, 1946–1947 Boston Red Sox |
Stan Musial | 3 [lower-alpha 8] | 1943-1944, 1946 St. Louis Cardinals |
Player | Seasons & Teams |
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Pete Rose | 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972–1973, 1976 Cincinnati Reds; 1981 Philadelphia Phillies |
Player | Seasons & Teams |
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Lance Johnson | 1995 Chicago White Sox; 1996 New York Mets |
Player | Seasons & Teams |
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Paul Molitor | 1991 Milwaukee Brewers; 1993 Toronto Blue Jays; 1996 Minnesota Twins |
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. [lower-alpha 9]
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.
Player | Games [62] | Team | Season |
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Chuck Aleno | 17 | Cincinnati Reds | 1941 |
David Dahl | 17 | Colorado Rockies | 2016 |
Juan Pierre | 16 | Colorado Rockies | 2000 |
James Jones | 14 | Seattle Mariners | 2014 |
Dale Alexander | 13 | Detroit Tigers | 1929 |
Mike Woodard | 13 | San Francisco Giants | 1985 |
Rocco Baldelli | 13 | Tampa Bay Rays | 2003 |
Glenn Williams | 13 | Minnesota Twins | 2005 |
Hits [66] | Player | Team | Date | Opponent |
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9 [lower-alpha 10] | Johnny Burnett | Cleveland Indians | July 10, 1932 | Philadelphia Athletics |
7 | Wilbert Robinson | Baltimore Orioles | June 10, 1892 | St. Louis Browns |
7 [lower-alpha 11] | César Gutiérrez | Detroit Tigers | June 21, 1970 | Cleveland Indians |
7 [lower-alpha 12] | Rocky Colavito | Detroit Tigers | June 24, 1962 | New York Yankees |
7 | Rennie Stennett | Pittsburgh Pirates | September 16, 1975 | Chicago Cubs |
7 [lower-alpha 13] | Brandon Crawford | San Francisco Giants | August 8, 2016 | Miami Marlins |
Player | Team | Date |
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Cal McVey | Chicago White Stockings | July 22, 1876 |
Chicago White Stockings | July 25, 1876 | |
Jim Bottomley | St. Louis Cardinals | September 16, 1924 |
St. Louis Cardinals | August 5, 1931 | |
Doc Cramer | Philadelphia Athletics | June 20, 1932 |
Philadelphia Athletics | July 13, 1935 | |
Kirby Puckett | Minnesota Twins | August 30, 1987 |
Minnesota Twins | May 23, 1991 |
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.
Hits [67] | Team | Season |
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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 |
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