List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_hits_leaders

List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders

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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. Rose and Ty Cobb, second most, are the only players with 4,000 or more career hits. George Davis was the first switch hitter to collect 2,000 hits, achieving that total during the 1902 season.^[1]

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

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

[3] Major League Baseball lists Cobb's hit total at 4,191, although some independent tennis historians have revised the total to 4,189 because of double-counting a 2-hit day.

[4] 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.

[5] 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.

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Pellowski, Michael J. (2007). The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts. New York: Sterling Publishing Co. p. 21. ISBN 978-1402742736. Retrieved 22 August 2012. baseball 2,000 hits.

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	KEY
Rank	Rank among leaders in career hits. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (2024 Hits)	Number of hits during the 2024 Major League Baseball season.
Hits	Total career hits.
*	denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bold	denotes active player.^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Ranks	Player	Hits
1	Pete Rose	4,256
2	Ty Cobb*^{[lower-alpha 2]}	4,191
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*^{[lower-alpha 3]}	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*^{[lower-alpha 4]}	2,672
73	Max Carey*	2,665

Rank	Player	Hits
74	Nellie Fox*	2,663
75	George Davis*	2,660
	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	Stuffy McInnis	2,405
126	Nick Markakis	2,388
127	Ryne Sandberg*	2,386
128	Enos Slaughter*	2,383
129	Chili Davis	2,380
130	Edd Roush*	2,376
131	Brett Butler	2,375
	Michael Young	2,375
133	Lou Whitaker	2,369
134	Alan Trammell*	2,365
135	Carlton Fisk*	2,356
136	Joe Judge	2,352
137	Orlando Cepeda*	2,351
138	Billy Herman*	2,345
139	Joe Torre*	2,342
140	Paul Konerko	2,340
	Barry Larkin*	2,340
142	Bernie Williams	2,336
143	Andrés Galarraga	2,333
144	Jim Thome*	2,328
145	Édgar Rentería	2,327
146	Dave Concepción	2,326

Rank	Player	Hits
	Jake Daubert	2,326
	B. J. Surhoff	2,326
149	Eddie Mathews*	2,315
150	Jeff Bagwell*	2,314
151	Jim Bottomley*	2,313
152	Bobby Wallace*	2,309
153	Jim O'Rourke*	2,304
	Kirby Puckett*	2,304
155	Aramis Ramírez	2,303
156	Kiki Cuyler*	2,299
	Charlie Grimm	2,299
158	Dan Brouthers*	2,296
159	Hugh Duffy*	2,293
160	Joe Cronin*	2,285
161	Gary Gaetti	2,280
162	Tony Fernández	2,276
163	Carlos Lee	2,273
164	Jimmy Dykes	2,256
165	Willie McGee	2,254
	Ron Santo*	2,254
167	Patsy Donovan	2,253
168	Tommy Corcoran	2,252
169	José Cruz	2,251
	Marquis Grissom	2,251
171	Bid McPhee*	2,250
172	Bert Campaneris	2,249
173	Edgar Martínez*	2,247
174	John Olerud	2,239
175	Mike Schmidt*	2,234
176	Willie Stargell*	2,232
177	Fred Tenney	2,231
178	Joe Sewell*	2,226
179	Graig Nettles	2,225
180	Darrell Evans	2,223
181	Joe Kelley*	2,220
182	Juan Pierre	2,217
183	Joe DiMaggio*	2,214
184	Joe Kuhel	2,212
185	Willie McCovey*	2,211
186	Willie Randolph	2,210
187	Willie Wilson	2,207
188	Jason Kendall	2,195
189	Stan Hack	2,193
	Bill Terry*	2,193
191	Cecil Cooper	2,192
192	Larry Bowa	2,191
193	Joe Carter	2,184
194	Keith Hernandez	2,182
195	Will Clark	2,176
196	Pee Wee Reese*	2,170
197	Sherry Magee	2,169
198	Yadier Molina	2,168
199	Dick Bartell	2,165
200	Larry Walker*	2,160
201	Billy Hamilton*	2,159
202	Hal Chase	2,158
203	Magglio Ordóñez	2,156
204	Víctor Martínez	2,153
	Don Mattingly	2,153
206	Rubén Sierra	2,152
207	Yogi Berra*	2,150
	Ed Konetchy	2,150
209	Ken Boyer	2,143
	Ken Griffey Sr.	2,143
	Tommy Leach	2,143
212	Freddie Freeman (28)	2,142
	Plácido Polanco	2,142
214	Dick Groat	2,138
	Wally Moses	2,138
	José Reyes	2,138
217	Don Baylor	2,135
	Joey Votto (0)	2,135
219	Moisés Alou	2,134

Rank	Player	Hits
	Maury Wills	2, 134
222	Buddy Myer	2,131
222	Herman Long	2,128
223	Mike Piazza*	2,127
224	Joe Mauer*	2,123
225	Tommy Davis	2,121
226	Duke Snider*	2,116
227	Dale Murphy	2,111
228	Chris Chambliss	2,109
229	Ellis Burks	2,107
230	Paul O'Neill	2,105
231	John Montgomery Ward*	2,104
232	Arky Vaughan*	2,103
233	Felipe Alou	2,101
234	Clyde Milan	2,100
235	Brian Downing	2,099
236	Matt Holliday	2,096
	Garry Templeton	2,096
238	Alfonso Soriano	2,095
239	Gary Carter*	2,092
	Harvey Kuenn	2,092
241	Elvis Andrus (0)	2,091
	Hal McRae	2,091
243	Alvin Dark	2,089
244	César Cedeño	2,087
245	Harmon Killebrew*	2,086
246	Tim Wallach	2,085
247	Jimmy Sheckard	2,084
248	José Altuve (36)	2,083
	Ed McKean	2,083
250	George J. Burns	2,077
	Scott Rolen*	2,077
252	Chuck Klein*	2,076
253	Carney Lansford	2,074
254	Dixie Walker	2,064
255	Del Ennis	2,063
	Bobby Veach	2,063
257	Andrew McCutchen (14)	2,062
258	Bob Elliott	2,061
259	Wally Joyner	2,060
260	Orlando Cabrera	2,055
261	Ray Durham	2,054
	George Kell*	2,054
263	Nelson Cruz	2,053
264	Bob Johnson	2,051
265	Adrián González	2,050
266	Johnny Bench*	2,048
267	Dummy Hoy	2,045
268	A. J. Pierzynski	2,043
269	Bobby Doerr*	2,042
270	Jack Glasscock	2,040
	Mark Grudzielanek	2,040
272	Carlos Delgado	2,038
273	Raúl Ibañez	2,034
274	Lee May	2,031
275	Brandon Phillips	2,029
	Ken Singleton	2,029
277	Tony Phillips	2,023
278	Amos Otis	2,020
	Reggie Smith	2,020
280	Earl Averill*	2,019
281	George H. Burns	2,018
282	Bill Mazeroski*	2,016
283	Gary Matthews	2,011
	Johnny Mize*	2,011
285	Bobby Bonilla	2,010
	Jason Giambi	2,010
287	Bill Madlock	2,008
288	Tony Taylor	2,007
289	Frank White	2,006
290	Dave Bancroft*	2,004
	Todd Zeile	2,004
292	Shawn Green	2,003

List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_hits_leaders

List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders

Players with 2,000 or more hits

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