List of Major League Baseball hit records

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This is a list of Major League Baseball hit records. Bolded names mean the player is still active and playing.

3,000 career hits

Cap Anson reached 3,000 hits on July 18, 1897. He was the first, and, as of 2022, the oldest player to reach the mark.
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In 1927, Ty Cobb became the first player to collect 4,000 hits. He remains the youngest player to reach 3,000 hits, doing so at the age of 34. He also achieved 3,000 hits in the fewest games played (2,135).
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Paul Molitor was the first to triple for his 3,000th hit.
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Derek Jeter (left) and Dave Winfield (right) are both members.
Miguel Cabrera, joining on April 23, 2022, is the most recent addition to the club.
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Player Name of the player
Hits Career hits
Average Career batting average
Date Date of the player's 3,000th hit
Team The batter's team for his 3,000th hit
Seasons The seasons this player played in the major leagues
3,000th hit The type of hit the batter recorded for his 3,000th hit
* Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
‡ Player is active
† Also hit 500 home runs
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This section is an excerpt from 3,000-hit club § Members.[edit]
Statistics updated as of March 25, 2026.
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Player Hits Average Date Team Seasons 3,000th hit Ref
Pete Rose[a] 4,256.303May 5, 1978Cincinnati Reds1963–1986Single[2]
Ty Cobb* 4,189[b].366August 19, 1921Detroit Tigers1905–1928[8]
Hank Aaron†* 3,771.305May 17, 1970Atlanta Braves1954–1976[9]
Stan Musial* 3,630.331May 13, 1958St. Louis Cardinals1941–1944, 1946–1963Double[10]
Tris Speaker* 3,514.345May 17, 1925Cleveland Indians1907–1928Single[11]
Derek Jeter* 3,465.310July 9, 2011New York Yankees1995–2014Home run[12]
Honus Wagner* 3,430.329June 9, 1914Pittsburgh Pirates1897–1917Double[13]
Carl Yastrzemski* 3,419.285September 12, 1979Boston Red Sox1961–1983Single[14]
Albert Pujols† 3,384.296May 4, 2018Los Angeles Angels2001–2022[15]
Paul Molitor* 3,319.306September 16, 1996Minnesota Twins1978–1998Triple[16]
Eddie Collins* 3,315.333June 3, 1925Chicago White Sox1906–1930Single[17]
Willie Mays†* 3,293.301July 18, 1970San Francisco Giants1948, 1951–1952, 1954–1973[18]
Eddie Murray†* 3,255.287June 30, 1995Cleveland Indians1977–1997[19]
Nap Lajoie* 3,252[c].339September 27, 1914Cleveland Naps1896–1916Double[23]
Cal Ripken Jr.* 3,184.276April 15, 2000Baltimore Orioles1981–2001Single[24]
Miguel Cabrera† 3,174.307April 23, 2022Detroit Tigers2003–2023[25]
Adrián Beltré* 3,166.286July 30, 2017Texas Rangers1998–2018Double[26]
George Brett* 3,154.305September 30, 1992Kansas City Royals1973–1993Single[27]
Paul Waner* 3,152.333June 19, 1942Boston Braves1926–1945[28]
Robin Yount* 3,142.285September 9, 1992Milwaukee Brewers1974–1993[29]
Tony Gwynn* 3,141.338August 6, 1999San Diego Padres1982–2001[30]
Alex Rodriguez† 3,115.295June 19, 2015New York Yankees1994–2013, 2015–2016Home run[31]
Dave Winfield* 3,110.283September 16, 1993Minnesota Twins1973–1995Single[32]
Ichiro Suzuki* 3,089.311August 7, 2016Miami Marlins2001–2019Triple[33]
Craig Biggio* 3,060.281June 28, 2007Houston Astros1988–2007Single[d] [35]
Rickey Henderson* 3,055.279October 7, 2001San Diego Padres1979–2003Double[36]
Rod Carew* 3,053.328August 4, 1985California Angels1967–1985Single[37]
Lou Brock* 3,023.293August 13, 1979St. Louis Cardinals1961–1979[38]
Rafael Palmeiro† 3,020.288July 15, 2005Baltimore Orioles1986–2005Double[39]
Cap Anson* 3,011[e].331July 18, 1897[e]Chicago Colts1871–1897Single[46]
Wade Boggs* 3,010.328August 7, 1999Tampa Bay Devil Rays1982–1999Home run[47]
Al Kaline* 3,007.297September 24, 1974Detroit Tigers1953–1974Double[48]
Roberto Clemente* 3,000.317September 30, 1972Pittsburgh Pirates1955–1972[49]
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240+ hits in one season

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PlayerHits[50]TeamSeason
Ichiro Suzuki262Seattle Mariners2004
George Sisler257St. Louis Browns1920
Lefty O'Doul254Philadelphia Phillies1929
Bill Terry254New York Giants1930
Al Simmons253Philadelphia Athletics1925
Rogers Hornsby250St. Louis Cardinals1922
Chuck Klein250Philadelphia Phillies1930
Ty Cobb248Detroit Tigers1911
George Sisler246St. Louis Browns1922
Ichiro Suzuki242[f]Seattle Mariners2001
Heinie Manush241St. Louis Browns1928
Babe Herman241Brooklyn Dodgers1930
Wade Boggs240Boston Red Sox1985
Darin Erstad240Anaheim Angels2000
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Evolution of the single season record for hits

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Hits[51]PlayerTeamYearYears Record Stood
138Ross BarnesChicago White Stockings18767
146Roger ConnorNew York Gothams18831
162Ezra SuttonBoston Beaneaters18841
169Roger ConnorNew York Gothams18851
187Cap AnsonChicago White Stockings18861
225Tip O'NeillSt. Louis Cardinals18877
237Hugh DuffyBoston Braves18945
238Ed DelahantyPhiladelphia Phillies189912
248Ty CobbDetroit Tigers19119
257George SislerSt. Louis Browns192084
262Ichiro SuzukiSeattle Mariners200421 (current)
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Three or more seasons with 215+ hits

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PlayerSeasonsSeasons & Teams
Paul Waner[52]71927–1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936–1937 Pittsburgh
Rogers Hornsby[53]51920–1922, 1924 St. Louis-NL; 1929 Chicago-NL
Ichiro Suzuki[54]52001, 2004, 2006–2007, 2009 Seattle
Ty Cobb[55]41909, 1911–1912, 1917 Detroit
George Sisler[56]41920–1922, 1925 St. Louis-AL
Sam Rice[57]31924–1926 Washington-AL
Joe Medwick[58]31935–1937 St. Louis-NL
Stan Musial[59]31943, 1946, 1948 St. Louis-NL
Pete Rose[60]31969, 1973, 1976 Cincinnati
Kirby Puckett[61]31986, 1988–1989 Minnesota
Michael Young[62]32004–2006 Texas
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Five or more seasons with 200+ hits

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PlayerSeasonsSeasons & Teams
Ichiro Suzuki102001–2010 Seattle (consecutive years - record)
Pete Rose101965–1966, 1968–1970, 1973, 1975–1977 Cincinnati; 1979 Philadelphia-NL
Ty Cobb91907, 1909, 1911–1912, 1915–1917, 1922, 1924 Detroit
Paul Waner81927–1930, 1932, 1934, 1936–1937 Pittsburgh
Lou Gehrig[63]81927–1928, 1930–1932, 1934, 1936–1937 New York-AL
Willie Keeler[64]81894–1898 Baltimore; 1899–1901 Brooklyn-NL
Derek Jeter[65]81998–2000, 2005–2007, 2009, 2012 New York-AL
Rogers Hornsby71920–1922, 1924–1925 St. Louis-NL; 1927 New York-NL; 1929 Chicago-NL
Charlie Gehringer[66]71929–1930, 1933–1937 Detroit
Wade Boggs[67]71983–1989 Boston-AL
George Sisler61920–1922, 1925, 1927 St. Louis-AL; 1929 Boston-NL
Sam Rice61920, 1924–1926, 1928, 1930 Washington-AL
Al Simmons[68]61925, 1929–1932 Philadelphia-AL; 1933 Chicago-AL
Stan Musial61943, 1946, 1948–1949, 1951, 1953 St. Louis-NL
Steve Garvey[69]61974–1976, 1978–1980 Los Angeles-NL
Michael Young62003–2007, 2011 Texas
Chuck Klein[70]51929–1933 Philadelphia-NL
Kirby Puckett51986–1989, 1992 Minnesota
Tony Gwynn[71]51984, 1986–1987, 1989, 1997 San Diego
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100 or more hits from each side of the plate, season

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PlayerLH hitsRH hitsSeason & Teams
Garry Templeton1111001979 St. Louis Cardinals[72]
Willie Wilson1301001980 Kansas City Royals[72]
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League leader in hits

League leader in hits 5 or more seasons

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PlayerTitles[73]Seasons & Teams
Ty Cobb81907–1909, 1911–1912, 1915, 1917, 1919 Detroit
Pete Rose71965, 1968, 1970, 1972–1973, 1976 Cincinnati; 1981 Philadelphia-NL
Tony Gwynn71984, 1986–1987, 1989, 1994–1995, 1997 San Diego
Ichiro Suzuki72001, 2004, 2006–2010 Seattle
Stan Musial61943–1944, 1946, 1948–1949, 1952 St. Louis-NL
Tony Oliva51964–1966, 1969–1970 Minnesota
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League leader in hits 3 or more consecutive seasons

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PlayerTitlesSeasons & Teams
Ichiro Suzuki52006–2010 Seattle Mariners
Jose Altuve42014–2017 Houston Astros
Ginger Beaumont31902–1904 Pittsburgh Pirates
Ty Cobb31907–1909 Detroit Tigers
Rogers Hornsby31920–1922 St. Louis Cardinals
Tony Oliva31964–1966 Minnesota Twins
Kirby Puckett31987–1989 Minnesota Twins
Johnny Pesky3[g]1942, 1946–1947 Boston Red Sox
Stan Musial3[h]1943-1944, 1946 St. Louis Cardinals
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League leader in hits, three decades

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PlayerSeasons & Teams
Pete Rose1965, 1968, 1970, 1972–1973, 1976 Cincinnati Reds; 1981 Philadelphia Phillies
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League leader in hits, both leagues

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PlayerSeasons & Teams
Lance Johnson1995 Chicago White Sox; 1996 New York Mets
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League leader in hits, three different teams

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PlayerSeasons & Teams
Paul Molitor1991 Milwaukee Brewers; 1993 Toronto Blue Jays; 1996 Minnesota Twins
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Consecutive game hitting streaks of 30 or more games

Further information: Hitting streak
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PlayerGames[74]TeamSeason
Joe DiMaggio56New York Yankees1941
Willie Keeler45 (1, 44)Baltimore Orioles1896–1897
Pete Rose44Cincinnati Reds1978
Bill Dahlen42Chicago Colts1894
George Sisler41St. Louis Browns1922
Ty Cobb40Detroit Tigers1911
Paul Molitor39Milwaukee Brewers1987
Jimmy Rollins38 (36, 2)Philadelphia Phillies2005–2006
Tommy Holmes37Boston Braves1945
Gene DeMontreville36Washington Senators1896–1897
Fred Clarke35Louisville Colonels1895
Ty Cobb35Detroit Tigers1917
George Sisler35 (1, 34)St. Louis Browns1924–1925
Luis Castillo35Florida Marlins2002
Chase Utley35Philadelphia Phillies2006
George McQuinn34St. Louis Browns1938
Dom DiMaggio34Boston Red Sox1949
Benito Santiago34San Diego Padres1987
George Davis33New York Giants1893
Hal Chase33New York Highlanders1907
Rogers Hornsby33St. Louis Cardinals1922
Heinie Manush33Washington Senators1933
Dan Uggla33Atlanta Braves2011
Harry Heilmann32 (11, 23)Detroit Tigers1922–1923
Hal Morris32 (29, 3)Cincinnati Reds1996–1997
Ed Delahanty31Philadelphia Phillies1899
Napoleon Lajoie31Cleveland Naps1906
Sam Rice31Washington Senators1924
Vada Pinson31 (27, 4)Cincinnati Reds1965–1966
Willie Davis31Los Angeles Dodgers1969
Rico Carty31Atlanta Braves1970
Ron LeFlore31 (1, 30)Detroit Tigers1975–1976
Ken Landreaux31Minnesota Twins1980
Vladimir Guerrero31Montreal Expos1999
Whit Merrifield31 (20, 11)Kansas City Royals2018–2019
Cal McVey30Chicago White Stockings1876
Elmer Smith30Cincinnati Reds1898
Tris Speaker30Boston Red Sox1912
Sam Rice30 (2, 28)[75]Washington Senators1929–1930
Goose Goslin30Detroit Tigers1934
Stan Musial30St. Louis Cardinals1950
George Brett30Kansas City Royals1980
Jerome Walton30Chicago Cubs1989
Sandy Alomar Jr.30Cleveland Indians1997
Nomar Garciaparra30Boston Red Sox1997
Eric Davis30Baltimore Orioles1998
Luis Gonzalez30Arizona Diamondbacks1999
Albert Pujols30St. Louis Cardinals2003
Willy Taveras30Houston Astros2006
Moisés Alou30New York Mets2007
Ryan Zimmerman30Washington Nationals2009
Andre Ethier30Los Angeles Dodgers2011
Freddie Freeman30Atlanta Braves2016
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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.[i]

This list omits Denny Lyons of the 1887 American Association Philadelphia Athletics, who had a 52-game hitting streak.[77] 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.

Consecutive game hitting streaks to start a career

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PlayerGames[74]TeamSeason
Chuck Aleno17Cincinnati Reds1941
David Dahl17Colorado Rockies2016
Juan Pierre16Colorado Rockies2000
James Jones14Seattle Mariners2014
Dale Alexander13Detroit Tigers1929
Mike Woodard13San Francisco Giants1985
Rocco Baldelli13Tampa Bay Rays2003
Glenn Williams13Minnesota Twins2005
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7 or more hits by an individual in one game

Main article: List of Major League Baseball hitters with six hits in one game
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Hits[78]PlayerTeamDateOpponent
9[j]Johnny BurnettCleveland IndiansJuly 10, 1932Philadelphia Athletics
7Wilbert RobinsonBaltimore OriolesJune 10, 1892St. Louis Browns
7[k]César GutiérrezDetroit TigersJune 21, 1970Cleveland Indians
7[l]Rocky ColavitoDetroit TigersJune 24, 1962New York Yankees
7Rennie StennettPittsburgh PiratesSeptember 16, 1975Chicago Cubs
7[m]Brandon CrawfordSan Francisco GiantsAugust 8, 2016Miami Marlins
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6 hits in a game by an individual, twice

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PlayerTeamDate
Cal McVeyChicago White StockingsJuly 22, 1876
Chicago White StockingsJuly 25, 1876
Jim BottomleySt. Louis CardinalsSeptember 16, 1924
St. Louis CardinalsAugust 5, 1931
Doc CramerPhiladelphia AthleticsJune 20, 1932
Philadelphia AthleticsJuly 13, 1935
Kirby PuckettMinnesota TwinsAugust 30, 1987
Minnesota TwinsMay 23, 1991
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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.

3 hits by an individual in one inning

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Notes

  1. [a]
    Due to betting on games while managing an MLB team, Pete Rose received a permanent ban from baseball and only became eligible for selection to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025 when the ban was reimagined into being a lifetime ban and was lifted.[1]
  2. [b]
    MLB.com and the Hall of Fame credit Cobb with 4,191 hits,[3][4] while Baseball-Reference lists 4,189; the discrepancy is due to a double-counted 1910 game in which Cobb was credited with 2 hits, which was first discovered in 1978 and reported on in 1981.[5][6][7]
  3. [c]
    MLB.com credits Lajoie with 3,252 hits,[20] while Baseball-Reference lists 3,243.[21] The discrepancy is due to a transcription error for Lajoie's hit total in 1901, 229, which until 1954 was inaccurately recorded as 220.[22]
  4. [d]
    Biggio was thrown out trying to stretch his single into a double.[34]
  5. [e]
    Two major factors have confused Anson's precise hit total. First, a rule which existed for only the 1887 MLB season counted walks as hits.[40] Additionally, Anson played five seasons in the National Association (NA), which is not always recognized as an official "major league".[41][42] MLB.com credits Anson with 3,011 career hits, not including his time in the NA or his walks in 1887.[43] Baseball-Reference credits him with 3,435 hits, including his time in the NA, not including his walks in 1887, and crediting him with one more hit than MLB.com for his hit total in 1894.[44] The Hall of Fame shows 3,081 hits for Anson, including his walks in 1887 (for a total of 224 hits that season) but not including NA playing time.[45] Elias Sports Bureau also credits him with 3,081 hits.[46] The date listed in this article comes from MLB.com, using their hit totals for Anson.
  6. [f]
    While Ichiro Suzuki had played professionally in Japan, this mark is considered the Major League Baseball record for rookies, as this was his first year in Major League Baseball.
  7. [g]
    After leading the American League in 1942, Pesky missed the next three full seasons serving in World War II. As 1942 was his rookie season, he is the only player to lead his league in hits for his first three seasons.
  8. [h]
    After leading the National League in 1944, Musial missed the next season serving in World War II.
  9. [i]
    Major League Baseball recognizes two hitting streak records: Longest hitting streak in one season, and longest hitting streak over multiple seasons (e.g. Rollins 2005–2006).[76] Keeler's, Sisler's, and Rollins' streaks are listed as 44, 34, and 36 games when discussing single-season streaks, and 45, 35, and 38 games when discussing multiple-season streaks.
  10. [j]
    18 inning game
  11. [k]
    Second game of a double header
  12. [l]
    22 inning game
  13. [m]
    14 inning game

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