List of Major League Baseball hit records

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

3,000 career hits

Main article: 3,000 hit club

240 hits in one season

PlayerHits[1]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 Suzuki2423Seattle Mariners2001
Heinie Manush241St. Louis Browns1928
Babe Herman241Brooklyn Dodgers1930
Wade Boggs240Boston Red Sox1985
Darin Erstad240Anaheim Angels2000

Evolution of the single season record for hits

Hits[2]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 Mariners200412 (current)

Three or more seasons with 215+ hits

PlayerSeasonsSeasons & Teams
Paul Waner[3]71927–1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936–1937 Pittsburgh
Rogers Hornsby[4]51920–1922, 1924 St. Louis-NL; 1929 Chicago-NL
Ichiro Suzuki[5]52001, 2004, 2006–2007, 2009 Seattle
Ty Cobb[6]41909, 1911–1912, 1917 Detroit
George Sisler[7]41920–1922, 1925 St. Louis-AL
Sam Rice[8]31924–1926 Washington-AL
Joe Medwick[9]31935–1937 St. Louis-NL
Stan Musial[10]31943, 1946, 1948 St. Louis-NL
Pete Rose[11]31969, 1973, 1976 Cincinnati
Kirby Puckett[12]31986, 1988–1989 Minnesota
Michael Young[13]32004–2006 Texas

Five or more seasons with 200+ hits

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[14]81927–1928, 1930–1932, 1934, 1936–1937 New York-AL
Willie Keeler[15]81894–1898 Baltimore; 1899–1901 Brooklyn-NL
Derek Jeter[16]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[17]71929–1930, 1933–1937 Detroit
Wade Boggs[18]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[19]61925, 1929–1932 Philadelphia-AL; 1933 Chicago-AL
Stan Musial61943, 1946, 1948–1949, 1951, 1953 St. Louis-NL
Steve Garvey[20]61974–1976, 1978–1980 Los Angeles-NL
Michael Young62003–2007, 2011 Texas
Chuck Klein[21]51929–1933 Philadelphia-NL
Kirby Puckett51986–1989, 1992 Minnesota
Tony Gwynn[22]51984, 1986–1987, 1989, 1997 San Diego

100 or more hits from each side of the plate, season

PlayerLH hitsRH hitsSeason & Teams
Garry Templeton 111 100 1979 St. Louis Cardinals[23]
Willie Wilson 130 100 1980 Kansas City Royals[23]

League leader in hits

League leader in hits 5 or more seasons

PlayerTitles[24]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

League leader in hits 3 or more consecutive seasons

PlayerTitlesSeasons & Teams
Ichiro Suzuki52006–2010 Seattle Mariners
Jose Altuve32014–2016 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 Pesky341942, 1946–1947 Boston Red Sox

League leader in hits, three decades

PlayerSeasons & Teams
Pete Rose1965, 1968, 1970, 1972–1973, 1976 Cincinnati Reds; 1981 Philadelphia Phillies

League leader in hits, both leagues

PlayerSeasons & Teams
Lance Johnson1995 Chicago White Sox; 1996 New York Mets

League leader in hits, three different teams

PlayerSeasons & Teams
Paul Molitor1991 Milwaukee Brewers; 1993 Toronto Blue Jays; 1996 Minnesota Twins

Consecutive game hitting streaks of 30 or more games

PlayerGames[25]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 Guerrero31Montréal Expos1999
Cal McVey30Chicago White Stockings1876
Elmer Smith30Cincinnati Reds1898
Tris Speaker30Boston Red Sox1912
Sam Rice30 (2, 28)[26]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

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 1897.6

Consecutive game hitting streaks to start a career

PlayerGames[25]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

7 or more hits by an individual in one game

Hits[27]PlayerTeamDateOpponent
97Johnny BurnettCleveland IndiansJuly 10, 1932Philadelphia Athletics
7Wilbert RobinsonBaltimore OriolesJune 10, 1892St. Louis Browns
78César GutiérrezDetroit TigersJune 21, 1970Cleveland Indians
710Rocky ColavitoDetroit TigersJune 24, 1962New York Yankees
7Rennie StennettPittsburgh PiratesSeptember 16, 1975Chicago Cubs
7Brandon CrawfordSan Francisco GiantsAugust 8, 2016Miami Marlins

6 hits in a game by an individual, twice

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

See note9

3 hits by an individual in one inning

1,660 hits by a team in one season

Hits[28]TeamSeason
1,783Philadelphia Phillies1930
1,769New York Giants1930
1,732Philadelphia Phillies1894
1,732St. Louis Cardinals1930
1,723Detroit Tigers1921
1,722Chicago Cubs1930
1,715Cleveland Indians1936
1,698Pittsburgh Pirates1922
1,693Philadelphia Phillies1929
1,684St. Louis Browns1922
1,684Boston Red Sox1997
1,683New York Yankees1930
1,676New York Yankees1936
1,672Detroit Tigers1929
1,667Boston Red Sox2003
1,667New York Yankees1931
1,665Boston Red Sox1950
1,665Cleveland Indians1996
1,664Colorado Rockies2000
1,664Philadelphia Phillies1895
1,663Colorado Rockies2001
1,661New York Giants1922

See also

Notes

  1. Major League Baseball still lists Cobb's hit total at 4,191, but almost all independent baseball historians have revised the total to 4,189.
  2. A number of disagreements exist over the correct hit total for Anson: see "Career hits total".
  3. While Ichiro Suzuki had played many years professionally in Japan, this mark is considered the Major League Baseball record for rookies, as this was his first year in Major League Baseball.
  4. 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.
  5. This list omits Denny Lyons of the 1887 American Association Philadelphia Athletics, who had a 52-game hitting streak.[29] 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.
  6. 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).[30] 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.
  7. 18 inning game
  8. Second game of a double header
  9. Excluded on this list are Henry Larkin, who accomplished this once with the Washington Senators and again in the American Association, and Ed Delahanty did this once with the Philadelphia Phillies and again in the Players' League.
  10. 22 inning game

References

  1. ↑ "Single season hit leaders". Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Leader in hits by season". Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Paul Waner career stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Rogers Hornsby career stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Ichiro Suzuki career stats". New York Yankees. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Ty Cobb career stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "George Sisler career stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Sam Rice career stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Joe Medwick career stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Stan Musial career stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Pete Rose career stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Kirby Puckett career stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "Michael Young career stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Lou Gehrig career stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "Willie Keeler career stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  16. ↑ "Derek Jeter career stats". New York Yankees. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  17. ↑ "Charie Gehringer career stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  18. ↑ "Wade Boggs career stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  19. ↑ "Al Simmons career stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  20. ↑ "Steve Garvey career stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  21. ↑ "Chuck Klein career stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  22. ↑ "Tony Gwynn career stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  23. 1 2 Kuenster, Bob (March–April 2006). "Letters to the Editor". Baseball Digest. Evanston, Illinois, USA: Century Publishing Company. 65 (2): 15. ISSN 0005-609X. Garry Templeton and Willie Wilson are the only two switch-hitters to collect 100 or more hits from each side of the plate in one season. Templeton ... totaled 111 from the left side and 100 from the right side. Wilson (amassed) ... 130 as a left and 100 as a righty swinger.
  24. ↑ "League leader in hits, by year". Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  25. 1 2 List of 30 game hitting streaks
  26. ↑ Butt, Jason. "Washington's Hit Club". The Washington Post. The Washington Post. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  27. ↑ "Single game hit records". Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  28. ↑ "Best seasons for team hitting". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  29. ↑ List of 30 game hitting streaks
  30. ↑ ESPN – Phils' Rollins extends streak to 36 games – MLB
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