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 and playing.
3,000 career hits
240 hits in one season
Evolution of the single season record for hits
| Hits[2] | Player | Team | Year | Years Record Stood |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 (current) |
Three or more seasons with 215+ hits
| Player | Seasons | Seasons & Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Waner[3] | 7 | 1927–1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936–1937 Pittsburgh |
| Rogers Hornsby[4] | 5 | 1920–1922, 1924 St. Louis-NL; 1929 Chicago-NL |
| Ichiro Suzuki[5] | 5 | 2001, 2004, 2006–2007, 2009 Seattle |
| Ty Cobb[6] | 4 | 1909, 1911–1912, 1917 Detroit |
| George Sisler[7] | 4 | 1920–1922, 1925 St. Louis-AL |
| Sam Rice[8] | 3 | 1924–1926 Washington-AL |
| Joe Medwick[9] | 3 | 1935–1937 St. Louis-NL |
| Stan Musial[10] | 3 | 1943, 1946, 1948 St. Louis-NL |
| Pete Rose[11] | 3 | 1969, 1973, 1976 Cincinnati |
| Kirby Puckett[12] | 3 | 1986, 1988–1989 Minnesota |
| Michael Young[13] | 3 | 2004–2006 Texas |
Five or more seasons with 200+ hits
| Player | Seasons | Seasons & Teams |
|---|---|---|
| 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[14] | 8 | 1927–1928, 1930–1932, 1934, 1936–1937 New York-AL |
| Willie Keeler[15] | 8 | 1894–1898 Baltimore; 1899–1901 Brooklyn-NL |
| Derek Jeter[16] | 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[17] | 7 | 1929–1930, 1933–1937 Detroit |
| Wade Boggs[18] | 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[19] | 6 | 1925, 1929–1932 Philadelphia-AL; 1933 Chicago-AL |
| Stan Musial | 6 | 1943, 1946, 1948–1949, 1951, 1953 St. Louis-NL |
| Steve Garvey[20] | 6 | 1974–1976, 1978–1980 Los Angeles-NL |
| Michael Young | 6 | 2003–2007, 2011 Texas |
| Chuck Klein[21] | 5 | 1929–1933 Philadelphia-NL |
| Kirby Puckett | 5 | 1986–1989, 1992 Minnesota |
| Tony Gwynn[22] | 5 | 1984, 1986–1987, 1989, 1997 San Diego |
100 or more hits from each side of the plate, season
| Player | LH hits | RH hits | Season & 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
| Player | Titles[24] | Seasons & Teams |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
League leader in hits 3 or more consecutive seasons
| Player | Titles | Seasons & Teams |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2] | 1942, 1946–1947 Boston Red Sox |
League leader in hits, three decades
| Player | Seasons & Teams |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972–1973, 1976 Cincinnati Reds; 1981 Philadelphia Phillies |
League leader in hits, both leagues
| Player | Seasons & Teams |
|---|---|
| Lance Johnson | 1995 Chicago White Sox; 1996 New York Mets |
League leader in hits, three different teams
| Player | Seasons & Teams |
|---|---|
| Paul Molitor | 1991 Milwaukee Brewers; 1993 Toronto Blue Jays; 1996 Minnesota Twins |
Consecutive game hitting streaks of 30 or more games
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 3]
This list omits Denny Lyons of the 1887 American Association Philadelphia Athletics, who had a 52-game hitting streak.[28] 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
7 or more hits by an individual in one game
| Hits[29] | Player | Team | Date | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9[lower-alpha 4] | Johnny Burnett | Cleveland Indians | July 10, 1932 | Philadelphia Athletics |
| 7 | Wilbert Robinson | Baltimore Orioles | June 10, 1892 | St. Louis Browns |
| 7[lower-alpha 5] | César Gutiérrez | Detroit Tigers | June 21, 1970 | Cleveland Indians |
| 7[lower-alpha 6] | Rocky Colavito | Detroit Tigers | June 24, 1962 | New York Yankees |
| 7 | Rennie Stennett | Pittsburgh Pirates | September 16, 1975 | Chicago Cubs |
| 7[lower-alpha 7] | Brandon Crawford | San Francisco Giants | August 8, 2016 | Miami Marlins |
6 hits in a game by an individual, twice
| Player | Team | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 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 and in the American Association, and Ed Delahanty, with the Philadelphia Phillies and in the Players' League.
3 hits by an individual in one inning
- Tom Burns (September 6, 1883)
- Fred Pfeffer (September 6, 1883)
- Ned Williamson (September 6, 1883)
- Gene Stephens (June 18, 1953)
- Johnny Damon (June 27, 2003)
1,660 hits by a team in one season
| Hits[30] | Team | Season |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
See also
- List of lifetime Major League Baseball hit leaders through history
Notes
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).[27] 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.
- 18 inning game
- Second game of a double header
- 22 inning game
- 14 inning game
References
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- "Ichiro Suzuki career stats". New York Yankees. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- "Ty Cobb career stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- "George Sisler career stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- "Sam Rice career stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- "Joe Medwick career stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- "Stan Musial career stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
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- "Al Simmons career stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
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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.
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