List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders


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. Cap Anson was the first player to achieve 2,000 hits, doing so in the 1889 season. Nap Lajoie was the first player to accumulate 2,000 hits in the American League, doing so in the 1912 season.
For many years, George Davis was considered the first switch hitter to collect 2,000 hits, achieving that total during the 1902 season. However, recent research in the 2010s has revealed that 19th century hitter Roger Connor also batted right-handed at times in his career; he reached 2,000 hits in the 1893 season.

Players with 2,000 or more hits

RanksPlayerHits
1Pete Rose4,256
2Ty Cobb*4,189
3Hank Aaron*3,771
4Stan Musial*3,630
5Tris Speaker*3,514
6Derek Jeter*3,465
7Cap Anson*3,435
8Honus Wagner*3,430
9Carl Yastrzemski*3,419
10Albert Pujols3,384
11Paul Molitor*3,319
12Eddie Collins*3,314
13Willie Mays*3,293
14Eddie Murray*3,255
15Nap Lajoie*3,243
16Cal Ripken Jr.*3,184
17Miguel Cabrera3,174
18Adrián Beltré*3,166
19George Brett*3,154
20Paul Waner*3,152
21Robin Yount*3,142
22Tony Gwynn*3,141
23Alex Rodriguez3,115
24Dave Winfield*3,110
25Ichiro Suzuki*3,089
26Craig Biggio*3,060
27Rickey Henderson*3,055
28Rod Carew*3,053
29Lou Brock*3,023
30Rafael Palmeiro3,020
31Wade Boggs*3,010
32Al Kaline*3,007
33Roberto Clemente*3,000
34Sam Rice*2,987
35Sam Crawford*2,961
36Frank Robinson*2,943
37Barry Bonds2,935
38Willie Keeler*2,932
39Jake Beckley*2,930
Rogers Hornsby*2,930
41Al Simmons*2,927
42Zack Wheat*2,884
43Frankie Frisch*2,880
44Omar Vizquel2,877
45Mel Ott*2,876
46Babe Ruth*2,873
47Harold Baines*2,866
48Jesse Burkett*2,850
49Brooks Robinson*2,848
50Iván Rodríguez*2,844
51Charlie Gehringer*2,839
52George Sisler*2,810
53Ken Griffey Jr.*2,781
54Andre Dawson*2,774
55Johnny Damon2,769
56Vada Pinson2,757
57Luke Appling*2,749
58Al Oliver2,743
59Goose Goslin*2,735
60Tony Pérez*2,732
61Chipper Jones*2,726
62Carlos Beltrán*2,725
63Roberto Alomar*2,724
64Lou Gehrig*2,721
65Rusty Staub2,716
66Bill Buckner2,715
67Dave Parker*2,712
68Billy Williams*2,711
69Doc Cramer2,705
70Gary Sheffield2,689
71Fred Clarke*2,678
72Luis Aparicio*2,677
73Max Carey*2,665
74Nellie Fox*2,663
75George Davis*2,660

RankPlayerHits
151Eddie Mathews*2,315
152Jeff Bagwell*2,314
153Jim Bottomley*2,313
154Bobby Wallace*2,309
155Jim O'Rourke*2,304
Kirby Puckett*2,304
157Aramis Ramírez2,303
158Kiki Cuyler*2,299
Charlie Grimm2,299
160Dan Brouthers*2,296
161Hugh Duffy*2,293
162Joe Cronin*2,285
163Gary Gaetti2,280
164Tony Fernández2,276
165Carlos Lee2,273
166Andrew McCutchen 2,266
167Jimmy Dykes2,256
168Willie McGee2,254
Ron Santo*2,254
170Patsy Donovan2,253
171Tommy Corcoran2,252
172José Cruz2,251
Marquis Grissom2,251
174Bid McPhee*2,250
175Bert Campaneris2,249
176Edgar Martínez*2,247
177John Olerud2,239
178Mike Schmidt*2,234
179Willie Stargell*2,232
180Fred Tenney2,231
181Joe Sewell*2,226
182Graig Nettles2,225
183Darrell Evans2,223
184Joe Kelley*2,220
185Juan Pierre2,217
186Joe DiMaggio*2,214
187Joe Kuhel2,212
188Willie McCovey*2,211
189Willie Randolph2,210
190Willie Wilson2,207
191Jason Kendall2,195
192Stan Hack2,193
Bill Terry*2,193
194Cecil Cooper2,192
195Larry Bowa2,191
196Paul Goldschmidt 2,190
197Joe Carter2,184
198Keith Hernandez2,182
199Will Clark2,176
200Pee Wee Reese*2,170
201Sherry Magee2,169
202Yadier Molina2,168
203Dick Bartell2,165
204Larry Walker*2,160
205Billy Hamilton*2,159
206Hal Chase2,158
207Magglio Ordóñez2,156
208Víctor Martínez2,153
Don Mattingly2,153
210Rubén Sierra2,152
211Yogi Berra*2,150
Ed Konetchy2,150
213Ken Boyer2,143
Ken Griffey Sr.2,143
Tommy Leach2,143
216Plácido Polanco2,142
217Dick Groat2,138
Wally Moses2,138
José Reyes2,138
220Don Baylor2,135
Joey Votto2,135
222Moisés Alou2,134
Maury Wills2,134
224Paul Hines2,133
225Buddy Myer2,131

Other active players with 1,800 or more hits through the 2025 season.