List of Major League Baseball career records


In Major League Baseball, records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time.

Batting records (1875–present)

RecordPlayer#Refs
Highest batting averageJosh Gibson.372-
Most singlesPete Rose3,215
Most doublesTris Speaker792
Most triplesSam Crawford309
Most home runsBarry Bonds762
Most grand slamsAlex Rodriguez25
Most home runs by a pitcherWes Ferrell37
Most grand slams by a pitchershared by Madison Bumgarner
and Tony Cloninger		2
Oldest player to hit first home runBartolo Colón old
Youngest player to hit a home runTommy Brown old
Most runs batted inHank Aaron2,297
Most hitsPete Rose4,256
Most runs scoredRickey Henderson2,295
Highest on-base percentageTed Williams.482
Most stolen basesRickey Henderson1,406
Most steals of homeTy Cobb54
Highest slugging percentageJosh Gibson.718
Highest on-base plus sluggingJosh Gibson1.177
Most five hit gamesTy Cobb14
Most four hit gamesTy Cobb87
Most three hit gamesTy Cobb399
Most two hit gamesPete Rose1,225
Most one hit gamesPete Rose2,561
Most walksBarry Bonds2,558
Most intentional walksBarry Bonds688
Most strikeoutsReggie Jackson2,597
Most at-batsPete Rose14,555
Most total basesHank Aaron6,856
Most runs createdBarry Bonds2,892
Most games playedPete Rose3,562
Most hitsPete Rose4,256-

Pitching records (1876–present)

RecordPlayer#
Most winsCy Young511
Most lossesCy Young316
Most no-hittersNolan Ryan7
Most strikeoutsNolan Ryan5,714
Most shutoutsWalter Johnson110
Most startsCy Young815
Most pickoffsSteve Carlton144
Most innings pitchedCy Young
Most hit batsmenGus Weyhing278
Most home runs allowedJamie Moyer522
Most complete gamesCy Young749
Lowest earned-run averageEd Walsh1.82
Lowest walks plus hits per inning pitchedAddie Joss.968
Most savesMariano Rivera652
Highest win–loss percentageSpud Chandler71.7%
Most gamesJesse Orosco1,252
Most consecutive scoreless innings pitchedOrel Hershiser59

[Live-ball era] (1920–present)

RecordPlayer#
Most winsWarren Spahn363
Most lossesNolan Ryan292
Lowest earned-run averageMariano Rivera2.21
Most shutoutsWarren Spahn63
Most innings pitchedPhil Niekro
Most complete gamesWarren Spahn382
Lowest Walks plus hits per inning pitchedMariano Rivera1.000

Catcher records

Other records