List of Major League Baseball record holders - wikipedia List of Major League Baseball record holders In Major League Baseball ( MLB ), 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. Contents 1 Batting records ( 1876 -- present ) 1.1 Career 1.2 Single - Season 2 Pitching records ( 1876 -- present ) 2.1 Career 2.1. 1 Live - ball era ( 1920 -- present ) 2.2 Single season 2.2. 1 Live - ball era ( 1920 -- present ) 3 Hitting records : single game ( 1876 -- present ) 4 Pitching records : single game ( 1876 -- present ) 5 Catcher records : career 6 Catcher records : single season 7 Other records 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 External links Batting Records ( 1876 -- present ) Career Babe Ruth ( left ) holds the record for highest slugging percentage, and OPS while Ty Cobb ( right ) holds the records for highest batting average and most steals of home. Barry Bonds holds the most hitting records with ten, most notably the career home run and single - season home run records. Ichiro Suzuki collected 262 hits in 2004, breaking George Sisler 's 84 - year - old record for most hits in a season. Record Player # Refs Highest batting average Ty Cobb. 3664 Most singles Pete Rose 3,215 Most doubles Tris Speaker 792 Most triples Sam Crawford 309 Most home runs Barry Bonds 762 Most grand slams Alex Rodriguez 25 Most home runs by a pitcher Wes Ferrell 38 Most grand slams by a pitcher Madison Bumgarner Oldest player to hit first home run Bartolo Colón 7004156890000000000 ♠ 42 years, 349 days old Youngest player to hit a home run Tommy Brown 7003646700000000000 ♠ 17 years, 257 days old Most runs batted in Hank Aaron 2,297 Most hits Pete Rose 4,256 Most runs scored Rickey Henderson 2,295 Highest on - base percentage Ted Williams. 482 Most stolen bases Rickey Henderson 1,406 Most steals of home Ty Cobb 54 Highest slugging percentage Babe Ruth. 690 Highest OPS Babe Ruth 1.164 Most walks Barry Bonds 2,558 Most intentional walks Barry Bonds 688 Most strikeouts Reggie Jackson 2,597 Most at - bats Pete Rose 14,555 Most total bases Hank Aaron 6,856 Most runs created Barry Bonds 2,892 Most games played Pete Rose 3,562 Single - Season Records Player # Season Refs Games Maury Wills 165 1962 Highest batting average Hugh Duffy. 440 1894 Most singles Ichiro Suzuki 225 Most doubles Earl Webb 67 1931 Most triples Chief Wilson 36 1912 Most home runs Barry Bonds 73 2001 Most runs batted in Hack Wilson 191 1930 Most hits Ichiro Suzuki 262 Most runs scored Billy Hamilton 192 1894 Highest on - base percentage Barry Bonds. 609 Most stolen bases Hugh Nicol Rickey Henderson 138 130 1887 1982 Highest slugging percentage Barry Bonds. 863 2001 Highest OPS Barry Bonds 1.422 Most walks Barry Bonds 232 Most strikeouts Mark Reynolds 223 2009 Most extra base hits Babe Ruth 119 1921 Fastest pitch thrown Nolan Ryan 108.5 mph Most total bases Babe Ruth 457 1921 Consecutive game hitting streak Joe DiMaggio 56 1941 Most at - bats Jimmy Rollins 716 2007 Pitching Records ( 1876 -- present ) Career Cy Young, the Major League record holder for most career wins, losses, innings pitched, and complete games. Record Player # Most wins Cy Young 511 Most losses Cy Young 316 Lowest E.R.A. Ed Walsh 1.82 Most no - hitters Nolan Ryan 7 Most strikeouts Nolan Ryan 5,714 Most shutouts Walter Johnson 110 Most pickoffs Steve Carlton 144 Most innings pitched Cy Young 7,354 2⁄3 Most hit batsmen Gus Weyhing 278 Most home runs allowed Jamie Moyer 522 Most complete games Cy Young 749 Lowest WHIP Addie Joss. 968 Most saves Mariano Rivera 652 Highest win -- loss percentage Spud Chandler 71.7 % Most games Jesse Orosco 1,252 Most consecutive scoreless innings pitched Orel Hershiser 59 Live - ball era ( 1920 -- present ) ( if different from overall records ) Record Player # Most wins Warren Spahn 363 Most losses Nolan Ryan 292 Lowest earned - run average Bob Gibson 2.91 Most shutouts Warren Spahn 63 Most innings pitched Phil Niekro 5,404 1⁄3 Most complete games Warren Spahn 382 Lowest WHIP Mariano Rivera 1.000 Single season Record Player # Season Most wins Old Hoss Radbourn 58 1884 Most losses John Coleman 48 1883 Lowest E.R.A. Tim Keefe 0.86 1880 Most strikeouts Matt Kilroy 513 1886 Most shutouts George Bradley Pete Alexander 16 1876 1916 Most innings pitched Will White 680 1879 Most complete games Will White 75 1879 Lowest WHIP Pedro Martínez. 7373 2000 Most saves Francisco Rodríguez 62 2008 Highest win / loss percentage Roy Face 94.7 % 1959 Most hits allowed John Coleman 772 1883 Most earned runs allowed John Coleman 291 1883 Live - ball era ( 1920 -- present ) ( if different from all - time records ) Record Player # Season Most wins Jim Bagby, Sr. Lefty Grove Denny McLain 31 1920 1931 1968 Most losses Paul Derringer 27 1933 Most strikeouts Nolan Ryan 383 1973 Most shutouts Bob Gibson 13 1968 Most innings pitched Wilbur Wood 376.2 1972 Most complete games Bob Feller 36 1946 Most hits allowed George Uhle 378 1923 Most earned runs allowed Bobo Newsom 186 1938 Hitting Records : Single game ( 1876 -- present ) Most hits in a nine - inning game : 7 by Wilbert Robinson, June 10, 1892, and Rennie Stennett, September 16, 1975. Most hits in an extra-inning game : 9, Johnny Burnett, July 10, 1932. Most total bases in a nine - inning game : 19 ( 4 home runs, a double and a single ), Shawn Green, May 23, 2002. Pitching records : single game ( 1876 -- present ) Most home runs allowed : 7, Charlie Sweeney, June 12, 1886 Most strikeouts : 21, Tom Cheney, September 12, 1962 ( 16 innings ) Most strikeouts in a nine - inning game : 20 by Kerry Wood, Roger Clemens ( twice ), and Max Scherzer Most consecutive home runs allowed : 4 by Paul Foytack, July 31, 1963, Chase Wright, April 22, 2007, Dave Bush, August 11, 2010, and Michael Blazek, July 27, 2017 Oldest pitcher to win a game : Jamie Moyer, age 49 years, 151 days, May 16, 2012 Oldest pitcher to win a game : Jamie Moyer, age 49, pitching for the Colorado Rockies in 2012 Catcher Records : Career Most runners caught stealing : 810, Gary Carter Most stolen bases allowed : 1,498, Gary Carter Most stolen - base attempts : 2,308, Gary Carter Highest caught - stealing % : 57.40 %, Roy Campanella Most pickoffs : 81, Iván Rodríguez Most games caught : 2,427, Iván Rodríguez Most caught no hitters : 4, Jason Varitek, May 19, 2008 and Carlos Ruiz, July 25, 2015. Note : Pre-1950 stolen - base data is incomplete ; career leaders shown from 1950 to present. Catcher Records : Single Season Most runners caught stealing : Jody Davis, 89 ( 1986 ) Most stolen bases allowed : Mike Piazza, 155 ( 1996 ) Highest caught - stealing % : Mike LaValliere, 72.73 % ( 1993 ) Most no - hitters caught : 2, Carlos Ruiz ( 2010 ) and Wilson Ramos ( 2015 ) ( List of Major League Baseball no - hitters ) Both of Ruiz 's no - hitters were by Roy Halladay ; the second was in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, Halladay 's first career postseason start. Both of Ramos ' no - hitters were by Max Scherzer. In 1914, Yankees catcher Les Nunamaker threw out three runners in the same inning. Other Records Most World Series wins ( as a manager ) : 7, Casey Stengel, Joe McCarthy Most pennants won : 10, Casey Stengel, John McGraw Most World Series appearances ( as a manager ) : 10, Casey Stengel Most World Series appearances ( as a team ) : 40, New York Yankees Most World Series titles ( as a team ) : 27, New York Yankees Most regular season wins ( as a team ) : 116, Seattle Mariners ( 2001 ), Chicago Cubs ( 1907 ) Most MVP Awards won : 7, Barry Bonds Most Grand Slams By a Pitcher in One Season : Tony Cloninger, Madison Bumgarner, 2 Most Consecutive Games Played : 2,632, Cal Ripken, Jr. See also Baseball portal List of Major League Baseball single - game records List of Major League Baseball records considered unbreakable Notes Jump up ^ Prior to 1898, a player was credited with a stolen base if he took an extra base on a base hit by another player. For example, a baserunner is on first base and the batter singles to right field. If the baserunner reaches second base, then proceeds to take third, he would be credited with a stolen base. The single - season record under modern rules is 130 by Rickey Henderson in 1982. Jump up ^ Even though Hershiser 's 59 consecutive scoreless innings occurred completely within the 1988 season, other pitchers have had streaks spanning more than one season. Thus, it is necessary to put the record over a career. Jump up ^ Randy Johnson pitched 20 strikeouts working 9 innings in an 11 - inning game. Since the game went over 9 innings, his performance is not officially considered a record References Jump up ^ `` Career Leaders & Records for Singles ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Career Leaders & Records for Doubles ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Career Leaders & Records for Triples ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Career Leaders & Records for Home Runs ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Single - Season Leaders & Records for Total Bases ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2012. Mets Pitcher Bartolo Colon Becomes Oldest Player to Hit First Home Run Jump up ^ `` Home Run Records by Age ''. Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved June 29, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Career Leaders & Records for Runs Batted In ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Career Leaders & Records for Hits ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Career Leaders & Records for Runs Scored ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Career Leaders & Records for On - Base % ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Career Leaders & Records for Stolen Bases ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Career Leaders & Records for Slugging % ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Career Leaders & Records for On - Base Plus Slugging ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Career Leaders & Records for Bases on Balls ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Career Leaders & Records for Intentional Bases on Balls ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Career Leaders & Records for Strikeouts ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Career Leaders & Records for At Bats ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Career Leaders & Records for Total Bases ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Career Leaders & Records for Runs Created ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Career Leaders & Records for Games Played ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Single - Season Leaders & Records for Batting average ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Single - Season Leaders & Records for Singles ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Single - Season Leaders & Records for Doubles ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Single - Season Leaders & Records for Triples ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Single - Season Leaders & Records for Runs Batted In ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Single - Season Leaders & Records for Hits ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Single - Season Leaders & Records for Runs Scored ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Single - Season Leaders & Records for On - Base % ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Single - Season Leaders & Records for Stolen Bases ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Single - Season Leaders & Records for Slugging % ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Single - Season Leaders & Records for On - Base Plus Slugging ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Single - Season Leaders & Records for Bases on Balls ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Single - Season Leaders & Records for Intentional Bases on Balls ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Single - Season Leaders & Records for Total Bases ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Single - Season Leaders & Records for At Bats ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2012. Jump up ^ Records for hits at Baseball Almanac Jump up ^ `` Strikeout Records by Pitchers including Career Strikeouts, Single Season Strikeouts and Strikeouts in a Game Records, by Baseball Almanac ''. Jump up ^ `` Career Leaders &Records for Caught Stealing as C - Baseball-Reference.com ''. Retrieved 30 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Career Leaders &Records for Stolen Bases Allowed as C - Baseball-Reference.com ''. Retrieved 30 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Career Leaders &Records for Caught Stealing % - Baseball-Reference.com ''. Retrieved 30 March 2017. Jump up ^ http://www.retrosheet.org/Research/WeigandJ/Rating%20The%20Catchers.pdf Jump up ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/Gm_c_career.shtml Jump up ^ `` Single - Season Leaders &Records for Caught Stealing as C - Baseball-Reference.com ''. Retrieved 30 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Single - Season Leaders &Records for Stolen Bases Allowed as C - Baseball-Reference.com ''. Retrieved 30 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Single - Season Leaders &Records for Caught Stealing % - Baseball-Reference.com ''. Retrieved 30 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` WordPress.com ''. Retrieved 30 March 2017. 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