3,000 hit club - wikipedia 3,000 hit club Pete Rose is the all - time MLB hits leader with 4,256 hits In Major League Baseball ( MLB ), the 3,000 hit club is the group of batters who have collected 3,000 or more regular - season hits in their careers. Cap Anson was the first to join the club on July 18, 1897, although his precise career hit total is unclear. Two players -- Nap Lajoie and Honus Wagner -- reached 3,000 hits during the 1914 season. Ty Cobb became the club 's fourth member in 1921 and became the first player in MLB history to reach 4,000 hits in 1927 ; he ultimately finished his career with more than 4,100. Pete Rose became the second member of the 4,000 hit club on April 13, 1984 while playing for the Montreal Expos. Cobb, also the major leagues ' all - time career batting average leader, remained the MLB hit leader until September 11, 1985, when Rose collected his 4,192 nd hit. Rose, the current record holder, finished his career with 4,256 hits. Roberto Clemente 's career ended with precisely 3,000 hits, reaching the mark in the last at bat of his career on September 30, 1972. In total, 31 players have reached the 3,000 hit mark in MLB history. Of these, 16 were right - handed batters, 13 were left - handed, and two were switch hitters, meaning they could bat from either side of the plate. Ten of these players have played for only one major league team. Five players -- Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Eddie Murray, Rafael Palmeiro, and Alex Rodriguez -- are also members of the 500 home run club. At. 367, Cobb holds the highest career batting average among club members, while Cal Ripken Jr. holds the lowest at. 276. Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, and Wade Boggs are the only players to hit a home run for their 3,000 th hit and Paul Molitor and Ichiro Suzuki are the only players to hit a triple for their 3,000 th ; all others hit a single or double. Craig Biggio was thrown out at second base attempting to stretch his 3,000 th hit, a single, into a double. Biggio and Jeter are the only players to join the club in a game where they had five hits ; Jeter reached base safely in all of his at bats. The most recent player to join the club is Adrián Beltré, who collected his 3,000 th hit on July 30, 2017, while playing for the Texas Rangers. Baseball writer Josh Pahigian writes that membership in the club has been `` long considered the greatest measure of superior bat handling. '' Reaching 3,000 hits is often described as a guarantee of eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame. All eligible club members, with the exception of Palmeiro, have been elected to the Hall, and since 1962 all club members who have been inducted were elected on the first ballot, except for Biggio. Rose is ineligible for the Hall of Fame because he was permanently banned from baseball in 1989. After four years on the ballot, Palmeiro failed to be named on 5 % of ballots in 2014, and his name will be off the ballot for future elections. Twenty - one different teams have had a player reach 3,000 hits. Contents 1 Key 2 Members 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References Key Cap Anson reached 3,000 hits on July 18, 1897, and was the first player to do so. In 1927, Ty Cobb became the first player to collect 4,000 hits. Paul Molitor was the first to triple for his 3,000 th hit. Derek Jeter ( left ) and Dave Winfield ( right ) are both members. Adrián Beltré is the most recent member of the 3,000 hit club. Player Name of the player Hits Career hits Average Career batting average Date Date of the player 's 3,000 th hit Team The batter 's team for his 3,000 th hit Seasons The seasons this player played in the major leagues 3,000 th hit The type of hit the batter recorded for his 3,000 th hit Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame Player is active Members Statistics are updated through the end of the 2017 regular season. Player Hits Average Date Team Seasons 3,000 th hit Ref Rose, Pete Pete Rose 4,256. 303 000000001978 - 05 - 05 - 0000 May 5, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 1963 -- 1986 1 ! Single Cobb, Ty Ty Cobb 4,191. 367 000000001921 - 08 - 19 - 0000 August 19, 1921 Detroit Tigers 1905 -- 1928 1 ! Single Aaron, Hank Hank Aaron 3,771. 305 000000001970 - 05 - 17 - 0000 May 17, 1970 Atlanta Braves 1954 -- 1976 1 ! Single Musial, Stan Stan Musial 3,630. 331 000000001958 - 05 - 13 - 0000 May 13, 1958 St. Louis Cardinals 1941 -- 1944, 1946 -- 1963 2 ! Double Speaker, Tris Tris Speaker 3,514. 345 000000001925 - 05 - 17 - 0000 May 17, 1925 Cleveland Indians 1907 -- 1928 1 ! Single Jeter, Derek Derek Jeter 3,465. 310 000000002011 - 07 - 09 - 0000 July 9, 2011 New York Yankees 1995 -- 2014 4 ! Home run Wagner, Honus Honus Wagner 3,430. 329 000000001914 - 06 - 09 - 0000 June 9, 1914 Pittsburgh Pirates 1897 -- 1917 2 ! Double Yastrzemski, Carl Carl Yastrzemski 3,419. 285 000000001979 - 09 - 12 - 0000 September 12, 1979 Boston Red Sox 1961 -- 1983 1 ! Single Molitor, Paul Paul Molitor 3,319. 306 000000001996 - 09 - 16 - 0000 September 16, 1996 Minnesota Twins 1978 -- 1998 3 ! Triple Collins, Eddie Eddie Collins 3,314. 333 000000001925 - 06 - 03 - 0000 June 3, 1925 Chicago White Sox 1906 -- 1930 1 ! Single Mays, Willie Willie Mays 3,283. 302 000000001970 - 07 - 18 - 0000 July 18, 1970 San Francisco Giants 1951 -- 1952, 1954 -- 1973 1 ! Single Murray, Eddie Eddie Murray 3,255. 287 000000001995 - 06 - 30 - 0000 June 30, 1995 Cleveland Indians 1977 -- 1997 1 ! Single Lajoie, Nap Nap Lajoie 3,252. 339 000000001914 - 09 - 27 - 0000 September 27, 1914 Cleveland Naps 1896 -- 1916 2 ! Double Ripken Jr., Cal Cal Ripken Jr. 3,184. 276 000000002000 - 04 - 15 - 0000 April 15, 2000 Baltimore Orioles 1981 -- 2001 1 ! Single Brett, George George Brett 3,154. 305 000000001992 - 09 - 30 - 0000 September 30, 1992 Kansas City Royals 1973 -- 1993 1 ! Single Waner, Paul Paul Waner 3,152. 333 000000001942 - 06 - 19 - 0000 June 19, 1942 Boston Braves 1926 -- 1945 1 ! Single Yount, Robin Robin Yount 3,142. 285 000000001992 - 09 - 09 - 0000 September 9, 1992 Milwaukee Brewers 1974 -- 1993 1 ! Single Gwynn, Tony Tony Gwynn 3,141. 338 000000001999 - 08 - 06 - 0000 August 6, 1999 San Diego Padres 1982 -- 2001 1 ! Single Rodriguez, Alex Alex Rodriguez 3,115. 295 000000002015 - 06 - 19 - 0000 June 19, 2015 New York Yankees 1994 -- 2013, 2015 -- 2016 4 ! Home run Winfield, Dave Dave Winfield 3,110. 283 000000001993 - 09 - 16 - 0000 September 16, 1993 Minnesota Twins 1973 -- 1995 1 ! Single Suzuki, Ichiro Ichiro Suzuki 3,080. 312 000000002016 - 08 - 07 - 0000 August 7, 2016 Miami Marlins 2001 -- present 3 ! Triple Biggio, Craig Craig Biggio 3,060. 281 000000002007 - 06 - 28 - 0000 June 28, 2007 Houston Astros 1988 -- 2007 1 ! Single Henderson, Rickey Rickey Henderson 3,055. 279 000000002001 - 10 - 07 - 0000 October 7, 2001 San Diego Padres 1979 -- 2003 2 ! Double Carew, Rod Rod Carew 3,053. 328 000000001985 - 08 - 04 - 0000 August 4, 1985 California Angels 1967 -- 1985 1 ! Single Beltré, Adrián Adrián Beltré 3,048. 287 000000002017 - 07 - 30 - 0000 July 30, 2017 Texas Rangers 1998 -- present 2 ! Double Brock, Lou Lou Brock 3,023. 293 000000001979 - 08 - 13 - 0000 August 13, 1979 St. Louis Cardinals 1961 -- 1979 1 ! Single Palmeiro, Rafael Rafael Palmeiro 3,020. 288 000000002005 - 07 - 15 - 0000 July 15, 2005 Baltimore Orioles 1986 -- 2005 2 ! Double Anson, Cap Cap Anson 3,011. 331 000000001897 - 07 - 18 - 0000 July 18, 1897 Chicago Colts 1871 -- 1897 1 ! Single Boggs, Wade Wade Boggs 3,010. 328 000000001999 - 08 - 07 - 0000 August 7, 1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1982 -- 1999 4 ! Home run Kaline, Al Al Kaline 3,007. 297 000000001974 - 09 - 24 - 0000 September 24, 1974 Detroit Tigers 1953 -- 1974 2 ! Double Clemente, Roberto Roberto Clemente 3,000. 317 000000001972 - 09 - 30 - 0000 September 30, 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates 1955 -- 1972 2 ! Double See also Baseball portal List of lifetime Major League Baseball hit leaders through history List of Major League Baseball hit records List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders Mr. 3000 Chasing 3000 Notes ^ Jump up to : Two major factors have confused Anson 's precise hit total. First, a rule which existed for only the 1887 MLB season counted walks as hits. Additionally, Anson played five seasons in the National Association ( NA ), which is not always recognized as an official `` major league ''. MLB.com credits Anson with 3,011 career hits, not including his time in the NA or his walks in 1887. Baseball - Reference credits him with 3,435 hits, including his time in the NA, not including his walks in 1887, and differing with MLB.com over his hit total in 1894. The Hall of Fame shows 3,081 hits for Anson, including his walks in 1887 ( for a total of 224 hits that season ) but not including NA playing time. Elias Sports Bureau also credits him with 3,081 hits. The date listed comes from MLB.com, using their hit totals for Anson. ^ Jump up to : MLB.com and the Hall of Fame credit Cobb with 4,191 hits, while Baseball - Reference lists 4,189. Jump up ^ This was not Clemente 's last game, however, as he entered his next and final game as a defensive substitution and did not bat. Clemente died in a plane crash on December 31, 1972. Jump up ^ MLB.com credits Lajoie with 3,252 hits, while Baseball - Reference and the 3,000 hit club page on MLB.com list 3,243 and 3,242, respectively. References General `` Career Leaders & Records for Hits ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 4, 2010. `` 3,000 Hits Club -- Milestones ''. MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on June 24, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2010. `` The 3,000 Hit Club ''. National Baseball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on March 25, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Specific ^ Jump up to : Fleitz, David L. ( 2005 ). Cap Anson : The Grand Old Man of Baseball. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company. p. 346. ISBN 0 - 7864 - 2238 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Complete Baseball Team and Baseball Team Encyclopedias ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on August 8, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Cap Anson -- Historical Player Stats ''. MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Cap Anson Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Anson, Cap ''. baseballhall.org. Baseball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 22, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` The 3,000 Hit Club : Cap Anson ''. Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 24, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Progressive Leaders & Records for Hits ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Ty Cobb Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights ''. MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Cobb, Ty ''. baseballhall.org. Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 4, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Ty Cobb Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ Constantino, Rocco ( 2016 ). 50 Moments That Defined Major League Baseball. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 27 -- 28. ISBN 978 - 1 - 4422 - 6055 - 9. Jump up ^ Boswell, Thomas ( September 12, 1985 ). `` ' Charlie Hustle ' gets hit 4,192 to surpass Cobb, then another ''. The Washington Post. ^ Jump up to : `` Roberto Clemente 1972 Batting Gamelogs ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` September 30, 1972 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` October 3, 1972 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ Schwartz, Larry. `` Clemente quietly grew in stature ''. ESPN.com. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Houston 's Biggio lashes 3,000 th : ' Tonight is the best ' ''. USA Today. Associated Press. June 29, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ Marchand, Andrew ( July 9, 2011 ). `` Derek Jeter gets 3,000 th hit ''. ESPN.com. Retrieved July 9, 2011. Jump up ^ Butler, Sam ( July 30, 2017 ). `` Beltre vaults into history books with hit No. 3K ''. Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Retrieved July 30, 2017. Jump up ^ Pahigian, Josh ( 2010 ). The Seventh Inning Stretch : Baseball 's Most Essential and Inane Debates. Guilford, Connecticut : Globe Pequot Press. p. 80. ISBN 978 - 1 - 59921 - 805 - 2. Jump up ^ Bloom, Barry M. ( April 27, 2005 ). `` Hoffman definitely Hall of Fame caliber ''. MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. There are milestones in other areas that always have been instant Hall of Fame qualifiers : 3,000 hits, 500 homers and 300 wins. Jump up ^ Haudricourt, Tom ( November 1999 ). `` Hall of Fame File ''. Baseball Digest : 75. Jump up ^ Chass, Murray ( April 16, 2000 ). `` Baseball ; Ripken Gets One More Big Number : 3,000 hits ''. The New York Times. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Rules for Election ''. National Baseball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on May 30, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ Erardi, John ( August 23, 2009 ). `` What is Pete Rose 's true legacy ? ''. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` 2014 Hall of Fame Voting ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Pete Rose Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Hank Aaron Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Stan Musial Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Tris Speaker Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 14, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Derek Jeter Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Honus Wagner Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Carl Yastrzemski Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Paul Molitor Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Eddie Collins Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Willie Mays Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Eddie Murray Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Nap Lajoie Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights ''. MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved August 23, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Nap Lajoie Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` 3,000 Hits Club -- Milestones ''. MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on June 24, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Cal Ripken Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` George Brett Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Paul Waner Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Robin Yount Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Tony Gwynn Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Alex Rodriguez Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 19, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Dave Winfield Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Ichiro Suzuki Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Craig Biggio Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Rickey Henderson Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Rod Carew Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Adrian Beltre Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 30, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Lou Brock Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Rafael Palmeiro Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Wade Boggs Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Al Kaline Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Roberto Clemente Statistics and History ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 30, 2017. 3,000 hit club Pete Rose Ty Cobb Hank Aaron Stan Musial Tris Speaker Derek Jeter Honus Wagner Carl Yastrzemski Paul Molitor Eddie Collins Willie Mays Eddie Murray Nap Lajoie Cal Ripken Jr. George Brett Paul Waner Robin Yount Tony Gwynn Alex Rodriguez Dave Winfield Cap Anson Ichiro Suzuki Craig Biggio Rickey Henderson Rod Carew Adrián Beltré Lou Brock Rafael Palmeiro Wade Boggs Al Kaline Roberto Clemente Italics denotes active player Book : 3,000 hit club Major League Baseball records Baseball statistics ( types of records ) General Record holders Single - game records Single - season records Record breakers by season Records considered unbreakable Batting leaders Career Batting average On - base percentage Times on base Slugging percentage OPS Hits 3,000 club Progressive Singles Doubles Triples Home runs 500 club Progressive Extra base hits RBIs Total bases Walks Intentional HBP Strikeouts Games played At - bats Plate appearances Annual Batting average Doubles Triples Home runs RBI Season Batting average Triples Home run Progressive Game Home runs Hitting for the cycle Grand slams RBI Game Inning Hits Misc Consecutive game hitting streak On - base plus slugging Hits Home runs Doubles Triples RBIs Baserunning leaders Career Runs Stolen bases Annual Runs Stolen bases Game Runs Misc Stolen bases Runs Pitching leaders Career Wins 300 club Losses Games started Games finished Innings pitched Strikeouts 3,000 club Saves Complete games Shutouts ERA WHIP Walks Hit batsmen Wild pitches Batters faced Annual Wins Saves Shutouts Strikeouts ERA Game No - hitter Perfect game List of perfect games Strikeouts Game Inning Immaculate innings Misc Wins Fielding leaders Career Putouts 1B 2B SS 3B OF LF CF RF Errors 1B Assists Passed balls Annual Putouts Errors Managing records Wins and winning percentage Multiple stat records Triple Crown 20 -- 20 -- 20 club 30 -- 30 club 40 -- 40 club Other Consecutive games played Longest winning streaks Longest losing streaks Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=3,000_hit_club&oldid=804557327 '' Categories : Major League Baseball statistics Major League Baseball lists Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Featured lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Français 한국어 Italiano 日本 語 Português Русский 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 9 October 2017, at 19 : 45. 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Question: who is the current active career major league baseball hits leader
Answer: Ichiro Suzuki