# List of Major League Baseball career records

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. (For Japanese baseball records see Nippon Professional Baseball)

## Batting records (1875–present)

| Record | Player | # | Refs |
| Highest batting average | Josh Gibson | .372 |
| 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 | 37 | |
| Most grand slams by a pitcher | shared by Madison Bumgarner and Tony Cloninger | 2 | [5] [6] |
| Oldest player to hit first home run | Bartolo Colón | 42 years, 349 days old | |
| Youngest player to hit a home run | Tommy Brown | 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 | Josh Gibson | .718 | |
| Highest on-base plus slugging | Josh Gibson | 1.177 | |
| Most five hit games | Ty Cobb | 14 | |
| 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 | |
| Most hits | Pete Rose | 4,256 |

## Pitching records (1876–present)

| Record | Player | # |
| Most wins | Cy Young | 511 |
| Most losses | Cy Young | 316 |
| Most no-hitters | Nolan Ryan | 7 |
| Most strikeouts | Nolan Ryan | 5,714 |
| Most shutouts | Walter Johnson | 110 |
| Most starts | Cy Young | 815 |
| Most opening day starts | Tom Seaver | 16 |
| 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 earned-run average | Ed Walsh | 1.82 |
| Lowest walks plus hits per inning pitched | 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 | Mariano Rivera | 2.21 |
| Most shutouts | Warren Spahn | 63 |
| Most innings pitched | Phil Niekro | 5,404+1⁄3 |
| Most complete games | Warren Spahn | 382 |
| Lowest Walks plus hits per inning pitched | Mariano Rivera | 1.000 |

## Catcher records

* Most runners caught stealing: 810, Deacon McGuire
* Most stolen bases allowed: 1,498, Deacon McGuire
* Most stolen base attempts: 2,308, Deacon McGuire
* Highest caught stealing %: 57.40%, Roy Campanella
* Most games caught: 2,427, Iván Rodríguez
* Most caught no hitters: 4, Jason Varitek, May 19, 2008 and Carlos Ruiz, July 25, 2015.

## Other records

* Most World Series wins (as a player/coach/manager/executive): 17, Frankie Crosetti
* Most World Series wins (as a player): 10, Yogi Berra
* Most World Series wins (as a manager): 7, Casey Stengel, Joe McCarthy
* Most consecutive World Series wins (as a manager): 5, Casey Stengel
* 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 MVP Awards won: 7, Barry Bonds
* Most consecutive games played: 2,632, Cal Ripken Jr.