# 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. George Davis was the first switch hitter to collect 2,000 hits, achieving that total during the 1902 season.

## Players with 2,000 or more hits

Key :
| Rank | Rank among leaders in career hits (a blank field indicates a tie) |
| Player (2025 hits) | Number of hits during the 2025 Major League Baseball season |
| Hits | Total career hits |
| * | denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
| Bold | denotes active player. |
* Stats updated as of the end of the 2024 season.
| Ranks | Player | Hits |
| 1 | Pete Rose | 4,256 |
| 2 | Ty Cobb* | 4,189 |
| 3 | Hank Aaron* | 3,771 |
| 4 | Stan Musial* | 3,630 |
| 5 | Tris Speaker* | 3,514 |
| 6 | Derek Jeter* | 3,465 |
| 7 | Honus Wagner* | 3,430 |
| 8 | Carl Yastrzemski* | 3,419 |
| 9 | Albert Pujols | 3,384 |
| 10 | Paul Molitor* | 3,319 |
| 11 | Eddie Collins* | 3,314 |
| 12 | Willie Mays* | 3,293 |
| 13 | Eddie Murray* | 3,255 |
| 14 | Nap Lajoie* | 3,243 |
| 15 | Cal Ripken Jr.* | 3,184 |
| 16 | Miguel Cabrera | 3,174 |
| 17 | Adrián Beltré* | 3,166 |
| 18 | George Brett* | 3,154 |
| 19 | Paul Waner* | 3,152 |
| 20 | Robin Yount* | 3,142 |
| 21 | Tony Gwynn* | 3,141 |
| 22 | Alex Rodriguez | 3,115 |
| 23 | Dave Winfield* | 3,110 |
| 24 | Ichiro Suzuki* | 3,089 |
| 25 | Craig Biggio* | 3,060 |
| 26 | Rickey Henderson* | 3,055 |
| 27 | Rod Carew* | 3,053 |
| 28 | Lou Brock* | 3,023 |
| 29 | Rafael Palmeiro | 3,020 |
| 30 | Cap Anson* | 3,011 |
| 31 | Wade Boggs* | 3,010 |
| 32 | Al Kaline* | 3,007 |
| 33 | Roberto Clemente* | 3,000 |
| 34 | Sam Rice* | 2,987 |
| 35 | Sam Crawford* | 2,961 |
| 36 | Frank Robinson* | 2,943 |
| 37 | Barry Bonds | 2,935 |
| 38 | Willie Keeler* | 2,932 |
| 39 | Jake Beckley* | 2,930 |
| | Rogers Hornsby* | 2,930 |
| 41 | Al Simmons* | 2,927 |
| 42 | Zack Wheat* | 2,884 |
| 43 | Frankie Frisch* | 2,880 |
| 44 | Omar Vizquel | 2,877 |
| 45 | Mel Ott* | 2,876 |
| 46 | Babe Ruth* | 2,873 |
| 47 | Harold Baines* | 2,866 |
| 48 | Jesse Burkett* | 2,850 |
| 49 | Brooks Robinson* | 2,848 |
| 50 | Iván Rodríguez* | 2,844 |
| 51 | Charlie Gehringer* | 2,839 |
| 52 | George Sisler* | 2,810 |
| 53 | Ken Griffey Jr.* | 2,781 |
| 54 | Andre Dawson* | 2,774 |
| 55 | Johnny Damon | 2,769 |
| 56 | Vada Pinson | 2,757 |
| 57 | Luke Appling* | 2,749 |
| 58 | Al Oliver | 2,743 |
| 59 | Goose Goslin* | 2,735 |
| 60 | Tony Pérez* | 2,732 |
| 61 | Chipper Jones* | 2,726 |
| 62 | Carlos Beltrán | 2,725 |
| 63 | Roberto Alomar* | 2,724 |
| 64 | Lou Gehrig* | 2,721 |
| 65 | Rusty Staub | 2,716 |
| 66 | Bill Buckner | 2,715 |
| 67 | Dave Parker* | 2,712 |
| 68 | Billy Williams* | 2,711 |
| 69 | Doc Cramer | 2,705 |
| 70 | Gary Sheffield | 2,689 |
| 71 | Luis Aparicio* | 2,677 |
| 72 | Fred Clarke* | 2,672 |
| 73 | Max Carey* | 2,665 |
| 74 | Nellie Fox* | 2,663 |
| 75 | George Davis* | 2,660 |
| Rank | Player | Hits |
| | Harry Heilmann* | 2,660 |
| 77 | Ted Williams* | 2,654 |
| 78 | Jimmie Foxx* | 2,646 |
| 79 | Lave Cross | 2,645 |
| 80 | Robinson Canó | 2,639 |
| 81 | Rabbit Maranville* | 2,605 |
| | Tim Raines* | 2,605 |
| 83 | Steve Garvey | 2,599 |
| 84 | Ed Delahanty* | 2,596 |
| 85 | Luis González | 2,591 |
| 86 | Vladimir Guerrero* | 2,590 |
| 87 | Julio Franco | 2,586 |
| 88 | Reggie Jackson* | 2,584 |
| 89 | Ernie Banks* | 2,583 |
| 90 | Richie Ashburn* | 2,574 |
| | Manny Ramirez | 2,574 |
| 92 | Willie Davis | 2,561 |
| 93 | Steve Finley | 2,548 |
| 94 | George Van Haltren | 2,539 |
| 95 | Garret Anderson | 2,529 |
| 96 | Heinie Manush* | 2,524 |
| 97 | Todd Helton* | 2,519 |
| 98 | Joe Morgan* | 2,517 |
| 99 | Buddy Bell | 2,514 |
| 100 | Jimmy Ryan | 2,512 |
| 101 | Mickey Vernon | 2,495 |
| 102 | Fred McGriff* | 2,490 |
| 103 | David Ortiz* | 2,472 |
| | Ted Simmons* | 2,472 |
| 105 | Joe Medwick* | 2,471 |
| 106 | Bobby Abreu | 2,470 |
| 107 | Frank Thomas* | 2,468 |
| 108 | Roger Connor* | 2,467 |
| 109 | Harry Hooper* | 2,466 |
| 110 | Bill Dahlen | 2,461 |
| | Jeff Kent | 2,461 |
| 112 | Ozzie Smith* | 2,460 |
| 113 | Lloyd Waner* | 2,459 |
| 114 | Jimmy Rollins | 2,455 |
| 115 | Torii Hunter | 2,452 |
| | Jim Rice* | 2,452 |
| 117 | Red Schoendienst* | 2,449 |
| 118 | Dwight Evans | 2,446 |
| 119 | Mark Grace | 2,445 |
| 120 | Kenny Lofton | 2,428 |
| 121 | Pie Traynor* | 2,416 |
| 122 | Mickey Mantle* | 2,415 |
| 123 | Sammy Sosa | 2,408 |
| 124 | Miguel Tejada | 2,407 |
| 125 | Stuffy McInnis | 2,405 |
| 126 | Nick Markakis | 2,388 |
| 127 | Ryne Sandberg* | 2,386 |
| 128 | Enos Slaughter* | 2,383 |
| 129 | Chili Davis | 2,380 |
| 130 | Edd Roush* | 2,376 |
| 131 | Brett Butler | 2,375 |
| | Michael Young | 2,375 |
| 133 | Lou Whitaker | 2,369 |
| 134 | Alan Trammell* | 2,365 |
| 135 | Carlton Fisk* | 2,356 |
| 136 | Joe Judge | 2,352 |
| 137 | Orlando Cepeda* | 2,351 |
| 138 | Billy Herman* | 2,345 |
| 139 | Joe Torre* | 2,342 |
| 140 | Paul Konerko | 2,340 |
| | Barry Larkin* | 2,340 |
| 142 | Bernie Williams | 2,336 |
| 143 | Andrés Galarraga | 2,333 |
| 144 | Jim Thome* | 2,328 |
| 145 | Édgar Rentería | 2,327 |
| 146 | Dave Concepción | 2,326 |
| | Jake Daubert | 2,326 |
| | B. J. Surhoff | 2,326 |
| 149 | Eddie Mathews* | 2,315 |
| 150 | Jeff Bagwell* | 2,314 |
| Rank | Player | Hits |
| 151 | Jim Bottomley* | 2,313 |
| 152 | Bobby Wallace* | 2,309 |
| 153 | Jim O'Rourke* | 2,304 |
| | Kirby Puckett* | 2,304 |
| 155 | Aramis Ramírez | 2,303 |
| 156 | Kiki Cuyler* | 2,299 |
| | Charlie Grimm | 2,299 |
| 158 | Dan Brouthers* | 2,296 |
| 159 | Hugh Duffy* | 2,293 |
| 160 | Joe Cronin* | 2,285 |
| 161 | Gary Gaetti | 2,280 |
| 162 | Tony Fernández | 2,276 |
| 163 | Carlos Lee | 2,273 |
| 164 | Freddie Freeman (0) | 2,267 |
| 165 | Jimmy Dykes | 2,256 |
| 166 | Willie McGee | 2,254 |
| | Ron Santo* | 2,254 |
| 168 | Patsy Donovan | 2,253 |
| 169 | Tommy Corcoran | 2,252 |
| 170 | José Cruz | 2,251 |
| | Marquis Grissom | 2,251 |
| 172 | Bid McPhee* | 2,250 |
| 173 | Bert Campaneris | 2,249 |
| 174 | Edgar Martínez* | 2,247 |
| 175 | John Olerud | 2,239 |
| 176 | Mike Schmidt* | 2,234 |
| 177 | Jose Altuve (0) | 2,232 |
| | Willie Stargell* | 2,232 |
| 179 | Fred Tenney | 2,231 |
| 180 | Joe Sewell* | 2,226 |
| 181 | Graig Nettles | 2,225 |
| 182 | Darrell Evans | 2,223 |
| 183 | Joe Kelley* | 2,220 |
| 184 | Juan Pierre | 2,217 |
| 185 | Joe DiMaggio* | 2,214 |
| 186 | Joe Kuhel | 2,212 |
| 187 | Willie McCovey* | 2,211 |
| 188 | Willie Randolph | 2,210 |
| 189 | Willie Wilson | 2,207 |
| 190 | Jason Kendall | 2,195 |
| 191 | Stan Hack | 2,193 |
| | Bill Terry* | 2,193 |
| 193 | Cecil Cooper | 2,192 |
| 194 | Larry Bowa | 2,191 |
| 195 | Joe Carter | 2,184 |
| 196 | Keith Hernandez | 2,182 |
| 197 | Will Clark | 2,176 |
| 198 | Pee Wee Reese* | 2,170 |
| 199 | Sherry Magee | 2,169 |
| 200 | Yadier Molina | 2,168 |
| 201 | Dick Bartell | 2,165 |
| 202 | Larry Walker* | 2,160 |
| 203 | Billy Hamilton* | 2,159 |
| 204 | Hal Chase | 2,158 |
| 205 | Magglio Ordóñez | 2,156 |
| 206 | Víctor Martínez | 2,153 |
| | Don Mattingly | 2,153 |
| 208 | Andrew McCutchen (0) | 2,152 |
| | Rubén Sierra | 2,152 |
| 210 | Yogi Berra* | 2,150 |
| | Ed Konetchy | 2,150 |
| 212 | Ken Boyer | 2,143 |
| | Ken Griffey Sr. | 2,143 |
| | Tommy Leach | 2,143 |
| 215 | Plácido Polanco | 2,142 |
| 216 | Dick Groat | 2,138 |
| | Wally Moses | 2,138 |
| | José Reyes | 2,138 |
| 219 | Don Baylor | 2,135 |
| | Joey Votto | 2,135 |
| 221 | Moisés Alou | 2,134 |
| | Maury Wills | 2,134 |
| 223 | Paul Hines | 2,133 |
| 224 | Buddy Myer | 2,131 |
| 225 | Herman Long | 2,128 |
| Rank | Player | Hits |
| 226 | Mike Piazza* | 2,127 |
| 227 | Joe Mauer* | 2,123 |
| 228 | Tommy Davis | 2,121 |
| 229 | Duke Snider* | 2,116 |
| 230 | Minnie Miñoso* | 2,113 |
| 231 | Dale Murphy | 2,111 |
| 232 | Chris Chambliss | 2,109 |
| 233 | Ellis Burks | 2,107 |
| | John Montgomery Ward* | 2,107 |
| 235 | Paul O'Neill | 2,105 |
| 236 | Arky Vaughan* | 2,103 |
| 237 | Felipe Alou | 2,101 |
| 238 | Clyde Milan | 2,100 |
| 239 | Brian Downing | 2,099 |
| 240 | Matt Holliday | 2,096 |
| | Garry Templeton | 2,096 |
| 242 | Alfonso Soriano | 2,095 |
| 243 | Gary Carter* | 2,092 |
| | Harvey Kuenn | 2,092 |
| 245 | Elvis Andrus | 2,091 |
| | Hal McRae | 2,091 |
| 247 | Alvin Dark | 2,089 |
| 248 | César Cedeño | 2,087 |
| 249 | Harmon Killebrew* | 2,086 |
| 250 | Tim Wallach | 2,085 |
| 251 | Ed McKean | 2,084 |
| | Jimmy Sheckard | 2,084 |
| 253 | George J. Burns | 2,077 |
| | Scott Rolen* | 2,077 |
| 255 | Chuck Klein* | 2,076 |
| 256 | Carney Lansford | 2,074 |
| 257 | Deacon White* | 2,067 |
| 258 | Dixie Walker | 2,064 |
| 259 | Del Ennis | 2,063 |
| | Bobby Veach | 2,063 |
| 261 | Bob Elliott | 2,061 |
| 262 | Wally Joyner | 2,060 |
| 263 | Paul Goldschmidt (0) | 2,056 |
| 264 | Orlando Cabrera | 2,055 |
| 265 | Ray Durham | 2,054 |
| | George Kell* | 2,054 |
| 267 | Nelson Cruz | 2,053 |
| 268 | Bob Johnson | 2,051 |
| 269 | Adrián González | 2,050 |
| 270 | Johnny Bench* | 2,048 |
| | Dummy Hoy | 2,048 |
| 272 | A. J. Pierzynski | 2,043 |
| 273 | Bobby Doerr* | 2,042 |
| 274 | Jack Glasscock | 2,041 |
| 275 | Mark Grudzielanek | 2,040 |
| 276 | Carlos Delgado | 2,038 |
| 277 | Raúl Ibañez | 2,034 |
| 278 | Lee May | 2,031 |
| 279 | Brandon Phillips | 2,029 |
| | Ken Singleton | 2,029 |
| 281 | Tony Phillips | 2,023 |
| 282 | Jim Gilliam | 2,021 |
| 283 | Amos Otis | 2,020 |
| | Reggie Smith | 2,020 |
| 285 | Earl Averill* | 2,019 |
| 286 | George H. Burns | 2,018 |
| 287 | Bill Mazeroski* | 2,016 |
| 288 | Gary Matthews | 2,011 |
| | Johnny Mize* | 2,011 |
| 290 | Bobby Bonilla | 2,010 |
| | Jason Giambi | 2,010 |
| 292 | Bill Madlock | 2,008 |
| 293 | Tony Taylor | 2,007 |
| 294 | Frank White | 2,006 |
| 295 | Dave Bancroft* | 2,004 |
| | Todd Zeile | 2,004 |
| 297 | Shawn Green | 2,003 |
Other active players with 1,800 or more hits through the end of the 2024 season.
* Manny Machado (1,900) 0 in 2025
* Nolan Arenado (1,826) 0 in 2025