Pete Rose holds the record for most hits in a career. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 24 seasons, from 1963 to 1986, and compiled 4,256 hits. Rose was a switch hitter and is the only player in MLB history to play more than 500 games at both first base and second base. He won three World Series rings, three batting titles, one Most Valuable Player Award, two Gold Glove Awards, the Rookie of the Year Award, and made 17 All-Star appearances. Rose led the league in hits seven times.
In September 1985, Rose agreed to permanently switch his uniform number from 14 to 16 in honor of Ty Cobb; he was only the second player after Lou Gehrig to have his number retired by every team for which he played.Rose appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson more than 70 times—second only to Bob Hope—and guest-hosted 22 times.