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Career Leaders for Hits
These are the major league ballplayers that are there when you need them — bat in hand, ball in play. The men that have mastered the fine art of hitting and combined it with good health to stand the test of time and join the ranks of all time career hit leaders.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred all-time career leaders in Major League at-bats. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.
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"Anything less would not have been worthy of me. Anything more would not have been possible." - Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski (6th Overall Hits Leader)
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| Name |
Hits |
Rank |
| Pete Rose
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4,256 |
1 |
| Ty Cobb
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4,189 |
2 |
| Hank Aaron
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3,771 |
3 |
| Stan Musial
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3,630 |
4 |
| Tris Speaker
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3,514 |
5 |
| Carl Yastrzemski
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3,419 |
6 |
| Honus Wagner
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3,415 |
7 |
| Paul Molitor
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3,319 |
8 |
| Eddie Collins
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3,315 |
9 |
| Willie Mays
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3,283 |
10 |
| Eddie Murray
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3,255 |
11 |
| Nap Lajoie
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3,242 |
12 |
| Cal Ripken, Jr.
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3,184 |
13 |
| George Brett
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3,154 |
14 |
| Paul Waner
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3,152 |
15 |
| Robin Yount
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3,142 |
16 |
| Tony Gwynn
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3,141 |
17 |
| Dave Winfield
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3,110 |
18 |
| Craig Biggio
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3,060 |
19 |
| Rickey Henderson
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3,055 |
20 |
| Rod Carew
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3,053 |
21 |
| Lou Brock
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3,023 |
22 |
| Rafael Palmeiro
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3,020 |
23 |
| Wade Boggs
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3,010 |
24 |
| Al Kaline
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3,007 |
25 |
| Roberto Clemente
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3,000 |
26 |
| Cap Anson
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2,995 |
27 |
| Sam Rice
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2,987 |
28 |
| Sam Crawford
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2,961 |
29 |
| Frank Robinson
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2,943 |
30 |
| Barry Bonds
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2,935 |
31 |
| Willie Keeler
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2,932 |
32 |
| Jake Beckley
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2,930 |
33 |
| Rogers Hornsby
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2,930 |
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| Al Simmons
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2,927 |
35 |
| Zack Wheat
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2,884 |
36 |
| Frankie Frisch
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2,880 |
37 |
| Mel Ott
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2,876 |
38 |
| Babe Ruth
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2,873 |
39 |
| Harold Baines
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2,866 |
40 |
| Jesse Burkett
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2,850 |
41 |
| Brooks Robinson
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2,848 |
42 |
| Charlie Gehringer
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2,839 |
43 |
| George Sisler
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2,812 |
44 |
| Andre Dawson
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2,774 |
45 |
| Vada Pinson
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2,757 |
46 |
| Luke Appling
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2,749 |
47 |
| Al Oliver
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2,743 |
48 |
| Goose Goslin
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2,735 |
49 |
| Tony Perez
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2,732 |
50 |
| Roberto Alomar
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2,724 |
51 |
| Lou Gehrig
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2,721 |
52 |
| Rusty Staub
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2,716 |
53 |
| Bill Buckner
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2,715 |
54 |
| Dave Parker
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2,712 |
55 |
| Billy Williams
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2,711 |
56 |
| Doc Cramer
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2,705 |
57 |
| Ken Griffey, Jr.
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2,679 |
58 |
| Luis Aparicio
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2,677 |
59 |
| Fred Clarke
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2,672 |
60 |
| Max Carey
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2,665 |
61 |
| Nellie Fox
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2,663 |
62 |
| Lave Cross
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2,660 |
63 |
| George Davis
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2,660 |
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| Harry Heilmann
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2,660 |
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| Omar Vizquel
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2,657 |
66 |
| Ted Williams
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2,654 |
67 |
| Jimmie Foxx
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2,646 |
68 |
| Gary Sheffield
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2,615 |
69 |
| Rabbit Maranville
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2,605 |
70 |
| Tim Raines
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2,605 |
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| Ivan Rodriguez
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2,605 |
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| Steve Garvey
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2,599 |
73 |
| Ed Delahanty
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2,596 |
74 |
| Luis Gonzalez
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2,591 |
75 |
| Julio Franco
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2,586 |
76 |
| Reggie Jackson
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2,584 |
77 |
| Ernie Banks
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2,583 |
78 |
| Richie Ashburn
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2,574 |
79 |
| Willie Davis
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2,561 |
80 |
| Steve Finley
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2,548 |
81 |
| Derek Jeter
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2,535 |
82 |
| George Van Haltren
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2,532 |
83 |
| Heinie Manush
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2,524 |
84 |
| Joe Morgan
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2,517 |
85 |
| Buddy Bell
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2,514 |
86 |
| Jimmy Ryan
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2,502 |
87 |
| Mickey Vernon
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2,495 |
88 |
| Fred McGriff
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2,490 |
89 |
| Ted Simmons
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2,472 |
90 |
| Joe Medwick
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2,471 |
91 |
| Frank Thomas
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2,468 |
92 |
| Roger Connor
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2,467 |
93 |
| Harry Hooper
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2,466 |
94 |
| Jeff Kent
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2,461 |
95 |
| Ozzie Smith
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2,460 |
96 |
| Lloyd Waner
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2,459 |
97 |
| Bill Dahlen
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2,457 |
98 |
| Jim Rice
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2,452 |
99 |
| Red Schoendienst
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2,449 |
100 |
| Name |
Hits |
Rank |
| Current Through 2008 Season |
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