Single Season Leaders for Hits

These are the players 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 make a season that few will ever achieve — two-hundred plus hits; however, to even appear in the top twenty you will need more than two-hundred thirty hits.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred all-time single season leaders in Major League hits. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season. NOTE: In 1887 Major League Baseball ruled that walks would be added to a player's hits total. This was reversed by a special committee designed for rules then restored by MLB in 1999 (but they do not count as record holders even though their "total" exceeds the actual record holders).
"If a pitcher sees you fiddling with the bat, he'll stall until your arms are tired before you even get a chance to hit." - Hall of Famer Paul Waner (#20 Overall Single Season Leader for Hits)
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Single Season Leaders

'Top 100'
Pete Browning 275 1887 Louisville Colonels AA 1
Tip O'Neill 275 1887 St. Louis Browns AA  
Ichiro Suzuki 262 2004 Seattle Mariners AL 3
George Sisler 257 1920 St. Louis Browns AL 4
Denny Lyons 256 1887 Philadelphia Athletics AA 5
Lefty O'Doul 254 1929 Philadelphia Phillies NL 6
Bill Terry 254 1930 New York Giants NL  
Al Simmons 253 1925 Philadelphia Athletics AL 8
Oyster Burns 251 1887 Baltimore Orioles AA 9
Rogers Hornsby 250 1922 St. Louis Cardinals NL 10
Chuck Klein 250 1930 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Ty Cobb 248 1911 Detroit Tigers AL 12
George Sisler 246 1922 St. Louis Browns AL 13
Ichiro Suzuki 242 2001 Seattle Mariners AL 14
Babe Herman 241 1930 Brooklyn Robins NL 15
Heinie Manush 241 1928 St. Louis Browns AL  
Wade Boggs 240 1985 Boston Red Sox AL 17
Jesse Burkett 240 1896 Cleveland Spiders NL  
Darin Erstad 240 2000 Anaheim Angels AL  
Rod Carew 239 1977 Minnesota Twins AL 20
Willie Keeler 239 1897 Baltimore Orioles NL  
Ed Delahanty 238 1899 Philadelphia Phillies NL 22
Don Mattingly 238 1986 New York Yankees AL  
Ichiro Suzuki 238 2007 Seattle Mariners AL  
Hugh Duffy 237 1894 Boston Beaneaters NL 25
Harry Heilmann 237 1921 Detroit Tigers AL  
Joe Medwick 237 1937 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Paul Waner 237 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Jack Tobin 236 1921 St. Louis Browns AL 29
Rogers Hornsby 235 1921 St. Louis Cardinals NL 30
Paul Radford 235 1887 New York Metropolitans AA  
Kirby Puckett 234 1988 Minnesota Twins AL 32
Lloyd Waner 234 1929 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Joe Jackson 233 1911 Cleveland Naps AL 34
Earl Averill 232 1936 Cleveland Indians AL 35
Nap Lajoie 232 1901 Philadelphia Athletics AL  
Matty Alou 231 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 37
Earle Combs 231 1927 New York Yankees AL  
Freddie Lindstrom 231 1928 New York Giants NL  
Freddie Lindstrom 231 1930 New York Giants NL  
Tommy Davis 230 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 41
Reddy Mack 230 1887 Louisville Colonels AA  
Stan Musial 230 1948 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Pete Rose 230 1973 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Joe Torre 230 1971 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Willie Wilson 230 1980 Kansas City Royals AL  
Rogers Hornsby 229 1929 Chicago Cubs NL 47
Kiki Cuyler 228 1930 Chicago Cubs NL 48
Stan Musial 228 1946 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Jim Bottomley 227 1925 St. Louis Cardinals NL 50
Charlie Gehringer 227 1936 Detroit Tigers AL  
Billy Herman 227 1935 Chicago Cubs NL  
Rogers Hornsby 227 1924 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Lance Johnson 227 1996 New York Mets NL  
Nap Lajoie 227 1910 Cleveland Naps AL  
Sam Rice 227 1925 Washington Senators AL  
Jesse Burkett 226 1901 St. Louis Cardinals NL 57
Ty Cobb 226 1912 Detroit Tigers AL  
Joe Jackson 226 1912 Cleveland Naps AL  
Chuck Klein 226 1932 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Bill Terry 226 1929 New York Giants NL  
Jesse Burkett 225 1895 Cleveland Spiders NL 62
Ty Cobb 225 1917 Detroit Tigers AL  
Harry Heilmann 225 1925 Detroit Tigers AL  
Johnny Hodapp 225 1930 Cleveland Indians AL  
Paul Molitor 225 1996 Minnesota Twins AL  
Bill Terry 225 1932 New York Giants NL  
Eddie Collins 224 1920 Chicago White Sox AL 68
Tommy Holmes 224 1945 Boston Braves NL  
Bill McClellan 224 1887 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers AA  
Joe Medwick 224 1935 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
George Sisler 224 1925 St. Louis Browns AL  
Ichiro Suzuki 224 2006 Seattle Mariners AL  
Hank Aaron 223 1959 Milwaukee Braves NL 74
Frankie Frisch 223 1923 New York Giants NL  
Chuck Klein 223 1933 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Joe Medwick 223 1936 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Kirby Puckett 223 1986 Minnesota Twins AL  
Yank Robinson 223 1887 St. Louis Browns AA  
Lloyd Waner 223 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Paul Waner 223 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Frank Fennelly 222 1887 Cincinnati Red Stockings AA 82
Charlie Jamieson 222 1923 Cleveland Indians AL  
Tris Speaker 222 1912 Boston Red Sox AL  
Sam Thompson 222 1893 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Richie Ashburn 221 1951 Philadelphia Phillies NL 86
Jesse Burkett 221 1899 St. Louis Perfectos NL  
Heinie Manush 221 1933 Washington Senators AL  
Juan Pierre 221 2004 Florida Marlins NL  
Lloyd Waner 221 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Zack Wheat 221 1925 Brooklyn Robins NL  
Michael Young 221 2005 Texas Rangers AL  
Kiki Cuyler 220 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 93
Lou Gehrig 220 1930 New York Yankees AL  
Tony Gwynn 220 1997 San Diego Padres NL  
Billy Hamilton 220 1894 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Stan Musial 220 1943 St. Louis Cardinals NL  
Dante Bichette 219 1998 Colorado Rockies NL 98
Cecil Cooper 219 1980 Milwaukee Brewers AL  
Ed Delahanty 219 1893 Philadelphia Phillies NL 100
Ralph Garr 219 1971 Atlanta Braves NL  
Derek Jeter 219 1999 New York Yankees AL  
Willie Keeler 219 1894 Baltimore Orioles NL  
Chuck Klein 219 1929 Philadelphia Phillies NL  
Lefty O'Doul 219 1932 Brooklyn Dodgers NL  
Cy Seymour 219 1905 Cincinnati Reds NL  
Paul Waner 219 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Jimmy Williams 219 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates NL  
Current Through 2008 Season


Rogers Hornsby holds the Major League record for most hits in two (2) consecutive seasons with a total of four-hundred eighty-five (485) — an amazing two-hundred thirty-five (255) in 1921 and two-hundred fifty (250) in 1922.

Did you know that in 1995 John Vander Wal of the Colorado Rockies set the National and Major League record for hits in a single season by a pinch-hitter with twenty-eight (28)?

In 2001 Ichiro Suzuki set the American and Major League record for hits in a single season by a rookie when he made contact two-hundred forty-two times. In 2004 he was more seasoned and it showed as he broke George Sisler's eighty-four (84) year-old record setting a new all-time single season record for hits with two-hundred sixty-two (262).
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