HITS RECORDS

Major League Baseball Records for Hits

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a record book full of baseball milestones for hits — including career hits records, single season hit records and game related hit records.

Baseball Almanac Top Quote

"There is an old saying that money can't buy happiness. If it could, I would buy myself four hits every game." - Pete Rose (National League career hits leader)

Hits Records

Career Hits Record

Most Hits in a Career
Top 1,000
AL Ty Cobb Detroit 3,900 4,189
Philadelphia 289
NL Pete Rose Cincinnati 3,358 4,256
Philadelphia 826
Montreal 72

Hits Records

Single Season Hits Records

Fewest Hits in a Season
150 Games Played
AL Ed Brinkman Washington 82 1965
NL Dal Maxvill St. Louis 80 1970
Fewest Hits in a Season
By League Leader *
AL Bert Campaneris Oakland 177 1968
NL Sherry Magee Philadelphia 171 1914

Most Hits in Any Month

67+ Or More Are Listed
Bold=League Leaders

AL Ty Cobb Detroit 68 07-1912
Ty Cobb Detroit 67 07-1922
Tris Speaker Cleveland 67 07-1923
NL Billy Hamilton Philadelphia 67 08-1894
Most Hits in a Season
Top 500 / Excludes 1887
AL Ichiro Suzuki Seattle 262 2004
NL Lefty O'Doul Philadelphia 254 1929
Bill Terry New York 1930
Most Hits in a Season
By A Lefthander
AL Ichiro Suzuki Seattle 262 2004
NL Lefty O'Doul Philadelphia 254 1929
Bill Terry New York 1930
Most Hits in a Season
By A Pinch-Hitter
AL Dave Philley Baltimore 24 1961
NL John Vander Wal Colorado 28 1995
Most Hits in a Season
By A Righthander
AL Al Simmons Philadelphia 253 1925
NL Rogers Hornsby St. Louis 250 1922
Most Hits in a Season
By A Rookie
AL Ichiro Suzuki Seattle 242 2001
NL Lloyd Waner Pittsburgh 223 1927
Most Hits in a Season
By A Switch-Hitter
AL Willie Wilson Kansas City 230 1980
NL Pete Rose Cincinnati 230 1973

Most Seasons
Leading The League
Consecutively
(Yearly Leaders)

3 or More in a Row
Bold = League Record

AL Ichiro Suzuki Seattle 5 2006
Seattle 2007
Seattle 2008
Seattle 2009
Seattle 2010
Tony Oliva Minnesota 3 1964
Minnesota 1965
Minnesota 1966
Kirby Puckett Minnesota 1987
Minnesota 1988
Minnesota 1989
Ty Cobb Detroit 1907
Detroit 1908
Detroit 1909
NL Ginger Beaumont Pittsburgh 3 1902
Pittsburgh 1903
Pittsburgh 1904
Rogers Hornsby St. Louis 1920
St. Louis 1921
St. Louis 1922
Frank McCormick Cincinnati 1938
Cincinnati 1939
Cincinnati 1940

Most 200-Hit Seasons
In a Careeer

Bold = League Records

AL Ichiro Suzuki Seattle 10 2001
Seattle 2002
Seattle 2003
Seattle 2004
Seattle 2005
Seattle 2006
Seattle 2007
Seattle 2008
Seattle 2009
Seattle 2010
Ty Cobb Detroit 9 1907
Detroit 1909
Detroit 1911
Detroit 1912
Detroit 1915
Detroit 1916
Detroit 1917
Detroit 1922
Detroit 1924
NL Pete Rose Cincinnati 10 1965
Cincinnati 1966
Cincinnati 1968
Cincinnati 1969
Cincinnati 1970
Cincinnati 1973
Cincinnati 1975
Cincinnati 1976
Cincinnati 1977
Philadelphia 1979
Most 200-Hit Seasons
Consecutively
AL Ichiro Suzuki Seattle 10 2001-2010
NL Willie Keeler Baltimore & Brooklyn 8 1894-1901

Hits Records

Game Hits Records

Most Hits in a Game
9-Innings

(EVERY 6-Hit Game)

AL Johnny Briggs Milwaukee 6 08-04-1973
Frank Brower Cleveland 08-07-1923
George Burns Cleveland 06-19-1924
Bruce Campbell Cleveland 07-02-1936
Frank Catalanotto Toronto 05-01-2004
Ty Cobb Detroit 05-05-1925
Doc Cramer Philadelphia 06-20-1932
Doc Cramer Philadelphia 07-13-1935
C.J. Cron Los Angeles 07-02-2016
Johnny Damon New York 06-07-2008
Mike Donlin Baltimore 06-24-1901
Damion Easley Detroit 08-08-2001
Chone Figgins Los Angeles 06-18-2007
Jim Fridley Cleveland 04-29-1952
Zaza Harvey Cleveland 04-25-1902
Myril Hoag New York 06-06-1934
Raul Ibanez Seattle 09-22-2004
Lance Johnson Chicago 09-23-1995
George Kell Detroit 09-20-1946
Ian Kinsler Texas 04-15-2009
Danny Murphy Philadelphia 07-08-1902
George Myatt Washington 05-01-1944
Doc Nance Detroit 07-13-1901
Bob Oliver Kansas City 05-04-1969
Jorge Orta Cleveland 06-15-1980
Carlos Pena Detroit 05-27-2004
Jimmy Piersall Boston 06-10-1953
Kirby Puckett Minnesota 08-30-1987
Ray Radcliff Chicago 07-18-1936
Joe Randa Kansas City 09-09-2004
Cal Ripken, Jr. Baltimore 06-13-1999
Alex Rios Chicago 07-09-2013
Floyd Robinson Chicago 07-22-1962
Kevin Seitzer Kansas City 08-02-1987
Stan Spence Washington 06-01-1944
George Springer Houston 05-07-2018
Hank Steinbacher Chicago 06-22-1938
Omar Vizquel Cleveland 08-31-2004
Jimmy Williams Baltimore 08-25-1902
NL Wilbert Robinson Baltimore 7 06-10-1892
Rennie Stennett Pittsburgh 09-16-1975

Most Hits in a Game
Extra Inning Games

Bold = League Records

AL Johnny Burnett Cleveland 9 07-10-1932
18 Innings
Rocky Colavito Detroit 7 06-24-1962
22 Innings
Cesar Gutierrez Detroit 06-21-1970
12 Innings
NL Brandon Crawford San Francisco 7 08-08-2016
14 Innings
Mike Benjamin San Francisco 6 06-14-1995
13 Innings
Carson Bigbee Pittsburgh 08-22-1917
22 Innings
Jack Boyle Philadelphia 07-06-1893
11 Innings
Ryan Braun Milwaukee 05-04-2019
18 Innings
Jose Cardenal Chicago 05-02-1976
14 Innings
Max Carey Pittsburgh 07-07-1922
18 Innings
Willie Davis Los Angeles 05-24-1973
19 Innings
Hank DeBerry Brooklyn 06-23-1929
14 Innings
Frank Demaree Chicago 07-05-1937
14 Innings
Johnny Gooch Pittsburgh 07-07-1922
18 Innings
Tony Gwynn San Diego 08-04-1993
12 Innings
Dick Harley St. Louis 06-24-1897
12 Innings
Paul Hines Providence 08-26-1879
10 Innings
Don Kessinger Chicago 06-17-1971
10 Innings
Joe Lefebvre San Diego 09-13-1982
16 Innings
Paul Lo Duca Los Angeles 05-28-2001
11 Innings
Andrew McCutchen San Francisco 04-07-2018
14 Innings
Bill Madlock Chicago 07-26-1975
10 Innings
Joe Morgan Houston 07-08-1965
12 Innings
Gene Richards San Diego 07-26-1977
15 Innings
Skip Schumaker St. Louis 07-26-2008
14 Innings
Jean Segura Milwaukee 05-28-2013
14 Innings
Chase Utley Los Angeles 07-06-2016
14 Innings
Lloyd Waner Pittsburgh 06-15-1929
14 Innings
Rondell White Montreal 06-11-1995
13 Innings
Christian Yelich Milwaukee 08-29-2018
10 Innings
Chief Zimmer Cleveland 07-11-1894
10 Innings
Most Hits in a Game
First Ever / M.L. Debut
9-Innings
AL J.P. Arencibia Toronto 4 08-07-2010
Bill Bean Detroit 04-25-1987
Wid Conroy Milwaukee 04-25-1901
Ted Cox Boston 09-18-1977
Spook Jacobs Philadelphia 04-13-1954
Ray Jansen St. Louis 09-30-1910
Tom Jones Baltimore 08-25-1902
Kirby Puckett Minnesota 05-08-1984
Wilson Ramos Minnesota 05-02-2010
Art Shires Chicago 08-20-1928
Russ Van Atta New York 04-25-1933
NL Fred Clarke Louisville 5 06-30-1894
Most Hits
In A Doubleheader
AA Fred Carroll Pittsburgh 9 07-05-1886
07-05-1886
AL George Case Washington 9 07-04-1940
07-04-1940
Ray Morehart Chicago 08-31-1926
08-31-1926
Pete Runnels Boston 08-30-1960
08-30-1960
Lee Thomas Los Angeles 09-05-1961
09-05-1961
NL Joe Kelley Baltimore 9 09-03-1894
09-03-1894
Freddie Lindstrom New York 06-25-1928
06-25-1928
Wilbert Robinson Baltimore 06-10-1892
06-10-1892
Bill Terry New York 06-18-1929
06-18-1929
Most Hits
In An Inning
AL Johnny Damon Boston 3 06-27-2003
1st Inning
Gene Stephens Boston 06-18-1953
7th Inning
NL Tom Burns Chicago 3 09-06-1883
7th Inning
Fred Pfeffer Chicago 09-06-1883
7th Inning
Ned Williamson Chicago 09-06-1883
7th Inning
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baseball almanac fast facts

The record for most seasons leading a league in hits belongs to Ty Cobb in the American League with eight (1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1915, 1917 & 1919) and Pete Rose & Tony Gwynn in the National League with seven (1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1976 & 1981 | 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1995 & 1997, respectively).

* The American (AL) and National League (NL) record for Fewest Hits in a season by the league leader was "technically" broken in 2020. Jose Abreu (AL / 76 hits) and Trea Turner (NL / 78 hits) each led their league and each had fewer hits than those who are listed in the record books; however, the 2020 season was shortened to 60-games due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Only two switch-hitters have ever had one-hundred hits from each side of the plate during the same season: The first was Garry Templeton of the St. Louis Cardinals who had one-hundred eleven hits left-handed and one-hundred hits right-handed in 1979. The second, and most recent, was Willie Wilson of the Kansas City Royals who had one-hundred thirty hits left-handed and one-hundred hits right-handed in 1980.

Did you know that Rogers Hornsby (1922), Chuck Klein (1930), Wade Boggs (1985), Derek Jeter (1999) and Ichiro Suzuki (2001) each had at least one hit in one-hundred thirty-five games tieing themselves for the most games during a season with at least one hit?