MLB players ranked by total career base hits in regular season play according to official MLB records. Pete Rose holds the all-time MLB career hits record with 4,256 — a total accumulated across 24 seasons that has never been seriously thre...
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MLB players ranked by total career base hits in regular season play according to official MLB records. Pete Rose holds the all-time MLB career hits record with 4,256 — a total accumulated across 24 seasons that has never been seriously threatened since his retirement in 1986. Despite being permanently banned from baseball and excluded from Hall of Fame consideration due to gambling violations, Rose's statistical achievement is universally acknowledged as one of the most enduring records in professional sport.
Key Findings
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Pete Rose leads with 4,256 in All Time.
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Average value in All Time: 3,708 · median: 3,572.
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Gap in All Time: Pete Rose is 1.2× larger than Carl Yastrzemski.
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Data Points
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8 categories
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1 year
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Top Value
4,256
Pete Rose
Career MLB Hits · All Time
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Metrics
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Career MLB Hits
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All Time
Single year snapshot
Category Rankings
Ranked by All Time value · vs. All Time| # | Category | All Time | All Time | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Pete Rose | 4,256 | 4,256 | +0% |
| 🥈 | Ty Cobb | 4,189 | 4,189 | +0% |
| 🥉 | Hank Aaron | 3,771 | 3,771 | +0% |
| 4 | Stan Musial | 3,630 | 3,630 | +0% |
| 5 | Tris Speaker | 3,514 | 3,514 | +0% |
| 6 | Derek Jeter | 3,465 | 3,465 | +0% |
| 7 | Honus Wagner | 3,420 | 3,420 | +0% |
| 8 | Carl Yastrzemski | 3,419 | 3,419 | +0% |
Statistical Summary — All Time
4,256
Maximum
3,419
Minimum
3,708
Average
3,572
Median
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