Pete Rose is the all-time MLB hits leader with 4,256 hits.
Below is the list of the 286 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 2,000 hit milestone during their career in MLB. Pete Rose holds the Major League record for most career hits, with 4,256. Rose and Ty Cobb, second most, are the only players with 4,000 or more career hits. George Davis was the first switch hitter to collect 2,000 hits, achieving that total during the 1902 season.[1]
Players with 2,000 or more hits
- Stats updated as of through the 2022 season.
Rank
|
Player
|
Hits
|
1
|
Pete Rose
|
4,256
|
2
|
Ty Cobb*[b]
|
4,191
|
3
|
Hank Aaron*
|
3,771
|
4
|
Stan Musial*
|
3,630
|
5
|
Tris Speaker*
|
3,514
|
6
|
Derek Jeter*
|
3,465
|
7
|
Honus Wagner*
|
3,430
|
8
|
Carl Yastrzemski*
|
3,419
|
9
|
Albert Pujols (83)
|
3,384
|
10
|
Paul Molitor*
|
3,319
|
11
|
Eddie Collins*
|
3,314
|
12
|
Willie Mays*
|
3,293
|
13
|
Eddie Murray*
|
3,255
|
14
|
Nap Lajoie*
|
3,243
|
15
|
Cal Ripken Jr.*
|
3,184
|
16
|
Adrián Beltré
|
3,166
|
17
|
George Brett*
|
3,154
|
18
|
Paul Waner*
|
3,152
|
19
|
Robin Yount*
|
3,142
|
20
|
Tony Gwynn*
|
3,141
|
21
|
Alex Rodriguez
|
3,115
|
22
|
Dave Winfield*
|
3,110
|
23
|
Ichiro Suzuki
|
3,089
|
24
|
Miguel Cabrera (101)
|
3,088
|
25
|
Craig Biggio*
|
3,060
|
26
|
Rickey Henderson*
|
3,055
|
27
|
Rod Carew*
|
3,053
|
28
|
Lou Brock*
|
3,023
|
29
|
Rafael Palmeiro
|
3,020
|
30
|
Cap Anson*[c]
|
3,011
|
31
|
Wade Boggs*
|
3,010
|
32
|
Al Kaline*
|
3,007
|
33
|
Roberto Clemente*
|
3,000
|
34
|
Sam Rice*
|
2,987
|
35
|
Sam Crawford*
|
2,961
|
36
|
Frank Robinson*
|
2,943
|
37
|
Barry Bonds
|
2,935
|
38
|
Willie Keeler*
|
2,932
|
39
|
Jake Beckley*
|
2,930
|
|
Rogers Hornsby*
|
2,930
|
41
|
Al Simmons*
|
2,927
|
42
|
Zack Wheat*
|
2,884
|
43
|
Frankie Frisch*
|
2,880
|
44
|
Omar Vizquel
|
2,877
|
45
|
Mel Ott*
|
2,876
|
46
|
Babe Ruth*
|
2,873
|
47
|
Harold Baines*
|
2,866
|
48
|
Jesse Burkett*
|
2,850
|
49
|
Brooks Robinson*
|
2,848
|
50
|
Iván Rodríguez*
|
2,844
|
51
|
Charlie Gehringer*
|
2,839
|
52
|
George Sisler*
|
2,810
|
53
|
Ken Griffey Jr.*
|
2,781
|
54
|
Andre Dawson*
|
2,774
|
55
|
Johnny Damon
|
2,769
|
56
|
Vada Pinson
|
2,757
|
57
|
Luke Appling*
|
2,749
|
58
|
Al Oliver
|
2,743
|
59
|
Goose Goslin*
|
2,735
|
60
|
Tony Pérez*
|
2,732
|
61
|
Chipper Jones*
|
2,726
|
62
|
Carlos Beltrán
|
2,725
|
63
|
Roberto Alomar*
|
2,724
|
64
|
Lou Gehrig*
|
2,721
|
65
|
Rusty Staub
|
2,716
|
66
|
Bill Buckner
|
2,715
|
67
|
Dave Parker
|
2,712
|
68
|
Billy Williams*
|
2,711
|
69
|
Doc Cramer
|
2,705
|
70
|
Gary Sheffield
|
2,689
|
71
|
Luis Aparicio*
|
2,677
|
72
|
Fred Clarke*[d]
|
2,672
|
Rank
|
Player
|
Hits
|
73
|
Max Carey*
|
2,665
|
74
|
Nellie Fox*
|
2,663
|
75
|
Harry Heilmann*
|
2,660
|
|
George Davis*
|
2,660
|
77
|
Ted Williams*
|
2,654
|
78
|
Jimmie Foxx*
|
2,646
|
79
|
Lave Cross
|
2,645
|
80
|
Robinson Canó (15)
|
2,639
|
81
|
Rabbit Maranville*
|
2,605
|
|
Tim Raines*
|
2,605
|
83
|
Steve Garvey
|
2,599
|
84
|
Ed Delahanty*
|
2,596
|
85
|
Luis González
|
2,591
|
86
|
Vladimir Guerrero*
|
2,590
|
87
|
Julio Franco
|
2,586
|
88
|
Reggie Jackson*
|
2,584
|
89
|
Ernie Banks*
|
2,583
|
90
|
Richie Ashburn*
|
2,574
|
|
Manny Ramirez
|
2,574
|
92
|
Willie Davis
|
2,561
|
93
|
Steve Finley
|
2,548
|
94
|
George Van Haltren
|
2,539
|
95
|
Garret Anderson
|
2,529
|
96
|
Heinie Manush*
|
2,524
|
97
|
Todd Helton
|
2,519
|
98
|
Joe Morgan*
|
2,517
|
99
|
Buddy Bell
|
2,514
|
100
|
Jimmy Ryan
|
2,512
|
101
|
Mickey Vernon
|
2,495
|
102
|
Fred McGriff*
|
2,490
|
103
|
David Ortiz*
|
2,472
|
|
Ted Simmons*
|
2,472
|
105
|
Joe Medwick*
|
2,471
|
106
|
Bobby Abreu
|
2,470
|
107
|
Frank Thomas*
|
2,468
|
108
|
Roger Connor*
|
2,467
|
109
|
Harry Hooper*
|
2,466
|
110
|
Jeff Kent
|
2,461
|
|
Bill Dahlen
|
2,461
|
112
|
Ozzie Smith*
|
2,460
|
113
|
Lloyd Waner*
|
2,459
|
114
|
Jimmy Rollins
|
2,455
|
115
|
Torii Hunter
|
2,452
|
|
Jim Rice*
|
2,452
|
117
|
Red Schoendienst*
|
2,449
|
118
|
Dwight Evans
|
2,446
|
119
|
Mark Grace
|
2,445
|
120
|
Kenny Lofton
|
2,428
|
121
|
Pie Traynor*
|
2,416
|
122
|
Mickey Mantle*
|
2,415
|
123
|
Sammy Sosa
|
2,408
|
124
|
Miguel Tejada
|
2,407
|
125
|
Stuffy McInnis
|
2,405
|
126
|
Nick Markakis
|
2,388
|
127
|
Ryne Sandberg*
|
2,386
|
128
|
Enos Slaughter*
|
2,383
|
129
|
Chili Davis
|
2,380
|
130
|
Edd Roush*
|
2,376
|
131
|
Brett Butler
|
2,375
|
|
Michael Young
|
2,375
|
133
|
Lou Whitaker
|
2,369
|
134
|
Alan Trammell*
|
2,365
|
135
|
Carlton Fisk*
|
2,356
|
136
|
Joe Judge
|
2,352
|
137
|
Orlando Cepeda*
|
2,351
|
138
|
Billy Herman*
|
2,345
|
139
|
Joe Torre*
|
2,342
|
140
|
Paul Konerko
|
2,340
|
|
Barry Larkin*
|
2,340
|
142
|
Bernie Williams
|
2,336
|
143
|
Andrés Galarraga
|
2,333
|
144
|
Jim Thome*
|
2,328
|
Rank
|
Player
|
Hits
|
145
|
Édgar Rentería
|
2,327
|
146
|
Dave Concepción
|
2,326
|
|
Jake Daubert
|
2,326
|
|
B. J. Surhoff
|
2,326
|
149
|
Eddie Mathews*
|
2,315
|
150
|
Jeff Bagwell*
|
2,314
|
151
|
Jim Bottomley*
|
2,313
|
152
|
Bobby Wallace*
|
2,309
|
153
|
Jim O'Rourke*
|
2,304
|
|
Kirby Puckett*
|
2,304
|
155
|
Aramis Ramírez
|
2,303
|
156
|
Kiki Cuyler*
|
2,299
|
|
Charlie Grimm
|
2,299
|
158
|
Dan Brouthers*
|
2,303
|
159
|
Hugh Duffy*
|
2,293
|
160
|
Joe Cronin*
|
2,285
|
161
|
Gary Gaetti
|
2,280
|
162
|
Tony Fernández
|
2,276
|
163
|
Carlos Lee
|
2,273
|
164
|
Jimmy Dykes
|
2,256
|
165
|
Willie McGee
|
2,254
|
|
Ron Santo*
|
2,254
|
167
|
Patsy Donovan
|
2,253
|
168
|
Tommy Corcoran
|
2,252
|
169
|
José Cruz
|
2,251
|
|
Marquis Grissom
|
2,251
|
171
|
Bid McPhee*
|
2,250
|
172
|
Bert Campaneris
|
2,249
|
173
|
Edgar Martínez*
|
2,247
|
174
|
John Olerud
|
2,239
|
175
|
Mike Schmidt*
|
2,234
|
176
|
Willie Stargell*
|
2,232
|
177
|
Fred Tenney
|
2,231
|
178
|
Joe Sewell*
|
2,226
|
179
|
Graig Nettles
|
2,225
|
180
|
Darrell Evans
|
2,223
|
181
|
Joe Kelley*
|
2,220
|
182
|
Juan Pierre
|
2,217
|
183
|
Joe DiMaggio*
|
2,214
|
184
|
Joe Kuhel
|
2,212
|
185
|
Willie McCovey*
|
2,211
|
186
|
Willie Randolph
|
2,210
|
187
|
Willie Wilson
|
2,207
|
188
|
Jason Kendall
|
2,195
|
189
|
Stan Hack
|
2,193
|
|
Bill Terry*
|
2,193
|
191
|
Cecil Cooper
|
2,192
|
192
|
Larry Bowa
|
2,191
|
193
|
Joe Carter
|
2,184
|
194
|
Keith Hernandez
|
2,182
|
195
|
Will Clark
|
2,176
|
196
|
Pee Wee Reese*
|
2,170
|
197
|
Sherry Magee
|
2,169
|
198
|
Yadier Molina (56)
|
2,168
|
199
|
Dick Bartell
|
2,165
|
200
|
Larry Walker*
|
2,160
|
201
|
Billy Hamilton*
|
2,159
|
202
|
Hal Chase
|
2,158
|
203
|
Magglio Ordóñez
|
2,156
|
204
|
Víctor Martínez
|
2,153
|
|
Don Mattingly
|
2,153
|
206
|
Rubén Sierra
|
2,152
|
207
|
Yogi Berra*
|
2,150
|
|
Ed Konetchy
|
2,150
|
209
|
Ken Boyer
|
2,143
|
|
Ken Griffey Sr.
|
2,143
|
|
Tommy Leach
|
2,143
|
212
|
Plácido Polanco
|
2,142
|
213
|
Dick Groat
|
2,138
|
|
Wally Moses
|
2,138
|
|
José Reyes
|
2,138
|
216
|
Don Baylor
|
2,135
|
Rank
|
Player
|
Hits
|
217
|
Moisés Alou
|
2,134
|
|
Maury Wills
|
2,134
|
219
|
Buddy Myer
|
2,131
|
220
|
Herman Long
|
2,129
|
221
|
Mike Piazza*
|
2,127
|
222
|
Joe Mauer
|
2,123
|
223
|
Tommy Davis
|
2,121
|
224
|
Duke Snider*
|
2,116
|
225
|
Dale Murphy
|
2,111
|
226
|
Chris Chambliss
|
2,109
|
227
|
Ellis Burks
|
2,107
|
228
|
Paul O'Neill
|
2,105
|
229
|
John Ward*
|
2,104
|
230
|
Arky Vaughan*
|
2,103
|
231
|
Felipe Alou
|
2,101
|
232
|
Clyde Milan
|
2,100
|
233
|
Brian Downing
|
2,099
|
234
|
Matt Holliday
|
2,096
|
|
Garry Templeton
|
2,096
|
236
|
Alfonso Soriano
|
2,095
|
237
|
Joey Votto (66)
|
2,093
|
238
|
Harvey Kuenn
|
2,092
|
|
Gary Carter*
|
2,092
|
240
|
Hal McRae
|
2,091
|
241
|
Alvin Dark
|
2,089
|
242
|
César Cedeño
|
2,087
|
243
|
Harmon Killebrew*
|
2,086
|
244
|
Tim Wallach
|
2,085
|
245
|
Jimmy Sheckard
|
2,084
|
246
|
Ed McKean
|
2,083
|
247
|
George J. Burns
|
2,077
|
|
Scott Rolen*
|
2,077
|
249
|
Chuck Klein*
|
2,076
|
250
|
Carney Lansford
|
2,074
|
251
|
Dixie Walker
|
2,064
|
252
|
Del Ennis
|
2,063
|
|
Bobby Veach
|
2,063
|
254
|
Bob Elliott
|
2,061
|
255
|
Wally Joyner
|
2,060
|
256
|
Orlando Cabrera
|
2,055
|
257
|
Ray Durham
|
2,054
|
|
George Kell*
|
2,054
|
259
|
Bob Johnson
|
2,051
|
260
|
Adrián González
|
2,050
|
261
|
Johnny Bench*
|
2,048
|
262
|
Dummy Hoy
|
2,045
|
263
|
A. J. Pierzynski
|
2,043
|
264
|
Bobby Doerr*
|
2,042
|
265
|
Jack Glasscock
|
2,040
|
|
Mark Grudzielanek
|
2,040
|
267
|
Carlos Delgado
|
2,038
|
268
|
Raúl Ibañez
|
2,034
|
269
|
Lee May
|
2,031
|
270
|
Brandon Phillips
|
2,029
|
|
Ken Singleton
|
2,029
|
272
|
Tony Phillips
|
2,023
|
273
|
Amos Otis
|
2,020
|
|
Reggie Smith
|
2,020
|
275
|
Earl Averill*
|
2,019
|
276
|
George H. Burns
|
2,018
|
|
Nelson Cruz (105)
|
2,018
|
278
|
Bill Mazeroski*
|
2,016
|
279
|
Gary Matthews
|
2,011
|
|
Johnny Mize*
|
2,011
|
281
|
Bobby Bonilla
|
2,010
|
|
Jason Giambi
|
2,010
|
283
|
Bill Madlock
|
2,008
|
284
|
Tony Taylor
|
2,007
|
285
|
Frank White
|
2,006
|
286
|
Todd Zeile
|
2,004
|
|
Dave Bancroft*
|
2,004
|
288
|
Shawn Green
|
2,003
|
Active players with 1,800 or more hits through 2022.