| MLB Career Batting Leaders - Hits | |||||||||||||||
| PLAYER | YRS | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | |
| 1 | Pete Rose | 24 | 3562 | 14053 | 2165 | 4256 | 746 | 135 | 160 | 1314 | 1566 | 1143 | 198 | 149 | .303 |
| 2 | Ty Cobb | 24 | 3035 | 11434 | 2246 | 4189 | 724 | 295 | 117 | 1937 | 1249 | 357 | 892 | 178 | .366 |
| 3 | Hank Aaron | 23 | 3298 | 12364 | 2174 | 3771 | 624 | 98 | 755 | 2297 | 1402 | 1383 | 240 | 73 | .305 |
| 4 | Stan Musial | 22 | 3026 | 10972 | 1949 | 3630 | 725 | 177 | 475 | 1951 | 1599 | 696 | 78 | 31 | .331 |
| 5 | Tris Speaker | 22 | 2789 | 10195 | 1882 | 3514 | 792 | 222 | 117 | 1529 | 1381 | 220 | 432 | 129 | .345 |
| 6 | Carl Yastrzemski | 23 | 3308 | 11988 | 1816 | 3419 | 646 | 59 | 452 | 1844 | 1845 | 1393 | 168 | 116 | .285 |
| 7 | Honus Wagner | 21 | 2792 | 10430 | 1736 | 3415 | 640 | 252 | 101 | 1732 | 963 | 327 | 722 | 15 | .327 |
| 8 | Paul Molitor | 21 | 2683 | 10835 | 1782 | 3319 | 605 | 114 | 234 | 1307 | 1094 | 1244 | 504 | 131 | .306 |
| 9 | Eddie Collins | 25 | 2826 | 9949 | 1821 | 3315 | 438 | 187 | 47 | 1300 | 1499 | 286 | 744 | 173 | .333 |
| 10 | Derek Jeter | 18 | 2585 | 10551 | 1868 | 3304 | 524 | 65 | 255 | 1254 | 1039 | 1743 | 348 | 95 | .313 |
| PLAYER | YRS | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | |
| 11 | Willie Mays | 22 | 2992 | 10881 | 2062 | 3283 | 523 | 140 | 660 | 1903 | 1464 | 1526 | 338 | 103 | .302 |
| 12 | Eddie Murray | 21 | 3026 | 11336 | 1627 | 3255 | 560 | 35 | 504 | 1917 | 1333 | 1516 | 110 | 43 | .287 |
| 13 | Nap Lajoie | 21 | 2480 | 9589 | 1504 | 3242 | 657 | 163 | 83 | 1599 | 516 | 85 | 380 | 21 | .338 |
| 14 | Cal Ripken | 21 | 3001 | 11551 | 1647 | 3184 | 603 | 44 | 431 | 1695 | 1129 | 1305 | 36 | 39 | .276 |
| 15 | George Brett | 21 | 2707 | 10349 | 1583 | 3154 | 665 | 137 | 317 | 1596 | 1096 | 907 | 201 | 97 | .305 |
| 16 | Paul Waner | 20 | 2549 | 9459 | 1627 | 3152 | 605 | 191 | 113 | 1309 | 1091 | 376 | 104 | 0 | .333 |
| 17 | Robin Yount | 20 | 2856 | 11008 | 1632 | 3142 | 583 | 126 | 251 | 1406 | 966 | 1350 | 271 | 105 | .285 |
| 18 | Tony Gwynn | 20 | 2440 | 9288 | 1383 | 3141 | 543 | 85 | 135 | 1138 | 790 | 434 | 319 | 125 | .338 |
| 19 | Dave Winfield | 23 | 2973 | 11003 | 1669 | 3110 | 540 | 88 | 465 | 1834 | 1216 | 1686 | 223 | 96 | .283 |
| 20 | Craig Biggio | 20 | 2850 | 10876 | 1844 | 3060 | 668 | 55 | 291 | 1175 | 1160 | 1753 | 414 | 124 | .281 |
| PLAYER | YRS | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | |
| 21 | Rickey Henderson | 25 | 3081 | 10961 | 2295 | 3055 | 510 | 66 | 297 | 1115 | 2190 | 1694 | 1406 | 335 | .279 |
| 22 | Rod Carew | 19 | 2469 | 9315 | 1424 | 3053 | 445 | 112 | 92 | 1015 | 1018 | 1028 | 353 | 187 | .328 |
| 23 | Lou Brock | 19 | 2616 | 10332 | 1610 | 3023 | 486 | 141 | 149 | 900 | 761 | 1730 | 938 | 307 | .293 |
| 24 | Rafael Palmeiro | 20 | 2831 | 10472 | 1663 | 3020 | 585 | 38 | 569 | 1835 | 1353 | 1348 | 97 | 40 | .288 |
| 25 | Wade Boggs | 18 | 2440 | 9180 | 1513 | 3010 | 578 | 61 | 118 | 1014 | 1412 | 745 | 24 | 35 | .328 |
| 26 | Al Kaline | 22 | 2834 | 10116 | 1622 | 3007 | 498 | 75 | 399 | 1583 | 1277 | 1020 | 137 | 65 | .297 |
| 27 | Roberto Clemente | 18 | 2433 | 9454 | 1416 | 3000 | 440 | 166 | 240 | 1305 | 621 | 1230 | 83 | 46 | .317 |
| 28 | Cap Anson | 22 | 2276 | 9101 | 1719 | 2995 | 528 | 124 | 97 | 1879 | 952 | 294 | 247 | 0 | .329 |
| 29 | Sam Rice | 20 | 2404 | 9269 | 1514 | 2987 | 498 | 184 | 34 | 1078 | 708 | 275 | 351 | 143 | .322 |
| 30 | Sam Crawford | 19 | 2517 | 9570 | 1391 | 2961 | 458 | 309 | 97 | 1525 | 760 | 104 | 366 | 30 | .309 |
| PLAYER | YRS | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | |
| 31 | Frank Robinson | 21 | 2808 | 10006 | 1829 | 2943 | 528 | 72 | 586 | 1812 | 1420 | 1532 | 204 | 77 | .294 |
| 32 | Barry Bonds | 22 | 2986 | 9847 | 2227 | 2935 | 601 | 77 | 762 | 1996 | 2558 | 1539 | 514 | 141 | .298 |
| 33 | Willie Keeler | 19 | 2123 | 8591 | 1719 | 2932 | 241 | 145 | 33 | 810 | 524 | 36 | 495 | 0 | .341 |
| 34 | Jake Beckley | 20 | 2386 | 9526 | 1600 | 2930 | 473 | 243 | 86 | 1575 | 616 | 270 | 315 | 0 | .308 |
| Rogers Hornsby | 23 | 2259 | 8173 | 1579 | 2930 | 541 | 169 | 301 | 1584 | 1038 | 679 | 135 | 64 | .358 | |
| 36 | Al Simmons | 20 | 2215 | 8759 | 1507 | 2927 | 539 | 149 | 307 | 1827 | 615 | 737 | 88 | 64 | .334 |
| 37 | Alex Rodriguez | 19 | 2524 | 9662 | 1898 | 2901 | 512 | 30 | 647 | 1950 | 1217 | 2032 | 318 | 74 | .300 |
| 38 | Zack Wheat | 19 | 2410 | 9106 | 1289 | 2884 | 476 | 172 | 132 | 1248 | 650 | 559 | 205 | 49 | .317 |
| 39 | Frankie Frisch | 19 | 2311 | 9112 | 1532 | 2880 | 466 | 138 | 105 | 1244 | 728 | 272 | 419 | 74 | .316 |
| 40 | Omar Vizquel | 24 | 2968 | 10586 | 1445 | 2877 | 456 | 77 | 80 | 951 | 1028 | 1087 | 404 | 167 | .272 |
| PLAYER | YRS | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | |
| 41 | Mel Ott | 22 | 2730 | 9456 | 1859 | 2876 | 488 | 72 | 511 | 1860 | 1708 | 896 | 89 | 0 | .304 |
| 42 | Babe Ruth | 22 | 2503 | 8399 | 2174 | 2873 | 506 | 136 | 714 | 2213 | 2056 | 1330 | 123 | 117 | .342 |
| 43 | Harold Baines | 22 | 2830 | 9908 | 1299 | 2866 | 488 | 49 | 384 | 1628 | 1062 | 1441 | 34 | 34 | .289 |
| 44 | Jesse Burkett | 16 | 2066 | 8421 | 1720 | 2850 | 320 | 182 | 75 | 952 | 1029 | 230 | 389 | 0 | .338 |
| 45 | Brooks Robinson | 23 | 2896 | 10654 | 1232 | 2848 | 482 | 68 | 268 | 1357 | 860 | 990 | 28 | 22 | .267 |
| 46 | Ivan Rodriguez | 21 | 2543 | 9592 | 1354 | 2844 | 572 | 51 | 311 | 1332 | 513 | 1474 | 127 | 64 | .296 |
| 47 | Charlie Gehringer | 19 | 2323 | 8860 | 1774 | 2839 | 574 | 146 | 184 | 1427 | 1186 | 372 | 181 | 89 | .320 |
| 48 | George Sisler | 15 | 2055 | 8267 | 1284 | 2812 | 425 | 164 | 102 | 1175 | 472 | 327 | 375 | 127 | .340 |
| 49 | Ken Griffey Jr. | 22 | 2671 | 9801 | 1662 | 2781 | 524 | 38 | 630 | 1836 | 1312 | 1779 | 184 | 69 | .284 |
| 50 | Andre Dawson | 21 | 2627 | 9927 | 1373 | 2774 | 503 | 98 | 438 | 1591 | 589 | 1509 | 314 | 110 | .279 |