3,000 Hits Club | Baseball Almanac

3,000 HITS CLUB

MLB Players With 3,000 Career Hits | Baseball Almanac

The 3,000 Hits Club is a collection of Major League Baseball players who have recorded 3,000 or more regular-season hits during their big league career.

Reaching 3,000 hits, in our opinion, is a benchmark of true greatness that few will ever achieve. Every player who reaches the 3,000 Hits Club has hall of fame skills with a baseball bat, and every one of them should be on a plaque in Cooperstown.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the elite hitters who have reached the magical 3,000-hits plateau and achieved baseball immortality through the 3,000 Hits Club. Links to player biographies, pitcher biographies (those who gave up the record setting hit), some box scores, a bold notation for players who are in the Hall of Fame, and italicized names are those who are active this season.

"Anything less would not have been worthy of me. Anything more would not have been possible." - Yastrzemski, Carl. 3,000 Hits Club Member / Hall of Fame Member. An All-Consuming Desire to Succeed. Carinci, John Paul. Author. Morgan James Publishing. 1 August 2011. Page 70.

3,000 Hits Club In Order By Most Hits \| Top 1,000 Hits Leaders
Order	Name^(Team)	Bats	Rank	Hits	Hit #3,000 Details
Order	Name^(Team)	Bats	Rank	Hits	Date \| Box	Age	Pitcher	Hit	AB #	Game #
13^th	Pete Rose^(Reds)	B	1.	4,256	05-05-1978	37.021	Steve Rogers	1B	9,690	2,370
4^th	Ty Cobb^(Tigers)	L	2.	4,189	08-19-1921	34.244	Elmer Myers	1B	uk	2,135
9^th	Hank Aaron^(Braves)	R	3.	3,771	05-17-1970	36.101	Wayne Simpson	1B	9,566	2,460
8^th	Stan Musial^(Cardinals)	L	4.	3,630	05-13-1958	37.173	Moe Drabowsky	2B	8,774	2,301
5^th	Tris Speaker^(Indians)	L	5.	3,514	05-17-1925	37.043	Tom Zachary	1B	8,263	2,341
28^th	Derek Jeter^(Yankees)	R	6.	3,465	07-09-2011	37.013	David Price	HR	9,607	2,362
2^nd	Honus Wagner^(Pirates)	R	7.	3,430	06-09-1914	40.105	Erskine Mayer	2B	uk	2,332
15^th	Carl Yastrzemski^{(Red Sox)}	L	8.	3,419	09-12-1979	40.021	Jim Beattie	1B	10,418	2,848
32^nd	Albert Pujols^(Angels)	R	9.	3,384	05-04-2018	38.108	Mike Leake	1B	9,859	2,607
21^st	Paul Molitor^(Twins)	R	10.	3,319	09-16-1996	40.025	Jose Rosado	3B	9,750	2,411
6^th	Eddie Collins^{(White Sox)}	L	11.	3,314	06-03-1925	38.032	Rip Collins	1B	uk	2,505
10^th	Willie Mays^(Giants)	R	12.	3,283	07-18-1970	39.073	Mike Wegener	1B	9,802	2,639
20^th	Eddie Murray^(Indians)	B	13.	3,255	06-30-1995	39.127	Mike Trombley	1B	10,392	2,764
3^rd	Nap Lajoie^(Naps)	R	14.	3,252	09-27-1914	40.022	Marty McHale	2B	uk	2,224
24^th	Cal Ripken, Jr.^(Orioles)	R	15.	3,184	04-15-2000	39.235	Hector Carrasco	1B	10,803	2,800
33^rd	Miguel Cabrera^(Tigers)	R	16.	3,174	04-23-2022	39.005	Antonio Senzatela	1B	9,665	2,600
31^st	Adrian Beltre^(Rangers)	R	17.	3,166	07-30-2017	38.114	Wade Miley	2B	10,481	2,771
18^th	George Brett^(Royals)	L	18.	3,154	09-30-1992	39.138	Tim Fortugno	1B	9,779	2,559
7^th	Paul Waner^(Braves)	L	19.	3,152	06-19-1942	39.064	Rip Sewell	1B	uk	2,314
17^th	Robin Yount^(Brewers)	R	20.	3,142	09-09-1992	36.359	Jose Mesa	1B	10,473	2,708
22^nd	Tony Gwynn^(Padres)	L	21.	3,141	08-06-1999	39.089	Dan Smith	1B	8,874	2,284
29^th	Alex Rodriguez^(Yankees)	R	22.	3,115	06-19-2015	39.327	Justin Verlander	HR	10,035	2,631
19^th	Dave Winfield^(Twins)	R	23.	3,110	09-16-1993	41.348	Dennis Eckersley	1B	10,559	2,840
30^th	Ichiro Suzuki^(Marlins)	L	24.	3,089	08-07-2016	42.290	Chris Rusin	3B	10,333	2,452
27^th	Craig Biggio^(Astros)	R	25.	3,060	06-28-2007	41.196	Aaron Cook	1B	10,645	2,781
25^th	Rickey Henderson⁽^Padres⁾	R	26.	3,055	10-07-2001	42.286	John Thomson	2B	10,710	2,979
16^th	Rod Carew^(Angels)	L	27.	3,053	08-04-1985	39.307	Frank Viola	1B	9,101	2,417
14^th	Lou Brock^(Cardinals)	L	28.	3,023	08-13-1979	40.056	Dennis Lamp	1B	10,324	2,629
26^th	Rafael Palmeiro^(Orioles)	L	29.	3,020	07-15-2005	40.294	Joel Pineiro	2B	10,393	2,809
1^st	Cap Anson^(Colts)	R	30.	3,011	07-18-1897	45.092	George Blackburn	1B	uk	uk
23^rd	Wade Boggs^(Rays)	L	31.	3,010	08-07-1999	41.053	Chris Haney	HR	9,151	2,430
12^th	Al Kaline^(Tigers)	R	32.	3,007	09-24-1974	39.279	Dave McNally	2B	10,096	2,825
11^th	Roberto Clemente^(Pirates)	R	33.	3,000	09-30-1972	38.043	Jon Matlack	2B	9,454	2,433
Order	Name^(Team)	Bats	Rank	Hits	Date \| Box	Age	Pitcher	Hit	AB #	Game #
Order	Name^(Team)	Bats	Rank	Hits	Hit #3,000 Details
3,000 Hits Club \| Bold = HOF Player \| Grey = Box Not Yet Available \| Top 1,000 Career Hits

Cap Anson was the first player to join/start the 3,000 Hits Club. During the 1887 season, bases on balls were counted as hits and Anson walked 60 times. In an effort to "clean up history" a committee changed the rules of that particular season (and others) thus revoking Anson from the club. The rules were restored to their original format in 2001, and Anson is once again a member of the club he started.

Did you know that Craig Biggio, George Brett, Roberto Clemente, Tony Gwynn, Derek Jeter, Al Kaline, Stan Musial, Cal Ripken, Jr., Carl Yastrzemski and Robin Yount each reached 3,000 hits while playing with only one Major League team?

3,000 Hits Club Trivia

Ty Cobb was the fourth player to reach the 3,000 Hits Club and the first player in baseball history to reach 4,000 hits. Pete Rose was next player to join the 4,000 hits club and both of them had all of their career hits in the same league.

Cal Ripken, Jr. has the lowest (.276) career batting average in the 3,000 Hits Club. Ty Cobb has the highest (.367).

Cap Anson was the first to join the 3,000 Hits Club with a single. Honus Wagner was the first with a double. Paul Molitor was the first with a triple. Wade Boggs was the first with a home run.

Craig Biggio attempted to stretch his 3,000 hit, a single, into a double, and was thrown out at second on the play — the only 3,000 Hits Club member to have that happen on the historic play.

Hank Aaron, Miguel Cabrera, Willie Mays, Eddie Murray, Rafael Palmeiro, Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez are the only seven members of the 3,000 Hits Club who are also members of the 500 Home Runs Club (five righties, one lefty, one switch-hitter).