3,000 hit club

Pete Rose is the all-time MLB hits leader with 4,256 hits

In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 3,000 hit club is the group of batters who have collected 3,000 or more regular-season hits in their careers. Cap Anson was the first to join the club on July 18, 1897, although his precise career hit total is unclear.^{[lower-alpha 1]} Two players—Nap Lajoie and Honus Wagner—reached 3,000 hits during the 1914 season. Ty Cobb became the club's fourth member in 1921 and became the first player in MLB history to reach 4,000 hits in 1927, ultimately finishing his career with more than 4,100.^{[7][lower-alpha 2]} Cobb, also MLB's all-time career batting average leader, remained the MLB hit leader until September 11, 1985, when Pete Rose collected his 4,192nd hit.^[11] Rose, the current record holder, finished his career with 4,256 hits, an achievement that on its own would have qualified him for the Hall of Fame had Major League Baseball not banned him for life due to Rose's having gambled on games as a manager. Roberto Clemente's career ended with precisely 3,000 hits, reaching the mark in the last at bat of his career.^{[12][13][lower-alpha 3]} Ichiro Suzuki is the most recent player to reach the milestone, achieving the feat on August 7, 2016.^[16]

In total, 30 players have reached the 3,000 hit mark in MLB history. Of these, 15 were right-handed batters, 13 were left-handed, and two were switch hitters, meaning they could bat from either side of the plate. Ten of these players have played for only one major league team. Five players—Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Eddie Murray, Rafael Palmeiro, and Alex Rodriguez—are also members of the 500 home run club. At .367, Cobb holds the highest career batting average among club members, while Cal Ripken Jr. holds the lowest at .276. Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, and Wade Boggs are the only players to hit a home run for their 3,000th hit and Paul Molitor and Suzuki are the only players to hit a triple for their 3,000th; all others hit a single or double. Craig Biggio was thrown out at second base attempting to stretch his 3,000th hit, a single, into a double.^[17] Biggio and Jeter are the only players to join the club in a game where they had five hits; Jeter reached base safely in all of his at bats.^[18]

Baseball writer Josh Pahigian wrote that membership in the club has been "long considered the greatest measure of superior bat handling."^[19] Reaching 3,000 hits is often described as a guarantee of eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame.^[20][21][22] All eligible club members, with the exception of Palmeiro, have been elected to the Hall, and since 1962 all club members who have been inducted were elected on the first ballot, except for Biggio. Rose is ineligible for the Hall of Fame because he was permanently banned from baseball in 1989.^[23][24] After four years on the ballot, Palmeiro failed to be named on 5% of ballots in 2014 and his name will be off the ballot for future elections.^[25] The only active player on this list is Suzuki.

Key

Cap Anson reached 3,000 hits on July 18, 1897, and was the first player to do so.

In 1927 Ty Cobb was the first to collect 4,000 hits.

Paul Molitor was the first to triple for his 3,000th hit.

Derek Jeter (left) and Dave Winfield are both members.

Ichiro Suzuki is the most recent player to join the club.

Player	Name of the player
Hits	Career hits
Average	Career batting average
Date	Date of the player's 3,000th hit
Team	The batter's team for his 3,000th hit
Seasons	The seasons this player played in the major leagues
3,000th hit	The type of hit the batter recorded for his 3,000th hit
	Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
	Player is active

Members

The statistics are updated through September 20, 2016

Player	Hits	Average	Date	Team	Seasons	3,000th hit	Ref
Rose, PetePete Rose	4,256	.303	000000001978-05-05-0000May 5, 1978	Cincinnati Reds	1963–1986	1 !Single	[26]
Cobb, TyTy Cobb	4,191[lower-alpha 2]	.367	000000001921-08-19-0000August 19, 1921	Detroit Tigers	1905–1928	1 !Single	[10]
Aaron, HankHank Aaron	3,771	.305	000000001970-05-17-0000May 17, 1970	Atlanta Braves	1954–1976	1 !Single	[27]
Musial, StanStan Musial	3,630	.331	000000001958-05-13-0000May 13, 1958	St. Louis Cardinals	1941–1944, 1946–1963	2 !Double	[28]
Speaker, TrisTris Speaker	3,514	.345	000000001925-05-17-0000May 17, 1925	Cleveland Indians	1907–1928	1 !Single	[29]
Jeter, DerekDerek Jeter	3,465	.310	000000002011-07-09-0000July 9, 2011	New York Yankees	1995–2014	4 !Home run	[30]
Wagner, HonusHonus Wagner	3,430	.329	000000001914-06-09-0000June 9, 1914	Pittsburgh Pirates	1897–1917	2 !Double	[31]
Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski	3,419	.285	000000001979-09-12-0000September 12, 1979	Boston Red Sox	1961–1983	1 !Single	[32]
Molitor, PaulPaul Molitor	3,319	.306	000000001996-09-16-0000September 16, 1996	Minnesota Twins	1978–1998	3 !Triple	[33]
Collins, EddieEddie Collins	3,314	.333	000000001925-06-03-0000June 3, 1925	Chicago White Sox	1906–1930	1 !Single	[34]
Mays, WillieWillie Mays	3,283	.302	000000001970-07-18-0000July 18, 1970	San Francisco Giants	1951–1952, 1954–1973	1 !Single	[35]
Murray, EddieEddie Murray	3,255	.287	000000001995-06-30-0000June 30, 1995	Cleveland Indians	1977–1997	1 !Single	[36]
Lajoie, NapNap Lajoie	3,252[lower-alpha 4]	.339	000000001914-09-27-0000September 27, 1914	Cleveland Naps	1896–1916	2 !Double	[38]
Ripken Jr., CalCal Ripken Jr.	3,184	.276	000000002000-04-15-0000April 15, 2000	Baltimore Orioles	1981–2001	1 !Single	[40]
Brett, GeorgeGeorge Brett	3,154	.305	000000001992-09-30-0000September 30, 1992	Kansas City Royals	1973–1993	1 !Single	[41]
Waner, PaulPaul Waner	3,152	.333	000000001942-06-19-0000June 19, 1942	Boston Braves	1926–1945	1 !Single	[42]
Yount, RobinRobin Yount	3,142	.285	000000001992-09-09-0000September 9, 1992	Milwaukee Brewers	1974–1993	1 !Single	[43]
Gwynn, TonyTony Gwynn	3,141	.338	000000001999-08-06-0000August 6, 1999	San Diego Padres	1982–2001	1 !Single	[44]
Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez	3,115	.295	000000002015-06-19-0000June 19, 2015	New York Yankees	1994–2013, 2015–2016	4 !Home run	[45]
Winfield, DaveDave Winfield	3,110	.283	000000001993-09-16-0000September 16, 1993	Minnesota Twins	1973–1995	1 !Single	[46]
Biggio, CraigCraig Biggio	3,060	.281	000000002007-06-28-0000June 28, 2007	Houston Astros	1988–2007	1 !Single	[47]
Henderson, RickeyRickey Henderson	3,055	.279	000000002001-10-07-0000October 7, 2001	San Diego Padres	1979–2003	2 !Double	[48]
Carew, RodRod Carew	3,053	.328	000000001985-08-04-0000August 4, 1985	California Angels	1967–1985	1 !Single	[49]
Suzuki, IchiroIchiro Suzuki	3,030	.313	000000002016-08-07-0000August 7, 2016	Miami Marlins	2001–present	3 !Triple	[50]
Brock, LouLou Brock	3,023	.293	000000001979-08-13-0000August 13, 1979	St. Louis Cardinals	1961–1979	1 !Single	[51]
Palmeiro, RafaelRafael Palmeiro	3,020	.288	000000002005-07-15-0000July 15, 2005	Baltimore Orioles	1986–2005	2 !Double	[52]
Anson, CapCap Anson	3,011[lower-alpha 1]	.331	000000001897-07-18-0000July 18, 1897[lower-alpha 1]	Chicago Colts	1871–1897	1 !Single	[6]
Boggs, WadeWade Boggs	3,010	.328	000000001999-08-07-0000August 7, 1999	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	1982–1999	4 !Home run	[53]
Kaline, AlAl Kaline	3,007	.297	000000001974-09-24-0000September 24, 1974	Detroit Tigers	1953–1974	2 !Double	[54]
Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente	3,000	.317	000000001972-09-30-0000September 30, 1972	Pittsburgh Pirates	1955–1972	2 !Double	[55]

See also

• List of lifetime Major League Baseball hit leaders through history
• List of Major League Baseball hit records
• List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders
• Mr. 3000

Notes

References

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3,000 hit club
Pete Rose Ty Cobb Hank Aaron Stan Musial Tris Speaker Derek Jeter Honus Wagner Carl Yastrzemski Paul Molitor Eddie Collins Willie Mays Eddie Murray Nap Lajoie Cal Ripken, Jr. George Brett Paul Waner Robin Yount Tony Gwynn Alex Rodriguez Dave Winfield Cap Anson Craig Biggio Rickey Henderson Rod Carew Ichiro Suzuki Lou Brock Rafael Palmeiro Wade Boggs Al Kaline Roberto Clemente Italics denotes active player
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