3,000-hit club

The 3,000-hit club is the group of 33 batters who have collected 3,000 or more regular-season hits in their careers in Major League Baseball (MLB). Reaching 3,000 hits has been "long considered the greatest measure of superior bat handling" and is often described as a guarantee of eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Cap Anson was the first MLB player to reach 3,000 hits, although his precise career hit total is unclear.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Efn Two players—Nap Lajoie and Honus Wagner—reached 3,000 hits during the 1914 season. Ty Cobb did so in 1921 and became the first player in MLB history to reach 4,000 hits in 1927, ultimately finishing his career with 4,189.<ref name="progressive">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Efn Pete Rose, the current hit leader, became the second player to reach 4,000 hits on April 13, 1984, and surpassed Cobb in September 1985, finishing his career with 4,256.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Roberto Clemente's career ended with precisely 3,000 hits, which he reached in the last at bat of his career on September 30, 1972.<ref name="clementegamelog">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Refn

Of the 33 members, 18 were right-handed batters, 13 were left-handed, and two were switch hitters. The Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers are the only franchises to have three players reach 3,000 hits while on their roster: for Cleveland, Lajoie, while the team was the Naps, Tris Speaker, and most recently Eddie Murray, both when the franchise was known as the Indians, and, for the Tigers, Cobb, Al Kaline, and most recently Miguel Cabrera. Ten of these players have played for only one major league team. Seven players—Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Eddie Murray, Rafael Palmeiro, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, and Miguel Cabrera—are also members of the 500 home run club. Cobb holds the highest career batting average at .366, while Cal Ripken Jr. holds the lowest at .276. Derek Jeter, Wade Boggs, and Alex Rodriguez are the only players to hit a home run for their 3,000th hit, and Paul Molitor and Ichiro Suzuki are the only players to hit a triple for their 3,000th; all others hit a single or double. Stan Musial is the first and so far only player to collect his 3,000th hit as a pinch-hitter. Craig Biggio is the only player to be thrown out for his 3,000th hit, while attempting to stretch the hit into a double.<ref name="biggio">Template:Cite news</ref> Biggio and Jeter are the only players whose 3,000th hit came in a game where they had five hits; Jeter reached base safely in all of his at bats.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The most recent player to reach 3,000 hits is Cabrera, who did so on April 23, 2022, while playing for the Detroit Tigers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

All eligible players with 3,000 or more career hits have been elected to the Hall except Palmeiro and Rodriguez, whose careers have been tainted by links to performance-enhancing drugs, and since 1962 all except Biggio were elected on the first ballot. Rose was ineligible for the Hall of Fame because he was banned from baseball in 1989, but in 2025 commissioner Rob Manfred reinstated all players on the permanently ineligible list who had died. He will be eligible for selection by the Veterans Committee at their next meeting, in December 2027.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=Rodriguez>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Janes">Template:Cite news</ref> After four years on the ballot, Palmeiro failed to be named on 5% of ballots in 2014, after which his name was removed from the Baseball Writers' Association of America ballots, although it is possible that the Veterans Committee could select him.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Rodriguez garnered 34.3% of the vote during his first year of eligibility in 2022.<ref name=Rodriguez/> Pujols and Cabrera are not yet eligible, as a player must be retired for 5 years or have been dead for 6 months to be considered for the Hall of Fame. Twenty-one different teams have had a player reach 3,000 hits.<ref name=club/>

Key

File:Cap anson studio photo.jpg

Cap Anson reached 3,000 hits on July 18, 1897. He was the first, and, Template:As of, the oldest player to reach the mark.

Black and white portrait of a man wearing a high collar, held closed with a safety pin. — In 1927, Ty Cobb became the first player to collect 4,000 hits. He remains the youngest player to reach 3,000 hits, doing so at the age of 34. He also achieved 3,000 hits in the fewest games played (2,135).

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
Template:Double-dagger	Player is active
Template:Dagger	Also hit 500 home runs

Members

Statistics updated as of the end of the 2024 season.


Player	Hits	Average	Date	Team	Seasons	3,000th hit	Ref
Template:Sortname Template:Efn	4,256	.303	Template:Dts	Cincinnati Reds	1963–1986	Template:Sort	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname*	4,189Template:Efn	.366	Template:Dts	Detroit Tigers	1905–1928		<ref name="cobbref">Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname^{Template:Dagger}*	3,771	.305	Template:Dts	Atlanta Braves	1954–1976		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname*	3,630	.331	Template:Dts	St. Louis Cardinals	1941–1944, 1946–1963	Template:Sort	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname*	3,514	.345	Template:Dts	Cleveland Indians	1907–1928	Template:Sort	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname*	3,465	.310	Template:Dts	New York Yankees	1995–2014	Template:Sort	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname*	3,430	.329	Template:Dts	Pittsburgh Pirates	1897–1917	Template:Sort	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname*	3,419	.285	Template:Dts	Boston Red Sox	1961–1983	Template:Sort	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname^{Template:Dagger}	3,384	.296	Template:Dts	Los Angeles Angels	2001–2022	Template:Sort	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname*	3,319	.306	Template:Dts	Minnesota Twins	1978–1998	Template:Sort	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname*	3,314	.333	Template:Dts	Chicago White Sox	1906–1930	Template:Sort	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname^{Template:Dagger}*	3,293	.301	Template:Dts	San Francisco Giants	1948, 1951–1952, 1954–1973		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname^{Template:Dagger}*	3,255	.287	Template:Dts	Cleveland Indians	1977–1997		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname*	3,252Template:Refn	.339	Template:Dts	Cleveland Naps	1896–1916	Template:Sort	<ref name="Lajoieref">Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname*	3,184	.276	Template:Dts	Baltimore Orioles	1981–2001	Template:Sort	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname^{Template:Dagger}	3,174	.307	Template:Dts	Detroit Tigers	2003–2023	Template:Sort	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname*	3,166	.286	Template:Dts	Texas Rangers	1998–2018	Template:Sort	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname*	3,154	.305	Template:Dts	Kansas City Royals	1973–1993	Template:Sort	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname*	3,152	.333	Template:Dts	Boston Braves	1926–1945		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname*	3,142	.285	Template:Dts	Milwaukee Brewers	1974–1993		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname*	3,141	.338	Template:Dts	San Diego Padres	1982–2001		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname^{Template:Dagger}	3,115	.295	Template:Dts	New York Yankees	1994–2013, 2015–2016	Template:Sort	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname*	3,110	.283	Template:Dts	Minnesota Twins	1973–1995	Template:Sort	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname*	3,089	.311	Template:Dts	Miami Marlins	2001–2019	Template:Sort	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname*	3,060	.281	Template:Dts	Houston Astros	1988–2007	Template:Sort	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname*	3,055	.279	Template:Dts	San Diego Padres	1979–2003	Template:Sort	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname*	3,053	.328	Template:Dts	California Angels	1967–1985	Template:Sort	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname*	3,023	.293	Template:Dts	St. Louis Cardinals	1961–1979	Template:Sort	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname^{Template:Dagger}	3,020	.288	Template:Dts	Baltimore Orioles	1986–2005	Template:Sort	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname*	3,011Template:Efn	.331	Template:Dts Template:Refn	Chicago Colts	1871–1897	Template:Sort	<ref name=club/>
Template:Sortname*	3,010	.328	Template:Dts	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	1982–1999	Template:Sort	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname*	3,007	.297	Template:Dts	Detroit Tigers	1953–1974	Template:Sort	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Sortname*	3,000	.317	Template:Dts	Pittsburgh Pirates	1955–1972	Template:Sort	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>