List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders

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

Listed are all 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]

  1. ^ Pellowski, Michael J. (2007). The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts. New York: Sterling Publishing Co. p. 21. ISBN 978-1402742736. Retrieved 22 August 2012. baseball 2,000 hits.