List of Major League Baseball career records
This is a list of North American Major League Baseball record holders.
Batting records: career (1876-present)
- Highest batting average: Ty Cobb, .366
- Most home runs: Barry Bonds, 762*
- Most RBI: Hank Aaron, 2,297
- Most hits: Pete Rose, 4,256
- Most runs scored: Rickey Henderson, 2,295
- Highest on-base percentage: Ted Williams, .482
- Most stolen bases: Rickey Henderson, 1,406
- Highest slugging percentage: Babe Ruth, .690
- Highest OPS: Babe Ruth, 1.164
- Most walks: Barry Bonds, 2,553*
- Most intentional walks: Barry Bonds, 686*
- Most strikeouts: Reggie Jackson, 2,597
- Most at-bats: Pete Rose, 14,053
- Most total bases: Hank Aaron, 6,856
- Most runs created: Babe Ruth, 2,757
- Most games played: Pete Rose, 3,562
- Most MVP Awards Won: Barry Bonds, 7*
- Barry Bonds was indicted for lying about steroids use in 2007.
Batting records: single season (1876-present)
- Highest batting average: Hugh Duffy, .440, 1894
- Most home runs: Barry Bonds, 73*, 2001
- Most runs batted in: Hack Wilson, 191, 1930
- Most hits: Ichiro Suzuki, 262, 2004
- Most runs scored: Billy Hamilton, 192, 1894
- Highest on-base percentage: Barry Bonds, .609, 2004
- Most stolen bases: Hugh Nicol, 138, 1887*
- Highest slugging percentage: Barry Bonds, .863*, 2001
- Highest OPS: Barry Bonds, 1.422*, 2004
- Most walks: Barry Bonds, 232*, 2004
- Most intentional walks: Barry Bonds, 120*, 2004
- Most strikeouts: Ryan Howard, 199, 2007
- Most total bases: Babe Ruth, 457, 1921
- Consecutive Game Hitting Streak: Joe DiMaggio, 56, 1941
- Most At-Bats: Jimmy Rollins, 716, 2007
- * Prior to 1898, a player was credited with a stolen base if he took an extra base on a base hit by another player. E.g., with a man on first base, batter singles to right field; the runner reaches second base, then continues to third, for which he was credited with a stolen base. The single-season record under modern rules is 130 by Rickey Henderson in 1982.
Pitching records: career (1876-present)
- Most wins: Cy Young, 511
- Most losses: Cy Young, 316
- Lowest E.R.A.: Ed Walsh, 1.82
- Most no-hitters: Nolan Ryan, 7
- Most strikeouts: Nolan Ryan, 5,714
- Most shutouts: Walter Johnson, 110
- Most innings pitched: Cy Young, 7,354⅔
- Most complete games: Cy Young, 749
- Lowest WHIP: Addie Joss, .968
- Most saves: Trevor Hoffman, 510
- Highest win/loss percentage: Spud Chandler, 71.7%
- Most Games: Jesse Orosco, 1,252
- Most Consecutive Scoreless Innings Pitched: Orel Hershiser, 59*
- *Even though Hershiser's 59 consecutive scoreless innings occurred completely in 1988, some other pitchers have had streaks spanning more than one season. Thus, it is necessary to put the record over a career.
Live-ball era (1920-present)
(if different from overall records)
- Most wins: Warren Spahn, 363
- Most losses: Nolan Ryan, 292
- Lowest E.R.A.: Hoyt Wilhelm, 2.52 (primarily a reliever)
- Starting pitchers: Whitey Ford, 2.75
- Most shutouts: Warren Spahn, 63
- Most innings pitched: Phil Niekro, 5,404⅓
- Most complete games: Warren Spahn, 382
- Lowest WHIP: Pedro Martínez, 1.027
Pitching records: single season (1876-present)
- Most wins: Charles Radbourn, 60, 1884
- Most losses: John Coleman, 48, 1883
- Lowest E.R.A.: 0.86, Tim Keefe, 1880
- Most strikeouts: Matt Kilroy, 513, 1886
- Most shutouts (tie): Pete Alexander, 16, 1916; George Bradley, 16, 1876
- Most innings pitched: Will White, 680, 1879
- Most complete games: Will White, 75, 1879
- Lowest WHIP: Pedro Martínez, .7373, 2000
- Most saves: Bobby Thigpen, 57, 1990
- Highest win/loss percentage: Roy Face, 94.7%, 1959
- Most hits allowed: John Coleman, 772, 1883
- Most earned runs allowed: John Coleman, 291, 1883
Live-ball era (1920-present)
(if different from all-time records)
- Most wins (tie): Jim Bagby, 31, 1920; Lefty Grove, 31, 1931; Denny McLain, 31, 1968
- Most losses: Paul Derringer, 27, 1933
- Lowest E.R.A.: 1.12, Bob Gibson, 1968
- Most strikeouts: Nolan Ryan, 383, 1973
- Most shutouts: Bob Gibson, 13, 1968
- Most innings pitched: Mickey Lolich, 376, 1971
- Most complete games: Bob Feller, 36, 1946
- Most hits allowed: George Uhle, 378, 1923
- Most earned runs allowed: Bobo Newsom, 186, 1938
Hitting records: single game (1876-present)
- Most hits in a nine-inning game: 7, Wilbert Robinson, June 10, 1892, and Rennie Stennett, September 16, 1975.
- Most hits in an extra-inning game: 9, by 22 players.[1]
- Most total bases in a nine-inning game: 19 (4 home runs, a double and a single), Shawn Green, May 23, 2002.
Pitching records: single game (1876-present)
- Most home runs allowed: 7, Charlie Sweeney, June 12, 1886
- Most strikeouts: 21, Tom Cheney, September 12, 1962 (16 innings)
- Most strikeouts in a nine-inning game: 20, Kerry Wood, Roger Clemens (2), Randy Johnson
- Most consecutive home runs allowed: 4, Paul Foytack, July 31, 1963, and Chase Wright, April 22, 2007
Other Records
- Most caught no hitters: 4, Ray Schalk, 1914(twice), 1917, and 1922.
- Most world series wins (as a manager): 7, Casey Stengel, Joe McCarthy
- Most pennants won: 10, Casey Stengel, John Mcgraw
- Most World Series appearances(as a manager): Casey Stengel, 10
- Most World Series appearances(as a team): New York Yankees, 39
- Most World Series Titles(as a team): New York Yankees, 26