List of Major League Baseball career records
In Major League Baseball (MLB), records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time.
Batting records (1876–present)
Career
Record | Player | # | Refs |
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Highest batting average | Ty Cobb | .3664 | |
Most singles | Pete Rose | 3,215 | [1] |
Most doubles | Tris Speaker | 792 | [2] |
Most triples | Sam Crawford | 309 | [3] |
Most home runs | Barry Bonds | 762 | [4] |
Most grand slams | Alex Rodriguez | 25 | |
Most home runs by a pitcher | Wes Ferrell | 37 | |
Most grand slams by a pitcher | Madison Bumgarner | 3 | |
Oldest player to hit first home run | Bartolo Colón | 42 years, 349 days old | [5] |
Youngest player to hit a home run | Tommy Brown | 17 years, 257 days old | [6] |
Most runs batted in | Hank Aaron | 2,297 | [7] |
Most hits | Pete Rose | 4,256 | [8] |
Most runs scored | Rickey Henderson | 2,295 | [9] |
Highest on-base percentage | Ted Williams | .482 | [10] |
Most stolen bases | Rickey Henderson | 1,406 | [11] |
Most steals of home | Ty Cobb | 54 | |
Highest slugging percentage | Babe Ruth | .690 | [12] |
Highest OPS | Babe Ruth | 1.164 | [13] |
Most walks | Barry Bonds | 2,558 | [14] |
Most intentional walks | Barry Bonds | 688 | [15] |
Most strikeouts | Reggie Jackson | 2,597 | [16] |
Most at-bats | Pete Rose | 14,555 | [17] |
Most total bases | Hank Aaron | 6,856 | [18] |
Most runs created | Barry Bonds | 2,892 | [19] |
Most games played | Pete Rose | 3,562 | [20] |
Single-Season
Records | Player | # | Season | Refs |
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Games | Maury Wills | 165 | 1962 | |
Highest batting average | Hugh Duffy | .440 | 1894 | [21] |
Most singles | Ichiro Suzuki | 225 | 2004 | [22] |
Most doubles | Earl Webb | 67 | 1931 | [23] |
Most triples | Chief Wilson | 36 | 1912 | [24] |
Most home runs | Barry Bonds | 73 | 2001 | |
Most runs batted in | Hack Wilson | 191 | 1930 | [25] |
Most hits | Ichiro Suzuki | 262 | 2004 | [26] |
Most runs scored | Billy Hamilton | 192 | 1894 | [27] |
Highest on-base percentage | Barry Bonds | .609 | 2004 | [28] |
Most stolen bases[a] | Hugh Nicol Rickey Henderson |
138 130 |
1887 1982 |
[29] |
Highest slugging percentage | Barry Bonds | .863 | 2001 | [30] |
Highest OPS | Barry Bonds | 1.422 | 2004 | [31] |
Most walks | Barry Bonds | 232 | 2004 | [32] |
Most strikeouts | Mark Reynolds | 223 | 2009 | |
Most extra base hits | Babe Ruth | 119 | 1921 | [33] |
Fastest pitch thrown | Nolan Ryan | 108.5 mph | 1974 | |
Most total bases | Babe Ruth | 457 | 1921 | [34] |
Consecutive game hitting streak | Joe DiMaggio | 56 | 1941 | |
Most at-bats | Jimmy Rollins | 716 | 2007 | [35] |
Pitching records (1876–present)
Career
Record | Player | # |
---|---|---|
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 pickoffs | Steve Carlton | 144 |
Most innings pitched | Cy Young | 7,354⅔ |
Most hit batsmen | Gus Weyhing | 278 |
Most home runs allowed | Jamie Moyer | 522 |
Most complete games | Cy Young | 749 |
Lowest WHIP | Addie Joss | .968 |
Most saves | Mariano Rivera | 652 |
Highest win–loss percentage | Spud Chandler | 71.7% |
Most games | Jesse Orosco | 1,252 |
Most consecutive scoreless innings pitched | Orel Hershiser | 59[b] |
Live-ball era (1920–present)
(if different from overall records)
Record | Player | # |
---|---|---|
Most wins | Warren Spahn | 363 |
Most losses | Nolan Ryan | 292 |
Lowest earned-run average | Mariano Rivera | 2.21 |
Most shutouts | Warren Spahn | 63 |
Most innings pitched | Phil Niekro | 5,404⅓ |
Most complete games | Warren Spahn | 382 |
Lowest WHIP | Mariano Rivera | 1.004 |
Single season
Record | Player | # | Season |
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Most wins | Old Hoss Radbourn | 59 | 1884 |
Most losses | John Coleman | 48 | 1883 |
Lowest E.R.A. | Tim Keefe | 0.86 | 1880 |
Most strikeouts | Matt Kilroy | 513 | 1886 |
Most shutouts | George Bradley Pete Alexander |
16 | 1876 1916 |
Most innings pitched | Will White | 680 | 1879 |
Most complete games | Will White | 75 | 1879 |
Lowest WHIP | Pedro Martínez | .7373 | 2000 |
Most saves | Francisco Rodríguez | 62 | 2008 |
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)
Record | Player | # | Season |
---|---|---|---|
Most Wins | Jim Bagby, Sr. Lefty Grove Denny McLain |
31 | 1920 1931 1968 |
Most losses | Paul Derringer | 27 | 1933 |
Most | 1938
Most runs by a team Dodgers Harrisburg 20 Hitting records: single game (1876–present)
Pitching records: single game (1876–present)
Catcher records: career
Note: Pre-1950 stolen-base data is incomplete; career leaders shown from 1950 to present. Catcher records: single season
Both of Ruiz's no-hitters were by Roy Halladay; the second was in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, Halladay's first career postseason start. In 1914, Yankees catcher Les Nunamaker threw out three runners in the same inning.[46] Other records
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