Ty Cobb, Pete Rose and ichiro are in a league of their own.
It’s crazy IMO that Pujols is 10th all time in hits. 4th in HRs. And yet I never any conversations as him being one of the GOATs. I remember how little fan fair there was the day he passed Arod. Is part of it indifference for passing a caught and confessed cheater?
Clemente stopping at exactly 3,000 seems romantic until you consider why. Then it’s sad. Although I guess you have to appreciate the time he was here because most people don’t pick when they go.
Where’s Todd Helton?
The Sox kept Boggs in the minors until he was 24 despite hitting .322 over two years in AAA. Probably cost him between 200-300 hits
I always loved that Stan Musial has 1,815 home hits and 1,815 away hits.
Also that you can take away ALL of Hank Aaron’s home runs and he’d still be on this list.
Easy to forget that Derek Jeter is no. 6 all time. More hits than Honus Wagner, Pujols, Mays, etc.
Imagine how many hits Ichiro would have if he spent his entire career here. I grew up in Boggs/Gwynn, Ichiro is a unique legend.
Crazy to think Bonds doesn’t have 3000 hits. Forgot how close he was to the magic mark.
Raphael Palmiero . Geez! Pretty swing. Sucks for fans.
Put Pete Rose in the HOF for crying out loud !
I’ve decided to bring in a few ringers, professional baseballers. We’ll give them token jobs at the plant and have them play on our softball team. Honus Wagner, Cap Anson, Mordecai “Three-Finger” Brown…
Ichiro with 4,367 total hits in his career is just staggering.
This fact has been beat to death, but I still can’t get over that Ichiro was 27 when he entered the league. It’s hard to imagine he wouldn’t have been in the 4,000-hit club (possibly even catching Rose) if you gave him 4-5 more of his prime years of around 200 hits per season.
Had no idea Paul Molitor had that many hits. 😳
As a lifelong Braves fan, I’m always shocked to not see Chipper on these lists.
Hank Greenberg would be there were it not for WW2.
Let Pete Rose in the HOF!!
Are there any other long term teammates besides Molitor and Yount?
I don’t have enough experience to have seen a lot of these greats play in person. As an SD/Gwynn fan, why wasn’t a dude as incredible as Tony able to make it to the top 10 in hits? He had a long career and had an amazing eye the entire time.
Imagine if Ichiro didn’t come to MLB at age 27. His totals for NPB + MLB are 4367 hits.
I didn’t realize Paul Molitor was so high.
Damn Miggy really moved up the boards in his final season.
The fact Bonds ain’t even on there. Them steroids did real well for him
MLB needs to dedicate a week to Willie Mays while he’s still around. Too many times we wait until after death to bring out the parade. Let him see how much he’s appreciated while he’s still here.
What does Ichiro have combined? MLB and international league.
Hard to believe Carew is so far down this list
Can’t believe Paul Molitor is there
Gonna be a long time before anybody else joins that list. Joey Votto is the leader amongst current players. He has 2,135 hits. Francisco Lindor is the player with the most hits who is both under 30 and has played fewer than ten seasons. He has 1,323.
Wade Boggs was a true great. May he RIP.
It’s such a shame that Pete Rose has not been inducted into the hall of fame.
Until Rose is in it, baseball’s hof is and forever will be a joke
* **Ichiro, Pujols** & Cabrera are locks to make the HOF which would make it 30-of-33 in the HOF. * **Biggio** was the only one of the 27 in the HOF already to not make it the first time. He made it on the 4th attempt. * **Rose (Banned)**, **Palmeiro (Steroids)** & **Rodriguez (Steroids)** are the only ones not in the HOF. Palmeiro fell off after Y4. A-Rod just had 34.8% in Y3.
This list only makes me think that Ichiro would’ve been the top 1 by far.
How is it that today is the first time I have ever heard the name Tris Speaker??
For context, here are the active hits leaders. Nobody knocking on the door.
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Ty Cobb, Pete Rose and ichiro are in a league of their own.
It’s crazy IMO that Pujols is 10th all time in hits. 4th in HRs. And yet I never any conversations as him being one of the GOATs. I remember how little fan fair there was the day he passed Arod. Is part of it indifference for passing a caught and confessed cheater?
Clemente stopping at exactly 3,000 seems romantic until you consider why. Then it’s sad. Although I guess you have to appreciate the time he was here because most people don’t pick when they go.
Where’s Todd Helton?
The Sox kept Boggs in the minors until he was 24 despite hitting .322 over two years in AAA. Probably cost him between 200-300 hits
I always loved that Stan Musial has 1,815 home hits and 1,815 away hits.
Also that you can take away ALL of Hank Aaron’s home runs and he’d still be on this list.
Easy to forget that Derek Jeter is no. 6 all time. More hits than Honus Wagner, Pujols, Mays, etc.
Imagine how many hits Ichiro would have if he spent his entire career here. I grew up in Boggs/Gwynn, Ichiro is a unique legend.
Crazy to think Bonds doesn’t have 3000 hits. Forgot how close he was to the magic mark.
Raphael Palmiero . Geez! Pretty swing. Sucks for fans.
Put Pete Rose in the HOF for crying out loud !
I’ve decided to bring in a few ringers, professional baseballers. We’ll give them token jobs at the plant and have them play on our softball team. Honus Wagner, Cap Anson, Mordecai “Three-Finger” Brown…
Ichiro with 4,367 total hits in his career is just staggering.
This fact has been beat to death, but I still can’t get over that Ichiro was 27 when he entered the league. It’s hard to imagine he wouldn’t have been in the 4,000-hit club (possibly even catching Rose) if you gave him 4-5 more of his prime years of around 200 hits per season.
Had no idea Paul Molitor had that many hits. 😳
As a lifelong Braves fan, I’m always shocked to not see Chipper on these lists.
Hank Greenberg would be there were it not for WW2.
Let Pete Rose in the HOF!!
Are there any other long term teammates besides Molitor and Yount?
I don’t have enough experience to have seen a lot of these greats play in person. As an SD/Gwynn fan, why wasn’t a dude as incredible as Tony able to make it to the top 10 in hits? He had a long career and had an amazing eye the entire time.
Imagine if Ichiro didn’t come to MLB at age 27. His totals for NPB + MLB are 4367 hits.
I didn’t realize Paul Molitor was so high.
Damn Miggy really moved up the boards in his final season.
The fact Bonds ain’t even on there. Them steroids did real well for him
MLB needs to dedicate a week to Willie Mays while he’s still around. Too many times we wait until after death to bring out the parade. Let him see how much he’s appreciated while he’s still here.
What does Ichiro have combined? MLB and international league.
Hard to believe Carew is so far down this list
Can’t believe Paul Molitor is there
Gonna be a long time before anybody else joins that list. Joey Votto is the leader amongst current players. He has 2,135 hits. Francisco Lindor is the player with the most hits who is both under 30 and has played fewer than ten seasons. He has 1,323.
Wade Boggs was a true great. May he RIP.
It’s such a shame that Pete Rose has not been inducted into the hall of fame.
Until Rose is in it, baseball’s hof is and forever will be a joke
* **Ichiro, Pujols** & Cabrera are locks to make the HOF which would make it 30-of-33 in the HOF.
* **Biggio** was the only one of the 27 in the HOF already to not make it the first time. He made it on the 4th attempt.
* **Rose (Banned)**, **Palmeiro (Steroids)** & **Rodriguez (Steroids)** are the only ones not in the HOF. Palmeiro fell off after Y4. A-Rod just had 34.8% in Y3.
This list only makes me think that Ichiro would’ve been the top 1 by far.
How is it that today is the first time I have ever heard the name Tris Speaker??
For context, here are the active hits leaders. Nobody knocking on the door.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/H_active.shtml