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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. (For Japanese baseball records see
Nippon Professional Baseball )
Batting records (1875–present)
Babe Ruth (left) holds the record for highest slugging percentage, and on-base plus slugging while
Ty Cobb (right) holds the records for highest batting average and most steals of home.
Barry Bonds holds the most hitting records with ten, most notably the career home run and single-season home run records.
Ichiro Suzuki collected 262 hits in 2004, breaking
George Sisler 's 84-year-old record for most hits in a season.
Record
Player
#
Refs
Highest
batting average
Ty Cobb
.366
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
shared by
Madison Bumgarner and
Tony Cloninger
2
[5]
[6]
Oldest player to hit first home run
Bartolo Colón
42 years, 349 days old
[7]
Youngest player to hit a home run
Tommy Brown
17 years, 257 days old
[8]
Most
runs batted in
Hank Aaron
2,297
[9]
Most
hits
Pete Rose
4,256
[10]
Most
runs scored
Rickey Henderson
2,295
[11]
Highest
on-base percentage
Ted Williams
.482
[12]
Most
stolen bases
Rickey Henderson
1,406
[13]
Most steals of home
Ty Cobb
54
Highest
slugging percentage
Babe Ruth
.690
[14]
Highest
on-base plus slugging
Babe Ruth
1.164
[15]
Most
walks
Barry Bonds
2,558
[16]
Most
intentional walks
Barry Bonds
688
[17]
Most
strikeouts
Reggie Jackson
2,597
[18]
Most
at-bats
Pete Rose
14,555
[19]
Most
total bases
Hank Aaron
6,856
[20]
Most
runs created
Barry Bonds
2,892
[21]
Most
games played
Pete Rose
3,562
[22]
Pitching records (1876–present)
Cy Young , the Major League record holder for most career wins, losses, innings pitched, and complete games.
(if different from overall records)
Catcher records
Most runners caught stealing: 810,
Deacon McGuire
[23]
Most stolen bases allowed: 1,498,
Deacon McGuire
[24]
Most stolen base attempts: 2,308,
Deacon McGuire
Highest caught stealing %: 57.40%,
Roy Campanella
[25]
Most games caught: 2,427,
Iván Rodríguez
[26]
Most caught no hitters: 4,
Jason Varitek , May 19, 2008 and Carlos Ruiz, July 25, 2015.
Other records
Most World Series wins (as a player/coach/manager/executive): 17,
Frankie Crosetti
[27]
Most World Series wins (as a player): 10,
Yogi Berra
[28]
Most World Series wins (as a manager): 7,
Casey Stengel ,
Joe McCarthy
Most consecutive World Series wins (as a manager): 5, Casey Stengel
Most pennants won: 10, Casey Stengel,
John McGraw
Most World Series appearances (as a manager): 10, Casey Stengel
Most World Series appearances (as a team): 40,
New York Yankees
Most World Series titles (as a team): 27, New York Yankees
Most
MVP Awards won: 7, Barry Bonds
Most consecutive games played: 2,632,
Cal Ripken Jr.
See also
Notes
^ Even though Hershiser's 59 consecutive scoreless innings occurred completely within the 1988 season, other pitchers have had streaks spanning more than one season. Thus, it is necessary to put the record over a career.
References
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"Career Leaders & Records for Singles" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 25, 2012 .
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"Career Leaders & Records for Doubles" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 25, 2012 .
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"Career Leaders & Records for Triples" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 25, 2012 .
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"Career Leaders & Records for Home Runs" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 25, 2012 .
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"Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants Box Score, July 3, 1966" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 9, 2020 .
Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants Box Score, July 3, 1966
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"Giants' Madison Bumgarner Becomes 2nd Pitcher with 2 Grand Slams in a Season" . BleacherReport.com . Retrieved October 9, 2020 .
Giants' Madison Bumgarner Becomes 2nd Pitcher with 2 Grand Slams in a Season
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"Single-Season Leaders & Records for Total Bases" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 27, 2012 .
Mets Pitcher Bartolo Colon Becomes Oldest Player to Hit First Home Run
^
"Home Run Records by Age" . Baseball-Almanac.com . Retrieved June 29, 2017 .
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"Career Leaders & Records for Runs Batted In" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 25, 2012 .
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"Career Leaders & Records for Hits" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 25, 2012 .
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"Career Leaders & Records for Runs Scored" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 25, 2012 .
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"Career Leaders & Records for On-Base%" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 25, 2012 .
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"Career Leaders & Records for Stolen Bases" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 25, 2012 .
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"Career Leaders & Records for Slugging %" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 25, 2012 .
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"Career Leaders & Records for On-Base Plus Slugging" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 25, 2012 .
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"Career Leaders & Records for Bases on Balls" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 25, 2012 .
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"Career Leaders & Records for Intentional Bases on Balls" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 25, 2012 .
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"Career Leaders & Records for Strikeouts" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 25, 2012 .
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"Career Leaders & Records for At Bats" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 25, 2012 .
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"Career Leaders & Records for Total Bases" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 25, 2012 .
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"Career Leaders & Records for Runs Created" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 25, 2012 .
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"Career Leaders & Records for Games Played" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 25, 2012 .
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"Career Leaders &Records for Caught Stealing as C - Baseball-Reference.com" . Retrieved 30 March 2017 .
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"Career Leaders &Records for Stolen Bases Allowed as C - Baseball-Reference.com" . Retrieved 30 March 2017 .
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"Career Leaders &Records for Caught Stealing % - Baseball-Reference.com" . Retrieved 30 March 2017 .
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"Career Leaders & Records for Def. Games as C" .
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"Frankie Crosetti - Society for American Baseball Research" . SABR . Retrieved 19 August 2023 .
^
"Phil Jackson, Bill Russell among few in same breath as Yogi Berra" . ESPN . 23 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2023 .
External links
General Batting leaders
Career Annual Season Game Misc
Baserunning leaders
Pitching leaders
Career Annual Season Game Misc
Fielding leaders
Sabermetrics leaders Managing records Multiple stat records Other