most career hits batting leadoff in 1st inning

Rickey Henderson has gotten the most career hits when leading off an inning, with 1,263 hits.

Interpreted as:
most career hits by a player batting leadoff in 1st inning
NAMEHGAB2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOPATBXBHSHSFIBBAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Rickey Henderson
R. Henderson
1,263
2,940
4,525
234
33
142
142
796
35
710
5,356
1,989
409
0
0
0
.279
.391
.440
.831
2Ichiro Suzuki
I. Suzuki
1,156
2,203
3,695
142
38
61
61
141
15
381
3,851
1,557
241
0
0
0
.313
.341
.421
.762
3Paul Molitor
P. Molitor
1,046
2,173
3,428
188
36
85
85
274
15
366
3,718
1,561
309
0
0
0
.305
.359
.455
.815
4Craig Biggio
C. Biggio
983
2,269
3,536
242
24
106
106
325
89
569
3,950
1,591
372
0
0
0
.278
.354
.450
.804
5Brett Butler
B. Butler
981
2,030
3,358
114
60
28
28
404
9
373
3,771
1,299
202
0
0
0
.292
.370
.387
.757
6Derek Jeter
D. Jeter
980
2,017
2,946
172
23
89
89
215
41
406
3,202
1,465
284
0
0
0
.333
.386
.497
.883
7Johnny Damon
J. Damon
930
2,038
3,166
169
35
79
79
306
17
399
3,489
1,406
283
0
0
0
.294
.359
.444
.803
8Kenny Lofton
K. Lofton
899
1,888
2,972
144
34
64
64
359
12
390
3,343
1,303
242
0
0
0
.302
.380
.438
.818
9Tim Raines
T. Raines
893
1,933
3,006
155
47
55
55
347
23
320
3,376
1,307
257
0
0
0
.297
.374
.435
.809
10Juan Pierre
J. Pierre
866
1,722
2,849
82
28
9
9
168
33
175
3,052
1,031
119
0
0
0
.304
.350
.362
.712
11Wade Boggs
W. Boggs
854
1,786
2,562
162
8
33
33
312
2
172
2,876
1,131
203
0
0
0
.333
.406
.441
.848
12Jimmy Rollins
J. Rollins
839
1,942
3,287
189
35
77
77
192
8
421
3,487
1,329
301
0
0
0
.255
.298
.404
.702
13Jose Reyes
J. Reyes
837
1,670
2,927
146
50
64
64
195
3
362
3,125
1,275
260
0
0
0
.286
.331
.436
.767
14Adrian Beltre
A. Beltre
775
1,908
2,570
161
11
127
127
132
19
331
2,721
1,339
299
0
0
0
.302
.340
.521
.861
15Rafael Furcal
R. Furcal
768
1,504
2,676
137
29
55
55
205
4
343
2,886
1,128
221
0
0
0
.287
.339
.422
.760
16Willie Wilson
W. Wilson
767
1,688
2,747
89
57
18
18
146
17
424
2,910
1,024
164
0
0
0
.279
.320
.373
.692
17Eddie Murray
E. Murray
746
2,038
2,740
119
9
119
119
229
7
354
2,976
1,240
247
0
0
0
.272
.330
.453
.783
18Barry Bonds
B. Bonds
724
2,008
2,586
173
24
184
184
423
25
391
3,034
1,497
381
0
0
5
.280
.386
.579
.965
19Tony Phillips
T. Phillips
714
1,795
2,708
124
10
57
57
411
9
526
3,128
1,029
191
0
0
0
.264
.363
.380
.743
20Jose Altuve
J. Altuve
713
1,548
2,317
132
8
93
94
180
24
335
2,521
1,140
233
0
0
2
.308
.364
.492
.856
21Dave Winfield
D. Winfield
694
1,940
2,519
129
16
99
99
234
7
396
2,760
1,152
244
0
0
0
.276
.339
.457
.796
22Miguel Cabrera
M. Cabrera
680
1,752
2,230
133
6
98
100
215
16
446
2,461
1,119
237
0
0
0
.305
.370
.502
.872
23Steve Sax
S. Sax
679
1,491
2,469
101
12
23
23
165
7
210
2,641
873
136
0
0
0
.275
.322
.354
.676
24Lou Whitaker
L. Whitaker
678
1,661
2,377
120
17
56
56
280
3
279
2,660
1,000
193
0
0
0
.285
.361
.421
.782
25Pete Rose
P. Rose
677
1,508
2,411
120
11
18
18
211
17
148
2,641
873
149
0
0
0
.281
.343
.362
.705
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