most career hits before september 3rd 1982

Before September 3, 1982, Ty Cobb collected the most hits, with 4,189 hits.

Interpreted as:
most career hits by a player before september 3rd 1982
NAMEHGABR2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
4,189
3,032
11,443
2,246
723
298
117
1,261
95
900
13,090
5,859
1,138
296
.366
.512
2Pete Rose
P. Rose
3,845
3,070
12,439
1,985
695
126
157
1,152
1,341
93
1,013
179
139
13,988
5,263
978
50
65
152
215
.309
.379
.423
.802
3Hank Aaron
H. Aaron
3,771
3,298
12,364
2,175
624
98
755
2,297
1,403
32
1,381
240
73
13,941
6,856
1,477
21
121
293
330
.305
.374
.555
.929
4Stan Musial
S. Musial
3,630
3,026
10,971
1,949
726
177
475
1,950
1,605
53
698
78
31
12,718
6,135
1,378
36
53
127
249
.331
.417
.559
.976
5Tristram Speaker
T. Speaker
3,515
2,792
10,199
1,881
794
221
117
1,393
105
437
12,011
5,102
1,132
314
.345
.429
.500
.929
6Eddie Collins
E. Collins
3,311
2,825
9,955
1,822
438
187
47
1,533
77
741
12,081
4,264
672
516
.333
.426
.428
.854
7Carl Yastrzemski
C. Yastrzemski
3,293
3,168
11,528
1,768
617
59
439
1,775
1,780
37
1,359
168
114
13,462
5,345
1,115
13
104
179
308
.286
.380
.464
.844
8Willie Mays
W. Mays
3,283
2,992
10,881
2,060
523
140
660
1,903
1,467
44
1,527
338
102
12,496
6,066
1,323
13
91
193
253
.302
.384
.557
.942
9Paul Waner
P. Waner
3,152
2,550
9,460
1,627
605
191
113
1,316
1,093
38
376
104
10,766
4,478
909
175
45
.333
.404
.473
.878
10Lou Brock
L. Brock
3,023
2,616
10,332
1,610
486
141
149
900
761
49
1,730
938
306
11,235
4,238
776
47
46
124
115
.293
.343
.410
.753
11Al Kaline
A. Kaline
3,007
2,834
10,116
1,622
498
75
399
1,582
1,276
55
1,020
137
68
11,596
4,852
972
45
104
133
276
.297
.376
.480
.855
12Roberto Clemente
R. Clemente
3,000
2,433
9,454
1,417
440
166
240
1,304
621
35
1,232
83
45
10,212
4,492
846
36
66
167
271
.317
.359
.475
.834
13Sam Rice
S. Rice
2,986
2,405
9,275
1,514
498
184
34
709
57
274
352
10,252
3,954
716
211
.322
.374
.426
.800
14Frank Robinson
F. Robinson
2,943
2,808
10,006
1,830
528
72
586
1,812
1,418
198
1,532
203
79
11,741
5,373
1,186
17
102
218
279
.294
.389
.537
.926
15Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
2,930
2,259
8,172
1,579
541
169
301
1,041
48
677
135
9,477
4,712
1,011
216
.359
.434
.577
1.011
16Al Simmons
A. Simmons
2,928
2,215
8,759
1,507
539
149
307
1,834
618
30
737
88
9,518
4,686
995
111
23
.334
.380
.535
.915
17Zack Wheat
Z. Wheat
2,884
2,410
9,107
1,289
476
172
132
656
78
204
10,000
4,100
780
159
.317
.368
.450
.818
18Frankie Frisch
F. Frisch
2,879
2,311
9,113
1,532
466
139
105
1,243
729
31
272
419
10,099
3,938
710
226
.316
.369
.432
.801
19Mel Ott
M. Ott
2,876
2,730
9,455
1,859
488
72
511
1,865
1,720
64
895
89
11,348
5,041
1,071
109
38
.304
.415
.533
.948
20Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
2,873
2,504
8,400
2,173
506
136
714
2,213
2,062
44
1,331
123
10,622
5,793
1,356
116
.342
.474
.690
1.164
21Brooks Robinson
B. Robinson
2,848
2,896
10,654
1,233
482
68
268
1,357
860
53
995
28
25
11,782
4,270
818
101
114
120
300
.267
.322
.401
.723
22Charlie Gehringer
C. Gehringer
2,839
2,323
8,860
1,775
574
146
184
1,434
1,193
51
372
182
10,244
4,257
904
140
27
.320
.404
.480
.885
23Sam Crawford
S. Crawford
2,820
2,385
9,061
1,299
443
288
89
738
20
344
10,055
4,106
820
236
.311
.364
.453
.818
24George Sisler
G. Sisler
2,810
2,054
8,270
1,281
425
164
102
467
48
327
375
9,012
3,869
691
227
.340
.378
.468
.846
25Honus Wagner
H. Wagner
2,766
2,297
8,509
1,414
506
210
78
845
101
604
9,629
3,926
794
191
.325
.461
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