Before 1936, Ty Cobb got the most hits, with 4,189 hits.

Interpreted as:

most career MLB hits by a player before 1936

	NAME	H	G	AB	R	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	PA	TB	XBH	SH	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Ty Cobb T. Cobb	4,189	3,034	11,434	2,244	724	295	117	1,933	1,249	94	681	897	13,068	5,854	1,136	291	.366	.433	.512	.945	2534	1,093.6	.445	165	975.1
2	Tristram Speaker T. Speaker	3,514	2,789	10,195	1,882	792	222	117	1,531	1,381	103	394	436	11,988	5,101	1,131	309	.345	.428	.500	.928	2264	921	.436	157	812.3
3	Honus Wagner H. Wagner	3,420	2,794	10,439	1,739	643	252	101	1,732	963	125	735	723	11,748	4,870	996	221	.328	.391	.467	.858	2044	725.8	.408	147	650
4	Eddie Collins E. Collins	3,315	2,826	9,949	1,821	438	187	47	1,300	1,499	77	468	741	12,037	4,268	672	512	.333	.424	.429	.853	2032	693.4	.409	144	619.7
5	Nap Lajoie N. Lajoie	3,243	2,480	9,589	1,504	657	163	82	1,599	516	134	347	380	10,460	4,472	902	221	.338	.380	.466	.847	1787	600.2	.401	144	547
6	Cap Anson C. Anson	3,012	2,277	9,104	1,722	529	124	97	1,306	953	32	146	247	10,123	4,080	750	34	.331	.396	.448	.844	2154	654.1	.397	134	525.3
7	Sam Rice S. Rice	2,987	2,404	9,269	1,514	498	184	34	1,077	708	56	275	351	10,246	3,955	716	213	.322	.374	.427	.801	1487	243	.372	113	169.7
8	Sam Crawford S. Crawford	2,961	2,517	9,570	1,391	458	309	97	1,525	760	23	580	367	10,594	4,328	864	241	.309	.362	.452	.814	1661	510.8	.387	138	446.4
9	Jake Beckley J. Beckley	2,934	2,389	9,538	1,602	473	244	87	1,578	616	183	442	315	10,504	4,156	804	167	.308	.361	.436	.797	1803	356.2	.376	119	288.8
10	Willie Keeler W. Keeler	2,932	2,123	8,591	1,719	241	145	33	810	524	129	136	495	9,610	3,562	419	366	.341	.388	.415	.802	1640	406.6	.383	124	330.8
11	Rogers Hornsby R. Hornsby	2,910	2,237	8,112	1,571	538	169	300	1,571	1,030	48	674	135	9,406	4,686	1,007	216	.359	.434	.578	1.012	2007	896.5	.460	173	862.5
12	Zack Wheat Z. Wheat	2,884	2,410	9,106	1,289	476	172	132	1,248	650	77	572	205	9,996	4,100	780	163	.317	.367	.450	.817	1510	381	.384	128	332.3
13	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	2,873	2,503	8,399	2,174	506	136	714	2,214	2,062	43	1,330	123	10,617	5,793	1,356	113	.342	.474	.690	1.164	2727	1,436.8	.513	197	1,369.6
14	Jesse Burkett J. Burkett	2,850	2,067	8,426	1,720	320	182	75	952	1,029	75	561	389	9,620	3,759	577	90	.338	.415	.446	.861	1921	592.9	.411	137	526.7
15	George Sisler G. Sisler	2,812	2,055	8,267	1,284	425	164	102	1,178	472	48	327	375	9,013	3,871	691	226	.340	.379	.468	.847	1424	363.9	.393	123	244.2
16	Frankie Frisch F. Frisch	2,790	2,201	8,777	1,489	454	138	104	1,214	691	30	262	417	9,718	3,832	696	220	.318	.370	.437	.806	1429	221.1	.372	113	174.8
17	Fred Clarke F. Clarke	2,678	2,246	8,584	1,622	361	220	67	1,015	875	154	511	509	9,838	3,680	648	225	.312	.386	.429	.814	1663	445.8	.390	131	386.2
18	Max Carey M. Carey	2,665	2,476	9,363	1,545	419	159	70	802	1,040	77	695	738	10,770	3,612	648	290	.285	.361	.386	.747	1411	179.3	.357	110	128.3
19	George Davis G. Davis	2,665	2,372	9,045	1,545	453	163	73	1,440	874	75	579	619	10,178	3,663	689	184	.295	.362	.405	.767	1643	293.1	.366	117	266.9
20	Harry Heilmann H. Heilmann	2,660	2,147	7,787	1,291	542	151	183	1,540	856	40	550	113	8,960	4,053	876	277	.342	.410	.520	.930	1682	619.2	.427	144	524
21	Lave Cross L. Cross	2,651	2,277	9,084	1,338	412	136	47	1,378	466	31	178	303	9,741	3,476	595	160	.292	.329	.383	.711	1357	41	.338	98	-34.6
22	Rabbit Maranville R. Maranville	2,605	2,670	10,078	1,256	380	177	28	884	839	39	756	291	11,256	3,423	585	300	.258	.318	.340	.658	1110	-209.8	.313	83	-251
23	Ed Delahanty E. Delahanty	2,597	1,837	7,511	1,600	522	186	101	1,466	741	94	366	455	8,400	3,794	809	54	.346	.411	.505	.916	1836	616.8	.428	144	559.3
24	George Van Haltren G. Van Haltren	2,544	1,990	8,043	1,642	286	161	69	1,015	871	38	385	583	9,017	3,359	516	65	.316	.386	.418	.803	1647	328.4	.384	119	259.3
25	Jimmy Ryan J. Ryan	2,513	2,014	8,172	1,643	451	157	118	1,093	804	83	295	419	9,124	3,632	726	65	.308	.375	.444	.820	1709	379	.387	119	266.7

Unlock 2x data

More MLB News

This Date in Baseball - Julio Franco breaks his own record for oldest player to hit a pinch-hit HR

May 18, 2026

Munetaka Murakami looks right at home with young Chicago White Sox

May 18, 2026

Bobby Witt Jr. is scorching. Why can't the Royals turn it into wins?

May 18, 2026

Gavin Sheets and Lucas Giolito lead the Padres past the Mariners 8-3 for season sweep

May 18, 2026

Mets take Subway Series on Taylor’s 9th-inning homer, Benge’s 10th-inning bouncer

May 18, 2026

Dodgers think Roki Sasaki is finally on his way to realizing his potential after dominating Angels

May 18, 2026

More Tigers Stats

Team Batting Leaders

8

Dingler

RBI

28

Dingler

AVG

.320

Greene

Team Pitching Leaders

4

Hurter

48

Flaherty

ERA

2.43

Mize

Team Rankings

23rd

188

24th

381

19th

ERA

3.95

12th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	26	22	.542
White Sox	24	22	.522	1.0
Twins	21	26	.447	4.5
Tigers	20	27	.426	5.5
Royals	20	27	.426	5.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 5/18	CLE	@	DET	6:40 PM
Tue 5/19	CLE	@	DET	6:40 PM
Wed 5/20	CLE	@	DET	6:40 PM
Thu 5/21	CLE	@	DET	1:10 PM
Fri 5/22	DET	@	BAL	7:15 PM

Last Game

Blue Jays

21 - 25

Final

Tigers

20 - 27

Sun 17 May 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

20

Schwarber

17

Murakami

16

Judge

RBI Leaders

41

Pages

40

Hicks

38

Baldwin

Batting Average Leaders

.344

Lopez

.337

Langeliers

.333

Vargas

Hit Leaders

63

Lopez

57

De La Cruz

57

Langeliers

Run Leaders

39

Baldwin

39

Wood

38

Judge

OBP Leaders

.432

Kurtz

.423

Alvarez

.419

Ward

SLG Leaders

.671

Rice

.645

Moniak

.638

Alvarez

SB Leaders

20

Ramírez

19

Nuñez

16

Cruz

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

8

Ashby

6

Skenes

6

Schlittler

Strikeout Leaders

80

Misiorowski

80

Sánchez

75

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.35

Schlittler

1.51

Martinez

1.61

Martin

WHIP Leaders

0.71

Skenes

0.78

Schlittler

0.88

McGreevy

K/9 Leaders

14.12

Misiorowski

12.90

Cease

11.22

Warren

K/BB Leaders

7.88

Skenes

7.63

deGrom

6.18

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

8

Skenes

8

deGrom

9

Rasmussen

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

859

Ohtani

675.6

Schwarber

673.6

Judge

DraftKings Points Leaders

585.6

Ohtani

500

Judge

497

Schwarber

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

31-16

29-17

27-18

28-19

Worst Record ATS

15-32

17-31

18-28

19-29

19-28

19-27

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	32	15	.681
Phillies	24	23	.511	8.0
Nationals	23	24	.489	9.0
Marlins	21	26	.447	11.0
Mets	20	26	.435	11.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Cubs	29	18	.617
Brewers	26	18	.591	1.5
Cardinals	27	19	.587	1.5
Pirates	24	23	.511	5.0
Reds	24	23	.511	5.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	29	18	.617
Padres	28	18	.609	0.5
Diamondbacks	22	23	.489	6.0
Giants	20	27	.426	9.0
Rockies	18	29	.383	11.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	30	15	.667
Yankees	28	19	.596	3.0
Blue Jays	21	25	.457	9.5
Orioles	21	26	.447	10.0
Red Sox	19	27	.413	11.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	26	22	.542
White Sox	24	22	.522	1.0
Twins	21	26	.447	4.5
Tigers	20	27	.426	5.5
Royals	20	27	.426	5.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	23	23	.500
Rangers	22	24	.478	1.0
Mariners	22	26	.458	2.0
Astros	19	29	.396	5.0
Angels	16	31	.340	7.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 5/3	TOR	@	MIN	3-4
Sun 5/3	BAL	@	NYY	3-11
Sun 5/3	MIL	@	WSH	2-3
Sun 5/3	HOU	@	BOS	3-1
Sun 5/3	CIN	@	PIT	0-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 5/18	BAL	@	TBR	6:40 PM
Mon 5/18	ATL	@	MIA	6:40 PM
Mon 5/18	CLE	@	DET	6:40 PM
Mon 5/18	CIN	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Mon 5/18	NYM	@	WSH	6:45 PM

Before 1936, Ty Cobb got the most hits, with 4,189 hits.

Interpreted as:

Related Searches

More MLB News

More Tigers Stats

8

28

.320

4

48

2.43

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

20

17

16

41

40

38

.344

.337

.333

63

57

57

39

39

38

.432

.423

.419

.671

.645

.638

20

19

16

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

8

6

6

80

80

75

1.35

1.51

1.61

0.71

0.78

0.88

14.12

12.90

11.22

7.88

7.63

6.18

8

8

9

MLB Fantasy 2026

859

675.6

673.6

585.6

500

497

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule