Before 1943, Ty Cobb collected the most hits, with 4,189 hits.

Interpreted as:

most career MLB hits by a player before 1943

	NAME	H	G	AB	R	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	PA	TB	XBH	SH	GIDP	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	Paul Waner P. Waner	3,042	2,374	9,091	1,581	585	190	112	1,266	1,026	37	359	103	10,321	4,343	887	167	33	.335	.404	.478	.882	1806	520.7	.404	136	475.2
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	Rogers Hornsby R. Hornsby	2,930	2,259	8,173	1,579	541	169	301	1,584	1,038	48	679	135	9,475	4,712	1,011	216		.358	.434	.577	1.010	2018	899	.459	173	863.2
13	Al Simmons A. Simmons	2,897	2,171	8,620	1,497	534	149	306	1,814	607	30	716	88	9,368	4,647	989	111	19	.336	.382	.539	.921	1706	526.1	.413	132	407.7
14	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
15	Frankie Frisch F. Frisch	2,880	2,311	9,112	1,532	466	138	105	1,244	728	31	272	419	10,100	3,937	709	229		.316	.369	.432	.801	1469	211	.370	112	164.5
16	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
17	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
18	Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer	2,839	2,323	8,860	1,775	574	146	184	1,427	1,186	50	372	181	10,237	4,257	904	141	27	.320	.404	.480	.884	1797	516.6	.405	124	350
19	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
20	Goose Goslin G. Goslin	2,735	2,287	8,656	1,482	500	173	248	1,612	949	55	585	176	9,822	4,325	921	162		.316	.387	.500	.887	1695	458.2	.402	127	355.4
21	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	2,721	2,164	8,001	1,888	534	163	493	1,995	1,508	45	790	102	9,660	5,060	1,190	106	2	.340	.447	.632	1.080	2265	1,046.8	.477	173	980
22	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
23	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
24	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
25	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

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White Sox	62	58	.517
Tigers	60	61	.496	2.5
Twins	60	62	.492	3.0
Guardians	59	63	.484	4.0
Royals	49	73	.402	14.0

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Fri 8/14	CWS	@	DET	6:40 PM
Sat 8/15	CWS	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sun 8/16	CWS	@	DET	1:40 PM
Mon 8/17	DET	@	PIT	7:05 PM
Tue 8/18	DET	@	PIT	6:40 PM

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Final

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HR Leaders

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Caminero

35

Alvarez

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Schwarber

RBI Leaders

91

Abrams

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Stewart

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Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

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Arraez

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Lopez

Hit Leaders

148

Lopez

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Arraez

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Run Leaders

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SLG Leaders

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SB Leaders

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Nuñez

33

Simpson

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Witt

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14

Gray

13

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Strikeout Leaders

204

Misiorowski

191

Cease

185

Williams

ERA Leaders

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Misiorowski

2.20

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2.21

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.74

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.80

Misiorowski

13.09

Cease

11.51

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.80

Misiorowski

5.87

Schlittler

5.78

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

20

Martinez

23

Rasmussen

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Crow-Armstrong

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AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	74	46	.617
Yankees	68	53	.562	6.5
Red Sox	65	56	.537	9.5
Blue Jays	59	64	.480	16.5
Orioles	58	63	.479	16.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	62	58	.517
Tigers	60	61	.496	2.5
Twins	60	62	.492	3.0
Guardians	59	63	.484	4.0
Royals	49	73	.402	14.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	62	60	.508
Rangers	60	61	.496	1.5
Mariners	57	65	.467	5.0
Athletics	47	74	.388	14.5
Angels	47	74	.388	14.5

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	73	48	.603
Phillies	64	58	.525	9.5
Marlins	62	60	.508	11.5
Nationals	60	63	.488	14.0
Mets	53	69	.434	20.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	74	47	.612
Cubs	71	51	.582	3.5
Cardinals	61	60	.504	13.0
Reds	58	62	.483	15.5
Pirates	59	64	.480	16.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	73	48	.603
Padres	65	57	.533	8.5
Diamondbacks	64	58	.525	9.5
Giants	50	71	.413	23.0
Rockies	48	73	.397	25.0