Pete Rose has collected the most career hits by a player younger than 40, with 3,565 hits.

	NAME	H	G	AB	R	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Pete Rose P. Rose	3,565	2,834	11,497	1,844	656	117	155	1,077	1,246	84	966	167	128	12,929	4,920	928	42	60	139	197	.310	.380	.428	.808
2	Ty Cobb T. Cobb	3,539	2,517	9,486	1,924	616	265	104		1,115	77		792		10,933	4,997	985	255				.373	.443	.527	.970
3	Hank Aaron H. Aaron	3,509	2,964	11,288	2,061	584	96	713	2,133	1,259	31	1,263	239	71	12,708	6,424	1,393	19	111	283	301	.311	.378	.569	.947
4	Tristram Speaker T. Speaker	3,461	2,721	9,988	1,853	772	219	114		1,383	103		432		11,779	5,013	1,105	305				.347	.431	.502	.933
5	Derek Jeter D. Jeter	3,388	2,669	10,883	1,902	533	66	258	1,278	1,067	167	1,795	351	96	12,265	4,827	857	93	55	39	279	.311	.380	.444	.823
6	Stan Musial S. Musial	3,294	2,644	9,829	1,812	676	170	429	1,740	1,454	47	572	73	31	11,403	5,597	1,275	36	37	97	226	.335	.422	.569	.991
7	Eddie Collins E. Collins	3,226	2,675	9,693	1,775	424	185	46		1,481	77		734		11,756	4,158	655	505				.333	.425	.429	.854
8	Albert Pujols A. Pujols	3,202	2,823	10,687	1,828	661	16	656	2,075	1,322	107	1,279	114	41	12,231	5,863	1,333	1	114	311	395	.300	.379	.549	.927
9	Adrian Beltre A. Beltre	3,166	2,933	11,068	1,524	636	38	477	1,707	848	97	1,732	121	42	12,130	5,309	1,151	14	103	112	279	.286	.339	.480	.819
10	Robin Yount R. Yount	3,142	2,856	11,008	1,632	583	126	251	1,406	966	48	1,350	271	105	12,249	4,730	960	104	123	95	217	.285	.342	.430	.772
11	Miguel Cabrera M. Cabrera	3,095	2,708	10,052	1,530	610	17	507	1,850	1,229	72	2,039	40	21	11,458	5,260	1,134	5	100	238	355	.308	.384	.523	.907
12	Willie Mays W. Mays	3,093	2,724	10,087	1,936	484	135	633	1,814	1,284	40	1,324	313	94	11,506	5,746	1,252	7	88	177	232	.307	.384	.570	.954
13	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	3,075	2,346	9,102	1,366	525	84	133	1,111	774	24	423	318	124	10,030	4,167	742	45	85	200	255	.338	.388	.458	.846
14	Eddie Murray E. Murray	3,071	2,819	10,603	1,545	532	34	479	1,820	1,257	18	1,403	105	43	11,995	5,108	1,045	2	115	216	286	.290	.362	.482	.844
15	Rod Carew R. Carew	3,049	2,464	9,299	1,423	445	112	92	1,014	1,015	25	1,026	353	187	10,529	3,994	649	126	64	144	217	.328	.393	.430	.823
16	Cal Ripken Jr. C. Ripken Jr.	3,047	2,852	10,999	1,592	580	44	415	1,614	1,095	64	1,231	36	37	12,284	4,960	1,039	8	118	106	333	.277	.343	.451	.794
17	Paul Waner P. Waner	3,042	2,375	9,092	1,581	585	190	112	1,272	1,028	37	359	103		10,325	4,343	887	168			33	.335	.404	.478	.882
18	George Brett G. Brett	3,034	2,594	9,914	1,524	641	134	300	1,532	1,063	30	853	195	93	11,145	4,843	1,075	26	112	221	219	.306	.371	.489	.860
19	Alex Rodriguez A. Rodriguez	3,028	2,658	10,139	1,974	532	31	677	2,027	1,288	175	2,157	323	76	11,725	5,653	1,240	16	107	94	248	.299	.384	.558	.941
20	Al 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
21	Roberto 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
22	Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski	2,985	2,832	10,351	1,631	561	56	403	1,600	1,631	36	1,245	168	110	12,121	4,867	1,020	12	91	169	280	.288	.384	.470	.854
23	Paul Molitor P. Molitor	2,964	2,387	9,653	1,632	535	102	219	1,132	992	45	1,112	481	125	10,846	4,360	856	72	84	83	175	.307	.371	.452	.823
24	Lou Brock L. Brock	2,955	2,542	10,080	1,579	473	139	148	881	743	48	1,707	921	298	10,961	4,150	760	47	43	123	109	.293	.343	.412	.755
25	Frank Robinson F. Robinson	2,928	2,770	9,936	1,825	528	72	583	1,802	1,407	198	1,518	203	79	11,659	5,349	1,183	17	101	218	276	.295	.389	.538	.928