who recorded 2000 hits in the fewest games

Earl Averill had the fewest games with 2,000+ hits with >0 games played, with 1,669 games.

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Who recorded 2000 or more hits in the fewest regular-season games?

	NAME	G	H	AB	R	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Earl Averill E. Averill	1,669	2,019	6,353	1,224	401	128	238	1,164	780	33	519	70		7,221	3,390	767	55			7	.318	.395	.534	.929
2	Bill Terry B. Terry	1,720	2,193	6,427	1,121	373	112	154	1,081	535	9	449	56		7,108	3,252	639	137				.341	.393	.506	.899
3	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	1,736	2,214	6,821	1,390	389	131	361	1,537	791	46	369	30	0	7,672	3,948	881	14			129	.325	.398	.579	.977
4	Chuck Klein C. Klein	1,753	2,076	6,487	1,167	398	74	300	1,204	601	13	521	79		7,170	3,522	772	69			15	.320	.379	.543	.922
5	Kirby Puckett K. Puckett	1,783	2,304	7,244	1,071	414	57	207	1,085	450	56	965	134	76	7,831	3,453	678	23	58	85	188	.318	.360	.477	.837
6	Don Mattingly D. Mattingly	1,785	2,153	7,003	1,007	442	20	222	1,099	588	21	444	14	9	7,721	3,301	684	13	96	136	191	.307	.358	.471	.830
7	George Kell G. Kell	1,795	2,054	6,701	880	385	50	78	869	623	36	288	51	11	7,529	2,773	513	149	20	7	189	.307	.368	.414	.781
8	Mark Grudzielanek M. Grudzielanek	1,802	2,040	7,052	946	391	36	90	640	364	105	954	133	52	7,603	2,773	517	40	42	24	174	.289	.332	.393	.725
9	Bill Madlock B. Madlock	1,806	2,008	6,594	920	348	34	163	860	605	68	510	174	90	7,372	2,913	545	36	69	121	190	.305	.365	.442	.807
10	Arky Vaughan A. Vaughan	1,817	2,103	6,622	1,175	356	128	96	928	939	45	277	118		7,722	3,003	580	116			32	.318	.406	.453	.859
11	Bobby Veach B. Veach	1,823	2,064	6,659	957	393	147	64		581	61	371	195		7,575	2,943	604	274				.310	.371	.442	.813
12	Alvin Dark A. Dark	1,828	2,089	7,219	1,064	358	72	126	756	432	54	533	59	28	7,831	2,969	556	95	31	20	136	.289	.333	.411	.744
13	Harvey Kuenn H. Kuenn	1,833	2,092	6,913	950	356	56	87	671	594	14	404	69	62	7,617	2,821	499	44	52	39	147	.303	.357	.408	.765
14	Magglio Ordonez M. Ordonez	1,848	2,156	6,978	1,076	426	21	294	1,236	651	45	852	94	50	7,742	3,506	741	3	65	36	242	.309	.369	.502	.871
15	George Burns G. Burns	1,853	2,077	7,243	1,188	362	108	41		872	26	565	382		8,250	2,778	511	109				.287	.365	.384	.749
16	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	1,858	2,123	6,930	1,018	428	30	143	923	939	25	1,034	52	19	7,960	3,040	601	6	60	145	208	.306	.388	.439	.827
17	Carney Lansford C. Lansford	1,862	2,074	7,158	1,007	332	40	151	874	553	64	719	224	104	7,905	2,939	523	53	77	45	166	.290	.343	.411	.753
18	Bob Johnson B. Johnson	1,863	2,051	6,920	1,239	396	95	288	1,283	1,077	24	851	96		8,049	3,501	779	28			102	.296	.393	.506	.899
19	Bobby Doerr B. Doerr	1,865	2,042	7,093	1,094	381	89	223	1,246	810	11	608	54	1	8,029	3,270	693	115			186	.288	.362	.461	.823
20	George Burns G. Burns	1,869	2,020	6,579	902	444	72	72		364	113	433	155		7,244	2,824	588	188				.307	.354	.429	.783
21	Jose Reyes J. Reyes	1,877	2,138	7,552	1,180	387	131	145	719	589	11	914	517	127	8,240	3,222	663	50	38	56	82	.283	.334	.427	.761
22	Kiki Cuyler K. Cuyler	1,879	2,299	7,161	1,305	394	157	128	1,065	677	86	753	328		8,100	3,391	679	176				.321	.386	.474	.860
23	Nolan Arenado N. Arenado	1,883	2,002	7,137	1,041	424	34	367	1,230	610	49	1,174	34	23	7,884	3,595	825	5	83	82	210	.281	.338	.504	.841
24	Johnny Mize J. Mize	1,883	2,011	6,442	1,118	367	83	359	1,338	857	52	525	28	0	7,370	3,621	809	19			76	.312	.397	.562	.959
25	Cecil Cooper C. Cooper	1,896	2,192	7,349	1,012	415	47	241	1,125	448	17	911	89	49	7,939	3,424	703	46	79	79	150	.298	.337	.466	.803

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Earl Averill had the fewest games with 2,000+ hits with >0 games played, with 1,669 games.

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