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Active Career Batting & Pitching Leaders 
 
(Some players' all-time rank is listed to the right of their career 
totals) 
 
BATTING 
 
HITS 
 
      ALL-TIME LEADERS 
 
PETE ROSE           4,256 
TY COBB             4,191 
HANK AARON          3,771 
 
        ACTIVE LEADERS 
 
Player               Hits    Rk 
 
Rickey Henderson    3,000    24 
Rafael Palmeiro     2,485    77 
Roberto Alomar      2,389    91 
Mark Grace          2,343   103 
Barry Bonds         2,313   108 
Fred McGriff        2,260   119 
Julio Franco        2,204   141 
Andres Galarraga    2,172   149 
Craig Biggio        2,149   158 
Barry Larkin        2,048   198 
B.J. Surhoff        2,026   205 
Ken Griffey, Jr.    1,987 
Jay Bell            1,934 
Devon White         1,934 
Ellis Burks         1,893 
Edgar Martinez      1,882 
Jose Canseco        1,877 
Steve Finley        1,873 
Ruben Sierra        1,837 
Jeff Bagwell        1,803 
 
HOME RUNS 
 
      ALL-TIME LEADERS 
 
HANK AARON            755 
BABE RUTH             714 
WILLIE MAYS           660 
 
        ACTIVE LEADERS 
 
Player                 HR    Rk 
 
Barry Bonds           567     7 
Jose Canseco          462    22 
Ken Griffey, Jr.      460    23 
Sammy Sosa            450    25 
Fred McGriff          448    26 
Rafael Palmeiro       447    27 
Juan Gonzalez         397    36 
Andres Galarraga      377    47 
Matt Williams         362    53 
Jeff Bagwell          349    61 
Frank Thomas          348    62 
Greg Vaughn           344    64 
Gary Sheffield        315    81 
Mike Piazza           314    82 
Ellis Burks           313    83 
Larry Walker          309    86 
Ron Gant              302    90 
Mo Vaughn             299    93 
David Justice         294    94 
Rickey Henderson      290    98 
Manny Ramirez         277   110 
Dean Palmer           275   112 
Tino Martinez         263   125 
Ruben Sierra          263   125 
Edgar Martinez        258   129 
Eric Karros           257   130 
 
DOUBLES 
 
      ALL-TIME LEADERS 
 
TRIS SPEAKER          793 
PETE ROSE             746 
STAN MUSIAL           725 
 
        ACTIVE LEADERS 
 
Player                 2B    Rk 
 
Rickey Henderson      503    34 
Rafael Palmeiro       488    43 
Mark Grace            487    44 
Barry Bonds           483    49 
Roberto Alomar        446    67 
Edgar Martinez        443    70 
Craig Biggio          437    79 
Andres Galarraga      417    99 
John Olerud           399 
Fred McGriff          397 
Jeff Bagwell          394 
Jay Bell              392 
B.J. Surhoff          392 
Devon White           378 
Barry Larkin          373 
Larry Walker          370 
Luis Gonzalez         365 
Frank Thomas          364 
Ellis Burks           363 
Ruben Sierra          363 
Ken Griffey, Jr.      362 
Todd Zeile            348 
Juan Gonzalez         346 
Jose Canseco          340 
Ray Lankford          335 
Brady Anderson        334 
Travis Fryman         331 
Steve Finley          329 
Jeff Kent             323 
Matt Williams         322 
Bernie Williams       316 
Chuck Knoblauch       313 
Ivan Rodriguez        312 
Marquis Grissom       302 
Robin Ventura         300 
 
TRIPLES 
 
      ALL-TIME LEADERS 
 
SAM CRAWFORD          312 
TY COBB               298 
HONUS WAGNER          252 
 
        ACTIVE LEADERS 
 
Player                 3B    Rk 
 
Steve Finley           94 
Delino DeShields       73 
Roberto Alomar         72 
Dave Martinez          72 
Barry Bonds            71 
Devon White            71 
Barry Larkin           70 
Kenny Lofton           69 
Brady Anderson         67 
Jay Bell               67 
Jose Offerman          65 
Rickey Henderson       65 
Chuck Knoblauch        64 
Ellis Burks            62 
Shawon Dunston         62 
Ruben Sierra           57 
Ray Lankford           52 
Luis Alicea            51 
Johnny Damon           51 
Ray Durham             51 
Luis Gonzalez          51 
Niefi Perez            50 
Bernie Williams        50 
 
RUNS 
 
      ALL-TIME LEADERS 
 
RICKEY HENDERSON    2,248 
TY COBB             2,245 
BABE RUTH           2,174 
HANK AARON          2,174 
 
        ACTIVE LEADERS 
 
Player               Runs    Rk 
 
Rickey Henderson    2,248     1 
Barry Bonds         1,713    22 
Rafael Palmeiro     1,357    78 
Roberto Alomar      1,341    83 
Craig Biggio        1,305    94 
Fred McGriff        1,243 
Ken Griffey, Jr.    1,220 
Jeff Bagwell        1,199 
Jose Canseco        1,186 
Barry Larkin        1,163 
Ellis Burks         1,128 
Andres Galarraga    1,128 
Devon White         1,125 
Mark Grace          1,123 
Jay Bell            1,109 
Sammy Sosa          1,093 
Chuck Knoblauch     1,091 
Frank Thomas        1,091 
Steve Finley        1,071 
Edgar Martinez      1,060 
Brady Anderson      1,058 
Larry Walker        1,057 
Kenny Lofton        1,050 
Ron Gant            1,018 
 
RBI 
 
      ALL-TIME LEADERS 
 
HANK AARON          2,297 
BABE RUTH           2,204 
LOU GEHRIG          1,990 
 
        ACTIVE LEADERS 
 
Player                RBI    Rk 
 
Barry Bonds         1,542    32 
Rafael Palmeiro     1,470    41 
Jose Canseco        1,407    51 
Fred McGriff        1,400    53 
Andres Galarraga    1,341    65 
Ken Griffey, Jr.    1,335    67 
Juan Gonzalez       1,282    88 
Sammy Sosa          1,239   100 
Jeff Bagwell        1,223 
Frank Thomas        1,193 
Matt Williams       1,162 
Ruben Sierra        1,121 
Rickey Henderson    1,094 
Ellis Burks        ...
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