| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Hits | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pete Rose (24) | 4256 | B |
| 2. | Ty Cobb+ (24) | 4189 | L |
| 3. | Hank Aaron+ (23) | 3771 | R |
| 4. | Stan Musial+ (22) | 3630 | L |
| 5. | Tris Speaker+ (22) | 3514 | L |
| 6. | Cap Anson+ (27) | 3435 | R |
| 7. | Derek Jeter (20, 40) | 3420 | R |
| Honus Wagner+ (21) | 3420 | R | |
| 9. | Carl Yastrzemski+ (23) | 3419 | L |
| 10. | Paul Molitor+ (21) | 3319 | R |
| 11. | Eddie Collins+ (25) | 3315 | L |
| 12. | Willie Mays+ (22) | 3283 | R |
| 13. | Eddie Murray+ (21) | 3255 | B |
| 14. | Nap Lajoie+ (21) | 3243 | R |
| 15. | Cal Ripken+ (21) | 3184 | R |
| 16. | George Brett+ (21) | 3154 | L |
| 17. | Paul Waner+ (20) | 3152 | L |
| 18. | Robin Yount+ (20) | 3142 | R |
| 19. | Tony Gwynn+ (20) | 3141 | L |
| 20. | Dave Winfield+ (22) | 3110 | R |
| 21. | Craig Biggio (20) | 3060 | R |
| 22. | Rickey Henderson+ (25) | 3055 | R |
| 23. | Rod Carew+ (19) | 3053 | L |
| 24. | Lou Brock+ (19) | 3023 | L |
| 25. | Rafael Palmeiro (20) | 3020 | L |
| 26. | Wade Boggs+ (18) | 3010 | L |
| 27. | Al Kaline+ (22) | 3007 | R |
| 28. | Roberto Clemente+ (18) | 3000 | R |
| 29. | Sam Rice+ (20) | 2987 | L |
| 30. | Sam Crawford+ (19) | 2961 | L |
| 31. | Frank Robinson+ (21) | 2943 | R |
| 32. | Alex Rodriguez (20, 38) | 2939 | R |
| 33. | Barry Bonds (22) | 2935 | L |
| 34. | Jake Beckley+ (20) | 2934 | L |
| 35. | Willie Keeler+ (19) | 2932 | L |
| 36. | Rogers Hornsby+ (23) | 2930 | R |
| 37. | Al Simmons+ (20) | 2927 | R |
| 38. | Zack Wheat+ (19) | 2884 | L |
| 39. | Frankie Frisch+ (19) | 2880 | B |
| 40. | Omar Vizquel (24) | 2877 | B |
| 41. | Mel Ott+ (22) | 2876 | L |
| 42. | Babe Ruth+ (22) | 2873 | L |
| 43. | Harold Baines (22) | 2866 | L |
| 44. | Jesse Burkett+ (16) | 2850 | L |
| 45. | Brooks Robinson+ (23) | 2848 | R |
| 46. | Ivan Rodriguez (21) | 2844 | R |
| 47. | Charlie Gehringer+ (19) | 2839 | L |
| 48. | George Sisler+ (15) | 2812 | L |
| 49. | Ichiro Suzuki (14, 40) | 2805 | L |
| 50. | Ken Griffey (22) | 2781 | L |
