List of Major League Baseball record holders

In Major League Baseball (MLB), records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time.

Batting records (1876–present)

Career

Babe Ruth (left) holds the record for highest slugging percentage, OPS and runs created, while Ty Cobb (right) holds the records for highest batting average and most steals of home.

Barry Bonds holds the most hitting records with ten, most notably the career home run and single-season home run records.

Ichiro collected 262 hits in 2004, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old record for most hits in a season.

Record	Player	#	Refs
Highest batting average	Ty Cobb	.366
Most singles	Pete Rose	3,215	[1]
Most doubles	Tris Speaker	792	[2]
Most triples	Sam Crawford	309	[3]
Most home runs	Barry Bonds	762	[4]
Most grand slams	Alex Rodriguez	25
Most home runs by a pitcher	Wes Ferrell	38
Most grand slams by a pitcher	Madison Bumgarner	2
Most RBI	Hank Aaron	2,297	[5]
Most hits	Pete Rose	4,256	[6]
Most runs scored	Rickey Henderson	2,295	[7]
Highest on-base percentage	Ted Williams	.482	[8]
Most stolen bases	Rickey Henderson	1,406	[9]
Most steals of home	Ty Cobb	54
Highest slugging percentage	Babe Ruth	.690	[10]
Highest OPS	Babe Ruth	1.164	[11]
Most walks	Barry Bonds	2,558	[12]
Most intentional walks	Barry Bonds	688	[13]
Most strikeouts	Reggie Jackson	2,597	[14]
Most at-bats	Pete Rose	14,053	[15]
Most total bases	Hank Aaron	6,856	[16]
Most runs created	Barry Bonds	2,892	[17]
Most games played	Pete Rose	3,562	[18]

Single-season

Record	Player	#	Season	Refs
Highest batting average	Hugh Duffy	.440	1894	[19]
Most doubles	Earl Webb	67	1931	[20]
Most triples	Chief Wilson	36	1912	[21]
Most home runs	Barry Bonds	73	2001	[22]
Most runs batted in	Hack Wilson	191	1930	[23]
Most hits	Ichiro Suzuki	262	2004	[24]
Most runs scored	Billy Hamilton	198	1894	[25]
Highest on-base percentage	Barry Bonds	.609	2004	[26]
Most stolen bases[lower-alpha 1]	Hugh Nicol Rickey Henderson	138 130	1887 1982	[27]
Highest slugging percentage	Barry Bonds	.863*	2001	[28]
Highest OPS	Barry Bonds	1.422	2004	[29]
Most walks	Barry Bonds	232	2004	[30]
Most extra base hits	Babe Ruth	119	1921	[31]
Fastest pitch hit	Aroldis Chapman	106 mph	2010
Most total bases	Babe Ruth	457	1921	[32]
Consecutive game hitting streak	Joe DiMaggio	56	1941
Most at-bats	Jimmy Rollins	716	2007	[33]

Pitching records (1876–present)

Career

Cy Young, the Major League record holder for most career wins, losses, innings pitched, and complete games.

Record	Player	#
Most wins	Cy Young	511
Most losses	Cy Young	316
Lowest E.R.A.	Ed Walsh	1.82
Most no-hitters	Nolan Ryan	7
Most strikeouts	Nolan Ryan	5,714
Most shutouts	Walter Johnson	110
Most pickoffs	Steve Carlton	144
Most innings pitched	Cy Young	7,354⅔
Most hit batsmen	Gus Weyhing	278
Most home runs allowed	Jamie Moyer	522
Most complete games	Cy Young	749
Lowest WHIP	Addie Joss	.968
Most saves	Mariano Rivera	652
Highest win–loss percentage	Spud Chandler	71.7%
Most games	Jesse Orosco	1,252
Most consecutive scoreless innings pitched	Orel Hershiser	59[lower-alpha 2]

Live-ball era (1920–present)

(if different from overall records)

Record	Player	#
Most wins	Warren Spahn	363
Most losses	Nolan Ryan	292
Lowest earned-run average	Mariano Rivera	2.21
Most shutouts	Warren Spahn	63
Most innings pitched	Phil Niekro	5,404⅓
Most complete games	Warren Spahn	382
Lowest WHIP	Mariano Rivera	1.004

Single season

Record	Player	#	Season
Most wins	Old Hoss Radbourn	59	1884
Most losses	John Coleman	48	1883
Lowest E.R.A.	Fernando Rodney	0.60	2012
Most strikeouts	Matt Kilroy	513	1886
Most shutouts	George Bradley Pete Alexander	16	1876 1916
Most innings pitched	Will White	680	1879
Most complete games	Will White	75	1879
Lowest WHIP	Pedro Martínez	.7373	2000
Most saves	Francisco Rodríguez	62	2008
Highest win/loss percentage	Roy Face	94.7%	1959
Most hits allowed	John Coleman	772	1883
Most earned runs allowed	John Coleman	291	1883

Live-ball era (1920–present)

(if different from all-time records)

Record	Player	#	Season
Most wins	Jim Bagby, Sr. Lefty Grove Denny McLain	31	1920 1931 1968
Most losses	Paul Derringer	27	1933
Most strikeouts	Nolan Ryan	383	1973
Most shutouts	Bob Gibson	13	1968
Most innings pitched	Mickey Lolich	376	1971
Most complete games	Bob Feller	36	1946
Most hits allowed	George Uhle	378	1923
Most earned runs allowed	Bobo Newsom	186	1938

Hitting records: single game (1876–present)

• Most hits in a nine-inning game: 7 by Wilbert Robinson, June 10, 1892, and Rennie Stennett, September 16, 1975.
• Most hits in an extra-inning game: 9, Johnny Burnett, July 10, 1932.^[34]
• Most total bases in a nine-inning game: 19 (4 home runs, a double and a single), Shawn Green, May 23, 2002.

Pitching records: single game (1876–present)

• Most home runs allowed: 7, Charlie Sweeney, June 12, 1886
• Most strikeouts: 21, Tom Cheney, September 12, 1962 (16 innings)
• Most strikeouts in a nine-inning game: 20 by Kerry Wood and Roger Clemens (twice)^{[lower-alpha 3]}
• Most consecutive home runs allowed: 4 by Paul Foytack, July 31, 1963, Chase Wright, April 22, 2007, and Dave Bush, August 11, 2010
• Oldest pitcher to win a game: Age 49, Jamie Moyer, May 16, 2012

Oldest pitcher to win a game: Jamie Moyer, age 49, pitching for the Colorado Rockies in 2012

Catcher records: career

• Most runners caught stealing: 810, Gary Carter^[36]
• Most stolen bases allowed: 1,498, Gary Carter^[37]
• Most stolen-base attempts: 2,308, Gary Carter
• Highest caught-stealing %: 57.40%, Roy Campanella^[38]
• Most pickoffs: 81, Iván Rodríguez^[39]
• Most no-hitters caught: 4, Jason Varitek

Note: Pre-1950 stolen-base data is incomplete; career leaders shown from 1950 to present.

Catcher records: single season

• Most runners caught stealing: Jody Davis, 89 (1986)^[40]
• Most stolen bases allowed: Mike Piazza, 155 (1996)^[41]
• Highest caught-stealing %: Mike LaValliere, 72.73% (1993)^[42]
• Most no-hitters caught: 2, Carlos Ruiz (2010) (List of Major League Baseball no-hitters)

Both of Ruiz's no-hitters were by Roy Halladay; the second was in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, Halladay's first career postseason start.

In 1914, Yankees catcher Les Nunamaker threw out three runners in the same inning.^[43]

Other records

• Most World Series wins (as a manager): 7, Casey Stengel, Joe McCarthy
• Most pennants won: 10, Casey Stengel, John McGraw
• Most World Series appearances (as a manager): 10, Casey Stengel
• Most World Series appearances (as a team): 40, New York Yankees
• Most World Series titles (as a team): 27, New York Yankees
• Most regular season wins (as a team): 116, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs
• Most MVP Awards won: 7, Barry Bonds
• Most Consecutive Games Played: 2,632, Cal Ripken, Jr.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball single-game records
• List of Major League Baseball records considered unbreakable

Notes

1. Prior to 1898, a player was credited with a stolen base if he took an extra base on a base hit by another player. For example, a baserunner is on first base and the batter singles to right field. If the baserunner reaches second base, then proceeds to take third, he would be credited with a stolen base. The single-season record under modern rules is 130 by Rickey Henderson in 1982.
2. Even though Hershiser's 59 consecutive scoreless innings occurred completely within the 1988 season, other pitchers have had streaks spanning more than one season. Thus, it is necessary to put the record over a career.
3. Randy Johnson pitched 20 strikeouts working 9 innings in an 11-inning game. Since the game went over 9 innings, his performance is not officially considered a record^[35]

References

1. "Career Leaders & Records for Singles". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
2. "Career Leaders & Records for Doubles". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
3. "Career Leaders & Records for Triples". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
4. "Career Leaders & Records for Home Runs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
5. "Career Leaders & Records for Runs Batted In". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
6. "Career Leaders & Records for Hits". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
7. "Career Leaders & Records for Runs Scored". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
8. "Career Leaders & Records for On-Base%". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
9. "Career Leaders & Records for Stolen Bases". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
10. "Career Leaders & Records for Slugging %". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
11. "Career Leaders & Records for On-Base Plus Slugging". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
12. "Career Leaders & Records for Bases on Balls". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
13. "Career Leaders & Records for Intentional Bases on Balls". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
14. "Career Leaders & Records for Strikeouts". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
15. "Career Leaders & Records for At Bats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
16. "Career Leaders & Records for Total Bases". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
17. "Career Leaders & Records for Runs Created". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
18. "Career Leaders & Records for Games Played". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
19. "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Batting average". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
20. "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Doubles". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
21. "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Triples". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
22. "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Home Runs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
23. "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Runs Batted In". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
24. "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Hits". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
25. "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Runs Scored". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
26. "Single-Season Leaders & Records for On-Base%". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
27. "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Stolen Bases". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
28. "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Slugging %". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
29. "Single-Season Leaders & Records for On-Base Plus Slugging". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
30. "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Bases on Balls". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
31. "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Intentional Bases on Balls". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
32. "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Total Bases". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
33. "Single-Season Leaders & Records for At Bats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
34. Records for hits at Baseball Almanac
35. "Strikeout Records by Pitchers including Career Strikeouts, Single Season Strikeouts and Strikeouts in a Game Records, by Baseball Almanac".
36. http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/CS_c_career.shtml
37. http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/SB_c_career.shtml
38. http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/caught_stealing_perc_career.shtml
39. http://www.retrosheet.org/Research/WeigandJ/Rating%20The%20Catchers.pdf
40. http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/CS_c_season.shtml
41. http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/SB_c_season.shtml
42. http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/caught_stealing_perc_season.shtml
43. http://yankeedinosaur.mlblogs.com/2011/09/19/803-in-yankee-history-2/

External links

• All-time records at Baseball-Reference.com
• Unbreakable Baseball Records – slideshow by Life magazine