17. Rest Lajoie
Philadelphia Phillies (1896-1900), Philadelphia Athletics (1901-02), Cleveland Naps (1902-14), Philadelphia Athletics (1915-16)
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Batting Average: .339
Hits: 3,252
Homers: 82
RBIs: 1,599
Lajoie was great to the point that the Cleveland Indians called themselves the Cleveland Naps until he left the group after the 1914 season.
16. Derek Jeter
New York Yankees (1995-2014)
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Batting Average: .310
Hits: 3,465
Grand slams: 260
RBIs: 1,311
Jeter is the New York Yankees' untouched hits pioneer. Given the outcome of that establishment, that is saying a ton.
15. Ichiro Suzuki
Seattle Mariners (2001-12, '18-present), New York Yankees (2012-14), Miami Marlins (2015-17)
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Batting Average: .311
Hits: 3,089
Homers: 117
RBIs: 780
Ichiro's vocation is much more exceptional when you consider that he didn't join the majors until he was 27. Assuming you count his details with ORIX Buffaloes in Japan, he would be baseball's unsurpassed hits pioneer.
14. Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees (1923-39)
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Batting Average: .340
Hits: 2,721
Grand slams: 493
RBIs: 1,995
13. "Shoeless" Joe Jackson
Philadelphia Athletics (1908-09), Cleveland Naps/Indians (1910-15), Chicago White Sox (1915-22)
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Batting Average: .356
Hits: 1,772
Grand slams: 54
RBIs: 785
The most legendary figure on this rundown, Jackson batted .375 and had 12 fair hits in the 1919 World Series. But since — at any rate — he knew a portion of his kindred partners were accepting kickbacks to toss the Series, he was prohibited from the game for life in the prime of his profession, passing on every one of us to consider what could have been.
12. Honus Wagner
Louisville Colonels (1897-99), Pittsburgh Pirates (1900-17)
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Batting Average: .329
Hits: 3,430
Grand slams: 101
RBIs: 1,732
One of the most incredible hitters of baseball's deadball time, Wagner had a talent for getting on base. And afterward he had a talent for taking them.
11. Pete Rose
Cincinnati Reds (1963-78, '84-86), Philadelphia Phillies (1979-83), Montreal Expos (1984)
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Batting Average: .303
Hits: 4,256
Homers: 160
RBIs: 1,314
Baseball's unsurpassed profession hits pioneer likewise holds the record for the most plate appearances in MLB history. His 1,972 profession wins as a player is likewise a record.
10. Miguel Cabrera
Florida Marlins (2003-07), Detroit Tigers (2008-present)
Batting Average: .310
Hits: 3,009
Grand slams: 503
RBIs: 1,813
Cabrera is the third player in MLB history to have a lifelong batting normal more than .300, 3,000 hits, and 500 grand slams, alongside Willie Mays and Hank Aaron.
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