List of Major League Baseball career records
This is a list of baseball record holders.
Batting records: Career (1876-present)
- Highest batting average: Ty Cobb, .366
- Most home runs: Hank Aaron, 755.
- Most RBIs: Hank Aaron, 2,297
- Most hits: Pete Rose, 4,256
- Most runs scored: Rickey Henderson, 2,295
- Highest on-base percentage: Ted Williams, .482
- Most stolen bases: Rickey Henderson, 1,406
- Highest slugging percentage: Babe Ruth, .6898
- Most walks: Barry Bonds, 2486
- Most strikeouts: Reggie Jackson, 2597
Batting records: Single Season (1876-present)
- Highest batting average: Hugh Duffy, .440, 1894
- Most home runs: Barry Bonds, 73, 2001
- Most runs batted in: Hack Wilson, 191, 1930
- Most hits: Ichiro Suzuki, 262, 2004
- Most runs scored: Billy Hamilton, 192, 1894
- Highest on-base percentage: Barry Bonds, .609, 2004
- Most stolen bases: Hugh Nicol, 138, 1887
- Highest slugging percentage: Barry Bonds, .8634, 2001
- Most walks: Barry Bonds, 232, 2004
- Most strikeouts: Adam Dunn, 195, 2004
Pitching Records: Career (1876-Present)
- 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, 5714
- Most shutouts: Walter Johnson, 110
- Most innings pitched: Cy Young, 7,354 2/3
- Most complete games: Cy Young, 749
- Lowest WHIP: Addie Joss, .9678
- Most saves: Trevor Hoffman, 500
- Highest win/loss percentage: Spud Chandler, 71.7%
Pitching Records: Single Season: (1876-present)
- Most wins: Charles Radbourn, 60, 1884
- Most losses: John Coleman, 48, 1883
- Lowest E.R.A. 0.86, Tim Keefe, 1880
- Most strikeouts: Matt Kilroy, 513, 1886
- Most shutouts (tie): Pete Alexander, 16, 1916; George Bradley, 16, 1876
- Most innings pitched: Will White, 680, 1879
- Most complete games: Will White, 75, 1879
- Lowest WHIP: Pedro Martinez, .7373, 2000
- Most saves: Bobby Thigpen, 57, 1990
- Highest win/loss percentage: Roy Face, 94.7%, 1959
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Little Known Baseball Facts
The first batter of the National League was Hall of Famer George Wright, who grounded out to short on April 26, 1876.
Ross Barnes of the Chicago White Stockings(now the Cubs)hit the fist home run in National League history.
Two players have hit grand slams in their first major league games; Bill Duggleby: 1898 and Bobby Bonds: 1968.
The first player to hit a home run in his first major league game was Joe Harrington in 1895 for the Boston Beateners(now the Atlanta Braves).
Paul Hines was the first man to hit for the triple crown, in 1878. He, along with Tip O'Neil, are the only players to win the triple crown and not be inducted into the Hall of Fame.