Which MLB player has the most career hits?

The MLB player with the most career hits is Pete Rose, who finished with 4,256 hits. Rose collected those hits during a 24-season career from 1963 through 1986, primarily with the Cincinnati Reds.

Nicknamed “Charlie Hustle,” Rose broke Ty Cobb’s long-standing record in 1985 with his 4,192nd hit. He finished 67 hits ahead of Cobb on MLB’s traditional career leaderboard. Rose also led the National League in hits seven times and recorded ten seasons with at least 200 hits.

Rose was a versatile switch-hitter who played for the Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, and Montreal Expos. He won three World Series titles, including two with Cincinnati’s “Big Red Machine” in 1975 and 1976, and another with Philadelphia in 1980.

The most common confusion involves Ichiro Suzuki’s professional totals. Ichiro had more hits when Japanese and MLB statistics are combined, but only his 3,089 MLB hits count in the MLB record. Pete Rose’s 4,256 therefore remains the official MLB career mark.