List of Major League Baseball career records

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 (1875–present)

RecordPlayer#RefsHighest batting averageJosh Gibson.372Most singlesPete Rose3,215Most doublesTris Speaker792Most triplesSam Crawford309Most home runsBarry Bonds762Most grand slamsAlex Rodriguez25Most home runs by a pitcherWes Ferrell37Most grand slams by a pitchershared by Madison Bumgarnerand Tony Cloninger2Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants Box Score, July 3, 1966Giants' Madison Bumgarner Becomes 2nd Pitcher with 2 Grand Slams in a SeasonOldest player to hit first home runBartolo Colón old Mets Pitcher Bartolo Colon Becomes Oldest Player to Hit First Home RunYoungest player to hit a home runTommy Brown oldMost runs batted inHank Aaron2,297Most hitsPete Rose4,256Most runs scoredRickey Henderson2,295Highest on-base percentageTed Williams.482Most stolen basesRickey Henderson1,406Most steals of homeTy Cobb54Highest slugging percentageJosh Gibson.718Highest on-base plus sluggingJosh Gibson1.177Most five hit gamesTy Cobb14Most four hit gamesTy Cobb87Most three hit gamesTy Cobb399Most two hit gamesPete Rose1,225Most one hit gamesPete Rose2,561Most walksBarry Bonds2,558Most intentional walksBarry Bonds688Most strikeoutsReggie Jackson2,597Most at-batsPete Rose14,555Most total basesHank Aaron6,856Most runs createdBarry Bonds2,892Most games playedPete Rose3,562

Pitching records (1876–present)

RecordPlayer#Most winsCy Young511Most lossesCy Young316Most no-hittersNolan Ryan7Most strikeoutsNolan Ryan5,714Most shutoutsWalter Johnson110Most startsCy Young815Most pickoffsSteve Carlton144Most innings pitchedCy YoungMost hit batsmenGus Weyhing278Most home runs allowedJamie Moyer522Most complete gamesCy Young749Lowest earned-run averageEd Walsh1.82Lowest walks plus hits per inning pitchedAddie Joss.968Most savesMariano Rivera652Highest win–loss percentageSpud Chandler71.7%Most gamesJesse Orosco1,252Most consecutive scoreless innings pitchedOrel Hershiser59

Live-ball era (1920–present)

(if different from overall records) RecordPlayer#Most winsWarren Spahn363Most lossesNolan Ryan292Lowest earned-run averageMariano Rivera2.21Most shutoutsWarren Spahn63Most innings pitchedPhil NiekroMost complete gamesWarren Spahn382Lowest Walks plus hits per inning pitchedMariano Rivera1.000

Catcher records Most runners caught stealing: 810, Deacon McGuire Most stolen bases allowed: 1,498, Deacon McGuire Most stolen base attempts: 2,308, Deacon McGuire Highest caught stealing %: 57.40%, Roy Campanella Most games caught: 2,427, Iván Rodríguez Most caught no hitters: 4, Jason Varitek, May 19, 2008 and Carlos Ruiz, July 25, 2015.

Other records Most World Series wins (as a player/coach/manager/executive): 17, Frankie Crosetti Most World Series wins (as a player): 10, Yogi Berra Most World Series wins (as a manager): 7, Casey Stengel, Joe McCarthy Most consecutive World Series wins (as a manager): 5, Casey Stengel 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 MVP Awards won: 7, Barry Bonds Most consecutive games played: 2,632, Cal Ripken Jr.

List of Major League Baseball career records

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