List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders

In baseball, a triple is a hit in which the batter advances to third base in one play, with neither the benefit of a fielding error nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice. Triples were more common in baseball's dead-ball era, when teams relied more on stolen bases and hit and run plays than on the home run. More distant fences in old ballparks, such as Pittsburgh's Forbes Field and Detroit's Tiger Stadium, also produced fewer home runs and more triples on well-hit balls. As a result, most of the players on this list have been retired for decades. Only two players in the top 50 all-time career triples leaders played after WWII (Stan Musial and Roberto Clemente), and there are no players in the top 50 who played after 1972.

In 2006, the Hardball Times lamented the decline of the 100-triple player, although three have joined the list since that time. Fangraphs, a statistical website, likewise noted the lack of modern 100-triple hitters in 2013. Of the 162 Major League Baseball players who have hit 100 or more triples, 69 are members of Baseball's Hall of Fame.

Hall of Famer Sam Crawford of the Detroit Tigers holds the Major League Baseball triples record, with 309. Second to him is his Tigers teammate, Ty Cobb, with 295, the American League record. Honus Wagner is third with 252, the National League record. Jake Beckley (243), Roger Connor (233), Tris Speaker (222), Fred Clarke (220), and Dan Brouthers (205) are the only other players to have hit at least 200 triples. No player whose entire career was in the post-1920 live-ball era has 200 triples; among those players, Paul Waner is the leader with 191. Only triples hit during the regular season are included in the totals (George Brett, Rafael Furcal, and Derek Jeter are tied for the record in post-season triples, with five).

Jim O'Rourke was the first player to reach the 100-triple mark, doing so with the New York Giants in 1886. With Kenny Lofton's retirement after the 2007 season, 2008 was the first season since 1885 in which no active player had more than 100 triples. Carl Crawford hit his 100th triple in 2010, becoming the only active player on the list at that time. José Reyes became the latest player to reach the 100 triple plateau, doing so on April 8, 2012.

When Reyes retired after the 2018 season, Major League Baseball once again had no active player with 100 career triples. The active career triples leader is Corbin Carroll with 60 career triples as of September 23, 2026. He is currently tied for 521st on the all-time list.

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Key Triples Total career triplesFirst MLBseason First year in which the player was activeLast MLBseason Last year in which the player was active*Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. BoldDenotes active player.A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.

Leaders

Stats updated through September 22, 2026.

+Players with 100 or more triplesRank PlayerTriples First MLBseasonYears link to the article about the baseball season for that year.Last MLBseason Ref 1 * 309 2 * 295 3 * 252 4 * 244 5 * 233 6 * 222 7 * 220 8 * 205 9 * 194 10 * 191 11 * 188 12 * 187 13 * 185 14 * 184 15 * 182 182 * 182 18 * 178 19 * 177 * 177 21 174 22 * 173 23 172 * 172 25 * 169 26 168 27 * 166 166 29 165 30 * 164 * 164 * 164 33 163 * 163 * 163 * 163 37 162 38 161 39 * 160 * 160 * 160 42 * 159 159 44 158 45 * 157 157 47 155 48 * 154 49 * 151 * 151 * 151 52 149 * 149 54 148 * 148 56 147 147 58 * 146 59 145 * 145 61 * 143 62 * 142 63 * 141 64 * 140 65 139 139 67 138 138 * 138 70 * 137 71 * 136 136 136 74 135 135 76 133 77 132 78 131 * 131 131 131 82 130 83 129 129 85 * 128 * 128 87 127 88 126 * 126 90 * 125 91 124 124 124 124 95 123 123 123 98 121 99 120 100 * 119 119 102 * 118 118 * 118 105 117 117 117 108 * 116 116 110 115 * 115 115 113 114 * 114 114 * 114 114 118 113 * 113 * 113 121 * 112 * 112 * 112 112 125 111 126 110 110 128 * 109 109 109 109 109 133 108 108 108 108 108 108 139 107 107 141 106 106 106 144 105 105 143 105 147 104 148 * 103 103 150 * 102 102 102 102 102 * 102 102 102 158 101 101 160 100 100 100

List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders

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