Daily Archives: June 3, 2011
Major League Baseball: Derek Jeter and the Top 20 Active Career Hits Leaders
Derek Jeter Needs 15 Hits for 3000 (Getty)
Derek Jeter hit safely again Saturday night, upping his career total to 2,985 – just 15 hits shy of 3,000. He is the current active hits leader.
Today’s Sports List of the Day looks at the top 20 active players with the most hits (thru Friday’s games). Of those on the list, only Jeter, Chipper Jones, Ichiro Suzuki, Todd Helton and Albert Pujols have played their whole careers with one team.
Most players listed have played for many teams. The average number of teams played for over all 20 players is a notable 3.75. For each player below, the last team noted is his current team.
| RANK | PLAYER (Total Rank) | HITS | WITH: |
| 1. | Derek Jeter (29) | 2984 | New York Yankees |
| 2. | Ivan Rodriguez (45) | 2835 | Texas Rangers, Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Washington Nationals |
| 3. | Omar Vizquel (46) | 2820 | Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox |
| 4. | Alex Rodriguez (55) | 2729 | Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees |
| 5. | Johnny Damon (74) | 2629 | Kansas City Royals, Oakland A’s, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Rays |
| 6. | Chipper Jones (88) | 2541 | Atlanta Braves |
| 7. | Vladimir Guerrero (96) | 2489 | Montreal Expos, Anaheim/L.A. Angels, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles |
| 8. | Miguel Tejada (130) | 2327 | Oakland A’s, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants |
| 9. | Bobby Abreu (134) | 2315 | Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, L.A. Angels |
| 10. | Ichiro Suzuki (139) | 2307 | Seattle Mariners |
| 11. | Todd Helton (146) | 2284 | Colorado Rockies |
| 12. | Edgar Renteria (149) | 2275 | Florida Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds |
| 13. | Jim Thome (161) | 2234 | Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, L.A. Dodgers, Minnesota Twins |
| 14. | Magglio Ordonez (219) | 2089 | Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers |
| 15. | Carlos Lee (247) | 2022 | Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, Houston Astros |
| 16. | Orlando Cabrera (263) | 1997 | Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, L.A. Angels, Chicago White Sox, Oakland A’s, Minnesota Twins, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians |
| 17. | Scott Rolen (274) | 1978 | Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, Cincinnati Reds |
| 18. | Albert Pujols (279) | 1961 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 19. | Adrian Beltre (286) | 1946 | L.A. Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers |
| 20. | Paul Konerko (296) | 1927 | L.A. Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox |
