List of Major League Baseball record holders

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 (1876–present)

Career

Babe Ruth (left) holds the record for highest slugging percentage, OPS and runs created, while Ty Cobb (right) holds the records for highest batting average and most steals of home.

Barry Bonds holds the most hitting records with ten, most notably the career home run and single-season home run records.

Ichiro collected 262 hits in 2004, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old record for most hits in a season.

Record	Player	#	Refs
Highest batting average	Ty Cobb	.366
Most singles	Pete Rose	3,215
Most doubles	Tris Speaker	792
Most triples	Sam Crawford	309
Most home runs	Barry Bonds	762
Most grand slams	Alex Rodriguez	25*
Most home runs by a pitcher	Wes Ferrell	38
Most grand slams by a pitcher	Madison Bumgarner	2
Oldest player to hit first home run	Bartolo Colón	42.9 yr old
Most RBI	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
Most steals of home	Ty Cobb	54
Highest slugging percentage	Babe Ruth	.690
Highest OPS	Babe Ruth	1.164
Most walks	Barry Bonds	2,558
Most intentional walks	Barry Bonds	688
Most strikeouts	Reggie Jackson	2,597
Most at-bats	Pete Rose	14,053
Most total bases	Hank Aaron	6,856
Most runs created	Barry Bonds	2,892*
Most games played	Pete Rose	3,562

Single-season

Record	Player	#	Season	Refs
Highest batting average	Hugh Duffy	.440	1894
Most doubles	Earl Webb	67	1931
Most triples	Chief Wilson	36	1912
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	198	1894
Highest on-base percentage	Barry Bonds	.609*	2004
Most stolen bases	Hugh Nicol Rickey Henderson	138 130	1887 1982
Highest slugging percentage	Barry Bonds	.863*	2001
Highest OPS	Barry Bonds	1.422*	2004
Most walks	Barry Bonds	232*	2004
Most extra base hits	Babe Ruth	119	1921
Fastest pitch hit	Aroldis Chapman	106 mph	2010
Most total bases	Babe Ruth	457	1921
Consecutive game hitting streak	Joe DiMaggio	56	1941
Most at-bats	Jimmy Rollins	716	2007

Pitching records (1876–present)

Career

Cy Young, the Major League record holder for most career wins, losses, innings pitched, and complete games.

Record	Player	#
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	5,714
Most shutouts	Walter Johnson	110
Most pickoffs	Steve Carlton	144
Most innings pitched	Cy Young	7,354⅔
Most hit batsmen	Gus Weyhing	278
Most home runs allowed	Jamie Moyer	522
Most complete games	Cy Young	749
Lowest WHIP	Addie Joss	.968
Most saves	Mariano Rivera	652
Highest win–loss percentage	Spud Chandler	71.7%
Most games	Jesse Orosco	1,252
Most consecutive scoreless innings pitched	Orel Hershiser	59

Live-ball era (1920–present)

(if different from overall records)

Record	Player	#
Most wins	Warren Spahn	363
Most losses	Nolan Ryan	292
Lowest earned-run average	Mariano Rivera	2.21
Most shutouts	Warren Spahn	63
Most innings pitched	Phil Niekro	5,404⅓
Most complete games	Warren Spahn	382
Lowest WHIP	Mariano Rivera	1.004

Single season

Record	Player	#	Season
Most wins	Old Hoss Radbourn	59	1884
Most losses	John Coleman	48	1883
Lowest E.R.A.	Fernando Rodney	0.60	2012
Most strikeouts	Matt Kilroy	513	1886
Most shutouts	George Bradley Pete Alexander	16	1876 1916
Most innings pitched	Will White	680	1879
Most complete games	Will White	75	1879
Lowest WHIP	Pedro Martínez	.7373	2000
Most saves	Francisco Rodríguez	62	2008
Highest win/loss percentage	Roy Face	94.7%	1959
Most hits allowed	John Coleman	772	1883
Most earned runs allowed	John Coleman	291	1883

Live-ball era (1920–present)

(if different from all-time records)

Record	Player	#	Season
Most wins	Jim Bagby, Sr. Lefty Grove Denny McLain	31	1920 1931 1968
Most losses	Paul Derringer	27	1933
Most strikeouts	Nolan Ryan	383	1973
Most shutouts	Bob Gibson	13	1968
Most innings pitched	Mickey Lolich	376	1971
Most complete games	Bob Feller	36	1946
Most hits allowed	George Uhle	378	1923
Most earned runs allowed	Bobo Newsom	186	1938

Hitting records: single game (1876–present)

• Most hits in a nine-inning game: 7 by Wilbert Robinson, June 10, 1892, and Rennie Stennett, September 16, 1975.
• Most hits in an extra-inning game: 9, Johnny Burnett, July 10, 1932.
• Most total bases in a nine-inning game: 19 (4 home runs, a double and a single), Shawn Green, May 23, 2002.

Pitching records: single game (1876–present)

• Most home runs allowed: 7, Charlie Sweeney, June 12, 1886
• Most strikeouts: 21, Tom Cheney, September 12, 1962 (16 innings)
• Most strikeouts in a nine-inning game: 20 by Kerry Wood, Roger Clemens (twice), and Max Scherzer
• Most consecutive home runs allowed: 4 by Paul Foytack, July 31, 1963, Chase Wright, April 22, 2007, and Dave Bush, August 11, 2010
• Oldest pitcher to win a game: Age 49, Jamie Moyer, May 16, 2012

Oldest pitcher to win a game: Jamie Moyer, age 49, pitching for the Colorado Rockies in 2012

Catcher records: career

• Most runners caught stealing: 810, Gary Carter
• Most stolen bases allowed: 1,498, Gary Carter
• Most stolen-base attempts: 2,308, Gary Carter
• Highest caught-stealing %: 57.40%, Roy Campanella
• Most pickoffs: 81, Iván Rodríguez
• Most no-hitters caught: 4, Jason Varitek

Note: Pre-1950 stolen-base data is incomplete; career leaders shown from 1950 to present.

Catcher records: single season

• Most runners caught stealing: Jody Davis, 89 (1986)
• Most stolen bases allowed: Mike Piazza, 155 (1996)
• Highest caught-stealing %: Mike LaValliere, 72.73% (1993)
• Most no-hitters caught: 2, Carlos Ruiz (2010) (List of Major League Baseball no-hitters)

Both of Ruiz's no-hitters were by Roy Halladay; the second was in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, Halladay's first career postseason start.

In 1914, Yankees catcher Les Nunamaker threw out three runners in the same inning.

Other records

• Most World Series wins (as a manager): 7, Casey Stengel, Joe McCarthy
• 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 regular season wins (as a team): 116, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs
• Most MVP Awards won: 7, Barry Bonds
• Most Consecutive Games Played: 2,632, Cal Ripken, Jr.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball single-game records
• List of Major League Baseball records considered unbreakable

External links

• All-time records at Baseball-Reference.com
• Unbreakable Baseball Records – slideshow by Life magazine