List of Major League Baseball career doubles leaders

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Tris Speaker is the all-time leader in doubles, with 792.

In baseball, a double is a hit in which the batter advances to second base in one play, without the benefit of a fielding error, advancing to second on a throw to another base, or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice.[1] A batter may also be credited with a ground-rule double when a fair ball, after touching the ground, bounds into the stands or becomes lodged in a fence or scoreboard.[2]

Hall of Fame center fielder Tris Speaker[3][4][5] holds the Major League Baseball career doubles record with 792.[6] Pete Rose[7] is second with 746, the National League record.[8] Speaker, Rose, Stan Musial[9] (725), and Ty Cobb[10] (724) are the only players with more than 700 doubles.[6] Albert Pujols[11] has the most career doubles by a right-handed hitter with 686. Only doubles hit during the regular season are included in the totals (Derek Jeter[12] holds the record in post-season doubles, with 32).[13]

Key

Rank Rank amongst leaders in career doubles. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (2024 2Bs) Number of doubles hit during the 2024 Major League Baseball season
2B Total career doubles hit
* Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bold Denotes active player.[a]

List

Freddie Freeman, the active leader in doubles and tied for 88th all-time.
  • Stats updated as of the end of the 2023 season.
Rank Player (2024 2Bs) 2B
1 Tris Speaker* 792
2 Pete Rose 746
3 Stan Musial* 725
4 Ty Cobb* 724
5 Albert Pujols 686
6 Craig Biggio* 668
7 George Brett* 665
8 Nap Lajoie* 657
9 Carl Yastrzemski* 646
10 Honus Wagner* 643
11 Adrián Beltré* 636
12 David Ortiz* 632
13 Miguel Cabrera 627
14 Hank Aaron* 624
15 Paul Molitor* 605
Paul Waner* 605
17 Cal Ripken Jr.* 603
18 Barry Bonds 601
19 Luis Gonzalez 596
20 Todd Helton* 592
21 Rafael Palmeiro 585
22 Robin Yount* 583
23 Cap Anson* 582
24 Wade Boggs* 578
25 Bobby Abreu 574
Charlie Gehringer* 574
27 Robinson Canó 572
Iván Rodríguez* 572
29 Carlos Beltrán 565
30 Jeff Kent 560
Eddie Murray* 560
32 Chipper Jones* 549
33 Alex Rodriguez 548
34 Manny Ramirez 547
35 Derek Jeter* 544
36 Tony Gwynn* 543
37 Harry Heilmann* 542
38 Rogers Hornsby* 541
39 Joe Medwick* 540
Dave Winfield* 540
41 Al Simmons* 539
42 Lou Gehrig* 534
43 Al Oliver 529
44 Frank Robinson* 528
45 Dave Parker 526
46 Ted Williams* 525
47 Ken Griffey Jr.* 524
48 Willie Mays* 523
49 Garret Anderson 522
Johnny Damon 522
Rank Player (2024 2Bs) 2B
Ed Delahanty* 522
52 Scott Rolen* 517
53 Joe Cronin* 515
54 Nick Markakis 514
Edgar Martínez* 514
56 Mark Grace 511
Jimmy Rollins 511
58 Rickey Henderson* 510
59 Babe Ruth* 506
60 Tony Pérez* 505
61 Roberto Alomar* 504
62 Andre Dawson* 503
63 Goose Goslin* 500
John Olerud 500
65 Rusty Staub 499
66 Bill Buckner 498
Torii Hunter 498
Al Kaline* 498
Sam Rice* 498
70 Aramis Ramírez 495
Frank Thomas* 495
72 Heinie Manush* 491
73 Mickey Vernon 490
74 Jeff Bagwell* 488
Harold Baines* 488
Mel Ott* 488
77 Lou Brock* 486
Billy Herman* 486
79 Vada Pinson 485
80 Hal McRae 484
81 Carlos Delgado 483
Dwight Evans 483
Ted Simmons* 483
84 Brooks Robinson* 482
85 Alfonso Soriano 481
86 Vladimir Guerrero* 477
87 Zach Wheat* 476
88 Jake Beckley* 473
Freddie Freeman (59) 473
90 Larry Walker* 471
91 Carlos Lee 469
92 Matt Holliday 468
Jim O'Rourke* 468
Miguel Tejada 468
95 Gary Sheffield 467
96 Frankie Frisch* 466
97 Jim Bottomley* 465
98 Reggie Jackson* 463
99 Dan Brouthers* 462
100 Orlando Cabrera 459
Joey Votto (6) 459

Notes

  1. ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rule 10.06". Official Baseball Rules. Major League Baseball.
  2. ^ "Rule 6.09(e)". Official Baseball Rules. Major League Baseball.
  3. ^ "Tris Speaker Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  4. ^ Jensen, Don. "Tris Speaker Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Tris Speaker Hall of Fame Profile". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Career Leaders & Records for Doubles". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  7. ^ "Pete Rose Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  8. ^ "Historical Player Stats (sorted by doubles, NL only)". Major League Baseball.
  9. ^ "Stan Musial Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  10. ^ "Ty Cobb Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  11. ^ "Albert Pujols Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  12. ^ "Derek Jeter Postseason Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  13. ^ "All-time and Single-Season Playoffs Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.

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