Fastest Players To Hit 3000 Hits
Who was the fastest player to hit 3000 hits?
Ty Cobb is the fastest player to hit 3000 hits, accomplishing it in 2139 games. He hit his 3000th hit on Aug 22, 1921.
Which active player is on pace to next make the Top 50 list for "Fastest To 3000 Hits"?
Based on their career production, the player most likely to make the "Fastest to 3000 Hits" leaderboard is Freddie Freeman, who is currently at 2475 hits, and is projected to reach 3000 H in 472 games, for 2694 total games, which would put him 21st on the leaderboard.
Which active players are in contention for the "Fastest Player To 3000 Hits" leaderboard?
The following players are all at least half-way to the total and theoretically on-pace to make this leaderboard:
| Player | Current H | Proj Games To 3000 Hits | Proj Total Games @ 3000 Hits | Proj Leaderboard Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Freeman | 2475 | 472 | 2694 | 21st |
| Jose Altuve | 2428 | 476 | 2494 | 14th |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 2208 | 752 | 2847 | 29th |
| Manny Machado | 2097 | 835 | 2772 | 24th |
| Nolan Arenado | 1959 | 972 | 2801 | 26th |
| Xander Bogaerts | 1864 | 1043 | 2753 | 22nd |
| Mookie Betts | 1776 | 1065 | 2609 | 19th |
| Mike Trout | 1792 | 1142 | 2835 | 28th |
| Bryce Harper | 1848 | 1142 | 2973 | 30th |
| Christian Yelich | 1757 | 1155 | 2787 | 25th |
| DJ LeMahieu | 1772 | 1160 | 2833 | 28th |
| Trea Turner | 1575 | 1187 | 2498 | 14th |
| Nick Castellanos | 1760 | 1210 | 2927 | 30th |
| Francisco Lindor | 1685 | 1217 | 2776 | 24th |
| Jose Ramirez | 1707 | 1255 | 2911 | 30th |
| Starling Marte | 1652 | 1264 | 2812 | 27th |
Note: Some players on this leaderboard might show up as having 3001 or 3002 hits, which means they hit multiple Hs in the game in which they crossed the milestone. In order to normalize the modern statistics and the historic ones (for which there is no play-by-play data), all the stats shown here are based on per-game statistics. Meaning that the at-bat total might not be the exact at-bat in which the player reached the milestone, only the number of ABs and PAs they had at the conclusion of the game in which they reached the milestone.
This list filters out players born before 1880, as many of them played in the era pre-1901 before game-level boxscores were available, and thus a specific game number when a milestone was achieved couldn't be presented accurately.
This list filters out players born before 1880, as many of them played in the era pre-1901 before game-level boxscores were available, and thus a specific game number when a milestone was achieved couldn't be presented accurately.