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Active Leaders & Records for Singles
Baseball Leaders & Baseball Records:
Single-Season
Career
Active
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Year-by-Year Top-Tens
Yearly League
+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.
Statistic Description: Singles Hit/Allowed
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Singles | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ichiro Suzuki (16, 42) | 2464 | L |
| 2. | Adrian Beltre (19, 37) | 1870 | R |
| 3. | Albert Pujols (16, 36) | 1616 | R |
| 4. | Jimmy Rollins (17, 37) | 1598 | B |
| 5. | Carlos Beltran (19, 39) | 1582 | B |
| 6. | Miguel Cabrera (14, 33) | 1533 | R |
| 7. | A.J. Pierzynski (19, 39) | 1424 | L |
| 8. | Robinson Cano (12, 33) | 1420 | L |
| 9. | Jose Reyes (14, 33) | 1375 | B |
| 10. | Carl Crawford (15, 34) | 1363 | L |
| 11. | Nick Markakis (11, 32) | 1323 | L |
| 12. | Victor Martinez (14, 37) | 1320 | B |
| 13. | Joe Mauer (13, 33) | 1303 | L |
| 14. | Brandon Phillips (15, 35) | 1298 | R |
| 15. | Matt Holliday (13, 36) | 1220 | R |
| 16. | Adrian Gonzalez (13, 34) | 1219 | L |
| 17. | Yadier Molina (13, 33) | 1171 | R |
| 18. | Dustin Pedroia (11, 32) | 1160 | R |
| 19. | Jhonny Peralta (14, 34) | 1148 | R |
| 20. | Melky Cabrera (12, 31) | 1139 | B |
| 21. | David Wright (13, 33) | 1119 | R |
| 22. | Ian Kinsler (11, 34) | 1093 | R |
| Chase Utley (14, 37) | 1093 | L | |
| 24. | Coco Crisp (15, 36) | 1077 | B |
| 25. | Yunel Escobar (10, 33) | 1073 | R |
| 26. | Hanley Ramirez (12, 32) | 1045 | R |
| 27. | Howie Kendrick (11, 32) | 1039 | R |
| 28. | Omar Infante (15, 34) | 1032 | R |
| 29. | James Loney (11, 32) | 1029 | L |
| 30. | Marlon Byrd (15, 38) | 1025 | R |
| 31. | Alexei Ramirez (9, 34) | 1006 | R |
| 32. | Billy Butler (10, 30) | 1005 | R |
| 33. | Juan Uribe (16, 37) | 1003 | R |
| 34. | Martin Prado (11, 32) | 991 | R |
| 35. | Elvis Andrus (8, 27) | 987 | R |
| Erick Aybar (11, 32) | 987 | B | |
| Aaron Hill (12, 34) | 987 | R | |
| 38. | Justin Morneau (14, 35) | 984 | L |
| 39. | Hunter Pence (10, 33) | 983 | R |
| 40. | Adam Jones (11, 30) | 980 | R |
| 41. | Michael Bourn (11, 33) | 976 | L |
| 42. | J.J. Hardy (12, 33) | 958 | R |
| 43. | Ryan Braun (10, 32) | 952 | R |
| Matt Kemp (11, 31) | 952 | R | |
| 45. | Ryan Zimmerman (12, 31) | 932 | R |
| 46. | Denard Span (9, 32) | 929 | L |
| 47. | Jacoby Ellsbury (10, 32) | 921 | L |
| 48. | Jeff Francoeur (12, 32) | 905 | R |
| 49. | Curtis Granderson (13, 35) | 899 | L |
| 50. | Brian McCann (12, 32) | 878 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Singles | Bats |
| Jayson Werth (14, 37) | 878 | R | |
| 52. | Shane Victorino (12, 35) | 865 | R |
| 53. | Andre Ethier (11, 34) | 863 | L |
| 54. | Alcides Escobar (9, 29) | 862 | R |
| 55. | Joey Votto (10, 32) | 860 | L |
| 56. | Russell Martin (11, 33) | 845 | R |
| 57. | Troy Tulowitzki (11, 31) | 835 | R |
| 58. | Asdrubal Cabrera (10, 30) | 827 | B |
| 59. | Andrew McCutchen (8, 29) | 825 | R |
| 60. | Starlin Castro (7, 26) | 817 | R |
| Chase Headley (10, 32) | 817 | B | |
| 62. | Edwin Encarnacion (12, 33) | 810 | R |
| 63. | Ben Zobrist (11, 35) | 808 | B |
| 64. | Angel Pagan (11, 34) | 804 | B |
| 65. | Melvin Upton (12, 31) | 802 | R |
| 66. | Ryan Howard (13, 36) | 795 | L |
| Justin Upton (10, 28) | 795 | R | |
| 68. | Alex Gordon (10, 32) | 786 | L |
| 69. | Shin-Soo Choo (12, 33) | 780 | L |
| 70. | Nick Swisher (12, 35) | 775 | B |
| 71. | Daniel Murphy (8, 31) | 764 | L |
| 72. | Jose Altuve (6, 26) | 763 | R |
| 73. | Kurt Suzuki (10, 32) | 755 | R |
| 74. | Evan Longoria (9, 30) | 751 | R |
| 75. | Nelson Cruz (12, 35) | 739 | R |
| 76. | Ian Desmond (8, 30) | 725 | R |
| 77. | Adam Lind (11, 32) | 723 | L |
| 78. | Jose Bautista (13, 35) | 719 | R |
| 79. | Kelly Johnson (11, 34) | 715 | L |
| 80. | Pablo Sandoval (9, 29) | 708 | B |
| 81. | Gerardo Parra (8, 29) | 701 | L |
| 82. | Ben Revere (7, 28) | 696 | L |
| 83. | Buster Posey (8, 29) | 691 | R |
| 84. | Rajai Davis (11, 35) | 689 | R |
| 85. | Austin Jackson (7, 29) | 685 | R |
| 86. | Carlos Gonzalez (9, 30) | 682 | L |
| 87. | Brett Gardner (9, 32) | 679 | L |
| 88. | Josh Hamilton (9, 35) | 676 | L |
| 89. | Rickie Weeks (13, 33) | 661 | R |
| 90. | Dexter Fowler (9, 30) | 656 | B |
| 91. | Carlos Gomez (10, 30) | 654 | R |
| 92. | Michael Brantley (8, 29) | 649 | L |
| Stephen Drew (11, 33) | 649 | L | |
| 94. | Eric Hosmer (6, 26) | 648 | L |
| 95. | Jay Bruce (9, 29) | 642 | L |
| 96. | Neil Walker (8, 30) | 632 | B |
| 97. | Kendrys Morales (10, 33) | 631 | B |
| 98. | Carlos Ruiz (11, 37) | 618 | R |
| 99. | Jason Heyward (7, 26) | 615 | L |
| Miguel Montero (11, 32) | 615 | L |
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