<P> In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 3,000 hit club is the group of batters who have collected 3,000 or more regular - season hits in their careers . Cap Anson was the first to join the club on July 18, 1897, although his precise career hit total is unclear . Two players--Nap Lajoie and Honus Wagner--reached 3,000 hits during the 1914 season . Ty Cobb became the club's fourth member in 1921 and became the first player in MLB history to reach 4,000 hits in 1927; he ultimately finished his career with more than 4,100 . Pete Rose became the second member of the 4,000 hit club on April 13, 1984 while playing for the Montreal Expos . Cobb, also the major leagues' all - time career batting average leader, remained the MLB hit leader until September 11, 1985, when Rose collected his 4,192 nd hit . Rose, the current record holder, finished his career with 4,256 hits . Roberto Clemente's career ended with precisely 3,000 hits, reaching the mark in the last at bat of his career on September 30, 1972 . </P> <P> In total, 31 players have reached the 3,000 hit mark in MLB history . Of these, 16 were right - handed batters, 13 were left - handed, and two were switch hitters, meaning they could bat from either side of the plate . Ten of these players have played for only one major league team . Five players--Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Eddie Murray, Rafael Palmeiro, and Alex Rodriguez--are also members of the 500 home run club . At . 367, Cobb holds the highest career batting average among club members, while Cal Ripken Jr. holds the lowest at . 276 . Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, and Wade Boggs are the only players to hit a home run for their 3,000 th hit and Paul Molitor and Ichiro Suzuki are the only players to hit a triple for their 3,000 th; all others hit a single or double . Craig Biggio was thrown out at second base attempting to stretch his 3,000 th hit, a single, into a double . Biggio and Jeter are the only players to join the club in a game where they had five hits; Jeter reached base safely in all of his at bats . The most recent player to join the club is Adrián Beltré, who collected his 3,000 th hit on July 30, 2017, while playing for the Texas Rangers . </P>

Mlb players with 3000 hits and 400 home runs