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Detroit Tigers Hits Leaders

Career totals with the Tigers and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through September 27: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning.

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Ty Cobb holds the Tigers career record with 3,900 hits. The single-season record is 248, by Ty Cobb in 1911.

AVG HR RBI H R SB OPS OBP SLG 2B 3B XBH TB BB SO PA AB G

All-time Tigers leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club H G
1 Ty Cobb Ty Cobb 1905–1926 3,900 2,806
2 Al Kaline Al Kaline 1953–1974 3,007 2,834
3 Charlie Gehringer Charlie Gehringer 1924–1942 2,839 2,323
4 Harry Heilmann Harry Heilmann 1914–1929 2,499 1,991
5 Sam Crawford Sam Crawford 1903–1917 2,466 2,114
6 Lou Whitaker Lou Whitaker 1977–1995 2,369 2,390
7 Alan Trammell Alan Trammell 1977–1996 2,365 2,293
8 Miguel Cabrera Miguel Cabrera 2008–2023 2,332 2,077
9 Bobby Veach Bobby Veach 1912–1923 1,859 1,604
10 Norm Cash Norm Cash 1960–1974 1,793 2,018
11 Donie Bush Donie Bush 1908–1921 1,745 1,872
12 Bill Freehan Bill Freehan 1961–1976 1,591 1,774
13 Hank Greenberg Hank Greenberg 1930–1946 1,528 1,269
14 Willie Horton Willie Horton 1963–1977 1,490 1,515
15 Dick McAuliffe Dick McAuliffe 1960–1973 1,471 1,656
16 Harvey Kuenn Harvey Kuenn 1952–1959 1,372 1,049
17 Bobby Higginson Bobby Higginson 1995–2005 1,336 1,362
18 Rudy York Rudy York 1934–1945 1,317 1,268
19 Mickey Stanley Mickey Stanley 1964–1978 1,243 1,516
20 Billy Rogell Billy Rogell 1930–1939 1,210 1,207
21 Jim Northrup Jim Northrup 1964–1974 1,184 1,279
22 Pete Fox Pete Fox 1933–1940 1,182 997
23 Travis Fryman 1990–1997 1,176 1,096
24 Kirk Gibson Kirk Gibson 1979–1995 1,140 1,177
25 Lance Parrish Lance Parrish 1977–1986 1,123 1,146

Single-season Tigers records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season H G
1 Ty Cobb Ty Cobb 1911 248 146
2 Harry Heilmann Harry Heilmann 1921 237 149
3 Charlie Gehringer Charlie Gehringer 1936 227 154
4 Ty Cobb Ty Cobb 1912 226 140
5 Ty Cobb Ty Cobb 1917 225 152
5 Harry Heilmann Harry Heilmann 1925 225 150
7 George Kell George Kell 1950 218 157
8 Sam Crawford Sam Crawford 1911 217 146
9 Ty Cobb Ty Cobb 1909 216 156
9 Magglio Ordonez Magglio Ordonez 2007 216 157
11 Dale Alexander Dale Alexander 1929 215 155
11 Charlie Gehringer Charlie Gehringer 1929 215 155
13 Charlie Gehringer Charlie Gehringer 1934 214 154
14 Gee Walker Gee Walker 1937 213 151
15 Ty Cobb Ty Cobb 1907 212 150
15 Ron LeFlore Ron LeFlore 1977 212 154
17 Ty Cobb Ty Cobb 1922 211 137
17 Ty Cobb Ty Cobb 1924 211 155
17 Harry Heilmann Harry Heilmann 1923 211 144
20 Charlie Gehringer Charlie Gehringer 1937 209 144
20 Harvey Kuenn Harvey Kuenn 1953 209 155
22 Ty Cobb Ty Cobb 1915 208 156
22 Pete Fox Pete Fox 1937 208 148
24 Bobby Veach Bobby Veach 1921 207 150
25 Lou Whitaker Lou Whitaker 1983 206 161