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Everything about Baseball Record Holders totally explainedThis is a list of North American Major League Baseball record holders.
Batting records: career (1876-present)
- Highest batting average: Ty Cobb, .366
- Most home runs: Barry Bonds, 762
- Most RBI: Hank Aaron, 2,297
- Most hits: Pete Rose, 4,256
- Most runs scored: Rickey Henderson, 2,295
- Highest on-base percentage: Ted Williams, .482
- Most stolen bases: Rickey Henderson, 1,406
- Highest slugging percentage: Babe Ruth, .690
- Highest OPS: Babe Ruth, 1.164
- Most walks: Barry Bonds, 2,553
- Most intentional walks: Barry Bonds, 686
- Most strikeouts: Reggie Jackson, 2,597
- Most at-bats: Pete Rose, 14,053
- Most total bases: Hank Aaron, 6,856
- Most runs created: Babe Ruth, 2,757
- Most games played: Pete Rose, 3,562
- Most MVP Awards Won: Barry Bonds, 7
Batting records: single season (1876-present)
Highest batting average: Hugh Duffy, .440,
Most home runs: Barry Bonds, 73,
Most runs batted in: Hack Wilson, 191,
Most hits: Ichiro Suzuki, 262,
Most runs scored: Billy Hamilton, 192,
Highest on-base percentage: Barry Bonds, .609,
Most stolen bases: Hugh Nicol, 138, *
Highest slugging percentage: Barry Bonds, .863,
Highest OPS: Barry Bonds, 1.422,
Most walks: Barry Bonds, 232,
Most intentional walks: Barry Bonds, 120,
Most strikeouts: Ryan Howard, 199,
Most total bases: Babe Ruth, 457,
Consecutive Game Hitting Streak: Joe DiMaggio, 56,
Most At-Bats: Jimmy Rollins, 716,
» * Prior to 1898, a player was credited with a stolen base if he took an extra base on a base hit by another player. E.g., with a man on first base, batter singles to right field; the runner reaches second base, then continues to third, for which he was credited with a stolen base. The single-season record under modern rules is 130 by Rickey Henderson in .
Pitching records: career (1876-present)
Most wins: Cy Young, 511
Most losses: Cy Young, 316
Lowest E.R.A.: Ed Walsh, 1.82
Most no-hitters: Nolan Ryan, 7
Most strikeouts: Nolan Ryan, 5,714
Most shutouts: Walter Johnson, 110
Most innings pitched: Cy Young, 7,354⅔
Most complete games: Cy Young, 749
Lowest WHIP: Addie Joss, .968
Most saves: Trevor Hoffman, 524
Highest win/loss percentage: Spud Chandler, 71.7%
Most Games: Jesse Orosco, 1,252
Most Consecutive Scoreless Innings Pitched: Orel Hershiser, 59*
» *Even though Hershiser's 59 consecutive scoreless innings occurred completely in 1988, some other pitchers have had streaks spanning more than one season. Thus, it's necessary to put the record over a career.
(if different from overall records)
Most wins: Warren Spahn, 363
Most losses: Nolan Ryan, 292
Lowest E.R.A.: Hoyt Wilhelm, 2.52 (primarily a reliever)
Most shutouts: Warren Spahn, 63
Most innings pitched: Phil Niekro, 5,404⅓
Most complete games: Warren Spahn, 382
Lowest WHIP: Pedro Martínez, 1.027
Pitching records: single season (1876-present)
Most wins: Charles Radbourn, 60,
Most losses: John Coleman, 48,
Lowest E.R.A.: 0.86, Tim Keefe,
Most strikeouts: Matt Kilroy, 513,
Most shutouts (tie): Pete Alexander, 16, ; George Bradley, 16,
Most innings pitched: Will White, 680,
Most complete games: Will White, 75,
Lowest WHIP: Pedro Martínez, .7373,
Most saves: Bobby Thigpen, 57,
Highest win/loss percentage: Roy Face, 94.7%,
Most hits allowed: John Coleman, 772,
Most earned runs allowed: John Coleman, 291,
Live-ball era (1920-present)
(if different from all-time records)
Most wins (tie): Jim Bagby, 31, ; Lefty Grove, 31, ; Denny McLain, 31,
Most losses: Paul Derringer, 27,
Lowest E.R.A.: 1.12, Bob Gibson,
Most strikeouts: Nolan Ryan, 383,
Most shutouts: Bob Gibson, 13,
Most innings pitched: Mickey Lolich, 376,
Most complete games: Bob Feller, 36,
Most hits allowed: George Uhle, 378,
Most earned runs allowed: Bobo Newsom, 186,
Hitting records: single game (1876-present)
Most hits in a nine-inning game: 7, Wilbert Robinson, June 10, 1892, and Rennie Stennett, September 16, 1975.
Most hits in an extra-inning game: 9, by 22 players.
Most total bases in a nine-inning game: 19 (4 home runs, a double and a single), Shawn Green, May 23, 2002.
Pitching records: single game (1876-present)
Most home runs allowed: 7, Charlie Sweeney, June 12, 1886
Most strikeouts: 21, Tom Cheney, September 12, 1962 (16 innings)
Most strikeouts in a nine-inning game: 20, Kerry Wood, Roger Clemens (2), Randy Johnson
Most consecutive home runs allowed: 4, Paul Foytack, July 31, 1963, and Chase Wright, April 22, 2007
Other Records
Most caught no hitters: 4, Ray Schalk, 1914(twice), 1917, and 1922. Most Recently Jason Varitek-4, May 19, 2008
Most world series wins (as a manager): 7, Casey Stengel, Joe McCarthy
Most pennants won: 10, Casey Stengel, John McGraw
Most World Series appearances(as a manager): Casey Stengel, 10
Most World Series appearances(as a team): New York Yankees, 39
Most World Series Titles(as a team): New York Yankees, 26Further Information
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