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As per Major League record books, players must have accumulated 5,000 at-bats before their batting average is eligible for inclusion.

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[edit] Chicago White Sox Offensive Career Leaders

Player 1,700 Games[1] Seasons Player 6,000 At-Bats[2] Seasons
Luke Appling 2422 1930-50 Luke Appling 8856 1930-50
Nellie Fox 2115 1950-63 Nellie Fox 8486 1950-63
Frank Thomas 1959 1990-2005 Frank Thomas 6956 1990-2005
Ray Schalk 1757 1912-28 Harold Baines 6149 1980-89, 96-97, 2000-01
Ozzie Guillen 1743 1985-97 Ozzie Guillen 6067 1985-97
Eddie Collins 6065 1915-26
Player 1,500 Hits[3] Seasons Player 0.305 Batting Avg.[4] Seasons
Luke Appling 2749 1930-50 Joe Jackson 0.340 1915-20
Nellie Fox 2470 1950-63 Eddie Collins 0.331 1915-26
Frank Thomas 2136 1990-2005 Zeke Bonura 0.317 1934-37
Eddie Collins 2007 1915-26 Bibb Falk 0.315 1920-28
Harold Baines 1773 1980-89, 96-97, 2000-01 Taffy Wright 0.312 1940-42, 46-48
Ozzie Guillen 1608 1985-97 Luke Appling 0.310 1930-50
Rip Radcliff 0.310 1934-39

[edit] 0.333 Career Batting Average

Player Avg.[5] Seasons & Teams
Ty Cobb 0.367 1905-26 Detroit; 27-28 Philadelphia (AL)
Rogers Hornsby 0.358 1915-26, 33 St. Louis (NL); 27 New York (NL); 28 Boston (NL); 29-32 Chicago (NL); 33-37 St. Louis (AL)
Joe Jackson* 0.354 1908-09 Philadelphia (AL); 10-15 Cleveland; 15-20 Chicago (AL)
Ed Delahanty 0.346 1888-89, 91-1901 Philadelphia (NL); 90 Cleveland (PL); 02-03 Washington (AL)
Tris Speaker 0.345 1907-15 Boston (AL); 16-26 Cleveland; 27 Washington (AL); 28 Philadelphia (AL)
Billy Hamilton 0.344 1888-89 Kansas City (AA); 90-95 Philadelphia (NL); 96-1901 Boston (NL)
Ted Williams 0.344 1939-42, 46-60 Boston (AL)
Dan Brouthers 0.342 1879-80 Troy (NL); 81-85 Buffalo (NL); 86-88 Detroit (NL); 89-91 Boston (NL); 92-93 Brooklyn; 94-95 Baltimore (NL); 95 Louisville (NL); 96 Philadelphia (NL); 1904 New York (NL)
Harry Heilmann 0.342 1914, 16-29 Detroit; 30, 32 Cincinnati
Babe Ruth 0.342 1914-19 Boston (AL); 20-34 New York (AL); 35 Boston (NL)
Willie Keeler 0.341 1892-93, 1910 New York (NL); 93, 99-1902 Brooklyn; 94-98 Baltimore (NL); 03-09 New York (AL)
Bill Terry 0.341 1923-36 New York (NL)
Lou Gehrig 0.340 1923-39 New York (AL)
George Sisler 0.340 1915-22, 24-27 St. Louis (AL); 28 Washington (AL); 28-29 Boston (NL)
Jesse Burkett 0.338 1890 New York (NL); 91-98 [[Cleveland Spiders}Cleveland (NL)]]; 99-1901 St. Louis (NL); 02-04 St. Louis (AL); 05 Boston (AL)
Tony Gwynn 0.338 1982-2001 San Diego
Napoleon Lajoie 0.338 1896-1900 Philadelphia (NL); 01-02, 15-16 Philadelphia (AL); 02-14 Cleveland
Al Simmons 0.334 1924-32, 40-41, 44 Philadelphia (AL); 33-35 Chicago (AL); 36 Detroit; 37-38 Washington (AL) 39 Boston (NL); 39 Cincinnati; 43 Boston (AL)
Cap Anson 0.333 1871 Rockford (NA); 72-75 Philadelphia (NA); 76-97 Chicago (NL)
Eddie Collins 0.333 1906-14, 27-30 Philadelphia (AL); 15-26 Chicago (AL)
Paul Waner 0.333 1926-40 Pittsburgh; 41, 43-44 Brooklyn; 41-42 Boston (NL); 44-45 New York (AL)
  • Jackson's actual career batting average is 0.356, which is based on 1,772 hits in 4,981 at-bats. Jackson's batting average is 0.354 if he is credited with the 19 at-bats required to give him the 5,000 minimum. Many sources recognize this mark, and list Jackson as having the third highest batting average in Major League Baseball history.

[edit] Closest Active Players

Player Doubles Seasons & Teams
Todd Helton 0.332 1997-pres Colorado
Vladimir Guerrero 0.325 1996-2003 Montréal; 04-pres Anaheim-Los Angeles
Ichiro Suzuki 0.318** 2001-pres Seattle
Derek Jeter 0.317 1995-pres New York (AL)
Nomar Garciaparra 0.315 1996-2004 Boston (AL); 04-05 Chicago (NL); 06-pres Los Angeles (NL)
    • At the end of the 2007 season, Ichiro Suzuki had only 4774 at-bats with a 0.333 batting average based on 1592 hits. If credited with 226 at-bats, his batting average is 0.318.

[edit] Top 10 Career Doubles By League

American League Player Doubles National League Player Doubles
Tris Speaker 792 Pete Rose 746
Ty Cobb 723 Stan Musial 725
George Brett 665 Craig Biggio 668
Carl Yastrzemski 646 Honus Wagner 640
Paul Molitor 605 Paul Waner 605
Cal Ripken, Jr. 603 Barry Bonds 601
Robin Yount 583 Henry Aaron 600
Wade Boggs 578 Luis Gonzalez 570
Charlie Gehringer 571 Tony Gwynn 543
Lou Gehrig 534 Joe Medwick 540

[edit] 55 Doubles in One Season

Player Doubles[6] Team Season
Earl Webb 67 Boston Red Sox 1931
George H. Burns 64 Cleveland Indians 1926
Joe Medwick 64 St. Louis Cardinals 1936
Hank Greenberg 63 Detroit Tigers 1934
Paul Waner 62 Pittsburgh Pirates 1932
Charlie Gehringer 60 Detroit Tigers 1936
Tris Speaker 59 Cleveland Indians 1923
Chuck Klein 59 Philadelphia Phillies 1930
Todd Helton 59 Colorado Rockies 2000
Billy Herman 57 Chicago Cubs 1935
Billy Herman 57 Chicago Cubs 1936
Carlos Delgado 57 Toronto Blue Jays 2000
Joe Medwick 56 St. Louis Cardinals 1937
George Kell 56 Detroit Tigers 1950
Craig Biggio 56 Houston Astros 1999
Garret Anderson 56 Anaheim Angels 2002
Nomar Garciaparra 56 Boston Red Sox 2002
Ed Delahanty 55 Philadelphia Phillies 1899
Gee Walker 55 Detroit Tigers 1936
Lance Berkman 55 Houston Astros 2001

[edit] Evolution of the Single Season Record for Doubles

Doubles[7] Player Team Year Years Record Stood
21 Ross Barnes Chicago White Stockings 1876 2
21 Dick Higham Hartford Dark Blues 1876 2
21 Paul Hines Chicago White Stockings 1876 2
22 Dick Higham Providence Grays 1878 1
31 Charlie Eden Cleveland Blues 1879 3
37 King Kelly Chicago White Stockings 1882 1
49 Ned Williamson Chicago White Stockings 1883 4
52 Tip O'Neill St. Louis Browns (AA) 1887 12
55 Ed Delahanty Philadelphia Phillies 1899 24
48 Napoleon Lajoie Philadelphia Athletics 1901 (3)
49 Napoleon Lajoie Cleveland Bronchos 1904 (6)
51 Napoleon Lajoie Cleveland Bronchos 1910 (2)
53 Tris Speaker Boston Red Sox 1912 (11)
59 Tris Speaker Cleveland Indians 1923 3
64 George H. Burns Cleveland Indians 1926 5
67 Earl Webb Boston Red Sox 1931 current

Lajoie's 1901 through Speaker's 1912 records are listed because some baseball historians and publications disregard any record set prior to the "Modern Era" which started in 1901.

[edit] Multiple Seasons with 50 Doubles

Player Seasons Seasons & Teams
Tris Speaker[8] 5 1912 Boston (AL); 20-21, 23, 26 Cleveland
Paul Waner[9] 3 1928, 32, 36 Pittsburgh
Stan Musial[10] 3 1944, 46, 53 St. Louis (NL)
George H. Burns[11] 2 1926-27 Cleveland
Chuck Klein[12] 2 1930, 32 Philadelphia (NL)
Charlie Gehringer[13] 2 1934, 36 Detroit
Billy Herman[14] 2 1935-36 Chicago (NL)
Joe Medwick[15] 2 1936-37 St. Louis (NL)
Hank Greenberg[16] 2 1934, 40 Detroit
Edgar Martínez[17] 2 1995-96 Seattle
Craig Biggio[18] 2 1998-99 Houston
Todd Helton[19] 2 2000-01 Colorado
Nomar Garciaparra[20] 2 2000, 02 Boston (AL)
Albert Pujols[21] 2 2003-04 St. Louis (NL)

[edit] Seven Seasons with 40 Doubles

Player Seasons Seasons & Teams
Tris Speaker 10 1912, 14 Boston (AL); 16-17, 20-23, 26 Cleveland; 27 Washington (AL)
Stan Musial 9 1943-44, 46, 48-50, 52-54 St. Louis (NL)
Harry Heilmann[22] 8 191921, 23-27, 29 Detroit; 30 Cincinnati
Wade Boggs[23] 8 1983, 85-91 Boston (AL)
Napoleon Lajoie[24] 7 1897-98 Philadelphia (NL); 1901 Philadelphia (AL); 03-04, 06, 10 Cleveland
Rogers Hornsby[25] 7 1920-22, 24-25 St. Louis (NL); 28 Boston (NL); 29 Chicago (NL)
Lou Gehrig[26] 7 1926-28, 30, 32-34 New York (AL)
Charlie Gehringer 7 1929-30, 32-34, 36-37 Detroit
Joe Medwick 7 1933-39 St. Louis (NL)
Pete Rose[27] 7 1968, 74-76, 78 Cincinnati; 79-80 Philadelphia (NL)
Craig Biggio 7 1993-94, 98-99, 2003-05 Houston
Todd Helton 7 2000-01, 03-07 Colorado

[edit] League Leader in Doubles, 5 or More Seasons

Player Titles[28] Seasons & Teams
Tris Speaker 8 1912, 14 Boston (AL); 16, 18, 20-23 Cleveland
Stan Musial 8 1943-44, 46, 48-49, 53-54 St. Louis (NL)
Honus Wagner 7 1900, 02, 04, 06-09 Pittsburgh
Napoleon Lajoie 5 1898 Philadelphia (NL); 1901 Philadelphia (AL); 04, 06, 10 Cleveland
Pete Rose 5 1974-76, 78 Cincinnati; 80 Philadelphia (NL)


[edit] League Leader in Doubles, 3 or More Consecutive Seasons

Player Titles Seasons & Teams
Honus Wagner 4 1906-09 Pittsburgh
Tris Speaker 4 1920-23 Cleveland
Dan Brouthers 3 1886-88 Detroit (NL)
Rogers Hornsby 3 1920-22 St. Louis (NL)
Joe Medwick 3 1936-38 St. Louis (NL)
Stan Musial 3 1952-54 St. Louis (NL)
Pete Rose 3 1974-76 Cincinnati
Don Mattingly 3 1984-86 New York (AL)

[edit] League Leader in Doubles, Three Decades

Player Seasons & Teams
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[edit] League Leader in Doubles, Both Leagues

Player Seasons & Teams
Napoleon Lajoie 1898 Philadelphia (NL); 1901 Philadelphia (AL); 04, 06, 10 Cleveland
Ed Delahanty 1901 Philadelphia (NL); 02 Washington (AL)

[edit] League Leader in Doubles, Three Different Teams

Player Seasons & Teams
Napoleon Lajoie 1898 Philadelphia (NL); 1901 Philadelphia (AL); 04, 06, 10 Cleveland

[edit] Four Doubles by an Individual in One Game

This record is held by over 20 players.[29]

[edit] 4 Doubles in a Game by an Individual, Twice

Player Team Date Opponent
Gavvy Cravath Philadelphia Phillies August 8, 1915 Cincinnati Reds[30]
Philadelphia Phillies June 23, 1919 Boston Braves[31]
Albert Belle Baltimore Orioles August 29, 1999 Detroit Tigers[32]
Baltimore Orioles September 23, 1999 Oakland Athletics

[edit] 350 Doubles by a Team in One Season

Doubles[33] Team Season
373 St. Louis Cardinals 1930
373 Boston Red Sox 1997
373 Boston Red Sox 2004
371 Boston Red Sox 2003
357 Cleveland Indians 1936
357 Toronto Blue Jays 2003
357 Texas Rangers 2006
356 Cleveland Indians 1930
355 Cleveland Indians 1921
353 St. Louis Cardinals 1931
352 Boston Red Sox 2007
352 Detroit Tigers 2007
351 Cleveland Indians 2006


[edit] References

  1. ^ Career games played records @mlb.com
  2. ^ career at-bats records @ mlb.com
  3. ^ career hits records @mlb.com
  4. ^ career batting average records @ mlb.com
  5. ^ Career batting statistics @ mlb.com
  6. ^ Doubles statistics @ Baseball-Reference.com
  7. ^ Annual doubles leaders @ Baseball-Reference.com
  8. ^ Tris Speaker statistics @ mlb.com
  9. ^ Paul Waner statistics @ mlb.com
  10. ^ Stan Musial statistics @ mlb.com
  11. ^ George H. Burns statistics @ mlb.com
  12. ^ Chuck Klein statistics @ mlb.com
  13. ^ Charlie Gehringer statistics @ mlb.com
  14. ^ Billy Herman statistics @ mlb.com
  15. ^ Joe Medwick statistics @ mlb.com
  16. ^ Hank Greenberg statistics @ mlb.com
  17. ^ Edgar Martinez statistics @ mlb.com
  18. ^ Craig Biggio statistics @ mlb.com
  19. ^ Todd Helton statistics @ mlb.com
  20. ^ Nomar Garciaparra statistics @ mlb.com
  21. ^ Albert Pujols statistics @ mlb.com
  22. ^ Harry Heilmann statistics @ mlb.com
  23. ^ Wade Boggs statistics @ mlb.com
  24. ^ Nap Lajoie statistics @ mlb.com
  25. ^ Rogers Hornsby statistics @ mlb.com
  26. ^ Lou Gehrig statistics @ mlb.com
  27. ^ Pete Rose statistics @ mlb.com
  28. ^ Annual doubles leaders @ Baseball-Reference.com
  29. ^ List of players with four doubles in a single game @ baseball almanac.com
  30. ^ PHiladelphia Phillies 1915 schedule @ baseball-almanac.com
  31. ^ Philadelphia Phillies 1919 schedule @ baseball-almanac.com
  32. ^ Baltimore Orioles 1999 schedule @ baseball-almanac.com
  33. ^ Historic team doubles statistics @ mlb.com


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