List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders

In baseball, a triple is a hit in which the batter advances to third base in one play, with neither the benefit of a fielding error nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice.^[1] Triples were more common in baseball's dead-ball era, when teams relied more on stolen bases and hit and run plays than on the home run.^[2] More distant fences in old ballparks, such as Pittsburgh's Forbes Field and Detroit's Tiger Stadium, also produced fewer home runs and more triples on well-hit balls.^[3] As a result, most of the players on this list have been retired for decades.^[4] Only two players in the top 50 all-time career triples leaders played after WWII (Stan Musial and Roberto Clemente), and there are no players in the top 50 who played after 1972.

Sam Crawford retired in 1917 with 309 triples, the major league record.

In 2006, the Hardball Times lamented the decline of the 100-triple player, although three have joined the list since that time.^[5] Fangraphs, a statistical website, likewise noted the lack of modern 100-triple hitters in 2013.^[6] Of the 162 Major League Baseball players who have hit 100 or more triples, 69 are members of Baseball's Hall of Fame.^[7]

Hall of Famer Sam Crawford of the Detroit Tigers holds the Major League Baseball triples record, with 309.^[8][9] Second to him is his Tigers teammate,^[10] Ty Cobb, with 295, the American League record.^[11] Honus Wagner is third with 252, the National League record.^[12] Jake Beckley (243), Roger Connor (233), Tris Speaker (222), Fred Clarke (220), and Dan Brouthers (205) are the only other players to have hit at least 200 triples. Only triples hit during the regular season are included in the totals (George Brett, Rafael Furcal, and Derek Jeter are tied for the record in post-season triples, with five).^[13]

Jim O'Rourke was the first player to reach the 100-triple mark, doing so with the New York Giants in 1886.^[14] With Kenny Lofton's retirement after the 2007 season, 2008 was the first season since 1885 in which no active player had more than 100 triples.^[14] Carl Crawford hit his 100th triple in 2010, becoming the only active player on the list at that time. José Reyes became the latest player to reach the 100 triple plateau, doing so on April 8, 2012.

When Reyes retired after the 2018 season, Major League Baseball once again had no active player with 100 career triples. The active career triples leader is Starling Marte, who has 55 career triples as of 2025. He is tied for 608th on the all-time list.^[9]

Key

Triples	Total career triples
First MLB season	First year in which the player was active
Last MLB season	Last year in which the player was active
*	Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bold	Denotes active player.[a]

Leaders

Starling Marte is the active leader in triples with 55.

Ty Cobb, sliding into third base, ranks second all-time in career triples with 295.

Honus Wagner holds the National League record for triples with 252 and is third overall in major league history.

Jake Beckley hit 244 triples between 1888 and 1906.

Roger Connor hit 233 triples between 1880 and 1897.

Tris Speaker hit 222 triples in his 21-year career.

Fred Clarke hit 220 triples between 1894 and 1915.

John "Chief" Wilson hit a record 36 triples in the 1912 season, retiring with 114 total.

Tim Raines is the most recent player with 100 or more career triples to have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame (elected in 2017).

• Stats updated as of April 7, 2025.

Players with 100 or more triples

Rank	Player	Triples	First MLB season[15]	Last MLB season[15]	Ref
1	Sam Crawford*	309[b]	1899	1917	[16]
2	Ty Cobb*	295	1905	1928	[17]
3	Honus Wagner*	252	1897	1917	[18]
4	Jake Beckley*	244	1888	1907	[19]
5	Roger Connor*	233	1880	1897	[20]
6	Tris Speaker*	222	1907	1928	[21]
7	Fred Clarke*	220	1894	1915	[22]
8	Dan Brouthers*	205	1879	1904	[23]
9	Joe Kelley*	194	1891	1908	[24]
10	Paul Waner*	191	1926	1945	[25]
11	Bid McPhee*	188	1882	1899	[26]
12	Eddie Collins*	187	1906	1930	[27]
13	Ed Delahanty*	185	1888	1903	[28]
14	Sam Rice*	184	1890	1915	[29]
15	Jesse Burkett*	182	1890	1905	[30]
	Ed Konetchy	182	1907	1921	[31]
	Edd Roush*	182	1913	1931	[32]
18	Buck Ewing*	178	1880	1897	[33]
19	Rabbit Maranville*	177	1912	1935	[34]
	Stan Musial*	177	1941	1963	[35]
21	Harry Stovey	174	1880	1893	[36]
22	Goose Goslin*	173	1921	1938	[37]
23	Tommy Leach	172	1898	1918	[38]
	Zack Wheat*	172	1909	1927	[39]
25	Rogers Hornsby*	169	1915	1937	[40]
26	Joe Jackson	168	1908	1920	[41]
27	Roberto Clemente*	166	1955	1972	[42]
	Sherry Magee	166	1904	1919	[43]
29	Jake Daubert	165	1910	1924	[44]
30	Elmer Flick*	164	1898	1910	[45]
	George Sisler*	164	1915	1930	[46]
	Pie Traynor*	164	1920	1937	[47]
33	Bill Dahlen	163	1891	1911	[48]
	George Davis*	163	1890	1909	[49]
	Lou Gehrig*	163	1923	1939	[50]
	Nap Lajoie*	163	1896	1916	[51]
37	Mike Tiernan	162	1887	1899	[52]
38	George Van Haltren	161	1887	1903	[53]
39	Harry Hooper*	160	1909	1925	[54]
	Heinie Manush*	160	1923	1939	[55]
	Sam Thompson*	160	1885	1906	[56]
42	Max Carey*	159	1910	1929	[57]
	Joe Judge	159	1915	1934	[58]
44	Ed McKean	158	1887	1899	[59]
45	Kiki Cuyler*	157	1921	1938	[60]
	Jimmy Ryan	157	1885	1903	[61]
47	Tommy Corcoran	155	1890	1907	[62]
48	Earle Combs*	154	1924	1935	[63]
49	Jim Bottomley*	151	1922	1937	[64]
	Harry Heilmann*	151	1914	1932	[65]
	Jim O'Rourke*	151	1872	1904	[66]
52	Kip Selbach	149	1894	1906	[67]
	Al Simmons*	149	1924	1944	[68]
54	Wally Pipp	148	1913	1928	[69]
	Enos Slaughter*	148	1938	1959	[70]
56	Bobby Veach	147	1912	1925	[71]
	Willie Wilson	147	1976	1994	[72]
58	Charlie Gehringer*	146	1924	1942	[73]
59	Harry Davis	145	1895	1917	[74]
	Willie Keeler*	145	1892	1910	[75]
61	Bobby Wallace*	143	1894	1918	[76]
62	Cap Anson*	142	1871	1897	[77]
63	Lou Brock*	141	1961	1979	[78]
64	Willie Mays*	140	1951	1973	[79]
65	John Reilly	139	1880	1891	[80]
	Jimmy Williams	139[c]	1899	1909	[82]
67	Tom Brown	138	1882	1898	[83]
	Willie Davis	138	1960	1979	[84]
	Frankie Frisch*	138	1919	1937	[85]
70	George Brett*	137	1973	1993	[86]
71	Babe Ruth*	136	1914	1935	[87]
	Jimmy Sheckard	136	1897	1913	[88]
	Elmer Smith	136	1886	1901	[89]
74	Lave Cross	135	1887	1907	[90]
	Pete Rose	135	1963	1986	[91]
76	Shano Collins	133	1910	1925	[92]
77	George Wood	132	1880	1892	[93]
78	Brett Butler	131	1981	1997	[94]
	Joe DiMaggio*	131	1936	1951	[95]
	Buck Freeman	131	1891	1907	[96]
	José Reyes	131	2003	2018	[97]
82	Buddy Myer	130	1925	1941	[98]
83	Oyster Burns	129	1884	1895	[99]
	Larry Gardner	129	1908	1924	[100]
85	Earl Averill*	128	1929	1941	[101]
	Arky Vaughan*	128	1932	1948	[102]
87	Vada Pinson	127	1958	1975	[103]
88	Hardy Richardson	126	1879	1892	[104]
	Robin Yount*	126	1974	1993	[105]
90	Jimmie Foxx*	125	1925	1945	[106]
91	John Anderson	124	1894	1908	[107]
	Hal Chase	124	1905	1919	[108]
	Steve Finley	124	1989	2007	[109]
	Frank Schulte	124	1904	1918	[110]
95	Carl Crawford	123	2002	2016	[111]
	Larry Doyle	123	1907	1920	[112]
	Duke Farrell	123	1888	1905	[113]
98	Dummy Hoy	121	1888	1902	[114]
99	Mickey Vernon	120	1939	1960	[115]
100	Hugh Duffy*	119	1888	1906	[116]
	Fred Pfeffer	119	1882	1897	[117]
102	Joe Cronin*	118	1926	1945	[118]
	Chick Stahl	118	1897	1906	[119]
	Lloyd Waner*	118	1927	1945	[120]
105	Lance Johnson	117	1987	2000	[121]
	Del Pratt	117	1912	1924	[122]
	Curt Walker	117	1919	1930	[123]
108	Jimmy Collins*	116	1895	1908	[124]
	Kenny Lofton	116	1991	2007	[125]
110	Bill Kuehne	115	1883	1892	[126]
	Tony Lazzeri*	115	1926	1939	[127]
	Jimmy Rollins	115	2000	2016	[128]
113	Henry Larkin	114	1884	1893	[129]
	Paul Molitor*	114	1978	1998	[130]
	Gus Suhr	114	1930	1940	[131]
	Joe Tinker*	114	1902	1916	[132]
	John Wilson	114	1908	1916	[133]
118	Jack Fournier	113	1912	1927	[134]
	Joe Medwick*	113	1932	1948	[135]
	Tim Raines*	113	1979	2002	[136]
121	Rod Carew*	112	1967	1985	[137]
	Nellie Fox*	112	1947	1965	[138]
	Bill Terry*	112	1923	1936	[139]
	Sam Wise	112	1881	1893	[140]
125	Joe Kuhel	111	1930	1947	[141]
126	Babe Herman	110	1926	1945	[142]
	Wally Moses	110	1935	1951	[143]
128	Richie Ashburn*	109	1948	1962	[144]
	Lu Blue	109	1921	1933	[145]
	Doc Cramer	109	1929	1948	[146]
	Johnny Damon	109	1995	2012	[147]
	Jimmy Wolf	109	1882	1892	[148]
133	George Burns	108	1911	1925	[149]
	Mike Griffin	108	1887	1898	[150]
	Charlie Grimm	108	1916	1936	[151]
	Sam Mertes	108	1896	1906	[152]
	Dots Miller	108	1909	1921	[153]
	Dave Orr	108	1883	1890	[154]
139	Ben Chapman	107	1930	1946	[155]
	Carl Reynolds	107	1927	1939	[156]
141	Bill Joyce	106	1890	1898	[157]
	Les Mann	106	1913	1928	[158]
	Garry Templeton	106	1976	1991	[159]
144	Clyde Milan	105	1907	1922	[160]
	John Stone	105	1928	1938	[161]
143	Heinie Zimmerman	105	1907	1919	[162]
147	Mike Mitchell	104	1907	1914	[163]
148	Home Run Baker*	103	1908	1922	[164]
	Tom Daly	103	1887	1903	[165]
150	Luke Appling*	102	1930	1950	[166]
	Bill Bruton	102	1953	1964	[167]
	Duff Cooley	102	1893	1905	[168]
	Jeff Heath	102	1936	1949	[169]
	Charley Jones	102	1875	1888	[170]
	King Kelly*	102	1878	1893	[171]
	Danny Murphy	102	1876	1900	[172]
	Juan Samuel	102	1983	1998	[173]
158	Stuffy McInnis	101	1909	1927	[174]
	Sam West	101	1927	1942	[175]
160	Cupid Childs	100	1888	1901	[176]
	Dan McGann	100	1886	1908	[177]
	Hy Myers	100	1909	1925	[178]

See also

• Baseball portal

• Yutaka Fukumoto – the player with the most career triples in Nippon Professional Baseball

Notes

1. A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
2. Some sources, including the Hall of Fame, give Crawford's career total as 312. See "Sam Crawford". The Hall of Famers. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
3. Some older sources give Williams's career total as 138. According to SABR, "After Jimmy was collared in the season opener ..., Bill 'Wee Willie' Dammann gave up the overlooked hit when Cincy outfielder Elmer Smith, a Pittsburgh native and a former Pirate for several years, 'made a very bad mess of handling Jimmy's fly to left.' No hometown news outlet charged Elmer with an error for his misjudged 'awkward path' yet some box scores neglected to give Williams a triple, but 'the ball fell safe, Williams taking three bases.'"^[81]