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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. Multiple seasons with 50 doubles
Rank amongst leaders in career doubles. A blank field indicates a tie. Player (2025 2Bs) Number of doubles hit during the 2025 Major League Baseball season: 2B: Total career doubles hit * Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. Bold: Denotes active player. [a]
In Major League Baseball (MLB), the leader in each league (American League and National League) are recognized for their achievement. The most doubles hit in one season is 67, as done by Earl Webb in 1931. Two players share the record for most times leading a league in doubles - Tris Speaker (AL) and Stan Musial (NL) each led their leagues ...
List of Major League Baseball career double plays as a third baseman leaders; List of Major League Baseball career double plays as a shortstop leaders; List of Major League Baseball career double plays as a left fielder leaders; List of Major League Baseball career double plays as a center fielder leaders
List of Major League Baseball career records; List of Major League Baseball single-season records; List of Major League Baseball single-game records; List of Major League Baseball records considered unbreakable; List of Major League Baseball record breakers by season; List of Major League Baseball individual streaks
The record was previously held by Cobb until the integration of Negro league statistics into Major League Baseball's record books on May 28, 2024. Since then, Gibson not only holds the new record for career batting average, but also the records for career OPS with 1.177 and slugging percentage with .718, as well as the single-season records in ...
In Major League Baseball (MLB), records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time. (For Japanese baseball records see Nippon Professional Baseball)
Catcher Josh Gibson, whose career ended in 1946, has the highest batting average in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. [a] He batted .372 over 14 seasons, mostly with the Homestead Grays. In addition, he also holds the single-season record for highest batting average in major league history at .466 in 1943.