Top 30 Lifetime MLB HP (Hitting Percentage) leaders
*5000 career AB minimum
| Rank | Name | AB | BB | HBP | SF | SH | PA = AB+BB+HBP+SF+SH | H |
| HP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ty Cobb | 11434 | 1249 | 94 | 0 | 295 | 13072 | 4189 |
| .320 | ||
| 2 | George Sisler | 8267 | 472 | 48 | 0 | 226 | 9013 | 2812 |
| .312 | ||
| 3 | Rogers Hornsby | 8173 | 1038 | 48 | 0 | 216 | 9475 | 2930 |
| .309 | ||
| 4 | Al Simmons | 8759 | 615 | 30 | 0 | 111 | 9515 | 2927 |
| .308 | ||
| 5 | Bill Terry | 6428 | 537 | 9 | 0 | 137 | 7111 | 2193 |
| .308 | ||
| 6 | Tony Gwynn | 9288 | 790 | 24 | 85 | 45 | 10232 | 3141 |
| .307 | ||
| 7 | Nap Lajoie | 7498 | 457 | 97 | 0 | 204 | 8256 | 2521 |
| .305 | ||
| 8 | Joe Medwick | 7635 | 437 | 26 | 0 | 44 | 8142 | 2471 |
| .303 | ||
| 9 | Heinie Manush | 7654 | 506 | 70 | 0 | 186 | 8416 | 2524 |
| .300 | ||
| 10 | Harry Heilmann | 7787 | 856 | 40 | 0 | 277 | 8960 | 2660 |
| .297 | ||
| 11 | Lloyd Waner | 7772 | 420 | 26 | 0 | 108 | 8326 | 2459 |
| .295 | ||
| 12 | Kirby Puckett | 7244 | 450 | 56 | 58 | 23 | 7831 | 2304 |
| .294 | ||
| 13 | Roberto Clemente | 9454 | 621 | 35 | 66 | 36 | 10212 | 3000 |
| .294 | ||
| 14 | Tris Speaker | 10195 | 1381 | 103 | 0 | 309 | 11988 | 3514 |
| .293 | ||
| 15 | Paul Waner | 9459 | 1091 | 38 | 0 | 174 | 10762 | 3152 |
| .293 | ||
| 16 | Sam Rice | 9269 | 708 | 56 | 0 | 213 | 10246 | 2987 |
| .292 | ||
| 17 | Babe Herman | 5603 | 520 | 11 | 0 | 92 | 6226 | 1818 |
| .292 | ||
| 18 | Pie Traynor | 7559 | 472 | 31 | 0 | 231 | 8293 | 2416 |
| .291 | ||
| 19 | Edd Roush | 7363 | 484 | 53 | 0 | 256 | 8156 | 2376 |
| .291 | ||
| 20 | Chuck Klein | 6486 | 601 | 12 | 0 | 69 | 7168 | 2076 |
| .290 | ||
| 21 | Zack Wheat | 9106 | 650 | 77 | 0 | 163 | 9996 | 2884 |
| .289 | ||
| 22 | Joe DiMaggio | 6821 | 790 | 46 | 0 | 14 | 7671 | 2214 |
| .289 | ||
| 23 | Rod Carew | 9315 | 1018 | 25 | 64 | 128 | 10550 | 3053 |
| .289 | ||
| 24 | Ichiro Suzuki | 9934 | 647 | 55 | 48 | 50 | 10734 | 3089 |
| .288 | ||
| 25 | Honus Wagner | 8507 | 836 | 99 | 0 | 198 | 9640 | 2766 |
| .287 | ||
| 26 | Earle Combs | 5746 | 670 | 17 | 0 | 74 | 6507 | 1866 |
| .287 | ||
| 27 | Stan Musial | 10972 | 1599 | 53 | 53 | 35 | 12712 | 3630 |
| .286 | ||
| 28 | Nomar Garciaparra | 5586 | 403 | 59 | 63 | 5 | 6116 | 1747 |
| .286 | ||
| 29 | Vladimir Guerrero | 8155 | 737 | 103 | 64 | 0 | 9059 | 2590 |
| .286 | ||
| 30 | Freddie Lindstrom | 5611 | 334 | 13 | 0 | 146 | 6104 | 1747 |
| .286 |
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