Fastest Players To Hit 2500 Hits
Who was the fastest player to hit 2500 hits?
Al Simmons is the fastest player to hit 2500 hits, accomplishing it in 1785 games. He hit his 2500th hit on Sep 15, 1936.
Which active player is on pace to next make the Top 50 list for "Fastest To 2500 Hits"?
Based on their career production, the player most likely to make the "Fastest to 2500 Hits" leaderboard is Jose Altuve, who is currently at 2420 hits, and is projected to reach 2500 H in 67 games, for 2076 total games, which would put him 27th on the leaderboard.
Which active players are in contention for the "Fastest Player To 2500 Hits" leaderboard?
The following players are all at least half-way to the total and theoretically on-pace to make this leaderboard:
| Player | Current H | Proj Games To 2500 Hits | Proj Total Games @ 2500 Hits | Proj Leaderboard Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | 2420 | 67 | 2076 | 27th |
| Mookie Betts | 1772 | 633 | 2172 | 45th |
| Trea Turner | 1564 | 779 | 2079 | 27th |
Note: Some players on this leaderboard might show up as having 2501 or 2502 hits, which means they hit multiple Hs in the game in which they crossed the milestone. In order to normalize the modern statistics and the historic ones (for which there is no play-by-play data), all the stats shown here are based on per-game statistics. Meaning that the at-bat total might not be the exact at-bat in which the player reached the milestone, only the number of ABs and PAs they had at the conclusion of the game in which they reached the milestone.
This list filters out players born before 1880, as many of them played in the era pre-1901 before game-level boxscores were available, and thus a specific game number when a milestone was achieved couldn't be presented accurately.
This list filters out players born before 1880, as many of them played in the era pre-1901 before game-level boxscores were available, and thus a specific game number when a milestone was achieved couldn't be presented accurately.