Pete Rose (Major Leagues: 1963-1986)
“Charlie Hustle” may not impress much in terms of advanced metrics, but he is definitely impressive in terms of pure numbers at the plate. Pete Rose holds the record for the most hits in the entire history of the MLB and is the only player post-1961 to collect over 4,000 knocks. Although analytics watchers will likely point out that Rose isn’t in the top 500 when it comes to career OPS and his career on-base percentage of .375 is the lowest on this list, it takes serious skill to accumulate 4,256 hits.
Pete Rose (Major Leagues: 1963-1986)
Miguel Cabrera (Major Leagues: 2003-2018)
Miguel Cabrera did something in 2012 which many baseball fans had thought was impossible – he became the first player to win the Triple Crown since 1967. This means that at the time, he led the league in RBIs, home runs and batting average for a single season. However, Cabrera was not a one-season wonder as he has maintained greatness at the plate throughout his entire career, netting a career .395 on-base percentage and four batting titles. He is also one of the all-time greats when it comes to OPS and slugging percentage, and he ranks in the top 25 for those stats. In addition, his career batting average of.3165 is the best among all active players.
Miguel Cabrera (Major Leagues: 2003-2018)
