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. 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. 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. As a result, most of the players on this list have been retired for decades. 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.

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

Hall of Famer Sam Crawford of the Detroit Tigers holds the Major League Baseball triples record, with 309. Second to him is his Tigers teammate, Ty Cobb, with 295, the American League record. Honus Wagner is third with 252, the National League record. 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).

Jim O'Rourke was the first player to reach the 100-triple mark, doing so with the New York Giants in 1886. 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. 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 Charlie Blackmon, who has 68 career triples as of 2024. He is tied for 416th on the all-time list.

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.

• Stats updated as of the end of the 2024 season.

Players with 100 or more triples

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

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

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