St. Louis Cardinals Hits Leaders
Career totals with the Cardinals and the best single seasons in club history. Records run through the 2025 season.
Stan Musial holds the Cardinals career record with 3,630 hits. The single-season record is 250, by Rogers Hornsby in 1922.
All-time Cardinals leaders
Career totals with the club| # | Player | With the club | H | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
1941–1963 | 3,630 | 3,026 |
| 2 |
|
1964–1979 | 2,713 | 2,289 |
| 3 |
|
2004–2022 | 2,168 | 2,226 |
| 4 |
|
2001–2022 | 2,156 | 1,814 |
| 5 |
|
1915–1933 | 2,110 | 1,580 |
| 6 |
|
1938–1953 | 2,064 | 1,820 |
| 7 |
|
1945–1963 | 1,980 | 1,795 |
| 8 |
|
1982–1996 | 1,944 | 1,990 |
| 9 |
|
1955–1965 | 1,855 | 1,667 |
| 10 |
|
1958–1969 | 1,853 | 1,738 |
| 11 |
|
1922–1932 | 1,727 | 1,392 |
| 12 |
|
1968–1980 | 1,704 | 1,564 |
| 13 |
|
1982–1999 | 1,683 | 1,661 |
| 14 |
|
1932–1948 | 1,590 | 1,216 |
| 15 |
|
1927–1937 | 1,577 | 1,311 |
| 16 |
|
1990–2004 | 1,479 | 1,580 |
| 17 |
|
1960–1971 | 1,450 | 1,578 |
| 18 |
|
1940–1950 | 1,402 | 1,502 |
| 19 |
|
1935–1948 | 1,318 | 1,298 |
| 20 |
|
1959–1969 | 1,241 | 1,113 |
| 21 |
|
1928–1944 | 1,227 | 1,189 |
| 22 |
|
1974–1983 | 1,217 | 1,165 |
| 23 |
|
1882–1891 | 1,194 | 1,034 |
| 24 |
|
2011–2024 | 1,185 | 1,388 |
| 25 |
|
1884–1891 | 1,091 | 783 |
Single-season Cardinals records
Best seasons in club history| # | Player | Season | H | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
1922 | 250 | 154 |
| 2 |
|
1937 | 237 | 156 |
| 3 |
|
1921 | 235 | 154 |
| 4 |
|
1948 | 230 | 155 |
| 4 |
|
1971 | 230 | 161 |
| 6 |
|
1946 | 228 | 156 |
| 7 |
|
1925 | 227 | 153 |
| 7 |
|
1924 | 227 | 143 |
| 9 |
|
1901 | 226 | 142 |
| 10 |
|
1887 | 225 | 124 |
| 11 |
|
1935 | 224 | 154 |
| 12 |
|
1936 | 223 | 155 |
| 13 |
|
1899 | 221 | 141 |
| 14 |
|
1943 | 220 | 157 |
| 15 |
|
1920 | 218 | 149 |
| 16 |
|
1985 | 216 | 152 |
| 17 |
|
2003 | 212 | 157 |
| 18 |
|
1964 | 211 | 162 |
| 18 |
|
1979 | 211 | 154 |
| 20 |
|
1979 | 210 | 161 |
| 21 |
|
1927 | 208 | 153 |
| 22 |
|
1949 | 207 | 157 |
| 23 |
|
1967 | 206 | 159 |
| 23 |
|
1929 | 206 | 150 |
| 25 |
|
1951 | 205 | 152 |