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Repeated studies have shown that contemporary Major League Baseball players have a greater life expectancy than males in the general U.S. population — about five years more, on average, which is attributed to their superior fitness and healthy lifestyles. The longer the active career, the longer the player lives, on average.
List of Major League Baseball All-Star Game records; List of Major League Baseball attendance records; List of Major League Baseball postseason records. List of World Series career records; List of World Series single-game records; List of World Series single-series records
In Major League Baseball (MLB), records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time. (For Japanese baseball records see Nippon Professional Baseball)
List of Major League Baseball career total bases leaders; List of Major League Baseball career strikeouts by batters leaders; List of Major League Baseball career bases on balls leaders; List of Major League Baseball career intentional bases on balls leaders; List of Major League Baseball career hit by pitch leaders; List of Major League ...
Pete Rose is the all-time MLB hits leader with 4,256 hits. Listed are all Major League Baseball players who have reached the 2,000 hit milestone during their career in MLB. Pete Rose holds the Major League record for most career hits, with 4,256. Rose and Ty Cobb, second most, are the only players with 4,000 or more career hits.
The New York Yankees slugger is the 162nd MLB player to hit 300 homers, and he did so in 954 games, the fewest needed to reach the mark in MLB history. The previous fastest to reach No. 300 was ...
Catcher Josh Gibson, whose career ended in 1946, has the highest batting average in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. [a] He batted .372 over 14 seasons, mostly with the Homestead Grays. In addition, he also holds the single-season record for highest batting average in major league history at .466 in 1943.
A three-time title-winner at the United States Outdoor Track and Field Championships from 1996 to 1998, Bronson recorded one of the fastest 400-meter times in United States and world history ...