Doubles, triples or sending balls out of the yard, there are multiple ways in which to record an extra-base hit.
Either way, these big knocks often mean that the scoreboard is moving for the batting team, or, at worst, a runner has been put into scoring position.
From a long-bomber from the Bay Area to a Georgia Peach rounding second in the Motor City, here is the full list of Major League Baseballers to have recorded at least 1,100 career extra-base hits.
Extra-base hits | Player | Team/s |
1,477 | Hank Aaron | Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves & Milwaukee Brewers |
1,440 | Barry Bonds | Pittsburgh Pirates & San Francisco Giants |
1,405 | Albert Pujols | St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Angels & Los Angeles Dodgers |
1,377 | Stan Musial | St. Louis Cardinals |
1,356 | Babe Ruth | Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees & Boston Braves |
1,323 | Willie Mays | New York Giants, San Francisco Giants & New York Mets |
1,275 | Alex Rodriguez | Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers & New York Yankees |
1,192 | David Ortiz | Minnesota Twins & Boston Red Sox |
Ken Griffey Jr. | Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds & Chicago White Sox | |
Rafael Palmeiro | Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers & Baltimore Orioles | |
1,190 | Lou Gehrig | New York Yankees |
1,186 | Frank Robinson | Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, California Angels & Cleveland Indians |
1,157 | Carl Yastrzemski | Boston Red Sox |
1,155 | Miguel Cabrera | Florida Marlins & Detroit Tigers |
1,151 | Adrian Beltre | Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox & Texas Rangers |
1,136 | Ty Cobb | Detroit Tigers & Philadelphia Athletics |
1,131 | Tristram Speaker | Boston Americans/Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators & Philadelphia Athletics |
1,122 | Manny Ramirez | Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox & Tampa Bay Rays |
1,119 | George Brett | Kansas City Royals |
1,117 | Ted Williams | Boston Red Sox |
Jimmie Foxx | Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs & Philadelphia Phillies |