<P> In total , 31 players have reached the 3,000 hit mark in MLB history . Of these , 16 were right - handed batters , 13 were left - handed , and two were switch hitters , meaning they could bat from either side of the plate . Ten of these players have played for only one major league team . Five players -- Hank Aaron , Willie Mays , Eddie Murray , Rafael Palmeiro , and Alex Rodriguez -- are also members of the 500 home run club . At . 367 , Cobb holds the highest career batting average among club members , while Cal Ripken Jr. holds the lowest at . 276 . Rodriguez , Derek Jeter , and Wade Boggs are the only players to hit a home run for their 3,000 th hit and Paul Molitor and Ichiro Suzuki are the only players to hit a triple for their 3,000 th ; all others hit a single or double . Craig Biggio was thrown out at second base attempting to stretch his 3,000 th hit , a single , into a double . Biggio and Jeter are the only players to join the club in a game where they had five hits ; Jeter reached base safely in all of his at bats . The most recent player to join the club is Adrián Beltré , who collected his 3,000 th hit on July 30 , 2017 , while playing for the Texas Rangers . </P>
<P> In total , 31 players have reached the 3,000 hit mark in MLB history . Of these , 16 were right - handed batters , 13 were left - handed , and two were switch hitters , meaning they could bat from either side of the plate . Ten of these players have played for only one major league team . Five players -- Hank Aaron , Willie Mays , Eddie Murray , Rafael Palmeiro , and Alex Rodriguez -- are also members of the 500 home run club . At . 367 , Cobb holds the highest career batting average among club members , while Cal Ripken Jr. holds the lowest at . 276 . Rodriguez , Derek Jeter , and Wade Boggs are the only players to hit a home run for their 3,000 th hit and Paul Molitor and Ichiro Suzuki are the only players to hit a triple for their 3,000 th ; all others hit a single or double . Craig Biggio was thrown out at second base attempting to stretch his 3,000 th hit , a single , into a double . Biggio and Jeter are the only players to join the club in a game where they had five hits ; Jeter reached base safely in all of his at bats . The most recent player to join the club is Adrián Beltré , who collected his 3,000 th hit on July 30 , 2017 , while playing for the Texas Rangers . </P>
who hit a homerun for their 3000th hit
who hit a homerun for their 3000th hit
Alex Rodriguez Derek Jeter Wade Boggs
Alex Rodriguez Derek Jeter Wade Boggs