By the numbers: How Pete Rose became a Cincinnati Reds legend

Pete Rose was known as the Hit King for his major league record 4,246 hits.

It was one of baseball's greatest moments when Rose passed Ty Cobb's long-standing major-league record of 4,191 hits on September 11, 1985.

Rose's hitting prowess was more than simply the total of his hits. His Reds batting records include all-time, single-season and National League-leading accomplishments. His Reds records range from his 44-game hitting streak to his extra-base hits and total bases.

You can't go far in the Reds record book without seeing Rose's name.

Pete Rose's all-time Reds records

2,722 Games played

678 Consecutive games played

10,934 At-bats

1,741 Runs scored

3,358 Hits

2,490 Singles

601 Doubles

868 Extra-base hits

4,645 Total bases

1,210 Bases on balls

Also in Reds top five

1,036 RBI, third behind Johnny Bench and Tony Perez

115 Triples, second behind Edd Roush

Pete Rose's single-season Reds records

163 Games, 1974 (tied)

680 At-bats, 1973

230 Hits, 1973

44 Game hitting streak, 1978

181 Singles, 1973

51 Doubles, 1978 (tied with Frank Robinson)

Pete Rose's single-season categories leading the Reds

Games

162 , 1965

159 , 1970

160 , 1971

154 , 1972

160 , 1973

163 , 1974

162 , 1975

162 , 1976

162 , 1977

159 , 1978

Batting average

.312 , 1965

.313 , 1966

.301 , 1967

.335 , 1968

.348 , 1969

.304 , 1971

.307 , 1972

.338 , 1973

.302 , 1978

Runs

97 , 1966

94 , 1968

120 , 1969

120 , 1970

86 , 1971

110 , 1974

112 , 1975

130 , 1976

103 , 1978

Hits

209 , 1965

205 , 1966

210 , 1968

218 , 1969

205 , 1970

192 , 1971

198 , 1972

230 , 1973

185 , 1974

210 , 1975

215 , 1976

204 , 1977

198 , 1978

Doubles

35 , 1965

38 , 1976

32 , 1967

42 , 1968

33 , 1969

37 , 1970

27 , 1971

36 , 1973

45 , 1974

47 , 1975

42 , 1976

38 , 1977

51 , 1978

Triples

11 , 1969

9 , 1970

11 , 1972

8 , 1973

Stolen bases

13 , 1971

Pete Rose's longest hitting streaks

44 , 1978

25 , 1967

22 , 1968

20 , 1977 (twice)

Pete Rose accomplishments as Red

*Rose hit 3 home runs in a game against the New York Mets in 1978

*Rose, a switch-hitter, his a home run from each side of the plate in a game twice, in 1966 and 1967

*Rose won the National League Rookie of the Year award in 1963

*Rose won the National League MVP in 1973

*Rose was MVP of the 1975 World Series

*Rose was a National League All-Star 12 times (17 times overall)

*Rose won two Gold Gloves for fielding excellence, 1969 and 1970

Pete Rose's National League-leading seasons

Batting average

.335 , 1968

.348 , 1969

.338 , 1969

Runs scored

110 , 1974

112 , 1975

130 , 1976

Hits

209 , 1965

210 , 1968 (tied)

205 , 1970 (tied)

198 , 1972

230 , 1973

215 , 1976

Doubles

45 , 1974

47 , 1975

42 , 1976

51 , 1978

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: By the numbers: How Pete Rose became a Cincinnati Reds legend