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Matt Kemp singled in the fifth inning against Tom Koehler of the Marlins on Sunday, giving the center fielder 1,000 hits in his career. Kemp becomes the 34th Dodger ever with 1,000 hits.
Kemp's two hits on Sunday extended his hitting streak to 11 games, during which he is hitting .326 (15-for-46).
Kemp reached 1,000 hits in his 929th career game, making him the fifth fastest Los Angeles Dodger to 1,000 hits. Kemp trails only Maury WIlls (900 games), Steve Sax (900 games), Steve Garvey (913 games) and Raul Mondesi (913 games).
With 3,402 at-bats to reach 1,000 hits, Kemp is the third fastest LA Dodger to the four digit mark by at-bats, behind only Pedro Guerrera (3,256 AB) and Steve Garvey (3,328 AB).
Here are the all-time Dodgers hits leaders:
Most hits by a Dodger, all-time | ||
Player | Brooklyn/LA | Hits |
Zack Wheat | Brooklyn | 2,804 |
Pee Wee Reese | both | 2,170 |
Willie Davis | LA | 2,091 |
Duke Snider | both | 1,995 |
Steve Garvey | LA | 1,968 |
Bill Russell | LA | 1,926 |
Carl Furillo | both | 1,910 |
Jim Gilliam | both | 1,889 |
Gil Hodges | both | 1,884 |
Maury Wills | LA | 1,732 |
Eric Karros | LA | 1,608 |
Jackie Robinson | Brooklyn | 1,518 |
Jimmy Johnston | Brooklyn | 1,440 |
Dixie Walker | Brooklyn | 1,395 |
Jake Daubert | Brooklyn | 1,387 |
Ron Cey | LA | 1,378 |
Hi Myers | Brooklyn | 1,253 |
Steve Sax | LA | 1,218 |
Davey Lopes | LA | 1,204 |
Tom Daly | Brooklyn | 1,182 |
Mike Griffin | Brooklyn | 1,168 |
Roy Campanella | Brooklyn | 1,161 |
Dusty Baker | LA | 1,144 |
Mike Scioscia | LA | 1,131 |
Pedro Guerrero | LA | 1,113 |
Wes Parker | LA | 1,110 |
Ivy Olson | Brooklyn | 1,100 |
Babe Herman | Brooklyn | 1,093 |
Andre Ethier | LA | 1,054 |
George Pinkney | Brooklyn | 1,012 |
Ron Fairly | LA | 1,010 |
John Roseboro | LA | 1,009 |
Raul Mondesi | LA | 1,004 |
Matt Kemp | LA | 1,000 |
Andre Ethier was the last Dodger to reach 1,000 career hits, doing so on Sep. 4, 2012 in his 979th career game.