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Breaking down Derek Jeter's march to 3,000 hits by the numbers

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Derek Jeter became the 28th man in baseball history to collect 3,000 regular-season hits on Saturday when he hit a one-out solo home run off the Rays' David Price into the left field bleachers at the new Yankee Stadium in the third inning of the Yankees' 5-4 win over the Rays.

Jeter became just the second man to homer for his 3,000th hit (the first was former teammate Wade Boggs, who coincidentally did so for the Rays in 1999) as well as just the second to collect five hits in the game in which he hit his 3,000th. Jeter entered the game needing two hits to get to 3,000 and went 5 for 5 with a game-tying home run for the milestone as well as the eventual game-winner. Jeter singled in his first at-bat against Price, then followed hit No. 3,000 with three more safeties: a leadoff double in the fifth and a two-out single in the sixth, both off Price, as well as a two-out RBI single off reliever Joel Peralta in the eighth that broke a 4-4 tie and proved to be the game-winning hit.

Here, then, with a big hat tip to Baseball-Reference.com, is a breakdown of Jeter's first 3,000 hits.

Most by team: Orioles (303), Red Sox (286), Blue Jays (285), Rays (270), Angels (194)

Most by pitcher: Tim Wakefield (32), Sidney Ponson (29), Rodrigo Lopez (26), Jamie Moyer, Josh Beckett, Pedro Martinez, Roy Halladay (22)

300-game winners: Tom Glavine (11), Greg Maddux (8), Roger Clemens (6), Randy Johnson (3)

Righties: 2,204 (.305 batting average)

Lefties: 796 (.335)

Father and Son: Doug (4) and Kyle (2) Drabek

Brothers: Scott (2) and Willie (1) Eyre, Livan (9) and Orlando (3) Hernandez, Al (16) and Mark (1) Leiter, Greg (8) and Mike (1) Maddux, Jeff (9) and Jered (2) Weaver

Same Names: Chris Carpenter (7) and Cris Carpenter (1), Bobby Jones (3) and Bobby Jones (1)

See gallery for Jeter's most memorable and milestone hits

By total bases: single (2,221), double (480), homer (237), triple (62)

Type: in the air (1,743), ground balls (1,152), infield hits (415), bunts (45), grand slams (1)

Longest Streaks: 21 games (2006), 19 games (2007), 17 games (four times: 1996, 2004, 2007, 2007-2008), 16 games (three times: 1999, 2002, 2009)

Multi-hit games: two hits (627), three hits (217), four hits (35), five hits (2)

200-hit seasons: 219 (1999), 214 (2006), 212 (2009), 206 (2007), 203 (1998), 202 (2005), 201 (2000)

Postseason (not included in the 3,000): Division Series (78), Championship Series (57), World Series (50), World Baseball Classic (17), All-Star Game (10)

Month (including postseason, but not exhibition play): March (2), April (424), May (505), June (482), July (529), August (564), September (471), October* (200), November (8)

*including his game-winning home run just after midnight of November 1, 2001 in Game 4 of the World Series, which technically counts toward October, when the game began

Time: Night (1,920), Day (1,080)

Inning: first (656), second (161), third (440), fourth (279), fifth (361), sixth (325), seventh (305), eighth (274), ninth (153), 10th (24), 11th (5), 12th (10), 13th (1), 14th (1), 15th (3), 17th (2)

By position: shortstop (2,972), designated hitter (27), pinch-hitter* (1)

As a pinch-hitter: 1 (in Seattle on July 10, 2010 off Felix Hernandez)

By batting order position: first (1,028), second (1,634), third (171), seventh (43), eighth 923), ninth (101)

By Count: 0-0 (557), 0-1 (328), 1-0 (319), 1-1 (309), 2-2 (293), 3-2 (267), 1-2 (264), 2-1 (207), 2-0 (151), 0-2 (149), 3-1 (118), unknown (26), 3-0 (12)

Runners on base: none (1,798), any (1,202), runners in scoring position (674), first base only (528), bases loaded (73)

Game Situation: go-ahead (218), leading off game (121), game-tying (83), game-ending (6)

Ballparks: Yankee Stadium (1,274), new Yankee Stadium (235), Camden Yards (160), SkyDome/Rogers Centre (139), Fenway Park (133)

Cities: New York (1,558), Baltimore (160), Toronto (139), Boston (133), Anaheim/Los Angeles (119)

Countries: USA (2,856), Canada (143), Japan (1)

Inactive Parks: Yankee Stadium (1,274), Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (66), Shea Stadium (44), Tiger Stadium (31), Kingdome (20), Milwaukee County Stadium (18), Veterans Stadium (12), Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (6), Busch Stadium (5), Stade Olympique (4), Qualcomm Stadium (2)

Direction: Up the middle (1,464), pulled (801), opposite-field (735)

Yankees: Derek Jeter (3,000), Lou Gehrig (2,721), Babe Ruth (2,518), Mickey Mantle (2,415), Bernie Williams (2,336)

Interleague play: Derek Jeter (326), Alex Rodriguez (293), Johnny Damon (286), Ichiro Suzuki (278), Bobby Abreu (267)

Postseason: Derek Jeter (185), Bernie Williams (128), Manny Ramirez (117), Jorge Posada, Kenny Lofton (97)

World Series: Yogi Berra (71), Mickey Mantle (59), Frankie Frisch (58), Joe DiMaggio (54), Derek Jeter (50)

Career: Pete Rose (4,256), Ty Cobb (4,189), Hank Aaron (3,771), Stan Musial (3,630), Tris Speaker (3,514), Cap Anson (3,435), Honus Wagner (3,420), Carl Yastrzemski (3,419), Paul Molitor (3,319), Eddie Collins (3,315), Willie Mays (3,283), Eddie Murray (3,255), Nap Lajoie (3,242), Cal Ripken Jr. (3,184), George Brett (3,154), Paul Waner (3,152), Robin Yount (3,142), Tony Gwynn (3,141), Dave Winfield (3,110), Craig Biggio (3,060), Rickey Henderson (3,055), Rod Carew (3,053), Lou Brock (3,023), Rafael Palmeiro (3,020), Wade Boggs (3,010), Al Kaline (3,007), Roberto Clemente (3,000), Derek Jeter (3,000)

As Yankees: Derek Jeter (3,000), Dave Winfield (1,300), Wade Boggs (702), Rickey Henderson (663), Paul Waner (1)

Youngest to 3,000: Ty Cobb (34 years, 244 days), Hank Aaron (36 years, 101 days), Robin Yount (36 years, 359 days), Derek Jeter (37 years, 13 days), Pete Rose (37 years, 21 days), Tris Speaker (37 years, 43 days), Stan Musial (37 years, 174 days)

Batting average at end of season in which 3,000 was reached: Cobb (.371), Speaker (.350), Lajoie (.346), Musial (.340), Gwynn (.339), Anson (.336), Waner (.335), Wagner (.334), Collins (.333), Boggs (.3279), Carew (.3278), Clemente (.317), Jeter (.31258 through Saturday), Aaron (.31250).