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Where does A-Rod rank on MLB's all-time leaderboards?

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Alex Rodriguez officially announced his retirement on Tuesday following 22 major-league seasons.

The 14-time All-Star and three-time American League MVP will go down as one of the most polarizing figures, and greatest players in baseball history.

Rodriguez owns a Hall of Fame-caliber resume, but his 2014 suspension for performance-enhancing drugs will make him a controversial candidate for Cooperstown.

Related: Will A-Rod be inducted into the Hall of Fame?

A-Rod leaves the game four homers short of becoming only the fourth player in major-league history to reach 700, and finds himself near the top of almost every statistical category.

Here's where Rodriguez ranks on the all-time lists:

RBIs

RANK PLAYER RBI
1 Hank Aaron 2297
2 Babe Ruth 2213
3 Alex Rodriguez 2086

Home Runs

RANK PLAYER HR
1 Barry Bonds 762
2 Hank Aaron 755
3 Babe Ruth 714
4 Alex Rodriguez 696

Runs

RANK PLAYER R
1 Rickey Henderson 2295
2 Ty Cobb 2246
3 Barry Bonds 2227
8 Alex Rodriguez 2021

WAR

RANK PLAYER WAR
1 Babe Ruth 168.4
2 Barry Bonds 164.4
3 Willie Mays 149.9
13 Alex Rodriguez 113

*Courtesy Fangraphs

Hits

RANK PLAYER H
1 Pete Rose 4256
2 Ty Cobb 4191
3 Hank Aaron 3771
19 Alex Rodriguez 3115

Games Played

RANK PLAYER GP
1 Pete Rose 3562
2 Carl Yastrzemski 3308
3 Hank Aaron 3298
25 Alex Rodriguez 2784

Doubles

RANK PLAYER 2B
1 Tris Speaker 792
2 Pete Rose 746
3 Stan Musial 725
29 Alex Rodriguez 548

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