List of Major League Baseball career total bases leaders explained

In baseball statistics, total bases (TB) is the number of bases a player has gained with hits. It is a weighted sum for which the weight value is 1 for a single, 2 for a double, 3 for a triple, and 4 for a home run. Only bases attained from hits count toward this total. Reaching base by other means (such as a base on balls) or advancing further after the hit (such as when a subsequent batter gets a hit) does not increase the player's total bases.

The total bases divided by the number of at bats is the player's slugging average.

Hank Aaron is the career leader in total bases with 6,856. Albert Pujols (6,211), Stan Musial (6,134), and Willie Mays (6,080) are the only other players with at least 6,000 career total bases.

As of August 17, 2024, no active players are in the top 100 for career total bases. The active leader is Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman in 116th with 3,817.

Key

Rank Rank amongst leaders in career total bases. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (2024 TBs) Number of total bases during the 2024 Major League Baseball season
TB Total career total bases
Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
BoldDenotes active player.[1]

List

RankPlayer (2024 TBs)TB
1Hank Aaron6,856
2Albert Pujols6,211
3Stan Musial6,134
4Willie Mays6,080
5Barry Bonds5,976
6Ty Cobb5,854
7Alex Rodriguez5,813
8Babe Ruth5,793
9Pete Rose5,752
10Carl Yastrzemski5,539
11Eddie Murray5,397
12Rafael Palmeiro5,388
13Frank Robinson5,373
14Miguel Cabrera5,368
15Adrián Beltré5,309
16Ken Griffey Jr.5,271
17Dave Winfield5,221
18Cal Ripken Jr.5,168
19Tris Speaker5,101
20Lou Gehrig5,060
21George Brett5,044
22Mel Ott5,041
23Jimmie Foxx4,956
24Derek Jeter4,921
25Ted Williams4,884
26Honus Wagner4,870
27Paul Molitor4,854
28Al Kaline4,852
29Reggie Jackson4,834
30Manny Ramírez4,826
31Andre Dawson4,787
32David Ortiz4,765
33Chipper Jones4,755
34Carlos Beltrán4,751
35Gary Sheffield4,737
36Robin Yount4,730
37Rogers Hornsby4,712
38Craig Biggio4,711
39Ernie Banks4,706
40Sammy Sosa4,704
41Al Simmons4,685
42Jim Thome4,667
43Harold Baines4,604
44Billy Williams4,599
45Cap Anson4,592
46Rickey Henderson4,588
47Frank Thomas4,550
48Tony Pérez4,532
49Mickey Mantle4,511
50Vladimir Guerrero4,506
RankPlayer (2024 TBs)TB
51Roberto Clemente4,492
52Paul Waner4,478
53Nap Lajoie4,472
54Fred McGriff4,458
55Iván Rodríguez4,451
56Dave Parker4,405
57Mike Schmidt4,404
58Luis Gonzalez4,385
59Eddie Mathews4,349
60Sam Crawford4,328
61Goose Goslin4,325
62Todd Helton4,292
63Robinson Canó4,282
64Brooks Robinson4,270
65Eddie Collins4,268
66Vada Pinson4,264
67Tony Gwynn4,259
68Charlie Gehringer4,257
69Jeff Kent4,246
70Lou Brock4,238
71Dwight Evans4,230
72Willie McCovey4,219
73Johnny Damon4,214
74Jeff Bagwell4,213
75Willie Stargell4,190
76Rusty Staub4,185
77Jake Beckley4,160
78Steve Finley4,157
79Harmon Killebrew4,143
80Jim Rice4,129
81Zack Wheat4,100
82Torii Hunter4,087
83Paul Konerko4,083
Al Oliver4,083
85Wade Boggs4,064
86Harry Heilmann4,053
87Andrés Galarraga4,038
88Bobby Abreu4,026
89Roberto Alomar4,018
90Aramis Ramírez4,004
91Carlton Fisk3,999
92Rod Carew3,998
93Ichiro Suzuki3,994
94Garret Anderson3,984
95Carlos Delgado3,976
96Joe Morgan3,962
97Orlando Cepeda3,959
98Sam Rice3,955
99Joe DiMaggio3,948
100Steve Garvey3,941

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Notes and References

  1. A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.