Hank Aaron, the all-time leader in total bases

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 July 13, 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 120th with 3,782.

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.
Bold Denotes active player.[a]

List

Rank Player (2024 TBs) TB
1 Hank Aaron* 6,856
2 Albert Pujols 6,211
3 Stan Musial* 6,134
4 Willie Mays* 6,080
5 Barry Bonds 5,976
6 Ty Cobb* 5,854
7 Alex Rodriguez 5,813
8 Babe Ruth* 5,793
9 Pete Rose 5,752
10 Carl Yastrzemski* 5,539
11 Eddie Murray* 5,397
12 Rafael Palmeiro 5,388
13 Frank Robinson* 5,373
14 Miguel Cabrera 5,368
15 Adrián Beltré* 5,309
16 Ken Griffey Jr.* 5,271
17 Dave Winfield* 5,221
18 Cal Ripken Jr.* 5,168
19 Tris Speaker* 5,101
20 Lou Gehrig* 5,060
21 George Brett* 5,044
22 Mel Ott* 5,041
23 Jimmie Foxx* 4,956
24 Derek Jeter* 4,921
25 Ted Williams* 4,884
26 Honus Wagner* 4,870
27 Paul Molitor* 4,854
28 Al Kaline* 4,852
29 Reggie Jackson* 4,834
30 Manny Ramírez 4,826
31 Andre Dawson* 4,787
32 David Ortiz* 4,765
33 Chipper Jones* 4,755
34 Carlos Beltrán 4,751
35 Gary Sheffield 4,737
36 Robin Yount* 4,730
37 Rogers Hornsby* 4,712
38 Craig Biggio* 4,711
39 Ernie Banks* 4,706
40 Sammy Sosa 4,704
41 Al Simmons* 4,685
42 Jim Thome* 4,667
43 Harold Baines* 4,604
44 Billy Williams* 4,599
45 Cap Anson* 4,592
46 Rickey Henderson* 4,588
47 Frank Thomas* 4,550
48 Tony Pérez* 4,532
49 Mickey Mantle* 4,511
50 Vladimir Guerrero* 4,506
Rank Player (2024 TBs) TB
51 Roberto Clemente* 4,492
52 Paul Waner* 4,478
53 Nap Lajoie* 4,472
54 Fred McGriff* 4,458
55 Iván Rodríguez* 4,451
56 Dave Parker 4,405
57 Mike Schmidt* 4,404
58 Luis Gonzalez 4,385
59 Eddie Mathews* 4,349
60 Sam Crawford* 4,328
61 Goose Goslin* 4,325
62 Todd Helton* 4,292
63 Robinson Canó 4,282
64 Brooks Robinson* 4,270
65 Eddie Collins* 4,268
66 Vada Pinson 4,264
67 Tony Gwynn* 4,259
68 Charlie Gehringer* 4,257
69 Jeff Kent 4,246
70 Lou Brock* 4,238
71 Dwight Evans 4,230
72 Willie McCovey* 4,219
73 Johnny Damon 4,214
74 Jeff Bagwell* 4,213
75 Willie Stargell* 4,190
76 Rusty Staub 4,185
77 Jake Beckley* 4,160
78 Steve Finley 4,157
79 Harmon Killebrew* 4,143
80 Jim Rice* 4,129
81 Zack Wheat* 4,100
82 Torii Hunter 4,087
83 Paul Konerko 4,083
Al Oliver 4,083
85 Wade Boggs* 4,064
86 Harry Heilmann* 4,053
87 Andrés Galarraga 4,038
88 Bobby Abreu 4,026
89 Roberto Alomar* 4,018
90 Aramis Ramírez 4,004
91 Carlton Fisk* 3,999
92 Rod Carew* 3,998
93 Ichiro Suzuki 3,994
94 Garret Anderson 3,984
95 Carlos Delgado 3,976
96 Joe Morgan* 3,962
97 Orlando Cepeda* 3,959
98 Sam Rice* 3,955
99 Joe DiMaggio* 3,948
100 Steve Garvey 3,941

Notes

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

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