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 September 26, 2024, no active players are in the top 100 for career total bases. The active leader is Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman , tied in 109th with 3,866.
Stats updated as of the end of the 2024 season. Rank Player (2025 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 (2025 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
^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
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