thumb|120px|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 on a stolen base) 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 May 31, 2026, there is only one active player in the top 100 for career total bases. Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman is the active leader in career total bases and 70th overall with 4,243.
Key
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"
| Rank || Rank amongst leaders in career total bases. A blank field indicates a tie.
|-
| Player (2026 TBs) || Number of total bases during the 2026 Major League Baseball season
|-
| TB || Total career total bases
|-
!scope="row" style="background-color:#ffffbb"|*
|Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
|-
!scope="row" style="background:#cfecec;"|Bold
|Denotes active player.A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
|}
List
thumb|100px|Freddie Freeman, the active leader and 70th all-time in career total bases.
- Stats updated through May 31, 2026.
{| class="wikitable" style="float:left;"
|- style="white-space:nowrap;"
!Rank
!Player (2026 TBs)
!TB
|-
|1
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Hank Aaron*
|6,856
|-
|2
|Albert Pujols
|6,211
|-
|3
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Stan Musial*
|6,134
|-
|4
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Willie Mays*
|6,080
|-
|5
|Barry Bonds
|5,976
|-
|6
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Ty Cobb*
|5,854
|-
|7
|Alex Rodriguez
|5,813
|-
|8
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Babe Ruth*
|5,793
|-
|9
|Pete Rose
|5,752
|-
|10
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Carl Yastrzemski*
|5,539
|-
|11
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Eddie Murray*
|5,397
|-
|12
|Rafael Palmeiro
|5,388
|-
|13
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Frank Robinson*
|5,373
|-
|14
|Miguel Cabrera
|5,368
|-
|15
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Adrián Beltré*
|5,309
|-
|16
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Ken Griffey Jr.*
|5,271
|-
|17
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Dave Winfield*
|5,221
|-
|18
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Cal Ripken Jr.*
|5,168
|-
|19
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Tris Speaker*
|5,101
|-
|20
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Lou Gehrig*
|5,060
|-
|21
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|George Brett*
|5,044
|-
|22
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Mel Ott*
|5,041
|-
|23
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Jimmie Foxx*
|4,956
|-
|24
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Derek Jeter*
|4,921
|-
|25
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Ted Williams*
|4,884
|-
|26
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Honus Wagner*
|4,870
|-
|27
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Paul Molitor*
|4,854
|-
|28
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Al Kaline*
|4,852
|-
|29
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Reggie Jackson*
|4,834
|-
|30
|Manny Ramirez
|4,826
|-
|31
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Andre Dawson*
|4,787
|-
|32
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|David Ortiz*
|4,765
|-
|33
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Chipper Jones*
|4,755
|-
|34
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Carlos Beltrán*
|4,751
|-
|35
|Gary Sheffield
|4,737
|-
|36
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Robin Yount*
|4,730
|-
|37
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Rogers Hornsby*
|4,712
|-
|38
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Craig Biggio*
|4,711
|-
|39
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Ernie Banks*
|4,706
|-
|40
|Sammy Sosa
|4,704
|-
|41
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Al Simmons*
|4,685
|-
|42
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Jim Thome*
|4,667
|-
|43
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Harold Baines*
|4,604
|-
|44
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Billy Williams*
|4,599
|-
|45
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Cap Anson*
|4,592
|-
|46
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Rickey Henderson*
|4,588
|-
|47
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Frank Thomas*
|4,550
|-
|48
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Tony Pérez*
|4,532
|-
|49
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Mickey Mantle*
|4,511
|-
|50
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Vladimir Guerrero*
|4,506
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="float:left;"
|- style="white-space: nowrap;"
!Rank
!Player (2026 TBs)
!TB
|-
|51
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Roberto Clemente*
|4,492
|-
|52
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Paul Waner*
|4,478
|-
|53
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Nap Lajoie*
|4,472
|-
|54
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Fred McGriff*
|4,458
|-
|55
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Iván Rodríguez*
|4,451
|-
|56
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Dave Parker*
|4,405
|-
|57
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Mike Schmidt*
|4,404
|-
|58
|Luis Gonzalez
|4,385
|-
|59
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Eddie Mathews*
|4,349
|-
|60
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Sam Crawford*
|4,328
|-
|61
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Goose Goslin*
|4,325
|-
|62
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Todd Helton*
|4,292
|-
|63
|Robinson Canó
|4,282
|-
|64
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Brooks Robinson*
|4,270
|-
|65
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Eddie Collins*
|4,268
|-
|66
|Vada Pinson
|4,264
|-
|67
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Tony Gwynn*
|4,259
|-
|68
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Charlie Gehringer*
|4,257
|-
|69
|style="background:#ffffbb;"|Jeff Kent*
|4,246
|-
|70
| style="background:#cfecec;" |Freddie Freeman (98)
|4,243
|-
|71
| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Lou Brock*
|4,238
|-
|72
|Dwight Evans
|4,230
|-
|73
| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Willie McCovey*
|4,219
|-
|74
|Johnny Damon
|4,214
|-
|75
| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Jeff Bagwell*
|4,213
|-
|76
| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Willie Stargell*
|4,190
|-
|77
|Rusty Staub
|4,185
|-
|78
| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Jake Beckley*
|4,160
|-
|79
|Steve Finley
|4,157
|-
|80
| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Harmon Killebrew*
|4,143
|-
|81
| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Jim Rice*
|4,129
|-
|82
| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Zack Wheat*
|4,100
|-
|83
|Torii Hunter
|4,087
|-
|84
|Paul Konerko
|4,083
|-
|
|Al Oliver
|4,083
|-
|86
| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Wade Boggs*
|4,064
|-
|87
| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Harry Heilmann*
|4,053
|-
|88
|Andrés Galarraga
|4,038
|-
|89
|Bobby Abreu
|4,026
|-
|90
| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Roberto Alomar*
|4,018
|-
|91
|Aramis Ramírez
|4,004
|-
|92
| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Carlton Fisk*
|3,999
|-
|93
| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Rod Carew*
|3,998
|-
|94
| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Ichiro Suzuki*
|3,994
|-
|95
|Garret Anderson
|3,984
|-
|96
|Carlos Delgado
|3,976
|-
|97
| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Joe Morgan*
|3,962
|-
|98
| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Orlando Cepeda*
|3,959
|-
|99
| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Sam Rice*
|3,955
|-
|100
| style="background:#ffffbb;" |Joe DiMaggio*
|3,948
|}
General references
- Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, page 32
- 10 Hank Aaron numbers that aren't 715
Notes
External links
- MLB official list