Rickey Henderson, 4th all-time in career times on base.
In baseball statistics , the term times on base , also abbreviated as TOB, is the cumulative total number of times a batter has reached base as a result of hits , walks , and hit by pitches . This statistic does not include times reaching first by way of error , dropped third strike , fielder's obstruction , or a fielder's choice , making this statistic somewhat of a misnomer .
Pete Rose is the all-time leader, being on base 5,929 times in his career. Barry Bonds (5,599), Ty Cobb (5,532), Rickey Henderson (5,343), Carl Yastrzemski (5,304), Stan Musial (5,282), and Hank Aaron (5,205) are the only other players to be on base more than 5,000 times.
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Joey Votto, the active leader and 93rd all-time in career times on base.
Stats updated as of June 24, 2024.
Rank
Player (2024 TOB)
TOB
1
Pete Rose
5,929
2
Barry Bonds
5,599
3
Ty Cobb *
5,532
4
Rickey Henderson *
5,343
5
Carl Yastrzemski *
5,304
6
Stan Musial *
5,282
7
Hank Aaron *
5,205
8
Tris Speaker *
4,998
9
Babe Ruth *
4,978
10
Eddie Collins *
4,891
11
Albert Pujols
4,880
12
Willie Mays *
4,806
13
Derek Jeter *
4,717
14
Ted Williams *
4,714
15
Mel Ott *
4,648
16
Alex Rodriguez
4,629
17
Eddie Murray *
4,606
18
Frank Robinson *
4,561
19
Honus Wagner *
4,508
20
Miguel Cabrera
4,506
20
Craig Biggio *
4,505
22
Paul Molitor *
4,460
Rafael Palmeiro
4,460
24
Cap Anson *
4,451
25
Wade Boggs *
4,445
26
Joe Morgan *
4,422
27
Cal Ripken Jr. *
4,379
28
Dave Winfield *
4,351
29
Al Kaline *
4,339
30
Gary Sheffield
4,299
31
George Brett *
4,283
32
Paul Waner *
4,281
33
Lou Gehrig *
4,274
34
Chipper Jones *
4,256
35
Frank Thomas *
4,222
36
Ken Griffey Jr. *
4,174
37
Mickey Mantle *
4,161
38
Robin Yount *
4,156
39
Jim Thome *
4,144
40
Adrián Beltré *
4,111
Jimmie Foxx *
4,111
42
Rod Carew *
4,096
43
Charlie Gehringer *
4,075
44
Luke Appling *
4,062
45
Reggie Jackson *
4,055
46
Rusty Staub
4,050
47
Rogers Hornsby *
4,016
48
Manny Ramirez
4,012
49
Bobby Abreu
3,979
50
Tim Raines *
3,977
Rank
Player (2024 TOB)
TOB
51
Tony Gwynn *
3,955
52
Jesse Burkett *
3,954
Omar Vizquel
3,954
54
Harold Baines *
3,942
55
Todd Helton *
3,911
56
Nap Lajoie *
3,893
57
Dwight Evans
3,890
58
Darrell Evans
3,863
59
Carlos Beltrán
3,860
60
Luis Gonzalez
3,857
61
Jeff Bagwell *
3,843
62
Fred McGriff *
3,834
63
Lou Brock *
3,833
64
David Ortiz *
3,829
65
Johnny Damon
3,822
66
Mike Schmidt *
3,820
67
Richie Ashburn *
3,815
68
Roberto Alomar *
3,806
69
Billy Williams *
3,799
70
Ichiro Suzuki
3,791
71
Eddie Mathews *
3,785
72
Max Carey *
3,782
73
Brooks Robinson *
3,761
74
Sam Rice *
3,751
75
Sam Crawford *
3,744
76
Goose Goslin *
3,739
77
Jake Beckley *
3,737
78
Fred Clarke *
3,707
79
Tony Pérez *
3,700
80
Harmon Killebrew *
3,693
81
Harry Hooper *
3,678
82
Bill Dahlen
3,665
83
Roberto Clemente *
3,656
84
Frankie Frisch *
3,639
85
Willie McCovey *
3,625
86
Edgar Martínez *
3,619
87
George Davis *
3,614
88
Zack Wheat *
3,611
89
John Olerud
3,602
90
Chili Davis
3,589
91
Lou Whitaker
3,586
92
Willie Keeler *
3,585
93
Joey Votto (0)
3,581
94
Eddie Yost
3,576
95
Al Simmons *
3,572
96
Ozzie Smith *
3,565
97
Jason Giambi
3,556
Harry Heilmann
3,556
99
Mark Grace
3,554
100
Brett Butler
3,542
Notes
^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
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