List of Major League Baseball career total bases leaders


In baseball statistics, total bases 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 or advancing further after the 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, Stan Musial, and Willie Mays are the only other players with at least 6,000 career total bases.
As through the 2025 season, 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 79th overall with 4,145.

List

  • Stats updated through the end of the 2025 season.
RankPlayer TB
1Hank Aaron*6,856
2Albert Pujols6,211
3Stan Musial*6,134
4Willie Mays*6,080
5Barry Bonds5,976
6Ty Cobb*5,854
7Alex Rodriguez5,813
8Babe Ruth*5,793
9Pete Rose5,752
10Carl Yastrzemski*5,539
11Eddie Murray*5,397
12Rafael Palmeiro5,388
13Frank Robinson*5,373
14Miguel Cabrera5,368
15Adrián Beltré*5,309
16Ken Griffey Jr.*5,271
17Dave Winfield*5,221
18Cal Ripken Jr.*5,168
19Tris Speaker*5,101
20Lou Gehrig*5,060
21George Brett*5,044
22Mel Ott*5,041
23Jimmie Foxx*4,956
24Derek Jeter*4,921
25Ted Williams*4,884
26Honus Wagner*4,870
27Paul Molitor*4,854
28Al Kaline*4,852
29Reggie Jackson*4,834
30Manny Ramirez4,826
31Andre Dawson*4,787
32David Ortiz*4,765
33Chipper Jones*4,755
34Carlos Beltrán*4,751
35Gary Sheffield4,737
36Robin Yount*4,730
37Rogers Hornsby*4,712
38Craig Biggio*4,711
39Ernie Banks*4,706
40Sammy Sosa4,704
41Al Simmons*4,685
42Jim Thome*4,667
43Harold Baines*4,604
44Billy Williams*4,599
45Cap Anson*4,592
46Rickey Henderson*4,588
47Frank Thomas*4,550
48Tony Pérez*4,532
49Mickey Mantle*4,511
50Vladimir Guerrero*4,506

General references

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