Times on Base All Time Leaders on Baseball Almanac

Career Leaders for Times on Base

Who has been on base most often? Some of the all time leaders may surprise you and some might not (every member of the 3,000 Hits Club is in the Top 100). Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a chart that illustrates the top one-hundred all time leaders for times on base. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.

"Does Pete (Rose / #1 Ranked Career Leader for Times on Base) hustle? Before the All-Star Game he came into the clubhouse and took off his shoes and they ran another mile without him." - Hall of Famer Hank Aaron (#6 Ranked Career Leader for Times on Base)

Times on Base All Time Leaders 'Top 100'
Name	Times on Base	Rank
Pete Rose	5,929	1
Barry Bonds	5,599	2
Ty Cobb	5,532	3
Rickey Henderson	5,343	4
Carl Yastrzemski	5,304	5
Stan Musial	5,282	6
Hank Aaron	5,205	7
Tris Speaker	4,998	8
Babe Ruth	4,978	9
Eddie Collins	4,891	10
Willie Mays	4,791	11
Ted Williams	4,714	12
Mel Ott	4,648	13
Eddie Murray	4,606	14
Frank Robinson	4,561	15
Craig Biggio	4,505	16
Honus Wagner	4,502	17
Paul Molitor	4,460	18
Rafael Palmeiro	4,460
Wade Boggs	4,445	20
Joe Morgan	4,422	21
Cal Ripken, Jr.	4,379	22
Dave Winfield	4,351	23
Al Kaline	4,339	24
Gary Sheffield	4,299	25
George Brett	4,283	26
Paul Waner	4,281	27
Lou Gehrig	4,274	28
Frank Thomas	4,222	29
Mickey Mantle	4,161	30
Robin Yount	4,156	31
Ken Griffey, Jr.	4,146	32
Jimmie Foxx	4,111	33
Rod Carew	4,096	34
Charlie Gehringer	4,075	35
Luke Appling	4,062	36
Reggie Jackson	4,055	37
Rusty Staub	4,050	38
Rogers Hornsby	4,016	39
Cap Anson	3,979	40
Tim Raines	3,977	41
Tony Gwynn	3,955	42
Jesse Burkett	3,954	43
Harold Baines	3,942	44
Nap Lajoie	3,892	45
Dwight Evans	3,890	46
Manny Ramirez	3,880	47
Darrell Evans	3,863	48
Luis Gonzalez	3,857	49
Jeff Bagwell	3,843	50
Fred McGriff	3,834	51
Lou Brock	3,833	52
Jim Thome	3,823	53
Mike Schmidt	3,820	54
Richie Ashburn	3,815	55
Roberto Alomar	3,806	56
Billy Williams	3,799	57
Eddie Mathews	3,785	58
Max Carey	3,782	59
Derek Jeter	3,775	60
Chipper Jones	3,766	61
Brooks Robinson	3,761	62
Sam Rice	3,751	63
Sam Crawford	3,744	64
Alex Rodriguez	3,740	65
Goose Goslin	3,739	66
Jake Beckley	3,729	67
Omar Vizquel	3,729
Tony Perez	3,700	69
Fred Clarke	3,699	70
Harmon Killebrew	3,693	71
Harry Hooper	3,678	72
Bill Dahlen	3,661	73
Roberto Clemente	3,656	74
Frankie Frisch	3,639	75
Willie McCovey	3,625	76
Edgar Martinez	3,619	77
Zack Wheat	3,611	78
George Davis	3,604	79
John Olerud	3,602	80
Chili Davis	3,589	81
Lou Whitaker	3,586	82
Willie Keeler	3,585	83
Eddie Yost	3,576	84
Al Simmons	3,572	85
Ozzie Smith	3,565	86
Harry Heilmann	3,556	87
Mark Grace	3,554	88
Brett Butler	3,542	89
Julio Franco	3,541	90
Nellie Fox	3,524	91
Roger Connor	3,507	92
Mickey Vernon	3,499	93
Willie Randolph	3,491	94
Rabbit Maranville	3,483	95
Andre Dawson	3,474	96
Dave Parker	3,451	97
Steve Finley	3,445	98
Bernie Williams	3,444	99
Luis Aparicio	3,440	100
Name	Times on Base	Rank
Current Through 2009 Season

Hank Aaron had fifteen seasons where he collected more than three-hundred total bases — the most seasons by any player.

Did you know that Lou Gehrig had five seasons where he collected more than four-hundred total bases — the most seasons by any player?

On July 31, 1954, Joe Adcock had a famous first by collecting an all time record of eighteen total bases during a single game; one double and four home runs — a record that stood for forty-eight years until Shawn Green had nineteen total bases on May 23, 2002.

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