Times on Base Single Season National League Leaders on Baseball Almanac

Single Season Leaders for Times on Base in the National League

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

"I like to be against the odds. I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top. With me, it's just the satisfaction of the game. Just performance." - Slugger / #1 Ranked Barry Bonds on WorldofQuotes.com

Times on Base Single Season National League Leaders 'Top 100'
Name	Times on Base	Year	Team	League	Rank
Barry Bonds	376	2004	San Francisco Giants	NL	1
Barry Bonds	356	2002	San Francisco Giants	NL	2
Billy Hamilton	355	1894	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	3
Barry Bonds	342	2001	San Francisco Giants	NL	4
Lefty O'Doul	334	1929	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	5
Jeff Bagwell	331	1999	Houston Astros	NL	6
Lenny Dykstra	325	1993	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	7
Jeff Bagwell	324	1996	Houston Astros	NL	8
Todd Helton	323	2000	Colorado Rockies	NL	9
Todd Helton	322	2003	Colorado Rockies	NL	10
Woody English	320	1930	Chicago Cubs	NL	11
Todd Helton	320	2004	Colorado Rockies	NL
Mark McGwire	320	1998	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Rogers Hornsby	318	1924	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	14
Rogers Hornsby	317	1929	Chicago Cubs	NL	15
Richie Ashburn	316	1958	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	16
Rogers Hornsby	316	1922	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Stan Musial	316	1949	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Gary Sheffield	315	1996	Florida Marlins	NL	19
Eddie Stanky	314	1950	New York Giants	NL	20
Hack Wilson	314	1930	Chicago Cubs	NL
Arky Vaughan	313	1936	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	22
Luis Gonzalez	312	2001	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	23
Stan Musial	312	1948	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Bill Terry	312	1930	New York Giants	NL
Barry Bonds	311	1996	San Francisco Giants	NL	26
Babe Herman	311	1930	Brooklyn Robins	NL
Joe Kelley	311	1894	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Pete Rose	311	1969	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Sammy Sosa	311	2001	Chicago Cubs	NL
Kiki Cuyler	310	1930	Chicago Cubs	NL	31
Albert Pujols	310	2009	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Pete Rose	310	1975	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Roy Thomas	310	1899	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Lance Berkman	309	2004	Houston Astros	NL	35
Craig Biggio	309	1997	Houston Astros	NL
Barry Bonds	309	1993	San Francisco Giants	NL
Chipper Jones	309	1999	Atlanta Braves	NL
John Olerud	309	1999	New York Mets	NL
Barry Bonds	308	1997	San Francisco Giants	NL	40
Chuck Klein	308	1930	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Jesse Burkett	307	1895	Cleveland Spiders	NL	42
John McGraw	307	1898	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Pete Rose	307	1976	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Bobby Abreu	305	2004	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	45
Jeff Bagwell	305	2000	Houston Astros	NL
Jeff Bagwell	305	1997	Houston Astros	NL
Barry Bonds	305	1998	San Francisco Giants	NL
Stan Musial	305	1953	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Pete Rose	305	1979	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Paul Waner	305	1928	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Richie Ashburn	304	1954	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	52
Hugh Duffy	304	1894	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Billy Hamilton	304	1895	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Stan Musial	304	1946	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Stan Musial	304	1951	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Cupid Childs	303	1892	Cleveland Spiders	NL	57
Tony Gwynn	303	1987	San Diego Padres	NL
Billy Hamilton	303	1896	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Ralph Kiner	303	1951	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Rogers Hornsby	302	1921	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	61
Stan Musial	302	1954	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Albert Pujols	301	2005	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	63
Albert Pujols	301	2003	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Pete Rose	301	1973	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Todd Helton	300	2001	Colorado Rockies	NL	66
Larry Walker	300	1997	Colorado Rockies	NL
Paul Waner	300	1927	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Ryan Howard	299	2006	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	69
Hughie Jennings	299	1898	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Jimmy Sheckard	299	1911	Chicago Cubs	NL
Tommy Holmes	298	1945	Boston Braves	NL	72
Joe Morgan	298	1975	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Mel Ott	298	1929	New York Giants	NL
Roy Thomas	298	1900	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Craig Biggio	297	1998	Houston Astros	NL	76
Dan Brouthers	297	1892	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL
Ed Delahanty	297	1899	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Brian Giles	297	2000	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
John Olerud	297	1998	New York Mets	NL
Jackie Robinson	297	1949	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Joe Torre	297	1971	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Lance Berkman	296	2001	Houston Astros	NL	83
Jesse Burkett	296	1896	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Prince Fielder	296	2009	Milwaukee Brewers	NL
Vladimir Guerrero	296	2002	Montreal Expos	NL
Todd Helton	296	2007	Colorado Rockies	NL
Rogers Hornsby	296	1928	Boston Braves	NL
Albert Pujols	296	2008	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Pete Rose	296	1974	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Arky Vaughan	296	1935	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
David Wright	296	2007	New York Mets	NL
Bobby Abreu	295	1999	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	93
Jesse Burkett	295	1901	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Rogers Hornsby	295	1927	New York Giants	NL
Jeff Kent	295	2000	San Francisco Giants	NL
Frank Robinson	295	1962	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Eddie Stanky	295	1945	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Paul Waner	295	1936	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Darrell Evans	294	1973	Atlanta Braves	NL	100
Augie Galan	294	1935	Chicago Cubs	NL
John McGraw	294	1899	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Stan Musial	294	1943	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Ken Singleton	294	1973	Montreal Expos	NL
Name	Times on Base	Year	Team	League	Rank
Current Through 2009 Season

Did you know that in 2004 Barry Bonds joined an elite group of players when he reached base for the five thousandth time of his Major League career, one of only seven players (link) in history to reach that plateau?

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The American League single season record for times on base was set in 1923 by Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees. The National League single season record for times on base is on this page. Is either the Career Leader for Times on Base?

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