Total Bases All Time Leaders on Baseball Almanac

Career Leaders for Total Bases

A single equals one, a double equals two, a triple equals three and a home run equals four. Total them together over the course of a career and you will be included on this chart of all time total base leaders; however, you will need over four-thousand to even break into the top fifty.

The players listed below are true franchise players who have had a full career, an ability to hit virtually anything at anytime, and are Baseball Almanac's top one-hundred (100) all-time total base leaders. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.

"I don't deserve such a salary." - Hall of Famer Al Kaline (22nd Overall Total Bases Leader)

Total Bases All Time Leaders 'Top 100'
Name	Total Bases	Rank
Hank Aaron	6,856	1
Stan Musial	6,134	2
Willie Mays	6,066	3
Barry Bonds	5,976	4
Ty Cobb	5,854	5
Babe Ruth	5,793	6
Pete Rose	5,752	7
Carl Yastrzemski	5,539	8
Eddie Murray	5,397	9
Rafael Palmeiro	5,388	10
Frank Robinson	5,373	11
Ken Griffey, Jr.	5,249	12
Dave Winfield	5,221	13
Cal Ripken, Jr.	5,168	14
Tris Speaker	5,101	15
Lou Gehrig	5,060	16
George Brett	5,044	17
Mel Ott	5,041	18
Jimmie Foxx	4,956	19
Ted Williams	4,884	20
Honus Wagner	4,862	21
Paul Molitor	4,854	22
Al Kaline	4,852	23
Reggie Jackson	4,834	24
Andre Dawson	4,787	25
Alex Rodriguez	4,779	26
Gary Sheffield	4,737	27
Robin Yount	4,730	28
Rogers Hornsby	4,712	29
Craig Biggio	4,711	30
Ernie Banks	4,706	31
Sammy Sosa	4,704	32
Manny Ramirez	4,703	33
Al Simmons	4,685	34
Harold Baines	4,604	35
Billy Williams	4,599	36
Rickey Henderson	4,588	37
Frank Thomas	4,550	38
Tony Perez	4,532	39
Mickey Mantle	4,511	40
Roberto Clemente	4,492	41
Paul Waner	4,478	42
Nap Lajoie	4,474	43
Fred McGriff	4,458	44
Dave Parker	4,405	45
Mike Schmidt	4,404	46
Luis Gonzalez	4,385	47
Eddie Mathews	4,349	48
Sam Crawford	4,328	49
Goose Goslin	4,325	50
Jim Thome	4,290	51
Ivan Rodriguez	4,273	52
Brooks Robinson	4,270	53
Eddie Collins	4,268	54
Vada Pinson	4,264	55
Tony Gwynn	4,259	56
Charlie Gehringer	4,257	57
Jeff Kent	4,246	58
Lou Brock	4,238	59
Dwight Evans	4,230	60
Chipper Jones	4,230
Willie McCovey	4,219	62
Jeff Bagwell	4,213	63
Willie Stargell	4,190	64
Rusty Staub	4,185	65
Steve Finley	4,157	66
Jake Beckley	4,147	67
Harmon Killebrew	4,143	68
Jim Rice	4,129	69
Zack Wheat	4,100	70
Al Oliver	4,083	71
Wade Boggs	4,064	72
Cap Anson	4,062	73
Harry Heilmann	4,053	74
Andres Galarraga	4,038	75
Roberto Alomar	4,018	76
Carlton Fisk	3,999	77
Rod Carew	3,998	78
Vladimir Guerrero	3,978	79
Carlos Delgado	3,976	80
Derek Jeter	3,973	81
Joe Morgan	3,962	82
Orlando Cepeda	3,959	83
Sam Rice	3,955	84
Joe DiMaggio	3,948	85
Garret Anderson	3,942	86
Steve Garvey	3,941	87
Frankie Frisch	3,937	88
Chili Davis	3,914	89
Joe Carter	3,910	90
Larry Walker	3,904	91
Gary Gaetti	3,881	92
George Sisler	3,871	93
Darrell Evans	3,866	94
Duke Snider	3,865	95
Joe Medwick	3,852	96
Bill Buckner	3,833	97
Ted Simmons	3,793	98
Ed Delahanty	3,791	99
Roger Connor	3,788	100
Name	Total Bases	Rank
Current Through 2009 Season

Hank Aaron had fifteen (15) seasons where he collected more than three-hundred (300+) total bases — the most seasons by any player.

Did you know that Lou Gehrig had five (5) seasons where he collected more than four-hundred (400+) total bases — the most seasons by any player?

On July 31, 1954, Joe Adcock accomplished a famous first by collecting an all time record of eighteen (18) total bases during a single game; one double and four (4) home runs.

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