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
Dave Winfield	5,221	12
Cal Ripken, Jr.	5,168	13
Tris Speaker	5,101	14
Ken Griffey, Jr.	5,090	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
Robin Yount	4,730	26
Rogers Hornsby	4,712	27
Craig Biggio	4,711	28
Ernie Banks	4,706	29
Sammy Sosa	4,704	30
Al Simmons	4,685	31
Gary Sheffield	4,616	32
Harold Baines	4,604	33
Billy Williams	4,599	34
Rickey Henderson	4,588	35
Frank Thomas	4,550	36
Alex Rodriguez	4,543	37
Tony Perez	4,532	38
Manny Ramirez	4,516	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
Brooks Robinson	4,270	51
Eddie Collins	4,268	52
Vada Pinson	4,264	53
Tony Gwynn	4,259	54
Charlie Gehringer	4,257	55
Jeff Kent	4,246	56
Lou Brock	4,238	57
Dwight Evans	4,230	58
Willie McCovey	4,219	59
Jeff Bagwell	4,213	60
Willie Stargell	4,190	61
Rusty Staub	4,185	62
Steve Finley	4,157	63
Jake Beckley	4,147	64
Harmon Killebrew	4,143	65
Jim Rice	4,129	66
Jim Thome	4,116	67
Ivan Rodriguez	4,110	68
Zack Wheat	4,100	69
Al Oliver	4,083	70
Wade Boggs	4,064	71
Cap Anson	4,062	72
Harry Heilmann	4,053	73
Andres Galarraga	4,038	74
Chipper Jones	4,020	75
Roberto Alomar	4,018	76
Carlton Fisk	3,999	77
Rod Carew	3,998	78
Joe Morgan	3,962	79
Orlando Cepeda	3,959	80
Sam Rice	3,955	81
Joe DiMaggio	3,948	82
Steve Garvey	3,941	83
Frankie Frisch	3,937	84
Carlos Delgado	3,927	85
Chili Davis	3,914	86
Joe Carter	3,910	87
Larry Walker	3,904	88
Gary Gaetti	3,881	89
George Sisler	3,871	90
Darrell Evans	3,866	91
Duke Snider	3,865	92
Joe Medwick	3,852	93
Bill Buckner	3,833	94
Vladimir Guerrero	3,802	95
Ted Simmons	3,793	96
Ed Delahanty	3,791	97
Roger Connor	3,788	98
Ryne Sandberg	3,787	99
Graig Nettles	3,779	100
Ron Santo	3,779
Name	Total Bases	Rank
Current Through 2008 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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