Total Bases Single Season National League Leaders on Baseball Almanac

Single Season Leaders for Total Bases in the National League

A single equals one, a double equals two, a triple equals three and a home run equals four. Total them together over a year and you can be listed on this chart of single season total base leaders; however, you will need more than three-hundred eighty-seven (387) to even break into the top fifty.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred (100) all-time single season leaders in National League total bases. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.

"Players who stand flat footed and swing their arms are golfers, not hitters." - Hall of Famer / #1 Ranked Single Season Leader for Total Bases in the National League Rogers Hornsby

Total Bases Single Season National League Leaders 'Top 100'
Name	Total Bases	Year	Team	League	Rank
Rogers Hornsby	450	1922	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	1
Chuck Klein	445	1930	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	2
Stan Musial	429	1948	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	3
Sammy Sosa	425	2001	Chicago Cubs	NL	4
Hack Wilson	423	1930	Chicago Cubs	NL	5
Chuck Klein	420	1932	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	6
Luis Gonzalez	419	2001	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	7
Babe Herman	416	1930	Brooklyn Robins	NL	8
Sammy Sosa	416	1998	Chicago Cubs	NL
Barry Bonds	411	2001	San Francisco Giants	NL	10
Rogers Hornsby	409	1929	Chicago Cubs	NL	11
Larry Walker	409	1997	Colorado Rockies	NL
Joe Medwick	406	1937	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	13
Todd Helton	405	2000	Colorado Rockies	NL	14
Chuck Klein	405	1929	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Todd Helton	402	2001	Colorado Rockies	NL	16
Hank Aaron	400	1959	Milwaukee Braves	NL	17
Lefty O'Doul	397	1929	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	18
Sammy Sosa	397	1999	Chicago Cubs	NL
Albert Pujols	394	2003	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	20
Derrek Lee	393	2005	Chicago Cubs	NL	21
Ellis Burks	392	1996	Colorado Rockies	NL	22
Bill Terry	392	1930	New York Giants	NL
Albert Pujols	389	2004	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	24
George Foster	388	1977	Cincinnati Reds	NL	25
Matt Holliday	386	2007	Colorado Rockies	NL	26
Ryan Howard	383	2006	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	27
Mark McGwire	383	1998	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Sammy Sosa	383	2000	Chicago Cubs	NL
Willie Mays	382	1962	San Francisco Giants	NL	30
Willie Mays	382	1955	New York Giants	NL
Stan Musial	382	1949	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Rogers Hornsby	381	1925	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	33
Vinny Castilla	380	1998	Colorado Rockies	NL	34
Frank Robinson	380	1962	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Jimmy Rollins	380	2007	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Ernie Banks	379	1958	Chicago Cubs	NL	37
Vladimir Guerrero	379	2000	Montreal Expos	NL
Rogers Hornsby	378	1921	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	39
Duke Snider	378	1954	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Willie Mays	377	1954	New York Giants	NL	41
Adrian Beltre	376	2004	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	42
Andres Galarraga	376	1996	Colorado Rockies	NL
Hugh Duffy	374	1894	Boston Beaneaters	NL	44
Albert Pujols	374	2009	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Rogers Hornsby	373	1924	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	46
Bill Terry	373	1932	New York Giants	NL
Billy Williams	373	1970	Chicago Cubs	NL
Hank Aaron	370	1963	Milwaukee Braves	NL	49
Shawn Green	370	2001	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Duke Snider	370	1953	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Hank Aaron	369	1957	Milwaukee Braves	NL	52
Ripper Collins	369	1934	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Kiki Cuyler	369	1925	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Ted Kluszewski	368	1954	Cincinnati Redlegs	NL	55
Johnny Mize	368	1940	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Vladimir Guerrero	367	1998	Montreal Expos	NL	57
Todd Helton	367	2003	Colorado Rockies	NL
Tommy Holmes	367	1945	Boston Braves	NL
Joe Medwick	367	1936	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Hank Aaron	366	1962	Milwaukee Braves	NL	61
Vladimir Guerrero	366	1999	Montreal Expos	NL
Willie Mays	366	1957	New York Giants	NL
Stan Musial	366	1946	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Barry Bonds	365	1993	San Francisco Giants	NL	65
Chuck Klein	365	1933	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Joe Medwick	365	1935	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Rich Aurilia	364	2001	San Francisco Giants	NL	68
Vladimir Guerrero	364	2002	Montreal Expos	NL
Jeff Bagwell	363	2000	Houston Astros	NL	70
Eddie Mathews	363	1953	Milwaukee Braves	NL
Mark McGwire	363	1999	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Jim Bottomley	362	1928	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	73
Alfonso Soriano	362	2006	Washington Nationals	NL
Ralph Kiner	361	1949	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	75
Ralph Kiner	361	1947	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Stan Musial	361	1953	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Willie Mays	360	1965	San Francisco Giants	NL	78
Johnny Mize	360	1947	New York Giants	NL
Albert Pujols	360	2005	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Albert Pujols	360	2001	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Dante Bichette	359	1995	Colorado Rockies	NL	82
Chipper Jones	359	1999	Atlanta Braves	NL
Stan Musial	359	1954	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Albert Pujols	359	2006	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Hanley Ramirez	359	2007	Florida Marlins	NL
Hank Aaron	358	1961	Milwaukee Braves	NL	87
Lance Berkman	358	2001	Houston Astros	NL
Jim Bottomley	358	1925	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Ted Kluszewski	358	1955	Cincinnati Redlegs	NL
Orlando Cepeda	356	1961	San Francisco Giants	NL	91
Tommy Davis	356	1962	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Prince Fielder	356	2009	Milwaukee Brewers	NL
Billy Williams	356	1965	Chicago Cubs	NL
Felipe Alou	355	1966	Atlanta Braves	NL	95
Ernie Banks	355	1955	Chicago Cubs	NL
Johnny Bench	355	1970	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Richard Hidalgo	355	2000	Houston Astros	NL
Andruw Jones	355	2000	Atlanta Braves	NL
Stan Musial	355	1951	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	100
Mike Piazza	355	1997	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Hack Wilson	355	1929	Chicago Cubs	NL
Name	Total Bases	Year	Team	League	Rank
Current Through 2009 Season

Did you know that the National League rookie with the most total bases in a single season is Albert Pujols who had three-hundred sixty (360) with St. Louis in one-hundred sixty-one (161) games played during the 2001 season?

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The American League single season record for total bases was set in 1921 by Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees. The American League single season record for total bases is on this page. Is either the Career Leader for Total Bases?

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