In baseball statistics, total bases (TB) is the number of bases a player has gained with hits. It is a weighted sum for which the weight value is 1 for a single, 2 for a double, 3 for a triple, and 4 for a home run. Only bases attained from hits count toward this total. Reaching base by other means (such as a base on balls) or advancing further after the hit (such as on a stolen base) does not increase the player's total bases.
The total bases divided by the number of at bats is the player's slugging average.
Hank Aaron is the career leader in total bases with 6,856. Albert Pujols (6,211), Stan Musial (6,134), and Willie Mays (6,080) are the only other players with at least 6,000 career total bases.
As of September 27, 2026, there are only two active players in the top 100 for career total bases. Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman is the active leader in career total bases and 58th overall with 4,394.
Key Rank Rank amongst leaders in career total bases. A blank field indicates a tie. Player (2027 TBs) Number of total bases during the 2027 Major League Baseball season TB Total career total bases*Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. BoldDenotes active player.A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
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Stats updated through the 2026 season. RankPlayer (2027 TBs)TB1Hank Aaron*6,8562Albert Pujols6,2113Stan Musial*6,1344Willie Mays*6,0805Barry Bonds5,9766Ty Cobb*5,8547Alex Rodriguez5,8138Babe Ruth*5,7939Pete Rose5,75210Carl Yastrzemski*5,53911Eddie Murray*5,39712Rafael Palmeiro5,38813Frank Robinson*5,37314Miguel Cabrera5,36815Adrián Beltré*5,30916Ken Griffey Jr.*5,27117Dave Winfield*5,22118Cal Ripken Jr.*5,16819Tris Speaker*5,10120Lou Gehrig*5,06021George Brett*5,04422Mel Ott*5,04123Jimmie Foxx*4,95624Derek Jeter*4,92125Ted Williams*4,88426Honus Wagner*4,87027Paul Molitor*4,85428Al Kaline*4,85229Reggie Jackson*4,83430Manny Ramirez4,82631Andre Dawson*4,78732David Ortiz*4,76533Chipper Jones*4,75534Carlos Beltrán*4,75135Gary Sheffield4,73736Robin Yount*4,73037Rogers Hornsby*4,71238Craig Biggio*4,71139Ernie Banks*4,70640Sammy Sosa4,70441Al Simmons*4,68542Jim Thome*4,66743Harold Baines*4,60444Billy Williams*4,59945Cap Anson*4,59246Rickey Henderson*4,58847Frank Thomas*4,55048Tony Pérez*4,53249Mickey Mantle*4,51150Vladimir Guerrero*4,506 RankPlayer (2027 TBs)TB51Roberto Clemente*4,49252Paul Waner*4,47853Nap Lajoie*4,47254Fred McGriff*4,45855Iván Rodríguez*4,45156Dave Parker*4,40557Mike Schmidt*4,40458Freddie Freeman (0)4,39459Luis Gonzalez4,38560Eddie Mathews*4,34961Sam Crawford*4,32862Goose Goslin*4,32563Todd Helton*4,29264Robinson Canó4,28265Brooks Robinson*4,27066Eddie Collins*4,26867Vada Pinson4,26468Tony Gwynn*4,25969Charlie Gehringer*4,25770Jeff Kent*4,24671Lou Brock*4,23872Dwight Evans4,23073Willie McCovey*4,21974Johnny Damon4,21475Jeff Bagwell*4,21376Willie Stargell*4,19077Rusty Staub4,18578Jake Beckley*4,16079Steve Finley4,15780Harmon Killebrew*4,14381Jim Rice*4,12982Zack Wheat*4,10083Torii Hunter4,08784Paul Konerko4,083Al Oliver4,08386Wade Boggs*4,06487Harry Heilmann*4,05388Andrés Galarraga4,03889Bobby Abreu4,02690Roberto Alomar*4,01891Aramis Ramírez4,00492Carlton Fisk*3,99993Rod Carew*3,99894Ichiro Suzuki*3,99495Paul Goldschmidt (0)3,98796Garret Anderson3,98497Carlos Delgado3,97698Joe Morgan*3,96299Orlando Cepeda*3,959100Sam Rice*3,955
General references Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, page 32 10 Hank Aaron numbers that aren't 715
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