Total Bases All Time Leaders by 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
Lou Gehrig	5,060	15
George Brett	5,044	16
Mel Ott	5,041	17
Jimmie Foxx	4,956	18
Ken Griffey, Jr.	4,884	19
Ted Williams	4,884
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
Harold Baines	4,604	32
Billy Williams	4,599	33
Rickey Henderson	4,588	34
Tony Perez	4,532	35
Mickey Mantle	4,511	36
Roberto Clemente	4,492	37
Paul Waner	4,478	38
Nap Lajoie	4,474	39
Fred McGriff	4,458	40
Frank Thomas	4,458
Gary Sheffield	4,449	42
Dave Parker	4,405	43
Mike Schmidt	4,404	44
Eddie Mathews	4,349	45
Sam Crawford	4,328	46
Goose Goslin	4,325	47
Brooks Robinson	4,270	48
Eddie Collins	4,268	49
Vada Pinson	4,264	50
Tony Gwynn	4,259	51
Charlie Gehringer	4,257	52
Alex Rodriguez	4,251	53
Luis Gonzalez	4,244	54
Lou Brock	4,238	55
Dwight Evans	4,230	56
Willie McCovey	4,219	57
Jeff Bagwell	4,213	58
Willie Stargell	4,190	59
Rusty Staub	4,185	60
Manny Ramirez	4,184	61
Steve Finley	4,157	62
Jake Beckley	4,147	63
Harmon Killebrew	4,143	64
Jim Rice	4,129	65
Zack Wheat	4,100	66
Al Oliver	4,083	67
Wade Boggs	4,064	68
Cap Anson	4,062	69
Jeff Kent	4,062
Harry Heilmann	4,053	71
Andres Galarraga	4,038	72
Roberto Alomar	4,018	73
Carlton Fisk	3,999	74
Rod Carew	3,998	75
Joe Morgan	3,962	76
Orlando Cepeda	3,959	77
Sam Rice	3,955	78
Ivan Rodriguez	3,953	79
Joe DiMaggio	3,948	80
Steve Garvey	3,941	81
Frankie Frisch	3,937	82
Chili Davis	3,914	83
Joe Carter	3,910	84
Larry Walker	3,904	85
Gary Gaetti	3,881	86
George Sisler	3,871	87
Darrell Evans	3,866	88
Duke Snider	3,865	89
Jim Thome	3,863	90
Joe Medwick	3,852	91
Bill Buckner	3,833	92
Ted Simmons	3,793	93
Ed Delahanty	3,791	94
Roger Connor	3,788	95
Ryne Sandberg	3,787	96
Graig Nettles	3,779	97
Ron Santo	3,779
Willie Davis	3,778	99
Tim Raines	3,771	100
Name	Total Bases	Rank
Current Through 2007 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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