Total bases
In baseball statistics, total bases refers to the number of bases a player has gained with hits, i.e. the sum of his/her hits weighted by 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. Total bases can be calculated from commonly used baseball statistics by using the formula TB = 1B + 2x2B + 3x3B + 4xHR. Singles (1B) can be represented as 1B = H − 2B − 3B − HR which, when combined with the given TB formula, allows for the reduced formula found at the top of the page.
Leaders
All-Time Total Bases Leaders (through games of 7/30/07) Active players in bold. |
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Rank | Player Name | Total Bases |
1 | Hank Aaron | 6,856 |
2 | Stan Musial | 6,134 |
3 | Willie Mays | 6,066 |
4 | Barry Bonds | 5,929 |
5 | Ty Cobb | 5,854 |
6 | Babe Ruth | 5,793 |
7 | Pete Rose | 5,752 |
8 | Carl Yastrzemski | 5,539 |
9 | Eddie Murray | 5,397 |
10 | Rafael Palmeiro | 5,388 |
11 | Frank Robinson | 5,373 |
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 | Ken Griffey, Jr. | 4,804 |
25 | Andre Dawson | 4,787 |
26 | Robin Yount | 4,730 |
27 | Rogers Hornsby | 4,712 |
28 | Ernie Banks | 4,706 |
29 | Al Simmons | 4,685 |
30 | Sammy Sosa | 4,660 |
31 | Craig Biggio | 4,655 |
32 | Harold Baines | 4,604 |
33 | Billy Williams | 4,599 |
34 | Rickey Henderson | 4,588 |
35 | Tony Perez | 4,532 |
36 | Mickey Mantle | 4,511 |
37 | Roberto Clemente | 4,492 |
38 | Paul Waner | 4,478 |
39 | Nap Lajoie | 4,474 |
40 | Fred McGriff | 4,458 |
41 | Gary Sheffield | 4,418 |
42 | Dave Parker | 4,405 |
43 | Mike Schmidt | 4,404 |
44 | Frank Thomas | 4,351 |
45 | Eddie Mathews | 4,349 |
46 | Sam Crawford | 4,328 |
47 | Goose Goslin | 4,325 |
48 | Brooks Robinson | 4,270 |
49 | Eddie Collins | 4,268 |
50 | Vada Pinson | 4,264 |