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Wikipedia / Times on base

In baseball statistics, the term times on base (TOB), is the cumulative total number of times a batter has reached base as a result of a hit, base on balls, or hit by pitch. This statistic does not include times reaching base by way of an error, uncaught third strike, fielder's obstruction or a fielder's choice, making the statistic somewhat of a misnomer.

Times on base leaders in Major League Baseball

Career

As of the end of the 2025 season, the following are the top 10 players in career times on base.

  1. Pete Rose – 5929

  2. Barry Bonds – 5599

  3. Ty Cobb – 5532

  4. Rickey Henderson – 5343

  5. Carl Yastrzemski – 5304

  6. Stan Musial – 5282

  7. Hank Aaron – 5205

  8. Tris Speaker – 4998

  9. Babe Ruth – 4978

  10. Eddie Collins – 4891

Single-season

As of the end of the 2025 season, the following are the top 10 players in single-season times on base.

  1. Babe Ruth, New York Yankees (1923) – 379

  2. Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants (2004) – 376

  3. Billy Hamilton, Philadelphia Phillies (1894) – 362

  4. Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox (1949) – 358

  5. Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants (2002) – 356

  6. Babe Ruth, New York Yankees (1921) – 353

  7. Babe Ruth, New York Yankees (1924) – 346

  8. Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox (1947) – 345

Three players are tied for ninth:

  • Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees (1936) – 342

  • Wade Boggs, Boston Red Sox (1988) – 342

  • Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants (2001) – 342

Single game

Four players have had 9 TOB in a single game:

Burnett's nine hits are the record for most hits in a single game in MLB history, albeit in extra innings. Ohtani's nine times on base is a postseason record.

See also

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