List of Major League Baseball career times on base leaders

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Rickey Henderson, 4th all-time in career times on base. Rickey Henderson Day Saturday, Aug. 1.jpg
Rickey Henderson, 4th all-time in career times on base.

In baseball statistics, the term times on base, also abbreviated as TOB, is the cumulative total number of times a batter has reached base as a result of hits, walks, and hit by pitches. This statistic does not include times reaching first by way of error, dropped third strike, fielder's obstruction, or a fielder's choice, making this statistic somewhat of a misnomer.

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Pete Rose is the all-time leader, being on base 5,929 times in his career. Barry Bonds (5,599), Ty Cobb (5,532), Rickey Henderson (5,343), Carl Yastrzemski (5,304), Stan Musial (5,282), and Hank Aaron (5,205) are the only other players to be on base more than 5,000 times.

Key

RankRank amongst leaders in career times on base. A blank field indicates a tie.
Player (2025 TOB)Number of times on base during the 2025 Major League Baseball season.
TOBTotal career times on base.
*Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
BoldDenotes active player. [a]

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Freddie Freeman, the active leader and tied for 128th all-time in career times on base. Freddie Freeman - Dodgers vs Nationals 4-23-2024.jpg
Freddie Freeman, the active leader and tied for 128th all-time in career times on base.
RankPlayer (2025 TOB)TOB
1 Pete Rose 5,929
2 Barry Bonds 5,599
3 Ty Cobb*5,532
4 Rickey Henderson*5,343
5 Carl Yastrzemski*5,304
6 Stan Musial*5,282
7 Hank Aaron*5,205
8 Tris Speaker*4,998
9 Babe Ruth*4,978
10 Eddie Collins*4,891
11 Albert Pujols 4,880
12 Willie Mays*4,806
13 Derek Jeter*4,717
14 Ted Williams*4,714
15 Mel Ott*4,648
16 Alex Rodriguez 4,629
17 Eddie Murray*4,606
18 Frank Robinson*4,561
19 Honus Wagner*4,508
20 Miguel Cabrera 4,506
21 Craig Biggio*4,505
22 Paul Molitor*4,460
Rafael Palmeiro 4,460
24 Cap Anson*4,451
25 Wade Boggs*4,445
26 Joe Morgan*4,422
27 Cal Ripken Jr.*4,379
28 Dave Winfield*4,351
29 Al Kaline*4,339
30 Gary Sheffield 4,299
31 George Brett*4,283
32 Paul Waner*4,281
33 Lou Gehrig*4,274
34 Chipper Jones*4,256
35 Frank Thomas*4,222
36 Ken Griffey Jr.*4,174
37 Mickey Mantle*4,161
38 Robin Yount*4,156
39 Jim Thome*4,144
40 Adrián Beltré*4,111
Jimmie Foxx*4,111
42 Rod Carew*4,096
43 Charlie Gehringer*4,075
44 Luke Appling*4,062
45 Reggie Jackson*4,055
46 Rusty Staub 4,050
47 Rogers Hornsby*4,016
48 Manny Ramirez 4,012
49 Bobby Abreu 3,979
50 Tim Raines*3,977
RankPlayer (2025 TOB)TOB
51 Tony Gwynn*3,955
52 Jesse Burkett*3,954
Omar Vizquel 3,954
54 Harold Baines*3,942
55 Todd Helton*3,911
56 Nap Lajoie*3,893
57 Dwight Evans 3,890
58 Darrell Evans 3,863
59 Carlos Beltrán 3,860
60 Luis Gonzalez 3,857
61 Jeff Bagwell*3,843
62 Fred McGriff*3,834
63 Lou Brock*3,833
64 David Ortiz*3,829
65 Johnny Damon 3,822
66 Mike Schmidt*3,820
67 Richie Ashburn*3,815
68 Roberto Alomar*3,806
69 Billy Williams*3,799
70 Ichiro Suzuki*3,791
71 Eddie Mathews*3,785
72 Max Carey*3,782
73 Brooks Robinson*3,761
74 Sam Rice*3,751
75 Sam Crawford*3,744
76 Goose Goslin*3,739
77 Jake Beckley*3,737
78 Fred Clarke*3,707
79 Tony Pérez*3,700
80 Harmon Killebrew*3,693
81 Harry Hooper*3,678
82 Bill Dahlen 3,665
83 Roberto Clemente*3,656
84 Frankie Frisch*3,639
85 Willie McCovey*3,625
86 Edgar Martínez*3,619
87 George Davis*3,614
88 Zack Wheat*3,611
89 John Olerud 3,602
90 Chili Davis 3,589
91 Lou Whitaker 3,586
92 Willie Keeler*3,585
93 Joey Votto 3,581
94 Eddie Yost 3,576
95 Al Simmons*3,572
96 Ozzie Smith*3,565
97 Jason Giambi 3,556
Harry Heilmann 3,556
99 Mark Grace 3,554
100 Brett Butler 3,542

Notes

  1. ↑ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.

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