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. Pete Rose – 5929 Barry Bonds – 5599 Ty Cobb – 5532 Rickey Henderson – 5343 Carl Yastrzemski – 5304 Stan Musial – 5282 Hank Aaron – 5205 Tris Speaker – 4998 Babe Ruth – 4978 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. Babe Ruth, New York Yankees (1923) – 379 Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants (2004) – 376 Billy Hamilton, Philadelphia Phillies (1894) – 362 Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox (1949) – 358 Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants (2002) – 356 Babe Ruth, New York Yankees (1921) – 353 Babe Ruth, New York Yankees (1924) – 346 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: Max Carey, Pittsburgh Pirates, July 7, 1922 – six hits and three walks (18-inning game) Johnny Burnett, Cleveland Indians, July 10, 1932 – nine hits (18-inning game) Stan Hack, Chicago Cubs, August 9, 1942 – five hits and four walks (18-inning game) Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers, October 27, 2025 (2025 World Series game 3) – four hits and five walks, including four intentional walks (18-inning 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 On-base percentage (OBP), which is the ratio of TOB to the sum of at bats, base on balls, hit by pitch, and sacrifice flies

References

External links All-time career leaders from baseball-reference.com All-time single-season leaders from baseball-reference.com