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.

Max Carey was the first major-league player with nine times on base in a single game, in 1922.

Times on base leaders in Major League Baseball

Career

Further information: List of Major League Baseball career times on base leaders

As of the end of the 2021 season, the following are the top 10 players in career times on base.^[1]

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

1. Babe Ruth, Yankees (1923) – 379
2. Barry Bonds, Giants (2004) – 376
3. Ted Williams, Red Sox (1949) – 358
4. Barry Bonds, Giants (2002) – 356
5. Billy Hamilton, Phillies (1894) – 355
6. Babe Ruth, Yankees (1921) – 353
7. Babe Ruth, Yankees (1924) – 346
8. Ted Williams, Red Sox (1947) – 345
9. Three players are tied for ninth:
   1. Lou Gehrig, Yankees (1936) -342
   2. Wade Boggs, Red Sox (1988) – 342
   3. Barry Bonds, Giants (2001) – 342

Single game

Three players have had 9 TOB in a single game:^[2]

• Max Carey, July 7, 1922 – six hits, three walks (18-inning game)^[3]
• Johnny Burnett, July 10, 1932 – nine hits (18-inning game)^[4]
• Stan Hack, August 9, 1942 – five hits, four walks (18-inning game)^[5]

Burnett's nine hits are the record for most hits in a single game in MLB history, albeit in extra innings.

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