In baseball statistics, the term times on base, also abbreviated as TOB, is the cumulative total number of times a batter has been awarded for reaching base as a result of hits, walks and hit by pitches. This stat does not include times reaching first by way of error, dropped 3rd strike, fielders obstruction or a fielder's choice, making this statistic somewhat of a misnomer. The top thirty players on the career times on base list who are eligible for the Hall of Fame have all been inducted.

Contents 1 Times on base leaders in Major League Baseball 1.1 Career (as of the end of the 2008 season) 1.2 Single-season 2 See also 3 External links

[edit] Times on base leaders in Major League Baseball

[edit] Career (as of the end of the 2008 season)

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

[edit] 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. Lou Gehrig, Yankees (1936) -342
10. Wade Boggs, Red Sox (1988) - 342
11. Barry Bonds, Giants (2001) - 342

[edit] See also

• On-base percentage
• Walk-to-strikeout ratio

[edit] External links

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