TB = 1B + 2(2B) + 3(3B) + 4(HR) In baseball statistics, total bases refers to the number of bases a player has gained with hits, i.e., the sum of his hits weighted by 1 for a single, 2 for a double, 3 for a triple and 4 for a home run. Only bases attained from hits count toward this total. Total bases can be calculated from commonly used baseball statistics by using the formula TB = 1B + (2x2B) + (3x3B) + (4xHR). Singles (1B) can be represented as 1B = H − 2B − 3B − HR which, when combined with the given TB formula, yields the simple formula found at the top of the page. TB = (H − 2B − 3B − HR) + (2x2B) + (3x3B) + (4xHR) - Bold denotes active player
- Stats as of October 8, 2009.
| Rank | Player (2009 TBs) | TBs | | 1 | Hank Aaron | 6,856 | | 2 | Stan Musial | 6,134 | | 3 | Willie Mays | 6,066 | | 4 | Barry Bonds | 5,976 | | 5 | Ty Cobb | 5,854 | | 6 | Babe Ruth | 5,793 | | 7 | Pete Rose | 5,772 | | 8 | Carl Yastrzemski | 5,539 | | 9 | Eddie Murray | 5,397 | | 10 | Rafael Palmeiro | 5,388 | | 11 | Frank Robinson | 5,373 | | 12 | Ken Griffey Jr. (159) | 5,251 | | 13 | Dave Winfield | 5,221 | | 14 | Cal Ripken Jr. | 5,168 | | 15 | Tris Speaker | 5,101 | | 16 | Lou Gehrig | 5,060 | | 17 | George Brett | 5,044 | | 18 | Mel Ott | 5,041 | | 19 | Jimmie Foxx | 4,956 | | 20 | Ted Williams | 4,884 | | 21 | Honus Wagner | 4,862 | | 22 | Paul Molitor | 4,854 | | 23 | Al Kaline | 4,852 | | 24 | Reggie Jackson | 4,834 | | 25 | Andre Dawson | 4,787 | | Rank | Player (2009 TBs) | TBs | | 26 | Alex Rodriguez (236) | 4,779 | | 27 | Gary Sheffield (121) | 4,737 | | 28 | Robin Yount | 4,730 | | 29 | Rogers Hornsby | 4,712 | | 30 | Craig Biggio | 4,711 | | 31 | Ernie Banks | 4,706 | | 32 | Sammy Sosa | 4,704 | | 33 | Manny Ramírez (187) | 4,703 | | 34 | Al Simmons | 4,685 | | 35 | Harold Baines | 4,604 | | 36 | Billy Williams | 4,599 | | 37 | Rickey Henderson | 4,588 | | 38 | Cap Anson | 4,574 | | 39 | Frank Thomas | 4,550 | | 40 | Tony Perez | 4,532 | | 41 | Mickey Mantle | 4,511 | | 42 | Roberto Clemente | 4,492 | | 43 | Paul Waner | 4,478 | | 44 | Nap Lajoie | 4,474 | | 45 | Fred McGriff | 4,458 | | 46 | Dave Parker | 4,405 | | 47 | Mike Schmidt | 4,404 | | 48 | Luis Gonzalez | 4,385 | | 49 | Eddie Mathews | 4,349 | | 50 | Sam Crawford | 4,328 | | Rank | Player (2009 TBs) | TBs | | 51 | Goose Goslin | 4,325 | | 52 | Jim Thome (174) | 4,290 | | 53 | Iván Rodríguez (163) | 4,273 | | 54 | Brooks Robinson | 4,270 | | 55 | Eddie Collins | 4,268 | | 56 | Vada Pinson | 4,264 | | 57 | Tony Gwynn | 4,259 | | 58 | Charlie Gehringer | 4,257 | | 59 | Jeff Kent | 4,246 | | 60 | Lou Brock | 4,238 | | 61 | Darrell Evans | 4,230 | | Chipper Jones (210) | 4,230 | | 63 | Willie McCovey | 4,219 | | 64 | Jeff Bagwell | 4,213 | | 65 | Willie Stargell | 4,190 | | 66 | Rusty Staub | 4,185 | | 67 | Steve Finley | 4,157 | | 68 | Jake Beckley | 4,150 | | 69 | Harmon Killebrew | 4,143 | | 70 | Jim Rice | 4,129 | | 71 | Zach Wheat | 4,100 | | 72 | Al Oliver | 4,083 | | 73 | Wade Boggs | 4,064 | | 74 | Harry Heilmann | 4,053 | | 75 | Andrés Galarraga | 4,038 | | 76 | Roberto Alomar | 4,018 |
[edit] Close to 4,000 As of October 8, 2009, these five active players are the closest to 4,000 total bases:
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