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, 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

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, uncaught third strike, fielder's obstruction or a

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, making the statistic somewhat of a

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Times on base leaders in Major League Baseball

Career

As of the end of the 2021 season, the following are the top 10 players in career times on base. # Pete Rose – 5929 # Barry Bonds – 5599 #

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– 5532 # Rickey Henderson – 5343 # Carl Yastrzemski – 5304 # Stan Musial – 5282 # Hank Aaron – 5205 # Tris Speaker – 4998 # Babe Ruth – 4978 # Eddie Collins – 4891

Single-season

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

Single game

Three players have had 9 TOB in a single game: * Max Carey, July 7, 1922 – six hits, three walks (18-inning game) * Johnny Burnett, July 10, 1932 – nine hits (18-inning game) * Stan Hack, August 9, 1942 – five hits, four 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.

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