Times on base

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.

Times on base leaders in Major League Baseball

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

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

See also

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

External links

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