RANK

PLAYERS

MATCHES

ON-BASE %

TEAM(s)

YEARS

1

Ted Williams

2,292

0.482

Boston Red Sox

1939–1960

2

Babe Ruth

2,503

0.474

Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Boston Braves

1914–1935

3

John McGraw

1,100

0.466

Baltimore Orioles (minor league), New York Giants

1891–1906*

4

Billy Hamilton

1,594

0.455

Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Beaneaters, Cincinnati Reds

1888–1901

5

Lou Gehrig

2,164

0.447

New York Yankees

1923–1939

6

Barry Bonds

2,986

0.444

Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants

1986–2007

7

Bill Joyce

906

0.435

Boston Beaneaters, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals

1897–1904

8

Rogers Hornsby

2,259

0.434

St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Boston Braves, New York Giants, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Browns

1915–1937

9

Ty Cobb

3,034

0.433

Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Athletics

1905–1928

10

Jimmie Foxx

2,317

0.428

Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs

1925–1945

11

Tristram Speaker

2,789

0.428

Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Philadelphia Athletics

1907–1928

12

Eddie Collins

2,826

0.424

Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox

1906–1930

13

Ferris Fain

1,151

0.424

Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians

1947–1962

14

Dan Brouthers

1,673

0.423

Buffalo Bisons, Worcester Ruby Legs, Detroit Wolverines, Boston Beaneaters, Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates, Louisville Colonels, St. Louis Browns

1879–1904

15

Max Bishop

1,338

0.423

Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators

1923–1939

16

Joe Jackson

1,332

0.423

Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Naps / Indians, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox

1908–1920

17

Mickey Mantle

2,401

0.421

New York Yankees

1951–1968

18

Mickey Cochrane

1,482

0.419

Philadelphia Athletics, Detroit Tigers

1925–1937

19

Frank Thomas

2,322

0.419

Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics

1990–2008

20

Edgar Martinez

2,055

0.418

Seattle Mariners

1987–2004