RANK

PLAYERS

MATCHES

RUNS

TEAM(s)

YEARS

1

Rickey Henderson

3,081

2,295

Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, California Angels, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers

1979–2003

2

Ty Cobb

3,034

2,244

Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Athletics

1905–1928

3

Barry Bonds

2,986

2,227

Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants

1986–2007

4

Hank Aaron

3,298

2,174

Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers

1954–1976

5

Babe Ruth

2,503

2,174

Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Boston Braves

1914–1935

6

Pete Rose

3,562

2,165

Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos

1963–1986

7

Willie Mays

2,992

2,062

New York/San Francisco Giants, New York Mets

1951–1973

8

Alex Rodriguez

2,784

2,021

Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees

1994–2016

9

Stan Musial

3,026

1,949

St. Louis Cardinals

1941–1963

10

Derek Jeter

2,747

1,923

New York Yankees

1995–2014

11

Albert Pujols

3,080

1,914

St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers

2001–2022

12

Lou Gehrig

2,164

1,888

New York Yankees

1923–1939

13

Tristram Speaker

2,789

1,882

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

1907–1928

14

Mel Ott

2,730

1,859

New York Giants

1926–1947

15

Craig Biggio

2,850

1,844

Houston Astros

1988–2007

16

Frank Robinson

2,808

1,829

Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, California Angels, Cleveland Indians

1956–1976

17

Eddie Collins

2,826

1,821

Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox

1906–1930

18

Carl Yastrzemski

3,308

1,816

Boston Red Sox

1961–1983

19

Ted Williams

2,292

1,798

Boston Red Sox

1939–1960

20

Paul Molitor

2,683

1,782

Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins

1978–1998