27 MLB records that will never be broken
17. . Hank Aaron. 1954-1976. 6,856 Career Total Bases. 17. player
There are plenty of people who thought no one would ever pass his 755 home runs (and even more that wish Barry Bonds hadn’t done it), and no one has yet gotten within 200 RBI of his record 2,297 since Bonds retired with 1,996, but the record Hank Aaron is likely never to relinquish is his 6,856 career total bases.
With 6,134 total bases, Stan Musial ranks second on the all-time list – a full 722 total and 10.5% shy of Aaron’s total. Wille Mays (6,066) ranks third and Barry Bonds is fourth all-time with 5,976. The active leader is Alex Rodriguez with 5,552, which is currently eighth.
Oddly enough, you won’t find Hank Aaron among the top 28 single-season performances in total bases. Babe Ruth set the record in 1921 with 457, and it still stands. Aaron’s best season was 400 in 1959. However, Hammerin’ Hank led the National League in total bases eight times and paced the Majors on four occasions.
Aaron built his impressive total not only on the strength of his 755 career homers, but also on a .305/.374/.555 career slash that included 3,771 hits (third all-time), 624 doubles (tenth) and 98 triples across 23 Major League seasons. He also collected 1,402 career walks, which is 27th on the all-time list.
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