{"id":449,"date":"2022-11-22T16:11:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T16:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsuntangled.com\/?p=449"},"modified":"2022-11-29T10:36:24","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T10:36:24","slug":"what-does-tb-mean-in-baseball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsuntangled.com\/baseball\/what-does-tb-mean-in-baseball\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does TB Mean In Baseball? (The Best Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Most of the readers of this site knows that we have taken a pledge of educating all the new age baseball fans with different abbreviations of the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, we have already started this series and explained terms like\u00a0RISP<\/a>,\u00a0LOB<\/a>,\u00a0MVR<\/a>,\u00a0PO<\/a>, BP<\/a>\u00a0etc. But do you know\u00a0what does TB mean in baseball<\/strong>? That\u2019s what I will explain now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In baseball, TB stands for Total Bases earned by a batter with his hits. TB allows us to understand if the batter has hit for a single, double, triple, or home run. Let us dive in further to understand the meaning of TB in baseball.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TB Meaning In Baseball<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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What does TB mean in baseball?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

TB means Total Bases indicates the total number of bases a batter accumulates with his hits. Whenever a batter hits a single, it is counted as one total base. Incrementally two for a double hit, three for a triple, and four total bases for a home run. A double and a home run simultaneously results in gaining 6 total bases.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total Bases (TB) also play an important role in computing a player’s hitting percentage. To earn a high number of total bases a player needs to have a high number of hits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Do total bases include walks?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Only the hits by a player add to the player’s total bases count. Walking on the basepath does not add to the number of total bases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Does hit-by-pitch count as total bases?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hit-by-pitches do not occur intentionally. The umpire may grant a bit-by-pitch to a batter, despite the ball touching the batter’s uniform, helmet, shin guard, etc., without the batter swinging at it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Does hit-by-pitch count as total bases?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In this scenario, the hit-by-pitch though not counted as a hit, the batter is awarded the first base. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Do total bases include runs?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In baseball, a homerun is four total bases, a triple is three bases, a double is two bases, and a single is first base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A player who runs through all the bases to return to home plate earns a run. It is also known as “run scored.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following calculation of total bases will help you understand in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calculation of Total Bases<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TB = (1 x 1) base hits + (2 x 2) base hits + (3 x 3) base hits + (4 x home runs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If a batter has 80 single base hits, 40 double base hits, 10 triple base hits, and 15 home runs, then:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TB = 80 + (40 x 2) + (10 x 3) + (15 x 4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TB = 80 + 80 + 30 + 60<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TB = 250<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can conclude the batter has earned a total of 250 TBs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


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How Many Total Bases Are Present in a Baseball Field?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bases are one of the crucial elements of any baseball ground. There is a total of 4 bases: home plate, first, second and third base. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How Many Total Bases Are Present in a Baseball Field?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The appearance of bases resembler to diamond or square shape beginning with home plate. The first base stands at 90 degrees to the right and a distance of 90 feet from the home plate. On the left side is the third base and the second falls in between the third and the first. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For MLB, all the bases fall at a distance of 90 feet from each other and 60 feet apart from little leagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Who has the most total bases in MLB history?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Herewith are the records:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The credit for achieving maximum total bases in a career goes to Hank Aaron<\/strong>. The total count goes to 6,856 bases, making him the record holder in MLB history. Aaron is followed by Ty Cobb having a total base of 6144 as of 22nd August 2022, MBL season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Babe Ruth is credited for gaining the highest number of 457 TBs in the 1921 single season MLB, followed by Rogers Hornsby hitting a total of 450 bases, in the next season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to know the highest total bases recorded in a single game, then the credit goes to Shawn Green with a TB of 19, on a game played on 23rd May 2022. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team having the highest record of TB of 2,748 is the 2001 Colorado Rockies in the National League<\/a>. While the 2019 Minnesota Twins and 2003 Boston Red Sox together hold a record of 2832 TBs in the American League single season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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How do you count total bases?<\/h3>\n
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A home run is counted as 4 TBs, a triple is counted as 3 bases, a double is counted as 2 bases and a single is counted as a single base. Walking on the basepath, sacrifices or steals, and other non-hit advancements aren’t counted into total bases.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Who leads MLB in total bases?<\/h3>\n
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As an individual Hank Aaron with 6,856 total bases.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Who stole the most bases ever?<\/h3>\n
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The most stolen base record is in the name of Rickey Henderson. The total count is 1,406. Henderson is that MLB player to surpass the number of 1,000 stolen bases.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He is followed by Lou Brock – 938 stolen bases. The third on the list is Billy Hamilton.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Can you legally steal first base?<\/h3>\n
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Yes, whenever the baseball falls on the ground, in the case of a passed ball, wild pitch, or in an event of the catcher not catching the ball, the batter is allowed to steal the first base.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TB means Total Bases is one of the important parameters to determining or counting how many times a batter has earned bases through his hits. When a batter covers all 4 bases, it is a home run, for triple he is awarded 3 bases, for double, 2 bases, and for a single, first base is awarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The baseball comprises 4 bases, home plate, first, second and third. He is awarded a home run whenever a batter advances through all these 4 bases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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