In
baseball, an
extra base hit (EB, EBH or XBH[1]), also known as a long hit, is any
base hit on which the
batter can advance past first base without the benefit of a fielder either committing an
error or opting to make a throw to retire another
base runner (see
fielder's choice). Extra base hits are often not listed separately in tables of
baseball statistics, but are easily determined by calculating the total of a batter's
doubles,
triples, and
home runs.
Hank Aaron[2][3][4] is the all-time leader with 1,477 career extra base hits.
Barry Bonds[5] (1,440) and
Albert Pujols[6] (1,405) are the other players with more than 1,400 career extra base hits. Only 39 players all-time have reached 1,000 career extra-base hits.
Key
Rank
Rank amongst leaders in extra-base hits. A blank field indicates a tie.