total bases

[ bey-siz ]

plural noun

, Baseball.

1. the number of bases reached by a batter as a result of base hits.

Example Sentences

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani became the first player in 23 years and only 19th in MLB history to reach 400 total bases in a season.

From Los Angeles Times

Shohei Ohtani became the first player in 23 years and only 19th in MLB history to reach 400 total bases in a season when the Dodgers clinched the National League West title.

From Los Angeles Times

Total bases is not a statistic mentioned often.

From Los Angeles Times

Accumulating 400 total bases in a season doesn’t have the panache of, say, batting .400.

From Los Angeles Times

He became the first player in 23 years and only 19th in baseball history to reach 400 total bases Thursday night when the Dodgers clinched the National League West title.

From Los Angeles Times