Shohei Ohtani On-Base Streak Tracker: Ohtani Ties Alex Rodriguez With 53-Straight

[ad_1] Simply 48 gamers had ever managed an on-base streak of at the very least 50 video games coming into the 2026 season, however Shohei Ohtani made that 49. The Dodgers’ two-way famous person, by Apr. 21, has now reached base in 53 consecutive video games, by both a stroll or successful, after an infield single within the seventh inning in opposition to the San Francisco Giants on Apr. 21.

The streak started on Aug. 24, 2025, and thru Apr. 21 Ohtani has hit .280/.402/.590 with 57 hits — 16 of them house runs — 39 walks, 9 intentional free passes and three hit by pitches. On Tuesday within the sequence opener in opposition to the Giants, Ohtani pushed the streak to 53 video games, tying him with Alex Rodriguez in addition to 4 different gamers who've managed the identical, a bunch that features the likes of Corridor of Famers Joe DiMaggio, Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig and Tris Speaker.

That ties Ohtani for the Twenty third-longest on-base streak in MLB historical past, and if he can hold getting on base, the DH will rocket up the all-time leaderboard. Luke Appling is alone at twenty second, with 54. Three others — Corridor of Famers Stan Musial, Harry Heilmann and Cobb once more — are tied for nineteenth at 55. 5 gamers are tied at 56-straight video games, together with modern-day legend Barry Bonds. And reaching base for 57 video games in a row would get Ohtani into the highest 10 all-time.

There comes some extent the place it turns into far more troublesome for anybody to climb this leaderboard, nonetheless. Orlando Cabrera is fourth with 63-consecutive video games, achieved in 2006. Forward of the previous shortstop, although, is Corridor of Famer and Purple Sox nice Ted Williams with a 73-game on-base streak achieved in 1941, DiMaggio once more along with his prime mark of 74 — additionally achieved in 1941, as a part of his 56-game hitting streak — after which Williams in 1949, when he reached base in an absurd 84-straight video games. Williams would bat .343/.490/.650 for the season, and win his second of two MVP awards.

Listed here are the highest 25 on-base streaks in MLB historical past: Ohtani is one sport away from making it to that time himself.

RankNameStreak StartStreak EndGamesHBBAVGOBPSLGTeamT23Shohei Ohtani2025-08-24N/A535739.280.402.490LADT23Ray Blades1925-05-281925-08-13537832.364.454.631STLT23Luke Appling1936-07-131936-09-03537736.370.465.490CHWT23Shawn Green2000-04-252000-06-23536738.344.458.595LADT23Alex Rodriguez2004-04-182004-06-17536831.327.415.596NYY22Luke Appling1938-09-171939-06-05546145.332.463.408CHWT19Ty Cobb1915-04-251915-06-28557650.400.533.532DETT19Harry Heilmann1922-08-171923-06-12559226.455.524.743DETT19Stan Musial1943-08-081943-10-01558227.381.450.623STLT14Roger Bresnahan1904-06-181904-08-30566932.321.416.451NYGT14Arky Vaughan1936-07-181936-09-11567640.382.494.487PITT14Mike Schmidt1981-08-161982-05-08565849.330.478.659PHIT14Barry Bonds2001-08-162002-04-20566679.415.6161.050SFGT14Ryan Klesko2002-04-092002-06-14566739.338.446.606SDPT9George Kell1950-05-131950-07-09579029.395.463.570DETT9Wade Boggs1985-05-271985-07-31578835.398.484.548BOST9Frank Thomas1995-09-271996-05-31576947.325.440.618CHWT9Derek Jeter1998-09-241999-06-05578136.370.464.639NYYT9Barry Bonds2003-06-272003-09-20576376.391.587.913SFGT7Duke Snider1954-05-131954-07-11588232.368.448.726BROT7Will Clark1995-09-061996-05-11586543.310.425.471TEX6Jim Thome2002-07-282003-04-05607358.363.502.776CLE-PHI5Mark McGwire1995-09-161996-06-18616557.325.479.810OAK4Orlando Cabrera2006-04-252006-07-06637627.303.372.418LAA3Ted Williams1941-07-201942-04-18739895.428.597.821BOS2Joe DiMaggio1941-05-141941-08-027412034.404.468.731NYY1Ted Williams1949-07-011949-09-278411292.371.518.695BOS Streak knowledge by way of Baseball-Reference