Just 48 players had ever managed an on-base streak of at least 50 games entering the 2026 season, but Shohei Ohtani made that 49. The Dodgers’ two-way superstar, through Apr. 21, has now reached base in 53 consecutive games, by either a walk or a hit, after an infield single in the seventh inning against the San Francisco Giants on Apr. 21.

The streak began on Aug. 24, 2025, and through Apr. 21 Ohtani has hit .279/.399/.583 with 57 hits — 16 of them home runs — 39 walks, nine intentional free passes and three hit by pitches. On Tuesday in the series opener against the Giants, Ohtani pushed the streak to 53 games, tying him with Alex Rodriguez as well as four other players who have managed the same, a group that includes the likes of Hall of Famers Joe DiMaggio, Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig and Tris Speaker.

That ties Ohtani for the 23rd-longest on-base streak in MLB history, and if he can keep getting on base, the DH will rocket up the all-time leaderboard. Luke Appling is alone at 22nd, with 54. Three others — Hall of Famers Stan Musial, Harry Heilmann and Cobb again — are tied for 19th at 55. Five players are tied at 56-straight games, including modern-day legend Barry Bonds. And reaching base for 57 games in a row would get Ohtani into the top 10 all-time.

There comes a point where it becomes much more difficult for anyone to climb this leaderboard, however. Orlando Cabrera is fourth with 63 consecutive games, achieved in 2006. Ahead of the former shortstop, though, is Hall of Famer and Red Sox great Ted Williams with a 73-game on-base streak achieved in 1941, DiMaggio again with his top mark of 74 — also achieved in 1941, as part of his 56-game hitting streak — and then Williams in 1949, when he reached base in a absurd 84-straight games. Williams would bat .343/.490/.650 for the season, and win his second of two MVP awards.

Here are the top 25 on-base streaks in MLB history: Ohtani is one game away from making it to that point himself.

RankNameStreak StartStreak EndGamesHBBAVGOBPSLGTeam
T23Shohei Ohtani2025-08-24N/A535739.280.402.490LAD
T23Ray Blades1925-05-281925-08-13537832.364.454.631STL
T23Luke Appling1936-07-131936-09-03537736.370.465.490CHW
T23Shawn Green2000-04-252000-06-23536738.344.458.595LAD
T23Alex Rodriguez2004-04-182004-06-17536831.327.415.596NYY
22Luke Appling1938-09-171939-06-05546145.332.463.408CHW
T19Ty Cobb1915-04-251915-06-28557650.400.533.532DET
T19Harry Heilmann1922-08-171923-06-12559226.455.524.743DET
T19Stan Musial1943-08-081943-10-01558227.381.450.623STL
T14Roger Bresnahan1904-06-181904-08-30566932.321.416.451NYG
T14Arky Vaughan1936-07-181936-09-11567640.382.494.487PIT
T14Mike Schmidt1981-08-161982-05-08565849.330.478.659PHI
T14Barry Bonds2001-08-162002-04-20566679.415.6161.050SFG
T14Ryan Klesko2002-04-092002-06-14566739.338.446.606SDP
T9George Kell1950-05-131950-07-09579029.395.463.570DET
T9Wade Boggs1985-05-271985-07-31578835.398.484.548BOS
T9Frank Thomas1995-09-271996-05-31576947.325.440.618CHW
T9Derek Jeter1998-09-241999-06-05578136.370.464.639NYY
T9Barry Bonds2003-06-272003-09-20576376.391.587.913SFG
T7Duke Snider1954-05-131954-07-11588232.368.448.726BRO
T7Will Clark1995-09-061996-05-11586543.310.425.471TEX
6Jim Thome2002-07-282003-04-05607358.363.502.776CLE-PHI
5Mark McGwire1995-09-161996-06-18616557.325.479.810OAK
4Orlando Cabrera2006-04-252006-07-06637627.303.372.418LAA
3Ted Williams1941-07-201942-04-18739895.428.597.821BOS
2Joe DiMaggio1941-05-141941-08-027412034.404.468.731NYY
1Ted Williams1949-07-011949-09-278411292.371.518.695BOS

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