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. 20, has now reached base in 52 consecutive games, by either a walk or a hit, after a third inning single off Jose Quintana against the Rockies on Apr. 20.
The streak began on Aug. 24, 2025, and through Apr. 19 Ohtani had hit .281/.399/.597 with 55 hits — 16 of them home runs — 37 walks, eight intentional free passes and three hit by pitches. On Monday in the series finale against the Rockies, Ohtani pushed the streak to 52 games, tying him with Shin-Soo Choo — the last player to get to at least 50 games — as well as 10 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 28th-longest on-base streak in MLB history, and if he can keep getting on base, the DH will rocket up the all-time leaderboard. Getting to 53 games would put Ohtani not just in the top 25, but in a tie for 23rd with Alex Rodriguez and four others. 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 an 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.
| Rank | Name | Streak Start | Streak End | Games | H | BB | AVG | OBP | SLG | Team |
| T23 | Matty McIntyre | 1908-07-01 | 1908-08-31 | 53 | 71 | 32 | .348 | .441 | .451 | DET |
| T23 | Ray Blades | 1925-05-28 | 1925-08-13 | 53 | 78 | 32 | .364 | .454 | .631 | STL |
| T23 | Luke Appling | 1936-07-13 | 1936-09-03 | 53 | 77 | 36 | .370 | .465 | .490 | CHW |
| T23 | Shawn Green | 2000-04-25 | 2000-06-23 | 53 | 67 | 38 | .344 | .458 | .595 | LAD |
| T23 | Alex Rodriguez | 2004-04-18 | 2004-06-17 | 53 | 68 | 31 | .327 | .415 | .596 | NYY |
| 22 | Luke Appling | 1938-09-17 | 1939-06-05 | 54 | 61 | 45 | .332 | .463 | .408 | CHW |
| T19 | Ty Cobb | 1915-04-25 | 1915-06-28 | 55 | 76 | 50 | .400 | .533 | .532 | DET |
| T19 | Harry Heilmann | 1922-08-17 | 1923-06-12 | 55 | 92 | 26 | .455 | .524 | .743 | DET |
| T19 | Stan Musial | 1943-08-08 | 1943-10-01 | 55 | 82 | 27 | .381 | .450 | .623 | STL |
| T14 | Roger Bresnahan | 1904-06-18 | 1904-08-30 | 56 | 69 | 32 | .321 | .416 | .451 | NYG |
| T14 | Arky Vaughan | 1936-07-18 | 1936-09-11 | 56 | 76 | 40 | .382 | .494 | .487 | PIT |
| T14 | Mike Schmidt | 1981-08-16 | 1982-05-08 | 56 | 58 | 49 | .330 | .478 | .659 | PHI |
| T14 | Barry Bonds | 2001-08-16 | 2002-04-20 | 56 | 66 | 79 | .415 | .616 | 1.050 | SFG |
| T14 | Ryan Klesko | 2002-04-09 | 2002-06-14 | 56 | 67 | 39 | .338 | .446 | .606 | SDP |
| T9 | George Kell | 1950-05-13 | 1950-07-09 | 57 | 90 | 29 | .395 | .463 | .570 | DET |
| T9 | Wade Boggs | 1985-05-27 | 1985-07-31 | 57 | 88 | 35 | .398 | .484 | .548 | BOS |
| T9 | Frank Thomas | 1995-09-27 | 1996-05-31 | 57 | 69 | 47 | .325 | .440 | .618 | CHW |
| T9 | Derek Jeter | 1998-09-24 | 1999-06-05 | 57 | 81 | 36 | .370 | .464 | .639 | NYY |
| T9 | Barry Bonds | 2003-06-27 | 2003-09-20 | 57 | 63 | 76 | .391 | .587 | .913 | SFG |
| T7 | Duke Snider | 1954-05-13 | 1954-07-11 | 58 | 82 | 32 | .368 | .448 | .726 | BRO |
| T7 | Will Clark | 1995-09-06 | 1996-05-11 | 58 | 65 | 43 | .310 | .425 | .471 | TEX |
| 6 | Jim Thome | 2002-07-28 | 2003-04-05 | 60 | 73 | 58 | .363 | .502 | .776 | CLE-PHI |
| 5 | Mark McGwire | 1995-09-16 | 1996-06-18 | 61 | 65 | 57 | .325 | .479 | .810 | OAK |
| 4 | Orlando Cabrera | 2006-04-25 | 2006-07-06 | 63 | 76 | 27 | .303 | .372 | .418 | LAA |
| 3 | Ted Williams | 1941-07-20 | 1942-04-18 | 73 | 98 | 95 | .428 | .597 | .821 | BOS |
| 2 | Joe DiMaggio | 1941-05-14 | 1941-08-02 | 74 | 120 | 34 | .404 | .468 | .731 | NYY |
| 1 | Ted Williams | 1949-07-01 | 1949-09-27 | 84 | 112 | 92 | .371 | .518 | .695 | BOS |
Streak data via Baseball-Reference
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