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Shohei Ohtani On-Base Streak Tracker: Ohtani Ties Choo, Millar With 52-Straight

Updated Apr. 20, 2026 9:25 p.m. ET

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