Joey Votto will pass Barry Larkin on the Cincinnati Reds all-time total bases list in 2022
Votto will head to spring training with 3,497 total bases under his belt during his career. That includes the 252 he put up during the 2021 season.
If Votto puts up more than 200 total bases next season (his career 162-game average, by the way, is 298), Votto will not only pass Barry Larkin (3,527) and Johnny Bench (3,644) and into second place on Cincinnati’s all-time total bases list. Pete Rose leads the way with 4,645.
Votto needs just 147 total bases to tie Bench for second place. Outside of the pandemic-shortened campaign of 2020, Votto has topped that mark in every season since 2008 with the exception of 2014 when Votto played in just 62 games after suffering a strained left distal quadriceps.
Looking past 2022
Yes, Votto could well get into second place on this list next season, but that could still leave him more than 900 total bases away from catching Rose for the lead. Would Votto have enough time left in his career to catch Rose? It seems unlikely.