total bases formula question....

[Stat-Man]

Originally posted by damion2275
so, in trying to figure out the actual formula for this, i have run across two different ones. The first one comes from:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print...7&type=feature

which states: Total bases
Hits + 2B + (3B times 2) + (HR times 3)

But every other site i have found states this:
Total bases
H + (2*2B) + (3*3B) + (4*HR)

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The second formula isn't quite correct, but there is two ways to compute it... the first formula above, and this one:

1B + (2x2B) + (3x3B) + (4xHR)

HTH