On Base Percentage Single Season Leaders on Baseball Almanac

Single Season Leaders for On Base Percentage

The on base percentage statistic was originally created by Branch Rickey and Allan Roth in the 1950s as a means to measure the percentage of times a player reaches any base.

The statistic did not originally include the sacrifice fly denomination, but when it was officially adapted in 1984 it appeared using the sacrifice fly. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred single season leaders in on base percentage. We've also included raw averages to further clarify the truly best single season percentages and a bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.

"The main idea is to win." - Hall of Famer John McGraw (#4 Overall Single Season Leader for On Base Percentage)

On Base Percentage Single Season Leaders 'Top 500'
Name	OBP (Raw)	Year	Team	League	Rank
Barry Bonds	.609 (.6094)	2004	San Francisco Giants	NL	1
Barry Bonds	.582 (.5817)	2002	San Francisco Giants	NL	2
Ted Williams	.553 (.5528)	1941	Boston Red Sox	AL	3
John McGraw	.547 (.5475)	1899	Baltimore Orioles	NL	4
Babe Ruth	.545 (.5445)	1923	New York Yankees	AL	5
Bob Caruthers	.534 (.5339)	1887	St. Louis Browns	AA	6
Babe Ruth	.532 (.5319)	1920	New York Yankees	AL	7
Tip O'Neill	.531 (.5305)	1887	St. Louis Browns	AA	8
Barry Bonds	.529 (.5291)	2003	San Francisco Giants	NL	9
Yank Robinson	.526 (.5261)	1887	St. Louis Browns	AA	10
Ted Williams	.526 (.5256)	1957	Boston Red Sox	AL	11
Billy Hamilton	.523 (.5228)	1894	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	12
Babe Ruth	.516 (.5156)	1926	New York Yankees	AL	13
Barry Bonds	.515 (.5151)	2001	San Francisco Giants	NL	14
Ted Williams	.513 (.5133)	1954	Boston Red Sox	AL	15
Babe Ruth	.513 (.5126)	1924	New York Yankees	AL	16
Babe Ruth	.512 (.5123)	1921	New York Yankees	AL	17
Mickey Mantle	.512 (.5120)	1957	New York Yankees	AL	18
Pete Browning	.508 (.5083)	1887	Louisville Colonels	AA	19
Rogers Hornsby	.507 (.5072)	1924	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	20
Joe Kelley	.502 (.5024)	1894	Baltimore Orioles	NL	21
Hugh Duffy	.502 (.5017)	1894	Boston Beaneaters	NL	22
Ed Delahanty	.500 (.5000)	1895	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	23
Ted Williams	.499 (.4993)	1942	Boston Red Sox	AL	24
Ted Williams	.499 (.4986)	1947	Boston Red Sox	AL	25
Rogers Hornsby	.498 (.4983)	1928	Boston Braves	NL	26
Ted Williams	.497 (.4970)	1946	Boston Red Sox	AL	27
Ted Williams	.497 (.4969)	1948	Boston Red Sox	AL	28
Babe Ruth	.495 (.4947)	1931	New York Yankees	AL	29
Babe Ruth	.493 (.4931)	1930	New York Yankees	AL	30
Paul Radford	.493 (.4929)	1887	New York Metropolitans	AA	31
Arky Vaughan	.491 (.4909)	1935	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	32
Ted Williams	.490 (.4904)	1949	Boston Red Sox	AL	33
Billy Hamilton	.490 (.4903)	1895	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	34
Reddy Mack	.490 (.4900)	1887	Louisville Colonels	AA	35
Babe Ruth	.489 (.4890)	1932	New York Yankees	AL	36
Rogers Hornsby	.489 (.4890)	1925	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Norm Cash	.487 (.4866)	1961	Detroit Tigers	AL	38
Ty Cobb	.486 (.4863)	1915	Detroit Tigers	AL	39
Babe Ruth	.486 (.4860)	1927	New York Yankees	AL	40
Jesse Burkett	.486 (.4858)	1895	Cleveland Spiders	NL	41
Tris Speaker	.483 (.4832)	1920	Cleveland Indians	AL	42
King Kelly	.483 (.4831)	1886	Chicago White Stockings	NL	43
Harry Heilmann	.481 (.4809)	1923	Detroit Tigers	AL	44
Edgar Martinez	.479 (.4789)	1995	Seattle Mariners	AL	45
Ed Delahanty	.478 (.4784)	1894	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	46
Lou Gehrig	.478 (.4777)	1936	New York Yankees	AL	47
Billy Hamilton	.477 (.4772)	1896	Boston Beaneaters	NL	48
Jason Giambi	.477 (.4769)	2001	Oakland Athletics	AL	49
Jason Giambi	.476 (.4759)	2000	Oakland Athletics	AL	50
Wade Boggs	.476 (.4757)	1988	Boston Red Sox	AL	51
Cupid Childs	.475 (.4755)	1894	Cleveland Spiders	NL	52
John McGraw	.475 (.4752)	1898	Baltimore Orioles	NL	53
Harry Heilmann	.475 (.4750)	1927	Detroit Tigers	AL	54
Lou Gehrig	.474 (.4741)	1927	New York Yankees	AL	55
Luke Appling	.474 (.4739)	1936	Chicago White Sox	AL	56
Lou Gehrig	.473 (.4730)	1930	New York Yankees	AL	57
Lou Gehrig	.473 (.4729)	1937	New York Yankees	AL	58
John Olerud	.473 (.4728)	1993	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	59
Hughie Jennings	.472 (.4721)	1896	Baltimore Orioles	NL	60
Ed Delahanty	.472 (.4719)	1896	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	61
Dan Brouthers	.471 (.4707)	1891	Boston Red Stockings	AA	62
Tris Speaker	.470 (.4699)	1916	Cleveland Indians	AL	63
Bill Joyce	.470 (.4699)	1896	New York Giants	NL
Bill Joyce	.470 (.4699)	1896	Washington Senators	NL
Mark McGwire	.470 (.4699)	1998	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Carlos Delgado	.470 (.4698)	2000	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	66
Joe Kelley	.469 (.4695)	1896	Baltimore Orioles	NL	67
Tris Speaker	.469 (.4694)	1923	Cleveland Indians	AL	68
Jimmie Foxx	.469 (.4693)	1932	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	69
Todd Helton	.469 (.4685)	2004	Colorado Rockies	NL	70
Jesse Burkett	.468 (.4683)	1897	Cleveland Spiders	NL	71
Oyster Burns	.468 (.4677)	1887	Baltimore Orioles	AA	72
Joe Jackson	.468 (.4677)	1911	Cleveland Naps	AL
Lou Gehrig	.467 (.4675)	1928	New York Yankees	AL	74
Mark McGwire	.467 (.4672)	1996	Oakland Athletics	AL	75
George Sisler	.467 (.4671)	1922	St. Louis Browns	AL	76
Cupid Childs	.467 (.4668)	1896	Cleveland Spiders	NL	77
Ty Cobb	.467 (.4666)	1911	Detroit Tigers	AL	78
Joe Morgan	.466 (.4664)	1975	Cincinnati Reds	NL	79
Dan Brouthers	.466 (.4662)	1890	Boston Red Stockings	PL	80
Lou Gehrig	.466 (.4658)	1935	New York Yankees	AL	81
Gary Sheffield	.465 (.4653)	1996	Florida Marlins	NL	82
Lou Gehrig	.465 (.4652)	1934	New York Yankees	AL	83
Lefty O'Doul	.465 (.4652)	1929	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Jimmie Foxx	.464 (.4642)	1939	Boston Red Sox	AL	85
Tris Speaker	.464 (.4641)	1912	Boston Red Sox	AL	86
Ed Delahanty	.464 (.4641)	1899	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Mickey Mantle	.464 (.4639)	1956	New York Yankees	AL	88
Edgar Martinez	.464 (.4637)	1996	Seattle Mariners	AL	89
Ted Williams	.464 (.4637)	1951	Boston Red Sox	AL
Willie Keeler	.464 (.4637)	1897	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Todd Helton	.463 (.4634)	2000	Colorado Rockies	NL	92
Cupid Childs	.463 (.4631)	1893	Cleveland Spiders	NL	93
Jimmie Foxx	.463 (.4630)	1929	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	94
Babe Ruth	.463 (.4630)	1928	New York Yankees	AL
Jesse Burkett	.463 (.4625)	1899	St. Louis Perfectos	NL	96
Jimmie Foxx	.462 (.4620)	1938	Boston Red Sox	AL	97
Dan Brouthers	.462 (.4619)	1889	Boston Beaneaters	NL	98
Albert Pujols	.462 (.4618)	2008	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	99
Fred Clarke	.462 (.4617)	1897	Louisville Colonels	NL	100
Ty Cobb	.462 (.4615)	1922	Detroit Tigers	AL	101
Denny Lyons	.461 (.4612)	1887	Philadelphia Athletics	AA	102
Billy Hamilton	.461 (.4612)	1897	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Jesse Burkett	.461 (.4611)	1896	Cleveland Spiders	NL	104
Wade Boggs	.461 (.4610)	1987	Boston Red Sox	AL	105
Barry Bonds	.461 (.4607)	1996	San Francisco Giants	NL	106
Jimmie Foxx	.461 (.4607)	1935	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Eddie Collins	.460 (.4605)	1915	Chicago White Sox	AL	108
Joe Jackson	.460 (.4600)	1913	Cleveland Naps	AL	109
Eddie Stanky	.460 (.4597)	1950	New York Giants	NL	110
Rogers Hornsby	.459 (.4594)	1929	Chicago Cubs	NL	111
Jesse Burkett	.459 (.4594)	1893	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Frank Thomas	.459 (.4592)	1996	Chicago White Sox	AL	113
Pete Browning	.459 (.4588)	1890	Cleveland Infants	PL	114
Jack Clark	.459 (.4588)	1987	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Rogers Hornsby	.459 (.4586)	1922	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	116
Mel Ott	.458 (.4585)	1930	New York Giants	NL	117
Barry Bonds	.458 (.4585)	1993	San Francisco Giants	NL
Rogers Hornsby	.458 (.4583)	1921	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	119
Todd Helton	.458 (.4580)	2003	Colorado Rockies	NL	120
Charlie Gehringer	.458 (.4580)	1937	Detroit Tigers	AL
Nap Lajoie	.458 (.4578)	1901	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	122
Joe Jackson	.458 (.4577)	1912	Cleveland Naps	AL	123
Harry Heilmann	.457 (.4571)	1925	Detroit Tigers	AL	124
Roy Thomas	.457 (.4566)	1899	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	125
Ty Cobb	.456 (.4564)	1910	Detroit Tigers	AL	126
Joe Kelley	.456 (.4562)	1895	Baltimore Orioles	NL	127
Frank Thomas	.456 (.4561)	1997	Chicago White Sox	AL	128
Joe Sewell	.456 (.4559)	1923	Cleveland Indians	AL	129
Ty Cobb	.456 (.4559)	1912	Detroit Tigers	AL
Barry Bonds	.456 (.4559)	1992	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Edgar Martinez	.456 (.4558)	1997	Seattle Mariners	AL	132
Eddie Collins	.455 (.4553)	1923	Chicago White Sox	AL	133
Babe Herman	.455 (.4547)	1930	Brooklyn Robins	NL	134
Hack Wilson	.454 (.4544)	1930	Chicago Cubs	NL	135
Hughie Jennings	.454 (.4544)	1898	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Frank Thomas	.454 (.4544)	1995	Chicago White Sox	AL
Elmer Smith	.454 (.4541)	1896	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	138
Jeff Bagwell	.454 (.4540)	1999	Houston Astros	NL	139
John McGraw	.454 (.4539)	1893	Baltimore Orioles	NL	140
Roy Thomas	.453 (.4532)	1903	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	141
Lou Boudreau	.453 (.4530)	1948	Cleveland Indians	AL	142
Lefty O'Doul	.453 (.4530)	1930	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Arky Vaughan	.453 (.4530)	1936	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Frank Thomas	.453 (.4529)	1991	Chicago White Sox	AL	145
Billy Hamilton	.453 (.4528)	1891	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	146
Wade Boggs	.453 (.4528)	1986	Boston Red Sox	AL
Willie McCovey	.453 (.4526)	1969	San Francisco Giants	NL	148
Ty Cobb	.452 (.4523)	1921	Detroit Tigers	AL	149
Ralph Kiner	.452 (.4522)	1951	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	150
Carl Yastrzemski	.452 (.4519)	1970	Boston Red Sox	AL	151
Roy Cullenbine	.452 (.4519)	1941	St. Louis Browns	AL
Larry Walker	.452 (.4518)	1997	Colorado Rockies	NL	153
Ty Cobb	.452 (.4518)	1916	Detroit Tigers	AL
Mike Tiernan	.452 (.4517)	1896	New York Giants	NL	155
Bill Terry	.452 (.4515)	1930	New York Giants	NL	156
Eddie Collins	.452 (.4515)	1914	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
John McGraw	.451 (.4513)	1894	Baltimore Orioles	NL	158
Lou Gehrig	.451 (.4512)	1932	New York Yankees	AL	159
Eddie Collins	.451 (.4509)	1911	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	160
Roy Thomas	.451 (.4508)	1900	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	161
Jeff Bagwell	.451 (.4506)	1996	Houston Astros	NL	162
Wade Boggs	.450 (.4503)	1985	Boston Red Sox	AL	163
Brian Giles	.450 (.4503)	2002	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Eddie Collins	.450 (.4503)	1912	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Roger Connor	.450 (.4503)	1890	New York Giants	PL
Stan Musial	.450 (.4502)	1948	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	167
Tommy Tucker	.450 (.4502)	1889	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Lance Berkman	.450 (.4498)	2004	Houston Astros	NL	169
Jim Thome	.450 (.4497)	1996	Cleveland Indians	AL	170
Charlie Gehringer	.450 (.4495)	1934	Detroit Tigers	AL	171
Phil Cavarretta	.449 (.4494)	1945	Chicago Cubs	NL	172
Jimmie Foxx	.449 (.4493)	1933	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	173
Larry Walker	.449 (.4493)	2001	Colorado Rockies	NL
Billy Hamilton	.449 (.4492)	1900	Boston Beaneaters	NL	175
George Sisler	.449 (.4492)	1920	St. Louis Browns	AL
Stan Musial	.449 (.4490)	1951	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	177
Mel Ott	.449 (.4488)	1929	New York Giants	NL	178
Rod Carew	.449 (.4488)	1977	Minnesota Twins	AL
Richie Ashburn	.449 (.4486)	1955	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	180
Jimmie Foxx	.449 (.4485)	1934	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	181
Rogers Hornsby	.448 (.4483)	1927	New York Giants	NL	182
Mickey Mantle	.448 (.4481)	1961	New York Yankees	AL	183
Chuck Knoblauch	.448 (.4479)	1996	Minnesota Twins	AL	184
Mel Ott	.448 (.4477)	1936	New York Giants	NL	185
Miguel Cabrera	.448 (.4477)	2011	Detroit Tigers	AL
Edgar Martinez	.447 (.4474)	1999	Seattle Mariners	AL	187
Jesse Burkett	.447 (.4474)	1894	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Jose Bautista	.447 (.4473)	2011	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	189
John Olerud	.447 (.4473)	1998	New York Mets	NL
Benny Kauff	.447 (.4470)	1914	Indianapolis Hoosiers	FL	191
Tony Gwynn	.447 (.4469)	1987	San Diego Padres	NL	192
Jake Stenzel	.447 (.4467)	1895	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	193
Joe Kelley	.447 (.4467)	1897	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Mike Tiernan	.447 (.4467)	1889	New York Giants	NL
Barry Bonds	.446 (.4464)	1997	San Francisco Giants	NL	196
Jack Fournier	.446 (.4460)	1925	Brooklyn Robins	NL	197
Benny Kauff	.446 (.4460)	1915	Brooklyn Tip-Tops	FL
Paul Waner	.446 (.4459)	1928	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	199
Lou Gehrig	.446 (.4457)	1931	New York Yankees	AL	200
Paul Waner	.446 (.4456)	1936	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	201
Bobby Abreu	.446 (.4456)	1999	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Jim Thome	.445 (.4454)	2002	Cleveland Indians	AL	203
David Ortiz	.445 (.4453)	2007	Boston Red Sox	AL	204
Nap Lajoie	.445 (.4451)	1910	Cleveland Naps	AL	205
Harry Heilmann	.445 (.4450)	1926	Detroit Tigers	AL	206
Sherry Magee	.445 (.4448)	1910	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	207
Todd Helton	.445 (.4448)	2005	Colorado Rockies	NL
Hughie Jennings	.444 (.4444)	1895	Baltimore Orioles	NL	209
Harry Heilmann	.444 (.4444)	1921	Detroit Tigers	AL
Wade Boggs	.444 (.4443)	1983	Boston Red Sox	AL	211
Ty Cobb	.444 (.4441)	1917	Detroit Tigers	AL	212
Joe Morgan	.444 (.4441)	1976	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Bill Dahlen	.444 (.4441)	1894	Chicago Colts	NL
Johnny Mize	.444 (.4439)	1939	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	215
Joe Jackson	.444 (.4439)	1920	Chicago White Sox	AL
Joe Mauer	.444 (.4439)	2009	Minnesota Twins	AL
Frank Fennelly	.444 (.4438)	1887	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA	218
Mike Griffin	.444 (.4437)	1895	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL	219
Willie McCovey	.444 (.4436)	1970	San Francisco Giants	NL	220
Ed Delahanty	.444 (.4435)	1897	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	221
Tony Phillips	.443 (.4433)	1993	Detroit Tigers	AL	222
Mickey Mantle	.443 (.4433)	1958	New York Yankees	AL
Cap Anson	.443 (.4430)	1890	Chicago Colts	NL	224
Cupid Childs	.443 (.4430)	1892	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Albert Pujols	.443 (.4429)	2009	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	226
Ted Williams	.442 (.4424)	1940	Boston Red Sox	AL	227
Ray Grimes	.442 (.4424)	1922	Chicago Cubs	NL
Manny Ramirez	.442 (.4422)	1999	Cleveland Indians	AL	229
Bill Joyce	.442 (.4418)	1895	Washington Senators	NL	230
Mel Ott	.442 (.4415)	1938	New York Giants	NL	231
Larry Doby	.442 (.4415)	1950	Cleveland Indians	AL
Eddie Collins	.441 (.4414)	1924	Chicago White Sox	AL	233
Richie Ashburn	.441 (.4412)	1954	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	234
Jake Stenzel	.441 (.4411)	1894	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	235
Eddie Collins	.441 (.4409)	1913	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	236
Tris Speaker	.441 (.4409)	1913	Boston Red Sox	AL
Elmer Flick	.441 (.4408)	1900	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	238
Chipper Jones	.441 (.4408)	1999	Atlanta Braves	NL
Dolph Camilli	.441 (.4407)	1936	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	240
Ross Youngs	.441 (.4406)	1924	New York Giants	NL	241
Eddie Yost	.440 (.4404)	1950	Washington Senators	AL	242
Stan Musial	.440 (.4404)	1944	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Jesse Burkett	.440 (.4403)	1901	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	244
Bob Johnson	.440 (.4401)	1939	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	245
Richie Ashburn	.440 (.4401)	1958	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Cap Anson	.440 (.4401)	1889	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Buddy Myer	.440 (.4399)	1935	Washington Senators	AL	248
Jimmie Foxx	.440 (.4399)	1936	Boston Red Sox	AL
Barry Bonds	.440 (.4399)	2000	San Francisco Giants	NL
Jackie Robinson	.440 (.4397)	1952	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	251
Joe DiMaggio	.440 (.4396)	1941	New York Yankees	AL	252
Albert Pujols	.439 (.4394)	2003	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	253
Rickey Henderson	.439 (.4392)	1990	Oakland Athletics	AL	254
Luke Appling	.439 (.4388)	1949	Chicago White Sox	AL	255
Frank Thomas	.439 (.4388)	1992	Chicago White Sox	AL
Ken Williams	.439 (.4387)	1923	St. Louis Browns	AL	257
Eddie Collins	.438 (.4383)	1920	Chicago White Sox	AL	258
Stan Musial	.438 (.4383)	1949	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Earl Averill	.438 (.4382)	1936	Cleveland Indians	AL	260
Barry Bonds	.438 (.4382)	1998	San Francisco Giants	NL
Hank Greenberg	.438 (.4381)	1938	Detroit Tigers	AL	262
Gary Sheffield	.438 (.4379)	2000	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	263
Ferris Fain	.438 (.4379)	1952	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Sam Crawford	.438 (.4378)	1911	Detroit Tigers	AL	265
Ken Singleton	.438 (.4378)	1977	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Derek Jeter	.438 (.4375)	1999	New York Yankees	AL	267
Sammy Sosa	.437 (.4374)	2001	Chicago Cubs	NL	268
Luke Appling	.437 (.4374)	1935	Chicago White Sox	AL
Johnny Pesky	.437 (.4374)	1950	Boston Red Sox	AL
Paul Waner	.437 (.4373)	1927	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	271
Stan Musial	.437 (.4372)	1950	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	272
Roy Thomas	.437 (.4371)	1901	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	273
Stan Musial	.437 (.4370)	1953	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	274
Hank Greenberg	.436 (.4363)	1937	Detroit Tigers	AL	275
J.D. Drew	.436 (.4363)	2004	Atlanta Braves	NL
Chuck Klein	.436 (.4363)	1930	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Jimmy Wynn	.436 (.4363)	1969	Houston Astros	NL
Ted Williams	.436 (.4362)	1939	Boston Red Sox	AL	279
George Brett	.436 (.4361)	1985	Kansas City Royals	AL	280
Babe Herman	.436 (.4359)	1929	Brooklyn Robins	NL	281
Eddie Stanky	.436 (.4357)	1946	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	282
Jim McTamany	.436 (.4357)	1887	Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	AA
Frank Thomas	.436 (.4356)	2000	Chicago White Sox	AL	284
Jason Giambi	.435 (.4354)	2002	New York Yankees	AL	285
Eddie Yost	.435 (.4352)	1959	Detroit Tigers	AL	286
Chipper Jones	.435 (.4350)	2002	Atlanta Braves	NL	287
Elmer Smith	.435 (.4350)	1893	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Bernie Williams	.435 (.4347)	1999	New York Yankees	AL	289
Stan Musial	.434 (.4343)	1946	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	290
Dixie Walker	.434 (.4342)	1944	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	291
Bill McClellan	.434 (.4342)	1887	Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	AA
Nomar Garciaparra	.434 (.4341)	2000	Boston Red Sox	AL	293
Todd Helton	.434 (.4340)	2007	Colorado Rockies	NL	294
Jimmy Sheckard	.434 (.4340)	1911	Chicago Cubs	NL
Magglio Ordonez	.434 (.4336)	2007	Detroit Tigers	AL	296
Hank Greenberg	.433 (.4333)	1940	Detroit Tigers	AL	297
Rod Carew	.433 (.4328)	1974	Minnesota Twins	AL	298
Arky Vaughan	.433 (.4328)	1938	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Jackie Robinson	.432 (.4323)	1949	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	300
Tris Speaker	.432 (.4322)	1917	Cleveland Indians	AL	301
Jeff Burroughs	.432 (.4321)	1978	Atlanta Braves	NL	302
Stan Musial	.432 (.4320)	1952	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	303
Rickey Henderson	.432 (.4319)	1993	Oakland Athletics	AL	304
Rickey Henderson	.432 (.4319)	1993	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	304
Ralph Kiner	.432 (.4318)	1949	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	305
Brian Giles	.432 (.4317)	2000	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	306
Dan Brouthers	.432 (.4317)	1892	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL
Todd Helton	.432 (.4317)	2001	Colorado Rockies	NL
Barry Bonds	.431 (.4315)	1995	San Francisco Giants	NL	309
Charlie Gehringer	.431 (.4313)	1936	Detroit Tigers	AL	310
Mike Piazza	.431 (.4313)	1997	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Arky Vaughan	.431 (.4312)	1934	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	312
Bob Johnson	.431 (.4311)	1944	Boston Red Sox	AL	313
Rogers Hornsby	.431 (.4310)	1920	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	314
Lou Gehrig	.431 (.4309)	1929	New York Yankees	AL	315
Mickey Mantle	.431 (.4308)	1955	New York Yankees	AL	316
Ty Cobb	.431 (.4306)	1909	Detroit Tigers	AL	317
Albert Pujols	.431 (.4306)	2006	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Miguel Cabrera	.430 (.4305)	2006	Florida Marlins	NL	319
Tommy McCarthy	.430 (.4304)	1890	St. Louis Browns	AA	320
Lance Berkman	.430 (.4302)	2001	Houston Astros	NL	321
John Kruk	.430 (.4301)	1993	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	322
Woody English	.430 (.4301)	1930	Chicago Cubs	NL
Ferris Fain	.430 (.4301)	1950	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Albert Pujols	.430 (.4300)	2005	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	325
Luke Appling	.430 (.4300)	1939	Chicago White Sox	AL
Wade Boggs	.430 (.4299)	1989	Boston Red Sox	AL	327
Lu Blue	.430 (.4298)	1931	Chicago White Sox	AL	328
Manny Ramirez	.430 (.4297)	2008	Boston Red Sox	AL	329
Manny Ramirez	.430 (.4297)	2008	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	329
Denny Lyons	.430 (.4295)	1893	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	330
Tony Lazzeri	.429 (.4295)	1929	New York Yankees	AL
Jesse Burkett	.429 (.4295)	1900	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Tim Salmon	.429 (.4295)	1995	California Angels	AL
Henry Larkin	.429 (.4293)	1887	Philadelphia Athletics	AA	334
Joe Mauer	.429 (.4293)	2006	Minnesota Twins	AL
Jackie Robinson	.429 (.4292)	1951	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	336
Eddie Joost	.429 (.4292)	1949	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Tim Raines	.429 (.4290)	1987	Montreal Expos	NL	338
Cy Seymour	.429 (.4290)	1905	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Jimmie Foxx	.429 (.4290)	1930	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Paul Waner	.429 (.4290)	1934	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Ken Williams	.429 (.4288)	1921	St. Louis Browns	AL	342
Todd Helton	.429 (.4288)	2002	Colorado Rockies	NL
Albert Pujols	.429 (.4286)	2007	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	344
Edgar Martinez	.429 (.4286)	1998	Seattle Mariners	AL
Willie Keeler	.429 (.4286)	1895	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Luis Gonzalez	.429 (.4286)	2001	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL
Pete Rose	.428 (.4284)	1969	Cincinnati Reds	NL	348
Stan Musial	.428 (.4284)	1954	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Jack Fournier	.428 (.4284)	1924	Brooklyn Robins	NL
Kiki Cuyler	.428 (.4282)	1930	Chicago Cubs	NL	351
Nick Johnson	.428 (.4281)	2006	Washington Nationals	NL	352
Joe Cronin	.428 (.4281)	1938	Boston Red Sox	AL
Zack Wheat	.428 (.4281)	1924	Brooklyn Robins	NL
Charlie Gehringer	.428 (.4281)	1940	Detroit Tigers	AL
Hugh Nicol	.428 (.4279)	1887	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA	356
Harry Heilmann	.428 (.4279)	1924	Detroit Tigers	AL
Bobby Abreu	.428 (.4278)	2004	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	358
Paul Waner	.428 (.4277)	1930	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	359
Mike Griffin	.428 (.4277)	1887	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Henry Larkin	.428 (.4276)	1889	Philadelphia Athletics	AA	361
Willie Keeler	.427 (.4275)	1894	Baltimore Orioles	NL	362
John Olerud	.427 (.4274)	1999	New York Mets	NL	363
Harmon Killebrew	.427 (.4274)	1969	Minnesota Twins	AL
Pete Hotaling	.427 (.4272)	1887	Cleveland Blues	AA	365
Ed Delahanty	.427 (.4272)	1901	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Manny Ramirez	.427 (.4271)	2003	Boston Red Sox	AL	367
Ross Youngs	.427 (.4271)	1920	New York Giants	NL
Willie Randolph	.427 (.4270)	1980	New York Yankees	AL	369
Bobby Murcer	.427 (.4270)	1971	New York Yankees	AL
Lew Fonseca	.427 (.4270)	1929	Cleveland Indians	AL
Honus Wagner	.427 (.4269)	1905	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	372
Brian Giles	.427 (.4269)	2003	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Brian Giles	.427 (.4269)	2003	San Diego Padres	NL
Reggie Smith	.427 (.4269)	1977	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Chipper Jones	.427 (.4269)	2001	Atlanta Braves	NL
Johnny Mize	.427 (.4267)	1937	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	376
Joe Morgan	.427 (.4266)	1974	Cincinnati Reds	NL	377
Chick Stahl	.426 (.4264)	1899	Boston Beaneaters	NL	378
Zeke Bonura	.426 (.4263)	1936	Chicago White Sox	AL	379
Dick Dietz	.426 (.4262)	1970	San Francisco Giants	NL	380
Carl Yastrzemski	.426 (.4262)	1968	Boston Red Sox	AL
Augie Galan	.426 (.4262)	1944	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Ed Delahanty	.426 (.4261)	1898	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	383
Dummy Hoy	.426 (.4261)	1891	St. Louis Browns	AA
Jim Thome	.426 (.4261)	1999	Cleveland Indians	AL
Frank Thomas	.426 (.4260)	1993	Chicago White Sox	AL	386
Rusty Staub	.426 (.4260)	1969	Montreal Expos	NL
Earl Sheely	.426 (.4259)	1924	Chicago White Sox	AL	388
Carlos Delgado	.426 (.4255)	2003	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	389
Max Bishop	.426 (.4255)	1931	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Ken Singleton	.425 (.4255)	1973	Montreal Expos	NL
Stan Musial	.425 (.4255)	1943	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Jeff Bagwell	.425 (.4254)	1997	Houston Astros	NL	393
Willie Keeler	.425 (.4253)	1899	Brooklyn Superbas	NL	394
Minnie Minoso	.425 (.4251)	1956	Chicago White Sox	AL	395
Hack Wilson	.425 (.4251)	1929	Chicago Cubs	NL
Chipper Jones	.425 (.4250)	2007	Atlanta Braves	NL	397
Charlie Gehringer	.425 (.4248)	1938	Detroit Tigers	AL	398
Goose Goslin	.425 (.4248)	1926	Washington Senators	AL
Ryan Howard	.425 (.4247)	2006	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	400
Freddie Lindstrom	.425 (.4247)	1930	New York Giants	NL
Edgardo Alfonzo	.425 (.4246)	2000	New York Mets	NL	402
Kip Selbach	.425 (.4245)	1900	New York Giants	NL	403
Chuck Knoblauch	.424 (.4245)	1995	Minnesota Twins	AL
Jeff Kent	.424 (.4245)	2000	San Francisco Giants	NL
Paul Waner	.424 (.4244)	1929	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	406
Joey Votto	.424 (.4244)	2010	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Jeff Bagwell	.424 (.4242)	2000	Houston Astros	NL	408
Lou Gehrig	.424 (.4242)	1933	New York Yankees	AL
Earle Combs	.424 (.4241)	1930	New York Yankees	AL	410
Harlond Clift	.424 (.4241)	1936	St. Louis Browns	AL
Bobby Abreu	.424 (.4240)	2006	New York Yankees	AL	412
Bobby Abreu	.424 (.4240)	2006	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	412
Alvin Davis	.424 (.4239)	1989	Seattle Mariners	AL	413
Mel Ott	.424 (.4239)	1932	New York Giants	NL
Sam Thompson	.424 (.4238)	1893	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	415
Harry Stovey	.424 (.4237)	1887	Philadelphia Athletics	AA	416
Mark McGwire	.424 (.4236)	1999	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	417
Jeff Bagwell	.424 (.4236)	1998	Houston Astros	NL
Augie Galan	.423 (.4234)	1945	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	419
John Kruk	.423 (.4234)	1992	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Lefty O'Doul	.423 (.4233)	1932	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	421
Ed Delahanty	.423 (.4233)	1893	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Duke Snider	.423 (.4233)	1954	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Bob Elliott	.423 (.4232)	1948	Boston Braves	NL	424
Harlond Clift	.423 (.4231)	1938	St. Louis Browns	AL	425
Billy Hamilton	.423 (.4230)	1892	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	426
Kiki Cuyler	.423 (.4230)	1925	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Tris Speaker	.423 (.4229)	1914	Boston Red Sox	AL	428
Jackie Robinson	.423 (.4229)	1950	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Brian Giles	.423 (.4228)	2005	San Diego Padres	NL	430
Fred Lynn	.423 (.4228)	1979	Boston Red Sox	AL
Eddie Yost	.423 (.4227)	1951	Washington Senators	AL	432
Jim Thome	.423 (.4226)	1997	Cleveland Indians	AL	433
Edgar Martinez	.423 (.4226)	2000	Seattle Mariners	AL
George Van Haltren	.422 (.4224)	1893	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	435
Minnie Minoso	.422 (.4223)	1951	Chicago White Sox	AL	436
Minnie Minoso	.422 (.4223)	1951	Cleveland Indians	AL	436
Chuck Klein	.422 (.4223)	1933	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Alex Rodriguez	.422 (.4223)	2007	New York Yankees	AL
Roberto Alomar	.422 (.4223)	1999	Cleveland Indians	AL
Lu Blue	.422 (.4223)	1929	St. Louis Browns	AL
Johnny Mize	.422 (.4220)	1938	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	441
Charlie Jamieson	.422 (.4219)	1923	Cleveland Indians	AL	442
Joe Cronin	.422 (.4217)	1930	Washington Senators	AL	443
Jason Giambi	.422 (.4216)	1999	Oakland Athletics	AL	444
Mike Piazza	.422 (.4216)	1996	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Al Rosen	.422 (.4215)	1953	Cleveland Indians	AL	446
Al Kaline	.421 (.4214)	1955	Detroit Tigers	AL	447
Rod Carew	.421 (.4213)	1975	Minnesota Twins	AL	448
Elbie Fletcher	.421 (.4212)	1941	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	449
Wade Boggs	.421 (.4212)	1991	Boston Red Sox	AL
Alex Rodriguez	.421 (.4210)	2005	New York Yankees	AL	451
Frank Robinson	.421 (.4208)	1962	Cincinnati Reds	NL	452
Darrell Porter	.421 (.4207)	1979	Kansas City Royals	AL	453
Goose Goslin	.421 (.4207)	1924	Washington Senators	AL
Joe Torre	.421 (.4207)	1971	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Lenny Dykstra	.420 (.4204)	1993	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	456
Rickey Henderson	.420 (.4204)	1980	Oakland Athletics	AL
Mo Vaughn	.420 (.4204)	1997	Boston Red Sox	AL
Stan Hack	.420 (.4204)	1945	Chicago Cubs	NL
Dick Allen	.420 (.4204)	1972	Chicago White Sox	AL
Lou Gehrig	.420 (.4204)	1926	New York Yankees	AL
Mike Hargrove	.420 (.4203)	1977	Texas Rangers	AL	462
Mo Vaughn	.420 (.4202)	1996	Boston Red Sox	AL	463
Dode Paskert	.420 (.4201)	1912	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	464
Rafael Palmeiro	.420 (.4199)	1999	Texas Rangers	AL	465
Roger Connor	.420 (.4198)	1892	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	466
Luke Appling	.420 (.4198)	1940	Chicago White Sox	AL
Miguel Cabrera	.420 (.4198)	2010	Detroit Tigers	AL
Tommy Holmes	.420 (.4197)	1945	Boston Braves	NL	469
Whitey Kurowski	.420 (.4197)	1947	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Alex Rodriguez	.420 (.4196)	2000	Seattle Mariners	AL	471
Lance Berkman	.420 (.4195)	2008	Houston Astros	NL	472
Lance Berkman	.420 (.4195)	2006	Houston Astros	NL
Buddy Myer	.419 (.4195)	1934	Washington Senators	AL
Duke Snider	.419 (.4193)	1953	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	475
Melvin Mora	.419 (.4190)	2004	Baltimore Orioles	AL	476
Tip O'Neill	.419 (.4190)	1889	St. Louis Browns	AA
Jim Hickman	.419 (.4190)	1970	Chicago Cubs	NL
Willie Mays	.419 (.4190)	1958	San Francisco Giants	NL
Rickey Henderson	.419 (.4190)	1985	New York Yankees	AL
Gary Sheffield	.419 (.4189)	2003	Atlanta Braves	NL	481
Al Simmons	.419 (.4188)	1925	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	482
Luke Appling	.419 (.4186)	1943	Chicago White Sox	AL	483
Elbie Fletcher	.418 (.4185)	1940	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	484
Bill Terry	.418 (.4183)	1929	New York Giants	NL	485
Jim Edmonds	.418 (.4183)	2004	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Max Carey	.418 (.4183)	1925	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Carl Yastrzemski	.418 (.4183)	1963	Boston Red Sox	AL
Carl Yastrzemski	.418 (.4183)	1967	Boston Red Sox	AL
Derrek Lee	.418 (.4182)	2005	Chicago Cubs	NL	490
Enos Slaughter	.418 (.4182)	1949	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Luis Castillo	.418 (.4182)	2000	Florida Marlins	NL
Lenny Dykstra	.418 (.4180)	1990	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	493
Brian Giles	.418 (.4179)	1999	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	494
Pete Rose	.418 (.4178)	1979	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	495
Ty Cobb	.418 (.4177)	1924	Detroit Tigers	AL	496
Phil Rizzuto	.418 (.4176)	1950	New York Yankees	AL	497
Joe Mauer	.418 (.4176)	2012	Minnesota Twins	AL
Duke Snider	.418 (.4176)	1955	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Vladimir Guerrero	.417 (.4175)	2002	Montreal Expos	NL	500
Gary Sheffield	.417 (.4175)	2001	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Name	OBP (Raw)	Year	Team	League	Rank
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