On Base Percentage Single Season National League Leaders on Baseball Almanac

Single Season Leaders for On Base Percentage in the National League

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 National League 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.

"(Tim) McCarver began gushing about (Barry) Bonds's greatness and then, in hyperbole that would have made a used car salesman proud, proclaimed that Barry Bonds is a better baseball player than Ted Williams." - Harold Friend in McCarver's Wrong: Ted Is Better Than Barry (BaseballLibrary.org)

On Base Percentage Single Season National League 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
John McGraw	.547 (.5475)	1899	Baltimore Orioles	NL	3
Barry Bonds	.529 (.5291)	2003	San Francisco Giants	NL	4
Billy Hamilton	.523 (.5228)	1894	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	5
Barry Bonds	.515 (.5151)	2001	San Francisco Giants	NL	6
Rogers Hornsby	.507 (.5072)	1924	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	7
Joe Kelley	.502 (.5024)	1894	Baltimore Orioles	NL	8
Hugh Duffy	.502 (.5017)	1894	Boston Beaneaters	NL	9
Ed Delahanty	.500 (.5000)	1895	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	10
Rogers Hornsby	.498 (.4983)	1928	Boston Braves	NL	11
Arky Vaughan	.491 (.4909)	1935	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	12
Billy Hamilton	.490 (.4903)	1895	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	13
Rogers Hornsby	.489 (.4890)	1925	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	14
Jesse Burkett	.486 (.4858)	1895	Cleveland Spiders	NL	15
King Kelly	.483 (.4831)	1886	Chicago White Stockings	NL	16
Billy Hamilton	.480 (.4802)	1898	Boston Beaneaters	NL	17
Ed Delahanty	.478 (.4784)	1894	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	18
Billy Hamilton	.477 (.4772)	1896	Boston Beaneaters	NL	19
Cupid Childs	.475 (.4755)	1894	Cleveland Spiders	NL	20
John McGraw	.475 (.4752)	1898	Baltimore Orioles	NL	21
Hughie Jennings	.472 (.4721)	1896	Baltimore Orioles	NL	22
Ed Delahanty	.472 (.4719)	1896	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	23
John McGraw	.471 (.4709)	1897	Baltimore Orioles	NL	24
Chipper Jones	.470 (.4700)	2008	Atlanta Braves	NL	25
Bill Joyce	.470 (.4699)	1896	New York Giants	NL	26
Bill Joyce	.470 (.4699)	1896	Washington Senators	NL	26
Mark McGwire	.470 (.4699)	1998	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Joe Kelley	.469 (.4695)	1896	Baltimore Orioles	NL	28
Todd Helton	.469 (.4685)	2004	Colorado Rockies	NL	29
Jesse Burkett	.468 (.4683)	1897	Cleveland Spiders	NL	30
Cupid Childs	.467 (.4668)	1896	Cleveland Spiders	NL	31
Joe Morgan	.466 (.4664)	1975	Cincinnati Reds	NL	32
Gary Sheffield	.465 (.4653)	1996	Florida Marlins	NL	33
Lefty O'Doul	.465 (.4652)	1929	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	34
Ed Delahanty	.464 (.4641)	1899	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	35
Willie Keeler	.464 (.4637)	1897	Baltimore Orioles	NL	36
Todd Helton	.463 (.4634)	2000	Colorado Rockies	NL	37
Cupid Childs	.463 (.4631)	1893	Cleveland Spiders	NL	38
Hughie Jennings	.463 (.4630)	1897	Baltimore Orioles	NL	39
Jesse Burkett	.463 (.4625)	1899	St. Louis Perfectos	NL	40
Dan Brouthers	.462 (.4619)	1889	Boston Beaneaters	NL	41
Albert Pujols	.462 (.4618)	2008	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	42
Fred Clarke	.462 (.4617)	1897	Louisville Colonels	NL	43
Billy Hamilton	.461 (.4612)	1897	Boston Beaneaters	NL	44
Jesse Burkett	.461 (.4611)	1896	Cleveland Spiders	NL	45
Barry Bonds	.461 (.4607)	1996	San Francisco Giants	NL	46
Eddie Stanky	.460 (.4597)	1950	New York Giants	NL	47
Rogers Hornsby	.459 (.4594)	1929	Chicago Cubs	NL	48
Jesse Burkett	.459 (.4594)	1893	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Jack Clark	.459 (.4588)	1987	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	50
Rogers Hornsby	.459 (.4586)	1922	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	51
Mel Ott	.458 (.4585)	1930	New York Giants	NL	52
Barry Bonds	.458 (.4585)	1993	San Francisco Giants	NL
Rogers Hornsby	.458 (.4583)	1921	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	54
Larry Walker	.458 (.4581)	1999	Colorado Rockies	NL	55
Todd Helton	.458 (.4580)	2003	Colorado Rockies	NL	56
Roy Thomas	.457 (.4566)	1899	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	57
Bill Lange	.456 (.4562)	1895	Chicago Colts	NL	58
Joe Kelley	.456 (.4562)	1895	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Barry Bonds	.456 (.4559)	1992	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	60
Babe Herman	.455 (.4547)	1930	Brooklyn Robins	NL	61
Hack Wilson	.454 (.4544)	1930	Chicago Cubs	NL	62
Hughie Jennings	.454 (.4544)	1898	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Elmer Smith	.454 (.4541)	1896	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	64
Jeff Bagwell	.454 (.4540)	1999	Houston Astros	NL	65
John McGraw	.454 (.4539)	1893	Baltimore Orioles	NL	66
Rico Carty	.454 (.4536)	1970	Atlanta Braves	NL	67
Roy Thomas	.453 (.4532)	1903	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	68
Joe Cunningham	.453 (.4531)	1959	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	69
Lefty O'Doul	.453 (.4530)	1930	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	70
Arky Vaughan	.453 (.4530)	1936	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Billy Hamilton	.453 (.4528)	1891	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	72
Willie McCovey	.453 (.4526)	1969	San Francisco Giants	NL	73
Ralph Kiner	.452 (.4522)	1951	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	74
Larry Walker	.452 (.4518)	1997	Colorado Rockies	NL	75
Mike Tiernan	.452 (.4517)	1896	New York Giants	NL	76
Bill Terry	.452 (.4515)	1930	New York Giants	NL	77
John McGraw	.451 (.4513)	1894	Baltimore Orioles	NL	78
Roy Thomas	.451 (.4508)	1900	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	79
Jeff Bagwell	.451 (.4506)	1996	Houston Astros	NL	80
Brian Giles	.450 (.4503)	2002	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	81
Stan Musial	.450 (.4502)	1948	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	82
Lance Berkman	.450 (.4498)	2004	Houston Astros	NL	83
Phil Cavarretta	.449 (.4494)	1945	Chicago Cubs	NL	84
Larry Walker	.449 (.4493)	2001	Colorado Rockies	NL	85
Billy Hamilton	.449 (.4492)	1900	Boston Beaneaters	NL	86
Stan Musial	.449 (.4490)	1951	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	87
Mel Ott	.449 (.4488)	1929	New York Giants	NL	88
Richie Ashburn	.449 (.4486)	1955	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	89
Rogers Hornsby	.448 (.4483)	1927	New York Giants	NL	90
Mel Ott	.448 (.4477)	1936	New York Giants	NL	91
Jesse Burkett	.447 (.4474)	1894	Cleveland Spiders	NL	92
John Olerud	.447 (.4473)	1998	New York Mets	NL	93
Tony Gwynn	.447 (.4469)	1987	San Diego Padres	NL	94
Jake Stenzel	.447 (.4467)	1895	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	95
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	98
Dolph Camilli	.446 (.4462)	1937	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	99
Jack Fournier	.446 (.4460)	1925	Brooklyn Robins	NL	100
Paul Waner	.446 (.4459)	1928	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	101
Paul Waner	.446 (.4456)	1936	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	102
Bobby Abreu	.446 (.4456)	1999	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Dan Brouthers	.445 (.4450)	1886	Detroit Wolverines	NL	104
Sherry Magee	.445 (.4448)	1910	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	105
Todd Helton	.445 (.4448)	2005	Colorado Rockies	NL
Riggs Stephenson	.445 (.4446)	1929	Chicago Cubs	NL	107
Hughie Jennings	.444 (.4444)	1895	Baltimore Orioles	NL	108
Joe Morgan	.444 (.4441)	1976	Cincinnati Reds	NL	109
Bill Dahlen	.444 (.4441)	1894	Chicago Colts	NL
Johnny Mize	.444 (.4439)	1939	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	111
Mike Griffin	.444 (.4437)	1895	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL	112
Willie McCovey	.444 (.4436)	1970	San Francisco Giants	NL	113
Ed Delahanty	.444 (.4435)	1897	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	114
Cap Anson	.443 (.4430)	1890	Chicago Colts	NL	115
Cupid Childs	.443 (.4430)	1892	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Albert Pujols	.443 (.4429)	2009	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	117
Ray Grimes	.442 (.4424)	1922	Chicago Cubs	NL	118
Bill Joyce	.442 (.4418)	1895	Washington Senators	NL	119
Mel Ott	.442 (.4415)	1938	New York Giants	NL	120
Richie Ashburn	.441 (.4412)	1954	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	121
Jake Stenzel	.441 (.4411)	1894	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	122
Elmer Flick	.441 (.4408)	1900	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	123
Chipper Jones	.441 (.4408)	1999	Atlanta Braves	NL
Dolph Camilli	.441 (.4407)	1936	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	125
Ross Youngs	.441 (.4406)	1924	New York Giants	NL	126
Stan Musial	.440 (.4404)	1944	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	127
Jesse Burkett	.440 (.4403)	1901	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	128
Richie Ashburn	.440 (.4401)	1958	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	129
Cap Anson	.440 (.4401)	1889	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Barry Bonds	.440 (.4399)	2000	San Francisco Giants	NL	131
Jackie Robinson	.440 (.4397)	1952	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	132
Albert Pujols	.439 (.4394)	2003	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	133
Stan Musial	.438 (.4383)	1949	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	134
Barry Bonds	.438 (.4382)	1998	San Francisco Giants	NL	135
Kiki Cuyler	.438 (.4379)	1929	Chicago Cubs	NL	136
Gary Sheffield	.438 (.4379)	2000	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Bill Dahlen	.438 (.4377)	1896	Chicago Colts	NL	138
Sammy Sosa	.437 (.4374)	2001	Chicago Cubs	NL	139
Paul Waner	.437 (.4373)	1927	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	140
Stan Musial	.437 (.4372)	1950	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	141
Roy Thomas	.437 (.4371)	1901	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	142
Stan Musial	.437 (.4370)	1953	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	143
Elmer Smith	.436 (.4365)	1894	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	144
J.D. Drew	.436 (.4363)	2004	Atlanta Braves	NL	145
Chuck Klein	.436 (.4363)	1930	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Jimmy Wynn	.436 (.4363)	1969	Houston Astros	NL
Harry Walker	.436 (.4362)	1947	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	148
Harry Walker	.436 (.4362)	1947	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	148
Babe Herman	.436 (.4359)	1929	Brooklyn Robins	NL	149
Eddie Stanky	.436 (.4357)	1946	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	150
Tom Daly	.436 (.4355)	1894	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL	151
George Harper	.435 (.4353)	1927	New York Giants	NL	152
George Davis	.435 (.4351)	1894	New York Giants	NL	153
Chipper Jones	.435 (.4350)	2002	Atlanta Braves	NL	154
Elmer Smith	.435 (.4350)	1893	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Wally Moon	.434 (.4345)	1961	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	156
Stan Musial	.434 (.4343)	1946	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	157
Dixie Walker	.434 (.4342)	1944	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	158
George Gore	.434 (.4341)	1886	Chicago White Stockings	NL	159
Honus Wagner	.434 (.4340)	1900	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	160
Todd Helton	.434 (.4340)	2007	Colorado Rockies	NL
Jimmy Sheckard	.434 (.4340)	1911	Chicago Cubs	NL
Cap Anson	.433 (.4329)	1886	Chicago White Stockings	NL	163
Arky Vaughan	.433 (.4328)	1938	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	164
Jackie Robinson	.432 (.4323)	1949	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	165
Jeff Burroughs	.432 (.4321)	1978	Atlanta Braves	NL	166
Willie Keeler	.432 (.4320)	1896	Baltimore Orioles	NL	167
Stan Musial	.432 (.4320)	1952	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Ralph Kiner	.432 (.4318)	1949	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	169
Brian Giles	.432 (.4317)	2000	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	170
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	173
Johnny Evers	.431 (.4314)	1912	Chicago Cubs	NL	174
Mike Piazza	.431 (.4313)	1997	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	175
Arky Vaughan	.431 (.4312)	1934	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	176
Rogers Hornsby	.431 (.4310)	1920	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	177
Albert Pujols	.431 (.4306)	2006	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	178
Miguel Cabrera	.430 (.4305)	2006	Florida Marlins	NL	179
Sam Thompson	.430 (.4303)	1895	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	180
Billy Hamilton	.430 (.4303)	1890	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Lance Berkman	.430 (.4302)	2001	Houston Astros	NL	182
John Kruk	.430 (.4301)	1993	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	183
Woody English	.430 (.4301)	1930	Chicago Cubs	NL
Albert Pujols	.430 (.4300)	2005	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	185
Elmer Flick	.430 (.4296)	1898	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	186
Denny Lyons	.430 (.4295)	1893	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	187
Jesse Burkett	.429 (.4295)	1900	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Jackie Robinson	.429 (.4292)	1951	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	189
Tim Raines	.429 (.4290)	1987	Montreal Expos	NL	190
Cy Seymour	.429 (.4290)	1905	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Paul Waner	.429 (.4290)	1934	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Todd Helton	.429 (.4288)	2002	Colorado Rockies	NL	193
Albert Pujols	.429 (.4286)	2007	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	194
Willie Keeler	.429 (.4286)	1895	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Luis Gonzalez	.429 (.4286)	2001	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL
Pete Rose	.428 (.4284)	1969	Cincinnati Reds	NL	197
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	200
Nick Johnson	.428 (.4281)	2006	Washington Nationals	NL	201
Zack Wheat	.428 (.4281)	1924	Brooklyn Robins	NL
Gary Sheffield	.428 (.4281)	1998	Florida Marlins	NL
Gary Sheffield	.428 (.4281)	1998	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Bobby Abreu	.428 (.4278)	2004	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	204
Paul Waner	.428 (.4277)	1930	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	205
Willie Keeler	.427 (.4275)	1894	Baltimore Orioles	NL	206
John Olerud	.427 (.4274)	1999	New York Mets	NL	207
Ed Delahanty	.427 (.4272)	1901	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	208
Ross Youngs	.427 (.4271)	1920	New York Giants	NL	209
Honus Wagner	.427 (.4269)	1905	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	210
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	214
Joe Morgan	.427 (.4266)	1974	Cincinnati Reds	NL	215
Roger Connor	.426 (.4264)	1889	New York Giants	NL	216
Chick Stahl	.426 (.4264)	1899	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Dan Brouthers	.426 (.4263)	1887	Detroit Wolverines	NL	218
Dick Dietz	.426 (.4262)	1970	San Francisco Giants	NL	219
Augie Galan	.426 (.4262)	1944	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Ed Delahanty	.426 (.4261)	1898	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	221
Rusty Staub	.426 (.4260)	1969	Montreal Expos	NL	222
Nick Johnson	.426 (.4258)	2009	Florida Marlins	NL	223
Nick Johnson	.426 (.4258)	2009	Washington Nationals	NL	223
Elmer Smith	.425 (.4255)	1898	Cincinnati Reds	NL	224
Ken Singleton	.425 (.4255)	1973	Montreal Expos	NL
Stan Musial	.425 (.4255)	1943	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Dan Brouthers	.425 (.4255)	1894	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Jeff Bagwell	.425 (.4254)	1997	Houston Astros	NL	228
Willie Keeler	.425 (.4253)	1899	Brooklyn Superbas	NL	229
Hack Wilson	.425 (.4251)	1929	Chicago Cubs	NL	230
Chipper Jones	.425 (.4250)	2007	Atlanta Braves	NL	231
Jim Bottomley	.425 (.4248)	1923	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	232
Jackie Robinson	.425 (.4248)	1953	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Hugh Duffy	.425 (.4247)	1895	Boston Beaneaters	NL	234
Ryan Howard	.425 (.4247)	2006	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Freddie Lindstrom	.425 (.4247)	1930	New York Giants	NL
Edgardo Alfonzo	.425 (.4246)	2000	New York Mets	NL	237
Kip Selbach	.425 (.4245)	1900	New York Giants	NL	238
Jeff Kent	.424 (.4245)	2000	San Francisco Giants	NL
Paul Waner	.424 (.4244)	1929	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	240
Gary Sheffield	.424 (.4244)	1997	Florida Marlins	NL
Joey Votto	.424 (.4244)	2010	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Jeff Bagwell	.424 (.4242)	2000	Houston Astros	NL	243
Mel Ott	.424 (.4239)	1932	New York Giants	NL	244
Sam Thompson	.424 (.4238)	1893	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	245
Mark McGwire	.424 (.4236)	1999	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	246
Jeff Bagwell	.424 (.4236)	1998	Houston Astros	NL
Augie Galan	.423 (.4234)	1945	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	248
John Kruk	.423 (.4234)	1992	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Lefty O'Doul	.423 (.4233)	1932	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	250
Ed Delahanty	.423 (.4233)	1893	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Duke Snider	.423 (.4233)	1954	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Bob Elliott	.423 (.4232)	1948	Boston Braves	NL	253
Honus Wagner	.423 (.4231)	1904	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	254
Eddie Mathews	.423 (.4231)	1954	Milwaukee Braves	NL
Billy Hamilton	.423 (.4230)	1892	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	256
Kiki Cuyler	.423 (.4230)	1925	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Jackie Robinson	.423 (.4229)	1950	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	258
Brian Giles	.423 (.4228)	2005	San Diego Padres	NL	259
Jimmy Sheckard	.423 (.4228)	1903	Brooklyn Superbas	NL
George Van Haltren	.422 (.4224)	1893	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	261
Chuck Klein	.422 (.4223)	1933	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	262
Stan Musial	.422 (.4221)	1957	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	263
Johnny Mize	.422 (.4220)	1938	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	264
Larry Walker	.422 (.4220)	2003	Colorado Rockies	NL
Cleon Jones	.422 (.4219)	1969	New York Mets	NL	266
Pedro Guerrero	.422 (.4217)	1985	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	267
Mike Piazza	.422 (.4216)	1996	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	268
Tim O'Rourke	.422 (.4215)	1893	Baltimore Orioles	NL	269
Tim O'Rourke	.422 (.4215)	1893	Louisville Colonels	NL	269
Elbie Fletcher	.421 (.4212)	1941	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	270
Frank Robinson	.421 (.4208)	1962	Cincinnati Reds	NL	271
Joe Torre	.421 (.4207)	1971	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	272
Lave Cross	.421 (.4207)	1894	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Lenny Dykstra	.420 (.4204)	1993	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	274
Stan Hack	.420 (.4204)	1945	Chicago Cubs	NL
Honus Wagner	.420 (.4202)	1909	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	276
Willie Keeler	.420 (.4202)	1898	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Jim Edmonds	.420 (.4201)	2002	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	278
Dode Paskert	.420 (.4201)	1912	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Bid McPhee	.420 (.4200)	1894	Cincinnati Reds	NL	280
Roger Connor	.420 (.4198)	1892	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	281
Tommy Holmes	.420 (.4197)	1945	Boston Braves	NL	282
Whitey Kurowski	.420 (.4197)	1947	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Lance Berkman	.420 (.4195)	2008	Houston Astros	NL	284
Lance Berkman	.420 (.4195)	2006	Houston Astros	NL
Duke Snider	.419 (.4193)	1953	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	286
Jim Hickman	.419 (.4190)	1970	Chicago Cubs	NL	287
Willie Mays	.419 (.4190)	1958	San Francisco Giants	NL
Gary Sheffield	.419 (.4189)	2003	Atlanta Braves	NL	289
Tommy McCarthy	.419 (.4189)	1894	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Elbie Fletcher	.418 (.4185)	1940	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	291
Bill Terry	.418 (.4183)	1929	New York Giants	NL	292
Jim Edmonds	.418 (.4183)	2004	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Max Carey	.418 (.4183)	1925	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Derrek Lee	.418 (.4182)	2005	Chicago Cubs	NL	295
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	298
Brian Giles	.418 (.4179)	1999	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	299
Pete Rose	.418 (.4178)	1979	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	300
Heinie Zimmerman	.418 (.4176)	1912	Chicago Cubs	NL	301
Duke Snider	.418 (.4176)	1955	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Vladimir Guerrero	.417 (.4175)	2002	Montreal Expos	NL	303
Gary Sheffield	.417 (.4175)	2001	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Roy Thomas	.417 (.4173)	1905	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	305
Jimmy Williams	.417 (.4173)	1899	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Eddie Stanky	.417 (.4173)	1945	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Eddie Stanky	.417 (.4171)	1949	Boston Braves	NL	308
Joe Morgan	.417 (.4171)	1977	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Dale Murphy	.417 (.4170)	1987	Atlanta Braves	NL	310
Stan Hack	.417 (.4169)	1941	Chicago Cubs	NL	311
Keith Hernandez	.417 (.4169)	1979	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Joe Morgan	.417 (.4165)	1972	Cincinnati Reds	NL	313
Ralph Kiner	.417 (.4165)	1947	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Elbie Fletcher	.417 (.4165)	1942	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Sam Thompson	.416 (.4164)	1887	Detroit Wolverines	NL	316
David Wright	.416 (.4163)	2007	New York Mets	NL	317
Roy Thomas	.416 (.4163)	1904	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Curt Walker	.416 (.4162)	1929	Cincinnati Reds	NL	319
Bobby Abreu	.416 (.4162)	2000	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Honus Wagner	.416 (.4161)	1901	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	321
Honus Wagner	.416 (.4161)	1906	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Taylor Douthit	.416 (.4161)	1929	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Mike Griffin	.416 (.4160)	1897	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL	324
Bill Sweeney	.416 (.4159)	1912	Boston Braves	NL	325
Pedro Guerrero	.416 (.4159)	1987	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Joey Votto	.416 (.4159)	2011	Cincinnati Reds	NL
John Titus	.416 (.4158)	1912	Boston Braves	NL	328
John Titus	.416 (.4158)	1912	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	328
Dummy Hoy	.416 (.4158)	1894	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Hugh Duffy	.416 (.4157)	1893	Boston Beaneaters	NL	330
George Gore	.416 (.4155)	1889	New York Giants	NL	331
Todd Helton	.416 (.4155)	2009	Colorado Rockies	NL
Riggs Stephenson	.415 (.4154)	1927	Chicago Cubs	NL	333
Craig Biggio	.415 (.4153)	1997	Houston Astros	NL	334
Richie Ashburn	.415 (.4150)	1960	Chicago Cubs	NL	335
Lonnie Smith	.415 (.4149)	1989	Atlanta Braves	NL	336
Mel Ott	.415 (.4149)	1934	New York Giants	NL
Albert Pujols	.415 (.4147)	2004	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	338
Prince Fielder	.415 (.4147)	2011	Milwaukee Brewers	NL
Dixie Walker	.415 (.4147)	1947	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Honus Wagner	.415 (.4147)	1908	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Johnny Bates	.415 (.4147)	1911	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Monte Irvin	.415 (.4146)	1951	New York Giants	NL	343
Jesse Burkett	.415 (.4145)	1898	Cleveland Spiders	NL	344
Mel Ott	.415 (.4145)	1942	New York Giants	NL
Gene Tenace	.415 (.4145)	1977	San Diego Padres	NL
Buster Posey	.414 (.4143)	2012	San Francisco Giants	NL	347
Albert Pujols	.414 (.4143)	2010	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Joe Medwick	.414 (.4142)	1937	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	349
Bill Terry	.414 (.4142)	1934	New York Giants	NL
Pee Wee Reese	.414 (.4141)	1947	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	351
Kip Selbach	.414 (.4140)	1897	Washington Senators	NL	352
Eddie Murray	.414 (.4140)	1990	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Topsy Hartsel	.414 (.4139)	1901	Chicago Orphans	NL	354
Roy Thomas	.414 (.4138)	1902	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	355
Paul Waner	.413 (.4135)	1937	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	356
Tim Raines	.413 (.4133)	1986	Montreal Expos	NL	357
Roger Connor	.413 (.4132)	1893	New York Giants	NL	358
Jim Bottomley	.413 (.4132)	1925	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Bobby Abreu	.413 (.4131)	2002	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	360
Eddie Mathews	.413 (.4130)	1955	Milwaukee Braves	NL	361
Mike Donlin	.413 (.4127)	1905	New York Giants	NL	362
George Grantham	.413 (.4126)	1930	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	363
Keith Hernandez	.413 (.4126)	1986	New York Mets	NL
Brett Butler	.413 (.4126)	1992	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Paul Waner	.413 (.4125)	1926	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	366
Lance Berkman	.412 (.4125)	2003	Houston Astros	NL
Ross Youngs	.412 (.4125)	1923	New York Giants	NL
Earl Torgeson	.412 (.4124)	1950	Boston Braves	NL	369
Tommy Tucker	.412 (.4123)	1894	Boston Beaneaters	NL	370
Lance Berkman	.412 (.4123)	2011	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Jason Kendall	.412 (.4121)	2000	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	372
Bill Madlock	.412 (.4120)	1976	Chicago Cubs	NL	373
Ron Santo	.412 (.4119)	1966	Chicago Cubs	NL	374
Jake Beckley	.412 (.4118)	1894	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	375
Prince Fielder	.412 (.4117)	2009	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	376
Enos Slaughter	.412 (.4117)	1942	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Don Hurst	.412 (.4117)	1932	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Augie Galan	.412 (.4117)	1943	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Ed McKean	.412 (.4116)	1894	Cleveland Spiders	NL	380
Ross Youngs	.411 (.4115)	1921	New York Giants	NL	381
George Pinkney	.411 (.4112)	1890	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL	382
Jim Edmonds	.411 (.4112)	2000	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Jason Kendall	.411 (.4112)	1998	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Stan Hack	.411 (.4111)	1938	Chicago Cubs	NL	385
Fred Tenney	.411 (.4111)	1899	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Willie Mays	.411 (.4109)	1954	New York Giants	NL	387
Roberto Clemente	.411 (.4105)	1969	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	388
George Van Haltren	.410 (.4103)	1896	New York Giants	NL	389
Rickey Henderson	.410 (.4103)	1996	San Diego Padres	NL
Vladimir Guerrero	.410 (.4103)	2000	Montreal Expos	NL
Gus Suhr	.410 (.4103)	1936	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Gary Matthews	.410 (.4102)	1984	Chicago Cubs	NL	393
Jim Edmonds	.410 (.4102)	2001	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Hanley Ramirez	.410 (.4101)	2009	Florida Marlins	NL	395
Chase Utley	.410 (.4101)	2007	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Hank Aaron	.410 (.4101)	1971	Atlanta Braves	NL
Barry Bonds	.410 (.4101)	1991	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
George Davis	.410 (.4100)	1893	New York Giants	NL	399
Barry Larkin	.410 (.4099)	1996	Cincinnati Reds	NL	400
Jack Clark	.410 (.4098)	1989	San Diego Padres	NL	401
Joe Kelley	.410 (.4098)	1899	Brooklyn Superbas	NL
Bob Elliott	.410 (.4097)	1947	Boston Braves	NL	403
Tony Gwynn	.410 (.4096)	1984	San Diego Padres	NL	404
Keith Hernandez	.409 (.4094)	1984	New York Mets	NL	405
Dolph Camilli	.409 (.4094)	1939	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Sam Leslie	.409 (.4094)	1934	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Tom Daly	.409 (.4093)	1899	Brooklyn Superbas	NL	408
Matt Holliday	.409 (.4093)	2008	Colorado Rockies	NL
Jimmy Sheckard	.409 (.4092)	1901	Brooklyn Superbas	NL	410
Tony Gwynn	.409 (.4092)	1997	San Diego Padres	NL
Jack Fournier	.409 (.4091)	1921	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	412
Mark Grace	.409 (.4089)	1997	Chicago Cubs	NL	413
Enos Slaughter	.409 (.4089)	1948	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Scott Rolen	.409 (.4088)	2004	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	415
Garrett Atkins	.409 (.4086)	2006	Colorado Rockies	NL	416
Bobby Abreu	.409 (.4086)	2003	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Bobby Abreu	.409 (.4085)	1998	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	418
Gregg Jefferies	.408 (.4085)	1993	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Jack Crooks	.408 (.4083)	1893	St. Louis Browns	NL	420
Stan Musial	.408 (.4083)	1955	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Max Carey	.408 (.4081)	1922	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	422
George Van Haltren	.408 (.4079)	1895	New York Giants	NL	423
Keith Hernandez	.408 (.4078)	1980	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	424
Ralph Kiner	.408 (.4077)	1950	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	425
Mel Ott	.408 (.4077)	1937	New York Giants	NL
Ted Simmons	.408 (.4077)	1977	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Ellis Burks	.408 (.4076)	1996	Colorado Rockies	NL	428
Ken Caminiti	.408 (.4075)	1996	San Diego Padres	NL	429
Chuck Klein	.407 (.4075)	1929	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Will Clark	.407 (.4074)	1989	San Francisco Giants	NL	431
Adrian Gonzalez	.407 (.4074)	2009	San Diego Padres	NL
Gary Sheffield	.407 (.4072)	1999	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	433
Willie Mays	.407 (.4072)	1957	New York Giants	NL
Mel Ott	.407 (.4071)	1935	New York Giants	NL	435
Frankie Frisch	.407 (.4067)	1930	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	436
Ted Kluszewski	.407 (.4067)	1954	Cincinnati Redlegs	NL
Willie Stargell	.407 (.4066)	1974	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	438
Dolph Camilli	.407 (.4066)	1941	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Mel Ott	.407 (.4065)	1940	New York Giants	NL	440
Riggs Stephenson	.407 (.4065)	1928	Chicago Cubs	NL
Gavvy Cravath	.407 (.4065)	1913	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Pete Reiser	.406 (.4064)	1941	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	443
Craig Biggio	.406 (.4063)	1995	Houston Astros	NL	444
Fred Clarke	.406 (.4063)	1899	Louisville Colonels	NL
Pete Rose	.406 (.4063)	1975	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Edd Roush	.406 (.4062)	1923	Cincinnati Reds	NL	447
Ray Grimes	.406 (.4059)	1921	Chicago Cubs	NL	448
Eddie Mathews	.406 (.4059)	1953	Milwaukee Braves	NL
Barry Bonds	.406 (.4058)	1990	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	450
Joe Morgan	.406 (.4058)	1973	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Sammy Sosa	.406 (.4057)	2000	Chicago Cubs	NL	452
Hack Wilson	.406 (.4056)	1926	Chicago Cubs	NL	453
Red Schoendienst	.405 (.4054)	1953	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	454
Carson Bigbee	.405 (.4054)	1922	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Matt Holliday	.405 (.4053)	2007	Colorado Rockies	NL	456
Tim Raines	.405 (.4048)	1985	Montreal Expos	NL	457
Nick Etten	.405 (.4048)	1941	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
George Van Haltren	.405 (.4048)	1889	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Bobby Abreu	.405 (.4047)	2005	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	460
Johnny Temple	.405 (.4047)	1958	Cincinnati Redlegs	NL
Mark Grace	.405 (.4047)	1989	Chicago Cubs	NL
Lance Berkman	.405 (.4046)	2002	Houston Astros	NL	463
Jimmy Ryan	.405 (.4046)	1898	Chicago Orphans	NL
Jeff Blauser	.405 (.4045)	1997	Atlanta Braves	NL	465
Pete Rose	.404 (.4045)	1976	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Kiki Cuyler	.404 (.4043)	1931	Chicago Cubs	NL	467
Pee Wee Reese	.404 (.4043)	1954	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Gary Sheffield	.404 (.4041)	2002	Atlanta Braves	NL	469
Ginger Beaumont	.404 (.4041)	1902	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Paul Waner	.404 (.4041)	1931	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Frank Robinson	.404 (.4041)	1961	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Hack Wilson	.404 (.4040)	1928	Chicago Cubs	NL	473
Johnny Mize	.404 (.4039)	1940	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	474
Von Hayes	.404 (.4038)	1987	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	475
Chipper Jones	.404 (.4038)	2000	Atlanta Braves	NL
Jake Stenzel	.404 (.4038)	1897	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Fernando Tatis	.404 (.4038)	1999	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Johnny Hopp	.404 (.4037)	1944	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	479
Sid Gordon	.404 (.4037)	1949	New York Giants	NL
Todd Helton	.404 (.4037)	2006	Colorado Rockies	NL
Chipper Jones	.404 (.4037)	1998	Atlanta Braves	NL
Chuck Klein	.404 (.4037)	1932	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Bill Sweeney	.404 (.4037)	1911	Boston Rustlers	NL
Brian Giles	.404 (.4036)	2001	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	485
Dan McGann	.404 (.4035)	1898	Baltimore Orioles	NL	486
Klondike Douglass	.403 (.4034)	1897	St. Louis Browns	NL	487
Zack Wheat	.403 (.4033)	1925	Brooklyn Robins	NL	488
Luis Gonzalez	.403 (.4032)	1999	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	489
Charlie Hollocher	.403 (.4031)	1922	Chicago Cubs	NL	490
George Burns	.403 (.4031)	1914	New York Giants	NL
Bob Watson	.403 (.4030)	1973	Houston Astros	NL	492
Craig Biggio	.403 (.4030)	1998	Houston Astros	NL
Albert Pujols	.403 (.4030)	2001	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Hugh Duffy	.403 (.4030)	1897	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Cy Williams	.403 (.4029)	1924	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	496
Mel Ott	.403 (.4029)	1941	New York Giants	NL
Gene Tenace	.403 (.4028)	1979	San Diego Padres	NL	498
Darrell Evans	.403 (.4027)	1973	Atlanta Braves	NL	499
Kip Selbach	.403 (.4027)	1895	Washington Senators	NL	500
Andrew McCutchen	.403 (.4027)	2012	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
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