On Base Percentage : 1918 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1918 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Ty Cobb .440 (.43966) Detroit Tigers 1
Eddie Collins .407 (.40695) Chicago White Sox 2
Tris Speaker .403 (.40335) Cleveland Indians 3
George Sisler .400 (.40040) St. Louis Browns 4
Harry Hooper .391 (.39060) Boston Red Sox 5
George Burns .390 (.38993) Philadelphia Athletics 6
Ray Chapman .390 (.38993) Cleveland Indians  
Braggo Roth .383 (.38303) Cleveland Indians 8
Tilly Walker .360 (.35965) Philadelphia Athletics 9
Jimmy Austin .359 (.35867) St. Louis Browns 10
Frank Gilhooley .358 (.35759) New York Yankees 11
Frank Baker .357 (.35662) New York Yankees 12
Joe Wood .356 (.35575) Cleveland Indians 13
Burt Shotton .349 (.34904) Washington Senators 14
Jack Tobin .349 (.34897) St. Louis Browns 15
Ray Demmitt .346 (.34607) St. Louis Browns 16
Larry Gardner .346 (.34585) Philadelphia Athletics 17
Wally Pipp .345 (.34501) New York Yankees 18
Nemo Leibold .344 (.34394) Chicago White Sox 19
Clyde Milan .344 (.34375) Washington Senators 20
Steve O'Neill .343 (.34300) Cleveland Indians 21
Donie Bush .340 (.33966) Detroit Tigers 22
Eddie Foster .339 (.33925) Washington Senators 23
Joe Judge .332 (.33153) Washington Senators 24
Dave Shean .331 (.33120) Boston Red Sox 25



Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.