On Base Percentage : 1920 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1920 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Babe Ruth .532 (.53191) New York Yankees 1
Tris Speaker .483 (.48318) Cleveland Indians 2
George Sisler .449 (.44919) St. Louis Browns 3
Joe Jackson .444 (.44392) Chicago White Sox 4
Eddie Collins .438 (.43834) Chicago White Sox 5
Ty Cobb .416 (.41598) Detroit Tigers 6
Joe Judge .416 (.41563) Washington Senators 7
Harry Hooper .411 (.41054) Boston Red Sox 8
Steve O'Neill .408 (.40820) Cleveland Indians 9
Baby Doll Jacobson .402 (.40183) St. Louis Browns 10
Braggo Roth .395 (.39526) Washington Senators 11
Elmer Smith .391 (.39063) Cleveland Indians 12
Happy Felsch .384 (.38358) Chicago White Sox 13
Jack Tobin .383 (.38328) St. Louis Browns 14
Mike Menosky .383 (.38284) Boston Red Sox 15
Ralph Young .382 (.38179) Detroit Tigers 16
Sam Rice .381 (.38081) Washington Senators 17
Ray Chapman .380 (.38037) Cleveland Indians 18
Bucky Harris .377 (.37676) Washington Senators 19
Del Pratt .372 (.37161) New York Yankees 20
Larry Gardner .367 (.36713) Cleveland Indians 21
Buck Weaver .365 (.36501) Chicago White Sox 22
Clyde Milan .364 (.36364) Washington Senators 23
Ken Williams .362 (.36219) St. Louis Browns 24
Ray Schalk .362 (.36216) Chicago White Sox 25



The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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?