On Base Percentage : 1937 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)
 

1937 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Lou Gehrig .473 (.47286) New York Yankees 1
Charlie Gehringer .458 (.45802) Detroit Tigers 2
Hank Greenberg .436 (.43634) Detroit Tigers 3
Bob Johnson .425 (.42535) Philadelphia Athletics 4
Bill Dickey .417 (.41680) New York Yankees 5
Harlond Clift .413 (.41333) St. Louis Browns 6
Zeke Bonura .412 (.41165) Chicago White Sox 7
Joe DiMaggio .412 (.41159) New York Yankees 8
Buddy Myer .407 (.40741) Washington Senators 9
Luke Appling .407 (.40696) Chicago White Sox 10
John Stone .403 (.40296) Washington Senators 11
Joe Cronin .402 (.40152) Boston Red Sox 12
Cecil Travis .395 (.39474) Washington Senators 13
Bruce Campbell .392 (.39223) Cleveland Indians 14
Jimmie Foxx .392 (.39163) Boston Red Sox 15
Beau Bell .391 (.39080) St. Louis Browns 16
Sam West .390 (.38966) St. Louis Browns 17
Ben Chapman .389 (.38932) Washington Senators 18
Boston Red Sox  
Earl Averill .387 (.38737) Cleveland Indians 19
Bill Werber .386 (.38556) Philadelphia Athletics 20
Pinky Higgins .385 (.38485) Boston Red Sox 21
Rip Radcliff .383 (.38341) Chicago White Sox 22
Dixie Walker .383 (.38301) Chicago White Sox 23
Gee Walker .380 (.38032) Detroit Tigers 24
Lyn Lary .378 (.37823) Cleveland Indians 25



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?

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.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).