On Base Percentage : 1973 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 baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1973 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

John Mayberry .417 (.41693) Kansas City Royals 1
Rod Carew .411 (.41077) Minnesota Twins 2
Carl Yastrzemski .407 (.40707) Boston Red Sox 3
Gene Tenace .387 (.38694) Oakland Athletics 4
Reggie Jackson .383 (.38315) Oakland Athletics 5
Billy North .376 (.37638) Oakland Athletics 6
Sal Bando .375 (.37482) Oakland Athletics 7
Bobby Grich .373 (.37303) Baltimore Orioles 8
Frank Robinson .372 (.37202) California Angels 9
George Scott .370 (.36960) Milwaukee Brewers 10
Amos Otis .368 (.36769) Kansas City Royals 11
Bill Melton .363 (.36250) Chicago White Sox 12
Thurman Munson .362 (.36174) New York Yankees 13
Johnny Briggs .361 (.36097) Milwaukee Brewers 14
Bobby Murcer .357 (.35714) New York Yankees 15
Jeff Burroughs .355 (.35537) Texas Rangers 16
Pat Kelly .355 (.35531) Chicago White Sox 17
Dave May .352 (.35155) Milwaukee Brewers 18
Tommy Harper .351 (.35135) Boston Red Sox 19
Larry Hisle .351 (.35065) Minnesota Twins 20
Orlando Cepeda .350 (.34983) Boston Red Sox 21
Don Money .347 (.34740) Milwaukee Brewers 22
Tony Oliva .345 (.34455) Minnesota Twins 23
Chris Chambliss .342 (.34173) Cleveland Indians 24
Tommy Davis .341 (.34072) Baltimore Orioles 25



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).

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.

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.