On Base Percentage : 1975 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)
 

1975 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Rod Carew .421 (.42131) Minnesota Twins 1
John Mayberry .416 (.41642) Kansas City Royals 2
Ken Singleton .415 (.41491) Baltimore Orioles 3
Toby Harrah .403 (.40320) Texas Rangers 4
Fred Lynn .401 (.40067) Boston Red Sox 5
Mike Hargrove .395 (.39539) Texas Rangers 6
Gene Tenace .395 (.39516) Oakland Athletics 7
Steve Braun .389 (.38931) Minnesota Twins 8
Bobby Grich .389 (.38854) Baltimore Orioles 9
Boog Powell .377 (.37725) Cleveland Indians 10
Bobby Bonds .375 (.37540) New York Yankees 11
Billy North .373 (.37316) Oakland Athletics 12
Carlos May .373 (.37266) Chicago White Sox 13
Roy White .372 (.37184) New York Yankees 14
Carl Yastrzemski .371 (.37066) Boston Red Sox 15
Darrell Porter .371 (.37059) Milwaukee Brewers 16
Thurman Munson .366 (.36626) New York Yankees 17
Hal McRae .366 (.36599) Kansas City Royals 18
Jorge Orta .363 (.36288) Chicago White Sox 19
Don Baylor .360 (.36027) Baltimore Orioles 20
Brian Downing .356 (.35644) Chicago White Sox 21
Pat Kelly .353 (.35327) Chicago White Sox 22
George Brett .353 (.35320) Kansas City Royals 23
Dave Chalk .353 (.35254) California Angels 24
Jim Rice .350 (.34967) Boston Red Sox 25



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.

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

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.