On Base Percentage : 1989 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)
 

1989 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Wade Boggs .430 (.42992) Boston Red Sox 1
Alvin Davis .424 (.42390) Seattle Mariners 2
Rickey Henderson .411 (.41098) New York Yankees 3
Oakland Athletics  
Fred McGriff .399 (.39912) Toronto Blue Jays 4
Carney Lansford .398 (.39837) Oakland Athletics 5
Dwight Evans .397 (.39746) Boston Red Sox 6
Harold Baines .395 (.39451) Chicago White Sox 7
Texas Rangers  
Kevin Seitzer .387 (.38678) Kansas City Royals 8
Julio Franco .386 (.38647) Texas Rangers 9
Robin Yount .384 (.38428) Milwaukee Brewers 10
Kirby Puckett .379 (.37865) Minnesota Twins 11
Paul Molitor .379 (.37861) Milwaukee Brewers 12
Jody Reed .376 (.37624) Boston Red Sox 13
Gary Pettis .375 (.37500) Detroit Tigers 14
Mike Greenwell .370 (.36973) Boston Red Sox 15
Jerry Browne .370 (.36960) Cleveland Indians 16
Danny Tartabull .369 (.36893) Kansas City Royals 17
Roberto Kelly .369 (.36885) New York Yankees 18
Phil Bradley .364 (.36422) Baltimore Orioles 19
Steve Sax .364 (.36389) New York Yankees 20
George Brett .362 (.36174) Kansas City Royals 21
Lou Whitaker .361 (.36066) Detroit Tigers 22
Harold Reynolds .359 (.35905) Seattle Mariners 23
Pete O'Brien .356 (.35559) Cleveland Indians 24
Nick Esasky .355 (.35545) Boston Red 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.

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).