On Base Percentage : 1909 National 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)
 

1909 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Honus Wagner .420 (.42021) Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Al Bridwell .386 (.38574) New York Giants 2
Fred Clarke .384 (.38365) Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Mike Mitchell .378 (.37759) Cincinnati Reds 4
Moose McCormick .373 (.37259) New York Giants 5
Johnny Evers .369 (.36852) Chicago Cubs 6
John Titus .367 (.36656) Philadelphia Phillies 7
Ed Konetchy .366 (.36574) St. Louis Cardinals 8
Dick Hoblitzel .364 (.36412) Cincinnati Reds 9
Art Devlin .362 (.36219) New York Giants 10
Steve Evans .362 (.36159) St. Louis Cardinals 11
Larry Doyle .360 (.36013) New York Giants 12
Johnny Bates .360 (.35971) Boston Doves 13
Philadelphia Phillies  
Solly Hofman .351 (.35112) Chicago Cubs 14
Jimmy Sheckard .346 (.34615) Chicago Cubs 15
Rebel Oakes .341 (.34130) Cincinnati Reds 16
Sherry Magee .339 (.33854) Philadelphia Phillies 17
Tommy Leach .337 (.33740) Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Ed Lennox .337 (.33678) Brooklyn Superbas 19
Bob Bescher .335 (.33529) Cincinnati Reds 20
Rube Ellis .334 (.33386) St. Louis Cardinals 21
Harry Steinfeldt .331 (.33051) Chicago Cubs 22
Dick Egan .329 (.32948) Cincinnati Reds 23
Al Burch .329 (.32925) Brooklyn Superbas 24
Dots Miller .329 (.32890) Pittsburgh Pirates 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 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?

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.