On Base Percentage : 1925 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1925 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Rogers Hornsby .489 (.48896) St. Louis Cardinals 1
Jack Fournier .446 (.44601) Brooklyn Robins 2
Ray Blades .423 (.42315) St. Louis Cardinals 3
Kiki Cuyler .423 (.42297) Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Max Carey .418 (.41830) Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Jim Bottomley .413 (.41317) St. Louis Cardinals 6
Zack Wheat .403 (.40332) Brooklyn Robins 7
Dave Bancroft .400 (.39963) Boston Braves 8
Dick Burrus .396 (.39564) Boston Braves 9
Clyde Barnhart .391 (.39130) Pittsburgh Pirates 10
George Harper .391 (.39130) Philadelphia Phillies  
Curt Walker .387 (.38693) Cincinnati Reds 12
Edd Roush .383 (.38342) Cincinnati Reds 13
Eddie Moore .383 (.38264) Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Dick Cox .382 (.38217) Brooklyn Robins 15
Pie Traynor .377 (.37674) Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Frankie Frisch .374 (.37430) New York Giants 17
Bill Terry .374 (.37406) New York Giants 18
Jimmy Johnston .369 (.36875) Brooklyn Robins 19
Milt Stock .368 (.36753) Brooklyn Robins 20
Heinie Sand .364 (.36412) Philadelphia Phillies 21
Irish Meusel .363 (.36330) New York Giants 22
Billy Southworth .363 (.36312) New York Giants 23
Gus Felix .356 (.35628) Boston Braves 24
Ross Youngs .354 (.35439) New York Giants 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?

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).