On Base Percentage : 1934 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:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1934 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Arky Vaughan .431 (.43119) Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Paul Waner .429 (.42900) Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Mel Ott .415 (.41493) New York Giants 3
Bill Terry .414 (.41416) New York Giants 4
Len Koenecke .411 (.41055) Brooklyn Dodgers 5
Sam Leslie .409 (.40939) Brooklyn Dodgers 6
Danny Taylor .396 (.39574) Brooklyn Dodgers 7
Ripper Collins .393 (.39302) St. Louis Cardinals 8
Johnny Moore .384 (.38419) Cincinnati Reds 9
Philadelphia Phillies  
Dick Bartell .384 (.38405) Philadelphia Phillies 10
Kiki Cuyler .377 (.37710) Chicago Cubs 11
Buzz Boyle .376 (.37643) Brooklyn Dodgers 12
Chuck Klein .372 (.37190) Chicago Cubs 13
Jo-Jo Moore .370 (.37013) New York Giants 14
Ethan Allen .370 (.36953) Philadelphia Phillies 15
Gus Suhr .360 (.35981) Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Chick Hafey .359 (.35932) Cincinnati Reds 17
Frankie Frisch .359 (.35906) St. Louis Cardinals 18
Lonny Frey .358 (.35832) Brooklyn Dodgers 19
Buck Jordan .358 (.35810) Boston Braves 20
Gabby Hartnett .358 (.35774) Chicago Cubs 21
Billy Urbanski .357 (.35736) Boston Braves 22
Lou Chiozza .357 (.35687) Philadelphia Phillies 23
Billy Herman .355 (.35497) Chicago Cubs 24
Woody English .353 (.35319) Chicago Cubs 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.

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).