On Base Percentage : 1965 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:

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1965 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Willie Mays .398 (.39780) San Francisco Giants 1
Frank Robinson .386 (.38576) Cincinnati Reds 2
Pete Rose .382 (.38184) Cincinnati Reds 3
Willie McCovey .381 (.38148) San Francisco Giants 4
Hank Aaron .379 (.37872) Milwaukee Braves 5
Roberto Clemente .378 (.37813) Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Ron Santo .378 (.37784) Chicago Cubs 7
Billy Williams .377 (.37744) Chicago Cubs 8
Dick Allen .375 (.37518) Philadelphia Phillies 9
Joe Morgan .373 (.37305) Houston Astros 10
Joe Torre .372 (.37205) Milwaukee Braves 11
Jimmy Wynn .371 (.37082) Houston Astros 12
Curt Flood .366 (.36632) St. Louis Cardinals 13
Bill White .364 (.36423) St. Louis Cardinals 14
Ron Fairly .361 (.36094) Los Angeles Dodgers 15
Cookie Rojas .356 (.35614) Philadelphia Phillies 16
Leo Cardenas .355 (.35531) Cincinnati Reds 17
Vada Pinson .352 (.35180) Cincinnati Reds 18
Donn Clendenon .351 (.35111) Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Jim Ray Hart .349 (.34930) San Francisco Giants 20
Lou Brock .345 (.34548) St. Louis Cardinals 21
Eddie Mathews .341 (.34080) Milwaukee Braves 22
Tommy Harper .340 (.34016) Cincinnati Reds 23
Deron Johnson .340 (.33971) Cincinnati Reds 24
Felipe Alou .338 (.33782) Milwaukee Braves 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.

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.

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.