On Base Percentage : 1986 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1986 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Tim Raines .413 (.41327) Montreal Expos 1
Keith Hernandez .413 (.41258) New York Mets 2
Steve Sax .390 (.38968) Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Mike Schmidt .390 (.38965) Philadelphia Phillies 4
Tony Gwynn .381 (.38054) San Diego Padres 5
Von Hayes .379 (.37881) Philadelphia Phillies 6
Lenny Dykstra .377 (.37678) New York Mets 7
Ozzie Smith .376 (.37625) St. Louis Cardinals 8
Chili Davis .375 (.37500) San Francisco Giants 9
Ken Oberkfell .373 (.37331) Atlanta Braves 10
Bill Doran .368 (.36834) Houston Astros 11
Johnny Ray .363 (.36321) Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Buddy Bell .362 (.36196) Cincinnati Reds 13
Kevin McReynolds .358 (.35849) San Diego Padres 14
Darryl Strawberry .358 (.35765) New York Mets 15
Kevin Bass .357 (.35681) Houston Astros 16
Tony Pena .356 (.35575) Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Mitch Webster .355 (.35514) Montreal Expos 18
Ray Knight .351 (.35130) New York Mets 19
Jose Cruz .351 (.35075) Houston Astros 20
Leon Durham .350 (.35009) Chicago Cubs 21
Bob Brenly .350 (.34964) San Francisco Giants 22
Dale Murphy .347 (.34682) Atlanta Braves 23
Glenn Davis .344 (.34404) Houston Astros 24
Tom Herr .342 (.34165) St. Louis Cardinals 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.