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Progressive Leaders & Records for Offensive Win %


Baseball Leaders & Baseball Records:  Single-Season  Career  Active  Progressive  Yearly League 

+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.

Minimum of 3.1 PA/G, 1.0 IP/G, and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. Explanation of min. requirements

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This table lists the career, single-season, active, yearly (meaning perfomances solely from that year) leaders following each season of Major League Baseball. Note that a player is considered active between the first and last season of their career. Entries under Single-Season from 1871-1875 are not carried forward past 1875. Entries under Career and Active do include totals from the 1871-1875 seasons.

Year CareerOWn%  Single-SeasonOWn%  ActiveOWn%  YearlyOWn%
1871 Levi Meyerle .9076 Levi Meyerle .9076
1872 Levi Meyerle .9076 Ross Barnes .8662
1873 Levi Meyerle .9076 Ross Barnes .8520
1874 Levi Meyerle .9076 Levi Meyerle .8021
1875 Levi Meyerle .9076 Cal McVey .8286
1876 Ross Barnes .9130 Ross Barnes .9130
1877 Ross Barnes .9130 Deacon White .8463
1878 Ross Barnes .9130 Paul Hines .8021
1879 Ross Barnes .9130 John O'Rourke .8071
1880 Ross Barnes .9130 George Gore .8378
1881 Cap Anson+ .7444 Ross Barnes .9130 Cap Anson+ .7444 Cap Anson+ .8615
1882 Cap Anson+ .7541 Ross Barnes .9130 Cap Anson+ .7541 Pete Browning .8769
1883 Cap Anson+ .7423 Ross Barnes .9130 Cap Anson+ .7423 Dan Brouthers+ .8324
1884 Cap Anson+ .7512 Fred Dunlap .9188 Cap Anson+ .7512 Fred Dunlap .9188
1885 Cap Anson+ .7513 Fred Dunlap .9188 Cap Anson+ .7513 Dan Brouthers+ .8602
1886 Roger Connor+ .7831 Fred Dunlap .9188 Roger Connor+ .7831 King Kelly+ .8780
1887 Dan Brouthers+ .8264 Fred Dunlap .9188 Dan Brouthers+ .8264 Tip O'Neill .9073
1888 Dan Brouthers+ .8223 Fred Dunlap .9188 Dan Brouthers+ .8223 Cap Anson+ .8371
1889 Dan Brouthers+ .8207 Fred Dunlap .9188 Dan Brouthers+ .8207 Dan Brouthers+ .8104
1890 Dan Brouthers+ .8092 Fred Dunlap .9188 Dan Brouthers+ .8092 Denny Lyons .8422
1891 Dan Brouthers+ .8104 Fred Dunlap .9188 Dan Brouthers+ .8104 Dan Brouthers+ .8206
1892 Dan Brouthers+ .8100 Fred Dunlap .9188 Dan Brouthers+ .8100 Dan Brouthers+ .8054
1893 Dan Brouthers+ .8070 Fred Dunlap .9188 Dan Brouthers+ .8070 Billy Hamilton+ .8035
1894 Dan Brouthers+ .7967 Fred Dunlap .9188 Dan Brouthers+ .7967 Hugh Duffy+ .8598
1895 Dan Brouthers+ .7936 Fred Dunlap .9188 Dan Brouthers+ .7936 Ed Delahanty+ .8434
1896 Dan Brouthers+ .7914 Fred Dunlap .9188 Dan Brouthers+ .7914 Ed Delahanty+ .8497
1897 Dan Brouthers+ .7914 Fred Dunlap .9188 Dan Brouthers+ .7914 Willie Keeler+ .8127
1898 Dan Brouthers+ .7914 Fred Dunlap .9188 Dan Brouthers+ .7914 Billy Hamilton+ .8138
1899 Dan Brouthers+ .7914 Fred Dunlap .9188 Dan Brouthers+ .7914 Ed Delahanty+ .8595
1900 Dan Brouthers+ .7914 Fred Dunlap .9188 Dan Brouthers+ .7914 Honus Wagner+ .8314
1901 Dan Brouthers+ .7914 Fred Dunlap .9188 Dan Brouthers+ .7914 Nap Lajoie+ .8852
1902 Dan Brouthers+ .7914 Fred Dunlap .9188 Dan Brouthers+ .7914 Ed Delahanty+ .8545
1903 Dan Brouthers+ .7914 Fred Dunlap .9188 Dan Brouthers+ .7914 Mike Donlin .8039
1904 Nap Lajoie+ .7948 Fred Dunlap .9188 Nap Lajoie+ .7948 Nap Lajoie+ .8792
1905 Nap Lajoie+ .7932 Fred Dunlap .9188 Nap Lajoie+ .7932 Cy Seymour .8705
1906 Nap Lajoie+ .7949 Fred Dunlap .9188 Nap Lajoie+ .7949 George Stone .8457
1907 Dan Brouthers+ .7911 Fred Dunlap .9188 Honus Wagner+ .7898 Honus Wagner+ .8530
1908 Honus Wagner+ .7997 Fred Dunlap .9188 Honus Wagner+ .7997 Honus Wagner+ .8804
1909 Honus Wagner+ .8017 Fred Dunlap .9188 Honus Wagner+ .8017 Ty Cobb+ .8740
1910 Ty Cobb+ .8285 Fred Dunlap .9188 Ty Cobb+ .8285 Ty Cobb+ .8955
1911 Ty Cobb+ .8422 Fred Dunlap .9188 Ty Cobb+ .8422 Ty Cobb+ .8872
1912 Ty Cobb+ .8480 Fred Dunlap .9188 Ty Cobb+ .8480 Ty Cobb+ .8787
1913 Ty Cobb+ .8511 Fred Dunlap .9188 Ty Cobb+ .8511 Joe Jackson .8732
1914 Ty Cobb+ .8526 Fred Dunlap .9188 Ty Cobb+ .8526 Ty Cobb+ .8670
1915 Ty Cobb+ .8530 Fred Dunlap .9188 Ty Cobb+ .8530 Ty Cobb+ .8591
1916 Ty Cobb+ .8526 Fred Dunlap .9188 Ty Cobb+ .8526 Ty Cobb+ .8507
1917 Ty Cobb+ .8564 Fred Dunlap .9188 Ty Cobb+ .8564 Ty Cobb+ .8890
1918 Ty Cobb+ .8574 Fred Dunlap .9188 Ty Cobb+ .8574 Ty Cobb+ .8639
1919 Ty Cobb+ .8546 Fred Dunlap .9188 Ty Cobb+ .8546 Babe Ruth+ .8725
1920 Ty Cobb+ .8475 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Ty Cobb+ .8475 Babe Ruth+ .9223
1921 Ty Cobb+ .8432 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Ty Cobb+ .8432 Babe Ruth+ .9047
1922 Babe Ruth+ .8742 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Babe Ruth+ .8742 Rogers Hornsby+ .8635
1923 Babe Ruth+ .8809 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Babe Ruth+ .8809 Babe Ruth+ .9084
1924 Babe Ruth+ .8817 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Babe Ruth+ .8817 Rogers Hornsby+ .8950
1925 Babe Ruth+ .8703 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Babe Ruth+ .8703 Rogers Hornsby+ .8833
1926 Babe Ruth+ .8731 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Babe Ruth+ .8731 Babe Ruth+ .8929
1927 Babe Ruth+ .8742 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Babe Ruth+ .8742 Babe Ruth+ .8820
1928 Babe Ruth+ .8722 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Babe Ruth+ .8722 Rogers Hornsby+ .8552
1929 Babe Ruth+ .8687 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Babe Ruth+ .8687 Babe Ruth+ .8238
1930 Babe Ruth+ .8671 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Babe Ruth+ .8671 Babe Ruth+ .8473
1931 Babe Ruth+ .8679 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Babe Ruth+ .8679 Babe Ruth+ .8787
1932 Babe Ruth+ .8669 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Babe Ruth+ .8669 Jimmie Foxx+ .8717
1933 Babe Ruth+ .8633 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Babe Ruth+ .8633 Jimmie Foxx+ .8634
1934 Babe Ruth+ .8596 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Babe Ruth+ .8596 Lou Gehrig+ .8589
1935 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Arky Vaughan+ .8544
1936 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Rogers Hornsby+ .8156 Lou Gehrig+ .8301
1937 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Rogers Hornsby+ .8150 Joe Medwick+ .8347
1938 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Lou Gehrig+ .8043 Jimmie Foxx+ .8373
1939 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Lou Gehrig+ .8030 Jimmie Foxx+ .8330
1940 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Johnny Mize+ .8132 Johnny Mize+ .8126
1941 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Johnny Mize+ .8084 Ted Williams+ .9136
1942 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Johnny Mize+ .8038 Ted Williams+ .8895
1943 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Johnny Mize+ .8038 Stan Musial+ .8290
1944 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Johnny Mize+ .8038 Stan Musial+ .8183
1945 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Johnny Mize+ .8038 Tommy Holmes .8149
1946 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Ted Williams+ .8580 Ted Williams+ .8890
1947 Ted Williams+ .8619 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Ted Williams+ .8619 Ted Williams+ .8791
1948 Ted Williams+ .8619 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Ted Williams+ .8619 Stan Musial+ .8727
1949 Ted Williams+ .8614 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Ted Williams+ .8614 Ted Williams+ .8559
1950 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Ted Williams+ .8578 Stan Musial+ .8057
1951 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Ted Williams+ .8531 Stan Musial+ .8351
1952 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Ted Williams+ .8535 Stan Musial+ .7979
1953 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Ted Williams+ .8557 Al Rosen .8014
1954 Ted Williams+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Ted Williams+ .8580 Ted Williams+ .8807
1955 Ted Williams+ .8603 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Ted Williams+ .8603 Mickey Mantle+ .8261
1956 Ted Williams+ .8588 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Ted Williams+ .8588 Mickey Mantle+ .8785
1957 Ted Williams+ .8639 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Ted Williams+ .8639 Ted Williams+ .9198
1958 Ted Williams+ .8617 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Ted Williams+ .8617 Mickey Mantle+ .8339
1959 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Ted Williams+ .8572 Hank Aaron+ .7925
1960 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Ted Williams+ .8566 Frank Robinson+ .7728
1961 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Mickey Mantle+ .8112 Norm Cash .8668
1962 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Mickey Mantle+ .8159 Mickey Mantle+ .8709
1963 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Mickey Mantle+ .8170 Hank Aaron+ .8180
1964 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Mickey Mantle+ .8165 Mickey Mantle+ .8172
1965 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Mickey Mantle+ .8117 Willie Mays+ .8250
1966 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Mickey Mantle+ .8104 Frank Robinson+ .8261
1967 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Mickey Mantle+ .8065 Carl Yastrzemski+ .8633
1968 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Mickey Mantle+ .8027 Carl Yastrzemski+ .8237
1969 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Dick Allen .7696 Willie McCovey+ .8649
1970 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Willie McCovey+ .7631 Carl Yastrzemski+ .8335
1971 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Willie McCovey+ .7614 Hank Aaron+ .8518
1972 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Dick Allen .7684 Dick Allen .8513
1973 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Dick Allen .7681 Willie Stargell+ .8185
1974 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Dick Allen .7672 Joe Morgan+ .7877
1975 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Dick Allen .7525 Joe Morgan+ .8477
1976 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Dick Allen .7475 Joe Morgan+ .8649
1977 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Dick Allen .7414 Rod Carew+ .8211
1978 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Willie McCovey+ .7287 Dave Parker .7988
1979 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Fred Lynn .7266 Fred Lynn .8150
1980 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Fred Lynn .7212 George Brett+ .8563
1981 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Mike Schmidt+ .7335 Mike Schmidt+ .8517
1982 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Mike Schmidt+ .7372 Mike Schmidt+ .7661
1983 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Mike Schmidt+ .7367 Wade Boggs+ .7664
1984 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Mike Schmidt+ .7361 Eddie Murray+ .7471
1985 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Mike Schmidt+ .7360 Pedro Guerrero .8085
1986 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Mike Schmidt+ .7375 Tim Raines .7819
1987 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Wade Boggs+ .7518 Jack Clark .8237
1988 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Wade Boggs+ .7594 Wade Boggs+ .7966
1989 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Wade Boggs+ .7545 Kevin Mitchell .8153
1990 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Wade Boggs+ .7440 Rickey Henderson+ .8258
1991 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Wade Boggs+ .7405 Frank Thomas .7983
1992 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Fred McGriff .7320 Barry Bonds .8654
1993 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Barry Bonds .7489 Barry Bonds .8482
1994 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Barry Bonds .7561 Jeff Bagwell .8582
1995 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Frank Thomas .8015 Edgar Martinez .8293
1996 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Frank Thomas .7956 Barry Bonds .8270
1997 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Frank Thomas .7964 Larry Walker .8567
1998 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Frank Thomas .7792 Mark McGwire .8746
1999 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Frank Thomas .7675 Larry Walker .8379
2000 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Barry Bonds .7700 Todd Helton .8400
2001 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Babe Ruth+ .9223 Barry Bonds .7864 Barry Bonds .9167
2002 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Barry Bonds .9384 Barry Bonds .8018 Barry Bonds .9384
2003 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Barry Bonds .9384 Barry Bonds .8082 Barry Bonds .9032
2004 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Barry Bonds .9384 Barry Bonds .8185 Barry Bonds .9372
2005 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Barry Bonds .9384 Barry Bonds .8185 Derrek Lee .8109
2006 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Barry Bonds .9384 Barry Bonds .8166 Ryan Howard .8030
2007 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Barry Bonds .9384 Barry Bonds .8152 David Ortiz .7997
2008 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Barry Bonds .9384 Albert Pujols .7766 Albert Pujols .8330
2009 Babe Ruth+ .8580 Barry Bonds .9384 Albert Pujols .7808 Albert Pujols .8097

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