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Active Leaders & Records for On-Base%
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Statistic Description: (H + BB + HBP)/(At Bats + BB + HBP + SF) For recent years, leaders need 3.1 PA per team game played
Minimum of 1000 IP, 3000 PA, 500 games (fielding), 200 stolen base attempts (catchers) or 80 stolen base attempts (baserunners only since 1951) or 100 decisions for career and active leaderboards for rate statistics.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | On-Base% | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Todd Helton (16, 38) | .4189 | L |
| 2. | Joey Votto (6, 28) | .4155 | L |
| 3. | Albert Pujols (12, 32) | .4141 | R |
| 4. | Manny Ramirez (19, 40) | .4106 | R |
| 5. | Lance Berkman (14, 36) | .4086 | B |
| 6. | Joe Mauer (9, 29) | .4050 | L |
| 7. | Jason Giambi (18, 41) | .4034 | L |
| 8. | Jim Thome (22, 41) | .4019 | L |
| 9. | Chipper Jones (19, 40) | .4011 | B |
| 10. | Nick Johnson (10, 33) | .3989 | L |
| 11. | Bobby Abreu (17, 38) | .3958 | L |
| 12. | Miguel Cabrera (10, 29) | .3947 | R |
| 13. | Prince Fielder (8, 28) | .3927 | L |
| 14. | Matt Holliday (9, 32) | .3867 | R |
| 15. | Alex Rodriguez (19, 36) | .3844 | R |
| Kevin Youkilis (9, 33) | .3844 | R | |
| 17. | Derek Jeter (18, 38) | .3817 | R |
| 18. | David Wright (9, 29) | .3811 | R |
| 19. | Travis Hafner (11, 35) | .3809 | L |
| 20. | David Ortiz (16, 36) | .3800 | L |
| 21. | Vladimir Guerrero (16, 37) | .3786 | R |
| 22. | Chase Utley (10, 33) | .3760 | L |
| 23. | Ryan Braun (6, 28) | .3743 | R |
| 24. | Hanley Ramirez (8, 28) | .3709 | R |
| 25. | Adrian Gonzalez (9, 30) | .3707 | L |
| 26. | Victor Martinez (10, 33) | .3704 | B |
| 27. | Adam Dunn (12, 32) | .3701 | L |
| 28. | Mark Teixeira (10, 32) | .3693 | B |
| 29. | Dustin Pedroia (7, 28) | .3692 | R |
| 30. | Brad Hawpe (8, 33) | .3682 | L |
| 31. | Jason Kendall (15, 38) | .3658 | R |
| 32. | Ichiro Suzuki (12, 38) | .3651 | L |
| 33. | Nick Markakis (7, 28) | .3647 | L |
| 34. | Scott Rolen (17, 37) | .3643 | R |
| 35. | Troy Tulowitzki (7, 27) | .3638 | R |
| 36. | Josh Hamilton (6, 31) | .3635 | L |
| Ryan Howard (9, 32) | .3635 | L | |
| 38. | Jason Bay (10, 33) | .3632 | R |
| 39. | Jayson Werth (10, 33) | .3623 | R |
| 40. | Billy Butler (6, 26) | .3621 | R |
| Andre Ethier (7, 30) | .3621 | L | |
| 42. | Jose Bautista (9, 31) | .3618 | R |
| 43. | Josh Willingham (9, 33) | .3616 | R |
| 44. | Nick Swisher (9, 31) | .3605 | B |
| 45. | Hideki Matsui (10, 38) | .3602 | L |
| 46. | Carlos Beltran (15, 35) | .3599 | B |
| 47. | Paul Konerko (16, 36) | .3590 | R |
| 48. | Grady Sizemore (8, 29) | .3573 | L |
| 49. | Justin Upton (6, 24) | .3567 | R |
| 50. | David DeJesus (10, 32) | .3551 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | On-Base% | Bats |
| 51. | Jamey Carroll (11, 38) | .3541 | R |
| 52. | Ben Zobrist (7, 31) | .3540 | B |
| 53. | Yunel Escobar (6, 29) | .3534 | R |
| Lyle Overbay (12, 35) | .3534 | L | |
| 55. | Ryan Zimmerman (8, 27) | .3533 | R |
| 56. | Russell Martin (7, 29) | .3523 | R |
| 57. | Johnny Damon (18, 38) | .3519 | L |
| Matt Kemp (7, 27) | .3519 | R | |
| 59. | Robinson Cano (8, 29) | .3514 | L |
| 60. | Brian Roberts (12, 34) | .3513 | B |
| 61. | Austin Kearns (11, 32) | .3510 | R |
| Brian McCann (8, 28) | .3510 | L | |
| 63. | Justin Morneau (10, 31) | .3505 | L |
| 64. | Ian Kinsler (7, 30) | .3503 | R |
| 65. | Rickie Weeks (9, 29) | .3500 | R |
| 66. | Carlos Pena (12, 34) | .3495 | L |
| 67. | Chone Figgins (11, 34) | .3489 | B |
| 68. | Alex Gordon (6, 28) | .3484 | L |
| 69. | Michael Young (13, 35) | .3469 | R |
| 70. | Rafael Furcal (13, 34) | .3463 | B |
| 71. | Juan Pierre (13, 34) | .3456 | L |
| 72. | Edwin Encarnacion (8, 29) | .3441 | R |
| Placido Polanco (15, 36) | .3441 | R | |
| 74. | Aramis Ramirez (15, 34) | .3434 | R |
| Dan Uggla (7, 32) | .3434 | R | |
| 76. | Eric Chavez (15, 34) | .3426 | L |
| 77. | Jose Reyes (10, 29) | .3417 | B |
| 78. | Aubrey Huff (13, 35) | .3416 | L |
| 79. | Curtis Granderson (9, 31) | .3412 | L |
| 80. | Ryan Theriot (8, 32) | .3409 | R |
| Shane Victorino (9, 31) | .3409 | B | |
| 82. | Michael Cuddyer (12, 33) | .3407 | R |
| 83. | Orlando Hudson (11, 34) | .3405 | B |
| 84. | Mark DeRosa (15, 37) | .3404 | R |
| 85. | Reed Johnson (10, 35) | .3403 | R |
| 86. | Raul Ibanez (17, 40) | .3400 | L |
| 87. | Marco Scutaro (11, 36) | .3397 | R |
| 88. | Scott Podsednik (11, 36) | .3391 | L |
| 89. | James Loney (7, 28) | .3388 | L |
| 90. | Carlos Lee (14, 36) | .3387 | R |
| 91. | Hunter Pence (6, 29) | .3386 | R |
| 92. | Michael Bourn (7, 29) | .3385 | L |
| 93. | Kelly Johnson (7, 30) | .3384 | L |
| 94. | Melky Cabrera (8, 27) | .3383 | B |
| 95. | Adam LaRoche (9, 32) | .3377 | L |
| 96. | Andruw Jones (17, 35) | .3374 | R |
| 97. | Yadier Molina (9, 29) | .3365 | R |
| 98. | Omar Vizquel (24, 45) | .3363 | B |
| 99. | Miguel Tejada (15, 38) | .3361 | R |
| 100. | Jason Bartlett (9, 32) | .3359 | R |
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