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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) | .4195 | L |
| 2. | Albert Pujols (12, 32) | .4166 | R |
| 3. | Manny Ramirez (19, 40) | .4106 | R |
| 4. | Lance Berkman (14, 36) | .4091 | B |
| 5. | Jason Giambi (18, 41) | .4040 | L |
| 6. | Joe Mauer (9, 29) | .4032 | L |
| 7. | Jim Thome (22, 41) | .4026 | L |
| 8. | Chipper Jones (19, 40) | .4019 | B |
| 9. | Nick Johnson (10, 33) | .3985 | L |
| 10. | Bobby Abreu (17, 38) | .3970 | L |
| 11. | Miguel Cabrera (10, 29) | .3936 | R |
| 12. | Prince Fielder (8, 28) | .3890 | L |
| 13. | Kevin Youkilis (9, 33) | .3889 | R |
| 14. | Matt Holliday (9, 32) | .3866 | R |
| 15. | Alex Rodriguez (19, 36) | .3857 | R |
| 16. | David Wright (9, 29) | .3833 | R |
| 17. | Travis Hafner (11, 35) | .3830 | L |
| Derek Jeter (18, 38) | .3830 | R | |
| 19. | Vladimir Guerrero (16, 37) | .3786 | R |
| David Ortiz (16, 36) | .3786 | L | |
| 21. | Hanley Ramirez (8, 28) | .3772 | R |
| 22. | Chase Utley (9, 33) | .3768 | L |
| 23. | Adam Dunn (12, 32) | .3743 | L |
| 24. | Adrian Gonzalez (9, 30) | .3728 | L |
| 25. | Ryan Braun (6, 28) | .3721 | R |
| 26. | Dustin Pedroia (7, 28) | .3719 | R |
| 27. | Mark Teixeira (10, 32) | .3712 | B |
| 28. | Victor Martinez (10, 33) | .3704 | B |
| 29. | Jason Bay (10, 33) | .3683 | R |
| 30. | Brad Hawpe (8, 33) | .3682 | L |
| 31. | Ryan Howard (8, 32) | .3681 | L |
| Ichiro Suzuki (12, 38) | .3681 | L | |
| 33. | Andre Ethier (7, 30) | .3651 | L |
| 34. | Scott Rolen (17, 37) | .3646 | R |
| 35. | Troy Tulowitzki (7, 27) | .3639 | R |
| 36. | Nick Markakis (7, 28) | .3632 | L |
| 37. | Hideki Matsui (10, 38) | .3631 | L |
| 38. | Josh Willingham (9, 33) | .3629 | R |
| 39. | Carlos Beltran (15, 35) | .3618 | B |
| 40. | Paul Konerko (16, 36) | .3605 | R |
| 41. | Jayson Werth (10, 33) | .3603 | R |
| 42. | Jose Bautista (9, 31) | .3602 | R |
| 43. | Billy Butler (6, 26) | .3594 | R |
| 44. | Russell Martin (7, 29) | .3576 | R |
| Nick Swisher (9, 31) | .3576 | B | |
| 46. | Grady Sizemore (8, 29) | .3573 | L |
| 47. | David DeJesus (10, 32) | .3569 | L |
| 48. | Brian McCann (8, 28) | .3563 | L |
| 49. | Lyle Overbay (12, 35) | .3551 | L |
| 50. | Ian Kinsler (7, 30) | .3549 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | On-Base% | Bats |
| 51. | Jamey Carroll (11, 38) | .3541 | R |
| 52. | Matt Kemp (7, 27) | .3536 | R |
| Ryan Zimmerman (8, 27) | .3536 | R | |
| 54. | Brian Roberts (11, 34) | .3528 | B |
| 55. | Johnny Damon (18, 38) | .3525 | L |
| 56. | Justin Morneau (10, 31) | .3517 | L |
| 57. | Austin Kearns (11, 32) | .3516 | R |
| 58. | Carlos Pena (12, 34) | .3515 | L |
| 59. | Rickie Weeks (9, 29) | .3505 | R |
| 60. | Chone Figgins (11, 34) | .3499 | B |
| 61. | Rafael Furcal (13, 34) | .3493 | B |
| 62. | Michael Young (13, 35) | .3487 | R |
| 63. | Robinson Cano (8, 29) | .3468 | L |
| 64. | Curtis Granderson (9, 31) | .3454 | L |
| Juan Pierre (13, 34) | .3454 | L | |
| 66. | Placido Polanco (15, 36) | .3452 | R |
| 67. | James Loney (7, 28) | .3449 | L |
| 68. | Dan Uggla (7, 32) | .3446 | R |
| 69. | Kelly Johnson (7, 30) | .3435 | L |
| 70. | Shane Victorino (9, 31) | .3430 | B |
| 71. | Orlando Hudson (11, 34) | .3427 | B |
| 72. | Hunter Pence (6, 29) | .3426 | R |
| 73. | B.J. Upton (8, 27) | .3424 | R |
| 74. | Michael Cuddyer (12, 33) | .3421 | R |
| 75. | Eric Chavez (15, 34) | .3418 | L |
| 76. | Aubrey Huff (13, 35) | .3415 | L |
| 77. | Ryan Theriot (8, 32) | .3414 | R |
| 78. | Raul Ibanez (17, 40) | .3413 | L |
| 79. | Aramis Ramirez (15, 34) | .3411 | R |
| 80. | Jose Reyes (10, 29) | .3409 | B |
| 81. | Scott Podsednik (11, 36) | .3404 | L |
| 82. | Mark DeRosa (15, 37) | .3401 | R |
| 83. | Reed Johnson (10, 35) | .3399 | R |
| 84. | Carlos Lee (14, 36) | .3398 | R |
| 85. | Adam LaRoche (9, 32) | .3387 | L |
| 86. | Andruw Jones (17, 35) | .3385 | R |
| 87. | Jason Kubel (8, 30) | .3381 | L |
| 88. | Omar Vizquel (24, 45) | .3371 | B |
| 89. | Marco Scutaro (11, 36) | .3369 | R |
| 90. | Melky Cabrera (8, 27) | .3361 | B |
| Miguel Tejada (15, 38) | .3361 | R | |
| 92. | Jason Bartlett (9, 32) | .3359 | R |
| 93. | Marlon Byrd (11, 34) | .3357 | R |
| Edwin Encarnacion (8, 29) | .3357 | R | |
| 95. | Freddy Sanchez (10, 34) | .3353 | R |
| 96. | Mark Kotsay (16, 36) | .3346 | L |
| 97. | Eric Hinske (11, 34) | .3338 | L |
| Casey Kotchman (9, 29) | .3338 | L | |
| 99. | Yadier Molina (9, 29) | .3330 | R |
| 100. | Carl Crawford (10, 30) | .3329 | L |
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