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Progressive Leaders & Records for On-Base%


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 CareerOBP  Single-SeasonOBP  ActiveOBP  YearlyOBP
1871 Levi Meyerle .5000 Levi Meyerle .5000
1872 Levi Meyerle .5000 Cap Anson+ .4549
1873 Levi Meyerle .5000 Ross Barnes .4559
1874 Levi Meyerle .5000 Levi Meyerle .4008
1875 Levi Meyerle .5000 Ross Barnes .3750
1876 Ross Barnes .4620 Ross Barnes .4620
1877 Ross Barnes .4620 Jim O'Rourke+ .4070
1878 Ross Barnes .4620 Bob Ferguson .3755
1879 Ross Barnes .4620 Jim O'Rourke+ .3707
1880 Ross Barnes .4620 George Gore .3994
1881 Cap Anson+ .3771 Ross Barnes .4620 Cap Anson+ .3771 Cap Anson+ .4417
1882 Cap Anson+ .3792 Ross Barnes .4620 Cap Anson+ .3792 Pete Browning .4299
1883 Cap Anson+ .3744 Ross Barnes .4620 Cap Anson+ .3744 Dan Brouthers+ .3968
1884 Cap Anson+ .3742 Ross Barnes .4620 Cap Anson+ .3742 Fred Dunlap .4477
1885 Cap Anson+ .3725 Ross Barnes .4620 Cap Anson+ .3725 Roger Connor+ .4348
1886 George Gore .3860 King Kelly+ .4832 George Gore .3860 King Kelly+ .4832
1887 Dan Brouthers+ .4001 Tip O'Neill .4895 Dan Brouthers+ .4001 Tip O'Neill .4895
1888 Pete Browning .4008 Tip O'Neill .4895 Pete Browning .4008 Yank Robinson .3997
1889 Dan Brouthers+ .4077 Tip O'Neill .4895 Dan Brouthers+ .4077 Fred Carroll .4855
1890 Dan Brouthers+ .4144 Tip O'Neill .4895 Dan Brouthers+ .4144 Dan Brouthers+ .4662
1891 Dan Brouthers+ .4204 Tip O'Neill .4895 Dan Brouthers+ .4204 Dan Brouthers+ .4707
1892 Dan Brouthers+ .4216 Tip O'Neill .4895 Dan Brouthers+ .4216 Cupid Childs .4430
1893 Billy Hamilton+ .4326 Billy Hamilton+ .4896 Billy Hamilton+ .4326 Billy Hamilton+ .4896
1894 Billy Hamilton+ .4489 Billy Hamilton+ .5228 Billy Hamilton+ .4489 Billy Hamilton+ .5228
1895 Billy Hamilton+ .4548 Billy Hamilton+ .5228 Billy Hamilton+ .4548 Ed Delahanty+ .5000
1896 Billy Hamilton+ .4576 Billy Hamilton+ .5228 Billy Hamilton+ .4576 Billy Hamilton+ .4772
1897 Billy Hamilton+ .4580 Billy Hamilton+ .5228 Billy Hamilton+ .4580 John McGraw+ .4709
1898 Billy Hamilton+ .4599 Billy Hamilton+ .5228 Billy Hamilton+ .4599 Billy Hamilton+ .4802
1899 John McGraw+ .4606 John McGraw+ .5475 John McGraw+ .4606 John McGraw+ .5475
1900 John McGraw+ .4651 John McGraw+ .5475 John McGraw+ .4651 John McGraw+ .5045
1901 John McGraw+ .4679 John McGraw+ .5475 John McGraw+ .4679 Nap Lajoie+ .4630
1902 John McGraw+ .4657 John McGraw+ .5475 John McGraw+ .4657 Ed Delahanty+ .4527
1903 John McGraw+ .4658 John McGraw+ .5475 John McGraw+ .4658 Roy Thomas .4532
1904 John McGraw+ .4658 John McGraw+ .5475 John McGraw+ .4658 Honus Wagner+ .4232
1905 John McGraw+ .4658 John McGraw+ .5475 John McGraw+ .4658 Frank Chance+ .4497
1906 John McGraw+ .4657 John McGraw+ .5475 John McGraw+ .4657 Sammy Strang .4228
1907 John McGraw+ .4657 John McGraw+ .5475 Roy Thomas .4249 Honus Wagner+ .4081
1908 John McGraw+ .4657 John McGraw+ .5475 Roy Thomas .4183 Honus Wagner+ .4147
1909 John McGraw+ .4657 John McGraw+ .5475 Roy Thomas .4158 Ty Cobb+ .4306
1910 John McGraw+ .4657 John McGraw+ .5475 Roy Thomas .4139 Ty Cobb+ .4564
1911 John McGraw+ .4657 John McGraw+ .5475 Roy Thomas .4135 Joe Jackson .4677
1912 John McGraw+ .4657 John McGraw+ .5475 Ty Cobb+ .4142 Tris Speaker+ .4641
1913 John McGraw+ .4657 John McGraw+ .5475 Ty Cobb+ .4197 Ty Cobb+ .4674
1914 John McGraw+ .4657 John McGraw+ .5475 Ty Cobb+ .4233 Ty Cobb+ .4657
1915 John McGraw+ .4657 John McGraw+ .5475 Joe Jackson .4339 Ty Cobb+ .4862
1916 John McGraw+ .4657 John McGraw+ .5475 Ty Cobb+ .4328 Tris Speaker+ .4699
1917 John McGraw+ .4657 John McGraw+ .5475 Ty Cobb+ .4338 Ty Cobb+ .4441
1918 John McGraw+ .4657 John McGraw+ .5475 Ty Cobb+ .4342 Ty Cobb+ .4397
1919 John McGraw+ .4657 John McGraw+ .5475 Ty Cobb+ .4339 Babe Ruth+ .4564
1920 John McGraw+ .4657 John McGraw+ .5475 Ty Cobb+ .4328 Babe Ruth+ .5328
1921 John McGraw+ .4657 John McGraw+ .5475 Ty Cobb+ .4340 Babe Ruth+ .5123
1922 John McGraw+ .4657 John McGraw+ .5475 Babe Ruth+ .4619 Tris Speaker+ .4742
1923 Babe Ruth+ .4771 John McGraw+ .5475 Babe Ruth+ .4771 Babe Ruth+ .5445
1924 Babe Ruth+ .4824 John McGraw+ .5475 Babe Ruth+ .4824 Babe Ruth+ .5126
1925 Babe Ruth+ .4747 John McGraw+ .5475 Babe Ruth+ .4747 Rogers Hornsby+ .4890
1926 Babe Ruth+ .4795 John McGraw+ .5475 Babe Ruth+ .4795 Babe Ruth+ .5156
1927 Babe Ruth+ .4802 John McGraw+ .5475 Babe Ruth+ .4802 Babe Ruth+ .4860
1928 Babe Ruth+ .4785 John McGraw+ .5475 Babe Ruth+ .4785 Rogers Hornsby+ .4983
1929 Babe Ruth+ .4748 John McGraw+ .5475 Babe Ruth+ .4748 Lefty O'Doul .4652
1930 Babe Ruth+ .4763 John McGraw+ .5475 Babe Ruth+ .4763 Babe Ruth+ .4931
1931 Babe Ruth+ .4777 John McGraw+ .5475 Babe Ruth+ .4777 Babe Ruth+ .4947
1932 Babe Ruth+ .4784 John McGraw+ .5475 Babe Ruth+ .4784 Babe Ruth+ .4890
1933 Babe Ruth+ .4763 John McGraw+ .5475 Babe Ruth+ .4763 Mickey Cochrane+ .4591
1934 Babe Ruth+ .4750 John McGraw+ .5475 Babe Ruth+ .4750 Lou Gehrig+ .4652
1935 Babe Ruth+ .4740 John McGraw+ .5475 Babe Ruth+ .4740 Arky Vaughan+ .4909
1936 Babe Ruth+ .4740 John McGraw+ .5475 Lou Gehrig+ .4490 Lou Gehrig+ .4776
1937 Babe Ruth+ .4740 John McGraw+ .5475 Lou Gehrig+ .4509 Lou Gehrig+ .4729
1938 Babe Ruth+ .4740 John McGraw+ .5475 Lou Gehrig+ .4480 Jimmie Foxx+ .4620
1939 Babe Ruth+ .4740 John McGraw+ .5475 Lou Gehrig+ .4474 Jimmie Foxx+ .4642
1940 Babe Ruth+ .4740 John McGraw+ .5475 Jimmie Foxx+ .4373 Ted Williams+ .4424
1941 Babe Ruth+ .4740 Ted Williams+ .5528 Jimmie Foxx+ .4357 Ted Williams+ .5528
1942 Babe Ruth+ .4740 Ted Williams+ .5528 Jimmie Foxx+ .4314 Ted Williams+ .4992
1943 Babe Ruth+ .4740 Ted Williams+ .5528 Jimmie Foxx+ .4314 Stan Musial+ .4255
1944 Babe Ruth+ .4740 Ted Williams+ .5528 Jimmie Foxx+ .4307 Stan Musial+ .4404
1945 Babe Ruth+ .4740 Ted Williams+ .5528 Jimmie Foxx+ .4283 Phil Cavarretta .4494
1946 Ted Williams+ .4843 Ted Williams+ .5528 Ted Williams+ .4843 Ted Williams+ .4970
1947 Ted Williams+ .4868 Ted Williams+ .5528 Ted Williams+ .4868 Ted Williams+ .4986
1948 Ted Williams+ .4882 Ted Williams+ .5528 Ted Williams+ .4882 Ted Williams+ .4969
1949 Ted Williams+ .4885 Ted Williams+ .5528 Ted Williams+ .4885 Ted Williams+ .4904
1950 Ted Williams+ .4858 Ted Williams+ .5528 Ted Williams+ .4858 Eddie Stanky .4597
1951 Ted Williams+ .4835 Ted Williams+ .5528 Ted Williams+ .4835 Ted Williams+ .4637
1952 Ted Williams+ .4836 Ted Williams+ .5528 Ted Williams+ .4836 Jackie Robinson+ .4397
1953 Ted Williams+ .4840 Ted Williams+ .5528 Ted Williams+ .4840 Stan Musial+ .4370
1954 Ted Williams+ .4862 Ted Williams+ .5528 Ted Williams+ .4862 Ted Williams+ .5133
1955 Ted Williams+ .4867 Ted Williams+ .5528 Ted Williams+ .4867 Richie Ashburn+ .4486
1956 Ted Williams+ .4863 Ted Williams+ .5528 Ted Williams+ .4863 Ted Williams+ .4791
1957 Ted Williams+ .4888 Ted Williams+ .5528 Ted Williams+ .4888 Ted Williams+ .5256
1958 Ted Williams+ .4870 Ted Williams+ .5528 Ted Williams+ .4870 Ted Williams+ .4584
1959 Ted Williams+ .4830 Ted Williams+ .5528 Ted Williams+ .4830 Joe Cunningham .4531
1960 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Ted Williams+ .4817 Richie Ashburn+ .4150
1961 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Mickey Mantle+ .4246 Norm Cash .4866
1962 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Mickey Mantle+ .4289 Mickey Mantle+ .4861
1963 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Mickey Mantle+ .4293 Carl Yastrzemski+ .4183
1964 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Mickey Mantle+ .4288 Mickey Mantle+ .4233
1965 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Mickey Mantle+ .4263 Willie Mays+ .3978
1966 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Mickey Mantle+ .4246 Ron Santo .4119
1967 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Mickey Mantle+ .4226 Carl Yastrzemski+ .4183
1968 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Mickey Mantle+ .4205 Carl Yastrzemski+ .4262
1969 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Frank Robinson+ .3936 Willie McCovey+ .4526
1970 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Frank Robinson+ .3939 Rico Carty .4536
1971 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Frank Robinson+ .3933 Bobby Murcer .4270
1972 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Frank Robinson+ .3918 Dick Allen .4204
1973 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Frank Robinson+ .3906 Ken Singleton .4255
1974 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Carl Yastrzemski+ .3904 Rod Carew+ .4328
1975 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Joe Morgan+ .3964 Joe Morgan+ .4664
1976 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Joe Morgan+ .4004 Joe Morgan+ .4441
1977 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Joe Morgan+ .4018 Rod Carew+ .4488
1978 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Mike Hargrove .3995 Jeff Burroughs .4321
1979 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Mike Hargrove .4002 Fred Lynn .4228
1980 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Mike Hargrove .4027 George Brett+ .4544
1981 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Mike Hargrove .4045 Mike Schmidt+ .4355
1982 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Mike Hargrove .4008 Mike Schmidt+ .4025
1983 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Mike Hargrove .3996 Wade Boggs+ .4443
1984 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Rickey Henderson+ .4003 Gary Matthews .4102
1985 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Rickey Henderson+ .4033 Wade Boggs+ .4503
1986 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Wade Boggs+ .4346 Wade Boggs+ .4528
1987 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Wade Boggs+ .4392 Wade Boggs+ .4610
1988 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Wade Boggs+ .4449 Wade Boggs+ .4757
1989 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Wade Boggs+ .4428 Wade Boggs+ .4299
1990 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Wade Boggs+ .4361 Rickey Henderson+ .4392
1991 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Wade Boggs+ .4346 Frank Thomas .4529
1992 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Wade Boggs+ .4279 Barry Bonds .4559
1993 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Wade Boggs+ .4239 John Olerud .4728
1994 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Wade Boggs+ .4244 Frank Thomas .4874
1995 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Frank Thomas .4503 Edgar Martinez .4789
1996 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Frank Thomas .4517 Mark McGwire .4672
1997 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Frank Thomas .4523 Frank Thomas .4561
1998 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Frank Thomas .4430 Mark McGwire .4699
1999 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Frank Thomas .4402 Larry Walker .4581
2000 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Frank Thomas .4397 Jason Giambi .4759
2001 Ted Williams+ .4817 Ted Williams+ .5528 Frank Thomas .4383 Barry Bonds .5151
2002 Ted Williams+ .4817 Barry Bonds .5817 Frank Thomas .4318 Barry Bonds .5817
2003 Ted Williams+ .4817 Barry Bonds .5817 Barry Bonds .4332 Barry Bonds .5291
2004 Ted Williams+ .4817 Barry Bonds .6094 Barry Bonds .4426 Barry Bonds .6094
2005 Ted Williams+ .4817 Barry Bonds .6094 Barry Bonds .4424 Todd Helton .4448
2006 Ted Williams+ .4817 Barry Bonds .6094 Barry Bonds .4429 Barry Bonds .4544
2007 Ted Williams+ .4817 Barry Bonds .6094 Barry Bonds .4443 Barry Bonds .4801
2008 Ted Williams+ .4817 Barry Bonds .6094 Todd Helton .4284 Chipper Jones .4700
2009 Ted Williams+ .4817 Barry Bonds .6094 Todd Helton .4273 Joe Mauer .4439

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