Progressive Leaders & Records for rOBA

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Year Career rOBA   Single-Season rOBA   ActiverOBA   Yearly rOBA
1871 Levi Meyerle .526 Levi Meyerle .526
1872 Levi Meyerle .526 Ross Barnes .474
1873 Levi Meyerle .526 Ross Barnes .500
1874 Levi Meyerle .526 Levi Meyerle .406
1875 Levi Meyerle .526 Cal McVey .401
1876 Ross Barnes .478 Ross Barnes .478
1877 Ross Barnes .478 Deacon White+ .435
1878 Ross Barnes .478 Paul Hines .395
1879 Ross Barnes .478 Charley Jones .385
1880 Ross Barnes .478 George Gore .396
1881 Cap Anson+ .377 Ross Barnes .478 Cap Anson+ .377 Cap Anson+ .441
1882 Cap Anson+ .380 Ross Barnes .478 Cap Anson+ .380 Pete Browning .432
1883 Cap Anson+ .377 Ross Barnes .478 Cap Anson+ .377 Dan Brouthers+ .428
1884 Cap Anson+ .382 Fred Dunlap .481 Cap Anson+ .382 Fred Dunlap .481
1885 Cap Anson+ .382 Fred Dunlap .481 Cap Anson+ .382 Dan Brouthers+ .442
1886 Roger Connor+ .393 Fred Dunlap .481 Roger Connor+ .393 King Kelly+ .479
1887 Dan Brouthers+ .429 Tip O'Neill .519 Dan Brouthers+ .429 Tip O'Neill .519
1888 Dan Brouthers+ .425 Tip O'Neill .519 Dan Brouthers+ .425 Jimmy Ryan .414
1889 Dan Brouthers+ .429 Tip O'Neill .519 Dan Brouthers+ .429 Fred Carroll .461
1890 Dan Brouthers+ .432 Tip O'Neill .519 Dan Brouthers+ .432 Denny Lyons .467
1891 Dan Brouthers+ .436 Tip O'Neill .519 Dan Brouthers+ .436 Dan Brouthers+ .474
1892 Dan Brouthers+ .436 Tip O'Neill .519 Dan Brouthers+ .436 Dan Brouthers+ .436
1893 Dan Brouthers+ .437 Tip O'Neill .519 Dan Brouthers+ .437 Billy Hamilton+ .493
1894 Billy Hamilton+ .445 Hugh Duffy+ .532 Billy Hamilton+ .445 Hugh Duffy+ .532
1895 Billy Hamilton+ .451 Hugh Duffy+ .532 Billy Hamilton+ .451 Ed Delahanty+ .512
1896 Billy Hamilton+ .453 Hugh Duffy+ .532 Billy Hamilton+ .453 Ed Delahanty+ .501
1897 Billy Hamilton+ .451 Hugh Duffy+ .532 Billy Hamilton+ .451 Willie Keeler+ .483
1898 Billy Hamilton+ .453 Hugh Duffy+ .532 Billy Hamilton+ .453 Billy Hamilton+ .475
1899 Billy Hamilton+ .450 Hugh Duffy+ .532 Billy Hamilton+ .450 John McGraw+ .518
1900 Billy Hamilton+ .447 Hugh Duffy+ .532 Billy Hamilton+ .447 Honus Wagner+ .474
1901 John McGraw+ .445 Hugh Duffy+ .532 John McGraw+ .445 Nap Lajoie+ .506
1902 Billy Hamilton+ .443 Hugh Duffy+ .532 John McGraw+ .442 Ed Delahanty+ .478
1903 Billy Hamilton+ .443 Hugh Duffy+ .532 John McGraw+ .442 Honus Wagner+ .451
1904 Billy Hamilton+ .443 Hugh Duffy+ .532 John McGraw+ .442 Honus Wagner+ .463
1905 Billy Hamilton+ .443 Hugh Duffy+ .532 John McGraw+ .442 Cy Seymour .467
1906 Billy Hamilton+ .443 Hugh Duffy+ .532 John McGraw+ .442 Honus Wagner+ .442
1907 Billy Hamilton+ .443 Hugh Duffy+ .532 John McGraw+ .442 Honus Wagner+ .470
1908 Billy Hamilton+ .443 Hugh Duffy+ .532 Honus Wagner+ .441 Honus Wagner+ .474
1909 Billy Hamilton+ .443 Hugh Duffy+ .532 Honus Wagner+ .441 Ty Cobb+ .482
1910 Billy Hamilton+ .443 Hugh Duffy+ .532 Honus Wagner+ .438 Ty Cobb+ .496
1911 Ty Cobb+ .449 Hugh Duffy+ .532 Ty Cobb+ .449 Ty Cobb+ .527
1912 Ty Cobb+ .454 Hugh Duffy+ .532 Ty Cobb+ .454 Tris Speaker+ .494
1913 Ty Cobb+ .457 Hugh Duffy+ .532 Ty Cobb+ .457 Joe Jackson .485
1914 Ty Cobb+ .459 Hugh Duffy+ .532 Ty Cobb+ .459 Ty Cobb+ .484
1915 Ty Cobb+ .463 Hugh Duffy+ .532 Ty Cobb+ .463 Ty Cobb+ .493
1916 Ty Cobb+ .464 Hugh Duffy+ .532 Ty Cobb+ .464 Tris Speaker+ .478
1917 Ty Cobb+ .467 Hugh Duffy+ .532 Ty Cobb+ .467 Ty Cobb+ .490
1918 Ty Cobb+ .467 Hugh Duffy+ .532 Ty Cobb+ .467 Ty Cobb+ .467
1919 Ty Cobb+ .465 Hugh Duffy+ .532 Ty Cobb+ .465 Babe Ruth+ .509
1920 Ty Cobb+ .462 Babe Ruth+ .587 Ty Cobb+ .462 Babe Ruth+ .587
1921 Ty Cobb+ .463 Babe Ruth+ .587 Ty Cobb+ .463 Oscar Charleston+ .572
1922 Babe Ruth+ .514 Babe Ruth+ .587 Babe Ruth+ .514 Rogers Hornsby+ .518
1923 Babe Ruth+ .523 Babe Ruth+ .587 Babe Ruth+ .523 Babe Ruth+ .565
1924 Babe Ruth+ .525 Babe Ruth+ .587 Babe Ruth+ .525 Oscar Charleston+ .558
1925 Babe Ruth+ .516 Babe Ruth+ .587 Babe Ruth+ .516 Oscar Charleston+ .564
1926 Babe Ruth+ .519 Babe Ruth+ .587 Babe Ruth+ .519 Mule Suttles+ .571
1927 Babe Ruth+ .521 Babe Ruth+ .587 Babe Ruth+ .521 Babe Ruth+ .542
1928 Babe Ruth+ .520 Babe Ruth+ .587 Babe Ruth+ .520 Rap Dixon .517
1929 Babe Ruth+ .517 Charlie Smith .605 Babe Ruth+ .517 Charlie Smith .605
1930 Babe Ruth+ .517 Charlie Smith .605 Babe Ruth+ .517 Willie Wells+ .524
1931 Babe Ruth+ .517 Charlie Smith .605 Babe Ruth+ .517 Babe Ruth+ .521
1932 Babe Ruth+ .516 Charlie Smith .605 Babe Ruth+ .516 Jimmie Foxx+ .513
1933 Babe Ruth+ .513 Charlie Smith .605 Babe Ruth+ .513 Josh Gibson+ .510
1934 Babe Ruth+ .509 Charlie Smith .605 Babe Ruth+ .509 Lou Gehrig+ .509
1935 Babe Ruth+ .508 Charlie Smith .605 Babe Ruth+ .508 Arky Vaughan+ .485
1936 Babe Ruth+ .508 Charlie Smith .605 Oscar Charleston+ .486 Josh Gibson+ .542
1937 Babe Ruth+ .508 Charlie Smith .605 Oscar Charleston+ .484 Josh Gibson+ .602
1938 Babe Ruth+ .508 Charlie Smith .605 Oscar Charleston+ .483 Buck Leonard+ .528
1939 Babe Ruth+ .508 Charlie Smith .605 Oscar Charleston+ .481 Josh Gibson+ .557
1940 Babe Ruth+ .508 Charlie Smith .605 Oscar Charleston+ .481 Buck Leonard+ .506
1941 Babe Ruth+ .508 Charlie Smith .605 Oscar Charleston+ .481 Ted Williams+ .554
1942 Babe Ruth+ .508 Charlie Smith .605 Jimmie Foxx+ .454 Ted Williams+ .514
1943 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mule Suttles+ .453 Josh Gibson+ .624
1944 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mule Suttles+ .453 Bill Hoskins .489
1945 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Jimmie Foxx+ .451 Ed Steele .489
1946 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Ted Williams+ .497 Ted Williams+ .513
1947 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Ted Williams+ .498 Ted Williams+ .504
1948 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Ted Williams+ .499 Willard Brown+ .517
1949 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Ted Williams+ .502 Ted Williams+ .516
1950 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Ted Williams+ .501 Stan Musial+ .452
1951 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Ted Williams+ .497 Ralph Kiner+ .468
1952 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Ted Williams+ .497 Stan Musial+ .426
1953 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Ted Williams+ .499 Al Rosen .479
1954 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Ted Williams+ .500 Ted Williams+ .513
1955 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Ted Williams+ .501 Mickey Mantle+ .473
1956 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Ted Williams+ .501 Mickey Mantle+ .521
1957 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Ted Williams+ .504 Ted Williams+ .548
1958 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Ted Williams+ .502 Ted Williams+ .468
1959 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Ted Williams+ .497 Henry Aaron+ .448
1960 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Ted Williams+ .496 Frank Robinson+ .446
1961 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mickey Mantle+ .455 Mickey Mantle+ .500
1962 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mickey Mantle+ .458 Mickey Mantle+ .491
1963 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mickey Mantle+ .458 Henry Aaron+ .451
1964 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mickey Mantle+ .457 Boog Powell .444
1965 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mickey Mantle+ .453 Willie Mays+ .462
1966 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mickey Mantle+ .451 Frank Robinson+ .461
1967 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mickey Mantle+ .447 Carl Yastrzemski+ .472
1968 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mickey Mantle+ .443 Carl Yastrzemski+ .427
1969 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Frank Robinson+ .426 Willie McCovey+ .479
1970 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Frank Robinson+ .426 Carl Yastrzemski+ .473
1971 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Frank Robinson+ .425 Henry Aaron+ .477
1972 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Willie Mays+ .424 Dick Allen+ .470
1973 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Henry Aaron+ .424 Willie Stargell+ .449
1974 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Henry Aaron+ .423 Joe Morgan+ .449
1975 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Henry Aaron+ .419 Joe Morgan+ .479
1976 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Frank Robinson+ .419 Joe Morgan+ .488
1977 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Dick Allen+ .413 Rod Carew+ .451
1978 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mike Schmidt+ .403 Dave Parker+ .441
1979 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Jim Rice+ .411 Fred Lynn .457
1980 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mike Schmidt+ .410 George Brett+ .487
1981 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mike Schmidt+ .415 Mike Schmidt+ .481
1982 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mike Schmidt+ .416 Robin Yount+ .433
1983 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mike Schmidt+ .415 Dale Murphy .427
1984 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mike Schmidt+ .415 Ryne Sandberg+ .424
1985 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mike Schmidt+ .414 Pedro Guerrero .448
1986 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mike Schmidt+ .414 Wade Boggs+ .426
1987 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Wade Boggs+ .418 Jack Clark .453
1988 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Wade Boggs+ .421 Wade Boggs+ .437
1989 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Wade Boggs+ .419 Kevin Mitchell .445
1990 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Wade Boggs+ .413 Rickey Henderson+ .479
1991 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Wade Boggs+ .412 Frank Thomas+ .449
1992 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Rickey Henderson+ .412 Barry Bonds .472
1993 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Rickey Henderson+ .413 Barry Bonds .473
1994 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Barry Bonds .413 Jeff Bagwell+ .510
1995 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Frank Thomas+ .452 Edgar Martínez+ .473
1996 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Frank Thomas+ .452 Mark McGwire .486
1997 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Frank Thomas+ .453 Larry Walker+ .507
1998 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Frank Thomas+ .444 Mark McGwire .501
1999 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Frank Thomas+ .440 Larry Walker+ .496
2000 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Frank Thomas+ .441 Todd Helton+ .489
2001 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Frank Thomas+ .440 Barry Bonds .542
2002 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Barry Bonds .442 Barry Bonds .555
2003 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Barry Bonds .446 Barry Bonds .514
2004 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Barry Bonds .451 Barry Bonds .552
2005 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Barry Bonds .450 Derrek Lee .459
2006 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Barry Bonds .449 Albert Pujols .457
2007 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Barry Bonds .449 Alex Rodriguez .457
2008 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Albert Pujols .446 Albert Pujols .462
2009 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Albert Pujols .447 Albert Pujols .459
2010 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Albert Pujols .446 Josh Hamilton .455
2011 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Albert Pujols .441 José Bautista .451
2012 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Albert Pujols .435 Mike Trout .430
2013 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Albert Pujols .430 Miguel Cabrera .456
2014 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Albert Pujols .424 José Abreu .425
2015 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Joey Votto .420 Bryce Harper .466
2016 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mike Trout .423 Mike Trout .435
2017 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mike Trout .426 Mike Trout .451
2018 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mike Trout .430 Mookie Betts .462
2019 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mike Trout .432 Christian Yelich .458
2020 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mike Trout .431 Juan Soto .494
2021 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mike Trout .431 Bryce Harper .438
2022 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mike Trout .431 Aaron Judge .463
2023 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mike Trout .427 Ronald Acuña Jr. .444
2024 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Mike Trout .426 Aaron Judge .484
2025 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Aaron Judge .430 Aaron Judge .461
2026 Babe Ruth+ .508 Josh Gibson+ .624 Aaron Judge .428 Yordan Alvarez .446