Joe Cunningham had the best on-base percentage in 1959, with an on-base percentage of .453.

Interpreted as:

best obp with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by an MLB player 1959

	NAME	OBP	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	SLG	OPS	WRC	WRAA	WOBA	WRC+	BRAA
1	Joe Cunningham J. Cunningham	.453	1959	STL	144	458	65	158	28	6	7	60	88	5	47	2	6	556	219	41	2	3	9	9	.345	.478	.931	105	41.4	.414	145	31.3
2	Eddie Yost E. Yost	.435	1959	DET	148	521	115	145	19	0	21	60	135	12	77	9	2	675	227	40	4	3	1	6	.278	.436	.871	119	42	.398	144	36
3	Pete Runnels P. Runnels	.415	1959	BOS	147	560	95	176	33	6	6	57	95	1	48	6	5	661	239	45	5	0	1	17	.314	.427	.841	108	32.6	.382	132	25.3
4	Al Kaline A. Kaline	.410	1959	DET	136	511	85	167	19	2	27	94	72	4	42	10	4	595	271	48	2	6	12	11	.327	.530	.940	110	41.7	.408	151	36.4
5	Harvey Kuenn H. Kuenn	.402	1959	DET	139	561	99	198	42	7	9	71	48	1	37	7	2	617	281	58	3	4	1	6	.353	.501	.903	109	38.8	.399	145	33.3
6	Gene Woodling G. Woodling	.402	1959	BAL	140	440	63	132	22	2	14	77	78	0	35	1	1	524	200	38	1	5	4	5	.300	.455	.856	86	25.7	.381	141	25.9
7	Hank Aaron H. Aaron	.401	1959	MIL	154	629	116	223	46	7	39	123	51	4	54	8	0	693	400	92	0	9	17	19	.355	.636	1.037	145	66.1	.440	175	65.4
8	Wally Moon W. Moon	.394	1959	LAD	145	543	93	164	26	11	19	74	81	3	64	15	6	637	269	56	8	2	1	9	.302	.495	.890	111	37.5	.394	133	26.7
9	Frank Robinson F. Robinson	.391	1959	CIN	146	540	106	168	31	4	36	125	69	8	93	18	8	626	315	71	0	9	9	16	.311	.583	.975	120	48.6	.418	149	38.7
10	Mickey Mantle M. Mantle	.390	1959	NYY	144	541	104	154	23	4	31	75	93	2	126	21	3	639	278	58	1	2	6	7	.285	.514	.904	112	39	.396	151	39.3
11	Eddie Mathews E. Mathews	.390	1959	MIL	148	594	118	182	16	8	46	114	80	3	71	2	1	682	352	70	3	2	2	6	.306	.593	.983	136	57.5	.426	166	56.9
12	Jim Gilliam J. Gilliam	.387	1959	LAD	145	553	91	156	18	4	3	34	96	0	25	23	10	655	191	25	3	3	4	3	.282	.345	.732	85	9.9	.338	98	-1.2
13	Ken Boyer K. Boyer	.384	1959	STL	149	563	86	174	18	5	28	94	67	2	77	12	6	633	286	51	0	1	7	7	.309	.508	.892	109	36	.391	131	24.5
14	Willie Mays W. Mays	.381	1959	SFG	151	575	125	180	43	5	34	104	65	2	58	27	4	648	335	82	0	6	9	11	.313	.583	.964	122	48.2	.413	152	42.4
15	Nellie Fox N. Fox	.380	1959	CWS	156	624	84	191	34	6	2	70	71	7	13	5	6	716	243	42	9	5	8	6	.306	.389	.770	97	15.1	.346	115	13
16	Johnny Temple J. Temple	.380	1959	CIN	149	598	102	186	35	6	8	67	72	2	40	14	3	696	257	49	11	13	2	11	.311	.430	.809	102	22.6	.360	113	11.6
17	Minnie Minoso M. Minoso	.377	1959	CLE	148	570	92	172	32	0	21	92	54	17	46	8	10	650	267	53	6	3	2	11	.302	.468	.846	104	29.5	.377	135	27.5
18	Ed Bouchee E. Bouchee	.375	1959	PHI	136	499	75	142	29	4	15	74	70	5	74	0	4	581	224	48	2	5	4	13	.285	.449	.824	88	21.4	.366	120	14.9
19	Ernie Banks E. Banks	.374	1959	CHC	155	589	97	179	25	6	45	143	64	7	72	2	4	671	351	76	2	9	20	18	.304	.596	.970	125	47.6	.409	147	40.1
20	Don Hoak D. Hoak	.374	1959	PIT	155	564	60	166	29	3	8	65	71	4	75	9	2	651	225	40	6	6	4	18	.294	.399	.773	89	14.7	.348	111	8.9
21	Jackie Jensen J. Jensen	.372	1959	BOS	148	535	101	148	31	0	28	112	88	0	67	20	5	636	263	59	1	12	3	20	.277	.492	.863	102	29.6	.378	130	22.5
22	Vada Pinson V. Pinson	.371	1959	CIN	154	648	131	205	47	9	20	84	55	1	98	21	6	706	330	76	2	0	3	9	.316	.509	.880	118	37.5	.386	130	26.3
23	Jim Landis J. Landis	.370	1959	CWS	149	515	78	140	26	7	5	60	78	8	68	20	9	623	195	38	13	9	5	5	.272	.379	.749	81	9.6	.338	110	7.7
24	Bill Tuttle B. Tuttle	.369	1959	KCA	126	463	74	139	19	6	7	43	48	4	38	10	6	521	191	32	4	2	2	12	.300	.413	.782	73	13.2	.351	114	8.6
25	Johnny Logan J. Logan	.369	1959	MIL	138	470	59	137	17	0	13	50	57	3	45	1	3	540	193	30	6	4	9	12	.291	.411	.780	73	11.6	.346	116	11.1