highest mlb on base percentage between 1921 to 1968

Between the 1921 and 1968 seasons, Ted Williams had the best on-base percentage, with an on-base percentage of .482.

Interpreted as:
highest MLB on base percentage with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game by a player between 1921 to 1968
NAME OBP 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 Ted Williams
T. Williams
.482
2,292
7,706
1,798
2,654
525
71
521
1,839
2,021
39
709
24
4
9,791
4,884
1,117
5
20
86
197
.344
.634
1.116
2349
1,219.7
.493
188
1,067
2 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.479
1,970
6,831
1,814
2,359
388
97
611
1,855
1,722
32
1,066
96
8,674
4,774
1,096
89
.345
.699
1.178
2274
1,186.8
.514
197
1,137.7
3 Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.456
1,555
5,581
1,210
2,092
420
97
265
1,224
803
27
442
64
6,572
3,501
782
161
.375
.627
1.083
1552
729.7
.484
180
693.9
4 Lou Gehrig
L. Gehrig
.447
2,164
8,001
1,888
2,721
534
163
493
1,995
1,508
45
790
102
9,660
5,060
1,190
106
2
.340
.632
1.080
2265
1,046.8
.477
173
980
5 Harry Heilmann
H. Heilmann
.438
1,429
5,232
978
1,917
414
102
152
1,139
640
24
344
69
6,083
2,991
668
187
.366
.572
1.009
1297
529
.456
156
465.3
6 Eddie Collins
E. Collins
.435
957
3,253
568
1,110
162
42
19
444
523
19
80
160
3,942
1,413
223
147
.341
.434
.870
691
199.7
.411
131
165.1
7 Tristram Speaker
T. Speaker
.435
1,020
3,674
693
1,282
347
63
64
619
539
21
91
48
4,360
1,947
474
126
.349
.530
.965
872
330.8
.442
148
281.2
8 Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.433
993
3,705
743
1,333
265
77
48
664
454
26
117
113
4,296
1,896
390
111
.360
.512
.945
835
301.5
.434
144
255.8
9 Jimmie Foxx
J. Foxx
.428
2,317
8,134
1,751
2,646
458
125
534
1,922
1,452
13
1,311
87
9,670
4,956
1,117
71
69
.325
.609
1.038
2135
934.1
.460
158
780.8
10 Ferris Fain
F. Fain
.424
1,151
3,930
595
1,139
213
30
48
570
904
18
261
46
12
4,904
1,556
291
44
8
3
117
.290
.396
.820
777
203
.390
127
161
11 Max Bishop
M. Bishop
.423
1,338
4,494
966
1,216
236
35
41
379
1,156
31
452
40
5,779
1,645
312
98
.271
.366
.789
904
176.3
.383
113
104.4
12 Mickey Mantle
M. Mantle
.421
2,401
8,102
1,676
2,415
344
72
536
1,509
1,733
13
1,710
153
38
9,909
4,511
952
14
47
126
113
.298
.557
.977
1941
840
.428
170
821.8
13 Johnny Bassler
J. Bassler
.420
767
2,240
245
690
98
15
1
313
422
9
73
10
2,763
821
114
92
.308
.367
.786
418
72.9
.381
112
44.1
14 Mickey Cochrane
M. Cochrane
.419
1,482
5,169
1,041
1,652
333
64
119
830
857
29
217
64
6,206
2,470
516
151
.320
.478
.897
1128
344.9
.413
132
269.2
15 Stan Musial
S. Musial
.417
3,026
10,972
1,949
3,630
725
177
475
1,951
1,599
53
696
78
31
12,712
6,134
1,377
35
53
127
243
.331
.559
.976
2474
1,032.5
.435
158
896.7
16 Lefty O'Doul
L. O'Doul
.414
938
3,236
620
1,134
174
41
113
540
331
23
119
35
3,629
1,729
328
39
.350
.534
.949
715
252.3
.427
143
213.6
17 Mel Ott
M. Ott
.414
2,730
9,456
1,859
2,876
488
72
511
1,860
1,708
64
896
89
11,337
5,041
1,071
109
38
.304
.533
.947
2204
826.4
.430
156
794.2
18 Ray Grimes
R. Grimes
.413
432
1,533
268
504
101
25
27
263
203
17
133
21
1,783
736
153
30
.329
.480
.893
315
93.4
.413
135
81.8
19 Hank Greenberg
H. Greenberg
.412
1,394
5,193
1,046
1,628
379
71
331
1,274
852
16
844
58
6,096
3,142
781
35
66
.313
.605
1.017
1287
556.1
.453
154
446.7
20 Charlie Keller
C. Keller
.410
1,170
3,790
725
1,085
166
72
189
760
784
10
499
45
0
4,604
1,962
427
20
50
.286
.518
.928
849
331.2
.428
152
291.5
21 Eddie Stanky
E. Stanky
.410
1,259
4,301
811
1,154
185
35
29
364
996
35
374
48
5
5,435
1,496
249
103
62
.268
.348
.758
766
152.8
.371
117
114
22 Jackie Robinson
J. Robinson
.409
1,382
4,877
947
1,518
273
54
137
734
740
72
291
197
30
5,802
2,310
464
104
9
7
113
.311
.474
.883
993
315.6
.406
135
255.1
23 Roy Cullenbine
R. Cullenbine
.408
1,181
3,879
627
1,072
209
32
110
599
853
11
399
26
4,787
1,675
351
44
61
.276
.432
.840
773
243.9
.399
136
198.8
24 Riggs Stephenson
R. Stephenson
.407
1,310
4,508
714
1,515
321
54
63
773
494
41
247
53
5,134
2,133
438
91
.336
.473
.880
894
250.4
.405
132
216.5
25 Jack Fournier
J. Fournier
.406
918
3,218
544
1,051
153
55
118
596
382
49
214
52
3,732
1,668
326
83
.327
.518
.924
689
223.3
.422
145
217.6

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Team Rankings

HR

46

9th

R

191

5th

SO

322

12th

ERA

3.91

15th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
21
16
.568
Red Sox Red Sox
20
19
.513
2.0
Blue Jays Blue Jays
17
20
.459
4.0
Rays Rays
16
21
.432
5.0
Orioles Orioles
13
23
.361
7.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/9
BOS BOS
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Sat
5/10
BOS BOS
@
KCR KCR
7:10 PM
Sun
5/11
BOS BOS
@
KCR KCR
2:10 PM
Mon
5/12
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Tue
5/13
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Last Game
BOS Red Sox

20 - 19

5

Final

0

TEX Rangers

18 - 20

Thu 8 May 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
24
14
.632
Phillies Phillies
22
15
.595
1.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
22
16
.579
Brewers Brewers
19
19
.500
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
25
13
.658
Padres Padres
23
13
.639
1.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
21
16
.568
Red Sox Red Sox
20
19
.513
2.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
25
13
.658
Guardians Guardians
22
15
.595
2.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
22
14
.611
Athletics Athletics
20
18
.526
3.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
4/22
PHI PHI
@
NYM NYM
3-4
Tue
4/22
TOR TOR
@
HOU HOU
1-3
Tue
4/22
TBR TBR
@
AZ AZ
7-6
Tue
4/22
MIL MIL
@
SFG SFG
2-4
Wed
4/23
CWS CWS
@
MIN MIN
3-0

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/9
ATL ATL
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Fri
5/9
TEX TEX
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Fri
5/9
STL STL
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Fri
5/9
MIL MIL
@
TBR TBR
7:05 PM
Fri
5/9
CHC CHC
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM