Before 1998, Ted Williams had the highest on-base percentage in a season, with an on-base percentage of .553 in 1941.
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highest obp with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a player in a season before 1998| 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 |  | T. Williams | .553 | 1941 | 143 | 456 | 135 | 185 | 33 | 3 | 37 | 120 | 147 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 606 | 335 | 73 | 0 | 10 | .406 | .735 | 1.287 | 179 | 108.8 | .568 | 221 | 96.9 | |||
| 2 |  | J. McGraw | .547 | 1899 | 117 | 399 | 140 | 156 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 124 | 14 | 21 | 73 | 539 | 178 | 17 | 2 | .391 | .446 | .994 | 140 | 65.2 | .494 | 178 | 61.2 | |||||
| 3 |  | B. Ruth | .545 | 1923 | 152 | 522 | 151 | 205 | 45 | 13 | 41 | 130 | 170 | 4 | 93 | 17 | 21 | 699 | 399 | 99 | 3 | .393 | .764 | 1.309 | 211 | 124.7 | .571 | 230 | 120.4 | ||||
| 4 | | B. Ruth | .532 | 1920 | 142 | 458 | 158 | 172 | 36 | 9 | 54 | 135 | 150 | 3 | 80 | 14 | 14 | 616 | 388 | 99 | 5 | .376 | .847 | 1.379 | 191 | 120.9 | .597 | 237 | 110.5 | ||||
| 5 | | T. Williams | .526 | 1957 | 132 | 420 | 96 | 163 | 28 | 1 | 38 | 87 | 119 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 546 | 307 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 11 | .388 | .731 | 1.257 | 148 | 87.3 | .524 | 223 | 79 | |
| 6 | | B. Hamilton | .521 | 1894 | 132 | 558 | 198 | 225 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 90 | 128 | 9 | 19 | 100 | 702 | 292 | 44 | 7 | .403 | .523 | 1.044 | 209 | 81.9 | .495 | 157 | 76.2 | |||||
| 7 | | B. Ruth | .516 | 1926 | 152 | 495 | 139 | 184 | 30 | 5 | 47 | 153 | 144 | 3 | 76 | 11 | 9 | 652 | 365 | 82 | 10 | .372 | .737 | 1.253 | 184 | 105.6 | .551 | 216 | 100.6 | ||||
| 8 | | T. Williams | .513 | 1954 | 117 | 386 | 93 | 133 | 23 | 1 | 29 | 89 | 136 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 526 | 245 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .345 | .635 | 1.148 | 131 | 71.1 | .507 | 207 | 65.5 | ||
| 9 | | B. Ruth | .513 | 1924 | 153 | 529 | 143 | 200 | 39 | 7 | 46 | 124 | 142 | 4 | 81 | 9 | 13 | 681 | 391 | 92 | 6 | .378 | .739 | 1.252 | 193 | 109.2 | .549 | 210 | 102 | ||||
| 10 | | B. Ruth | .512 | 1921 | 152 | 540 | 177 | 204 | 44 | 16 | 59 | 168 | 145 | 4 | 81 | 17 | 13 | 693 | 457 | 119 | 4 | .378 | .846 | 1.359 | 214 | 127.8 | .575 | 224 | 118.7 | ||||
| 11 |  | M. Mantle | .512 | 1957 | 144 | 474 | 121 | 173 | 28 | 6 | 34 | 94 | 146 | 0 | 75 | 16 | 3 | 623 | 315 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 5 | .365 | .665 | 1.177 | 157 | 87.1 | .498 | 217 | 86 | |
| 12 |  | R. Hornsby | .507 | 1924 | 143 | 536 | 121 | 227 | 43 | 14 | 25 | 94 | 89 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 12 | 640 | 373 | 82 | 13 | .424 | .696 | 1.203 | 175 | 96.7 | .537 | 221 | 95.9 | ||||
| 13 | | J. McGraw | .505 | 1900 | 99 | 334 | 84 | 115 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 85 | 23 | 9 | 29 | 447 | 139 | 16 | 5 | .344 | .416 | .921 | 103 | 42.5 | .458 | 160 | 38.5 | |||||
| 14 | | J. Kelley | .502 | 1894 | 129 | 507 | 165 | 199 | 48 | 20 | 6 | 111 | 107 | 5 | 36 | 46 | 638 | 305 | 74 | 19 | .393 | .602 | 1.104 | 194 | 78.6 | .502 | 159 | 71.1 | |||||
| 15 | | H. Duffy | .502 | 1894 | 125 | 539 | 160 | 237 | 51 | 16 | 18 | 145 | 66 | 1 | 15 | 48 | 616 | 374 | 85 | 10 | .440 | .694 | 1.196 | 203 | 91.3 | .526 | 169 | 80.7 | |||||
| 16 | | E. Delahanty | .500 | 1895 | 116 | 480 | 149 | 194 | 49 | 10 | 11 | 106 | 86 | 6 | 31 | 46 | 578 | 296 | 70 | 6 | .404 | .617 | 1.117 | 174 | 78.7 | .510 | 177 | 76.8 | |||||
| 17 | | T. Williams | .499 | 1942 | 150 | 522 | 141 | 186 | 34 | 5 | 36 | 137 | 145 | 4 | 51 | 3 | 2 | 671 | 338 | 75 | 0 | 12 | .356 | .648 | 1.147 | 168 | 96.2 | .524 | 209 | 86.5 | |||
| 18 | | T. Williams | .499 | 1947 | 156 | 528 | 125 | 181 | 40 | 9 | 32 | 114 | 162 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 693 | 335 | 81 | 1 | 10 | .343 | .634 | 1.133 | 170 | 91.3 | .508 | 207 | 86.2 | |||
| 19 |  | R. Hornsby | .498 | 1928 | 140 | 486 | 99 | 188 | 42 | 7 | 21 | 94 | 107 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 619 | 307 | 70 | 25 | .387 | .632 | 1.130 | 156 | 80.2 | .506 | 196 | 78.1 | |||||
| 20 | | T. Williams | .497 | 1946 | 150 | 514 | 142 | 176 | 37 | 8 | 38 | 123 | 156 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 672 | 343 | 83 | 0 | 12 | .342 | .667 | 1.164 | 166 | 95.8 | .525 | 214 | 87.5 | |||
| 21 | | T. Williams | .497 | 1948 | 137 | 509 | 124 | 188 | 44 | 3 | 25 | 127 | 126 | 3 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 638 | 313 | 72 | 0 | 10 | .369 | .615 | 1.112 | 156 | 81 | .504 | 184 | 68.8 | |||
| 22 | | B. Joyce | .496 | 1894 | 99 | 355 | 103 | 126 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 89 | 87 | 12 | 33 | 21 | 459 | 230 | 56 | 5 | .355 | .648 | 1.143 | 141 | 58.1 | .505 | 163 | 54.4 | |||||
| 23 | | B. Ruth | .495 | 1931 | 145 | 534 | 149 | 199 | 31 | 3 | 46 | 162 | 128 | 1 | 51 | 5 | 4 | 663 | 374 | 80 | 0 | .373 | .700 | 1.195 | 181 | 98.6 | .525 | 206 | 95.1 | ||||
| 24 | | B. Ruth | .493 | 1930 | 145 | 518 | 150 | 186 | 28 | 9 | 49 | 153 | 136 | 1 | 61 | 10 | 10 | 676 | 379 | 86 | 21 | .359 | .732 | 1.225 | 192 | 97 | .517 | 204 | 100.6 | ||||
| 25 | | A. Vaughan | .491 | 1935 | 137 | 499 | 108 | 192 | 34 | 10 | 19 | 99 | 97 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 610 | 303 | 63 | 7 | 5 | .385 | .607 | 1.098 | 151 | 75 | .493 | 194 | 72.7 | ||||
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