Ted Williams had the best on-base percentage by a player in his first 9 seasons, with an on-base percentage of .486.
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highest obp with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game by a player in first 9 seasons| 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 |  | T. Williams | .486 | 1,273 | 4,555 | 1,164 | 1,594 | 338 | 57 | 293 | 1,135 | 1,183 | 21 | 397 | 19 | 5,764 | 2,925 | 688 | 5 | 111 | .350 | .642 | 1.128 | 1415 | 747.3 | .506 | 190 | 651.9 | |||
| 2 |  | B. Ruth | .462 | 795 | 2,514 | 631 | 846 | 186 | 63 | 197 | 623 | 569 | 16 | 425 | 46 | 3,131 | 1,749 | 446 | 32 | .337 | .696 | 1.157 | 784 | 432.3 | .517 | 202 | 401.4 | ||||
| 3 |  | J. McGraw | .461 | 848 | 3,163 | 840 | 1,063 | 94 | 55 | 10 | 392 | 642 | 88 | 123 | 369 | 3,929 | 1,297 | 159 | 36 | .336 | .410 | .871 | 864 | 265.9 | .431 | 138 | 232.3 | ||||
| 4 | | B. Hamilton | .458 | 1,035 | 4,194 | 1,198 | 1,471 | 171 | 77 | 29 | 513 | 754 | 73 | 142 | 723 | 5,043 | 1,883 | 277 | 22 | .351 | .449 | .907 | 1200 | 416.6 | .440 | 146 | 375.9 | ||||
| 5 |  | L. Gehrig | .443 | 1,076 | 3,946 | 937 | 1,350 | 279 | 104 | 233 | 993 | 698 | 18 | 470 | 59 | 4,762 | 2,536 | 616 | 100 | .342 | .643 | 1.086 | 1116 | 509.4 | .478 | 177 | 495.1 | ||||
| 6 |  | F. Thomas | .443 | 1,236 | 4,406 | 894 | 1,416 | 281 | 10 | 286 | 963 | 989 | 32 | 675 | 25 | 15 | 5,501 | 2,575 | 577 | 0 | 74 | 120 | 137 | .321 | .584 | 1.027 | 1157 | 496.2 | .438 | 170 | 485.4 |
| 7 | | C. Childs | .438 | 1,022 | 3,978 | 960 | 1,290 | 162 | 81 | 18 | 599 | 761 | 43 | 136 | 231 | 4,824 | 1,668 | 261 | 42 | .324 | .419 | .857 | 1041 | 293.1 | .419 | 133 | 252.3 | ||||
| 8 |  | W. Boggs | .436 | 1,338 | 5,153 | 912 | 1,784 | 358 | 41 | 70 | 586 | 841 | 18 | 407 | 14 | 22 | 6,084 | 2,434 | 469 | 23 | 49 | 106 | 137 | .346 | .472 | .908 | 1089 | 400.5 | .402 | 148 | 344.3 |
| 9 | | B. Joyce | .435 | 906 | 3,310 | 822 | 971 | 153 | 106 | 70 | 609 | 721 | 108 | 303 | 266 | 4,163 | 1,546 | 329 | 24 | .293 | .467 | .902 | 933 | 302.4 | .430 | 139 | 267.6 | ||||
| 10 | | J. Foxx | .435 | 959 | 3,323 | 737 | 1,127 | 196 | 66 | 222 | 830 | 556 | 6 | 470 | 31 | 3,938 | 2,121 | 484 | 53 | .339 | .638 | 1.073 | 911 | 411.6 | .472 | 168 | 368.4 | ||||
| 11 | | T. Helton | .433 | 1,279 | 4,560 | 924 | 1,535 | 373 | 24 | 271 | 915 | 773 | 40 | 622 | 33 | 23 | 5,424 | 2,769 | 668 | 3 | 48 | 131 | 111 | .337 | .607 | 1.040 | 1153 | 477.4 | .435 | 146 | 326.9 |
| 12 | | J. Kelley | .432 | 992 | 3,836 | 909 | 1,304 | 210 | 120 | 46 | 777 | 571 | 49 | 229 | 329 | 4,519 | 1,892 | 376 | 63 | .340 | .493 | .925 | 1027 | 332.8 | .435 | 140 | 297 | ||||
| 13 | | J. Burkett | .429 | 1,078 | 4,492 | 1,054 | 1,577 | 192 | 105 | 37 | 572 | 573 | 43 | 234 | 240 | 5,144 | 2,090 | 334 | 36 | .351 | .465 | .895 | 1136 | 350 | .426 | 136 | 301.8 | ||||
| 14 |  | S. Musial | .429 | 1,218 | 4,688 | 920 | 1,624 | 343 | 115 | 174 | 815 | 652 | 24 | 235 | 49 | 5,392 | 2,719 | 632 | 28 | 93 | .346 | .580 | 1.009 | 1116 | 511.7 | .460 | 173 | 466.6 | |||
| 15 |  | A. Pujols | .427 | 1,399 | 5,146 | 1,071 | 1,717 | 387 | 14 | 366 | 1,112 | 811 | 69 | 570 | 61 | 30 | 6,082 | 3,230 | 767 | 1 | 55 | 198 | 180 | .334 | .628 | 1.055 | 1295 | 551.8 | .437 | 169 | 537.6 |
| 16 | | J. Jackson | .427 | 884 | 3,292 | 589 | 1,188 | 212 | 115 | 29 | 473 | 338 | 41 | 184 | 168 | 3,745 | 1,717 | 356 | 74 | .361 | .522 | .948 | 734 | 327.3 | .448 | 169 | 299.6 | ||||
| 17 | | W. Keeler | .426 | 962 | 4,114 | 1,023 | 1,567 | 138 | 98 | 21 | 523 | 259 | 67 | 50 | 334 | 4,547 | 1,964 | 257 | 107 | .381 | .477 | .904 | 978 | 290.8 | .427 | 136 | 255.9 | ||||
| 18 | | R. Thomas | .425 | 1,236 | 4,504 | 909 | 1,342 | 78 | 40 | 6 | 258 | 929 | 65 | 440 | 224 | 5,639 | 1,518 | 124 | 141 | .298 | .337 | .762 | 916 | 258.2 | .382 | 132 | 226.5 | ||||
| 19 |  | M. Mantle | .425 | 1,246 | 4,478 | 994 | 1,392 | 208 | 54 | 280 | 841 | 892 | 9 | 899 | 98 | 25 | 5,409 | 2,548 | 542 | 12 | 18 | 54 | 44 | .311 | .569 | .994 | 1086 | 467.8 | .437 | 172 | 466 |
| 20 | | 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 |
| 21 |  | J. Votto | .423 | 1,110 | 3,945 | 656 | 1,226 | 276 | 14 | 192 | 633 | 754 | 34 | 884 | 59 | 27 | 4,757 | 2,106 | 482 | 0 | 24 | 97 | 85 | .311 | .534 | .957 | 891 | 347.9 | .410 | 157 | 319 |
| 22 | | L. O'Doul | .423 | 766 | 2,699 | 552 | 974 | 157 | 36 | 90 | 440 | 271 | 19 | 92 | 31 | 3,026 | 1,473 | 283 | 37 | .361 | .546 | .969 | 617 | 226.2 | .435 | 144 | 184.5 | ||||
| 23 | | M. Bishop | .420 | 1,064 | 3,728 | 802 | 1,007 | 193 | 32 | 35 | 301 | 940 | 27 | 370 | 36 | 4,771 | 1,369 | 260 | 76 | .270 | .367 | .788 | 742 | 135.4 | .381 | 113 | 82.1 | ||||
| 24 | | E. Collins | .420 | 1,013 | 3,616 | 702 | 1,221 | 157 | 84 | 15 | 474 | 472 | 43 | 250 | 367 | 4,294 | 1,591 | 256 | 163 | .338 | .440 | .860 | 742 | 282 | .416 | 158 | 278.9 | ||||
| 25 |  | T. Cobb | .420 | 1,143 | 4,345 | 808 | 1,600 | 248 | 125 | 47 | 751 | 344 | 41 | 355 | 453 | 4,840 | 2,239 | 420 | 110 | .368 | .515 | .935 | 937 | 430 | .446 | 175 | 397.2 | ||||
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
49 | 33 | .598 | ||
47 | 37 | .560 | 3.0 | |
44 | 40 | .524 | 6.0 | |
43 | 42 | .506 | 7.5 | |
35 | 49 | .417 | 15.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
50 | 31 | .617 | ||
46 | 38 | .548 | 5.5 | |
43 | 38 | .531 | 7.0 | |
42 | 42 | .500 | 9.5 | |
39 | 43 | .476 | 11.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
54 | 30 | .643 | ||
43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | |
41 | 42 | .494 | 12.5 | |
35 | 48 | .422 | 18.5 | |
33 | 51 | .393 | 21.0 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
48 | 33 | .593 | ||
48 | 35 | .578 | 1.0 | |
39 | 45 | .464 | 10.5 | |
39 | 46 | .459 | 11.0 | |
36 | 46 | .439 | 12.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
43 | 39 | .524 | ||
44 | 40 | .524 | ||
40 | 45 | .471 | 4.5 | |
35 | 49 | .417 | 9.0 | |
35 | 50 | .412 | 9.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
42 | 42 | .500 | ||
42 | 43 | .494 | 0.5 | |
42 | 44 | .488 | 1.0 | |
40 | 44 | .476 | 2.0 | |
36 | 49 | .424 | 6.5 |
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