highest obp in the 1930s

Between the 1930 and 1939 seasons, Babe Ruth had the best on-base percentage, with an on-base percentage of .472.

Interpreted as:
highest obp with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game by a player in the 1930s
NAMEOBPGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.472
713
2,405
607
797
110
24
198
652
632
8
351
22
3,066
1,549
332
21
.331
.644
1.116
764
375.1
.490
186
363.4
2Lou Gehrig
L. Gehrig
.453
1,397
5,255
1,257
1,802
328
91
347
1,360
1,028
30
439
72
6,339
3,353
766
26
2
.343
.638
1.091
1522
719.6
.481
174
666.9
3Charlie Keller
C. Keller
.447
111
398
87
133
21
6
11
83
81
0
49
6
3
490
199
38
11
4
.334
.500
.947
97
36.5
.436
146
31.4
4Jimmie Foxx
J. Foxx
.440
1,470
5,495
1,244
1,845
316
87
415
1,403
1,015
7
876
65
6,552
3,580
818
35
17
.336
.652
1.091
1555
726.8
.479
166
611.7
5Ted Williams
T. Williams
.436
149
565
131
185
44
11
31
145
107
2
64
2
1
677
344
86
3
10
.327
.609
1.045
150
66.1
.464
156
53.1
6Mickey Cochrane
M. Cochrane
.434
836
2,965
637
959
221
24
76
496
562
20
143
29
3,599
1,456
321
52
.323
.491
.926
698
243.2
.425
139
194.9
7Max Bishop
M. Bishop
.427
648
2,113
485
570
124
15
26
190
566
12
236
12
2,732
802
165
41
.270
.380
.806
447
101.5
.387
117
64.3
8Johnny Mize
J. Mize
.425
573
2,069
368
716
148
45
99
416
272
14
185
3
2,369
1,251
292
14
9
.346
.605
1.030
518
219.3
.458
173
213.8
9Mel Ott
M. Ott
.420
1,473
5,341
1,095
1,673
287
54
308
1,135
956
30
474
50
6,388
2,992
649
61
5
.313
.560
.980
1315
508.3
.439
163
512.2
10Arky Vaughan
A. Vaughan
.420
1,149
4,300
754
1,413
231
94
71
631
640
35
189
66
5,055
2,045
396
80
5
.329
.476
.895
921
290.5
.412
146
289.9
11Hank Greenberg
H. Greenberg
.415
882
3,358
698
1,086
262
53
206
851
517
11
556
43
3,917
2,072
521
31
8
.323
.617
1.032
852
365.8
.457
152
291.9
12Charlie Gehringer
C. Gehringer
.414
1,434
5,629
1,181
1,865
400
76
146
1,003
766
29
209
101
6,492
2,855
622
68
7
.331
.507
.921
1225
404.3
.419
132
295.1
13Lefty O'Doul
L. O'Doul
.410
626
2,200
399
759
119
31
73
364
223
19
87
24
2,460
1,159
223
18
.345
.527
.937
478
164.9
.422
145
147.8
14Harry Heilmann
H. Heilmann
.407
157
490
82
161
45
6
19
97
64
1
52
2
570
275
70
15
.329
.561
.968
115
35.5
.424
133
30.2
15George Selkirk
G. Selkirk
.406
616
2,169
390
657
106
36
83
470
358
18
238
45
2,562
1,084
225
17
3
.303
.500
.906
468
144.1
.413
131
113.6
16Harlond Clift
H. Clift
.404
891
3,254
662
935
182
41
123
518
609
31
409
41
3,924
1,568
346
30
6
.287
.482
.886
696
200.8
.407
118
103.7
17Ed Morgan
E. Morgan
.402
602
2,227
410
695
143
29
45
382
327
7
211
27
2,601
1,031
217
40
.312
.463
.865
448
113.9
.395
120
72.5
18Bob Johnson
B. Johnson
.401
1,023
3,814
728
1,168
217
53
186
750
593
8
478
61
4,436
2,049
456
21
12
.306
.537
.938
843
289.5
.423
133
207.4
19Bill Terry
B. Terry
.399
961
3,789
688
1,332
216
70
82
602
296
6
236
30
4,162
1,934
368
71
.352
.510
.910
766
237.3
.411
142
234.2
20Paul Waner
P. Waner
.399
1,463
5,834
973
1,959
372
112
70
749
594
21
238
63
6,544
2,765
554
95
12
.336
.474
.873
1131
304.8
.399
135
290.9
21Luke Appling
L. Appling
.399
1,184
4,311
695
1,343
230
57
23
615
624
4
266
86
4,979
1,756
310
40
11
.312
.407
.806
772
151.9
.379
109
68.9
22Buddy Myer
B. Myer
.399
1,227
4,660
841
1,426
240
92
31
570
696
23
309
78
5,451
1,943
363
72
3
.306
.417
.816
858
171.4
.381
115
114.9
23Earle Combs
E. Combs
.397
693
2,652
572
841
135
70
31
329
346
6
114
40
3,026
1,209
236
22
.317
.456
.853
508
124.1
.391
126
111.1
24Joe DiMaggio
J. DiMaggio
.397
554
2,319
520
791
143
49
137
558
199
15
117
16
2,544
1,443
329
11
11
.341
.622
1.019
539
217.2
.450
149
180.8
25Earl Averill
E. Averill
.397
1,445
5,621
1,102
1,786
354
114
218
1,046
705
29
447
57
6,392
3,022
686
37
4
.318
.538
.934
1208
401
.419
132
288.2

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TEAMWLPCTGB
Yankees Yankees
43
27
.614
41
27
.603
1.0
34
38
.472
10.0
34
39
.466
10.5
29
40
.420
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
6/16
@
7:05 PM
Wed
6/17
@
7:05 PM
Thu
6/18
@
7:05 PM
Fri
6/19
@
7:05 PM
Sat
6/20
@
1:35 PM
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MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
46
25
.648
38
33
.535
8.0
37
35
.514
9.5
36
36
.500
10.5
32
39
.451
14.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
43
26
.623
38
31
.551
5.0
37
35
.514
7.5
36
36
.500
8.5
33
37
.471
10.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
45
27
.625
37
33
.529
7.0
36
35
.507
8.5
29
43
.403
16.0
27
45
.375
18.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
43
27
.614
41
27
.603
1.0
34
38
.472
10.0
34
39
.466
10.5
29
40
.420
13.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
38
32
.543
39
33
.542
33
40
.452
6.5
29
42
.408
9.5
29
43
.403
10.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
37
36
.507
35
36
.493
1.0
35
36
.493
1.0
33
40
.452
4.0
29
43
.403
7.5

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
5/30
@
4-9
Sat
5/30
@
9-10
Sat
5/30
@
5-2
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5/30
@
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5/31
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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6/15
@
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Mon
6/15
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Mon
6/15
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Mon
6/15
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Mon
6/15
@
8:05 PM