Between the 1940 and 1949 seasons, Ted Williams had the highest on-base percentage, with an on-base percentage of .496.
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highest obp with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game by a player in the 1940s| 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 | .496 | 1,035 | 3,656 | 951 | 1,303 | 270 | 45 | 234 | 893 | 994 | 19 | 312 | 14 | 4,671 | 2,365 | 549 | 2 | 89 | .356 | .647 | 1.143 | 1167 | 635.1 | .514 | 197 | 561.3 | |||
| 2 |  | S. Musial | .428 | 1,072 | 4,133 | 815 | 1,432 | 302 | 108 | 146 | 706 | 565 | 21 | 199 | 44 | 4,747 | 2,388 | 556 | 28 | 82 | .346 | .578 | 1.005 | 976 | 451.5 | .460 | 174 | 410.1 | |||
| 3 |  | A. Galan | .414 | 972 | 2,969 | 506 | 867 | 187 | 30 | 45 | 430 | 606 | 11 | 184 | 42 | 3,613 | 1,249 | 262 | 27 | 37 | .292 | .421 | .835 | 577 | 183.1 | .399 | 136 | 153.9 | |||
| 4 | | F. Fain | .413 | 431 | 1,506 | 232 | 418 | 76 | 17 | 17 | 237 | 344 | 5 | 122 | 22 | 1,883 | 579 | 110 | 28 | 47 | .278 | .384 | .798 | 285 | 64.5 | .385 | 121 | 49.2 | |||
| 5 | | R. Cullenbine | .411 | 1,081 | 3,633 | 584 | 1,010 | 199 | 27 | 104 | 567 | 807 | 11 | 361 | 24 | 4,494 | 1,575 | 330 | 43 | 59 | .278 | .434 | .844 | 732 | 239.2 | .402 | 139 | 201.1 | |||
| 6 | | C. Keller | .406 | 953 | 3,278 | 625 | 920 | 142 | 63 | 173 | 640 | 679 | 10 | 431 | 39 | 3,975 | 1,707 | 378 | 8 | 46 | .281 | .521 | .926 | 727 | 287 | .428 | 154 | 254.1 | |||
| 7 | | H. Greenberg | .406 | 512 | 1,835 | 348 | 542 | 117 | 18 | 125 | 423 | 335 | 5 | 288 | 15 | 2,179 | 1,070 | 260 | 4 | 58 | .295 | .583 | .989 | 436 | 190.3 | .447 | 157 | 154.9 | |||
| 8 |  | J. DiMaggio | .404 | 927 | 3,562 | 684 | 1,156 | 191 | 68 | 180 | 786 | 450 | 24 | 183 | 14 | 4,039 | 2,023 | 439 | 3 | 89 | .325 | .568 | .972 | 792 | 333 | .442 | 159 | 299.6 | |||
| 9 | | E. Fletcher | .404 | 936 | 3,183 | 517 | 871 | 150 | 42 | 59 | 444 | 661 | 32 | 343 | 18 | 3,909 | 1,282 | 251 | 33 | 55 | .274 | .403 | .806 | 594 | 159.4 | .386 | 131 | 138 | |||
| 10 | | E. Stanky | .403 | 892 | 3,146 | 590 | 842 | 139 | 28 | 7 | 262 | 700 | 16 | 248 | 31 | 3,946 | 1,058 | 174 | 84 | 49 | .268 | .336 | .740 | 530 | 95.5 | .365 | 114 | 66.1 | |||
| 11 |  | M. Ott | .403 | 866 | 2,912 | 527 | 815 | 129 | 9 | 142 | 474 | 573 | 26 | 330 | 27 | 3,535 | 1,388 | 280 | 24 | 33 | .280 | .477 | .879 | 610 | 218.9 | .413 | 148 | 194.8 | |||
| 12 | | L. Appling | .403 | 1,188 | 4,417 | 613 | 1,376 | 207 | 41 | 22 | 488 | 666 | 7 | 254 | 91 | 5,120 | 1,731 | 270 | 30 | 111 | .312 | .392 | .794 | 755 | 179.6 | .379 | 122 | 137.2 | |||
| 13 | | P. Weintraub | .402 | 186 | 644 | 100 | 191 | 27 | 10 | 23 | 119 | 113 | 0 | 88 | 2 | 764 | 307 | 60 | 7 | 15 | .297 | .477 | .878 | 130 | 47.7 | .413 | 143 | 38.4 | |||
| 14 | | S. Hack | .401 | 1,000 | 3,818 | 639 | 1,155 | 200 | 32 | 29 | 272 | 626 | 5 | 233 | 65 | 4,501 | 1,506 | 261 | 52 | 32 | .303 | .394 | .796 | 667 | 171.2 | .380 | 130 | 155.6 | |||
| 15 | | A. Bergamo | .400 | 174 | 496 | 86 | 151 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 78 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 589 | 199 | 33 | 14 | 2 | .304 | .401 | .801 | 88 | 24.4 | .385 | 126 | 18.2 | |||
| 16 | | R. Kiner | .398 | 604 | 2,171 | 401 | 618 | 78 | 17 | 168 | 458 | 401 | 7 | 312 | 11 | 2,582 | 1,234 | 263 | 3 | 52 | .285 | .568 | .966 | 495 | 200.8 | .438 | 153 | 169.6 | |||
| 17 | | R. Sievers | .398 | 140 | 471 | 84 | 144 | 28 | 1 | 16 | 91 | 70 | 2 | 75 | 1 | 5 | 545 | 222 | 45 | 2 | 15 | .306 | .471 | .869 | 91 | 25.9 | .404 | 123 | 16 | ||
| 18 | | C. Gehringer | .397 | 311 | 996 | 179 | 269 | 52 | 7 | 14 | 134 | 203 | 6 | 47 | 11 | 1,218 | 377 | 73 | 13 | 20 | .270 | .379 | .775 | 179 | 35 | .370 | 103 | 5.4 | |||
| 19 | | B. Goodman | .397 | 261 | 899 | 120 | 272 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 123 | 133 | 7 | 67 | 7 | 1,048 | 335 | 56 | 9 | 32 | .303 | .373 | .769 | 146 | 22.3 | .370 | 102 | 2.9 | |||
| 20 | | B. McCosky | .396 | 813 | 3,143 | 494 | 1,010 | 157 | 54 | 17 | 305 | 381 | 8 | 184 | 36 | 3,597 | 1,326 | 228 | 65 | 47 | .321 | .422 | .818 | 548 | 140.3 | .384 | 119 | 85.4 | |||
| 21 | | D. Wakefield | .396 | 632 | 2,128 | 334 | 624 | 102 | 29 | 56 | 314 | 358 | 3 | 268 | 10 | 2,499 | 952 | 187 | 10 | 51 | .293 | .447 | .843 | 395 | 122.8 | .398 | 134 | 96.9 | |||
| 22 | | E. Valo | .396 | 714 | 2,429 | 391 | 689 | 96 | 41 | 21 | 262 | 436 | 14 | 120 | 61 | 2,925 | 930 | 158 | 46 | 50 | .284 | .383 | .778 | 417 | 89.8 | .374 | 117 | 62.5 | |||
| 23 |  | J. Robinson | .395 | 454 | 1,757 | 355 | 548 | 107 | 25 | 40 | 257 | 217 | 24 | 100 | 88 | 2,051 | 825 | 172 | 53 | 34 | .312 | .470 | .864 | 337 | 97.4 | .401 | 130 | 76.1 | |||
| 24 | | J. Pesky | .394 | 746 | 3,048 | 561 | 964 | 152 | 34 | 9 | 269 | 378 | 15 | 138 | 44 | 3,498 | 1,211 | 195 | 57 | 48 | .316 | .397 | .792 | 503 | 109.9 | .377 | 115 | 60.2 | |||
| 25 | | J. Mize | .394 | 949 | 3,527 | 655 | 1,071 | 181 | 37 | 217 | 744 | 496 | 28 | 259 | 24 | 4,057 | 1,977 | 435 | 6 | 49 | .304 | .561 | .954 | 770 | 306 | .434 | 157 | 276.1 | |||
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