Pete Runnels had the highest on-base percentage for the Red Sox in 1961, with an on-base percentage of .396.
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highest obp with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game in the 1961 as a red sox| 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 |  | P. Runnels | .396 | 1961 | 143 | 360 | 49 | 114 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 46 | 3 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 414 | 149 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .317 | .414 | .810 | 63 | 13.7 | .365 | 116 | 8.3 | |
| 2 | | D. Buddin | .394 | 1961 | 115 | 339 | 58 | 89 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 72 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 420 | 135 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | .263 | .398 | .792 | 61 | 11.4 | .357 | 111 | 5.9 | |
| 3 | | P. Green | .376 | 1961 | 88 | 219 | 33 | 57 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 42 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 264 | 93 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .260 | .425 | .801 | 38 | 7.1 | .357 | 111 | 3.6 | |
| 4 | | J. Jensen | .350 | 1961 | 137 | 498 | 64 | 131 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 66 | 66 | 3 | 69 | 9 | 8 | 573 | 195 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 | .263 | .392 | .742 | 73 | 5.2 | .335 | 97 | -2.3 | |
| 5 | | G. Geiger | .349 | 1961 | 140 | 499 | 82 | 116 | 21 | 6 | 18 | 64 | 87 | 4 | 91 | 16 | 4 | 599 | 203 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | .232 | .407 | .756 | 78 | 7.6 | .339 | 100 | -0.3 | |
| 6 | | J. Pagliaroni | .342 | 1961 | 120 | 376 | 50 | 91 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 58 | 55 | 4 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 440 | 156 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | .242 | .415 | .757 | 58 | 6.1 | .341 | 101 | 0.3 | |
| 7 | | C. Schilling | .340 | 1961 | 158 | 646 | 87 | 167 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 78 | 2 | 77 | 7 | 6 | 738 | 211 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .259 | .327 | .666 | 78 | -8.8 | .309 | 80 | -18.5 | |
| 8 | | V. Wertz | .339 | 1961 | 99 | 317 | 33 | 83 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 60 | 38 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 363 | 136 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | .262 | .429 | .768 | 47 | 4.1 | .338 | 99 | -0.6 | |
| 9 | | C. Hardy | .330 | 1961 | 85 | 281 | 46 | 74 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 26 | 2 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 312 | 107 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .263 | .381 | .711 | 36 | -0.6 | .321 | 88 | -4.7 | |
| 10 | | R. Nixon | .327 | 1961 | 87 | 242 | 24 | 70 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 262 | 89 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .289 | .368 | .695 | 28 | -2.8 | .310 | 81 | -6.2 | |
| 11 |  | C. Yastrzemski | .324 | 1961 | 148 | 583 | 71 | 155 | 31 | 6 | 11 | 80 | 50 | 3 | 96 | 6 | 5 | 643 | 231 | 48 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 19 | .266 | .396 | .721 | 74 | -1.7 | .320 | 88 | -10.1 | |
| 12 | | F. Malzone | .314 | 1961 | 151 | 590 | 74 | 157 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 87 | 44 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 3 | 644 | 228 | 39 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 19 | .266 | .386 | .700 | 69 | -7 | .310 | 81 | -15.4 |
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