Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Wade Boggs had the best on-base percentage, with an on-base percentage of .443.

Interpreted as:

highest obp with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game by a player in the 1980s

	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	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.443	1,183	4,534	823	1,597	314	36	64	523	754	17	339	14	22	5,371	2,175	414	23	43	87	123	.352	.480	.922	989	380.2	.409	151	329.6
2	Kal Daniels K. Daniels	.407	377	1,215	235	367	76	6	54	168	212	8	219	77	20	1,444	617	136	2	7	23	23	.302	.508	.915	259	94.1	.400	152	87.1
3	Rickey Henderson R. Henderson	.403	1,383	5,173	1,122	1,507	248	44	137	535	962	31	697	838	190	6,206	2,254	429	10	30	31	80	.291	.436	.839	993	296.6	.379	140	288.6
4	Kevin Seitzer K. Seitzer	.394	498	1,893	289	576	86	16	26	202	273	14	239	39	23	2,199	772	128	8	11	11	49	.304	.408	.802	328	77.5	.362	125	65.4
5	George Brett G. Brett	.392	1,252	4,653	768	1,446	303	47	193	851	647	18	411	79	29	5,381	2,422	543	0	63	148	111	.311	.521	.913	924	318.4	.394	145	287
6	Mike Greenwell M. Greenwell	.392	476	1,646	255	526	109	14	59	315	186	18	133	35	17	1,864	840	182	0	14	35	40	.320	.510	.902	321	111	.393	142	94.1
7	Alvin Davis A. Davis	.392	881	3,180	461	921	176	9	131	530	531	24	403	7	11	3,772	1,508	316	2	35	67	78	.290	.474	.866	612	183	.380	134	150.6
8	Tim Raines T. Raines	.391	1,269	4,848	866	1,467	262	76	87	490	705	22	520	583	90	5,621	2,142	425	16	30	110	72	.303	.442	.833	857	222.2	.369	134	220.6
9	Mike Hargrove M. Hargrove	.391	788	2,607	328	750	118	10	23	327	442	21	217	12	16	3,125	957	151	22	33	28	89	.288	.367	.758	420	71.6	.348	114	51.3
10	Keith Hernandez K. Hernandez	.390	1,357	4,932	744	1,480	273	32	114	735	742	24	674	63	42	5,756	2,159	419	4	54	93	107	.300	.438	.828	872	220.5	.368	134	226.2
11	Jack Clark J. Clark	.389	1,189	4,124	697	1,107	197	21	216	751	835	11	870	27	30	5,021	1,994	434	1	50	94	110	.268	.484	.873	821	257.1	.383	145	258.2
12	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.389	1,060	4,078	617	1,354	192	51	45	416	382	11	233	221	84	4,527	1,783	288	34	22	88	102	.332	.437	.826	678	164.4	.364	133	170.7
13	Mark Grace M. Grace	.388	276	996	139	304	51	7	20	136	140	0	85	17	10	1,146	429	78	3	7	18	25	.305	.431	.819	172	46.7	.367	132	39.8
14	Rod Carew R. Carew	.388	724	2,671	396	838	125	19	15	238	332	5	266	64	56	3,077	1,046	159	52	17	38	63	.314	.392	.780	425	81.6	.353	119	69.7
15	John Kruk J. Kruk	.388	492	1,460	212	424	60	11	41	217	242	0	272	28	17	1,726	629	112	10	14	29	34	.290	.431	.819	259	61.1	.363	130	61.1
16	Dwight Evans D. Evans	.385	1,466	5,350	956	1,497	306	43	256	900	919	31	1,023	37	21	6,371	2,657	605	19	52	33	130	.280	.497	.882	1073	356	.390	139	294.9
17	Mike Schmidt M. Schmidt	.385	1,320	4,639	832	1,287	225	28	313	929	818	34	925	57	38	5,556	2,507	566	0	65	138	103	.277	.540	.925	972	344	.398	151	325.7
18	Fred McGriff F. McGriff	.385	425	1,387	257	373	78	7	90	217	258	9	387	16	7	1,664	735	175	1	9	19	32	.269	.530	.915	295	108.3	.401	150	97
19	Dave Magadan D. Magadan	.384	334	898	110	263	50	4	8	103	134	3	99	1	1	1,046	345	62	3	8	12	17	.293	.384	.768	143	25.6	.347	125	29.7
20	Pedro Guerrero P. Guerrero	.383	1,212	4,251	627	1,310	216	25	191	722	516	30	707	88	42	4,858	2,149	432	9	52	95	91	.308	.506	.888	808	261.4	.387	149	271.6
21	Dwight Smith D. Smith	.382	109	343	52	111	19	6	9	52	31	2	51	9	4	381	169	34	4	1	0	4	.324	.493	.875	64	22.5	.392	149	20.2
22	Will Clark W. Clark	.380	582	2,100	361	638	125	22	98	352	257	17	406	26	28	2,410	1,101	245	12	24	62	20	.304	.524	.905	407	133.1	.389	152	141.6
23	Jason Thompson J. Thompson	.380	839	2,724	371	715	127	2	114	448	531	6	513	4	2	3,294	1,188	243	2	31	51	64	.262	.436	.816	487	118.4	.365	129	107.7
24	Toby Harrah T. Harrah	.379	872	2,988	486	803	131	20	67	358	513	35	346	78	25	3,586	1,175	218	18	32	23	67	.269	.393	.772	495	93.2	.352	117	70.4
25	Jody Reed J. Reed	.378	264	892	140	259	66	4	4	76	122	8	65	6	9	1,054	345	74	25	7	1	17	.290	.387	.765	145	29.6	.350	116	19.3