highest on base percentage through first 8 seasons

Ted Williams had the highest on-base percentage by a player in his first 8 seasons, with an on-base percentage of .488.

Interpreted as:

highest on base percentage with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game by a player through first 8 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	Ted Williams T. Williams	.488	1,184	4,221	1,082	1,488	314	56	265	1,038	1,101	21	376	16		5,348	2,709	635	5			99	.353	.642	1.130	1317	701.2	.508	192	614.4
2	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	.467	685	2,108	537	718	162	55	162	527	485	15	345	44		2,636	1,476	379	28				.341	.700	1.167	667	377.9	.523	206	350.5
3	Billy Hamilton B. Hamilton	.455	904	3,670	1,045	1,279	147	67	26	458	644	71	113	640		4,401	1,638	240	16				.349	.446	.901	1045	359.9	.437	146	328.7
4	Frank Thomas F. Thomas	.452	1,076	3,821	785	1,261	246	8	257	854	879	26	582	18	15	4,789	2,294	511	0	63	118	123	.330	.600	1.053	1043	469.9	.448	177	461.5
5	John McGraw J. McGraw	.447	731	2,764	700	907	81	52	9	359	518	74	102	296		3,390	1,119	142	34				.328	.405	.852	725	200.7	.421	132	171.1
6	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
7	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	.443	921	3,327	774	1,139	248	89	187	808	581	18	414	42		4,024	2,126	524	98				.342	.639	1.082	937	421.7	.476	175	411.4
8	Cupid Childs C. Childs	.438	908	3,534	855	1,140	147	72	17	538	687	41	117	206		4,287	1,482	236	25				.323	.419	.858	932	265	.420	134	227.8
9	Joe Kelley J. Kelley	.435	849	3,298	801	1,129	189	106	40	684	501	42	206	298		3,893	1,650	335	52				.342	.500	.936	907	298.7	.439	141	268.4
10	Bill Joyce 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
11	Joe Jackson J. Jackson	.434	729	2,700	498	986	172	94	26	395	292	36	159	144		3,086	1,424	292	58				.365	.527	.961	622	279.4	.453	171	256.9
12	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	.432	810	2,750	612	923	159	57	174	667	460	5	377	29		3,268	1,718	390	53				.336	.625	1.056	741	319.5	.464	164	288.6
13	Jesse Burkett J. Burkett	.432	928	3,868	940	1,364	174	96	37	530	504	34	204	221		4,438	1,841	307	32				.353	.476	.908	1008	314.5	.431	137	271
14	Todd Helton T. Helton	.432	1,135	4,051	832	1,372	328	22	251	836	667	31	542	30	23	4,798	2,497	601	2	47	109	97	.339	.616	1.048	1031	430.6	.438	147	291.2
15	Willie Keeler W. Keeler	.430	826	3,551	917	1,363	125	86	17	455	229	60	46	293		3,928	1,711	228	88				.384	.482	.912	862	258.9	.431	137	229.4
16	Roy Thomas R. Thomas	.430	1,115	4,085	839	1,240	63	37	5	235	846	61	409	213		5,118	1,392	105	126				.304	.341	.771	853	245.1	.386	134	217.6
17	Mickey Mantle M. Mantle	.430	1,102	3,937	890	1,238	185	50	249	766	799	7	773	77	22	4,770	2,270	484	11	16	48	37	.314	.577	1.006	974	428.8	.442	174	426.8
18	Stan Musial 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
19	Albert Pujols A. Pujols	.425	1,239	4,578	947	1,531	342	13	319	977	696	60	506	45	26	5,382	2,856	674	1	47	154	157	.334	.624	1.049	1143	483.2	.435	168	468.8
20	Lefty O'Doul L. O'Doul	.423	618	2,104	432	755	125	28	69	350	221	12	72	20		2,369	1,143	222	32				.359	.543	.966	481	172.4	.434	138	130.9
21	Ferris Fain F. Fain	.422	1,037	3,672	563	1,072	202	30	46	539	810	17	236	41	11	4,546	1,472	278	42	5		107	.292	.401	.822	721	188.3	.391	127	148.8
22	Max Bishop M. Bishop	.421	950	3,319	713	903	169	30	30	264	830	27	327	34		4,249	1,222	229	73				.272	.368	.790	662	120.9	.383	113	74.9
23	Arky 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
24	Juan Soto J. Soto	.419	1,017	3,568	715	1,008	193	15	220	637	836	17	753	66	24	4,447	1,891	428	2	24	72	98	.283	.530	.949	852	320.7	.402	158	312.5
25	Joey Votto J. Votto	.417	952	3,400	561	1,055	243	12	163	553	611	29	749	48	24	4,062	1,811	418	0	22	82	74	.310	.533	.950	750	284.7	.407	154	259.4