highest ops with less than 28.1 batting average in a season since 1947 with at least 500 pa

Since 1947, Mark McGwire has the best OPS with a batting average below .281 and 500+ plate appearances in a season, with an OPS of 1.120 in 1999.

Interpreted as:
highest ops by a player with less than 28.1 batting average in a season since 1947 with at least 500 pa
NAME OPS AVG PA SEASON TM G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP OBP SLG WRC WRAA WOBA WRC+ BRAA
1 Mark McGwire
M. McGwire
1.120
.278
661
1999
STL STL
153
521
118
145
21
1
65
147
133
2
141
0
0
363
87
0
5
21
12
.424
.697
150
64.2
.453
169
61.5
2 Mark McGwire
M. McGwire
1.039
.274
657
1997
TOT
156
540
86
148
27
0
58
123
101
9
159
3
0
349
85
0
7
16
9
.393
.646
134
52.9
.429
161
51.4
3 Reggie Jackson
R. Jackson
1.018
.275
677
1969
OAK OAK
152
549
123
151
36
3
47
118
114
12
142
13
5
334
86
1
1
20
8
.410
.608
137
64.9
.442
179
62.1
4 Harmon Killebrew
H. Killebrew
1.011
.276
709
1969
MIN MIN
162
555
106
153
20
2
49
140
145
5
84
8
2
324
71
0
4
20
16
.427
.584
143
67.4
.441
173
59.9
5 Jim Edmonds
J. Edmonds
1.002
.275
531
2003
STL STL
137
447
89
123
32
2
39
89
77
4
127
1
3
276
73
1
2
6
11
.385
.617
105
39.9
.417
156
38.1
6 Ralph Kiner
R. Kiner
.998
.272
672
1950
PIT PIT
150
547
112
149
21
6
47
118
122
3
79
2
323
74
0
22
.408
.590
136
52
.441
152
44.9
7 Jose Bautista
J. Bautista
.995
.260
683
2010
TOR TOR
161
569
109
148
35
3
54
124
100
10
116
9
2
351
92
0
4
2
10
.378
.617
134
55.1
.422
165
52.4
8 Roger Maris
R. Maris
.993
.269
698
1961
NYY NYY
161
590
132
159
16
4
61
141
94
7
67
0
0
366
81
0
7
0
16
.372
.620
138
55.9
.424
162
55.1
9 Carlos Beltran
C. Beltran
.982
.275
617
2006
NYM NYM
140
510
127
140
38
1
41
116
95
4
99
18
3
303
80
1
7
6
6
.388
.594
118
40.3
.408
149
39.4
10 Jim Thome
J. Thome
.977
.274
618
2004
PHI PHI
143
508
97
139
28
1
42
105
104
2
144
0
2
295
71
0
4
26
10
.396
.581
113
36.6
.400
140
32
11 Ryan Howard
R. Howard
.976
.268
648
2007
PHI PHI
144
529
94
142
26
0
47
136
107
5
199
1
0
309
73
0
7
35
13
.392
.584
116
35.8
.397
135
29.4
12 Jason Giambi
J. Giambi
.975
.271
545
2005
NYY NYY
139
417
74
113
14
0
32
87
108
19
109
0
0
223
46
0
1
5
7
.440
.535
109
43.5
.422
164
42.9
13 Jim Thome
J. Thome
.973
.275
536
2007
CWS CWS
130
432
79
119
19
0
35
96
95
6
134
0
1
243
54
0
3
11
10
.410
.563
103
36.3
.412
150
33.4
14 Jason Giambi
J. Giambi
.971
.253
579
2006
NYY NYY
139
446
92
113
25
0
37
113
110
16
106
2
0
249
62
0
7
12
10
.413
.558
110
37.1
.407
147
35
15 Mark McGwire
M. McGwire
.970
.268
571
1992
OAK OAK
139
467
87
125
22
0
42
104
90
5
105
0
1
273
64
0
9
12
10
.385
.585
106
44.3
.420
170
45.3
16 John Jaha
J. Jaha
.970
.276
570
1999
OAK OAK
142
457
93
126
23
0
35
111
101
9
129
2
0
254
58
0
3
2
14
.414
.556
112
37.7
.417
149
37.2
17 Cecil Fielder
C. Fielder
.969
.277
673
1990
DET DET
159
573
104
159
25
1
51
132
90
5
182
0
1
339
77
0
5
11
15
.377
.592
127
51.8
.419
165
50.2
18 Mike Schmidt
M. Schmidt
.967
.274
667
1977
PHI PHI
154
544
114
149
27
11
38
101
104
9
122
15
8
312
76
1
9
4
10
.393
.574
126
48.5
.415
155
44.4
19 Jim Thome
J. Thome
.967
.277
629
1999
CLE CLE
146
494
101
137
27
2
33
108
127
4
171
0
0
267
62
0
4
13
6
.426
.540
121
39.5
.413
142
35.6
20 Harmon Killebrew
H. Killebrew
.965
.269
689
1967
MIN MIN
163
547
105
147
24
1
44
113
131
3
111
1
0
305
69
0
8
15
16
.408
.558
130
61
.422
176
54.8
21 Mike Epstein
M. Epstein
.965
.278
500
1969
WSH WSH
131
403
73
112
18
1
30
85
85
10
99
2
5
222
49
0
2
10
8
.414
.551
96
42.1
.427
168
39.5
22 Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
.965
.257
639
2021
LAA LAA
155
537
103
138
26
8
46
100
96
4
189
26
10
318
80
0
2
20
7
.372
.592
119
41.8
.393
150
39.4
23 Jeromy Burnitz
J. Burnitz
.963
.270
580
1999
MIL MIL
130
467
87
126
33
2
33
103
91
16
124
7
3
262
68
0
6
7
11
.402
.561
110
34
.408
139
30.9
24 Rafael Palmeiro
R. Palmeiro
.962
.273
663
2002
TEX TEX
155
546
99
149
34
0
43
105
104
6
94
2
0
312
77
0
7
16
10
.391
.571
121
41.8
.402
143
34.9
25 Greg Vaughn
G. Vaughn
.960
.272
661
1998
SDP SDP
158
573
112
156
28
4
50
119
79
5
121
11
4
342
82
0
4
6
7
.363
.597
121
39.6
.403
151
42.7

More Cardinals Stats

Team Rankings

HR

51

20th

R

263

7th

SO

392

28th

ERA

3.71

13th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
34
21
.618
Cardinals Cardinals
31
24
.564
3.0
Reds Reds
28
28
.500
6.5
Brewers Brewers
28
28
.500
6.5
Pirates Pirates
20
36
.357
14.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
5/28
STL STL
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Fri
5/30
STL STL
@
TEX TEX
8:05 PM
Sat
5/31
STL STL
@
TEX TEX
4:05 PM
Sun
6/1
STL STL
@
TEX TEX
1:05 PM
Tue
6/3
KCR KCR
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Last Game
BAL Orioles

19 - 35

4

Final

7

STL Cardinals

31 - 24

Tue 27 May 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
35
19
.648
Mets Mets
34
21
.618
1.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
34
21
.618
Cardinals Cardinals
31
24
.564
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
34
21
.618
Padres Padres
31
22
.585
2.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
34
20
.630
Rays Rays
27
27
.500
7.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
36
20
.643
Twins Twins
30
24
.556
5.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
30
23
.566
Astros Astros
29
25
.537
1.5

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
5/12
MIL MIL
@
CLE CLE
0-2
Mon
5/12
CWS CWS
@
CIN CIN
5-1
Mon
5/12
TBR TBR
@
TOR TOR
11-9
Mon
5/12
PIT PIT
@
NYM NYM
1-2
Mon
5/12
WSH WSH
@
ATL ATL
2-5

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
5/28
LAD LAD
@
CLE CLE
1:10 PM
Wed
5/28
CWS CWS
@
NYM NYM
1:10 PM
Wed
5/28
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
1:10 PM
Wed
5/28
SFG SFG
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Wed
5/28
MIN MIN
@
TBR TBR
1:10 PM