Since 1920, Steve Carlton has the lowest on-base percentage with 1,600+ at-bats, with an on-base percentage of .223.
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lowest on base percentage by a player in MLB history minimum 1600 abs live ball era| NAME | OBP | AB | G | 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 |  | S. Carlton | .223 | 1,719 | 699 | 123 | 346 | 49 | 6 | 13 | 140 | 41 | 10 | 413 | 2 | 2 | 1,877 | 446 | 68 | 94 | 13 | 0 | 33 | .201 | .259 | .482 | 69 | -134.3 | .220 | 31 | -146.8 |
| 2 |  | W. Spahn | .234 | 1,872 | 783 | 141 | 363 | 57 | 6 | 35 | 189 | 94 | 7 | 487 | 4 | 2 | 2,055 | 537 | 98 | 68 | 14 | 0 | 23 | .194 | .287 | .520 | 94 | -141.3 | .238 | 42 | -145.4 |
| 3 | | R. Picciolo | .246 | 1,628 | 731 | 192 | 381 | 56 | 10 | 17 | 109 | 25 | 3 | 254 | 9 | 11 | 1,720 | 508 | 83 | 58 | 6 | 1 | 34 | .234 | .312 | .558 | 99 | -95.6 | .250 | 54 | -94 |
| 4 | | A. Hedges | .249 | 2,414 | 868 | 229 | 459 | 73 | 2 | 77 | 262 | 171 | 27 | 719 | 17 | 6 | 2,685 | 767 | 152 | 49 | 24 | 11 | 59 | .190 | .318 | .567 | 169 | -152.6 | .247 | 53 | -152.1 |
| 5 | | J. Mathis | .252 | 2,718 | 948 | 255 | 526 | 112 | 8 | 53 | 286 | 205 | 16 | 872 | 12 | 8 | 3,015 | 813 | 173 | 51 | 25 | 17 | 39 | .194 | .299 | .551 | 165 | -189.1 | .243 | 45 | -200.1 |
| 6 | | M. Ryan | .252 | 1,920 | 636 | 146 | 370 | 60 | 12 | 28 | 161 | 152 | 4 | 370 | 4 | 4 | 2,098 | 538 | 100 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 69 | .193 | .280 | .532 | 118 | -99.2 | .241 | 47 | -120.7 |
| 7 | | P. Casanova | .252 | 2,786 | 859 | 214 | 627 | 87 | 12 | 50 | 252 | 101 | 9 | 430 | 2 | 10 | 2,930 | 888 | 149 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 74 | .225 | .319 | .571 | 192 | -112.6 | .255 | 60 | -128.1 |
| 8 | | H. Lanier | .255 | 3,703 | 1,196 | 297 | 843 | 111 | 20 | 8 | 273 | 136 | 4 | 436 | 11 | 11 | 3,940 | 1,018 | 139 | 78 | 19 | 25 | 135 | .228 | .275 | .529 | 213 | -196.7 | .238 | 49 | -226.7 |
| 9 | | A. Thomas | .255 | 2,103 | 577 | 182 | 493 | 76 | 4 | 42 | 228 | 59 | 3 | 301 | 22 | 18 | 2,185 | 703 | 122 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 66 | .234 | .334 | .589 | 151 | -94.7 | .261 | 55 | -112.2 |
| 10 | | H. Torres | .260 | 1,738 | 622 | 148 | 375 | 46 | 7 | 18 | 115 | 104 | 4 | 229 | 7 | 11 | 1,889 | 489 | 71 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 53 | .216 | .281 | .542 | 111 | -85.3 | .248 | 54 | -94.6 |
| 11 | | V. Stallcup | .260 | 2,059 | 587 | 171 | 497 | 99 | 13 | 22 | 214 | 51 | 2 | 181 | 9 | 4 | 2,131 | 688 | 134 | 19 | 49 | .241 | .334 | .595 | 140 | -114.8 | .273 | 52 | -127.3 | ||
| 12 | | S. Webb | .263 | 2,274 | 699 | 215 | 498 | 73 | 15 | 3 | 166 | 132 | 3 | 215 | 33 | 2,453 | 610 | 91 | 44 | 42 | .219 | .268 | .531 | 135 | -140.6 | .254 | 45 | -162.2 | |||
| 13 | | J. Newman | .264 | 2,123 | 735 | 189 | 475 | 85 | 4 | 63 | 233 | 116 | 6 | 369 | 7 | 12 | 2,290 | 757 | 152 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 52 | .224 | .357 | .620 | 179 | -77.9 | .276 | 71 | -78.4 |
| 14 | | B. Wine | .264 | 3,172 | 1,164 | 249 | 682 | 104 | 16 | 30 | 268 | 214 | 3 | 538 | 7 | 7 | 3,467 | 908 | 150 | 63 | 15 | 53 | 103 | .215 | .286 | .550 | 204 | -165.4 | .245 | 51 | -193.8 |
| 15 | | B. Hunter | .264 | 1,875 | 630 | 166 | 410 | 58 | 18 | 16 | 144 | 111 | 8 | 192 | 23 | 12 | 2,052 | 552 | 92 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 45 | .219 | .294 | .559 | 119 | -117.6 | .256 | 49 | -127 |
| 16 | | B. Smith | .265 | 1,689 | 742 | 154 | 409 | 64 | 17 | 5 | 166 | 52 | 1 | 110 | 16 | 1,793 | 522 | 86 | 51 | .242 | .309 | .574 | 108 | -117.2 | .267 | 51 | -116.8 | ||||
| 17 | | D. Flynn | .266 | 3,853 | 1,309 | 288 | 918 | 115 | 39 | 7 | 284 | 151 | 1 | 320 | 20 | 20 | 4,085 | 1,132 | 161 | 60 | 20 | 58 | 95 | .238 | .294 | .560 | 232 | -223.9 | .248 | 52 | -225.5 |
| 18 | | J. Kindall | .266 | 2,057 | 742 | 211 | 439 | 83 | 9 | 44 | 198 | 145 | 8 | 535 | 17 | 11 | 2,261 | 672 | 136 | 36 | 15 | 17 | 45 | .213 | .327 | .593 | 163 | -89 | .264 | 59 | -109.8 |
| 19 | | D. McKay | .266 | 1,928 | 645 | 191 | 441 | 70 | 15 | 21 | 170 | 86 | 17 | 337 | 20 | 12 | 2,086 | 604 | 106 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 49 | .229 | .313 | .580 | 142 | -88.5 | .264 | 60 | -96.4 |
| 20 | | P. Garcia | .267 | 1,797 | 558 | 196 | 395 | 89 | 15 | 37 | 184 | 102 | 21 | 329 | 35 | 26 | 1,967 | 625 | 141 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 31 | .220 | .348 | .615 | 157 | -57.7 | .279 | 71 | -62 |
| 21 | | B. Melvin | .268 | 1,955 | 692 | 174 | 456 | 85 | 6 | 35 | 212 | 98 | 1 | 396 | 4 | 13 | 2,095 | 658 | 126 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 50 | .233 | .337 | .604 | 155 | -83.1 | .269 | 66 | -84.3 |
| 22 | | J. Castro | .268 | 2,627 | 1,103 | 253 | 601 | 123 | 13 | 36 | 234 | 149 | 1 | 472 | 5 | 9 | 2,849 | 858 | 172 | 51 | 21 | 8 | 73 | .229 | .327 | .595 | 188 | -163.3 | .262 | 52 | -172.7 |
| 23 | | B. Lillis | .270 | 2,328 | 817 | 198 | 549 | 68 | 9 | 3 | 137 | 99 | 13 | 116 | 23 | 25 | 2,491 | 644 | 80 | 40 | 11 | 13 | 61 | .236 | .277 | .546 | 149 | -123 | .246 | 53 | -135.7 |
| 24 | | S. León | .270 | 1,605 | 580 | 159 | 327 | 62 | 2 | 32 | 152 | 133 | 16 | 477 | 1 | 1 | 1,785 | 489 | 96 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 29 | .204 | .305 | .575 | 122 | -90.8 | .255 | 53 | -101.5 |
| 25 | | R. Belliard | .270 | 2,301 | 1,154 | 217 | 508 | 55 | 14 | 2 | 142 | 136 | 23 | 384 | 43 | 17 | 2,524 | 597 | 71 | 58 | 6 | 26 | 53 | .221 | .259 | .530 | 130 | -162.8 | .241 | 43 | -168.4 |
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