what hitter had the best on base percentage in the 1940 season

Ted Williams had the highest on-base percentage in a season in 1940, with an on-base percentage of .442.

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	NAME	OBP	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	GIDP	AVG	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Ted Williams T. Williams	.442	1940	BSA	144	561	134	193	43	14	23	113	96	3	54	4	4	661	333	80	1	13	.344	.594	1.036	146	66.4	.461	159	53.1
2	Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg	.433	1940	DET	148	573	129	195	50	8	41	150	93	1	75	6	3	670	384	99	3	15	.340	.670	1.103	160	78.8	.482	168	62.8
3	Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer	.428	1940	DET	139	515	108	161	33	3	10	81	101	3	17	10	0	629	230	46	10	9	.313	.447	.875	112	35.8	.406	124	20.8
4	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	.425	1940	NYY	132	508	93	179	28	9	31	133	61	3	30	1	2	572	318	68	0	16	.352	.626	1.051	128	59.2	.464	167	52.5
5	Luke Appling L. Appling	.420	1940	CWS	150	566	96	197	27	13	0	79	69	1	35	3	5	639	250	40	3	11	.348	.442	.862	109	32.2	.398	125	22.3
6	Elbie Fletcher E. Fletcher	.418	1940	PIT	147	510	94	139	22	7	16	104	119	9	54	5		641	223	45	3	12	.273	.437	.856	110	32.8	.399	142	32.4
7	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	.412	1940	BSA	144	515	106	153	30	4	36	119	101	0	87	4	7	618	299	70	2	18	.297	.581	.993	127	52.4	.441	147	39.9
8	Charlie Keller C. Keller	.411	1940	NYY	138	500	102	143	18	15	21	93	106	0	65	8	2	609	254	54	3	11	.286	.508	.919	113	39.3	.415	138	32.1
9	Rudy York R. York	.410	1940	DET	155	588	105	186	46	6	33	134	89	4	88	3	2	685	343	85	4	12	.316	.583	.993	141	58.1	.441	144	41.8
10	Barney McCosky B. McCosky	.408	1940	DET	143	589	123	200	39	19	4	57	67	1	41	13	9	660	289	62	3	8	.340	.491	.899	118	38.4	.407	125	22.6
11	Mel Ott M. Ott	.407	1940	NYG	151	536	89	155	27	3	19	79	100	6	50	6		647	245	49	5	9	.289	.457	.864	111	32.8	.398	140	31.6
12	Johnny Mize J. Mize	.404	1940	SLN	155	579	111	182	31	13	43	137	82	5	49	7		666	368	87	0	10	.314	.636	1.039	144	64.2	.455	174	59.7
13	Dolph Camilli D. Camilli	.397	1940	BKN	142	512	92	147	29	13	23	96	89	4	83	9		606	271	65	1	6	.287	.529	.926	112	38.9	.415	152	37.9
14	Harlond Clift H. Clift	.396	1940	SLA	150	523	92	143	29	5	20	87	104	2	62	9	8	631	242	54	2	9	.273	.463	.859	106	29.8	.394	119	16.3
15	Wally Moses W. Moses	.396	1940	PHA	142	537	91	166	41	9	9	50	75	2	44	6	4	619	252	59	5	4	.309	.469	.865	104	29.7	.394	122	18.6
16	Stan Hack S. Hack	.395	1940	CHC	149	603	101	191	38	6	8	40	75	3	24	21		686	265	52	5	3	.317	.439	.834	110	27.3	.384	133	27.7
17	Arky Vaughan A. Vaughan	.393	1940	PIT	156	594	113	178	40	15	7	95	88	3	25	12		689	269	62	4	5	.300	.453	.846	112	29	.387	134	28.5
18	Buddy Lewis B. Lewis	.393	1940	WSH	148	600	101	190	38	10	6	63	74	1	36	15	10	679	266	54	4	10	.317	.443	.836	109	26.7	.384	120	18.7
19	Rip Radcliff R. Radcliff	.392	1940	SLA	150	584	83	200	33	9	7	81	47	1	20	6	4	636	272	49	4	11	.342	.466	.858	105	28.7	.391	117	15.1
20	Hal Trosky Sr. H. Trosky Sr.	.392	1940	CLE	140	522	85	154	39	4	25	93	79	4	45	1	2	608	276	68	3	5	.295	.529	.920	111	38.1	.413	141	33.9
21	Frankie Hayes F. Hayes	.389	1940	PHA	136	465	73	143	23	4	16	70	61	1	59	9	3	529	222	43	2	13	.308	.477	.866	89	25.3	.394	122	15.8
22	Jim Gleeson J. Gleeson	.389	1940	CHC	129	485	76	152	39	11	5	61	54	6	52	4		551	228	55	6	8	.313	.470	.859	91	24.8	.391	138	25.1
23	Taffy Wright T. Wright	.385	1940	CWS	147	581	79	196	31	9	5	88	43	2	25	4	7	627	260	45	1	9	.337	.448	.832	99	23	.380	116	13.4
24	Joe Orengo J. Orengo	.383	1940	SLN	129	415	58	119	23	4	7	56	65	0	90	9		496	171	34	16	3	.287	.412	.795	74	13.8	.369	117	10.5
25	Cecil Travis C. Travis	.381	1940	WSH	136	528	60	170	37	11	2	76	48	2	23	0	1	584	235	50	6	5	.322	.445	.826	90	19.9	.377	116	13

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