what hitter had the best on base percentage in the 1947 season

Ted Williams had the highest on-base percentage in a season in 1947, with an on-base percentage of .499.

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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	.499	1947	BSA	156	528	125	181	40	9	32	114	162	2	47	0	1	693	335	81	1	10	.343	.634	1.133	170	91.3	.508	207	86.2
2	Augie Galan A. Galan	.449	1947	CIN	124	392	60	123	18	2	6	61	94	2	19	0		491	163	26	3	5	.314	.416	.865	85	29.1	.413	138	23.5
3	Harry Walker H. Walker	.436	1947	TOT	140	513	81	186	29	16	1	41	63	4	39	13		598	250	46	18	10	.363	.487	.924	110	42.1	.428	146	34.6
4	Whitey Kurowski W. Kurowski	.420	1947	SLN	146	513	108	159	27	6	27	104	87	10	56	4		614	279	60	4	19	.310	.544	.964	119	49.2	.441	151	39.5
5	Ralph Kiner R. Kiner	.417	1947	PIT	152	565	118	177	23	4	51	127	98	2	81	1		666	361	78	1	12	.313	.639	1.055	145	69.5	.472	169	58.2
6	Dixie Walker D. Walker	.415	1947	BKN	148	529	77	162	31	3	9	94	97	1	26	6		637	226	43	10	9	.306	.427	.842	102	30	.397	126	20.7
7	Pee Wee Reese P. Wee Reese	.414	1947	BKN	142	476	81	135	24	4	12	73	104	2	67	7		590	203	40	8	7	.284	.426	.841	95	27.9	.398	126	19.3
8	Ferris Fain F. Fain	.414	1947	PHA	136	461	70	134	28	6	7	71	95	2	34	4	5	567	195	41	9	15	.291	.423	.837	90	26	.396	137	24.4
9	Bob Elliott B. Elliott	.410	1947	BSN	150	555	93	176	35	5	22	113	87	0	60	3		645	287	62	3	15	.317	.517	.927	118	44.3	.426	143	35.6
10	Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg	.408	1947	PIT	125	402	71	100	13	2	25	74	104	4	73	0		510	192	40	0	16	.249	.478	.885	88	30	.413	133	21.3
11	Earl Torgeson E. Torgeson	.403	1947	BSN	128	399	73	112	20	6	16	78	82	0	59	11		484	192	42	3	6	.281	.481	.885	82	27.4	.410	134	20.8
12	Roy Cullenbine R. Cullenbine	.401	1947	DET	142	464	82	104	18	1	24	78	137	0	51	3	2	607	196	43	6	10	.224	.422	.823	95	25.9	.391	131	22.1
13	Stan Musial S. Musial	.398	1947	SLN	149	587	113	183	30	13	19	95	80	4	24	4		677	296	62	6	18	.312	.504	.902	118	40.7	.414	135	30
14	Barney McCosky B. McCosky	.395	1947	PHA	137	546	77	179	22	7	1	52	57	4	29	1	4	616	218	30	9	5	.328	.399	.795	88	18.5	.375	123	16.7
15	George McQuinn G. McQuinn	.395	1947	NYY	144	517	84	157	24	3	13	80	78	0	66	0	2	609	226	40	14	6	.304	.437	.832	94	25.2	.390	134	24.1
16	Johnny Pesky J. Pesky	.393	1947	BSA	155	638	106	207	27	8	0	39	72	0	22	12	9	719	250	35	9	10	.324	.392	.785	101	19.3	.371	117	13.9
17	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	.391	1947	NYY	141	534	97	168	31	10	20	97	64	3	32	3	0	601	279	61	0	14	.315	.522	.913	106	37.5	.417	152	36.5
18	Phil Cavarretta P. Cavarretta	.391	1947	CHC	127	459	56	144	22	5	2	63	58	0	35	2		522	182	29	5	4	.314	.397	.787	74	14.4	.372	115	9.7
19	Lou Boudreau L. Boudreau	.388	1947	CLE	150	538	79	165	45	3	4	67	67	4	10	1	0	623	228	52	14	9	.307	.424	.811	92	21.2	.380	132	22.9
20	George Kell G. Kell	.387	1947	DET	152	588	75	188	29	5	5	93	61	3	16	9	11	662	242	39	10	13	.320	.412	.798	95	19.8	.375	120	15.6
21	Luke Appling L. Appling	.386	1947	CWS	139	503	67	154	29	0	8	49	64	1	28	8	6	572	207	37	4	15	.306	.412	.797	82	17.3	.375	126	17.6
22	Johnny Mize J. Mize	.384	1947	NYG	154	586	137	177	26	2	51	138	74	4	42	2		664	360	79	0	6	.302	.614	.998	132	57.1	.448	156	47.4
23	Jackie Robinson J. Robinson	.383	1947	BKN	151	590	125	175	31	5	12	48	74	9	36	29		701	252	48	28	5	.297	.427	.810	103	23.8	.380	115	13.5
24	Stan Spence S. Spence	.378	1947	WSH	147	506	62	141	22	6	16	73	81	0	41	2	2	588	223	44	1	11	.279	.441	.819	88	20.9	.382	131	21.2
25	Grady Hatton G. Hatton	.377	1947	CIN	146	524	91	147	24	8	16	77	81	0	50	7		610	235	48	5	10	.281	.448	.825	92	22.4	.384	120	15.6

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