what hitter had the best on base percentage in the 1978 mlb season

Jeff Burroughs had the highest on-base percentage in a season in 1978, with an on-base percentage of .432.

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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	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Jeff Burroughs J. Burroughs	.432	1978	ATL	153	488	72	147	30	6	23	77	117	0	92	1	2	611	258	59	0	6	12	16	.301	.529	.961	115	48.9	.424	159	40.4
2	Rod Carew R. Carew	.411	1978	MIN	152	564	85	188	26	10	5	70	78	1	62	27	7	651	249	41	2	6	19	18	.333	.441	.853	100	29.7	.378	136	26
3	Ken Singleton K. Singleton	.409	1978	BAL	149	502	67	147	21	2	20	81	98	2	94	0	0	608	232	43	4	2	5	14	.293	.462	.871	101	35.4	.395	154	36.6
4	Dave Parker D. Parker	.394	1978	PIT	148	581	102	194	32	12	30	117	57	2	92	20	7	642	340	74	0	2	23	8	.334	.585	.979	121	51.3	.424	167	47.9
5	Gene Tenace G. Tenace	.392	1978	SDP	142	401	60	90	18	4	16	61	101	11	98	6	5	515	164	38	0	2	8	5	.224	.409	.801	75	19.4	.368	138	21.7
6	Greg Luzinski G. Luzinski	.388	1978	PHI	155	540	85	143	32	2	35	101	100	11	135	8	7	655	284	69	0	4	15	10	.265	.526	.914	113	41.6	.402	152	38.1
7	Mike Hargrove M. Hargrove	.388	1978	TEX	146	494	63	124	24	1	7	40	107	7	47	2	5	616	171	32	2	6	8	11	.251	.346	.734	78	11.5	.342	114	9.4
8	Reggie Smith R. Smith	.382	1978	LAD	128	447	82	132	27	2	29	93	70	1	90	12	5	531	250	58	0	13	8	5	.295	.559	.942	94	36.6	.409	161	36
9	Willie Randolph W. Randolph	.381	1978	NYY	134	499	87	139	18	6	3	42	82	4	51	36	7	596	178	27	6	5	1	12	.279	.357	.738	76	11.8	.344	118	11.7
10	Gene Richards G. Richards	.381	1978	SDP	154	555	90	171	26	12	4	45	64	4	80	37	17	629	233	42	2	4	7	9	.308	.420	.801	89	20.5	.361	133	23.3
11	Ron Cey R. Cey	.380	1978	LAD	159	555	84	150	32	0	23	84	96	7	96	2	5	667	251	55	2	7	9	13	.270	.452	.833	101	28.3	.374	137	27.7
12	Fred Lynn F. Lynn	.380	1978	BOS	150	541	75	161	33	3	22	82	75	1	50	3	6	627	266	58	4	6	11	9	.298	.492	.872	100	32.2	.386	136	25.3
13	Amos Otis A. Otis	.380	1978	KCR	141	486	74	145	30	7	22	96	66	4	54	32	8	567	255	59	1	10	7	10	.298	.525	.905	95	34	.397	150	31.4
14	Steve Kemp S. Kemp	.379	1978	DET	159	582	75	161	18	4	15	79	97	1	87	2	3	686	232	37	3	3	3	9	.277	.399	.778	95	20.7	.358	121	16.1
15	Bill Madlock B. Madlock	.378	1978	SFG	122	447	76	138	26	3	15	44	48	3	39	16	5	509	215	44	9	2	11	6	.309	.481	.859	79	24	.380	141	23.5
16	Ted Simmons T. Simmons	.377	1978	STL	152	516	71	148	40	5	22	80	77	3	39	1	1	604	264	67	0	8	17	19	.287	.512	.889	97	31.6	.387	143	29
17	Sixto Lezcano S. Lezcano	.377	1978	MIL	132	442	62	129	21	4	15	61	64	1	83	3	3	519	203	40	5	7	6	5	.292	.459	.837	78	21.9	.374	136	20.7
18	Andre Thornton A. Thornton	.377	1978	CLE	145	508	97	133	22	4	33	105	93	6	72	4	7	617	262	59	2	8	4	17	.262	.516	.893	103	36.6	.396	150	34.5
19	Bobby Murcer B. Murcer	.376	1978	CHC	146	499	66	140	22	6	9	64	80	0	57	14	5	585	201	37	0	6	15	12	.281	.403	.779	77	13.4	.348	108	5.2
20	Jose Cruz J. Cruz	.376	1978	HOU	153	565	79	178	34	9	10	83	57	0	57	37	9	627	260	53	2	3	9	9	.315	.460	.836	94	25.8	.372	142	29.3
21	Larry Hisle L. Hisle	.374	1978	MIL	142	520	96	151	24	0	34	115	67	5	90	10	6	600	277	58	3	5	3	14	.290	.533	.906	104	38.5	.403	155	37.1
22	Sal Bando S. Bando	.371	1978	MIL	152	540	85	154	20	6	17	78	72	6	52	3	2	629	237	43	4	7	4	11	.285	.439	.810	91	22.7	.366	130	21.2
23	Jim Rice J. Rice	.370	1978	BOS	163	677	121	213	25	15	46	139	58	5	126	7	5	746	406	86	1	5	7	15	.315	.600	.970	141	60.3	.425	162	52
24	Ben Oglivie B. Oglivie	.370	1978	MIL	128	469	71	142	29	4	18	72	52	0	69	11	7	527	233	51	3	3	10	10	.303	.497	.867	83	25.7	.383	142	24.5
25	Richie Hebner R. Hebner	.369	1978	PHI	137	435	61	123	22	3	17	71	53	9	58	4	7	505	202	42	4	4	16	8	.283	.464	.834	73	18.4	.366	128	15.8

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