what hitter had the best on base percentage in the 1979 mlb season

Fred Lynn had the highest on-base percentage in a season in 1979, with an on-base percentage of .423.

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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	Fred Lynn F. Lynn	.423	1979	BOS	147	531	116	177	42	1	39	122	82	4	79	2	2	622	338	82	0	5	4	9	.333	.637	1.059	138	65	.456	174	56.5
2	Darrell Porter D. Porter	.421	1979	KCR	157	533	101	155	23	10	20	112	121	8	65	3	4	679	258	53	4	13	8	11	.291	.484	.905	120	40.6	.399	143	36.1
3	Brian Downing B. Downing	.418	1979	CAL	148	509	87	166	27	3	12	75	77	5	57	3	3	596	235	42	3	2	4	17	.326	.462	.880	103	33.6	.395	145	32.4
4	Pete Rose P. Rose	.418	1979	PHI	163	628	90	208	40	5	4	59	95	2	32	20	11	730	270	49	0	5	10	18	.331	.430	.848	118	32.7	.381	134	29.2
5	Keith Hernandez K. Hernandez	.417	1979	STL	161	610	116	210	48	11	11	105	80	1	78	11	6	698	313	70	0	7	5	9	.344	.513	.930	129	47.1	.409	156	46.2
6	Sixto Lezcano S. Lezcano	.414	1979	MIL	138	473	84	152	29	3	28	101	77	3	74	4	3	566	271	60	6	7	5	11	.321	.573	.987	113	46.6	.428	165	44.9
7	Ken Singleton K. Singleton	.405	1979	BAL	159	570	93	168	29	1	35	111	109	1	118	3	1	688	304	65	1	7	16	16	.295	.533	.938	125	44.6	.406	153	44.9
8	Mike Hargrove M. Hargrove	.404	1979	TOT	152	463	75	134	26	4	10	64	88	5	55	2	5	564	198	40	2	6	5	11	.289	.428	.832	88	22.6	.375	131	21.7
9	Gene Tenace G. Tenace	.403	1979	SDP	151	463	61	122	16	4	20	67	105	7	106	2	6	582	206	40	1	6	4	7	.263	.445	.848	95	26.6	.382	144	29.9
10	Steve Kemp S. Kemp	.398	1979	DET	134	490	88	156	26	3	26	105	68	2	70	5	6	570	266	55	2	8	2	13	.318	.543	.941	106	39.3	.411	149	34.2
11	Lee Mazzilli L. Mazzilli	.395	1979	NYM	158	597	78	181	34	4	15	79	93	0	74	34	12	693	268	53	0	3	5	6	.303	.449	.844	111	29.8	.378	137	30.4
12	Lou Whitaker L. Whitaker	.395	1979	DET	127	423	75	121	14	8	3	42	78	1	66	20	10	520	160	25	14	4	2	10	.286	.378	.774	74	12.9	.355	113	8.3
13	Dave Winfield D. Winfield	.395	1979	SDP	159	597	97	184	27	10	34	118	85	2	71	15	9	686	333	71	0	2	24	9	.308	.558	.953	125	45.1	.407	160	49
14	Chet Lemon C. Lemon	.391	1979	CWS	148	556	79	177	44	2	17	86	56	13	68	7	11	632	276	63	3	4	6	15	.318	.496	.887	108	33.8	.392	139	30.4
15	Ron Cey R. Cey	.389	1979	LAD	150	487	77	137	20	1	28	81	86	2	85	3	3	579	243	49	0	4	8	11	.281	.499	.888	98	30.2	.390	145	30.8
16	Toby Harrah T. Harrah	.389	1979	CLE	149	527	99	147	25	1	20	77	89	8	60	20	9	635	234	46	7	4	2	8	.279	.444	.833	100	25.8	.375	130	23.1
17	Mike Schmidt M. Schmidt	.386	1979	PHI	160	541	109	137	25	4	45	114	120	3	115	9	5	675	305	74	2	9	12	13	.253	.564	.950	123	44.3	.407	151	41
18	George Foster G. Foster	.386	1979	CIN	121	440	68	133	18	3	30	98	59	3	105	0	2	505	247	51	0	3	7	11	.302	.561	.948	93	34.5	.410	157	33.8
19	Bill North B. North	.386	1979	SFG	142	460	87	119	15	4	5	30	96	1	84	58	24	561	157	24	1	3	3	5	.259	.341	.727	72	7	.340	112	8.2
20	Bruce Bochte B. Bochte	.385	1979	SEA	150	554	81	175	38	6	16	100	67	2	64	2	2	636	273	60	3	10	8	27	.316	.493	.878	104	30	.384	132	25.1
21	Reggie Jackson R. Jackson	.382	1979	NYY	131	465	78	138	24	2	29	89	65	2	107	9	8	537	253	55	0	5	3	17	.297	.544	.926	97	33.9	.404	150	32.9
22	Jim Rice J. Rice	.381	1979	BOS	158	619	117	201	39	6	39	130	57	4	97	9	4	688	369	84	0	8	4	16	.325	.596	.977	133	53	.421	152	43.7
23	Dave Parker D. Parker	.380	1979	PIT	158	622	109	193	45	7	25	94	67	9	101	20	4	707	327	77	0	9	14	7	.310	.526	.906	120	37.6	.391	142	35
24	Joe Morgan J. Morgan	.379	1979	CIN	127	436	70	109	26	1	9	32	93	1	45	28	6	538	164	36	3	5	11	8	.250	.376	.756	70	7.6	.342	111	6.9
25	George Brett G. Brett	.376	1979	KCR	154	645	119	212	42	20	23	107	51	0	36	17	10	701	363	85	1	4	14	8	.329	.563	.939	125	43.6	.402	145	38.9

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