what is the largest on base percentage to batting average difference in a single season with a minimum of 500 at bats

Babe Ruth has the best on-base percentage with 500+ at-bats in a season, with an on-base percentage of .545 in 1923.

Interpreted as:
What is the largest on base percentage to batting average by a player difference in a single season with a minimum of 500 at bats?
NAME OBP AVG AB SEASON TM G R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP SLG OPS WRC WRAA WOBA WRC+ BRAA
1 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.545
.393
522
1923
NYY NYY
152
151
205
45
13
41
130
170
4
93
17
21
699
399
99
3
.764
1.309
211
124.7
.571
230
120.4
2 Billy Hamilton
B. Hamilton
.521
.403
558
1894
PHI PHI
132
198
225
25
15
4
90
128
9
19
100
702
292
44
7
.523
1.044
209
81.9
.495
157
76.2
3 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.513
.378
529
1924
NYY NYY
153
143
200
39
7
46
124
142
4
81
9
13
681
391
92
6
.739
1.252
193
109.2
.549
210
102
4 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.512
.378
540
1921
NYY NYY
152
177
204
44
16
59
168
145
4
81
17
13
693
457
119
4
.846
1.359
214
127.8
.575
224
118.7
5 Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.507
.424
536
1924
SLN SLN
143
121
227
43
14
25
94
89
2
32
5
12
640
373
82
13
.696
1.203
175
96.7
.537
221
95.9
6 Joe Kelley
J. Kelley
.502
.393
507
1894
BAL BAL
129
165
199
48
20
6
111
107
5
36
46
638
305
74
19
.602
1.104
194
78.6
.502
159
71.1
7 Hugh Duffy
H. Duffy
.502
.440
539
1894
BSN BSN
125
160
237
51
16
18
145
66
1
15
48
616
374
85
10
.694
1.196
203
91.3
.526
169
80.7
8 Ted Williams
T. Williams
.499
.356
522
1942
BSA BSA
150
141
186
34
5
36
137
145
4
51
3
2
671
338
75
0
12
.648
1.147
168
96.2
.524
209
86.5
9 Ted Williams
T. Williams
.499
.343
528
1947
BSA BSA
156
125
181
40
9
32
114
162
2
47
0
1
693
335
81
1
10
.634
1.133
170
91.3
.508
207
86.2
10 Ted Williams
T. Williams
.497
.342
514
1946
BSA BSA
150
142
176
37
8
38
123
156
2
44
0
0
672
343
83
0
12
.667
1.164
166
95.8
.525
214
87.5
11 Ted Williams
T. Williams
.497
.369
509
1948
BSA BSA
137
124
188
44
3
25
127
126
3
41
4
0
638
313
72
0
10
.615
1.112
156
81
.504
184
68.8
12 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.495
.373
534
1931
NYY NYY
145
149
199
31
3
46
162
128
1
51
5
4
663
374
80
0
.700
1.195
181
98.6
.525
206
95.1
13 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.493
.359
518
1930
NYY NYY
145
150
186
28
9
49
153
136
1
61
10
10
676
379
86
21
.732
1.225
192
97
.517
204
100.6
14 Ted Williams
T. Williams
.490
.343
566
1949
BSA BSA
155
150
194
39
3
43
159
162
2
48
1
1
730
368
85
0
22
.650
1.141
182
95.5
.511
187
82.2
15 Billy Hamilton
B. Hamilton
.490
.389
517
1895
PHI PHI
123
166
201
22
6
7
74
96
7
30
97
629
256
35
9
.495
.985
167
63.2
.471
157
61.2
16 Tip O'Neill
T. O'Neill
.490
.435
517
1887
STL
124
167
225
52
19
14
123
50
5
20
30
572
357
85
.691
1.180
191
96.4
.525
190
88.9
17 Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.489
.403
504
1925
SLN SLN
138
133
203
41
10
39
143
83
2
39
5
3
605
381
90
16
.756
1.245
173
94.1
.540
208
90.1
18 Norm Cash
N. Cash
.487
.361
535
1961
DET DET
159
119
193
22
8
41
132
124
9
85
11
5
672
354
71
2
2
19
16
.662
1.148
168
88.3
.488
194
79.5
19 Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.486
.369
563
1915
DET DET
156
144
208
31
13
3
99
118
10
43
96
38
700
274
47
9
.487
.973
143
71
.467
184
64.2
20 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.486
.356
540
1927
NYY NYY
151
158
192
29
8
60
165
137
0
89
7
6
691
417
97
14
.772
1.258
195
109.9
.545
212
104.8
21 Tristram Speaker
T. Speaker
.483
.388
552
1920
CLE CLE
150
137
214
50
11
8
107
97
5
13
10
13
674
310
69
20
.562
1.045
152
74.9
.483
170
62
22 Jesse Burkett
J. Burkett
.482
.405
555
1895
CLE
132
153
225
22
13
5
83
74
8
32
41
644
288
40
7
.519
1.001
172
65.6
.473
152
57.2
23 Harry Heilmann
H. Heilmann
.481
.403
524
1923
DET DET
144
121
211
44
11
18
115
74
5
40
9
7
626
331
73
23
.632
1.113
155
78
.503
189
73.3
24 Edgar Martinez
E. Martinez
.479
.356
511
1995
SEA SEA
145
121
182
52
0
29
113
116
8
87
4
3
639
321
81
0
4
19
11
.628
1.107
152
72.5
.469
182
68.8
25 Billy Hamilton
B. Hamilton
.478
.366
524
1896
BSN BSN
131
153
192
24
10
3
55
110
2
29
83
642
245
37
6
.468
.946
155
56.7
.456
146
47.1

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