Spanning Multiple Seasons or entire Careers, From 1901 to 2011, Played 50% of games at C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF or DH, (requiring onbase_perc≥.400 and At least 1000 games), sorted by greatest On-Base%: Results
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Rk | Player | G | From | To | Age | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | GDP | SB | CS | Pos | Tm | ||||
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1 | Ted Williams | .482 | 2292 | 1939 | 1960 | 20-41 | 9791 | 7706 | 1798 | 2654 | 525 | 71 | 521 | 1839 | 2021 | 86 | 709 | 39 | 5 | 20 | 197 | 24 | 17 | .344 | .634 | 1.116 | *79/1 | BOS |
2 | Babe Ruth | .474 | 2503 | 1914 | 1935 | 19-40 | 10617 | 8399 | 2174 | 2873 | 506 | 136 | 714 | 2213 | 2062 | 0 | 1330 | 43 | 113 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 117 | .342 | .690 | 1.164 | 971/83 | BOS-NYY-BSN |
3 | Lou Gehrig | .447 | 2164 | 1923 | 1939 | 20-36 | 9660 | 8001 | 1888 | 2721 | 534 | 163 | 493 | 1995 | 1508 | 0 | 790 | 45 | 106 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 100 | .340 | .632 | 1.080 | *3/976 | NYY |
4 | Barry Bonds | .444 | 2986 | 1986 | 2007 | 21-42 | 12606 | 9847 | 2227 | 2935 | 601 | 77 | 762 | 1996 | 2558 | 688 | 1539 | 106 | 4 | 91 | 165 | 514 | 141 | .298 | .607 | 1.051 | *78/D9 | PIT-SFG |
5 | Rogers Hornsby | .434 | 2259 | 1915 | 1937 | 19-41 | 9475 | 8173 | 1579 | 2930 | 541 | 169 | 301 | 1584 | 1038 | 0 | 679 | 48 | 216 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 64 | .358 | .577 | 1.010 | *465/3978 | STL-NYG-BSN-CHC-TOT-SLB |
6 | Ty Cobb | .433 | 3034 | 1905 | 1928 | 18-41 | 13068 | 11434 | 2246 | 4189 | 724 | 295 | 117 | 1938 | 1249 | 0 | 562 | 94 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 897 | 212 | .366 | .512 | .945 | *89/73145 | DET-PHA |
7 | Jimmie Foxx | .428 | 2316 | 1925 | 1945 | 17-37 | 9670 | 8134 | 1751 | 2646 | 458 | 125 | 534 | 1922 | 1452 | 0 | 1311 | 13 | 71 | 0 | 69 | 87 | 73 | .325 | .609 | 1.038 | *352/7196 | PHA-BOS-TOT-CHC-PHI |
8 | Tris Speaker | .428 | 2790 | 1907 | 1928 | 19-40 | 11988 | 10195 | 1882 | 3514 | 792 | 222 | 117 | 1529 | 1381 | 0 | 283 | 103 | 309 | 0 | 0 | 436 | 157 | .345 | .500 | .928 | *8/3971 | BOS-CLE-WSH-PHA |
9 | Ferris Fain | .424 | 1151 | 1947 | 1955 | 26-34 | 4904 | 3930 | 595 | 1139 | 213 | 30 | 48 | 570 | 904 | 3 | 261 | 18 | 44 | 8 | 117 | 46 | 28 | .290 | .396 | .820 | *3/97 | PHA-CHW-TOT |
10 | Eddie Collins | .424 | 2825 | 1906 | 1930 | 19-43 | 12037 | 9949 | 1821 | 3315 | 438 | 187 | 47 | 1300 | 1499 | 0 | 360 | 77 | 512 | 0 | 0 | 741 | 195 | .333 | .429 | .853 | *4/69875 | PHA-CHW |
11 | Max Bishop | .423 | 1340 | 1924 | 1935 | 24-35 | 5779 | 4494 | 966 | 1216 | 236 | 35 | 41 | 379 | 1156 | 0 | 452 | 31 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 51 | .271 | .366 | .789 | *4/36 | PHA-BOS |
12 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .423 | 1332 | 1908 | 1920 | 20-32 | 5690 | 4981 | 873 | 1772 | 307 | 168 | 54 | 785 | 519 | 0 | 164 | 59 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 81 | .356 | .517 | .940 | 978/3 | PHA-CLE-TOT-CHW |
13 | Todd Helton | .421 | 2054 | 1997 | 2011 | 23-37 | 8725 | 7325 | 1329 | 2363 | 554 | 35 | 347 | 1308 | 1256 | 183 | 1044 | 56 | 3 | 85 | 176 | 36 | 28 | .323 | .550 | .971 | *3/79D | COL |
14 | Mickey Mantle | .421 | 2401 | 1951 | 1968 | 19-36 | 9909 | 8102 | 1676 | 2415 | 344 | 72 | 536 | 1509 | 1733 | 126 | 1710 | 13 | 14 | 47 | 113 | 153 | 38 | .298 | .557 | .977 | *8397/645 | NYY |
15 | Albert Pujols | .420 | 1705 | 2001 | 2011 | 21-31 | 7433 | 6312 | 1291 | 2073 | 455 | 15 | 445 | 1329 | 975 | 251 | 704 | 77 | 1 | 68 | 232 | 84 | 35 | .328 | .617 | 1.037 | *375/9D64 | STL |
16 | Frank Thomas | .419 | 2322 | 1990 | 2008 | 22-40 | 10074 | 8199 | 1494 | 2468 | 495 | 12 | 521 | 1704 | 1667 | 168 | 1397 | 87 | 0 | 121 | 226 | 32 | 23 | .301 | .555 | .974 | *D3 | CHW-OAK-TOR-TOT |
17 | Mickey Cochrane | .419 | 1482 | 1925 | 1937 | 22-34 | 6206 | 5169 | 1041 | 1652 | 333 | 64 | 119 | 832 | 857 | 0 | 217 | 29 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 45 | .320 | .478 | .897 | *2/7 | PHA-DET |
18 | Edgar Martinez | .418 | 2055 | 1987 | 2004 | 24-41 | 8672 | 7213 | 1219 | 2247 | 514 | 15 | 309 | 1261 | 1283 | 113 | 1202 | 89 | 10 | 77 | 190 | 49 | 30 | .312 | .515 | .933 | *D5/3 | SEA |
19 | Stan Musial | .417 | 3026 | 1941 | 1963 | 20-42 | 12712 | 10972 | 1949 | 3630 | 725 | 177 | 475 | 1951 | 1599 | 127 | 696 | 53 | 35 | 53 | 243 | 78 | 31 | .331 | .559 | .976 | 3798/1 | STL |
20 | Wade Boggs | .415 | 2440 | 1982 | 1999 | 24-41 | 10740 | 9180 | 1513 | 3010 | 578 | 61 | 118 | 1014 | 1412 | 180 | 745 | 23 | 29 | 96 | 236 | 24 | 35 | .328 | .443 | .858 | *5D/317 | BOS-NYY-TBD |
21 | Mel Ott | .414 | 2730 | 1926 | 1947 | 17-38 | 11337 | 9456 | 1859 | 2876 | 488 | 72 | 511 | 1860 | 1708 | 0 | 896 | 64 | 109 | 0 | 82 | 89 | 0 | .304 | .533 | .947 | *958/74 | NYG |
22 | Hank Greenberg | .412 | 1394 | 1930 | 1947 | 19-36 | 6096 | 5193 | 1051 | 1628 | 379 | 71 | 331 | 1276 | 852 | 0 | 844 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 66 | 58 | 26 | .313 | .605 | 1.017 | *37 | DET-PIT |
23 | Manny Ramirez | .411 | 2302 | 1993 | 2011 | 21-39 | 9774 | 8244 | 1544 | 2574 | 547 | 20 | 555 | 1831 | 1329 | 216 | 1813 | 109 | 2 | 90 | 243 | 38 | 33 | .312 | .585 | .996 | 79D | CLE-BOS-TOT-LAD-TBR |
24 | Eddie Stanky | .410 | 1259 | 1943 | 1953 | 27-37 | 5435 | 4301 | 811 | 1154 | 185 | 35 | 29 | 364 | 996 | 0 | 374 | 35 | 103 | 0 | 62 | 48 | 5 | .268 | .348 | .758 | *4/65 | CHC-TOT-BRO-BSN-NYG-STL |
25 | Charlie Keller | .410 | 1170 | 1939 | 1952 | 22-35 | 4604 | 3790 | 725 | 1085 | 166 | 72 | 189 | 760 | 784 | 0 | 499 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 50 | 45 | 23 | .286 | .518 | .928 | *79 | NYY-DET |
Rk | Player | G | From | To | Age | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | GDP | SB | CS | Pos | Tm | ||||
26 | Harry Heilmann | .410 | 2147 | 1914 | 1932 | 19-37 | 8960 | 7787 | 1291 | 2660 | 542 | 151 | 183 | 1539 | 856 | 0 | 550 | 40 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 64 | .342 | .520 | .930 | *93/847 | DET-CIN |
27 | Lance Berkman | .409 | 1774 | 1999 | 2011 | 23-35 | 7422 | 6154 | 1107 | 1822 | 405 | 28 | 358 | 1193 | 1149 | 154 | 1229 | 64 | 1 | 54 | 137 | 84 | 48 | .296 | .545 | .954 | 3798/D | HOU-TOT-STL |
28 | Jackie Robinson | .409 | 1382 | 1947 | 1956 | 28-37 | 5802 | 4877 | 947 | 1518 | 273 | 54 | 137 | 734 | 740 | 7 | 291 | 72 | 104 | 9 | 113 | 197 | 30 | .311 | .474 | .883 | *4537/69 | BRO |
29 | Jeff Bagwell | .408 | 2150 | 1991 | 2005 | 23-37 | 9431 | 7797 | 1517 | 2314 | 488 | 32 | 449 | 1529 | 1401 | 155 | 1558 | 128 | 3 | 102 | 221 | 202 | 78 | .297 | .540 | .948 | *3/D9 | HOU |
30 | Roy Cullenbine | .408 | 1181 | 1938 | 1947 | 24-33 | 4787 | 3879 | 627 | 1072 | 209 | 32 | 110 | 599 | 853 | 0 | 399 | 11 | 44 | 0 | 61 | 26 | 20 | .276 | .432 | .840 | *973/58 | DET-TOT-SLB-CLE |
31 | Riggs Stephenson | .407 | 1309 | 1921 | 1934 | 23-36 | 5134 | 4508 | 714 | 1515 | 321 | 54 | 63 | 773 | 494 | 0 | 247 | 41 | 91 | 0 | 14 | 53 | 9 | .336 | .473 | .880 | *74/59 | CLE-CHC |
32 | Arky Vaughan | .406 | 1817 | 1932 | 1948 | 20-36 | 7721 | 6622 | 1173 | 2103 | 356 | 128 | 96 | 926 | 937 | 0 | 276 | 46 | 116 | 0 | 70 | 118 | 0 | .318 | .453 | .859 | *65/74 | PIT-BRO |
33 | Jason Giambi | .404 | 2103 | 1995 | 2011 | 24-40 | 8509 | 6932 | 1196 | 1948 | 391 | 9 | 428 | 1397 | 1314 | 93 | 1480 | 173 | 2 | 88 | 151 | 20 | 11 | .281 | .525 | .929 | *3D7/59 | OAK-NYY-TOT-COL |
34 | Paul Waner | .404 | 2550 | 1926 | 1945 | 23-42 | 10762 | 9459 | 1627 | 3152 | 605 | 191 | 113 | 1309 | 1091 | 0 | 376 | 38 | 174 | 0 | 127 | 104 | 0 | .333 | .473 | .878 | *9/378 | PIT-TOT-BSN-BRO-NYY |
35 | Charlie Gehringer | .404 | 2323 | 1924 | 1942 | 21-39 | 10237 | 8860 | 1774 | 2839 | 574 | 146 | 184 | 1427 | 1186 | 0 | 372 | 50 | 141 | 0 | 27 | 181 | 90 | .320 | .480 | .884 | *4/35 | DET |
36 | Jim Thome | .403 | 2485 | 1991 | 2011 | 20-40 | 10127 | 8259 | 1566 | 2287 | 444 | 26 | 604 | 1674 | 1725 | 170 | 2487 | 68 | 1 | 74 | 159 | 19 | 20 | .277 | .556 | .959 | 3D5 | CLE-PHI-CHW-TOT-MIN |
37 | Joe Cunningham | .403 | 1141 | 1954 | 1966 | 22-34 | 4061 | 3362 | 525 | 980 | 177 | 26 | 64 | 436 | 599 | 31 | 369 | 49 | 26 | 25 | 56 | 16 | 27 | .291 | .417 | .820 | *39/7 | STL-CHW-TOT-WSA |
38 | Roy Thomas | .403 | 1180 | 1901 | 1911 | 27-37 | 5198 | 4218 | 742 | 1191 | 84 | 46 | 7 | 219 | 812 | 0 | 418 | 39 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 0 | .282 | .329 | .732 | *8/79 | PHI-TOT-BSN |
39 | Chipper Jones | .402 | 2387 | 1993 | 2011 | 21-39 | 10166 | 8597 | 1561 | 2615 | 526 | 38 | 454 | 1561 | 1455 | 171 | 1358 | 17 | 3 | 94 | 238 | 149 | 46 | .304 | .533 | .935 | *57/6D9 | ATL |
40 | Lu Blue | .402 | 1615 | 1921 | 1933 | 24-36 | 7207 | 5904 | 1151 | 1696 | 319 | 109 | 44 | 695 | 1092 | 0 | 436 | 43 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 85 | .287 | .401 | .803 | *3/8 | DET-SLB-CHW-BRO |
41 | Rickey Henderson | .401 | 3081 | 1979 | 2003 | 20-44 | 13346 | 10961 | 2295 | 3055 | 510 | 66 | 297 | 1115 | 2190 | 61 | 1694 | 98 | 30 | 67 | 172 | 1406 | 335 | .279 | .419 | .820 | *78D/9 | OAK-NYY-TOT-SDP-NYM-BOS-LAD |
42 | Brian Giles | .400 | 1847 | 1995 | 2009 | 24-38 | 7835 | 6527 | 1121 | 1897 | 411 | 55 | 287 | 1078 | 1183 | 114 | 835 | 51 | 4 | 70 | 160 | 109 | 45 | .291 | .502 | .902 | 978/D | CLE-PIT-TOT-SDP |
43 | Larry Walker | .400 | 1988 | 1989 | 2005 | 22-38 | 8030 | 6907 | 1355 | 2160 | 471 | 62 | 383 | 1311 | 913 | 117 | 1231 | 138 | 7 | 65 | 153 | 230 | 76 | .313 | .565 | .965 | *9/387D45 | MON-COL-TOT-STL |
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