On Base Percentage : 1921 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

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1921 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Babe Ruth .512 (.51234) New York Yankees 1
Ty Cobb .452 (.45230) Detroit Tigers 2
Harry Heilmann .444 (.44444) Detroit Tigers 3
Tris Speaker .439 (.43924) Cleveland Indians 4
Ken Williams .429 (.42880) St. Louis Browns 5
Wally Schang .428 (.42801) New York Yankees 6
Lu Blue .416 (.41558) Detroit Tigers 7
Eddie Collins .412 (.41246) Chicago White Sox 8
Joe Sewell .412 (.41176) Cleveland Indians 9
George Sisler .411 (.41063) St. Louis Browns 10
Harry Hooper .406 (.40632) Chicago White Sox 11
Ralph Young .406 (.40592) Detroit Tigers 12
Baby Doll Jacobson .398 (.39752) St. Louis Browns 13
Jack Tobin .395 (.39499) St. Louis Browns 14
Larry Gardner .391 (.39084) Cleveland Indians 15
Whitey Witt .390 (.39038) Philadelphia Athletics 16
Tilly Walker .389 (.38863) Philadelphia Athletics 17
Mike Menosky .388 (.38828) Boston Red Sox 18
Charlie Jamieson .387 (.38742) Cleveland Indians 19
Bobby Veach .387 (.38729) Detroit Tigers 20
Sam Rice .382 (.38158) Washington Senators 21
Roger Peckinpaugh .380 (.38009) New York Yankees 22
Hank Severeid .379 (.37938) St. Louis Browns 23
Del Pratt .378 (.37809) Boston Red Sox 24
Earl Sheely .375 (.37480) Chicago White Sox 25



Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).