On Base Percentage : 1925 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:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1925 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Tris Speaker .479 (.47913) Cleveland Indians 1
Ty Cobb .468 (.46804) Detroit Tigers 2
Eddie Collins .461 (.46124) Chicago White Sox 3
Harry Heilmann .457 (.45710) Detroit Tigers 4
Al Wingo .456 (.45580) Detroit Tigers 5
Al Simmons .419 (.41884) Philadelphia Athletics 6
Earle Combs .411 (.41088) New York Yankees 7
Muddy Ruel .411 (.41087) Washington Senators 8
Ike Boone .406 (.40596) Boston Red Sox 9
Lu Blue .403 (.40291) Detroit Tigers 10
Joe Sewell .402 (.40237) Cleveland Indians 11
Johnny Mostil .400 (.40028) Chicago White Sox 12
Mickey Cochrane .397 (.39700) Philadelphia Athletics 13
Goose Goslin .394 (.39394) Washington Senators 14
Jimmy Dykes .393 (.39306) Philadelphia Athletics 15
Baby Doll Jacobson .392 (.39249) St. Louis Browns 16
Willie Kamm .391 (.39138) Chicago White Sox 17
Doc Prothro .390 (.38972) Boston Red Sox 18
Earl Sheely .389 (.38930) Chicago White Sox 19
Sam Rice .388 (.38841) Washington Senators 20
Fred Haney .384 (.38412) Detroit Tigers 21
Charlie Jamieson .380 (.37975) Cleveland Indians 22
Bill Lamar .379 (.37861) Philadelphia Athletics 23
Marty McManus .371 (.37143) St. Louis Browns 24
George Sisler .371 (.37130) St. Louis Browns 25



Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?

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.