On Base Percentage : 1984 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)
 

1984 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Eddie Murray .410 (.40993) Baltimore Orioles 1
Wade Boggs .407 (.40669) Boston Red Sox 2
Rickey Henderson .399 (.39933) Oakland Athletics 3
Dave Winfield .393 (.39297) New York Yankees 4
Alvin Davis .391 (.39086) Seattle Mariners 5
Dwight Evans .388 (.38806) Boston Red Sox 6
Kent Hrbek .383 (.38328) Minnesota Twins 7
Alan Trammell .382 (.38226) Detroit Tigers 8
Buddy Bell .382 (.38217) Texas Rangers 9
Don Mattingly .381 (.38073) New York Yankees 10
Willie Randolph .377 (.37747) New York Yankees 11
Mike Easler .376 (.37594) Boston Red Sox 12
Cal Ripken, Jr. .374 (.37430) Baltimore Orioles 13
Lloyd Moseby .368 (.36788) Toronto Blue Jays 14
Fred Lynn .366 (.36622) California Angels 15
Andre Thornton .366 (.36575) Cleveland Indians 16
Kirk Gibson .363 (.36349) Detroit Tigers 17
Robin Yount .362 (.36234) Milwaukee Brewers 18
Harold Baines .361 (.36146) Chicago White Sox 19
Brett Butler .361 (.36103) Cleveland Indians 20
Butch Wynegar .360 (.36024) New York Yankees 21
Brian Downing .360 (.36000) California Angels 22
Marty Barrett .358 (.35824) Boston Red Sox 23
Jack Perconte .357 (.35746) Seattle Mariners 24
Chet Lemon .357 (.35727) Detroit Tigers 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.

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 first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.