On Base Percentage : 1995 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 guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

1995 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Edgar Martinez .479 (.47887) Seattle Mariners 1
Frank Thomas .454 (.45440) Chicago White Sox 2
Jim Thome .438 (.43806) Cleveland Indians 3
Tim Salmon .429 (.42947) California Angels 4
Chili Davis .429 (.42912) California Angels 5
Chuck Knoblauch .424 (.42448) Minnesota Twins 6
Tim Naehring .415 (.41473) Boston Red Sox 7
Wade Boggs .412 (.41220) New York Yankees 8
Manny Ramirez .402 (.40246) Cleveland Indians 9
Albert Belle .401 (.40064) Cleveland Indians 10
John Valentin .399 (.39870) Boston Red Sox 11
John Olerud .398 (.39759) Toronto Blue Jays 12
Mickey Tettleton .396 (.39560) Texas Rangers 13
Kevin Seitzer .395 (.39469) Milwaukee Brewers 14
Wally Joyner .395 (.39450) Kansas City Royals 15
Tony Phillips .394 (.39408) California Angels 16
Bernie Williams .392 (.39164) New York Yankees 17
Will Clark .389 (.38920) Texas Rangers 18
Mo Vaughn .388 (.38836) Boston Red Sox 19
Paul O'Neill .387 (.38674) New York Yankees 20
Robin Ventura .384 (.38368) Chicago White Sox 21
Rafael Palmeiro .380 (.37981) Baltimore Orioles 22
Kirby Puckett .379 (.37874) Minnesota Twins 23
Tim Raines .374 (.37370) Chicago White Sox 24
Brady Anderson .371 (.37060) Baltimore Orioles 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.

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.

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?