On Base Percentage : 2007 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 key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

2007 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

David Ortiz .445 (.44528) Boston Red Sox 1
Magglio Ordonez .434 (.43363) Detroit Tigers 2
Jorge Posada .426 (.42615) New York Yankees 3
Alex Rodriguez .422 (.42232) New York Yankees 4
Carlos Pena .411 (.41080) Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5
Jim Thome .410 (.41045) Chicago White Sox 6
Jack Cust .408 (.40828) Oakland Athletics 7
Vladimir Guerrero .403 (.40303) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 8
Ichiro Suzuki .396 (.39617) Seattle Mariners 9
Chone Figgins .393 (.39321) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 10
Reggie Willits .391 (.39053) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 11
Kevin Youkilis .390 (.39040) Boston Red Sox 12
Grady Sizemore .390 (.39037) Cleveland Indians 13
Manny Ramirez .388 (.38840) Boston Red Sox 14
Derek Jeter .388 (.38819) New York Yankees 15
Placido Polanco .388 (.38811) Detroit Tigers 16
B.J. Upton .386 (.38574) Tampa Bay Devil Rays 17
Travis Hafner .385 (.38543) Cleveland Indians 18
Nick Swisher .381 (.38146) Oakland Athletics 19
Jose Vidro .381 (.38065) Seattle Mariners 20
Dustin Pedroia .380 (.38021) Boston Red Sox 21
Mike Lowell .378 (.37825) Boston Red Sox 22
Gary Sheffield .378 (.37774) Detroit Tigers 23
Brian Roberts .377 (.37675) Baltimore Orioles 24
Frank Thomas .377 (.37660) Toronto Blue Jays 25



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?

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.