On Base Percentage : 1963 National 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:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1963 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Eddie Mathews .399 (.39852) Milwaukee Braves 1
Hank Aaron .391 (.39076) Milwaukee Braves 2
Willie Mays .380 (.38003) San Francisco Giants 3
Frank Robinson .379 (.37931) Cincinnati Reds 4
Dick Groat .377 (.37733) St. Louis Cardinals 5
Tony Gonzalez .372 (.37198) Philadelphia Phillies 6
Orlando Cepeda .366 (.36566) San Francisco Giants 7
Bill White .360 (.36022) St. Louis Cardinals 8
Tommy Davis .359 (.35906) Los Angeles Dodgers 9
Ken Boyer .358 (.35786) St. Louis Cardinals 10
Billy Williams .358 (.35766) Chicago Cubs 11
Roberto Clemente .356 (.35580) Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Maury Wills .355 (.35478) Los Angeles Dodgers 13
Jim Gilliam .354 (.35413) Los Angeles Dodgers 14
Willie McCovey .350 (.34984) San Francisco Giants 15
Joe Torre .350 (.34955) Milwaukee Braves 16
Ron Fairly .347 (.34720) Los Angeles Dodgers 17
Vada Pinson .347 (.34676) Cincinnati Reds 18
Curt Flood .345 (.34463) St. Louis Cardinals 19
Ron Santo .339 (.33916) Chicago Cubs 20
George Altman .339 (.33911) St. Louis Cardinals 21
Johnny Callison .339 (.33873) Philadelphia Phillies 22
Ron Hunt .334 (.33446) New York Mets 23
Pete Rose .334 (.33382) Cincinnati Reds 24
Dick Schofield .333 (.33333) Pittsburgh Pirates 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.

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

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.