On Base Percentage : 1966 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:

"When you're playing 162 baseball games, you're playing almost every day, it's nice to have a guy (Jose Lima) like that around to lighten things up and have fun. It's a huge plus for us." - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Matt Anderson
 

1966 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Ron Santo .412 (.41194) Chicago Cubs 1
Joe Morgan .410 (.41040) Houston Astros 2
Dick Allen .396 (.39566) Philadelphia Phillies 3
Rico Carty .391 (.39116) Atlanta Braves 4
Willie McCovey .391 (.39116) San Francisco Giants  
Joe Torre .382 (.38235) Atlanta Braves 6
Willie Stargell .381 (.38051) Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Matty Alou .373 (.37279) Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Willie Mays .368 (.36783) San Francisco Giants 9
Orlando Cepeda .361 (.36121) San Francisco Giants 10
St. Louis Cardinals  
Felipe Alou .361 (.36080) Atlanta Braves 11
Roberto Clemente .360 (.35994) Pittsburgh Pirates 12
Donn Clendenon .358 (.35828) Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Ron Hunt .356 (.35647) New York Mets 14
Hank Aaron .356 (.35610) Atlanta Braves 15
Denis Menke .355 (.35502) Atlanta Braves 16
Bill White .352 (.35222) Philadelphia Phillies 17
Wes Parker .351 (.35145) Los Angeles Dodgers 18
Pete Rose .351 (.35065) Cincinnati Reds 19
Tommy Harper .348 (.34797) Cincinnati Reds 20
Billy Williams .347 (.34663) Chicago Cubs 21
Rusty Staub .345 (.34461) Houston Astros 22
Johnny Roseboro .343 (.34274) Los Angeles Dodgers 23
Jim Ray Hart .342 (.34227) San Francisco Giants 24
Eddie Mathews .341 (.34109) Atlanta Braves 25



Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

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

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?