On Base Percentage : 1991 National League Top 25

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"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)
 

1991 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Barry Bonds .410 (.41009) Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Brett Butler .401 (.40083) Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Fred McGriff .396 (.39564) San Diego Padres 3
Bobby Bonilla .391 (.39118) Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Jeff Bagwell .387 (.38675) Houston Astros 5
Ozzie Smith .380 (.37953) St. Louis Cardinals 6
Ryne Sandberg .379 (.37921) Chicago Cubs 7
Dave Magadan .378 (.37843) New York Mets 8
Barry Larkin .378 (.37786) Cincinnati Reds 9
Hal Morris .374 (.37406) Cincinnati Reds 10
Ivan Calderon .368 (.36754) Montreal Expos 11
John Kruk .367 (.36748) Philadelphia Phillies 12
Terry Pendleton .363 (.36264) Atlanta Braves 13
Darryl Strawberry .361 (.36054) Los Angeles Dodgers 14
Felix Jose .360 (.36000) St. Louis Cardinals 15
Will Clark .359 (.35852) San Francisco Giants 16
Craig Biggio .358 (.35762) Houston Astros 17
Willie McGee .357 (.35701) San Francisco Giants 18
Andy Van Slyke .355 (.35529) Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Tony Gwynn .355 (.35501) San Diego Padres 20
Chris Sabo .354 (.35433) Cincinnati Reds 21
Todd Zeile .353 (.35266) St. Louis Cardinals 22
Robby Thompson .352 (.35231) San Francisco Giants 23
Larry Walker .349 (.34944) Montreal Expos 24
Delino DeShields .347 (.34737) Montreal Expos 25



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

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).

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.