On Base Percentage : 2002 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)
 

2002 On Base Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Barry Bonds .582 (.58170) San Francisco Giants 1
Brian Giles .450 (.45031) Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Chipper Jones .435 (.43505) Atlanta Braves 3
Todd Helton .429 (.42879) Colorado Rockies 4
Larry Walker .421 (.42134) Colorado Rockies 5
Jim Edmonds .420 (.42014) St. Louis Cardinals 6
Vladimir Guerrero .417 (.41749) Montreal Expos 7
Bobby Abreu .413 (.41314) Philadelphia Phillies 8
Lance Berkman .405 (.40462) Houston Astros 9
Gary Sheffield .404 (.40415) Atlanta Braves 10
Jeff Bagwell .401 (.40087) Houston Astros 11
Adam Dunn .400 (.40000) Cincinnati Reds 12
Luis Gonzalez .400 (.39968) Arizona Diamondbacks 13
Sammy Sosa .399 (.39940) Chicago Cubs 14
Albert Pujols .394 (.39407) St. Louis Cardinals 15
Edgardo Alfonzo .391 (.39146) New York Mets 16
Junior Spivey .389 (.38880) Arizona Diamondbacks 17
Ryan Klesko .388 (.38782) San Diego Padres 18
Shawn Green .385 (.38540) Los Angeles Dodgers 19
Derrek Lee .378 (.37791) Florida Marlins 20
Jose Vidro .378 (.37761) Montreal Expos 21
Pat Burrell .376 (.37573) Philadelphia Phillies 22
Mark Bellhorn .374 (.37381) Chicago Cubs 23
Brad Wilkerson .370 (.37018) Montreal Expos 24
Steve Finley .370 (.36979) Arizona Diamondbacks 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.

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.