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MLB 1887 Leaders
On-Base Percentage

1
Profile photo of Tip O'Neill

Tip O'Neill

St. Louis Browns

.490

2
Profile photo of Pete Browning

Pete Browning

Louisville Colonels

.464

3
Profile photo of Bob Caruthers

Bob Caruthers

St. Louis Browns

.463

4
Profile photo of Yank Robinson

Yank Robinson

St. Louis Browns

.445

5
Profile photo of Dan Brouthers

Dan Brouthers

Detroit Wolverines

.426

6
Profile photo of Cap Anson

Cap Anson

Chicago White Stockings

.422

7
Profile photo of Denny Lyons

Denny Lyons

Philadelphia Athletics

.421

8
Profile photo of Sam Thompson

Sam Thompson

Detroit Wolverines

.416

9
Profile photo of Reddy Mack

Reddy Mack

Louisville Colonels

.415

10
Profile photo of Oyster Burns

Oyster Burns

Baltimore Orioles

.414

11
Profile photo of Dave Orr

Dave Orr

New York Metropolitans

.408

12

Paul "Shorty" Radford

New York Metropolitans

.403

13
Profile photo of Otto Schomberg

Otto Schomberg

Indianapolis Hoosiers

.397

14

Dave "Scissors" Foutz

St. Louis Browns

.393

15
Profile photo of King Kelly

King Kelly

Boston Beaneaters

.393

16
Profile photo of Roger Connor

Roger Connor

New York Giants

.392

17
Profile photo of Sam Wise

Sam Wise

Boston Beaneaters

.390

18
Profile photo of Fred Carroll

Fred Carroll

Pittsburg Alleghenys

.383

19
Profile photo of Guy Hecker

Guy Hecker

Louisville Colonels

.381

20
Profile photo of Paul Hines

Paul Hines

Washington Nationals

.380

21
Profile photo of Henry Larkin

Henry Larkin

Philadelphia Athletics

.380

22
Profile photo of Ed Williamson

Ed Williamson

Chicago White Stockings

.377

23
Profile photo of Jim Fogarty

Jim Fogarty

Philadelphia Quakers

.376

24
Profile photo of Billy Nash

Billy Nash

Boston Beaneaters

.376

25
Profile photo of John Ward

John Ward

New York Giants

.375

26
Profile photo of Mike Griffin

Mike Griffin

Baltimore Orioles

.375

27
Profile photo of Charlie Comiskey

Charlie Comiskey

St. Louis Browns

.374

28
Profile photo of Pete Hotaling

Pete Hotaling

Cleveland Blues

.373

29
Profile photo of Buck Ewing

Buck Ewing

New York Giants

.370

30
Profile photo of Frank Fennelly

Frank Fennelly

Cincinnati Red Stockings

.369

31
Profile photo of Jack Rowe

Jack Rowe

Detroit Wolverines

.368

32
Profile photo of Hardy Richardson

Hardy Richardson

Detroit Wolverines

.366

33
Profile photo of Arlie Latham

Arlie Latham

St. Louis Browns

.366

34
Profile photo of Harry Stovey

Harry Stovey

Philadelphia Athletics

.366

35
Profile photo of Jim McTamany

Jim McTamany

Brooklyn Grays

.365

36
Profile photo of George Tebeau

George Tebeau

Cincinnati Red Stockings

.364

37
Profile photo of Bill McClellan

Bill McClellan

Brooklyn Grays

.363

38
Profile photo of Fred Mann

Fred Mann

Cleveland Blues
Philadelphia Athletics

.362

39
Profile photo of Jack Glasscock

Jack Glasscock

Indianapolis Hoosiers

.361

40
Profile photo of Bid McPhee

Bid McPhee

Cincinnati Red Stockings

.360

41
Profile photo of Jimmy Ryan

Jimmy Ryan

Chicago White Stockings

.360

42
Profile photo of Ed Andrews

Ed Andrews

Philadelphia Quakers

.359

43
Profile photo of Joe Sommer

Joe Sommer

Baltimore Orioles

.358

44
Profile photo of Ed McKean

Ed McKean

Cleveland Blues

.358

45
Profile photo of George Gore

George Gore

New York Giants

.358

46
Profile photo of Sid Farrar

Sid Farrar

Philadelphia Quakers

.358

47
Profile photo of Darby O'Brien

Darby O'Brien

New York Metropolitans

.355

48
Profile photo of Deacon White

Deacon White

Detroit Wolverines

.353

49
Profile photo of Jumbo Davis

Jumbo Davis

Baltimore Orioles

.353

50
Profile photo of John Reilly

John Reilly

Cincinnati Red Stockings

.352

51
Profile photo of Jim O'Rourke

Jim O'Rourke

New York Giants

.352

52
Profile photo of George Wood

George Wood

Philadelphia Quakers

.350

53
Profile photo of John Kerins

John Kerins

Louisville Colonels

.349

54
Profile photo of Tommy Tucker

Tommy Tucker

Baltimore Orioles

.347

55
Profile photo of Art Whitney

Art Whitney

Pittsburg Alleghenys

.346

56
Profile photo of Jocko Milligan

Jocko Milligan

Philadelphia Athletics

.344

57
Profile photo of Jerry Denny

Jerry Denny

Indianapolis Hoosiers

.344

58
Profile photo of Mike Tiernan

Mike Tiernan

New York Giants

.344

59
Profile photo of Arthur Irwin

Arthur Irwin

Philadelphia Quakers

.344

60
Profile photo of Charley Jones

Charley Jones

Cincinnati Red Stockings
New York Metropolitans

.343

61
Profile photo of George Pinkney

George Pinkney

Brooklyn Grays

.343

62
Profile photo of Ed Swartwood

Ed Swartwood

Brooklyn Grays

.342

63
Profile photo of Ezra Sutton

Ezra Sutton

Boston Beaneaters

.342

64
Profile photo of Bill Gleason

Bill Gleason

St. Louis Browns

.342

65
Profile photo of Hugh Nicol

Hugh Nicol

Cincinnati Red Stockings

.341

66
Profile photo of Marty Sullivan

Marty Sullivan

Chicago White Stockings

.340

67
Profile photo of Hub Collins

Hub Collins

Louisville Colonels

.338

68
Profile photo of John Coleman

John Coleman

Pittsburg Alleghenys

.337

69
Profile photo of Danny Richardson

Danny Richardson

New York Giants

.337

70
Profile photo of Bill Greenwood

Bill Greenwood

Baltimore Orioles

.336

71
Profile photo of Joe Werrick

Joe Werrick

Louisville Colonels

.336

72
Profile photo of Myron Allen

Myron Allen

Cleveland Blues

.335

73
Profile photo of Cub Stricker

Cub Stricker

Cleveland Blues

.334

74
Profile photo of Pop Corkhill

Pop Corkhill

Cincinnati Red Stockings

.333

75
Profile photo of Emmett Seery

Emmett Seery

Indianapolis Hoosiers

.331

76
Profile photo of Chicken Wolf

Chicken Wolf

Louisville Colonels

.331

77
Profile photo of Bill Phillips

Bill Phillips

Brooklyn Grays

.330

78
Profile photo of John Morrill

John Morrill

Boston Beaneaters

.330

79
Profile photo of Fred Pfeffer

Fred Pfeffer

Chicago White Stockings

.327

80
Profile photo of Chippy McGarr

Chippy McGarr

Philadelphia Athletics

.326

81

Bill "Willie" Kuehne

Pittsburg Alleghenys

.324

82
Profile photo of Adonis Terry

Adonis Terry

Brooklyn Grays

.323

83
Profile photo of Curt Welch

Curt Welch

St. Louis Browns

.322

84
Profile photo of Sam Trott

Sam Trott

Baltimore Orioles

.322

85
Profile photo of Joe Mulvey

Joe Mulvey

Philadelphia Quakers

.321

86
Profile photo of Tom Burns

Tom Burns

Chicago White Stockings

.320

87
Profile photo of Ned Hanlon

Ned Hanlon

Detroit Wolverines

.320

88
Profile photo of Frank Hankinson

Frank Hankinson

New York Metropolitans

.318

89
Profile photo of Blondie Purcell

Blondie Purcell

Baltimore Orioles

.318

90
Profile photo of Tom Poorman

Tom Poorman

Philadelphia Athletics

.317

91
Profile photo of Billy O'Brien

Billy O'Brien

Washington Nationals

.317

92
Profile photo of Doggie Miller

Doggie Miller

Pittsburg Alleghenys

.317

93
Profile photo of Germany Smith

Germany Smith

Brooklyn Grays

.316

94
Profile photo of Bill White

Bill White

Louisville Colonels

.315

95
Profile photo of Ed Greer

Ed Greer

Philadelphia Athletics
Brooklyn Grays

.314

96
Profile photo of Al Myers

Al Myers

Washington Nationals

.312

97
Profile photo of Abner Dalrymple

Abner Dalrymple

Pittsburg Alleghenys

.311

98
Profile photo of Patrick Gillespie

Patrick Gillespie

New York Giants

.304

99
Profile photo of Joe Hornung

Joe Hornung

Boston Beaneaters

.302

100
Profile photo of Sam Barkley

Sam Barkley

Pittsburg Alleghenys

.294

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  1. I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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