1945 MLB On-Base Percentage Leaders
How often a batter reaches base
Josh Gibson led all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1945 with .459, 3 points ahead of Roy Campanella (.456). It was one of 4 times Josh Gibson led in on-base percentage.
Showing players with at least 143 plate appearances — the standard 3.1 plate appearances per team game. Show all players
| # | Player | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Gibson | HG | 47 | 161 | 37 | 56 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 4 | 0 | .348 | .459 | .596 | 1.055 |
| 2 |
|
BEG | 57 | 207 | 51 | 77 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 31 | 0 | 3 | .372 | .456 | .580 | 1.036 |
| 3 |
|
CHN | 132 | 498 | 94 | 177 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 97 | 81 | 34 | 5 | .355 | .449 | .500 | .949 |
| 4 | Buck Leonard | HG | 40 | 155 | 31 | 53 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 0 | .342 | .430 | .516 | .946 |
| 5 |
|
BRO | 152 | 576 | 114 | 177 | 36 | 7 | 9 | 92 | 114 | 27 | 13 | .307 | .423 | .441 | .864 |
| 6 |
|
CHN | 150 | 597 | 110 | 193 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 99 | 30 | 12 | .323 | .420 | .405 | .826 |
| 7 |
|
BSN | 154 | 636 | 125 | 224 | 47 | 6 | 28 | 117 | 70 | 9 | 15 | .352 | .420 | .577 | .997 |
| 8 |
|
BRO | 153 | 555 | 128 | 143 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 148 | 42 | 6 | .258 | .417 | .333 | .751 |
| 9 |
|
BOS | 133 | 473 | 81 | 132 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 51 | 106 | 37 | 9 | .279 | .412 | .410 | .822 |
| 10 |
|
NY1 | 135 | 451 | 73 | 139 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 79 | 71 | 41 | 1 | .308 | .411 | .499 | .910 |
| 11 | Frank Austin | PS | 50 | 216 | 41 | 81 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 10 | .375 | .411 | .505 | .915 |
| 12 |
|
DET +1 | 154 | 536 | 83 | 146 | 28 | 5 | 18 | 93 | 113 | 36 | 2 | .272 | .402 | .444 | .846 |
| 13 | Wild Bill Wright | BEG | 55 | 217 | 46 | 78 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 14 | 0 | 6 | .359 | .401 | .544 | .945 |
| 14 |
|
HG | 48 | 179 | 38 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 35 | 1 | 10 | .279 | .400 | .341 | .741 |
| 15 |
|
PHA | 126 | 451 | 45 | 135 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 74 | 46 | 1 | .299 | .399 | .435 | .834 |
| 16 | Goose Curry | PS | 46 | 141 | 33 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 7 | .284 | .395 | .433 | .828 |
| 17 | Oscar Grimes | NYA | 142 | 480 | 64 | 127 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 97 | 73 | 7 | .265 | .395 | .358 | .753 |
| 18 | Nick Etten | NYA | 152 | 565 | 77 | 161 | 24 | 4 | 18 | 111 | 90 | 23 | 2 | .285 | .387 | .437 | .824 |
| 19 | Ed Stone | PS | 44 | 174 | 23 | 58 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .386 | .431 | .817 |
| 20 |
|
NYA | 152 | 632 | 107 | 195 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 64 | 78 | 62 | 33 | .309 | .385 | .476 | .862 |
| 21 |
|
SLN | 133 | 511 | 84 | 165 | 27 | 3 | 21 | 102 | 45 | 45 | 1 | .323 | .383 | .511 | .894 |
| 22 |
|
BRO | 154 | 607 | 102 | 182 | 42 | 9 | 8 | 124 | 75 | 16 | 6 | .300 | .381 | .438 | .820 |
| 23 | Goody Rosen | BRO | 145 | 606 | 126 | 197 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 75 | 50 | 36 | 4 | .325 | .379 | .460 | .840 |
| 24 | Carden Gillenwater | BSN | 144 | 517 | 74 | 149 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 13 | .288 | .379 | .375 | .755 |
| 25 | Gene Benson | PS | 47 | 198 | 30 | 67 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .338 | .379 | .434 | .813 |
| 26 |
|
WS1 | 142 | 533 | 73 | 152 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 75 | 79 | 31 | 10 | .285 | .379 | .400 | .778 |
| 27 | George Myatt | WS1 | 133 | 490 | 81 | 145 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 63 | 43 | 30 | .296 | .378 | .365 | .744 |
| 28 | Jerry Benjamin | HG +1 | 51 | 210 | 42 | 69 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 4 | .329 | .377 | .391 | .768 |
| 29 | Jim Russell | PIT | 146 | 510 | 88 | 145 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 77 | 71 | 40 | 15 | .284 | .377 | .433 | .810 |
| 30 |
|
SLN | 143 | 537 | 85 | 148 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 78 | 83 | 55 | 3 | .276 | .375 | .386 | .760 |
| 31 | Bill Hoskins | BEG | 50 | 185 | 32 | 58 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 16 | 1 | 3 | .314 | .374 | .508 | .883 |
| 32 |
|
CHA | 140 | 569 | 79 | 168 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 50 | 69 | 33 | 11 | .295 | .373 | .420 | .793 |
| 33 | Jesse Williams | KCM | 50 | 196 | 50 | 58 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 11 | .296 | .373 | .398 | .771 |
| 34 | Hersh Martin | NYA | 117 | 408 | 53 | 109 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 65 | 31 | 4 | .267 | .368 | .392 | .760 |
| 35 |
|
CHA | 130 | 486 | 74 | 147 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 58 | 48 | 41 | 18 | .303 | .366 | .407 | .774 |
| 36 |
|
PIT | 144 | 541 | 80 | 157 | 36 | 6 | 8 | 108 | 64 | 38 | 5 | .290 | .366 | .423 | .790 |
| 37 |
|
SLA | 139 | 483 | 69 | 134 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 61 | 65 | 51 | 1 | .277 | .364 | .398 | .762 |
| 38 |
|
SLN | 124 | 446 | 67 | 129 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 49 | 24 | 14 | .289 | .364 | .395 | .758 |
| 39 | Walter Thomas | KCM | 50 | 186 | 30 | 58 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 5 | .312 | .363 | .398 | .761 |
| 40 | Milt Byrnes | SLA | 133 | 442 | 53 | 110 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 59 | 78 | 84 | 1 | .249 | .363 | .387 | .750 |
| 41 |
|
CHN | 144 | 534 | 64 | 159 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 110 | 45 | 36 | 5 | .298 | .361 | .455 | .816 |
| 42 |
|
WS1 | 123 | 504 | 72 | 148 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 49 | 27 | 30 | .294 | .360 | .357 | .717 |
| 43 | Herb Souell | KCM | 47 | 186 | 39 | 59 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 4 | .317 | .358 | .430 | .788 |
| 44 |
|
BOS | 143 | 529 | 71 | 148 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 74 | 63 | 56 | 5 | .280 | .358 | .425 | .783 |
| 45 | Johnny Barrett | PIT | 142 | 507 | 97 | 130 | 29 | 4 | 15 | 67 | 79 | 68 | 25 | .256 | .357 | .418 | .775 |
| 46 | Bill Nicholson | CHN | 151 | 559 | 82 | 136 | 28 | 4 | 13 | 88 | 92 | 73 | 4 | .243 | .356 | .378 | .734 |
| 47 | George Hausmann | NY1 | 154 | 623 | 98 | 174 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 45 | 73 | 46 | 7 | .279 | .356 | .339 | .695 |
| 48 | Luis Olmo | BRO | 141 | 556 | 62 | 174 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 110 | 36 | 33 | 15 | .313 | .356 | .462 | .818 |
| 49 | Buster Adams | SLN +1 | 154 | 634 | 104 | 182 | 29 | 1 | 22 | 109 | 62 | 80 | 3 | .287 | .353 | .440 | .794 |
| 50 |
|
SLA | 149 | 571 | 90 | 165 | 27 | 3 | 24 | 89 | 55 | 70 | 2 | .289 | .353 | .473 | .825 |
1–50 of 112Next →