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1888 NL On-Base Percentage Leaders

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Cap Anson led the NL in on-base percentage in 1888 with .400, 1 point ahead of Dan Brouthers (.399). It was one of 4 times Cap Anson led in on-base percentage.

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Cap Anson Led the NL in 1888 Cap Anson Chicago White Stockings
.400 On-Base Percentage .001 clear of Dan Brouthers
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# Player Team OBP G AB H BB
1 Cap Anson Cap Anson CHN .400 134 515 177 47
2 Dan Brouthers Dan Brouthers DTN .399 129 522 160 68
3 Roger Connor Roger Connor NY1 .389 134 481 140 73
4 Jimmy Ryan Jimmy Ryan CHN .377 129 549 182 35
5 Billy Hoy Billy Hoy WS8 .374 136 503 138 69
6 King Kelly King Kelly BSN .368 107 440 140 31
7 Mike Tiernan Mike Tiernan NY1 .364 113 443 130 42
8 Ed Williamson Ed Williamson CHN .352 132 452 113 65
9 Billy Nash Billy Nash BSN .350 135 526 149 50
10 Buck Ewing Buck Ewing NY1 .348 103 415 127 24
11 Paul Hines Paul Hines IN3 .343 133 513 144 41
12 Deacon White Deacon White DTN .336 125 527 157 21
13 Jim Fogarty Jim Fogarty PHI .325 121 454 107 53
14 George Miller George Miller PIT .319 103 404 112 18
15 Jim O'Rourke Jim O'Rourke NY1 .319 107 409 112 24
16 Emmett Seery Emmett Seery IN3 .316 133 500 110 64
17 Dick Johnston Dick Johnston BSN .314 135 585 173 15
18 Jack Rowe Jack Rowe DTN .311 105 451 125 19
19 Sam Wise Sam Wise BSN .306 105 417 100 34
20 Sid Farrar Sid Farrar PHI .304 131 508 124 31
21 George Wood George Wood PHI .303 106 433 99 39
22 Jack Glasscock Jack Glasscock IN3 .302 113 442 119 14
23 Tom Brown Tom Brown BSN .299 107 420 104 30
24 Fred Pfeffer Fred Pfeffer CHN .297 135 517 129 32
25 Charley Bassett Charley Bassett IN3 .297 128 481 116 32
26 Ned Hanlon Ned Hanlon DTN .295 109 459 122 15
27 Larry Twitchell Larry Twitchell DTN .286 131 524 128 28
28 John Coleman John Coleman PIT .285 116 438 101 29
29 John Morrill John Morrill BSN .282 135 486 96 55
30 Tom Burns Tom Burns CHN .281 134 483 115 26
31 Arthur Irwin Arthur Irwin PHI .277 125 448 98 33
32 Jerry Denny Jerry Denny IN3 .277 126 524 137 9
33 Ed Andrews Ed Andrews PHI .272 124 528 126 21
34 Al Myers Al Myers WS8 .270 132 502 104 37
35 Joe Hornung BSN .269 107 431 103 16
36 John Ward John Ward NY1 .265 122 510 128 9
37 Walt Wilmot Walt Wilmot WS8 .263 119 473 106 23
38 Billy Sunday Billy Sunday PIT .256 120 505 119 12
39 Bill Kuehne Bill Kuehne PIT .250 138 524 123 9
40 Pop Smith Pop Smith PIT .248 131 481 99 22
41 Danny Richardson Danny Richardson NY1 .248 135 561 127 15
42 Jim Donnelly WS8 .242 122 428 86 20
43 Ed Daily Ed Daily WS8 .239 110 453 102 7
44 Billy O'Brien Billy O'Brien WS8 .238 133 528 119 9
45 Joe Mulvey Joe Mulvey PHI .235 100 398 86 9
46 Jack McGeachey Jack McGeachey IN3 .231 118 452 99 5