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1947 AL On-Base Percentage Leaders

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Ted Williams led the AL in on-base percentage with .499 in 1947, 85 points ahead of Ferris Fain (.414). It was one of 13 times Ted Williams led in on-base percentage.

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Ted Williams Led the AL in 1947 Ted Williams Boston Red Sox
.499 On-Base Percentage .085 clear of Ferris Fain
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# Player Team OBP G AB H BB
1 Ted Williams Ted Williams BOS .499 156 528 181 162
2 Ferris Fain Ferris Fain PHA .414 136 461 134 95
3 Roy Cullenbine Roy Cullenbine DET .401 142 464 104 137
4 Barney McCosky PHA .395 137 546 179 57
5 George McQuinn George McQuinn NYA .395 144 517 157 78
6 Johnny Pesky Johnny Pesky BOS .393 155 638 207 72
7 Joe DiMaggio Joe DiMaggio NYA .391 141 534 168 64
8 Lou Boudreau Lou Boudreau CLE .388 150 538 165 67
9 George Kell George Kell DET .387 152 588 188 61
10 Luke Appling Luke Appling CHA .386 139 503 154 64
11 Stan Spence Stan Spence WS1 .378 147 506 141 81
12 Dom DiMaggio Dom DiMaggio BOS .376 136 513 145 74
13 Tommy Henrich Tommy Henrich NYA .372 142 550 158 71
14 Hoot Evers Hoot Evers DET .366 126 460 136 45
15 Jeff Heath Jeff Heath SLA .366 141 491 123 88
16 Bob Dillinger Bob Dillinger SLA .361 137 571 168 56
17 Vern Stephens Vern Stephens SLA .359 150 562 157 70
18 Snuffy Stirnweiss Snuffy Stirnweiss NYA .358 148 571 146 89
19 Hank Majeski Hank Majeski PHA .358 141 479 134 53
20 Sam Mele Sam Mele BOS .356 123 453 137 37
21 Billy Johnson Billy Johnson NYA .351 132 494 141 44
22 Phil Rizzuto Phil Rizzuto NYA .350 153 549 150 57
23 Eddie Joost Eddie Joost PHA .348 151 540 111 114
24 Dale Mitchell Dale Mitchell CLE .347 123 493 156 23
25 Joe Gordon Joe Gordon CLE .346 155 562 153 62
26 Eddie Lake Eddie Lake DET .343 158 602 127 120
27 Eddie Mayo Eddie Mayo DET .338 142 535 149 48
28 Wally Judnich Wally Judnich SLA .338 144 500 129 60
29 Sam Chapman Sam Chapman PHA .331 149 551 139 65
30 Ken Keltner Ken Keltner CLE .331 151 541 139 59
31 Buddy Lewis Buddy Lewis WS1 .330 140 506 132 51
32 Bobby Doerr Bobby Doerr BOS .329 146 561 145 59
33 Johnny Lindell Johnny Lindell NYA .322 127 476 131 32
34 Mickey Vernon Mickey Vernon WS1 .320 154 600 159 49
35 Eddie Yost Eddie Yost WS1 .314 115 428 102 45
36 Jake Jones BOS +1 .306 154 575 136 54
37 Dave Philley Dave Philley CHA .303 143 551 142 35
38 Don Kolloway Don Kolloway CHA .303 124 485 135 17
39 George Metkovich George Metkovich CLE .302 126 473 120 32
40 Rudy York Rudy York CHA +1 .302 150 584 136 58
41 Jerry Priddy Jerry Priddy WS1 .301 147 505 108 62
42 Paul Lehner Paul Lehner SLA .294 135 483 120 28
43 Pete Suder Pete Suder PHA .290 145 528 127 35