1949 AL On-Base Percentage Leaders

Ted Williams led the AL in on-base percentage with .490 in 1949, 51 points ahead of Luke Appling (.439). It was one of 13 times Ted Williams led in on-base percentage.

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Led the AL in 1949 Ted Williams Boston Red Sox

.490 On-Base Percentage .051 clear of Luke Appling

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#	Player	Team	OBP	G	AB	H	BB
1	Ted Williams	BOS	.490	155	566	194	162
2	Luke Appling	CHA	.439	142	492	148	121
3	Eddie Joost	PHA	.429	144	525	138	149
4	George Kell	DET	.424	134	522	179	71
5	Cass Michaels	CHA	.417	154	561	173	101
6	Tommy Henrich	NYA	.416	115	411	118	86
7	Ferris Fain	PHA	.415	150	525	138	136
8	Elmer Valo	PHA	.413	150	547	155	119
9	Johnny Pesky	BOS	.408	148	604	185	100
10	Dom DiMaggio	BOS	.404	145	605	186	96
11	Hoot Evers	DET	.403	132	432	131	70
12	Roy Sievers	SLA	.398	140	471	144	70
13	Bobby Doerr	BOS	.393	139	541	167	75
14	Vern Stephens	BOS	.391	155	610	177	101
15	Larry Doby	CLE	.389	147	547	153	91
16	Vic Wertz	DET	.385	155	608	185	80
17	Bob Dillinger	SLA	.385	137	544	176	51
18	Eddie Yost	WS1	.383	124	435	110	91
19	Jerry Priddy	SLA	.382	145	544	158	80
20	Billy Goodman	BOS	.382	122	443	132	58
21	Eddie Robinson	WS1	.381	143	527	155	67
22	Lou Boudreau	CLE	.381	134	475	135	70
23	Jerry Coleman	NYA	.367	128	447	123	63
24	Sam Chapman	PHA	.367	154	589	164	80
25	Johnny Lipon	DET	.362	127	439	110	75
26	Dale Mitchell	CLE	.360	149	640	203	43
27	Don Kolloway	DET +1	.359	130	487	142	49
28	Mickey Vernon	CLE	.357	153	584	170	58
29	Joe Gordon	CLE	.355	148	541	136	83
30	Phil Rizzuto	NYA	.352	153	614	169	72
31	Al Zarilla	BOS +1	.352	139	530	147	56
32	Dick Kokos	SLA	.351	143	501	131	66
33	Dave Philley	CHA	.347	146	598	171	54
34	Clyde Vollmer	WS1	.335	129	443	112	53
35	Hank Majeski	PHA	.326	114	448	124	29
36	JG Jack Graham	SLA	.326	137	500	119	61
37	SD Sam Dente	WS1	.309	153	590	161	31
38	Jim Hegan	CLE	.298	152	468	105	49