League Leaders Who Led?

Most MLB On-Base Percentage Titles

Every player who has led his league in on-base percentage, ranked by how many times. Seasons 1871–2025.

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Ted Williams has led MLB in on-base percentage 12 times, more than anyone else. His titles run from 1940 to 1958.

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# Player Titles Span Best
1 Ted Williams Ted Williams 12 1940–1958 .553
2 Babe Ruth Babe Ruth 10 1919–1932 .545
3 Barry Bonds Barry Bonds 8 1991–2004 .609
4 Rogers Hornsby Rogers Hornsby 8 1920–1928 .507
5 Joey Votto Joey Votto 6 2010–2018 .454
6 Wade Boggs Wade Boggs 6 1983–1989 .476
7 Stan Musial Stan Musial 6 1943–1957 .450
8 Ty Cobb Ty Cobb 6 1909–1918 .486
9 Dan Brouthers Dan Brouthers 6 1882–1891 .471
10 Carl Yastrzemski Carl Yastrzemski 5 1963–1970 .452
11 Buck Leonard 5 1938–1946 .500
12 Lou Gehrig Lou Gehrig 5 1928–1937 .478
13 Billy Hamilton Billy Hamilton 5 1891–1898 .521
14 Mike Trout Mike Trout 4 2016–2019 .460
15 Miguel Cabrera Miguel Cabrera 4 2010–2015 .448
16 Frank Thomas Frank Thomas 4 1991–1997 .487
17 Rod Carew Rod Carew 4 1974–1978 .449
18 Joe Morgan Joe Morgan 4 1972–1976 .466
19 Richie Ashburn Richie Ashburn 4 1954–1960 .449
20 Josh Gibson 4 1937–1945 .564
21 Mel Ott Mel Ott 4 1930–1939 .459
22 Tris Speaker Tris Speaker 4 1912–1925 .479
23 Honus Wagner Honus Wagner 4 1904–1909 .423
24 Cap Anson Cap Anson 4 1872–1890 .455
25 Aaron Judge Aaron Judge 3 2022–2025 .458
26 Juan Soto Juan Soto 3 2020–2025 .490
27 Todd Helton Todd Helton 3 2000–2007 .463
28 Manny Ramirez Manny Ramirez 3 2002–2006 .450
29 Jason Giambi Jason Giambi 3 2000–2005 .477
30 Edgar Martinez Edgar Martinez 3 1995–1999 .479
31 Mike Schmidt Mike Schmidt 3 1981–1983 .436
32 Willard Brown 3 1937–1943 .432
33 Elbie Fletcher Elbie Fletcher 3 1940–1942 .421
34 Jimmie Foxx Jimmie Foxx 3 1929–1939 .464
35 Arky Vaughan Arky Vaughan 3 1934–1936 .491
36 Oscar Charleston Oscar Charleston 3 1921–1925 .523
37 John McGraw John McGraw 3 1897–1900 .548
38 Ross Barnes Ross Barnes 3 1873–1876 .465
39 Shohei Ohtani Shohei Ohtani 2 2023–2024 .413
40 Joe Mauer Joe Mauer 2 2009–2012 .444
41 Albert Pujols Albert Pujols 2 2006–2009 .443
42 Larry Walker Larry Walker 2 1997–1999 .458
43 Mark McGwire Mark McGwire 2 1996–1998 .470
44 Pete Rose Pete Rose 2 1968–1979 .418
45 Dick Allen Dick Allen 2 1967–1972 .420
46 Willie Mays Willie Mays 2 1965–1971 .425
47 Frank Robinson Frank Robinson 2 1962–1966 .421
48 Ron Santo Ron Santo 2 1964–1966 .412
49 Mickey Mantle Mickey Mantle 2 1955–1964 .431
50 Eddie Yost Eddie Yost 2 1959–1960 .435
51 Eddie Stanky Eddie Stanky 2 1946–1950 .460
52 Henry Kimbro 2 1947–1948 .457
53 Turkey Stearnes 2 1929–1935 .467
54 Charlie Smith 2 1927–1929 .550
55 Heinie Groh Heinie Groh 2 1917–1918 .395
56 Gavvy Cravath Gavvy Cravath 2 1915–1916 .393
57 Benny Kauff Benny Kauff 2 1914–1915 .447
58 Topsy Hartsel Topsy Hartsel 2 1905–1907 .409
59 Nap Lajoie Nap Lajoie 2 1901–1904 .463
60 Roy Thomas 2 1902–1903 .453
61 Ed Delahanty Ed Delahanty 2 1895–1902 .500
62 Ed Swartwood Ed Swartwood 2 1883–1890 .444
63 King Kelly King Kelly 2 1884–1886 .483
64 Pete Browning Pete Browning 2 1882–1885 .430
65 Jim O'Rourke Jim O'Rourke 2 1877–1879 .407
66 Levi Meyerle 2 1871–1874 .500
67 Ronald Acuña Ronald Acuña 1 2023–2023 .416
68 Freddie Freeman Freddie Freeman 1 2022–2022 .407
69 Vladimir Guerrero Vladimir Guerrero 1 2021–2021 .401
70 DJ LeMahieu DJ LeMahieu 1 2020–2020 .421
71 Christian Yelich Christian Yelich 1 2019–2019 .429
72 Bryce Harper Bryce Harper 1 2015–2015 .460
73 Andrew McCutchen Andrew McCutchen 1 2014–2014 .411
74 Victor Martinez Victor Martinez 1 2014–2014 .409
75 Buster Posey Buster Posey 1 2012–2012 .408
76 Chipper Jones Chipper Jones 1 2008–2008 .470
77 Milton Bradley Milton Bradley 1 2008–2008 .436
78 David Ortiz David Ortiz 1 2007–2007 .445
79 Melvin Mora Melvin Mora 1 2004–2004 .419
80 Gary Sheffield Gary Sheffield 1 1996–1996 .465
81 Tony Gwynn Tony Gwynn 1 1994–1994 .454
82 John Olerud John Olerud 1 1993–1993 .473
83 Lenny Dykstra Lenny Dykstra 1 1990–1990 .418
84 Rickey Henderson Rickey Henderson 1 1990–1990 .439
85 Lonnie Smith 1 1989–1989 .415
86 Kal Daniels Kal Daniels 1 1988–1988 .397
87 Jack Clark Jack Clark 1 1987–1987 .459
88 Tim Raines Tim Raines 1 1986–1986 .413
89 Pedro Guerrero Pedro Guerrero 1 1985–1985 .422
90 Eddie Murray Eddie Murray 1 1984–1984 .410
91 Gary Matthews Gary Matthews 1 1984–1984 .410
92 Dwight Evans Dwight Evans 1 1982–1982 .402
93 Mike Hargrove Mike Hargrove 1 1981–1981 .424
94 George Brett George Brett 1 1980–1980 .454
95 Keith Hernandez Keith Hernandez 1 1980–1980 .408
96 Fred Lynn Fred Lynn 1 1979–1979 .423
97 Jeff Burroughs Jeff Burroughs 1 1978–1978 .432
98 Reggie Smith Reggie Smith 1 1977–1977 .427
99 Hal McRae Hal McRae 1 1976–1976 .407
100 John Mayberry John Mayberry 1 1973–1973 .417