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1897 NL On-Base Percentage Leaders

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John McGraw led the NL in on-base percentage in 1897 with .471, 3 points ahead of Jesse Burkett (.468). It was one of 3 times John McGraw led in on-base percentage.

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John McGraw Led the NL in 1897 John McGraw Baltimore Orioles
.471 On-Base Percentage .003 clear of Jesse Burkett
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# Player Team OBP G AB H BB
1 John McGraw John McGraw BLN .471 106 391 127 99
2 Jesse Burkett Jesse Burkett CL4 .468 127 517 198 76
3 Willie Keeler Willie Keeler BLN .464 129 564 239 35
4 Hughie Jennings Hughie Jennings BLN .463 117 439 156 42
5 Fred Clarke Fred Clarke LS3 .461 130 526 205 45
6 Billy Hamilton Billy Hamilton BSN .461 127 507 174 105
7 Joe Kelley Joe Kelley BLN .447 131 505 183 70
8 Bill Joyce Bill Joyce NY1 .444 110 389 118 81
9 Ed Delahanty Ed Delahanty PHI .444 129 530 200 60
10 Cupid Childs Cupid Childs CL4 .435 114 444 150 74
11 Mike Griffin Mike Griffin BRO .416 134 534 169 81
12 Kip Selbach WAS .414 124 486 152 80
13 George Davis George Davis NY1 .410 131 521 184 43
14 Elmer Smith Elmer Smith PIT .408 123 467 145 70
15 Bill Lange Bill Lange CHN .406 118 479 163 48
16 Chick Stahl Chick Stahl BSN .406 114 469 166 38
17 Jake Stenzel Jake Stenzel BLN .404 131 536 189 36
18 Hugh Duffy Hugh Duffy BSN .403 134 550 187 52
19 Klondike Douglass Klondike Douglass SLN .402 126 519 170 52
20 Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins BSN .400 134 529 183 41
21 Mike Tiernan Mike Tiernan NY1 .397 128 532 174 61
22 Bobby Wallace Bobby Wallace CL4 .394 130 516 173 48
23 Jack Doyle Jack Doyle BLN .394 114 460 163 29
24 Dusty Miller Dusty Miller CIN .393 119 440 139 48
25 Nap Lajoie Nap Lajoie PHI .392 127 545 197 15
26 Fielder Jones Fielder Jones BRO .392 135 548 172 61
27 Duff Cooley Duff Cooley PHI .386 133 566 186 51
28 Jake Beckley Jake Beckley CIN +1 .380 114 433 143 20
29 Cap Anson Cap Anson CHN .379 114 424 121 60
30 Monte Cross Monte Cross SLN .378 132 465 133 62
31 Fred Tenney Fred Tenney BSN .376 132 566 180 49
32 George Van Haltren George Van Haltren NY1 .376 130 566 186 42
33 Billy Hoy Billy Hoy CIN .375 128 497 145 54
34 Henry Reitz Henry Reitz BLN .370 128 477 138 50
35 Jimmy Ryan Jimmy Ryan CHN .369 136 520 156 50
36 Gene DeMontreville Gene DeMontreville WAS .366 133 566 193 21
37 Perry Werden Perry Werden LS3 .365 133 512 154 41
38 Tom Brown Tom Brown WAS .364 116 469 137 52
39 Tom McCreery LS3 +1 .363 140 521 149 62
40 Patsy Donovan Patsy Donovan PIT .360 120 479 154 25
41 Charlie Irwin CIN .360 134 505 146 47
42 Harry Davis Harry Davis PIT .359 111 429 131 26
43 Herman Long Herman Long BSN .358 107 450 145 23
44 John Anderson John Anderson BRO .357 117 492 160 17
45 Bobby Lowe Bobby Lowe BSN .355 123 499 154 32
46 Kid Gleason Kid Gleason NY1 .353 132 543 172 27
47 Ollie Pickering Ollie Pickering LS3 +1 .352 110 431 126 37
48 Dick Padden Dick Padden PIT .350 134 517 146 38
49 Tuck Turner Tuck Turner SLN .350 103 416 121 35
50 Fred Hartman Fred Hartman SLN .350 125 519 158 26
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