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1898 NL On-Base Percentage Leaders

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Billy Hamilton led the NL in on-base percentage in 1898 with .480, 5 points ahead of John McGraw (.475). It was one of 5 times Billy Hamilton led in on-base percentage.

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Billy Hamilton Led the NL in 1898 Billy Hamilton Boston Beaneaters
.480 On-Base Percentage .005 clear of John McGraw
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# Player Team OBP G AB H BB
1 Billy Hamilton Billy Hamilton BSN .480 110 417 154 87
2 John McGraw John McGraw BLN .475 143 515 176 112
3 Hughie Jennings Hughie Jennings BLN .454 143 534 175 78
4 Elmer Flick Elmer Flick PHI .430 134 453 137 86
5 Ed Delahanty Ed Delahanty PHI .426 144 548 183 77
6 Elmer Smith Elmer Smith CIN .425 123 486 166 69
7 Willie Keeler Willie Keeler BLN .420 129 561 216 31
8 Jesse Burkett Jesse Burkett CL4 .415 150 624 213 69
9 Jimmy Ryan Jimmy Ryan CHN .405 144 572 185 73
10 Dan McGann Dan McGann BLN .404 145 535 161 53
11 Joe Kelley Joe Kelley BLN .398 124 464 149 56
12 Cupid Childs Cupid Childs CL4 .395 110 413 119 69
13 Gene DeMontreville Gene DeMontreville BLN .394 151 567 186 52
14 Bill Joyce Bill Joyce NY1 .386 145 508 131 88
15 Bill Dahlen Bill Dahlen CHN .385 142 521 151 58
16 Kip Selbach WAS .383 132 515 156 64
17 Algie McBride CIN .383 120 486 147 51
18 Mike Griffin Mike Griffin BRO .379 134 537 161 60
19 Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins BSN .377 152 597 196 40
20 Bill Everitt CHN .377 149 596 190 53
21 Bill Lange Bill Lange CHN .377 113 442 141 36
22 Chick Stahl Chick Stahl BSN .375 125 467 144 46
23 Fred Clarke Fred Clarke LS3 .373 149 599 184 48
24 George Van Haltren George Van Haltren NY1 .372 156 654 204 59
25 Fred Tenney Fred Tenney BSN .370 117 488 160 33
26 Billy Hoy Billy Hoy LS3 .367 148 582 177 49
27 Hugh Duffy Hugh Duffy BSN .365 152 568 169 59
28 Duff Cooley Duff Cooley PHI .364 149 629 196 48
29 Fielder Jones Fielder Jones BRO .362 146 596 181 46
30 Jake Stenzel Jake Stenzel SLN +1 .360 143 542 149 53
31 Henry Reitz Henry Reitz WAS .357 132 489 148 32
32 Nap Lajoie Nap Lajoie PHI .354 147 608 197 21
33 Ed McFarland Ed McFarland PHI .352 121 429 121 44
34 Dusty Miller Dusty Miller CIN .351 152 586 175 38
35 George Davis George Davis NY1 .351 121 486 149 32
36 John Anderson John Anderson WAS +1 .348 135 520 153 29
37 Jake Beckley Jake Beckley CIN .348 118 459 135 28
38 Lave Cross Lave Cross SLN .348 151 602 191 28
39 Ed McKean Ed McKean CL4 .346 151 604 172 56
40 Patsy Donovan Patsy Donovan PIT .346 147 610 184 34
41 Bobby Wallace Bobby Wallace CL4 .344 154 593 160 63
42 Harry Blake Harry Blake CL4 .342 136 474 116 69
43 Bid McPhee Bid McPhee CIN .341 133 486 121 66
44 Honus Wagner Honus Wagner LS3 .341 151 588 176 31
45 Patsy Tebeau Patsy Tebeau CL4 .341 131 477 123 53
46 Monte Cross Monte Cross PHI .337 149 525 135 55
47 Jack McCarthy Jack McCarthy PIT .336 137 537 155 34
48 Dick Padden Dick Padden PIT .335 128 463 119 35
49 Klondike Douglass Klondike Douglass PHI .333 146 582 150 55
50 Billy Clingman Billy Clingman LS3 .327 154 538 138 51
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