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1929 MLB On-Base Percentage Leaders

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Charlie Smith led all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1929 with .550, 58 points ahead of Jud Wilson (.492). It stands 5th among all single seasons in MLB history. It was one of 2 times Charlie Smith led in on-base percentage.

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Charlie Smith Led all of MLB in 1929 Charlie Smith New York Lincoln Giants
.550 On-Base Percentage .058 clear of Jud Wilson
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# Player Team OBP G AB H BB
1 Charlie Smith Charlie Smith NLG .550 66 247 111 48
2 Jud Wilson BBS .492 76 280 113 44
3 George Scales NLG +1 .486 68 243 93 41
4 Rap Dixon Rap Dixon BBS .482 76 277 115 33
5 Oscar Charleston Oscar Charleston HIL +1 .471 82 291 106 56
6 Turkey Stearnes Turkey Stearnes DS .466 69 261 102 35
7 Lefty O'Doul Lefty O'Doul PHI .465 154 638 254 76
8 Jimmie Foxx Jimmie Foxx PHA .463 149 517 183 103
9 Rogers Hornsby Rogers Hornsby CHN .459 156 602 229 87
10 Mel Ott Mel Ott NY1 .449 150 545 179 113
11 Martín Dihigo Martín Dihigo HIL .448 78 271 90 56
12 John Beckwith John Beckwith HG +1 .448 56 207 80 22
13 Fats Jenkins Fats Jenkins ACB .446 56 223 84 28
14 Bill Riggins Bill Riggins NLG .446 66 243 84 40
15 Riggs Stephenson Riggs Stephenson CHN .445 136 495 179 67
16 Willie Wells Willie Wells SLS +1 .441 99 379 137 49
17 Kiki Cuyler Kiki Cuyler CHN .438 139 509 183 66
18 Babe Herman Babe Herman BRO .436 146 569 217 55
19 Bullet Rogan KCM .435 72 262 89 40
20 Lou Gehrig Lou Gehrig NYA .431 154 553 166 122
21 Babe Ruth Babe Ruth NYA .430 135 499 172 72
22 Tony Lazzeri Tony Lazzeri NYA .429 147 545 193 68
23 Wade Johnston DS .428 69 254 92 27
24 Lew Fonseca Lew Fonseca CLE .427 148 566 209 50
25 Branch Russell Branch Russell SLS .426 91 324 102 58
26 Hack Wilson Hack Wilson CHN .425 150 574 198 78
27 Paul Waner Paul Waner PIT .424 151 596 200 89
28 Jelly Gardner Jelly Gardner CAG .423 73 260 84 45
29 Ángel Alfonso Ángel Alfonso CSE .423 55 209 67 32
30 Lu Blue Lu Blue SLA .422 151 573 168 126
31 Bill Terry Bill Terry NY1 .418 150 607 226 48
32 Curt Walker Curt Walker CIN .416 141 492 154 85
33 Taylor Douthit Taylor Douthit SLN .416 150 613 206 79
34 John Henry Lloyd NLG .416 59 219 80 19
35 Earle Combs Earle Combs NYA .414 142 586 202 69
36 Mickey Cochrane Mickey Cochrane PHA .412 135 514 170 69
37 Harry Heilmann Harry Heilmann DET .412 125 453 156 50
38 Jimmy Dykes Jimmy Dykes PHA .412 119 401 131 51
39 Chuck Klein Chuck Klein PHI .407 149 616 219 54
40 Mule Suttles Mule Suttles SLS +1 .407 99 372 129 37
41 Rube Bressler Rube Bressler BRO .406 136 456 145 67
42 Larry Brown Larry Brown MRS +1 .406 81 272 82 43
43 Judy Johnson Judy Johnson HIL +1 .406 82 335 123 21
44 Chaney White Chaney White ACB +1 .406 70 278 98 17
45 Charlie Gehringer Charlie Gehringer DET .405 155 634 215 64
46 Heinie Manush Heinie Manush SLA .401 142 574 204 43
47 Dick Lundy Dick Lundy BBS .399 70 262 92 20
48 Halley Harding Halley Harding KCM .399 74 299 97 32
49 Earl Averill Earl Averill CLE .398 151 597 198 63
50 Al Simmons Al Simmons PHA .398 143 581 212 31
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