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1940 MLB On-Base Percentage Leaders

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Buck Leonard led all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1940 with .491, 7 points ahead of Goose Curry (.484). It stands 52nd among all single seasons in MLB history. It was one of 7 times Buck Leonard led in on-base percentage.

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Led all of MLB in 1940 Buck Leonard Homestead Grays
.491 On-Base Percentage .007 clear of Goose Curry
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# Player Team OBP G AB H BB
1 Buck Leonard HG .491 54 185 70 39
2 Goose Curry Goose Curry BEG +1 .484 45 119 38 34
3 George Scales BEG .483 49 142 50 32
4 Ted Williams Ted Williams BOS .442 144 561 193 96
5 Monte Irvin Monte Irvin NE .439 40 146 54 16
6 Hank Greenberg Hank Greenberg DET .433 148 573 195 93
7 Charlie Gehringer Charlie Gehringer DET .428 139 515 161 101
8 Joe DiMaggio Joe DiMaggio NYA .425 132 508 179 61
9 Duke Cleveland CBR .424 28 102 34 15
10 Luke Appling Luke Appling CHA .420 150 566 197 69
11 Elbie Fletcher Elbie Fletcher PIT .418 147 510 139 119
12 Fran Matthews Fran Matthews NE .416 36 128 41 20
13 Henry Spearman Henry Spearman NBY .414 33 115 37 18
14 Bill Hoskins Bill Hoskins BEG .413 49 175 60 21
15 Lennie Pearson Lennie Pearson NE .413 41 156 55 16
16 Jimmie Foxx Jimmie Foxx BOS .412 144 515 153 101
17 Charlie Keller Charlie Keller NYA .411 138 500 143 106
18 Rudy York Rudy York DET .410 155 588 186 89
19 Barney McCosky DET .408 143 589 200 67
20 Mel Ott Mel Ott NY1 .407 151 536 155 100
21 Johnny Mize Johnny Mize SLN .404 155 579 182 82
22 Henry Kimbro Henry Kimbro BEG .400 59 228 60 48
23 Howard Easterling Howard Easterling HG .400 54 203 68 21
24 Dolph Camilli Dolph Camilli BRO .397 142 512 147 89
25 Harlond Clift Harlond Clift SLA .396 150 523 143 104
26 Wally Moses Wally Moses PHA .396 142 537 166 75
27 Stan Hack Stan Hack CHN .395 149 603 191 75
28 Gene Benson Gene Benson PS .394 61 212 66 28
29 Arky Vaughan Arky Vaughan PIT .393 156 594 178 88
30 Buddy Lewis Buddy Lewis WS1 .393 148 600 190 74
31 Rip Radcliff Rip Radcliff SLA .392 150 584 200 47
32 Hal Trosky Hal Trosky CLE .392 140 522 154 79
33 Roy Parnell Roy Parnell PS .392 54 191 59 25
34 Johnny Washington NBY .391 32 128 47 4
35 Pancho Coimbre Pancho Coimbre NYC .391 28 116 38 12
36 Mule Suttles Mule Suttles NE .390 39 134 37 23
37 Jerry Benjamin Jerry Benjamin HG .389 44 170 54 17
38 Frankie Hayes Frankie Hayes PHA .389 136 465 143 61
39 Jim Gleeson CHN .389 129 485 152 54
40 Jim West Jim West PS +1 .388 63 223 73 21
41 Taffy Wright Taffy Wright CHA .385 147 581 196 43
42 Joe Orengo Joe Orengo SLN .383 129 415 119 65
43 Cecil Travis Cecil Travis WS1 .381 136 528 170 48
44 Joe Cronin Joe Cronin BOS .380 149 548 156 83
45 Ed Stone Ed Stone NE .380 39 135 37 23
46 Biz Mackey NE +1 .378 39 129 40 13
47 Ben Chapman Ben Chapman CLE .377 143 548 157 78
48 Jud Wilson HG .375 41 114 29 19
49 Clemente Carreras Clemente Carreras NYC .375 24 85 25 11
50 Bob Johnson Bob Johnson PHA .374 138 512 137 83
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