1956 AL On-Base Percentage Leaders

Ted Williams led the AL in on-base percentage in 1956 with .479, 15 points ahead of Mickey Mantle (.464). It was one of 13 times Ted Williams led in on-base percentage.

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Led the AL in 1956 Ted Williams Boston Red Sox

.479 On-Base Percentage .015 clear of Mickey Mantle

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#	Player	Team	OBP	G	AB	H	BB
1	Ted Williams	BOS	.479	136	400	138	102
2	Mickey Mantle	NYA	.464	150	533	188	112
3	Bob Nieman	BAL +1	.436	128	428	137	90
4	Minnie Miñoso	CHA	.425	151	545	172	86
5	Charlie Maxwell	DET	.414	141	500	163	79
6	Eddie Yost	WS1	.412	152	515	119	151
7	Gil McDougald	NYA	.405	120	438	136	68
8	Jackie Jensen	BOS	.405	151	578	182	89
9	Ray Boone	DET	.403	131	481	148	77
10	Larry Doby	CHA	.392	140	504	135	102
11	Harvey Kuenn	DET	.387	146	591	196	55
12	Al Kaline	DET	.383	153	617	194	70
13	Sherm Lollar	CHA	.383	136	450	132	53
14	Bill Skowron	NYA	.382	134	464	143	50
15	Al Smith	CLE	.378	141	526	144	84
16	Billy Klaus	BOS	.378	135	520	141	90
17	Yogi Berra	NYA	.378	140	521	155	65
18	Pete Runnels	WS1	.372	147	578	179	58
19	Roy Sievers	WS1	.370	152	550	139	100
20	Vic Wertz	CLE	.364	136	481	127	75
21	Al Rosen	CLE	.351	121	416	111	58
22	Jim Piersall	BOS	.350	155	601	176	58
23	Jim Lemon	WS1	.349	146	538	146	65
24	Gus Triandos	BAL	.348	131	452	126	48
25	Nellie Fox	CHA	.347	154	649	192	44
26	Harry Simpson	KC1	.347	141	543	159	47
27	Hector Lopez	KC1	.347	151	561	153	63
28	Vic Power	KC1	.340	127	530	164	24
29	Tito Francona	BAL	.334	139	445	115	51
30	George Kell	BAL +1	.324	123	425	115	33
31	Chico Carrasquel	CLE	.323	141	474	115	52
32	Bobby Avila	CLE	.323	138	513	115	70
33	Jim Rivera	CHA	.322	139	491	125	49
34	Hank Bauer	NYA	.316	147	539	130	59
35	Luis Aparicio	CHA	.311	152	533	142	34
36	Billy Martin	NYA	.310	121	458	121	30
37	Andy Carey	NYA	.310	132	422	100	45
38	Jim Busby	CLE	.301	135	494	116	43
39	Bill Tuttle	DET	.301	140	546	138	38
40	Willy Miranda	BAL	.287	148	461	100	46
41	Billy Gardner	BAL	.281	144	515	119	29