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Originally Posted by rats60
Babe Ruth and Ted Williams. I know John McGraw had a high career OBP, so he probably did it. Are you counting Negro League guys? If so, Josh Gibson.
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Yes!
Ted Williams had the highest OBP% after Barry Bonds (for anyone with 500 Plate Appearances) , when he had .5528 in 1941. Ted also had .5256 in 1957.
John McGraw is right after Ted with .5475 in 1899.
Babe Ruth accomplished the feat an absurd 4 times, with highest being .5445 in 1923. So you got the top 3!
Unfortunately, no Negro League had 500 Plate Appearances, but if they did Josh Gibson would be right behind Bonds, as he recorded a .5596 OBP in 1943 with 302 PAs.