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Negro National League record for most home runs in a season, 27 in 1926. Willie James Wells (August 10, 1906 [1] – January 22, 1989), nicknamed " the Devil ", was an American baseball player. He was a shortstop who played from 1924 to 1948 for various teams in the Negro leagues and in Latin America. Wells was a fast base-runner who hit for ...
Babe Ruth, the all-time leader in OPS. On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic calculated as the sum of a player's on-base percentage and slugging average. The statistic reflects two important offensive skills: the ability of a player to get on base and to hit for power. Babe Ruth is the all-time leader with a career 1. ...
Willie McCovey* .5147 83 José Canseco.5145 Rafael Palmeiro.5145 85 Paul Goldschmidt.5139 Gary Sheffield.5139 87 Freddie Freeman.5130 88 Nelson Cruz.5129 89 Ty Cobb* .5117 90 Joey Votto.5110 91 Ellis Burks.5104 92 Matt Holliday.5102 93 Eddie Mathews* .5094 Mark Teixeira.5094 95 Fred McGriff * .5091 96 Jeff Heath.5088 97 Rafael Devers.5087 98
Key Rank Rank amongst leaders in career on-base percentage. A blank field indicates a tie. Player Name of the player. OBP Total career on-base percentage. * Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. Bold Denotes active player. List Juan Soto, the active leader and 19th all-time in career on-base percentage. Stats updated as of May 12, 2024. Rank Player OBP 1 Ted Williams *.4817 2 Babe ...
List. Different sources of baseball records present somewhat differing lists of career batting average leaders. There is consensus that Ty Cobb leads this category. Further rankings vary by source, primarily due to differences in minimums needed to qualify (number of games played or plate appearances), or differences in early baseball records.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will celebrate the opening of a Black baseball exhibit and honor the Negro Leagues with an All-Star Game over Memorial Day weekend.
List. Elvis Andrus, the active leader and 21st all-time in games played as a shortstop. Derek Jeter holds the American League record. Luis Aparicio held the major league record for 38 years. Ozzie Smith holds the National League record. Rabbit Maranville held the National League record for 54 years. Bill Dahlen held the major league record for ...
Bill Dahlen (975), Germany Smith (973), and Tommy Corcoran (961) are the only other shortstops to commit over 900 career errors. Elvis Andrus, who had 219 errors through the 2022 season to place him 120th all-time, is the leader among active players.