Rank | Name | OBP = | H + BB + HBP | | AB + BB + HBP + SF |
| Reached Bases | Plate Appearances (PA) |
| OBP | | BA | APO = BA + OBP | APO | 1 | Ted Williams | 2654 + 2021 + 39 | 7706 + 2021 + 39 + 20 |
| | .482 | | .344 | .344 + .482 | .826 |
2 | Babe Ruth | 2873 + 2062 + 43 | 8398 + 2062 + 43 + 0 |
| | .474 | | .342 | .342 + .474 | .816 |
3 | Ty Cobb | 4189 + 1249 + 94 | 11434 + 1249 + 94 + 0 |
| | .433 | | .366 | .366 + .433 | .799 |
4 | Rogers Hornsby | 2930 + 1038 + 48 | 8173 + 1038 + 48 + 0 |
| | .434 | | .358 | .358 + .434 | .792 |
5 | Lou Gehrig | 2721 + 1508 + 45 | 8001 + 1508 + 45 + 0 |
| | .447 | | .340 | .340 + .447 | .787 |
6 | Tris Speaker | 3514 + 1381 + 103 | 10195 + 1381 + 103 + 0 |
| | .428 | | .345 | .345 + .428 | .773 |
7 | Eddie Collins | 3315 + 1499 + 77 | 9949 + 1499 + 77 + 0 |
| | .424 | | .333 | .333 + .424 | .757 |
8 | Jimmie Foxx | 2646 + 1452 + 13 | 8134 + 1452 + 13 + 0 |
| | .428 | | .325 | .325 + .428 | .753 |
9 | Harry Heilmann | 2660 + 856 + 40 | 7787 + 856 + 40 + 0 |
| | .410 | | .342 | .342 + .410 | .752 |
10 | Stan Musial | 3630 + 1599 + 53 | 10972 + 1599 + 53 + 53 |
| | .417 | | .331 | .331 + .417 | .748 |
11 | Wade Boggs | 3010 + 1412 + 23 | 9180 + 1412 + 23 + 96 |
| | .415 | | .328 | .328 + .415 | .743 |
12 | Barry Bonds | 2935 + 2558 + 106 | 9847 + 2558 + 106 + 91 |
| | .444 | | .298 | .298 + .444 | .742 |
13 | Mickey Cochrane | 1652 + 857 + 29 | 5169 + 857 + 29 + 0 |
| | .419 | | .320 | .320 + .419 | .739 |
14 | Paul Waner | 3152 + 1091 + 38 | 9459 + 1091 + 38 + 0 |
| | .404 | | .333 | .333 + .404 | .737 |
15 | Bill Terry | 2193 + 537 + 9 | 6428 + 537 + 9 + 0 |
| | .393 | | .341 | .341 + .393 | .734 |
16 | Todd Helton | 2519 + 1335 + 57 | 7962 + 1335 + 57 + 93 |
| | .414 | | .316 | .316 + .414 | .730 |
17 | Edgar Martinez | 2247 + 1283 + 89 | 7213 + 1283 + 89 + 77 |
| | .418 | | .312 | .312 + .418 | .730 |
18 | Tony Gwynn | 3141 + 790 + 24 | 9288 + 790 + 24 + 85 |
| | .388 | | .338 | .338 + .388 | .726 |
19 | Hank Greenberg | 1628 + 852 + 16 | 5193 + 852 + 16 + 0 |
| | .412 | | .313 | .313 + .412 | .725 |
20 | Arky Vaughan | 2103 + 937 + 46 | 6622 + 937 + 46 + 0 |
| | .406 | | .318 | .318 + .406 | .724 |
21 | Charlie Gehringer | 2839 + 1186 + 50 | 8860 + 1186 + 50 + 0 |
| | .404 | | .320 | .320 + .404 | .724 |
22 | Manny Ramirez | 2574 + 1329 + 109 | 8244 + 1329 + 109 + 90 |
| | .411 | | .312 | .312 + .411 | .723 |
23 | Joe DiMaggio | 2214 + 790 + 46 | 6821 + 790 + 46 + 0 |
| | .398 | | .325 | .325 + .398 | .723 |
24 | Earle Combs | 1866 + 670 + 17 | 5746 + 670 + 17 + 0 |
| | .397 | | .325 | .325 + .397 | .722 |
25 | Rod Carew | 3053 + 1018 + 25 | 9315 + 1018 + 25 + 64 |
| | .393 | | .328 | .328 + .393 | .721 |
26 | Frank Thomas | 2468 + 1667 + 87 | 8199 + 1667 + 87 + 121 |
| | .419 | | .301 | .301 + .419 | .720 |
27 | Mickey Mantle | 2415 + 1733 + 13 | 8102 + 1733 + 13 + 47 |
| | .421 | | .298 | .298 + .421 | .719 |
28 | George Sisler | 2812 + 472 + 48 | 8267 + 472 + 48 + 0 |
| | .379 | | .340 | .340 + .379 | .719 |
29 | Nap Lajoie | 2521 + 457 + 97 | 7498 + 457 + 97 + 0 |
| | .382 | | .336 | .336 + .382 | .718 |
30 | Mel Ott | 2876 + 1708 + 64 | 9456 + 1708 + 64 + 0 |
| | .414 | | .304 | .304 + .414 | .718 |