Relative On-Base Percentage

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Ryan M. Spaeder
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2052

I am working on some league-adjusted numbers. Below you will find 2019 on-base percentage for qualified batters relative to the major league average (without pitchers) – shown as a percentage above league average, e.g. Mike Trout led with an on-base percentage that is 34.0 percent better than league average.

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Player Tm G DE- TOB OBP lgDE- lgTOB lgOBP rOBP
Mike Trout LAA 134 600 263 0.438 180880 59176 0.327 34.0%
Christian Yelich MIL 130 580 249 0.429 180880 59176 0.327 31.2%
Alex Bregman HOU 156 690 292 0.423 180880 59176 0.327 29.4%
Anthony Rendon WSN 146 646 266 0.412 180880 59176 0.327 25.9%
Cody Bellinger LAD 156 660 268 0.406 180880 59176 0.327 24.1%
Anthony Rizzo CHC 146 613 248 0.405 180880 59176 0.327 23.7%
Juan Soto WSN 150 659 264 0.401 180880 59176 0.327 22.5%
Carlos Santana CLE 158 686 272 0.397 180880 59176 0.327 21.2%
Nelson Cruz MIN 120 520 204 0.392 180880 59176 0.327 19.9%
Mookie Betts BOS 150 706 276 0.391 180880 59176 0.327 19.5%
Freddie Freeman ATL 158 692 269 0.389 180880 59176 0.327 18.8%
Ketel Marte ARI 144 628 244 0.389 180880 59176 0.327 18.8%
Jeff McNeil NYM 133 567 218 0.384 180880 59176 0.327 17.5%
Xander Bogaerts BOS 155 698 268 0.384 180880 59176 0.327 17.4%
George Springer HOU 122 556 213 0.383 180880 59176 0.327 17.1%
J.D. Martinez BOS 146 656 251 0.383 180880 59176 0.327 17.0%
Kris Bryant CHC 147 634 242 0.382 180880 59176 0.327 16.7%
Yasmani Grandal MIL 153 632 240 0.380 180880 59176 0.327 16.1%
Josh Donaldson ATL 155 659 250 0.379 180880 59176 0.327 16.0%
Nolan Arenado COL 155 662 251 0.379 180880 59176 0.327 15.9%
Luke Voit NYY 118 510 193 0.378 180880 59176 0.327 15.7%
Bryan Reynolds PIT 134 546 206 0.377 180880 59176 0.327 15.3%
DJ LeMahieu NYY 145 654 245 0.375 180880 59176 0.327 14.5%
Max Muncy LAD 141 589 220 0.374 180880 59176 0.327 14.2%
Bryce Harper PHI 157 682 254 0.372 180880 59176 0.327 13.8%
Michael Brantley HOU 148 637 237 0.372 180880 59176 0.327 13.7%
Justin Turner LAD 135 549 204 0.372 180880 59176 0.327 13.6%
Shin-Soo Choo TEX 151 660 245 0.371 180880 59176 0.327 13.5%
Marcus Semien OAK 162 747 276 0.369 180880 59176 0.327 12.9%
Tommy Pham TBR 145 654 241 0.369 180880 59176 0.327 12.6%
Yoan Moncada CHW 132 558 205 0.367 180880 59176 0.327 12.3%
Josh Bell PIT 143 613 225 0.367 180880 59176 0.327 12.2%
Ronald Acuna Jr. ATL 156 712 260 0.365 180880 59176 0.327 11.6%
Adam Eaton WSN 151 647 236 0.365 180880 59176 0.327 11.5%
Charlie Blackmon COL 140 634 231 0.364 180880 59176 0.327 11.4%
Rhys Hoskins PHI 160 703 256 0.364 180880 59176 0.327 11.3%
Austin Meadows TBR 138 591 215 0.364 180880 59176 0.327 11.2%
Trey Mancini BAL 154 679 247 0.364 180880 59176 0.327 11.2%
Trevor Story COL 145 656 238 0.363 180880 59176 0.327 10.9%
Michael Conforto NYM 151 648 235 0.363 180880 59176 0.327 10.9%
Kolten Wong STL 148 543 196 0.361 180880 59176 0.327 10.3%
Rafael Devers BOS 156 701 253 0.361 180880 59176 0.327 10.3%
Eugenio Suarez CIN 159 662 237 0.358 180880 59176 0.327 9.4%
Pete Alonso NYM 161 693 248 0.358 180880 59176 0.327 9.4%
Tim Anderson CHW 123 518 185 0.357 180880 59176 0.327 9.2%
Joey Votto CIN 142 608 217 0.357 180880 59176 0.327 9.1%
Jorge Polanco MIN 153 702 250 0.356 180880 59176 0.327 8.9%
Jorge Soler KCR 162 676 239 0.354 180880 59176 0.327 8.1%
Kevin Newman PIT 130 529 187 0.353 180880 59176 0.327 8.1%
Trea Turner WSN 122 569 201 0.353 180880 59176 0.327 8.0%
Jose Altuve HOU 124 547 193 0.353 180880 59176 0.327 7.8%
Ozzie Albies ATL 160 702 247 0.352 180880 59176 0.327 7.5%
Wilson Ramos NYM 141 524 184 0.351 180880 59176 0.327 7.3%
Matt Olson OAK 127 547 192 0.351 180880 59176 0.327 7.3%
David Fletcher LAA 154 652 228 0.350 180880 59176 0.327 6.9%
Whit Merrifield KCR 162 735 256 0.348 180880 59176 0.327 6.5%
Christian Walker ARI 152 603 210 0.348 180880 59176 0.327 6.5%
Hunter Dozier KCR 139 586 204 0.348 180880 59176 0.327 6.4%
Miguel Cabrera DET 136 549 190 0.346 180880 59176 0.327 5.8%
Paul Goldschmidt STL 161 680 235 0.346 180880 59176 0.327 5.6%
Dexter Fowler STL 150 573 198 0.346 180880 59176 0.327 5.6%
Alex Gordon KCR 150 632 218 0.345 180880 59176 0.327 5.4%
Ryan Braun MIL 144 504 173 0.343 180880 59176 0.327 4.9%
Yuli Gurriel HOU 144 612 210 0.343 180880 59176 0.327 4.9%
Andrew Benintendi BOS 138 612 210 0.343 180880 59176 0.327 4.9%
Jason Heyward CHC 147 589 202 0.343 180880 59176 0.327 4.8%
Starling Marte PIT 132 584 200 0.342 180880 59176 0.327 4.7%
Asdrubal Cabrera TOT 131 514 176 0.342 180880 59176 0.327 4.7%
Brian Anderson MIA 126 520 178 0.342 180880 59176 0.327 4.6%
Matt Chapman OAK 156 670 229 0.342 180880 59176 0.327 4.5%
Daniel Vogelbach SEA 144 558 190 0.341 180880 59176 0.327 4.1%
Kyle Schwarber CHC 155 610 207 0.339 180880 59176 0.327 3.7%
Brandon Belt SFG 156 616 209 0.339 180880 59176 0.327 3.7%
Jonathan Villar BAL 162 711 241 0.339 180880 59176 0.327 3.6%
Joc Pederson LAD 149 514 174 0.339 180880 59176 0.327 3.5%
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 123 514 174 0.339 180880 59176 0.327 3.5%
Nicholas Castellanos TOT 151 664 224 0.337 180880 59176 0.327 3.1%
Gleyber Torres NYY 144 603 203 0.337 180880 59176 0.327 2.9%
Adam Frazier PIT 152 604 203 0.336 180880 59176 0.327 2.7%
Max Kepler MIN 134 596 200 0.336 180880 59176 0.327 2.6%
Francisco Lindor CLE 143 653 219 0.335 180880 59176 0.327 2.5%
Corey Seager LAD 134 541 181 0.335 180880 59176 0.327 2.3%
Manny Machado SDP 156 661 221 0.334 180880 59176 0.327 2.2%
Cesar Hernandez PHI 161 667 222 0.333 180880 59176 0.327 1.7%
Avisail Garcia TBR 125 530 176 0.332 180880 59176 0.327 1.5%
Miguel Rojas MIA 132 525 174 0.331 180880 59176 0.327 1.3%
José Abreu CHW 159 693 229 0.330 180880 59176 0.327 1.0%
Hanser Alberto BAL 139 547 180 0.329 180880 59176 0.327 0.6%
Ryan McMahon COL 141 538 177 0.329 180880 59176 0.327 0.6%
Mike Moustakas MIL 143 584 192 0.329 180880 59176 0.327 0.5%
Domingo Santana SEA 121 505 166 0.329 180880 59176 0.327 0.5%
Marcell Ozuna STL 130 549 180 0.328 180880 59176 0.327 0.2%
J.T. Realmuto PHI 145 592 194 0.328 180880 59176 0.327 0.2%
Yasiel Puig TOT 149 611 200 0.327 180880 59176 0.327 0.1%
Jose Ramirez CLE 129 542 177 0.327 180880 59176 0.327 -0.2%
Victor Robles WSN 155 611 199 0.326 180880 59176 0.327 -0.4%
Brett Gardner NYY 141 550 179 0.325 180880 59176 0.327 -0.5%
Dansby Swanson ATL 127 544 177 0.325 180880 59176 0.327 -0.5%
Kole Calhoun LAA 152 631 205 0.325 180880 59176 0.327 -0.7%
Evan Longoria SFG 129 508 165 0.325 180880 59176 0.327 -0.7%
Lorenzo Cain MIL 148 622 202 0.325 180880 59176 0.327 -0.7%
Danny Santana TEX 130 510 165 0.324 180880 59176 0.327 -1.1%
Amed Rosario NYM 157 653 211 0.323 180880 59176 0.327 -1.2%
Jean Segura PHI 144 617 199 0.323 180880 59176 0.327 -1.4%
Colin Moran PIT 149 503 162 0.322 180880 59176 0.327 -1.6%
Christian Vazquez BOS 138 518 166 0.320 180880 59176 0.327 -2.0%
Eduardo Escobar ARI 158 699 224 0.320 180880 59176 0.327 -2.0%
Josh Reddick HOU 141 546 174 0.319 180880 59176 0.327 -2.6%
Paul DeJong STL 159 664 211 0.318 180880 59176 0.327 -2.9%
José Iglesias CIN 146 529 168 0.318 180880 59176 0.327 -2.9%
Yolmer Sanchez CHW 149 548 174 0.318 180880 59176 0.327 -2.9%
Jackie Bradley Jr. BOS 147 564 179 0.317 180880 59176 0.327 -3.0%
Willy Adames TBR 152 581 184 0.317 180880 59176 0.327 -3.2%
Nick Ahmed ARI 158 624 197 0.316 180880 59176 0.327 -3.5%
Javier Baez CHC 138 561 177 0.316 180880 59176 0.327 -3.6%
Eloy Jimenez CHW 122 504 159 0.315 180880 59176 0.327 -3.6%
Elvis Andrus TEX 147 648 203 0.313 180880 59176 0.327 -4.2%
Adam Jones ARI 137 527 165 0.313 180880 59176 0.327 -4.3%
Renato Nunez BAL 151 599 186 0.311 180880 59176 0.327 -5.1%
Eric Hosmer SDP 160 667 207 0.310 180880 59176 0.327 -5.1%
Franmil Reyes TOT 150 548 170 0.310 180880 59176 0.327 -5.2%
Leury Garcia CHW 140 607 188 0.310 180880 59176 0.327 -5.3%
Albert Pujols LAA 131 545 166 0.305 180880 59176 0.327 -6.9%
Jason Kipnis CLE 121 506 154 0.304 180880 59176 0.327 -7.0%
Brandon Crawford SFG 147 560 170 0.304 180880 59176 0.327 -7.2%
Jurickson Profar OAK 139 518 156 0.301 180880 59176 0.327 -7.9%
Starlin Castro MIA 162 676 203 0.300 180880 59176 0.327 -8.2%
Eddie Rosario MIN 137 590 177 0.300 180880 59176 0.327 -8.3%
Mallex Smith SEA 134 564 169 0.300 180880 59176 0.327 -8.4%
Freddy Galvis TOT 147 588 174 0.296 180880 59176 0.327 -9.5%
Khris Davis OAK 133 533 156 0.293 180880 59176 0.327 -10.5%
Kevin Pillar TOT 161 645 185 0.287 180880 59176 0.327 -12.3%
Orlando Arcia MIL 152 544 154 0.283 180880 59176 0.327 -13.5%
Rougned Odor TEX 145 580 164 0.283 180880 59176 0.327 -13.6%
Randal Grichuk TOR 151 628 176 0.280 180880 59176 0.327 -14.3%

This is simply a beta run – and to be honest, I am not even sure if anyone else has ever done this – but my intention is to eventually adjust by position and then by every individual pitcher faced in each plate appearance; however, at least for on-base percentage, I do not think that I will use a ballpark factor; though, I may consider it.

End state will be to provide these numbers – likely others, e.g. home run percentage – both historically, daily in season, and eventually live… if I can manage to figure that one out.

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