37 guys played their entire career since 1920 with 4000+ PAs who had an OBP greater than or equal to SLG. Last guy retired in 2013, Jamey Carroll. Why this decline? More players swinging for HRs, driving up SLG? I don't think I have a good guess.
Click here to see the search results from Stathead. This first table shows the 37 guys. After that I have a table of who might be close among current players. The only active player with 2000+ PAs who fits is Myles Straw, with .316 each. Only 6 others have an OBP at least .9 of SLG and only 1 is within .014. Then there will be one more table that ranks the 37 guys by OBP minus SLG from highest to lowest.
|
Player |
OBP |
SLG |
From |
To |
|
Jamey Carroll |
0.349 |
0.338 |
2002 |
2013 |
|
Luis Castillo |
0.368 |
0.351 |
1996 |
2010 |
|
Darren Lewis |
0.323 |
0.322 |
1990 |
2002 |
|
Walt Weiss |
0.351 |
0.326 |
1987 |
2000 |
|
Dave Magadan |
0.390 |
0.377 |
1986 |
2001 |
|
Mark McLemore |
0.349 |
0.341 |
1986 |
2004 |
|
Otis Nixon |
0.343 |
0.314 |
1983 |
1999 |
|
Gary Pettis |
0.332 |
0.310 |
1982 |
1992 |
|
Brett Butler |
0.377 |
0.376 |
1981 |
1997 |
|
Ozzie Smith |
0.337 |
0.328 |
1978 |
1996 |
|
Julio Cruz |
0.321 |
0.299 |
1977 |
1986 |
|
Butch Wynegar |
0.348 |
0.347 |
1976 |
1988 |
|
Willie Randolph |
0.373 |
0.351 |
1975 |
1992 |
|
Mike Hargrove |
0.396 |
0.391 |
1974 |
1985 |
|
Greg Gross |
0.372 |
0.351 |
1973 |
1989 |
|
Steve Braun |
0.371 |
0.367 |
1971 |
1985 |
|
Bill North |
0.365 |
0.323 |
1971 |
1981 |
|
Ted Sizemore |
0.325 |
0.321 |
1969 |
1980 |
|
Bud Harrelson |
0.327 |
0.288 |
1965 |
1980 |
|
Mark Belanger |
0.300 |
0.280 |
1965 |
1982 |
|
Don Kessinger |
0.314 |
0.312 |
1964 |
1979 |
|
Sandy Alomar |
0.290 |
0.288 |
1964 |
1978 |
|
Ron Hunt |
0.368 |
0.347 |
1963 |
1974 |
|
Don Blasingame |
0.329 |
0.327 |
1955 |
1966 |
|
Johnny Temple |
0.363 |
0.351 |
1952 |
1964 |
|
Richie Ashburn |
0.396 |
0.382 |
1948 |
1962 |
|
Ferris Fain |
0.424 |
0.396 |
1947 |
1955 |
|
Jim Gilliam |
0.360 |
0.355 |
1946 |
1966 |
|
Eddie Yost |
0.394 |
0.371 |
1944 |
1962 |
|
Eddie Stanky |
0.410 |
0.348 |
1943 |
1953 |
|
Johnny Pesky |
0.394 |
0.386 |
1942 |
1954 |
|
Elmer Valo |
0.398 |
0.391 |
1940 |
1961 |
|
Luke Appling |
0.399 |
0.398 |
1930 |
1950 |
|
Rabbit Warstler |
0.300 |
0.287 |
1930 |
1940 |
|
Rick Ferrell |
0.378 |
0.363 |
1929 |
1947 |
|
Max Bishop |
0.423 |
0.366 |
1924 |
1935 |
|
Lu Blue |
0.402 |
0.401 |
1921 |
1933 |
Here are the active guys who have an OBP at least .9 of SLG. Click here for the Stathead search results.
|
Player |
OBP |
SLG |
|
Geraldo Perdomo |
0.348 |
0.374 |
|
J.P. Crawford |
0.340 |
0.369 |
|
Delino DeShields |
0.327 |
0.342 |
|
David Fletcher |
0.323 |
0.358 |
|
Tucker Barnhart |
0.318 |
0.351 |
|
Myles Straw |
0.316 |
0.316 |
|
Nicky Lopez |
0.310 |
0.311 |
Now that last table.
|
Player |
OBP |
SLG |
From |
To |
Diff |
|
Eddie Stanky |
0.410 |
0.348 |
1943 |
1953 |
0.062 |
|
Max Bishop |
0.423 |
0.366 |
1924 |
1935 |
0.057 |
|
Bill North |
0.365 |
0.323 |
1971 |
1981 |
0.042 |
|
Bud Harrelson |
0.327 |
0.288 |
1965 |
1980 |
0.039 |
|
Otis Nixon |
0.343 |
0.314 |
1983 |
1999 |
0.029 |
|
Ferris Fain |
0.424 |
0.396 |
1947 |
1955 |
0.028 |
|
Walt Weiss |
0.351 |
0.326 |
1987 |
2000 |
0.025 |
|
Eddie Yost |
0.394 |
0.371 |
1944 |
1962 |
0.023 |
|
Gary Pettis |
0.332 |
0.310 |
1982 |
1992 |
0.022 |
|
Julio Cruz |
0.321 |
0.299 |
1977 |
1986 |
0.022 |
|
Willie Randolph |
0.373 |
0.351 |
1975 |
1992 |
0.022 |
|
Greg Gross |
0.372 |
0.351 |
1973 |
1989 |
0.021 |
|
Ron Hunt |
0.368 |
0.347 |
1963 |
1974 |
0.021 |
|
Mark Belanger |
0.300 |
0.280 |
1965 |
1982 |
0.020 |
|
Luis Castillo |
0.368 |
0.351 |
1996 |
2010 |
0.017 |
|
Rick Ferrell |
0.378 |
0.363 |
1929 |
1947 |
0.015 |
|
Richie Ashburn |
0.396 |
0.382 |
1948 |
1962 |
0.014 |
|
Dave Magadan |
0.390 |
0.377 |
1986 |
2001 |
0.013 |
|
Rabbit Warstler |
0.300 |
0.287 |
1930 |
1940 |
0.013 |
|
Johnny Temple |
0.363 |
0.351 |
1952 |
1964 |
0.012 |
|
Jamey Carroll |
0.349 |
0.338 |
2002 |
2013 |
0.011 |
|
Ozzie Smith |
0.337 |
0.328 |
1978 |
1996 |
0.009 |
|
Johnny Pesky |
0.394 |
0.386 |
1942 |
1954 |
0.008 |
|
Mark McLemore |
0.349 |
0.341 |
1986 |
2004 |
0.008 |
|
Elmer Valo |
0.398 |
0.391 |
1940 |
1961 |
0.007 |
|
Mike Hargrove |
0.396 |
0.391 |
1974 |
1985 |
0.005 |
|
Jim Gilliam |
0.360 |
0.355 |
1946 |
1966 |
0.005 |
|
Steve Braun |
0.371 |
0.367 |
1971 |
1985 |
0.004 |
|
Ted Sizemore |
0.325 |
0.321 |
1969 |
1980 |
0.004 |
|
Don Kessinger |
0.314 |
0.312 |
1964 |
1979 |
0.002 |
|
Sandy Alomar |
0.290 |
0.288 |
1964 |
1978 |
0.002 |
|
Don Blasingame |
0.329 |
0.327 |
1955 |
1966 |
0.002 |
|
Darren Lewis |
0.323 |
0.322 |
1990 |
2002 |
0.001 |
|
Brett Butler |
0.377 |
0.376 |
1981 |
1997 |
0.001 |
|
Butch Wynegar |
0.348 |
0.347 |
1976 |
1988 |
0.001 |
|
Luke Appling |
0.399 |
0.398 |
1930 |
1950 |
0.001 |
|
Lu Blue |
0.402 |
0.401 |
1921 |
1933 |
0.001 |
