Leaders
The Top 10 Major League Baseball players in lifetime OPS, with at least 3,000 plate appearances through May 28, 2012 are (active players in bold):
- Babe Ruth, 1.1638
- Ted Williams, 1.1155
- Lou Gehrig, 1.0798
- Barry Bonds, 1.0512
- Jimmie Foxx, 1.0376
- Albert Pujols, 1.0264
- Hank Greenberg, 1.0169
- Rogers Hornsby, 1.0103
- Manny RamÃrez, 0.9970
- Mark McGwire, 0.9823
The top four were all left-handed batters. Jimmie Foxx has the highest career OPS for a right-handed batter.
Source: Baseball-Reference.com - Career Leaders & Records for OPS
The Top 10 single-season performances in MLB are (all left-handed hitters):
- Barry Bonds, 1.4217 (2004)
- Babe Ruth, 1.3818 (1920)
- Barry Bonds, 1.3807 (2002)
- Barry Bonds, 1.3785 (2001)
- Babe Ruth, 1.3586 (1921)
- Babe Ruth, 1.3089 (1923)
- Ted Williams, 1.2875 (1941)
- Barry Bonds, 1.2778 (2003)
- Babe Ruth, 1.2582 (1927)
- Ted Williams, 1.2566 (1957)
The highest single-season mark for a right-handed hitter was 1.2449 by Rogers Hornsby in (1925), (13th on the all-time list). Since 1925, the highest single-season OPS for a right-hander is 1.2224 by Mark McGwire in (1998), which is good for 16th all-time.
Source: Baseball-Reference.com - Single-Season Records for OPS
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