OPS+ leader 1970-1979. Minimum 3,500 plate appearances.

Minimum OPS+ 125 (25% above league average). Derived from data in stathead.com via baseball-reference.com. Glossary below.

Willie Stargell, circa 1977
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Rk	Player	OPS+	BA	OBP	SLG	PA	AB	HR	AB/HR	From	To	Age
1	Willie Stargell	156	.287	.374	.555	5,083	4,399	296	14.86	1970	1979	30-39
2	Dick Allen	149	.284	.377	.513	3,624	3,111	174	17.88	1970	1977	28-35
3	Reggie Jackson	148	.275	.363	.508	5,913	5,129	292	17.57	1970	1979	24-33
4	Dave Parker	143	.317	.370	.521	3,607	3,294	122	27.00	1973	1979	22-28
5	Rod Carew	142	.343	.408	.454	5,916	5,211	60	86.85	1970	1979	24-33
6	Reggie Smith	142	.292	.374	.507	5,352	4,646	225	20.65	1970	1979	25-34
7	Mike Schmidt	141	.255	.374	.511	4,506	3,713	235	15.80	1972	1979	22-29
8	Joe Morgan	140	.282	.404	.455	6,320	5,139	173	29.71	1970	1979	26-35
9	George Foster	139	.287	.352	.517	4,063	3,636	201	18.09	1970	1979	21-30
10	Ken Singleton	139	.289	.398	.447	5,778	4,812	171	28.14	1970	1979	23-32
11	Gene Tenace	137	.245	.386	.432	4,654	3,721	171	21.76	1970	1979	23-32
12	Willie McCovey	136	.256	.371	.478	4,340	3,635	207	17.56	1970	1979	32-41
13	Billy Williams	135	.289	.372	.491	4,189	3,655	177	20.65	1970	1976	32-38
14	Greg Luzinski	134	.285	.365	.493	4,883	4,262	204	20.89	1970	1979	19-28
15	Dave Winfield	134	.285	.356	.466	3,869	3,439	134	25.66	1973	1979	21-27
16	Bobby Bonds	133	.274	.357	.483	6,561	5,720	280	20.43	1970	1979	24-33
17	Bob Watson	133	.301	.368	.454	5,625	5,000	149	33.56	1970	1979	24-33
18	Johnny Bench	132	.267	.349	.491	6,006	5,229	290	18.03	1970	1979	22-31
19	George Brett	130	.310	.356	.475	3,815	3,495	74	47.23	1973	1979	20-26
20	Mike Hargrove	130	.292	.400	.412	3,569	2,957	57	51.88	1974	1979	24-29
21	Tony Perez	130	.284	.350	.478	6,155	5,501	226	24.34	1970	1979	28-37
22	Richie Zisk	129	.287	.356	.467	3,983	3,551	139	25.55	1971	1979	22-30
23	Rico Carty	128	.293	.367	.451	4,095	3,609	126	28.64	1970	1979	30-39
24	Cesar Cedeno	128	.289	.349	.457	5,482	4,927	148	33.29	1970	1979	19-28
25	Carlton Fisk	128	.284	.357	.484	3,818	3,377	144	23.45	1971	1979	23-31
26	Pete Rose	128	.314	.389	.430	7,411	6,523	79	82.57	1970	1979	29-38
27	Joe Torre	128	.303	.374	.443	4,025	3,572	92	38.83	1970	1977	29-36
28	Ron Cey	127	.265	.366	.444	4,492	3,797	163	23.29	1971	1979	23-31
29	Oscar Gamble	127	.273	.354	.452	3,735	3,279	136	24.11	1970	1979	20-29
30	Bobby Murcer	127	.282	.367	.448	6,324	5,483	198	27.69	1970	1979	24-33
31	Carl Yastrzemski	127	.283	.384	.452	6,252	5,272	202	26.10	1970	1979	30-39
32	Steve Garvey	126	.304	.342	.468	5,199	4,826	159	30.35	1970	1979	21-30
33	Ted Simmons	126	.297	.365	.455	5,868	5,213	151	34.52	1970	1979	20-29
34	Don Baylor	125	.268	.345	.443	4,723	4,132	167	24.74	1970	1979	21-30
35	Bobby Grich	125	.264	.369	.413	4,769	3,992	113	35.33	1970	1979	21-30
36	John Mayberry	125	.257	.363	.440	5,209	4,395	198	22.20	1970	1979	21-30
37	Rusty Staub	125	.280	.365	.444	6,160	5,313	184	28.88	1970	1979	26-35
Rk	Player	OPS+	BA	OBP	SLG	PA	AB	HR	AB/HR	From	To	Age
	max	156	.343	.408	.555	7,411	6,523	296	86.85
	min	125	.245	.342	.412	3,569	2,957	57	14.86
	average	133	.285	.369	.468	5,010	4,350	171	29.41

More posts will follow for subsequent decades. Those who finished high in two decades:

Mantle: 2,1
Mays: 4,5
Aaron: 6,4
Dick Allen: 3,2
Schmidt: 7,1
Bonds: 1,1

BOLD: highest

Red: lowest; for AB/HR lowest is fewest AB to homer, the best

OPS+ On Base average Plus Slugging average adjusted for years and ballparks
100*[OBP/lg OBP + SLG/lg SLG - 1]
Adjusted to the player’s ballpark(s)

BA -- Batting Average: Hits/At Bats
For recent years, leaders need 3.1 PA
per team game played

OBP -- On Base "Percentage" (really average) (H + BB + HBP)/(At Bats + BB + HBP + SF) For recent years, leaders need 3.1 PA per team game played

SLG -- Slugging average: Total Bases/At Bats or
(1B + 2*2B + 3*3B + 4*HR)/AB
For recent years, leaders need 3.1 PA
per team game played

PA -- Plate Appearances
When available, we use actual plate appearances from play-by-play game accounts
Otherwise estimated using AB + BB + HBP + SF + SH,
which excludes catcher interferences.

AB -- At Bats; excludes Bases on Balls (walks)

HR -- Home Runs

OPS+ leaders for decades 1950s ... 2010s. Friday, February 12, 2021