OPS+ leaders for decades 1955-1964, 1965-1974, 1975-1984, 1985-1994, 1995-2004, 2005-2014.

Minimum 3,500 plate appearances (PA). Data from stathead.com via baseball-reference.com. Glossary below.

Decade leaders: Mantle, McCovey, Schmidt, Bonds, Bonds, Pujols.

1955-1964:

Rk	Player	OPS+	OBP	SLG	HR	BA	PA	From	To	Age	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	OPS	Pos	Tm
1	Mickey Mantle	188	.443	.614	370	.314	5779	1955	1964	23-32	1372	4639	1083	1455	200	42	952	1091	100	966	11	7	30	62	116	19	1.057	*8/H976	NYY
2	Willie Mays	165	.390	.595	388	.315	6694	1955	1964	24-33	1542	5880	1184	1852	297	93	1089	734	124	688	22	1	54	138	248	72	.985	*8/H635	NYG-SFG
3	Hank Aaron	162	.380	.576	353	.323	6707	1955	1964	21-30	1534	6042	1122	1954	324	73	1147	575	133	616	17	13	60	165	123	39	.957	*98/47H53	MLN
4	Frank Robinson	150	.390	.556	291	.304	5736	1956	1964	20-28	1346	4945	934	1501	285	45	896	628	111	689	100	13	49	122	148	48	.945	*7938/H5	CIN
5	Eddie Mathews	148	.384	.517	333	.276	6515	1955	1964	23-32	1493	5468	1017	1510	219	49	944	969	81	936	15	22	41	76	47	24	.901	*5/7H3	MLN
6	Harmon Killebrew	142	.366	.539	272	.260	4031	1955	1964	19-28	986	3414	572	886	114	12	667	560	25	803	27	0	28	83	6	6	.905	753/H49	WSH-MIN
7	Orlando Cepeda	141	.353	.537	222	.309	4438	1958	1964	20-26	1062	4095	646	1266	223	22	747	252	63	616	49	1	37	107	92	45	.890	*37/H95	SFG
8	Duke Snider	141	.382	.538	216	.283	4048	1955	1964	28-37	1156	3432	594	970	162	34	659	559	104	655	9	22	26	83	22	23	.920	*89H/7	BRO-LAD-NYM-SFG
9	Al Kaline	137	.382	.507	227	.310	6182	1955	1964	20-29	1427	5447	906	1691	279	56	912	628	67	466	30	28	49	137	88	36	.889	*98/H75	DET
10	Stan Musial	137	.390	.514	183	.307	4563	1955	1963	34-42	1192	3944	553	1212	216	26	698	545	127	321	22	6	46	103	14	8	.905	37H9	STL

1965-1974:

Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	OBP	HR	SLG	BA	From	To	Age	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	OPS	Pos	Tm
1	Willie McCovey	166	5279	.402	309	.552	.280	1965	1974	27-36	1338	4326	711	1212	195	26	879	868	197	796	38	4	42	81	11	12	.953	*3/H	SFG-SDP
2	Dick Allen	165	5561	.386	290	.554	.297	1965	1974	23-32	1319	4791	843	1422	239	61	884	708	119	1205	13	11	38	118	107	39	.940	357/H46D8	PHI-STL-LAD-CHW
3	Hank Aaron	160	5874	.378	367	.566	.296	1965	1974	31-40	1420	5118	927	1515	249	17	986	694	156	639	11	1	49	127	115	30	.944	*937/H84	MLN-ATL
4	Frank Robinson	159	5780	.389	283	.521	.287	1965	1974	29-38	1377	4876	871	1399	238	27	882	752	104	816	98	3	51	143	56	29	.910	*9D7/3H	CIN-BAL-LAD-CLE-CAL
5	Willie Stargell	156	5675	.368	314	.545	.286	1965	1974	25-34	1394	4947	796	1416	271	33	978	621	168	1201	51	8	48	92	11	8	.913	*73/H9	PIT
6	Reggie Jackson	152	4389	.364	218	.502	.267	1967	1974	21-28	1074	3757	623	1004	181	23	629	533	79	996	55	12	30	55	126	58	.866	*98/HD7	KCA-OAK
7	Roberto Clemente	152	4512	.380	136	.515	.331	1965	1972	30-37	1065	4133	675	1367	186	84	648	330	113	620	14	5	30	119	34	12	.895	*9/H8	PIT
8	Frank Howard	151	5032	.364	259	.500	.276	1965	1973	28-36	1271	4380	571	1207	165	21	737	603	107	945	24	0	25	159	5	5	.865	*73/HD9	WSA-TEX-DET
9	Harmon Killebrew	147	5418	.387	287	.495	.257	1965	1974	29-38	1334	4408	685	1134	162	12	870	943	131	823	20	0	47	154	12	10	.882	*35/HD7	MIN
10	Carl Yastrzemski	147	6440	.399	244	.490	.292	1965	1974	25-34	1507	5393	902	1574	293	23	872	975	107	644	18	4	49	134	110	74	.889	*73/58HD9	BOS

1975-1984:

Rk	Player	OPS+	BA	PA	HR	OBP	SLG	From	To	Age	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	OPS	Pos	Tm
1	Mike Schmidt	155	.269	6355	370	.387	.547	1975	1984	25-34	1482	5222	1008	1403	253	44	1009	1005	122	1254	47	12	69	92	136	71	.934	*5/H634	PHI
2	George Brett	145	.318	5758	161	.375	.514	1975	1984	22-31	1316	5187	843	1649	339	98	819	491	95	352	10	18	52	92	123	66	.889	*5/37H69D	KCR
3	Eddie Murray	144	.298	5160	227	.371	.507	1977	1984	21-28	1206	4546	712	1355	234	18	807	547	98	652	13	2	52	120	47	18	.879	*3D/H75	BAL
4	Dave Winfield	140	.292	6141	232	.361	.488	1975	1984	23-32	1454	5450	874	1590	266	55	929	610	111	723	15	11	55	149	161	57	.850	*978/HD3	SDP-NYY
5	Gene Tenace	139	.242	3642	131	.398	.434	1975	1983	28-36	1036	2847	431	688	126	14	438	696	40	678	63	8	28	45	30	28	.832	*23H/5D9	OAK-SDP-STL-PIT
6	Rod Carew	138	.335	5701	58	.407	.444	1975	1984	29-38	1313	4957	804	1663	240	61	583	619	102	474	10	69	46	110	211	110	.851	*34/HD7	MIN-CAL
7	Reggie Jackson	135	.263	5597	285	.350	.494	1975	1984	29-38	1356	4892	757	1289	229	23	887	639	62	1251	33	1	32	95	98	53	.845	*9D/H8	OAK-BAL-NYY-CAL
8	Fred Lynn	135	.294	5409	193	.373	.498	1975	1984	23-32	1286	4701	775	1382	309	36	781	604	58	682	22	23	59	99	55	39	.871	*89/HD	BOS-CAL
9	Ken Singleton	135	.284	6072	182	.388	.445	1975	1984	28-37	1446	5115	684	1455	235	19	766	886	85	860	10	16	44	174	8	14	.833	*9D/7H	BAL
10	Jack Clark	134	.277	4300	163	.359	.477	1975	1984	19-28	1044	3731	597	1034	197	30	595	497	55	556	11	9	52	98	60	44	.836	*9/H8375	SFG
11	George Foster	134	.283	5949	286	.348	.500	1975	1984	26-35	1421	5330	794	1507	228	37	995	526	90	1042	38	0	55	143	38	18	.849	*78/H93	CIN-NYM
12	Jim Rice	134	.303	6453	303	.353	.526	1975	1984	22-31	1469	5896	915	1786	270	68	1063	447	62	1053	46	5	59	215	53	31	.879	*7D/9H8	BOS

1985-1994:

Rk	Player	OPS+	BA	PA	HR	OBP	SLG	From	To	Age	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	OPS	Pos	Tm
1	Barry Bonds	157	.285	5403	259	.394	.537	1986	1994	21-29	1281	4514	890	1287	276	41	760	811	174	712	28	3	47	59	309	93	.930	*78/H9	PIT-SFG
2	Fred McGriff	153	.285	4714	262	.389	.541	1986	1994	22-30	1147	3984	703	1136	202	16	710	679	94	920	17	2	32	89	45	23	.930	*3/DH	TOR-SDP-ATL
3	Ken Griffey Jr.	149	.306	3606	172	.379	.541	1989	1994	19-24	845	3180	518	972	194	19	543	374	100	477	18	5	29	64	88	41	.920	*8/DH39	SEA
4	Kevin Mitchell	146	.286	4232	220	.361	.530	1986	1994	24-32	1081	3728	582	1067	201	24	688	436	83	649	25	2	41	75	29	30	.891	*75/H9D683	NYM-SDP-SFG-SEA-CIN
5	Will Clark	145	.302	5347	189	.378	.499	1986	1994	22-30	1270	4658	760	1406	273	39	789	577	123	803	35	13	64	52	57	42	.877	*3/HD	SFG-TEX
6	Rickey Henderson	143	.288	5774	175	.410	.460	1985	1994	26-35	1289	4740	1066	1366	235	27	533	958	32	619	39	6	31	78	624	117	.870	*78/DH	NYY-OAK-TOR
7	Mark McGwire	143	.250	4006	238	.362	.507	1986	1994	22-30	990	3342	546	834	137	5	657	585	49	756	29	3	47	83	6	7	.869	*3/H5D9	OAK
8	Darryl Strawberry	143	.260	4472	242	.360	.510	1985	1994	23-32	1083	3814	655	993	180	24	715	587	97	901	28	0	43	45	159	73	.870	*9/H87	NYM-LAD-SFG
9	Jack Clark	141	.254	3930	177	.400	.474	1985	1992	29-36	950	3116	521	792	135	9	585	765	72	885	13	0	31	76	17	17	.874	*3D/H97	STL-NYY-SDP-BOS
10	Wade Boggs	140	.333	6609	82	.425	.457	1985	1994	27-36	1450	5594	951	1861	378	37	628	923	145	447	22	11	59	146	11	24	.883	*5/DH3	BOS-NYY

1995-2004:

Rk	Player	OPS+	PA	OBP	HR	SLG	BA	From	To	Age	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	OPS	Pos	Tm
1	Barry Bonds	206	6181	.485	444	.684	.315	1995	2004	30-39	1435	4584	1180	1443	287	36	1083	1491	430	716	65	1	40	84	197	48	1.169	*7/HD8	SFG
2	Mark McGwire	183	3654	.430	345	.683	.278	1995	2001	31-37	884	2845	621	792	115	1	757	732	101	840	46	0	31	64	6	1	1.113	*3/HD	OAK-STL
3	Manny Ramirez	159	6184	.416	371	.607	.320	1995	2004	23-32	1422	5229	1011	1673	358	14	1205	830	125	1150	67	2	56	150	29	28	1.022	*97D/H	CLE-BOS
4	Gary Sheffield	157	5916	.424	314	.558	.305	1995	2004	26-35	1369	4819	954	1470	255	12	969	959	89	629	79	0	59	116	128	54	.982	*97/DH5	FLA-LAD-ATL-NYY
5	Jim Thome	157	6243	.418	393	.585	.288	1995	2004	24-33	1467	5036	1024	1449	279	20	1068	1122	114	1533	41	0	44	80	10	14	1.004	*35D/H	CLE-PHI
6	Edgar Martinez	153	6036	.430	247	.541	.316	1995	2004	32-41	1403	4947	857	1561	362	6	993	967	94	908	65	0	57	134	26	16	.971	*D/H35	SEA
7	Frank Thomas	151	5634	.418	294	.556	.300	1995	2004	27-36	1281	4580	845	1372	286	3	955	925	108	765	59	0	70	119	19	12	.974	*D3/H	CHW
8	Mike Piazza	150	5418	.390	318	.567	.316	1995	2004	26-35	1313	4784	785	1510	240	4	950	583	122	756	19	0	32	178	13	13	.957	*2/3HD	LAD-NYM-FLA
9	Vladimir Guerrero	149	4900	.390	273	.589	.325	1996	2004	21-29	1160	4375	765	1421	265	36	828	433	144	558	58	0	34	141	138	74	.979	*9/DH8	MON-ANA
10	Jeff Bagwell	148	6873	.413	354	.551	.293	1995	2004	27-36	1541	5622	1160	1648	355	16	1128	1097	116	1186	95	0	59	158	157	60	.964	*3/HD	HOU
11	Jason Giambi	148	5784	.411	281	.540	.297	1995	2004	24-33	1344	4757	851	1413	296	8	944	871	63	916	92	2	62	115	13	10	.951	*3D7/5H9	OAK-NYY
12	Todd Helton	148	4801	.432	251	.616	.339	1997	2004	23-30	1135	4051	832	1372	328	22	836	667	109	542	31	2	47	97	30	23	1.048	*3/H79	COL

2005-2014:

Rk	Player	OPS+	OBP	SLG	HR	BA	PA	From	To	Age	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	OPS	Pos	Tm
1	Albert Pujols	160	.399	.573	360	.310	6513	2005	2014	25-34	1488	5580	1014	1732	372	7	1099	811	243	627	57	0	65	222	85	25	.972	*3D/H54	STL-LAA
2	Miguel Cabrera	159	.403	.574	345	.326	6780	2005	2014	22-31	1572	5912	1025	1925	412	11	1195	766	182	1086	42	1	59	202	32	15	.977	357/DH	FLA-DET
3	Joey Votto	154	.417	.533	163	.310	4062	2007	2014	23-30	952	3400	561	1055	243	12	553	611	82	749	29	0	22	74	48	24	.950	*3/H7	CIN
4	David Ortiz	148	.389	.561	336	.288	5980	2005	2014	29-38	1378	5068	879	1462	353	10	1055	843	149	1014	22	1	46	142	11	6	.950	*D/3H	BOS
5	Ryan Braun	143	.368	.550	230	.306	4687	2007	2014	23-30	1079	4232	712	1297	267	37	762	373	34	857	54	0	27	95	141	41	.918	*795/HD8	MIL
6	Andrew McCutchen	143	.385	.498	128	.299	3819	2009	2014	22-27	880	3299	548	986	200	36	462	445	39	646	40	3	32	47	143	50	.883	*8/HD	PIT
7	Lance Berkman	142	.399	.518	210	.287	4566	2005	2013	29-37	1104	3808	630	1091	227	13	699	700	107	758	29	0	28	101	46	22	.917	*39D/7H8	HOU-NYY-STL-TEX
8	Alex Rodriguez	142	.387	.538	273	.291	4959	2005	2013	29-37	1138	4228	798	1232	210	6	873	601	49	949	87	0	43	112	117	26	.925	*5D/H6	NYY
9	Chipper Jones	142	.402	.517	158	.303	3980	2005	2012	33-40	957	3368	584	1021	224	11	584	575	75	532	4	0	33	104	32	6	.919	*5/HD6	ATL
10	Prince Fielder	140	.388	.522	288	.285	5790	2005	2014	21-30	1364	4882	755	1389	277	10	886	751	149	1004	106	0	51	125	18	11	.910	*3/HD	MIL-DET-TEX

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