Rickie Weeks of the Milwaukee Brewers has 74 hits in 323 at bats this season, "good" for a .229 batting average. He has shown good plate discipline and a proclivity to be hit with pitches, taking 56 walks and being hit 12 times. Altogether, he's reached base 142 times in 395 plate appearances. Taking out his three sacrifice hits, he's got a .362 on base percentage. Not bad for a guy who can't put the bat on the ball very well. Here's a list of the players since 1901 that have had a lower batting average and a higher on base percentage in at least 395 plate appearances (I used 392 when I posted this on Brew Crew Ball because it was in my mind after taking out his sacrifice hits).
| Name | Year | PA | AVG | OBP |
|---|
| Roy Cullenbine | 1947 | 607 | .224 | .401 |
| Wes Westrum | 1951 | 474 | .219 | .400 |
| Gene Tenace | 1980 | 416 | .222 | .399 |
| Gene Tenace | 1978 | 515 | .224 | .392 |
| Jimmy Wynn | 1976 | 584 | .207 | .377 |
| Mickey Tettleton | 1990 | 559 | .223 | .376 |
| Wes Westrum | 1952 | 403 | .220 | .374 |
| Gene Tenace | 1974 | 612 | .211 | .367 |
| Rickey Henderson | 2001 | 465 | .227 | .366 |
| Bud Harrelson | 1974 | 412 | .227 | .366 |
| Tim Salmon | 2001 | 581 | .227 | .365 |
| Donie Bush | 1915 | 703 | .228 | .364 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 1941 | 537 | .220 | .363 |
By making the criterion 395 PA rather than 392 PA, it cuts out Roy Cullenbine's 1940 when he put up a .220/.369 line in 394 PA. Either way, Weeks is having an uncommon year.
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