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The top ten Major League Baseball players in lifetime OPS (with at least 3,000 plate appearances through 2007, active players in bold) are:

1. Babe Ruth, 1.1638
2. Ted Williams, 1.1155
3. Lou Gehrig, 1.0798
4. Barry Bonds, 1.0512
5. Albert Pujols, 1.0402
6. Jimmie Foxx, 1.0376
7. Hank Greenberg, 1.0169
8. Todd Helton, 1.0138
9. Rogers Hornsby, 1.0103
10. Manny Ramírez, 1.0023

The top ten single-season performances in MLB are (all left-handed hitters):

1. Barry Bonds, 1.4217 (2004)
2. Babe Ruth, 1.3818 (1920)
3. Barry Bonds, 1.3807 (2002)
4. Barry Bonds, 1.3785 (2001)
5. Babe Ruth, 1.3586 (1921)
6. Babe Ruth, 1.3089 (1923)
7. Ted Williams, 1.2875 (1941)
8. Barry Bonds, 1.2778 (2003)
9. Babe Ruth, 1.2582 (1927)
10. Ted Williams, 1.2566 (1957)