Adam Dunn likely to finish with lowest OBP for any player to ever lead league in walks

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While the White Sox are busy making fans sad, Adam Dunn is busy making history...which is actually pretty sad as well.

Chicago White Sox slugger Adam Dunn has bounced back very well in 2012, and he may win the American League Comeback Player of the Year Award, but he is also still busy pushing the limits of sabermetric principles along with Dan Uggla of the Atlanta Braves. Both players are primed to set respective league records for the lowest ever on-base percentage for a player who also led his league in walks for a single season.

That statistical oddity comes via Jason Lukehart of SouthSideShowdown.com, who did a bit of digging and created a list of players that Uggla and Dunn are set to pass on the way down:

	Player	Year	Team	League	Walks	OBP
1	Adam Dunn	2012	White Sox	American	103	.338
2	Dan Uggla	2012	Braves	National	91	.343
3	Miller Huggins	1907	Reds	National	83	.346
4	Jack Graney	1917	Indians	American	94	.348
5	Donie Bush	1911	Tigers	American	98	.349
6	Jimmy Barrett	1904	Tigers	American	79	.353
7	Ron Santo	1968	Cubs	National	96	.354
8	Ned Williamson	1885	Cubs	National	75	.357
9	Max Carey	1918	Pirates	National	62	.363
10	Topsy Hartsel	1906	Athletics	American	88	.363
11	George Burns	1920	Giants	National	76	.365
12	Donie Bush	1910	Tigers	American	78	.365
13	Joe Morgan	1980	Astros	National	93	.367
14	Gene Tenace	1974	Athletics	American	110	.367
15	Mel Ott	1933	Giants	National	75	.367
16	Mark McGwire	1990	Athletics	American	110	.370
17	Heinie Groh	1916	Reds	National	84	.370
18	Topsy Hartsel	1908	Athletics	American	93	.371
19	Joe Morgan	1965	Astros	National	97	.373
20	Donie Bush	1914	Tigers	American	112	.373

This isn't much more than a strange fact connected to an otherwise successful season for Dunn, who has smashed 41 home runs and knocked in 91 RBIs while posting an .818 OPS over 628 plate appearances for the Sox in 2012.