1871 MLB On-Base Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. How often a batter reaches base
The Philadelphia Athletics led all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1871, with .344, .005 ahead of the Boston Red Stockings. The average across 9 MLB teams is .309.
Led all of MLB in 1871
Philadelphia Athletics
28 games
.344
On-Base Percentage
.005 clear of Boston Red Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 28 | .344 |
| 2 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 31 | .339 |
| 3 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 29 | .334 |
| MLB average | .309 | |||
| 4 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 28 | .305 |
| 5 | New York Mutuals | NA | 33 | .303 |
| 6 | Washington Olympics | NA | 32 | .302 |
| 7 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 29 | .292 |
| 8 | Rockford Forest Citys | NA | 25 | .291 |
| 9 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | NA | 19 | .271 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.