1872 NA 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 the NA in on-base percentage in 1872, with .338, .012 ahead of the Boston Red Stockings. The average across 11 NA teams is .285.
Led the NA in 1872
Philadelphia Athletics
47 games
.338
On-Base Percentage
.012 clear of Boston Red Stockings
| # | Team | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Athletics | 47 | .338 |
| 2 | Boston Red Stockings | 48 | .326 |
| 3 | Troy Haymakers | 25 | .306 |
| 4 | Cleveland Forest Citys | 22 | .301 |
| 5 | Baltimore Canaries | 58 | .301 |
| 6 | New York Mutuals | 56 | .293 |
| NA average | .285 | ||
| 7 | Middletown Mansfields | 24 | .279 |
| 8 | Brooklyn Atlantics | 37 | .268 |
| 9 | Washington Olympics | 9 | .258 |
| 10 | Brooklyn Eckfords | 29 | .244 |
| 11 | Washington Nationals | 11 | .221 |
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.