1874 MLB On-Base Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. How often a batter reaches base
The Boston Red Stockings led all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1874, with .320, .026 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 8 MLB teams is .280.
Led all of MLB in 1874
Boston Red Stockings
71 games
.320
On-Base Percentage
.026 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | League | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 71 | .320 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 55 | .294 |
| 3 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 59 | .288 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Whites | NA | 58 | .286 |
| 5 | Hartford Dark Blues | NA | 53 | .286 |
| MLB average | .280 | |||
| 6 | New York Mutuals | NA | 65 | .271 |
| 7 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 47 | .254 |
| 8 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 56 | .241 |
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.