1887 MLB On-Base Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. How often a batter reaches base
The St. Louis Browns led all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1887, with .371, .018 ahead of the Detroit Wolverines. The average across 16 MLB teams is .331.
Led all of MLB in 1887
St. Louis Browns
137 games
.371
On-Base Percentage
.018 clear of Detroit Wolverines
| # | Team | League | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | .371 |
| 2 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 127 | .353 |
| 3 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 137 | .352 |
| 4 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 141 | .350 |
| 5 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 129 | .339 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 128 | .337 |
| 7 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 127 | .336 |
| 8 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 127 | .333 |
| MLB average | .331 | |||
| 9 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 138 | .330 |
| 10 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 135 | .329 |
| 11 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 137 | .327 |
| 12 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 138 | .318 |
| 13 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 125 | .314 |
| 14 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 133 | .314 |
| 15 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 127 | .302 |
| 16 | Washington Nationals | NL | 126 | .292 |
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.