1890 MLB On-Base Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. How often a batter reaches base
The Boston Reds led all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1890, with .377, .017 ahead of the Cleveland Infants. The average across 25 MLB teams is .335.
Led all of MLB in 1890
Boston Reds
133 games
.377
On-Base Percentage
.017 clear of Cleveland Infants
| # | Team | League | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Reds | PL | 133 | .377 |
| 2 | Cleveland Infants | PL | 131 | .360 |
| 3 | New York Giants | PL | 132 | .352 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 133 | .350 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 138 | .350 |
| 6 | Brooklyn Ward's Wonders | PL | 133 | .349 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Burghers | PL | 131 | .348 |
| 8 | Buffalo Bisons | PL | 134 | .347 |
| 9 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
NL | 129 | .346 |
| 10 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 134 | .344 |
| 11 | Philadelphia Athletics | PL | 132 | .343 |
| 12 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 134 | .342 |
| 13 | Columbus Solons | AA | 140 | .341 |
| 14 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 139 | .336 |
| 15 | Chicago Pirates | PL | 138 | .336 |
| MLB average | .335 | |||
| 16 | Toledo Maumees | AA | 134 | .333 |
| 17 | Syracuse Stars | AA | 127 | .333 |
| 18 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 134 | .329 |
| 19 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 132 | .321 |
| 20 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 38 | .316 |
| 21 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 135 | .315 |
| 22 | Rochester Broncos | AA | 133 | .315 |
| 23 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 136 | .312 |
| 24 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 138 | .300 |
| 25 | Brooklyn Gladiators | AA | 100 | .294 |
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.