1891 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 1891, with .367, .011 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 17 MLB teams is .331.
Led all of MLB in 1891
Boston Reds
139 games
.367
On-Base Percentage
.011 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | League | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Reds | AA | 139 | .367 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 139 | .356 |
| 3 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | .346 |
| 4 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 140 | .337 |
| 5 | Milwaukee Brewers | AA | 36 | .333 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 137 | .332 |
| MLB average | .331 | |||
| 7 |
 Brooklyn Grooms
|
NL | 137 | .330 |
| 8 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 141 | .330 |
| 9 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | .329 |
| 10 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 136 | .329 |
| 11 | Washington Statesmen | AA | 139 | .328 |
| 12 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 142 | .328 |
| 13 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 138 | .326 |
| 14 | Cincinnati Kelly's Killers | AA | 102 | .322 |
| 15 | Columbus Solons | AA | 138 | .319 |
| 16 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 137 | .308 |
| 17 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 138 | .308 |
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.