1892 MLB On-Base Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. How often a batter reaches base
The Brooklyn Grooms led all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1892, with .344, .010 ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. The average across 12 MLB teams is .317.
Led all of MLB in 1892
Brooklyn Grooms
158 games
.344
On-Base Percentage
.010 clear of Philadelphia Phillies
| # | Team | League | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Grooms
|
NL | 158 | .344 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | .334 |
| 3 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 152 | .328 |
| 4 | Baltimore Orioles | NL | 152 | .325 |
| 5 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 152 | .325 |
| 6 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 152 | .321 |
| MLB average | .317 | |||
| 7 | Washington Senators | NL | 153 | .314 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
NL | 155 | .312 |
| 9 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 155 | .311 |
| 10 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 146 | .299 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 152 | .297 |
| 12 | Louisville Colonels | NL | 154 | .290 |
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.