1893 MLB On-Base Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. How often a batter reaches base
The Pittsburgh Pirates led all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1893, with .377, .003 ahead of the Cleveland Spiders. The average across 12 MLB teams is .356.
Led all of MLB in 1893
Pittsburgh Pirates
131 games
.377
On-Base Percentage
.003 clear of Cleveland Spiders
| # | Team | League | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 131 | .377 |
| 2 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 129 | .374 |
| 3 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 131 | .372 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 133 | .368 |
| 5 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 136 | .366 |
| 6 | Baltimore Orioles | NL | 130 | .359 |
| MLB average | .356 | |||
| 7 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 128 | .349 |
| 8 | Washington Senators | NL | 130 | .346 |
| 9 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
NL | 135 | .343 |
| 10 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 131 | .341 |
| 11 |
 Brooklyn Grooms
|
NL | 130 | .341 |
| 12 | Louisville Colonels | NL | 126 | .338 |
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.