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1901 AL On-Base Percentage by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. How often a batter reaches base

The Baltimore Orioles led the AL in on-base percentage in 1901, with .353, .003 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is .333.

Led the AL in 1901 Baltimore Orioles 134 games
.353 On-Base Percentage .003 clear of Chicago White Sox
# Team G OBP
1 Baltimore Orioles 134 .353
2 Chicago White Sox 137 .350
3 Detroit Tigers 135 .340
4 Philadelphia Athletics 137 .337
AL average .333
5 Boston Americans 138 .330
6 Washington Senators 138 .326
7 Milwaukee Brewers 139 .314
8 Cleveland Blues 138 .313

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.