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1904 NL On-Base Percentage by Team

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

The New York Giants led the NL in on-base percentage in 1904, with .328, .012 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 8 NL teams is .306.

Led the NL in 1904 New York Giants 157 games
.328 On-Base Percentage .012 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
# Team G OBP
1 New York Giants 157 .328
2 Pittsburgh Pirates 156 .316
3 Cincinnati Reds 157 .313
NL average .306
4 St. Louis Cardinals 154 .306
5 Philadelphia Phillies 155 .305
6 Brooklyn Superbas 154 .297
7 Chicago Cubs 156 .295
8 Boston Beaneaters 155 .287

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.