1909 AL On-Base Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. How often a batter reaches base
The Detroit Tigers led the AL in on-base percentage in 1909, with .325, .004 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 8 AL teams is .303.
Led the AL in 1909
Detroit Tigers
158 games
.325
On-Base Percentage
.004 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
158 | .325 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
153 | .321 |
| 3 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
152 | .321 |
| 4 |
 New York Highlanders
|
153 | .313 |
| AL average | .303 | ||
| 5 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
159 | .291 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Naps
|
155 | .288 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
154 | .287 |
| 8 |
 Washington Senators
|
156 | .276 |
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.