League Leaders Daily Quiz

1927 MLB On-Base Percentage by Team

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

The New York Yankees led all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1927, with .384, .011 ahead of the Harrisburg Giants. The average across 31 MLB teams is .343.

Led all of MLB in 1927 New York Yankees 155 games
.384 On-Base Percentage .011 clear of Harrisburg Giants
# Team League G OBP
1 New York Yankees AL 155 .384
2 Harrisburg Giants ECL 67 .373
3 Philadelphia Athletics AL 155 .373
4 St. Louis Stars NNL 95 .368
5 Atlantic City Bacharach Giants ECL 88 .364
6 Detroit Tigers AL 156 .363
7 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 156 .361
8 Kansas City Monarchs NNL 88 .357
9 Detroit Stars NNL 95 .356
10 New York Giants NL 155 .356
11 Brooklyn Royal Giants ECL 34 .351
12 Washington Senators AL 157 .351
13 Baltimore Black Sox ECL 70 .347
14 Chicago Cubs NL 153 .346
15 Chicago White Sox AL 153 .344
MLB average .343
16 Chicago American Giants NNL 94 .343
17 St. Louis Cardinals NL 153 .343
18 New York Lincoln Giants ECL 25 .343
19 St. Louis Browns AL 155 .339
20 Cleveland Indians AL 153 .337
20 Philadelphia Phillies NL 155 .337
22 Birmingham Black Barons NNL 98 .336
23 Cleveland Hornets NNL 49 .335
24 Cuban Stars East ECL 60 .333
25 Hilldale Club ECL 82 .332
26 Cincinnati Reds NL 153 .332
27 Boston Braves NL 155 .326
28 Boston Red Sox AL 154 .320
29 Brooklyn Robins NL 154 .306
30 Cuban Stars West NNL 70 .305
31 Memphis Red Sox NNL 95 .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.