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1933 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 1933, with .369, .007 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 24 MLB teams is .328.

Led all of MLB in 1933 New York Yankees 152 games
.369 On-Base Percentage .007 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
# Team League G OBP
1 New York Yankees AL 152 .369
2 Philadelphia Athletics AL 152 .362
3 Washington Senators AL 153 .353
4 Chicago American Giants NN2 53 .347
5 Chicago White Sox AL 151 .342
6 Boston Red Sox AL 149 .339
7 Pittsburgh Crawfords NN2 55 .338
8 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 154 .333
9 Detroit Tigers AL 155 .329
9 Homestead Grays NN2 17 .329
11 St. Louis Cardinals NL 154 .329
MLB average .328
12 Columbus Blue Birds NN2 40 .327
13 Philadelphia Phillies NL 152 .326
14 Chicago Cubs NL 154 .325
15 Akron Grays / Cleveland Giants NN2 11 .323
16 St. Louis Browns AL 153 .322
17 Cleveland Indians AL 151 .321
18 Baltimore Sox NN2 30 .318
19 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 157 .316
20 New York Giants NL 156 .313
21 Nashville Elite Giants NN2 39 .307
22 Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars NN2 41 .303
23 Boston Braves NL 156 .299
24 Cincinnati Reds NL 153 .298

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.