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1935 MLB On-Base Percentage by Team

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

The Homestead Grays led all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1935, with .370, .003 ahead of the Pittsburgh Crawfords. The average across 24 MLB teams is .345.

Led all of MLB in 1935 Homestead Grays 61 games
.370 On-Base Percentage .003 clear of Pittsburgh Crawfords
# Team League G OBP
1 Homestead Grays NN2 61 .370
2 Pittsburgh Crawfords NN2 74 .367
3 Detroit Tigers AL 152 .366
4 Columbus Elite Giants NN2 54 .360
5 New York Yankees AL 149 .358
6 Washington Senators AL 154 .358
7 Brooklyn Eagles NN2 63 .357
8 Philadelphia Stars NN2 68 .354
9 Boston Red Sox AL 154 .353
10 Chicago American Giants NN2 56 .352
11 Chicago White Sox AL 153 .348
12 Chicago Cubs NL 154 .347
MLB average .345
13 St. Louis Browns AL 155 .344
14 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 153 .343
15 Cleveland Indians AL 156 .341
16 Philadelphia Athletics AL 149 .341
17 New York Giants NL 156 .336
18 New York Cubans NN2 56 .336
19 St. Louis Cardinals NL 154 .335
20 Newark Dodgers NN2 62 .333
21 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 154 .333
22 Philadelphia Phillies NL 156 .322
23 Cincinnati Reds NL 154 .319
24 Boston Braves NL 153 .311

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.