1940 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 1940, with .366, .010 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is .342.
Led the AL in 1940
Detroit Tigers
155 games
.366
On-Base Percentage
.010 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
155 | .366 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
154 | .356 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | .344 |
| AL average | .342 | ||
| 4 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | .340 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | .334 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
156 | .333 |
| 7 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
155 | .332 |
| 8 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | .331 |
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.