1946 MLB On-Base Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. How often a batter reaches base
The Newark Eagles led all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1946, with .363, .007 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 28 MLB teams is .327.
Led all of MLB in 1946
Newark Eagles
64 games
.363
On-Base Percentage
.007 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | League | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 64 | .363 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 156 | .356 |
| 3 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 58 | .350 |
| 4 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 157 | .348 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 56 | .345 |
| 6 | Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 68 | .345 |
| 7 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 66 | .339 |
| 8 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 155 | .338 |
| 9 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 154 | .337 |
| 9 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 67 | .337 |
| 11 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 58 | .335 |
| 12 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 156 | .334 |
| 13 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | .334 |
| 14 | Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns | NAL | 69 | .333 |
| 15 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | .331 |
| 16 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | .329 |
| 17 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | .328 |
| 17 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 155 | .328 |
| MLB average | .327 | |||
| 19 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 155 | .323 |
| 20 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 155 | .318 |
| 21 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | .315 |
| 22 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 156 | .313 |
| 23 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 156 | .313 |
| 24 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 50 | .310 |
| 25 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 156 | .307 |
| 26 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 46 | .292 |
| 27 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 80 | .286 |
| 28 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 76 | .284 |
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.