1951 AL On-Base Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. How often a batter reaches base
The Boston Red Sox led the AL in on-base percentage in 1951, with .358, .009 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 8 AL teams is .341.
Led the AL in 1951
Boston Red Sox
154 games
.358
On-Base Percentage
.009 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
154 | .358 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | .349 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
154 | .349 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | .348 |
| AL average | .341 | ||
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
154 | .337 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
155 | .336 |
| 7 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | .336 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
154 | .317 |
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.