1952 MLB On-Base Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. How often a batter reaches base
The Brooklyn Dodgers led all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1952, with .348, .005 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 16 MLB teams is .327.
Led all of MLB in 1952
Brooklyn Dodgers
155 games
.348
On-Base Percentage
.005 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | League | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 155 | .348 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 155 | .343 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 155 | .342 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | .341 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | .340 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | .332 |
| 7 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | .329 |
| 8 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 154 | .328 |
| 9 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 156 | .327 |
| MLB average | .327 | |||
| 10 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 155 | .322 |
| 11 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | .321 |
| 12 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 156 | .318 |
| 13 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 157 | .317 |
| 14 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | .314 |
| 15 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 155 | .301 |
| 16 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | .300 |
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.