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1954 NL On-Base Percentage by Team

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

The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in on-base percentage in 1954, with .350, .001 ahead of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The average across 8 NL teams is .335.

Led the NL in 1954 St. Louis Cardinals 154 games
.350 On-Base Percentage .001 clear of Brooklyn Dodgers
# Team G OBP
1 St. Louis Cardinals 154 .350
2 Brooklyn Dodgers 154 .349
3 Philadelphia Phillies 154 .341
NL average .335
4 Cincinnati Redlegs 154 .333
5 New York Giants 154 .332
6 Milwaukee Braves 154 .327
7 Chicago Cubs 154 .325
8 Pittsburgh Pirates 154 .323

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.