1955 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 1955, with .356, .005 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 16 MLB teams is .332.
Led all of MLB in 1955
Brooklyn Dodgers
154 games
.356
On-Base Percentage
.005 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | League | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 154 | .356 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 154 | .351 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 154 | .349 |
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | .344 |
| 5 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 155 | .344 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
NL | 154 | .341 |
| 7 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | .340 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | .340 |
| MLB average | .332 | |||
| 9 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 154 | .326 |
| 10 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | .325 |
| 11 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 154 | .322 |
| 12 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 155 | .322 |
| 13 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | .321 |
| 14 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 156 | .314 |
| 15 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | .308 |
| 16 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 154 | .305 |
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.