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1963 AL On-Base Percentage by Team

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

The Detroit Tigers led the AL in on-base percentage in 1963, with .327, .002 ahead of the Minnesota Twins. The average across 10 AL teams is .312.

Led the AL in 1963 Detroit Tigers 162 games
.327 On-Base Percentage .002 clear of Minnesota Twins
# Team G OBP
1 Detroit Tigers 162 .327
2 Minnesota Twins 161 .325
3 Chicago White Sox 162 .323
4 Kansas City Athletics 162 .313
AL average .312
5 Boston Red Sox 161 .312
6 Baltimore Orioles 162 .310
7 Los Angeles Angels 161 .309
8 New York Yankees 161 .309
9 Cleveland Indians 162 .301
10 Washington Senators 162 .293

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.