1968 MLB On-Base Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. How often a batter reaches base
The Cincinnati Reds led all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1968, with .320, .006 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 20 MLB teams is .299.
Led all of MLB in 1968
Cincinnati Reds
163 games
.320
On-Base Percentage
.006 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | League | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 163 | .320 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | .314 |
| 3 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 163 | .307 |
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 164 | .307 |
| 5 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 163 | .307 |
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | .306 |
| 7 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | .304 |
| 7 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 163 | .304 |
| 9 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | .299 |
| MLB average | .299 | |||
| 10 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | .299 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | .298 |
| 12 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 163 | .298 |
| 13 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | .294 |
| 14 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | .293 |
| 15 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 164 | .292 |
| 16 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | .291 |
| 17 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | .289 |
| 18 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 161 | .287 |
| 19 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | .284 |
| 20 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 163 | .281 |
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.