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1977 MLB On-Base Percentage by Team

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

The Minnesota Twins led all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1977, with .348, .001 ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. The average across 26 MLB teams is .329.

Led all of MLB in 1977 Minnesota Twins 161 games
.348 On-Base Percentage .001 clear of Philadelphia Phillies
# Team League G OBP
1 Minnesota Twins AL 161 .348
2 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 .347
3 Boston Red Sox AL 161 .346
4 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 .345
5 New York Yankees AL 162 .344
6 Chicago White Sox AL 162 .344
7 Texas Rangers AL 162 .342
8 Kansas City Royals AL 162 .340
9 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 .336
10 Cleveland Indians AL 161 .334
11 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 .331
12 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 .330
13 Chicago Cubs NL 162 .330
14 Baltimore Orioles AL 161 .329
MLB average .329
15 California Angels AL 162 .324
16 San Diego Padres NL 162 .324
17 San Francisco Giants NL 162 .323
18 Houston Astros NL 162 .320
19 Atlanta Braves NL 162 .320
20 Detroit Tigers AL 162 .318
21 Montreal Expos NL 162 .318
22 Toronto Blue Jays AL 161 .316
23 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 .314
24 New York Mets NL 162 .313
25 Seattle Mariners AL 162 .312
26 Oakland Athletics AL 161 .308

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.