1981 NL On-Base Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. How often a batter reaches base
The Philadelphia Phillies led the NL in on-base percentage in 1981, with .341, .005 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 12 NL teams is .319.
Led the NL in 1981
Philadelphia Phillies
107 games
.341
On-Base Percentage
.005 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
107 | .341 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
103 | .336 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
108 | .335 |
| 4 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
110 | .323 |
| 5 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
111 | .320 |
| NL average | .319 | ||
| 6 |
 Houston Astros
|
110 | .318 |
| 7 |
 Montreal Expos
|
108 | .316 |
| 8 |
 San Diego Padres
|
110 | .313 |
| 9 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
103 | .311 |
| 10 |
 New York Mets
|
105 | .308 |
| 11 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
107 | .306 |
| 12 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
106 | .304 |
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.