1981 MLB 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 all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1981, with .341, .001 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 26 MLB teams is .320.
Led all of MLB in 1981
Philadelphia Phillies
107 games
.341
On-Base Percentage
.001 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | League | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 107 | .341 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 108 | .340 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 103 | .336 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 106 | .335 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 108 | .335 |
| 6 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 109 | .331 |
| 7 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 110 | .330 |
| 8 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 105 | .329 |
| 9 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 103 | .327 |
| 10 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 105 | .326 |
| 11 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 107 | .326 |
| 12 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 103 | .325 |
| 13 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 110 | .323 |
| MLB average | .320 | |||
| 14 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 111 | .320 |
| 15 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 110 | .318 |
| 16 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 108 | .316 |
| 17 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 110 | .314 |
| 18 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 109 | .313 |
| 19 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 110 | .313 |
| 20 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 109 | .312 |
| 21 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 103 | .311 |
| 22 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 105 | .308 |
| 23 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 107 | .306 |
| 24 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 106 | .304 |
| 25 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 110 | .293 |
| 26 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 106 | .287 |
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.