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1983 MLB On-Base Percentage by Team

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

The Atlanta Braves led all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1983, with .341, .001 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 26 MLB teams is .325.

Led all of MLB in 1983 Atlanta Braves 162 games
.341 On-Base Percentage .001 clear of Baltimore Orioles
# Team League G OBP
1 Atlanta Braves NL 162 .341
2 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 .340
3 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 .338
4 Cleveland Indians AL 162 .338
5 New York Yankees AL 162 .337
6 Detroit Tigers AL 162 .335
7 Boston Red Sox AL 162 .335
8 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 .335
9 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 .333
10 Chicago White Sox AL 162 .329
10 Philadelphia Phillies NL 163 .329
12 Montreal Expos NL 163 .327
13 Oakland Athletics AL 162 .326
14 San Francisco Giants NL 162 .325
MLB average .325
15 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 .325
16 California Angels AL 162 .322
17 Houston Astros NL 162 .320
17 Kansas City Royals AL 163 .320
19 Chicago Cubs NL 162 .319
20 Minnesota Twins AL 162 .319
21 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 163 .318
22 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 .314
23 San Diego Padres NL 163 .311
24 Texas Rangers AL 163 .310
25 Seattle Mariners AL 162 .301
26 New York Mets NL 162 .300

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.