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1988 AL On-Base Percentage by Team

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

The Boston Red Sox led the AL in on-base percentage in 1988, with .357, .017 ahead of the Minnesota Twins. The average across 14 AL teams is .324.

Led the AL in 1988 Boston Red Sox 162 games
.357 On-Base Percentage .017 clear of Minnesota Twins
# Team G OBP
1 Boston Red Sox 162 .357
2 Minnesota Twins 162 .340
3 Oakland Athletics 162 .336
4 New York Yankees 161 .333
5 Toronto Blue Jays 162 .332
6 Detroit Tigers 162 .325
AL average .324
7 California Angels 162 .321
8 Kansas City Royals 161 .321
9 Texas Rangers 161 .320
10 Seattle Mariners 161 .317
11 Cleveland Indians 162 .314
12 Milwaukee Brewers 162 .314
13 Baltimore Orioles 161 .305
14 Chicago White Sox 161 .303

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.