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2005 MLB On-Base Percentage by Team

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

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The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in on-base percentage in 2005, with .357, .002 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 30 MLB teams is .330.

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Led all of MLB in 2005 Boston Red Sox 162 games
.357 On-Base Percentage .002 clear of New York Yankees
# Team League G OBP
1 Boston Red Sox AL 162 .357
2 New York Yankees AL 162 .355
3 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 .348
4 Florida Marlins NL 162 .339
5 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 .339
6 Cincinnati Reds NL 163 .339
7 Cleveland Indians AL 162 .335
8 Colorado Rockies NL 162 .333
9 San Diego Padres NL 162 .333
10 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 .333
10 Atlanta Braves NL 162 .333
12 Milwaukee Brewers NL 162 .331
13 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 .331
MLB average .330
14 Oakland Athletics AL 162 .330
15 Texas Rangers AL 162 .329
16 Tampa Bay Devil Rays AL 162 .329
17 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 .327
18 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 .326
19 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL 162 .325
20 Chicago Cubs NL 162 .324
21 Minnesota Twins AL 162 .323
22 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 .323
23 Chicago White Sox AL 162 .322
23 Houston Astros NL 163 .322
25 Washington Nationals NL 162 .322
26 New York Mets NL 162 .322
27 Detroit Tigers AL 162 .322
28 Kansas City Royals AL 162 .320
29 San Francisco Giants NL 162 .319
30 Seattle Mariners AL 162 .317

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.