1873 MLB On-Base Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. How often a batter reaches base
The Boston Red Stockings led all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1873, with .356, .028 ahead of the Baltimore Canaries. The average across 9 MLB teams is .282.
Led all of MLB in 1873
Boston Red Stockings
60 games
.356
On-Base Percentage
.028 clear of Baltimore Canaries
| # | Team | League | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 60 | .356 |
| 2 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 57 | .328 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 52 | .312 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Whites | NA | 53 | .296 |
| 5 | New York Mutuals | NA | 53 | .295 |
| 6 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 55 | .284 |
| MLB average | .282 | |||
| 7 | Washington Blue Legs | NA | 39 | .271 |
| 8 | Elizabeth Resolutes | NA | 23 | .243 |
| 9 | Baltimore Marylands | NA | 6 | .156 |
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.