1903 MLB On-Base Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. How often a batter reaches base
The Brooklyn Superbas led all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1903, with .348, .002 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 16 MLB teams is .317.
Led all of MLB in 1903
Brooklyn Superbas
139 games
.348
On-Base Percentage
.002 clear of Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | League | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Superbas
|
NL | 139 | .348 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 141 | .346 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 141 | .341 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 139 | .340 |
| 5 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 142 | .338 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 139 | .322 |
| 7 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 137 | .319 |
| MLB average | .317 | |||
| 8 |
 Boston Americans
|
AL | 141 | .313 |
| 9 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 140 | .312 |
| 10 |
 New York Highlanders
|
AL | 136 | .309 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 137 | .309 |
| 12 |
 Cleveland Naps
|
AL | 140 | .308 |
| 13 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 138 | .301 |
| 14 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 139 | .297 |
| 15 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 139 | .290 |
| 16 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 140 | .277 |
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.