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1905 NL On-Base Percentage by Team

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

The New York Giants led the NL in on-base percentage in 1905, with .351, .019 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 8 NL teams is .315.

Led the NL in 1905 New York Giants 155 games
.351 On-Base Percentage .019 clear of Cincinnati Reds
# Team G OBP
1 New York Giants 155 .351
2 Cincinnati Reds 155 .332
3 Pittsburgh Pirates 155 .320
4 Philadelphia Phillies 155 .318
NL average .315
5 Chicago Cubs 155 .313
6 St. Louis Cardinals 154 .307
7 Brooklyn Superbas 155 .297
8 Boston Beaneaters 156 .284

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.