1908 MLB 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 all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1908, with .342, .030 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 16 MLB teams is .297.
Led all of MLB in 1908
New York Giants
157 games
.342
On-Base Percentage
.030 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | League | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
NL | 157 | .342 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | .312 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 158 | .311 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | .309 |
| 5 |
 Boston Doves
|
NL | 156 | .303 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | .298 |
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 156 | .298 |
| 8 |
 Cleveland Naps
|
AL | 157 | .297 |
| MLB average | .297 | |||
| 9 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 155 | .296 |
| 10 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | .295 |
| 11 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 155 | .293 |
| 12 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 155 | .288 |
| 13 |
 New York Highlanders
|
AL | 155 | .283 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 157 | .281 |
| 15 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | .271 |
| 16 |
 Brooklyn Superbas
|
NL | 154 | .266 |
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.