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1916 NL On-Base Percentage by Team

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

The Brooklyn Robins led the NL in on-base percentage in 1916, with .313, .003 ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. The average across 8 NL teams is .303.

Led the NL in 1916 Brooklyn Robins 156 games
.313 On-Base Percentage .003 clear of Philadelphia Phillies
# Team G OBP
1 Brooklyn Robins 156 .313
2 Philadelphia Phillies 154 .310
3 Cincinnati Reds 155 .307
4 New York Giants 155 .307
NL average .303
5 Boston Braves 158 .299
6 Pittsburgh Pirates 157 .298
7 Chicago Cubs 156 .298
8 St. Louis Cardinals 153 .295

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.