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1948 NL On-Base Percentage by Team

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

The Boston Braves led the NL in on-base percentage in 1948, with .358, .018 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 8 NL teams is .333.

Led the NL in 1948 Boston Braves 154 games
.358 On-Base Percentage .018 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
# Team G OBP
1 Boston Braves 154 .358
2 St. Louis Cardinals 155 .340
3 Brooklyn Dodgers 155 .339
4 Pittsburgh Pirates 156 .338
5 New York Giants 155 .334
NL average .333
6 Chicago Cubs 155 .322
7 Philadelphia Phillies 155 .318
8 Cincinnati Reds 153 .313

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.