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1955 NL On-Base Percentage by Team

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

The Brooklyn Dodgers led the NL in on-base percentage in 1955, with .356, .015 ahead of the Cincinnati Redlegs. The average across 8 NL teams is .328.

Led the NL in 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers 154 games
.356 On-Base Percentage .015 clear of Cincinnati Redlegs
# Team G OBP
1 Brooklyn Dodgers 154 .356
2 Cincinnati Redlegs 154 .341
3 Philadelphia Phillies 154 .340
NL average .328
4 Milwaukee Braves 154 .326
5 New York Giants 154 .325
6 St. Louis Cardinals 154 .321
7 Pittsburgh Pirates 154 .308
8 Chicago Cubs 154 .305

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.