1956 MLB On-Base Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. How often a batter reaches base
The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1956, with .362, .006 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 16 MLB teams is .331.
Led all of MLB in 1956
Boston Red Sox
155 games
.362
On-Base Percentage
.006 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | League | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | .362 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 155 | .356 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 154 | .349 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | .347 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 154 | .342 |
| 6 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 155 | .341 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
NL | 155 | .336 |
| 8 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 155 | .335 |
| 9 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 156 | .333 |
| MLB average | .331 | |||
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | .329 |
| 11 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 155 | .323 |
| 12 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 154 | .320 |
| 13 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 154 | .315 |
| 14 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 157 | .308 |
| 15 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 157 | .302 |
| 16 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | .299 |
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.