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1958 NL On-Base Percentage by Team

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

The Philadelphia Phillies led the NL in on-base percentage in 1958, with .339, .008 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 8 NL teams is .328.

Led the NL in 1958 Philadelphia Phillies 154 games
.339 On-Base Percentage .008 clear of San Francisco Giants
# Team G OBP
1 Philadelphia Phillies 154 .339
2 San Francisco Giants 154 .331
3 Cincinnati Redlegs 154 .331
4 Chicago Cubs 154 .330
5 Milwaukee Braves 154 .329
5 St. Louis Cardinals 154 .329
NL average .328
7 Pittsburgh Pirates 154 .317
8 Los Angeles Dodgers 154 .317

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.