1961 MLB On-Base Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. How often a batter reaches base
The Detroit Tigers led all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1961, with .347, .009 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 18 MLB teams is .328.
Led all of MLB in 1961
Detroit Tigers
163 games
.347
On-Base Percentage
.009 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers
| # | Team | League | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 163 | .347 |
| 2 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 154 | .338 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 163 | .335 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 155 | .334 |
| 5 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 163 | .334 |
| 6 |
 Los Angeles Angels
|
AL | 162 | .331 |
| 7 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 163 | .330 |
| 8 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 155 | .329 |
| MLB average | .328 | |||
| 9 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | .328 |
| 10 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 155 | .328 |
| 11 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | .326 |
| 12 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 161 | .326 |
| 13 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 163 | .326 |
| 14 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 156 | .325 |
| 15 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | .325 |
| 16 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 162 | .321 |
| 17 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 161 | .315 |
| 18 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | .310 |
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.