1978 MLB On-Base Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. How often a batter reaches base
The Minnesota Twins led all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1978, with .339, just ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers (.3394 to .3392). The average across 26 MLB teams is .323.
Led all of MLB in 1978
Minnesota Twins
162 games
.339
On-Base Percentage
Just ahead of Milwaukee Brewers
| # | Team | League | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | .339 |
| 2 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | .339 |
| 3 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | .339 |
| 4 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | .338 |
| 5 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 163 | .336 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | .334 |
| 7 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | .332 |
| 8 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | .331 |
| 9 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | .330 |
| 10 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 163 | .329 |
| 11 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | .329 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | .328 |
| 13 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 161 | .326 |
| 14 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 159 | .323 |
| MLB average | .323 | |||
| 15 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | .321 |
| 16 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 161 | .320 |
| 17 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | .318 |
| 18 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 161 | .317 |
| 19 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | .315 |
| 20 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | .314 |
| 21 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 160 | .314 |
| 22 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | .313 |
| 23 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 161 | .308 |
| 24 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | .306 |
| 25 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | .304 |
| 26 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | .303 |
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.