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1980 NL On-Base Percentage by Team

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

The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in on-base percentage in 1980, with .328, .001 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 12 NL teams is .320.

Led the NL in 1980 St. Louis Cardinals 162 games
.328 On-Base Percentage .001 clear of Cincinnati Reds
# Team G OBP
1 St. Louis Cardinals 162 .328
2 Cincinnati Reds 163 .327
3 Philadelphia Phillies 162 .327
4 Houston Astros 163 .326
5 Montreal Expos 162 .324
6 San Diego Padres 163 .324
7 Los Angeles Dodgers 163 .323
8 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 .322
NL average .320
9 New York Mets 162 .319
10 Chicago Cubs 162 .309
11 San Francisco Giants 161 .308
12 Atlanta Braves 161 .307

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.