1981 AL 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 the AL in on-base percentage in 1981, with .340, .005 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 14 AL teams is .321.
Led the AL in 1981
Boston Red Sox
108 games
.340
On-Base Percentage
.005 clear of Chicago White Sox
| # | Team | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
108 | .340 |
| 2 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
106 | .335 |
| 3 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
109 | .331 |
| 4 |
 California Angels
|
110 | .330 |
| 5 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
105 | .329 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
103 | .327 |
| 7 |
 Texas Rangers
|
105 | .326 |
| 8 |
 New York Yankees
|
107 | .326 |
| 9 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
103 | .325 |
| AL average | .321 | ||
| 10 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
110 | .314 |
| 11 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
109 | .313 |
| 12 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
109 | .312 |
| 13 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
110 | .293 |
| 14 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
106 | .287 |
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.