1987 MLB 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 all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1987, with .352, .003 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 26 MLB teams is .331.
Led all of MLB in 1987
Boston Red Sox
162 games
.352
On-Base Percentage
.003 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | League | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | .352 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | .349 |
| 3 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | .346 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | .340 |
| 5 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | .339 |
| 6 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 161 | .339 |
| 7 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | .336 |
| 8 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | .336 |
| 9 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | .335 |
| 10 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | .333 |
| 11 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | .333 |
| 12 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | .332 |
| MLB average | .331 | |||
| 13 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | .330 |
| 14 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | .330 |
| 15 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | .328 |
| 16 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | .328 |
| 17 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | .328 |
| 18 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | .327 |
| 19 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | .326 |
| 20 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 161 | .326 |
| 21 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | .324 |
| 22 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | .324 |
| 23 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | .322 |
| 24 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | .319 |
| 25 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | .318 |
| 26 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | .309 |
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.