1989 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 1989, with .321, .001 ahead of the Montreal Expos. The average across 12 NL teams is .312.
Led the NL in 1989
St. Louis Cardinals
164 games
.321
On-Base Percentage
.001 clear of Montreal Expos
| # | Team | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
164 | .321 |
| 2 |
 Montreal Expos
|
162 | .320 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | .319 |
| 4 |
 San Diego Padres
|
162 | .319 |
| 5 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | .316 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
163 | .314 |
| NL average | .312 | ||
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
164 | .311 |
| 8 |
 New York Mets
|
162 | .311 |
| 9 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | .309 |
| 10 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | .306 |
| 11 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
160 | .306 |
| 12 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
161 | .298 |
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.