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1996 NL On-Base Percentage by Team

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

The Colorado Rockies led the NL in on-base percentage in 1996, with .355, .017 ahead of the San Diego Padres. The average across 14 NL teams is .330.

Led the NL in 1996 Colorado Rockies 162 games
.355 On-Base Percentage .017 clear of San Diego Padres
# Team G OBP
1 Colorado Rockies 162 .355
2 San Diego Padres 162 .338
3 Houston Astros 162 .336
4 Atlanta Braves 162 .333
5 Cincinnati Reds 162 .332
6 San Francisco Giants 162 .331
NL average .330
7 St. Louis Cardinals 162 .330
8 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 .329
9 Florida Marlins 162 .329
10 Montreal Expos 162 .327
11 Philadelphia Phillies 162 .325
12 New York Mets 162 .324
13 Chicago Cubs 162 .320
14 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 .317

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.