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2016 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 2016, with .348, .004 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 30 MLB teams is .321.

Led all of MLB in 2016 Boston Red Sox 162 games
.348 On-Base Percentage .004 clear of Chicago Cubs
# Team League G OBP
1 Boston Red Sox AL 162 .348
2 Chicago Cubs NL 162 .344
3 Colorado Rockies NL 162 .336
4 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 .333
5 Detroit Tigers AL 161 .331
6 San Francisco Giants NL 162 .330
6 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 .330
8 Cleveland Indians AL 161 .329
9 Seattle Mariners AL 162 .326
10 Washington Nationals NL 162 .326
11 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 .325
12 Miami Marlins NL 161 .322
12 Milwaukee Brewers NL 162 .322
14 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL 162 .322
15 Texas Rangers AL 162 .322
MLB average .321
16 Atlanta Braves NL 161 .321
17 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 .321
18 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 .319
19 Houston Astros AL 162 .319
20 Chicago White Sox AL 162 .317
21 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 .317
22 Minnesota Twins AL 162 .316
23 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 .316
23 New York Mets NL 162 .316
25 New York Yankees AL 162 .315
26 Kansas City Royals AL 162 .312
27 Tampa Bay Rays AL 162 .307
28 Oakland Athletics AL 162 .304
29 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 .301
30 San Diego Padres NL 162 .299

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.