1871 MLB On-Base Plus Slug. by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. On-base percentage plus slugging
The Philadelphia Athletics led all of MLB in on-base plus slug. in 1871, with .778, .017 ahead of the Boston Red Stockings. The average across 9 MLB teams is .688.
Led all of MLB in 1871
Philadelphia Athletics
28 games
.778
On-Base Plus Slug.
.017 clear of Boston Red Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 28 | .778 |
| 2 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 31 | .761 |
| 3 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 29 | .751 |
| MLB average | .688 | |||
| 4 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 29 | .683 |
| 5 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 28 | .679 |
| 6 | Washington Olympics | NA | 32 | .671 |
| 7 | Rockford Forest Citys | NA | 25 | .654 |
| 8 | New York Mutuals | NA | 33 | .653 |
| 9 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | NA | 19 | .565 |
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.