1871 MLB Slugging Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat
The Philadelphia Athletics led all of MLB in slugging percentage in 1871, with .435, .013 ahead of the Boston Red Stockings. The average across 9 MLB teams is .379.
Led all of MLB in 1871
Philadelphia Athletics
28 games
.435
Slugging Percentage
.013 clear of Boston Red Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 28 | .435 |
| 2 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 31 | .422 |
| 3 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 29 | .418 |
| 4 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 29 | .391 |
| MLB average | .379 | |||
| 5 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 28 | .374 |
| 6 | Washington Olympics | NA | 32 | .369 |
| 7 | Rockford Forest Citys | NA | 25 | .364 |
| 8 | New York Mutuals | NA | 33 | .350 |
| 9 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | NA | 19 | .294 |
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.