1872 NA Slugging Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat
The Boston Red Stockings led the NA in slugging percentage in 1872, with .405, .022 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 11 NA teams is .331.
Led the NA in 1872
Boston Red Stockings
48 games
.405
Slugging Percentage
.022 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | G | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | 48 | .405 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Athletics | 47 | .383 |
| 3 | Troy Haymakers | 25 | .381 |
| 4 | Baltimore Canaries | 58 | .375 |
| 5 | Middletown Mansfields | 24 | .331 |
| NA average | .331 | ||
| 6 | Cleveland Forest Citys | 22 | .329 |
| 7 | New York Mutuals | 56 | .329 |
| 8 | Brooklyn Atlantics | 37 | .299 |
| 9 | Washington Olympics | 9 | .293 |
| 10 | Brooklyn Eckfords | 29 | .275 |
| 11 | Washington Nationals | 11 | .237 |
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.