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1880 MLB Slugging Percentage by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat

The Chicago White Stockings led all of MLB in slugging percentage in 1880, with .360, .017 ahead of the Boston Red Caps. The average across 8 MLB teams is .319.

Led all of MLB in 1880 Chicago White Stockings 86 games
.360 Slugging Percentage .017 clear of Boston Red Caps
# Team League G SLG
1 Chicago White Stockings NL 86 .360
2 Boston Red Caps NL 86 .343
3 Cleveland Blues NL 85 .327
MLB average .319
4 Troy Trojans NL 83 .319
5 Worcester Ruby Legs NL 85 .316
6 Providence Grays NL 87 .313
7 Buffalo Bisons NL 85 .289
8 Cincinnati Reds NL 83 .288

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.