1885 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 1885, with .385, .020 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 16 MLB teams is .324.
Led all of MLB in 1885
Chicago White Stockings
113 games
.385
Slugging Percentage
.020 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | League | G | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 113 | .385 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 113 | .365 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 112 | .359 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 112 | .342 |
| 5 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 108 | .337 |
| 6 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 112 | .336 |
| 7 | Buffalo Bisons | NL | 112 | .333 |
| 8 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 108 | .327 |
| MLB average | .324 | |||
| 9 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 112 | .321 |
| 10 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 112 | .319 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 111 | .315 |
| 12 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 113 | .312 |
| 13 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 111 | .302 |
| 14 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 110 | .296 |
| 15 | Providence Grays | NL | 110 | .272 |
| 16 | St. Louis Maroons | NL | 111 | .270 |
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.