1887 MLB Slugging Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat
The Detroit Wolverines led all of MLB in slugging percentage in 1887, with .434, .021 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 16 MLB teams is .374.
Led all of MLB in 1887
Detroit Wolverines
127 games
.434
Slugging Percentage
.021 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | League | G | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 127 | .434 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | .413 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 127 | .412 |
| 4 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 127 | .394 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 128 | .389 |
| 6 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 129 | .389 |
| 7 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 137 | .385 |
| 8 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 141 | .380 |
| 9 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 137 | .375 |
| MLB average | .374 | |||
| 10 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 135 | .371 |
| 11 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 138 | .350 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 125 | .349 |
| 13 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 127 | .339 |
| 14 | Washington Nationals | NL | 126 | .337 |
| 15 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 133 | .332 |
| 16 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 138 | .329 |
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.