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1888 NL Total Bases by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases gained on hits

The Chicago White Stockings led the NL in total bases in 1888, with 1,769, 20 ahead of the Detroit Wolverines. The average across 8 NL teams is 1,520.0.

Led the NL in 1888 Chicago White Stockings 135 games
1,769 Total Bases 20 clear of Detroit Wolverines
# Team G TB
1 Chicago White Stockings 135 1,769
2 Detroit Wolverines 134 1,749
3 Boston Beaneaters 137 1,696
4 New York Giants 137 1,596
NL average 1,520.0
5 Indianapolis Hoosiers 136 1,448
6 Pittsburg Alleghenys 138 1,360
7 Philadelphia Quakers 131 1,312
8 Washington Nationals 136 1,230

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.