1889 MLB On-Base Plus Slug. by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. On-base percentage plus slugging
The New York Giants led all of MLB in on-base plus slug. in 1889, with .753, .013 ahead of the Chicago White Stockings. The average across 16 MLB teams is .691.
Led all of MLB in 1889
New York Giants
131 games
.753
On-Base Plus Slug.
.013 clear of Chicago White Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
NL | 131 | .753 |
| 2 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 136 | .740 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 138 | .732 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 141 | .722 |
| 5 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 135 | .712 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 140 | .709 |
| 7 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 138 | .708 |
| 8 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 133 | .706 |
| MLB average | .691 | |||
| 9 | Columbus Solons | AA | 139 | .691 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 130 | .689 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 134 | .671 |
| 12 | Washington Nationals | NL | 127 | .658 |
| 13 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | .653 |
| 14 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 139 | .650 |
| 15 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 136 | .637 |
| 16 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 140 | .633 |
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.