1889 MLB Slugging Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat
The New York Giants led all of MLB in slugging percentage in 1889, with .393, .003 ahead of the Chicago White Stockings. The average across 16 MLB teams is .358.
Led all of MLB in 1889
New York Giants
131 games
.393
Slugging Percentage
.003 clear of Chicago White Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
NL | 131 | .393 |
| 2 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 136 | .390 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 141 | .382 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 138 | .377 |
| 5 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 135 | .377 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 140 | .370 |
| 7 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 138 | .364 |
| 8 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 133 | .363 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 130 | .362 |
| MLB average | .358 | |||
| 10 | Columbus Solons | AA | 139 | .356 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 134 | .351 |
| 12 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 140 | .330 |
| 13 | Washington Nationals | NL | 127 | .329 |
| 14 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 139 | .328 |
| 15 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | .328 |
| 16 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 136 | .319 |
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.