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1890 PL Slugging Percentage by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat

The New York Giants led the PL in slugging percentage in 1890, with .405, .001 ahead of the Boston Reds. The average across 8 PL teams is .378.

Led the PL in 1890 New York Giants 132 games
.405 Slugging Percentage .001 clear of Boston Reds
# Team G SLG
1 New York Giants 132 .405
2 Boston Reds 133 .404
3 Philadelphia Athletics 132 .393
4 Cleveland Infants 131 .386
PL average .378
5 Brooklyn Ward's Wonders 133 .374
6 Pittsburgh Burghers 131 .367
7 Chicago Pirates 138 .361
8 Buffalo Bisons 134 .337

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.