1896 NL Slugging Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat
The Baltimore Orioles led the NL in slugging percentage in 1896, with .429, .016 ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. The average across 12 NL teams is .387.
Led the NL in 1896
Baltimore Orioles
132 games
.429
Slugging Percentage
.016 clear of Philadelphia Phillies
| # | Team | G | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Orioles | 132 | .429 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
130 | .413 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
133 | .394 |
| 4 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
132 | .393 |
| 5 | Cleveland Spiders | 135 | .391 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Colts
|
132 | .390 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
128 | .388 |
| 8 | Washington Senators | 133 | .388 |
| NL average | .387 | ||
| 9 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
131 | .385 |
| 10 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
133 | .379 |
| 11 | Louisville Colonels | 134 | .351 |
| 12 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
131 | .346 |
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.