1897 MLB On-Base Plus Slug. by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. On-base percentage plus slugging
The Baltimore Orioles led all of MLB in on-base plus slug. in 1897, with .808, .004 ahead of the Boston Beaneaters. The average across 12 MLB teams is .739.
Led all of MLB in 1897
Baltimore Orioles
136 games
.808
On-Base Plus Slug.
.004 clear of Boston Beaneaters
| # | Team | League | G | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Orioles | NL | 136 | .808 |
| 2 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 135 | .804 |
| 3 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 130 | .753 |
| 4 | Washington Senators | NL | 133 | .752 |
| 5 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 137 | .751 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 133 | .750 |
| MLB average | .739 | |||
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 134 | .737 |
| 8 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 138 | .733 |
| 9 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 134 | .707 |
| 10 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
NL | 136 | .702 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
NL | 133 | .693 |
| 12 | Louisville Colonels | NL | 135 | .684 |
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.