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1917 NL Slugging Percentage by Team

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

The Cincinnati Reds led the NL in slugging percentage in 1917, with .354, .011 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 8 NL teams is .328.

Led the NL in 1917 Cincinnati Reds 157 games
.354 Slugging Percentage .011 clear of New York Giants
# Team G SLG
1 Cincinnati Reds 157 .354
2 New York Giants 158 .343
3 Philadelphia Phillies 154 .339
4 St. Louis Cardinals 154 .333
NL average .328
5 Brooklyn Robins 156 .322
6 Boston Braves 157 .320
7 Chicago Cubs 157 .313
8 Pittsburgh Pirates 157 .298

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.