1940 AL On-Base Plus Slug. by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. On-base percentage plus slugging
The Detroit Tigers led the AL in on-base plus slug. in 1940, with .808, .002 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 8 AL teams is .749.
Led the AL in 1940
Detroit Tigers
155 games
.808
On-Base Plus Slug.
.002 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | G | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
155 | .808 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
154 | .806 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | .762 |
| AL average | .749 | ||
| 4 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
156 | .734 |
| 5 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
155 | .730 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | .727 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | .722 |
| 8 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | .706 |
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.