1948 MLB On-Base Plus Slug. by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. On-base percentage plus slugging
The Birmingham Black Barons led all of MLB in on-base plus slug. in 1948, with .816, .024 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 28 MLB teams is .710.
Led all of MLB in 1948
Birmingham Black Barons
78 games
.816
On-Base Plus Slug.
.024 clear of Cleveland Indians
| # | Team | League | G | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 78 | .816 |
| 2 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 156 | .792 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | .788 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | .782 |
| 5 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 80 | .782 |
| 6 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 154 | .757 |
| 7 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 155 | .742 |
| 8 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 78 | .739 |
| 9 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 155 | .729 |
| 10 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | .728 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 155 | .722 |
| 12 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 73 | .721 |
| 13 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 45 | .720 |
| 14 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 155 | .720 |
| 15 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 156 | .718 |
| 16 | Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 87 | .717 |
| 17 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 154 | .715 |
| MLB average | .710 | |||
| 18 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 62 | .697 |
| 19 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | .691 |
| 20 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | .686 |
| 21 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 91 | .681 |
| 22 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 153 | .678 |
| 23 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 154 | .660 |
| 24 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 154 | .653 |
| 25 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 59 | .648 |
| 26 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 57 | .638 |
| 27 | Indianapolis Clowns | NAL | 76 | .607 |
| 28 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 46 | .565 |
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.