1972 AL On-Base Plus Slug. by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. On-base percentage plus slugging
The Boston Red Sox led the AL in on-base plus slug. in 1972, with .694, .015 ahead of the Kansas City Royals. The average across 12 AL teams is .649.
Led the AL in 1972
Boston Red Sox
155 games
.694
On-Base Plus Slug.
.015 clear of Kansas City Royals
| # | Team | G | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
155 | .694 |
| 2 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
154 | .679 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | .674 |
| 4 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
155 | .672 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
156 | .661 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
154 | .656 |
| 7 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
154 | .654 |
| AL average | .649 | ||
| 8 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
154 | .641 |
| 9 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
156 | .629 |
| 10 |
 California Angels
|
155 | .623 |
| 11 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
156 | .622 |
| 12 |
 Texas Rangers
|
154 | .581 |
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.