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1979 MLB 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 all of MLB in on-base plus slug. in 1979, with .800, .007 ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. The average across 26 MLB teams is .727.

Led all of MLB in 1979 Boston Red Sox 160 games
.800 On-Base Plus Slug. .007 clear of Milwaukee Brewers
# Team League G OPS
1 Boston Red Sox AL 160 .800
2 Milwaukee Brewers AL 161 .793
3 California Angels AL 162 .781
4 Kansas City Royals AL 162 .766
5 Baltimore Orioles AL 159 .755
6 Detroit Tigers AL 160 .754
7 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 163 .746
8 Minnesota Twins AL 162 .743
9 Chicago White Sox AL 159 .743
10 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 .743
11 Texas Rangers AL 162 .743
12 Philadelphia Phillies NL 163 .736
13 Seattle Mariners AL 162 .735
14 Cincinnati Reds NL 161 .734
15 New York Yankees AL 160 .733
16 St. Louis Cardinals NL 163 .732
17 Chicago Cubs NL 162 .731
18 Montreal Expos NL 160 .728
MLB average .727
19 Cleveland Indians AL 161 .725
20 Atlanta Braves NL 160 .695
21 San Francisco Giants NL 162 .684
22 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 .673
23 New York Mets NL 163 .664
24 Houston Astros NL 162 .659
25 San Diego Padres NL 161 .659
26 Oakland Athletics AL 162 .648

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.