1987 AL Slugging Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat
The Detroit Tigers led the AL in slugging percentage in 1987, with .451, .005 ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays. The average across 14 AL teams is .425.
Led the AL in 1987
Detroit Tigers
162 games
.451
Slugging Percentage
.005 clear of
Toronto Blue Jays
| # | Team | G | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
162 | .451 |
| 2 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
162 | .446 |
| 3 |
 Texas Rangers
|
162 | .430 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | .430 |
| 5 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | .430 |
| 6 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
162 | .429 |
| 7 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | .428 |
| 8 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
162 | .428 |
| AL average | .425 | ||
| 9 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | .422 |
| 10 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | .418 |
| 11 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
162 | .418 |
| 12 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | .416 |
| 13 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
162 | .412 |
| 14 |
 California Angels
|
162 | .401 |
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.