1872 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 Stockings led all of MLB in on-base plus slug. in 1872, with .731, .010 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 11 MLB teams is .616.
Led all of MLB in 1872
Boston Red Stockings
48 games
.731
On-Base Plus Slug.
.010 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | League | G | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 48 | .731 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 47 | .721 |
| 3 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 25 | .687 |
| 4 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 58 | .675 |
| 5 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 22 | .630 |
| 6 | New York Mutuals | NA | 56 | .622 |
| MLB average | .616 | |||
| 7 | Middletown Mansfields | NA | 24 | .609 |
| 8 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 37 | .567 |
| 9 | Washington Olympics | NA | 9 | .551 |
| 10 | Brooklyn Eckfords | NA | 29 | .519 |
| 11 | Washington Nationals | NA | 11 | .459 |
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.