1883 MLB Slugging Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat
The Boston Beaneaters led all of MLB in slugging percentage in 1883, with .408, .015 ahead of the Chicago White Stockings. The average across 16 MLB teams is .345.
Led all of MLB in 1883
Boston Beaneaters
98 games
.408
Slugging Percentage
.015 clear of Chicago White Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 98 | .408 |
| 2 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 98 | .393 |
| 3 | Providence Grays | NL | 98 | .372 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bisons | NL | 98 | .371 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 98 | .363 |
| 6 |
 New York Gothams
|
NL | 98 | .354 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 98 | .346 |
| MLB average | .345 | |||
| 8 | Louisville Eclipse | AA | 98 | .331 |
| 9 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 101 | .330 |
| 10 | Cleveland Blues | NL | 100 | .329 |
| 11 | Columbus Buckeyes | AA | 97 | .326 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 98 | .324 |
| 13 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 98 | .321 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 99 | .320 |
| 15 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 97 | .319 |
| 16 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 96 | .314 |
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.