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1885 MLB Extra-Base Hits by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Doubles plus triples plus home runs

The Chicago White Stockings led all of MLB in extra-base hits in 1885, with 313, 38 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 16 MLB teams is 217.6.

Led all of MLB in 1885 Chicago White Stockings 113 games
313 Extra-Base Hits 38 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
# Team League G XBH
1 Chicago White Stockings NL 113 313
2 Philadelphia Athletics AA 113 275
3 New York Giants NL 112 248
4 Detroit Wolverines NL 108 240
5 Louisville Colonels AA 112 228
6 Buffalo Bisons NL 112 222
7 Boston Beaneaters NL 113 219
MLB average 217.6
8 Cincinnati Red Stockings AA 112 211
8 Philadelphia Quakers NL 111 211
10 Pittsburg Alleghenys AA 111 207
11 St. Louis Browns AA 112 206
12 New York Metropolitans AA 108 201
13 Baltimore Orioles AA 110 200
13 Brooklyn Grays AA 112 200
15 Providence Grays NL 110 150
15 St. Louis Maroons NL 111 150

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.