1887 MLB On-Base Plus Slug. by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. On-base percentage plus slugging
The Detroit Wolverines led all of MLB in on-base plus slug. in 1887, with .787, .004 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 16 MLB teams is .704.
Led all of MLB in 1887
Detroit Wolverines
127 games
.787
On-Base Plus Slug.
.004 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | League | G | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 127 | .787 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | .783 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 127 | .748 |
| 4 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 137 | .736 |
| 5 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 141 | .729 |
| 6 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 129 | .727 |
| 7 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 127 | .727 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 128 | .726 |
| MLB average | .704 | |||
| 9 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 137 | .702 |
| 10 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 135 | .700 |
| 11 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 138 | .680 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 125 | .663 |
| 13 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 138 | .646 |
| 14 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 133 | .646 |
| 15 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 127 | .641 |
| 16 | Washington Nationals | NL | 126 | .629 |
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.