1898 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 1898, with .377, just ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies (.3772 to .3771). The average across 12 MLB teams is .347.
Led all of MLB in 1898
Boston Beaneaters
152 games
.377
Slugging Percentage
Just ahead of Philadelphia Phillies
| # | Team | League | G | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 152 | .377 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 150 | .377 |
| 3 | Baltimore Orioles | NL | 153 | .368 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 157 | .359 |
| 5 | Washington Senators | NL | 155 | .355 |
| 6 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 156 | .353 |
| 7 |
 Chicago Orphans
|
NL | 152 | .350 |
| MLB average | .347 | |||
| 8 | Louisville Colonels | NL | 154 | .342 |
| 9 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 152 | .329 |
| 10 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 156 | .325 |
| 11 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
NL | 149 | .323 |
| 12 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
NL | 154 | .305 |
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.