1940 NL On-Base Plus Slug. by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. On-base percentage plus slugging
The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in on-base plus slug. in 1940, with .747, .007 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 8 NL teams is .701.
Led the NL in 1940
St. Louis Cardinals
156 games
.747
On-Base Plus Slug.
.007 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Team | G | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
156 | .747 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
156 | .740 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
154 | .714 |
| 4 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
156 | .710 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
155 | .706 |
| 6 |
 New York Giants
|
152 | .703 |
| NL average | .701 | ||
| 7 |
 Boston Bees
|
152 | .660 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
153 | .631 |
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.