1961 MLB On-Base Plus Slug. by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. On-base percentage plus slugging
The New York Yankees led all of MLB in on-base plus slug. in 1961, with .771, .003 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 18 MLB teams is .727.
Led all of MLB in 1961
New York Yankees
163 games
.771
On-Base Plus Slug.
.003 clear of Detroit Tigers
| # | Team | League | G | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Yankees
|
AL | 163 | .771 |
| 2 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 163 | .768 |
| 3 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 155 | .752 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | .745 |
| 5 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 154 | .743 |
| 6 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 155 | .743 |
| 7 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 156 | .743 |
| 8 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | .738 |
| 9 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | .732 |
| 10 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 163 | .730 |
| 11 |
 Los Angeles Angels
|
AL | 162 | .729 |
| MLB average | .727 | |||
| 12 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 155 | .727 |
| 13 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 161 | .722 |
| 14 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 163 | .716 |
| 15 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 163 | .708 |
| 16 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 161 | .682 |
| 17 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 162 | .675 |
| 18 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | .667 |
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.