1987 MLB Slugging Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat
The Detroit Tigers led all of MLB in slugging percentage in 1987, with .451, .005 ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays. The average across 26 MLB teams is .415.
Led all of MLB in 1987
Detroit Tigers
162 games
.451
Slugging Percentage
.005 clear of Toronto Blue Jays
| # | Team | League | G | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | .451 |
| 2 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | .446 |
| 3 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | .434 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 161 | .432 |
| 5 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | .430 |
| 6 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | .430 |
| 7 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | .430 |
| 8 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | .430 |
| 9 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | .429 |
| 10 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | .428 |
| 11 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | .428 |
| 12 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | .427 |
| 13 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | .422 |
| 14 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | .418 |
| 15 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | .418 |
| 16 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | .416 |
| MLB average | .415 | |||
| 17 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | .412 |
| 18 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | .410 |
| 19 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 161 | .403 |
| 20 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | .403 |
| 21 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | .401 |
| 22 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | .401 |
| 23 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | .378 |
| 24 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | .378 |
| 25 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | .373 |
| 26 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | .371 |
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.