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1887 NL Slugging Percentage Leaders

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Sam Thompson led the NL in slugging percentage in 1887 with .565, 3 points ahead of Dan Brouthers (.562). It was one of 3 times Sam Thompson led in slugging percentage.

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Sam Thompson Led the NL in 1887 Sam Thompson Detroit Wolverines
.565 Slugging Percentage .003 clear of Dan Brouthers
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# Player Team SLG G AB HR AVG
1 Sam Thompson Sam Thompson DTN .565 127 545 10 .372
2 Dan Brouthers Dan Brouthers DTN .562 123 500 12 .338
3 Roger Connor Roger Connor NY1 .541 127 471 17 .285
4 Sam Wise Sam Wise BSN .522 113 467 9 .334
5 Cap Anson Cap Anson CHN .517 122 472 7 .347
6 Jerry Denny Jerry Denny IN3 .502 122 510 11 .324
7 Fred Carroll Fred Carroll PIT .499 102 421 6 .328
8 George Wood George Wood PHI .497 113 491 14 .289
9 Billy O'Brien Billy O'Brien WS8 .492 113 453 19 .278
10 King Kelly King Kelly BSN .488 116 484 8 .322
11 Hardy Richardson Hardy Richardson DTN .484 120 543 8 .328
12 Otto Schomberg Otto Schomberg IN3 .463 112 419 5 .308
13 Paul Hines Paul Hines WS8 .458 123 478 10 .308
14 Mike Tiernan Mike Tiernan NY1 .452 103 407 10 .287
15 Fred Pfeffer Fred Pfeffer CHN .447 123 479 16 .278
16 Jack Rowe Jack Rowe DTN .445 124 537 6 .318
17 John Morrill John Morrill BSN .438 127 504 12 .280
18 Ed Williamson Ed Williamson CHN .437 127 439 9 .267
19 Jimmy Ryan Jimmy Ryan CHN .435 126 508 11 .285
20 Billy Nash Billy Nash BSN .434 121 475 6 .295
21 Bill Kuehne Bill Kuehne PIT .425 102 402 1 .299
22 Marty Sullivan Marty Sullivan CHN .424 115 472 7 .284
23 Ed Andrews Ed Andrews PHI .422 104 464 4 .325
24 Deacon White Deacon White DTN .416 111 449 3 .303
25 Jim O'Rourke Jim O'Rourke NY1 .411 103 397 3 .285
26 Jim Fogarty Jim Fogarty PHI .410 126 495 8 .261
27 John Coleman John Coleman PIT .396 115 475 2 .293
28 Sid Farrar Sid Farrar PHI .395 116 443 4 .282
29 Dick Johnston Dick Johnston BSN .393 127 507 5 .258
30 John Ward John Ward NY1 .391 129 545 1 .338
31 Danny Richardson Danny Richardson NY1 .384 122 450 3 .278
32 Tom Burns Tom Burns CHN .380 115 424 3 .264
33 Ed Daily Ed Daily WS8 +1 .374 104 417 3 .259
34 Joe Mulvey Joe Mulvey PHI .369 111 474 2 .287
35 Jack Glasscock Jack Glasscock IN3 .360 122 483 0 .294
36 Ned Hanlon Ned Hanlon DTN .357 118 471 4 .274
37 Joe Hornung BSN .355 98 437 5 .270
38 George Gore George Gore NY1 .353 111 459 1 .290
39 Emmett Seery Emmett Seery IN3 .353 122 465 4 .224
40 Arthur Irwin Arthur Irwin PHI .350 100 374 2 .254
41 Cliff Carroll Cliff Carroll WS8 .336 103 420 4 .248
42 Jack McGeachey Jack McGeachey IN3 .333 99 405 1 .269
43 Abner Dalrymple Abner Dalrymple PIT .307 92 358 2 .212
44 Art Whitney PIT .304 119 431 0 .260
45 Al Myers Al Myers WS8 .301 105 362 2 .232
46 Charley Bassett Charley Bassett IN3 .294 119 452 1 .230
47 Pop Smith Pop Smith PIT .285 122 456 2 .215
48 Jim Donnelly WS8 .256 117 425 1 .200