1942 AL Slugging Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat
The Boston Red Sox led the AL in slugging percentage in 1942, with .403, .009 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 8 AL teams is .357.
Led the AL in 1942
Boston Red Sox
152 games
.403
Slugging Percentage
.009 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | G | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
152 | .403 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
154 | .394 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
151 | .385 |
| AL average | .357 | ||
| 4 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
156 | .345 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
156 | .344 |
| 6 |
 Washington Senators
|
151 | .341 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | .325 |
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
148 | .318 |
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.