1949 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 1949, with .421, .021 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 8 AL teams is .379.
Led the AL in 1949
Boston Red Sox
155 games
.421
Slugging Percentage
.021 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | G | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
155 | .421 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | .400 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
154 | .384 |
| AL average | .379 | ||
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
155 | .378 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
155 | .377 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | .369 |
| 7 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | .356 |
| 8 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
154 | .347 |
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.