1953 MLB Slugging Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat
The Brooklyn Dodgers led all of MLB in slugging percentage in 1953, with .474, .050 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 16 MLB teams is .397.
Led all of MLB in 1953
Brooklyn Dodgers
155 games
.474
Slugging Percentage
.050 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | League | G | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 155 | .474 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 157 | .424 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 155 | .422 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 151 | .417 |
| 5 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 157 | .415 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 155 | .410 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 155 | .403 |
| 8 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | .399 |
| MLB average | .397 | |||
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 156 | .396 |
| 10 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 158 | .387 |
| 11 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 153 | .385 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 157 | .372 |
| 13 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 152 | .368 |
| 14 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 156 | .364 |
| 15 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 154 | .363 |
| 16 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | .356 |
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.