1959 MLB Slugging Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat
The Cincinnati Redlegs led all of MLB in slugging percentage in 1959, with .427, .010 ahead of the Milwaukee Braves. The average across 16 MLB teams is .392.
Led all of MLB in 1959
Cincinnati Redlegs
154 games
.427
Slugging Percentage
.010 clear of Milwaukee Braves
| # | Team | League | G | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Redlegs
|
NL | 154 | .427 |
| 2 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 157 | .417 |
| 3 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 154 | .414 |
| 4 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 154 | .408 |
| 5 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 155 | .402 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | .400 |
| 7 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | .400 |
| 8 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | .398 |
| 9 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 156 | .396 |
| MLB average | .392 | |||
| 10 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 154 | .390 |
| 11 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 154 | .386 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | .384 |
| 13 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 154 | .379 |
| 14 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 156 | .364 |
| 15 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | .362 |
| 16 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 155 | .345 |
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.