1972 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 1972, with .376, .010 ahead of the Oakland Athletics. The average across 12 AL teams is .343.
Led the AL in 1972
Boston Red Sox
155 games
.376
Slugging Percentage
.010 clear of Oakland Athletics
| # | Team | G | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
155 | .376 |
| 2 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
155 | .366 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | .357 |
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
156 | .356 |
| 5 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
154 | .353 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
154 | .346 |
| 7 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
154 | .344 |
| AL average | .343 | ||
| 8 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
154 | .339 |
| 9 |
 California Angels
|
155 | .330 |
| 10 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
156 | .329 |
| 11 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
156 | .328 |
| 12 |
 Texas Rangers
|
154 | .290 |
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.