1972 NL Slugging Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat
The Pittsburgh Pirates led the NL in slugging percentage in 1972, with .397, .004 ahead of the Houston Astros. The average across 12 NL teams is .364.
Led the NL in 1972
Pittsburgh Pirates
155 games
.397
Slugging Percentage
.004 clear of
Houston Astros
| # | Team | G | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
155 | .397 |
| 2 |
 Houston Astros
|
153 | .393 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
156 | .387 |
| 4 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
155 | .384 |
| 5 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
155 | .382 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
154 | .380 |
| NL average | .364 | ||
| 7 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
155 | .360 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
156 | .355 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
156 | .344 |
| 10 |
 New York Mets
|
156 | .332 |
| 11 |
 San Diego Padres
|
153 | .332 |
| 12 |
 Montreal Expos
|
156 | .325 |
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.