1978 MLB Slugging Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat
The Milwaukee Brewers led all of MLB in slugging percentage in 1978, with .432, .008 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 26 MLB teams is .378.
Led all of MLB in 1978
Milwaukee Brewers
162 games
.432
Slugging Percentage
.008 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | League | G | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | .432 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 163 | .424 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | .402 |
| 4 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | .399 |
| 5 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 161 | .396 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | .393 |
| 7 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | .392 |
| 8 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 163 | .388 |
| 9 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | .388 |
| 10 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 161 | .385 |
| 11 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | .381 |
| 12 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | .379 |
| 13 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 161 | .379 |
| 14 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 159 | .379 |
| MLB average | .378 | |||
| 15 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | .375 |
| 16 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | .374 |
| 17 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | .370 |
| 18 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | .363 |
| 19 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | .361 |
| 20 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 161 | .359 |
| 21 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 160 | .359 |
| 22 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | .358 |
| 23 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | .355 |
| 24 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | .352 |
| 25 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | .351 |
| 26 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | .348 |
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.