1981 MLB Slugging Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat
The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in slugging percentage in 1981, with .399, .008 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 26 MLB teams is .368.
Led all of MLB in 1981
Boston Red Sox
108 games
.399
Slugging Percentage
.008 clear of New York Yankees
| # | Team | League | G | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 108 | .399 |
| 2 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 107 | .391 |
| 3 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 109 | .391 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 107 | .389 |
| 5 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 106 | .387 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 108 | .386 |
| 7 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 103 | .383 |
| 8 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 110 | .380 |
| 9 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 105 | .379 |
| 10 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 109 | .379 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 103 | .377 |
| 12 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 110 | .374 |
| 13 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 108 | .370 |
| 14 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 103 | .369 |
| 14 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 105 | .369 |
| MLB average | .368 | |||
| 16 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 110 | .368 |
| 17 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 109 | .368 |
| 18 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 111 | .357 |
| 19 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 105 | .356 |
| 20 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 110 | .356 |
| 21 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 103 | .351 |
| 22 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 107 | .349 |
| 23 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 110 | .346 |
| 24 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 106 | .340 |
| 25 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 110 | .338 |
| 26 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 106 | .330 |
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.