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2012 AL Slugging Percentage by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat

The New York Yankees led the AL in slugging percentage in 2012, with .453, .007 ahead of the Texas Rangers. The average across 14 AL teams is .411.

Led the AL in 2012 New York Yankees 162 games
.453 Slugging Percentage .007 clear of Texas Rangers
# Team G SLG
1 New York Yankees 162 .453
2 Texas Rangers 162 .446
3 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 162 .433
4 Detroit Tigers 162 .422
5 Chicago White Sox 162 .422
6 Baltimore Orioles 162 .417
7 Boston Red Sox 162 .415
AL average .411
8 Toronto Blue Jays 162 .407
9 Oakland Athletics 162 .404
10 Kansas City Royals 162 .400
11 Tampa Bay Rays 162 .394
12 Minnesota Twins 162 .390
13 Cleveland Indians 162 .381
14 Seattle Mariners 162 .369

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.