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1936 MLB Slugging Percentage by Team

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

The New York Yankees led all of MLB in slugging percentage in 1936, with .484, .023 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 23 MLB teams is .406.

Led all of MLB in 1936 New York Yankees 155 games
.484 Slugging Percentage .023 clear of Cleveland Indians
# Team League G SLG
1 New York Yankees AL 155 .484
2 Cleveland Indians AL 157 .461
3 Homestead Grays NN2 52 .448
4 Detroit Tigers AL 154 .431
5 New York Cubans NN2 47 .428
6 Washington Senators AL 153 .414
7 St. Louis Cardinals NL 155 .410
MLB average .406
8 St. Louis Browns AL 155 .403
9 Philadelphia Stars NN2 73 .402
10 New York Black Yankees NN2 29 .401
11 Pittsburgh Crawfords NN2 78 .401
12 Philadelphia Phillies NL 154 .401
13 Boston Red Sox AL 155 .400
14 Newark Eagles NN2 59 .398
15 Washington Elite Giants NN2 58 .398
16 Chicago White Sox AL 153 .397
16 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 156 .397
18 New York Giants NL 154 .395
19 Chicago Cubs NL 154 .392
20 Cincinnati Reds NL 154 .388
21 Philadelphia Athletics AL 154 .376
22 Boston Bees NL 157 .356
23 Brooklyn Dodgers NL 156 .353

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.