1940 NL Slugging Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat
The St. Louis Cardinals led the NL in slugging percentage in 1940, with .411, .017 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 8 NL teams is .375.
Led the NL in 1940
St. Louis Cardinals
156 games
.411
Slugging Percentage
.017 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Team | G | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
156 | .411 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
156 | .394 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
154 | .384 |
| 4 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
156 | .383 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
155 | .379 |
| NL average | .375 | ||
| 6 |
 New York Giants
|
152 | .374 |
| 7 |
 Boston Bees
|
152 | .349 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
153 | .331 |
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.