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1940 Negro National League Slugging Percentage Leaders

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Buck Leonard led the Negro National League in slugging percentage in 1940 with .638, 35 points ahead of Lennie Pearson (.603). It was one of 5 times Buck Leonard led in slugging percentage.

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Led the NN2 in 1940 Buck Leonard Homestead Grays
.638 Slugging Percentage .035 clear of Lennie Pearson
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# Player Team SLG G AB HR AVG
1 Buck Leonard HG .638 54 185 8 .378
2 Lennie Pearson Lennie Pearson NE .603 41 156 8 .353
3 Bill Hoskins Bill Hoskins BEG .583 49 175 8 .343
4 Monte Irvin Monte Irvin NE .582 40 146 4 .370
5 George Scales BEG .556 49 142 4 .352
6 Howard Easterling Howard Easterling HG .517 54 203 3 .335
7 Johnny Washington NBY .516 32 128 2 .367
8 Henry Spearman Henry Spearman NBY .513 33 115 4 .322
9 Goose Curry Goose Curry BEG +1 .504 45 119 2 .319
10 Charlie Biot Charlie Biot NBY +1 .500 32 112 2 .286
11 Larnie Jordan PS .488 42 168 2 .315
12 Roy Parnell Roy Parnell PS .482 54 191 4 .309
13 Fran Matthews Fran Matthews NE .477 36 128 2 .320
14 Roy Campanella Roy Campanella BEG .471 35 119 6 .261
15 Sammy Hughes Sammy Hughes BEG .463 58 229 6 .284
16 Mule Suttles Mule Suttles NE .463 39 134 5 .276
17 Gene Benson Gene Benson PS .453 61 212 5 .311
18 Matt Carlisle Matt Carlisle HG .450 56 200 3 .290
19 Jim West Jim West PS +1 .430 63 223 0 .327
20 Pancho Coimbre Pancho Coimbre NYC .422 28 116 1 .328
21 Alejandro Crespo NYC .420 30 119 2 .269
22 Ed Stone Ed Stone NE .415 39 135 2 .274
23 Felton Snow Felton Snow BEG .414 52 191 1 .319
24 Vic Harris Vic Harris HG .399 47 183 1 .273
25 Rogelio Linares Rogelio Linares NYC .393 28 107 2 .271
26 David Whatley David Whatley HG .392 53 217 2 .295
27 Clemente Carreras Clemente Carreras NYC .388 24 85 2 .294
28 Bill Perkins Bill Perkins BEG .388 46 160 1 .288
29 Biz Mackey NE +1 .380 39 129 1 .310
30 Dick Seay Dick Seay NE +1 .380 34 129 3 .264
31 Bill Cooper PS .380 53 166 3 .265
32 Jerry Benjamin Jerry Benjamin HG .376 44 170 1 .318
33 Tommy Butts Tommy Butts BEG .349 55 218 1 .284
34 Red Moore Red Moore BEG .343 59 216 1 .241
35 Henry Kimbro Henry Kimbro BEG .342 59 228 2 .263
36 Rabbit Martínez NYC .337 23 89 2 .225
37 Jake Dunn Jake Dunn PS .326 56 178 0 .247
38 Ramón Heredía NYC .317 30 123 1 .236
39 Jim Williams Jim Williams NBY +1 .302 31 106 1 .217
40 Dave Campbell PS .301 38 143 0 .238
41 Jud Wilson HG .298 41 114 0 .254
42 Robert Gaston Robert Gaston HG .282 36 110 0 .218
43 Marvin Barker Marvin Barker NBY .272 23 81 0 .222
44 Jelly Jackson Jelly Jackson HG .235 54 166 0 .193