1959 NL Slugging Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat
The Cincinnati Redlegs led the NL in slugging percentage in 1959, with .427, .010 ahead of the Milwaukee Braves. The average across 8 NL teams is .400.
Led the NL in 1959
Cincinnati Redlegs
154 games
.427
Slugging Percentage
.010 clear of Milwaukee Braves
| # | Team | G | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Redlegs
|
154 | .427 |
| 2 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
157 | .417 |
| 3 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
154 | .414 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
154 | .400 |
| NL average | .400 | ||
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | .398 |
| 6 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
156 | .396 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
155 | .384 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | .362 |
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.