1961 NL Slugging Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat
The San Francisco Giants led the NL in slugging percentage in 1961, with .423, .002 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 8 NL teams is .405.
Led the NL in 1961
San Francisco Giants
155 games
.423
Slugging Percentage
.002 clear of Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | G | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Francisco Giants
|
155 | .423 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
154 | .421 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
156 | .418 |
| 4 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
155 | .415 |
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
154 | .410 |
| 6 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
154 | .405 |
| NL average | .405 | ||
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
155 | .393 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | .357 |
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.