1978 NL Slugging Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat
The Los Angeles Dodgers led the NL in slugging percentage in 1978, with .402, .009 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 12 NL teams is .372.
Led the NL in 1978
Los Angeles Dodgers
162 games
.402
Slugging Percentage
.009 clear of Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | G | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | .402 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
161 | .393 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | .388 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
161 | .385 |
| 5 |
 Montreal Expos
|
162 | .379 |
| 6 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | .374 |
| NL average | .372 | ||
| 7 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
162 | .363 |
| 8 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | .361 |
| 9 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
162 | .358 |
| 10 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | .355 |
| 11 |
 New York Mets
|
162 | .352 |
| 12 |
 San Diego Padres
|
162 | .348 |
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.