1979 NL Slugging Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat
The Pittsburgh Pirates led the NL in slugging percentage in 1979, with .416, .004 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 12 NL teams is .385.
Led the NL in 1979
Pittsburgh Pirates
163 games
.416
Slugging Percentage
.004 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers
| # | Team | G | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
163 | .416 |
| 2 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | .412 |
| 3 |
 Montreal Expos
|
160 | .408 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | .403 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
163 | .401 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
163 | .397 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
161 | .396 |
| NL average | .385 | ||
| 8 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
160 | .377 |
| 9 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | .365 |
| 10 |
 New York Mets
|
163 | .350 |
| 11 |
 San Diego Padres
|
161 | .348 |
| 12 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | .344 |
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.