1979 MLB Slugging Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat
The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in slugging percentage in 1979, with .456, .008 ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. The average across 26 MLB teams is .397.
Led all of MLB in 1979
Boston Red Sox
160 games
.456
Slugging Percentage
.008 clear of Milwaukee Brewers
| # | Team | League | G | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | .456 |
| 2 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | .448 |
| 3 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | .429 |
| 4 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | .422 |
| 5 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 159 | .419 |
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | .416 |
| 7 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 160 | .415 |
| 8 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | .412 |
| 9 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 159 | .410 |
| 10 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | .409 |
| 11 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 160 | .408 |
| 12 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 160 | .406 |
| 13 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | .404 |
| 14 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | .403 |
| 15 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | .402 |
| 16 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | .401 |
| MLB average | .397 | |||
| 17 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | .397 |
| 18 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | .396 |
| 19 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | .384 |
| 20 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | .377 |
| 21 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | .365 |
| 22 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | .363 |
| 23 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 163 | .350 |
| 24 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | .348 |
| 25 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | .346 |
| 26 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 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.