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1988 NL Slugging Percentage by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat

The New York Mets led the NL in slugging percentage in 1988, with .396, .013 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 12 NL teams is .363.

Led the NL in 1988 New York Mets 160 games
.396 Slugging Percentage .013 clear of Chicago Cubs
# Team G SLG
1 New York Mets 160 .396
2 Chicago Cubs 163 .383
3 Montreal Expos 163 .373
4 Pittsburgh Pirates 160 .369
5 San Francisco Giants 162 .368
6 Cincinnati Reds 161 .368
NL average .363
7 Philadelphia Phillies 162 .355
8 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 .352
9 Houston Astros 162 .351
9 San Diego Padres 161 .351
11 Atlanta Braves 160 .348
12 St. Louis Cardinals 162 .337

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.