Slugging Average : 1886 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1886 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Dan Brouthers .581 (.58078) Detroit Wolverines 1
Cap Anson .544 (.54365) Chicago White Stockings 2
Roger Connor .540 (.54021) New York Giants 3
King Kelly .534 (.53437) Chicago White Stockings 4
Hardy Richardson .504 (.50372) Detroit Wolverines 5
Paul Hines .462 (.46201) Washington Senators 6
Sam Thompson .445 (.44533) Detroit Wolverines 7
George Gore .444 (.44369) Chicago White Stockings 8
Buck Ewing .444 (.44364) New York Giants 9
Jack Glasscock .432 (.43210) St. Louis Maroons 10
Sam Wise .432 (.43152) Boston Beaneaters 11
Jimmy Ryan .431 (.43119) Chicago White Stockings 12
Alex McKinnon .428 (.42770) St. Louis Maroons 13
Jack Rowe .425 (.42521) Detroit Wolverines 14
Jim Fogarty .407 (.40714) Philadelphia Phillies 15
George Wood .407 (.40667) Philadelphia Phillies 16
Jim O'Rourke .402 (.40227) New York Giants 17
Charlie Bennett .391 (.39149) Detroit Wolverines 18
Jerry Denny .389 (.38947) St. Louis Maroons 19
Al Myers .387 (.38689) Kansas City Cowboys 20
Fred Dunlap .387 (.38669) St. Louis Maroons 21
Detroit Wolverines  
Tom Burns .382 (.38202) Chicago White Stockings 22
John Morrill .381 (.38140) Boston Beaneaters 23
Charley Bassett .380 (.38012) Kansas City Cowboys 24
Fred Pfeffer .378 (.37764) Chicago White Stockings 25



Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).