Slugging Average : 1912 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:

"What people don't understand is, one day off for Cal Ripken would not recharge his batteries. One day would not do it. He's not playing 2,130 games in a row. Cal is ONLY playing 162 games a year." - Frank Robinson in The Sporting News (September 11, 1995)
 

1912 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Heinie Zimmerman .571 (.57092) Chicago Cubs 1
Chief Wilson .513 (.51286) Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Honus Wagner .496 (.49642) Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Larry Doyle .471 (.47133) New York Giants 4
Gavvy Cravath .470 (.47018) Philadelphia Phillies 5
Ed Konetchy .455 (.45539) St. Louis Cardinals 6
Zack Wheat .450 (.45033) Brooklyn Dodgers 7
Fred Merkle .449 (.44885) New York Giants 8
John Titus .446 (.44622) Philadelphia Phillies 9
Boston Braves  
Bill Sweeney .445 (.44519) Boston Braves 10
Johnny Evers .441 (.44142) Chicago Cubs 11
Sherry Magee .438 (.43750) Philadelphia Phillies 12
Vic Saier .419 (.41907) Chicago Cubs 13
Wildfire Schulte .418 (.41772) Chicago Cubs 14
Jake Daubert .415 (.41503) Brooklyn Dodgers 15
Red Murray .413 (.41348) New York Giants 16
Dode Paskert .413 (.41296) Philadelphia Phillies 17
Bobby Byrne .405 (.40530) Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Dick Hoblitzel .405 (.40502) Cincinnati Reds 19
Steve Evans .403 (.40326) St. Louis Cardinals 20
Dots Miller .397 (.39683) Pittsburgh Pirates 21
Bob Bescher .396 (.39599) Cincinnati Reds 22
Max Carey .394 (.39353) Pittsburgh Pirates 23
Red Smith .393 (.39300) Brooklyn Dodgers 24
Vin Campbell .391 (.39103) Boston Braves 25



The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

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.