Slugging Average : 1930 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:

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson
 

1930 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Hack Wilson .723 (.72308) Chicago Cubs 1
Chuck Klein .687 (.68673) Philadelphia Phillies 2
Babe Herman .678 (.67752) Brooklyn Robins 3
Chick Hafey .652 (.65247) St. Louis Cardinals 4
Gabby Hartnett .630 (.62992) Chicago Cubs 5
Bill Terry .619 (.61927) New York Giants 6
Wally Berger .614 (.61441) Boston Braves 7
Lefty O'Doul .604 (.60417) Philadelphia Phillies 8
Mel Ott .578 (.57774) New York Giants 9
Harry Heilmann .577 (.57734) Cincinnati Reds 10
Freddie Lindstrom .575 (.57471) New York Giants 11
Kiki Cuyler .547 (.54673) Chicago Cubs 12
Glenn Wright .543 (.54323) Brooklyn Robins 13
George Grantham .534 (.53442) Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Adam Comorosky .529 (.52931) Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Travis Jackson .529 (.52900) New York Giants 16
Paul Waner .525 (.52462) Pittsburgh Pirates 17
Johnny Frederick .524 (.52435) Brooklyn Robins 18
Del Bissonette .523 (.52273) Brooklyn Robins 19
Frankie Frisch .520 (.52037) St. Louis Cardinals 20
Woody English .511 (.51097) Chicago Cubs 21
Pie Traynor .509 (.50905) Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Jim Bottomley .493 (.49281) St. Louis Cardinals 23
Freddy Leach .482 (.48162) New York Giants 24
Gus Suhr .480 (.47970) Pittsburgh Pirates 25



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