Slugging Average : 1932 National League Top 25

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1932 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Chuck Klein .646 (.64615) Philadelphia Phillies 1
Mel Ott .601 (.60071) New York Giants 2
Bill Terry .580 (.58009) New York Giants 3
Lefty O'Doul .555 (.55462) Brooklyn Dodgers 4
Don Hurst .548 (.54750) Philadelphia Phillies 5
Babe Herman .541 (.54073) Cincinnati Reds 6
Hack Wilson .538 (.53846) Brooklyn Dodgers 7
Paul Waner .510 (.50952) Pittsburgh Pirates 8
Hal Lee .497 (.49748) Philadelphia Phillies 9
Ripper Collins .474 (.47359) St. Louis Cardinals 10
Johnny Moore .470 (.46953) Chicago Cubs 11
Wally Berger .468 (.46844) Boston Braves 12
George Watkins .461 (.46070) St. Louis Cardinals 13
Pinky Whitney .449 (.44872) Philadelphia Phillies 14
Riggs Stephenson .443 (.44254) Chicago Cubs 15
Kiki Cuyler .442 (.44170) Chicago Cubs 16
Joe Stripp .438 (.43820) Brooklyn Dodgers 17
Pie Traynor .433 (.43275) Pittsburgh Pirates 18
Lloyd Waner .430 (.43009) Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Charlie Grimm .425 (.42456) Chicago Cubs 20
Kiddo Davis .424 (.42361) Philadelphia Phillies 21
Tony Cuccinello .415 (.41541) Brooklyn Dodgers 22
Dick Bartell .414 (.41368) Philadelphia Phillies 23
Arky Vaughan .412 (.41247) Pittsburgh Pirates 24
George Grantham .412 (.41176) Cincinnati Reds 25



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