Slugging Average : 1936 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:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1936 Slugging Average Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Mel Ott .588 (.58801) New York Giants 1
Dolph Camilli .577 (.57736) Philadelphia Phillies 2
Joe Medwick .577 (.57704) St. Louis Cardinals 3
Paul Waner .520 (.51966) Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Chuck Klein .512 (.51248) Chicago Cubs 5
Philadelphia Phillies  
Frank Demaree .496 (.49587) Chicago Cubs 6
Johnny Moore .494 (.49364) Philadelphia Phillies 7
Wally Berger .483 (.48315) Boston Bees 8
Ival Goodman .476 (.47648) Cincinnati Reds 9
Arky Vaughan .474 (.47359) Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Billy Herman .470 (.46994) Chicago Cubs 11
Pepper Martin .469 (.46853) St. Louis Cardinals 12
Gus Suhr .467 (.46655) Pittsburgh Pirates 13
Kiki Cuyler .453 (.45326) Cincinnati Reds 14
Gene Moore .449 (.44898) Boston Bees 15
Jo-Jo Moore .421 (.42065) New York Giants 16
Dick Bartell .418 (.41765) New York Giants 17
Les Scarsella .412 (.41237) Cincinnati Reds 18
Buck Jordan .405 (.40541) Boston Bees 19
Buddy Hassett .405 (.40472) Brooklyn Dodgers 20
Gus Mancuso .405 (.40462) New York Giants 21
Woody Jensen .404 (.40374) Pittsburgh Pirates 22
Tony Cuccinello .402 (.40177) Boston Bees 23
Joe Stripp .399 (.39863) Brooklyn Dodgers 24
Stan Hack .392 (.39216) Chicago Cubs 25



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.

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?

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).